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6 days ago | leicestermercury.co.uk | Katie Oborn |Fran Winston

Renowned composer and conductor, Ronald Corp OBE, who had a distinguished career with the BBC Concert Orchestra and made appearances at the BBC Proms, has died at the age of 74. In addition to his illustrious musical career, Corp was an ordained Anglican priest and the founder and artistic director of the New London Orchestra (NLO) and the New London Children's Choir.

6 days ago | leicestermercury.co.uk | Katie Oborn |Alice Sjöberg

As the summer season approaches, you may be daydreaming about escaping on your next adventure. While many Brits jet off to sunny Spanish or Turkish resorts, the idea of crowded beaches might be less than ideal for some.

6 days ago | leicestermercury.co.uk | Katie Oborn |Shivon Watson

The captivating and commercially successful musical masterpiece La La Land returns to enchant TV screens on BBC Two tonight, continuing to thrill audiences almost 10 years after its dazzling debut. Helmed by the gifted Damien Chazelle, La La Land charmed critics and cinemagoers alike, amassing an impressive global box office total of $446 million from a relatively modest $30 million budget – cementing its legacy as one of recent times' most triumphant musicals.

6 days ago | leicestermercury.co.uk | Katie Oborn |Zara Woodcock

Simon Cowell has disclosed that his surgeon was apprehensive that the media mogul might never be able to walk again after he suffered a severe crash that resulted in his back being broken in three places. The mishap occurred while Cowell was testing his electric bike at his Malibu residence, leading him to have a life-threatening fall which left him not only with a broken back but also concussion and a broken arm.

6 days ago | leicestermercury.co.uk | Katie Oborn |Daniel Bird

James Foley, the film director behind Fifty Shades of Grey and acclaimed projects like Glengarry Glen Ross and House of Cards, has died aged 71. James Foley died peacefully in his sleep at his Los Angeles home earlier this week. Though the cause of death is not confirmed, his publicist shared that Foley had been dealing with brain cancer for several years, reports the Mirror.