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Bad Wolf, the Wales-based producers of His Dark Materials, A Discovery of Witches and now, Doctor Who, are currently filming a new 1920s-set crime drama. Pitched as a spiritual successor to Peaky Blinders, it’s about the female gangs who operated in London’s Soho after World War One, and was inspired by Marek Kohn’s 1992 non-fiction book of the same name, subtitled The Birth of the British Drug Underground. Read More...
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Each European country has its marquee city that attracts the vast majority of travelers — think Rome, Paris, Amsterdam. And all too often, that tourist-pleasing destination is a traveler’s one and only stop.
Although I’d never suggest skipping those places entirely, I like to complement them with a visit to the country’s “second city. Read More...
By Cristina CriddleTechnology reporter
Getty ImagesOracle founder and chairman Larry Ellison is worth about $75bn (£57.3bn), according to ForbesSoftware giant Oracle is believed to be the frontrunner in the bidding war for short-form video app TikTok.
Microsoft dropped out of negotiations with Chinese-company Bytedance on Sunday night, after which Reuters reported that Oracle would become its technology partner and assume management of TikTok's US user data.
The partnership should address US security concerns but not be a complete sale, sources told the agency. Read More...