CLASSIC

Classic hot hatches become hot property as old boy racers buy them up

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Ageing boy racers have moved from the McDonalds car parks of their heyday to auction houses to get their hands on hot hatches that take them back to their youth. That’s the suggestion from classic car insurer Hagerty, which says nostalgic collectors are scrambling to get their hands on unmolested performance cars they drove or … Read more

Jesse Tyler Ferguson riffs on a classic musical number while his newborn son rests on his chest

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Modern Family actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson riffs on a song from Jesus Christ Superstar while his newborn son Beckett rests on his chest By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 22:17 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 4 August 2020 He is musically gifted, and is happy to share his talents while fathering his … Read more

Prince’s protegee has soul: Lianne La Havas adds power and purpose to her classic R&B

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LIANNE LA HAVAS: Lianne La Hava (Warner)  Verdict: Powerful summer soul  Rating: BUSH: The Kingdom (BMG) Verdict: Hard-rocking confessionals Rating: RONAN KEATING: Twenty Twenty (Decca) Verdict: Ballad-heavy hotchpotch Rating: Lianne La Havas sought artistic inspiration from an unlikely source when she started making her third album last summer. Hailed as a powerful new voice in British … Read more

Carehome residents and workers recreate classic album covers in lockdown

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Rock and roller! Care home residents and workers recreate classic album covers by Madonna and Adele while parted from their families during lockdown Robert Speker, the activities coordinator of the Sydmar Lodge Care Home organised the shoot for residents Pensioners recreated Adele’s 21, Michael Jackson’s Bad and  Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA and others The … Read more

Classic English pubs are open from July 4 – and you can stay at all these for under £200

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Mapped: Our selection of the UK’s best pubs with rooms Back in the 18th century, Samuel Johnson said: ‘There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced, as by a good tavern or inn.’ During the dark days of lockdown, many a regular has looked wistfully in … Read more

Classic English pubs are open from today – and you can stay at all these for under £200

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Back in the 18th century, Samuel Johnson said: ‘There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced, as by a good tavern or inn.’ During the dark days of lockdown, many a regular has looked wistfully in the direction of the locked doors and wondered when the … Read more

Bark to the drawing board: Dog owner recreates classic artworks by dressing up her pet pooch

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Bark to the drawing board: Dog owner recreates classic artworks by dressing up her pet pooch Elena Kolacheva, 37, from Pskov, Russia, dressed up her dog Hanna, 3, a Staffordshire bull terrier One shot shows Hanna recreating Vincent Van Gogh’s famous self-portrait with his bandaged ear A second depicts Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with … Read more

Friends reunion: Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow struggle to recall classic episodes

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Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow are reminiscing about their time on Friends.  The pair – who played Rachel Green and Phoebe Buffay on the hit show respectively – took part in Variety’s Actors on Actors issue, filming an interview together for a special that was released on Monday.  Jennifer, 51, and Lisa, 56, kicked off … Read more