HS2: a runaway train

HS2 now resembles the Black Knight in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”, the one who carries on fighting as his limbs are lopped off, one by one, said Ross Clark in The Spectator.  First, the Birmingham to Leeds limb …

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The daily gossip: ‘Harry Potter’ stars pay tribute to Michael Gambon, Hasan Minhaj revelations may have cost him the ‘Daily Show’ hosting gig, and more

1. ‘Harry Potter’ stars pay tribute to Michael Gambon Wands up. Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died “following a bout of pneumonia,” his publicist confirmed. He was 82. Gambon took over as Dumbledore beginning …

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