The Grammy Award-winning composer of the Mission: Impossible theme, Lalo Schifrin, has died aged 93, his family announced. The Argentine musician’s son, Ryan Schifrin, confirmed his father died of complications from pneumonia on Thursday, in a statement shared with the BBC’s US partner CBS. Schifrin was known for his unique percussive and jazzy style during...
Karen Hoggan Business Reporter Walt Disney Company and Miral The Disney Theme Park in Abu Dhabi will be the company’s seventh resort Walt Disney has announced plans to open its first theme park in the Middle East. The resort, which will be in the United Arab Emirates on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, is a collaboration...
Steven McIntosh Culture reporter Getty Images The co-chairs of this year’s Met Gala include Lewis Hamilton (pictured), Pharrell Williams and LeBron James The biggest names in entertainment are gearing up to celebrate menswear and black style at Monday’s Met Gala, the fashion industry’s biggest night of the year. Pharrell Williams and Lewis Hamilton are among...
Danny Fullbrook & Holly Nichols BBC News, Bedfordshire Universal Destinations & Experiences/Comcast The company behind a new Universal Studios theme park in the UK has spoken for the first time A new theme park is “just the start” of Universal’s century-long plans for its UK site, the company’s president has said. The US firm bought...
Danny Fullbrook BBC News, Bedfordshire Universal Studios / Comcast A new Universal theme park will be built in the UK, the government has confirmed. It will be constructed on the site of the former Kempston Hardwick brickworks near Bedford and is expected to generate 28,000 jobs before it opens in 2031. Universal estimated the 476-acre...