I’ll also be back as Conan: Arnold Schwarzenegger to make third Barbarian film 44 years after original 10. March 2026 (14:54) The 78-year-old has announced a return to the action hero role that made his name in 1982, promising ‘all kinds of madness’Arnold Schwarzenegger is to return to the role that launched him as a movie star in a belated third instalment of the Conan the Barbarian franchise. The original film, released in 1982 and adapted from pulpy novels by Robert E Howard, saw the then bodybuilder play the chivalric sword-wielder on a quest for revenge against James Earl Jones’ cult leader Thulsa Doom.Schwarzenegger, 78, whose acting work has slowed since he returned to the profession after his stint as the governor of California, announced at the Arnold sports festival in Columbus, Ohio over the weekend that director Christopher McQuarrie, best known for his work on the Mission: Impossible franchise, would take the reins on King Conan. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Spain to formally pardon 53 women incarcerated by Franco regime 10. March 2026 (14:46) Thousands of girls were locked up by Board for the Protection of Women for ‘rehabilitation’ Spain is to formally pardon a group of 53 women who are among thousands who were incarcerated by the Franco regime on the grounds that they were supposedly “fallen or in danger of falling”.The women were locked up as adolescents by the Board for the Protection of Women, a collection of institutions run by religious orders. The board, which had echoes of Ireland’s notorious Magdalene laundries, was overseen by Carmen Polo, the wife of the dictator Gen Francisco Franco. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cathay Pacific offers £20,000 Sydney to London flight amid disruption in Gulf 10. March 2026 (14:39) Hong Kong-based airline has business-class return listed at A$39,577, as travellers seek routes avoiding Middle EastBusiness live – latest updatesThe Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific is selling seats from Sydney to London for more than £20,000 in April, as passengers search for scarce long-haul flights without changing in the Middle East.The tickets, listed at A$39,577 in business class for returns departing in mid-April, far outstrip the usual fares charged even in the first class cabin. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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