Polling clerks in some areas of England say turnout expected to reach 70%, with similar levels projected in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The voter turnout to decide the UK’s future with the European Union appeared set to exceed even general election levels, with estimates saying about 70% of electors had taken part in a contest where early results were giving some cheer to the leave camp ... The pound then slumped ... Related ... Twitter ... ....
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Lisa Alamia, a mother of three, was scheduled for surgery to fix an overbite in December 2015. The native-born Texan, who claims to have never left the U.S. with the exception of a trip to Mexico several years ago, had successful surgery and woke up with an unexpected side effect – a British accent, ABC News reported Thursday. Her doctor thought swelling was causing the condition ... – WN.com, Jack Durschlag. ....
(CNN)Donald Trump's much-anticipated speech attacking Hillary Clinton Wednesday seemed more designed to reassure the candidate's Republican base than to broaden his appeal to independents or Democrats... For example, it's one thing to question the Obama administration's foreign policy, and quite another to leap to Trump's overheated conclusion ... Her decisions spread death, destruction and terrorism everywhere she touched.". JUST WATCHED ... ....
Multiple media reports say a masked gunman who entered a cinema complex in the western German city of Viernheim in the state of Hessen and reportedly held hostages has been killed.StateInterior MinisterPeter Beuth told parliament police stormed the Knopolis complex near Frankfurt after reports of shots fired shot the as-yet unidentified gunman dead, the Belfast Telegraph reported....
Just minutes after polls closed in the landmark referendum on Britain’s European Union membership Thursday night, Nigel Farage, leader of the Euroskeptic, right-wing United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) appeared to concede defeat, Newsweek reported. In a statement issued just minutes after the 10 p.m. polls closing, Farage said it “looks like Remain will edge it” in what he described as an “extraordinary campaign.”....
servicemen who survive a firefight in Iraq in 2005... Also Read ... SimonBeaufoy, who won an Oscar for writing “Slumdog Millionaire,” adapted the book for Film4 and The Ink Factory. The film will be produced by Marc Platt, Ink Factory’s Stephen Cornwell, Rhodri Thomas and Simon Cornwell, as well as Lee. Also Read ... 11....
As another season nears the finish line, here's a cheat sheet for what's hot, what's not and how the major broadcast and cable nets stack up. ABC. What's working ... "Black-ish" and "How to Get Away With Murder" were down in season two but still produce well, and the network also has some key 9 p.m ... What's not ... FX ... SimonBeaufoy is behind 10-part limited series "Trust," about the Getty family....
“Battle of the Sexes” isn’t just a term, it is also a film ... The screenplay was written by SimonBeaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, The Full Monty) ... As soon as we read Simon’s script we knew we had to make this film ... Together with Emma, Steve and the rest of our fabulous cast they are the perfect team to realize SimonBeaufoy’s brilliant ballad of Billie and Bobby–the perfect odd couple.”....
The film is being produced by Cloud Eight Films' Christian Colson and Decibel Films' Danny Boyle, along with Robert Graf, with a screenplay by Academy Award-winning SimonBeaufoy (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, 127 HOURS, THE FULL MONTY) ...Together with Emma, Steve and the rest of our fabulous cast they are the perfect team to realise SimonBeaufoy's brilliant ballad of Billie and Bobby--the perfect odd couple.'....