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November 21, 2025

WHILE SECOND PART OF HIT MUSICAL ADAPTATION HAS ITS MAGIC MOMENTS, IT SADLY DOESN'T DEFY GRAVITY IN QUITE THE SAME WAY AS ITS POPULAR PREDECESSOR

- REVIEWS BY DAMON SMITH

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IRRESISTIBLE: Elphaba and Glinda (Ariana Grande)

THE first part of Jon M Chu's swankified film version of the blockbuster stage musical, based loosely on Gregory Maguire's novel, concluded with Cynthia Erivo's rousing battle cry from Defying Gravity echoing in our ears, lighting a fuse on the war for the hearts and minds of Oz.

In Wicked: For Good, it has been 12 time turns since Elphaba (Erivo) unfairly misnomered as the Wicked Witch because of her visible otherness and formidable magical powers escaped the clutches of the fraudulent Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh).

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Littler lands £20m darts supplier deal

LUKE Littler has earned a historic payday after agreeing a record £20 million deal with his dart supplier.

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1 mins

January 10, 2026

Burton Mail

SELLING LIKE HOTCAKES: SCONE OF THE MONTH

No National Trust visit is complete without an indulgent cream tea, and if you're looking for a flavoursome twist on the classic, the ‘Scone of the Month’ is for you.

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1 min

January 10, 2026

Burton Mail

Downing St slams Musk 'AI changes'

CHANGES to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok only serve to make creating deepfakes a “premium service” and are “insulting” to victims of misogyny and sexual violence, Downing Street has said.

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2 mins

January 10, 2026

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Junk food ads' watershed moment

FRIEND of mine is taking those weight-loss jabs.

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2 mins

January 10, 2026

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This book is my baby... the film feels more like a niece or nephew

Prize-winning novelist Maggie O'Farrell talks about the big-screen adaptation of her book Hamnet, and tells HANNAH STEPHENSON how she loved every minute of being co-screenwriter on the project

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4 mins

January 10, 2026

Burton Mail

Storm forced airport to close runway as homes lost power

BOSSES at East Midlands Airport had to shut the runway following heavy snowfall brought about by Storm Goretti.

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2 mins

January 10, 2026

Burton Mail

Bogle unlikely to face former club 'unless miracle happens' as Farke hints at changes

LEEDS United boss Daniel Farke has dropped a hint he may rotate his squad for their FA Cup clash against Derby County tomorrow.

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1 mins

January 10, 2026

Burton Mail

MK Dons are 'leading race' to sign Nelson

MILTON Keynes Dons are reportedly leading a race to sign Derby County defender Curtis Nelson in the January transfer window.

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1 mins

January 10, 2026

Burton Mail

PRIME SUSPECT

SHOCK AS RAY'S BODY IS FOUND IN VAN... AND THE FINGER IS POINTED AT JAI

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1 min

January 10, 2026

Burton Mail

NEW horizons

FROM HERITAGE MAXIMALISM TO LIGHTING AS ART, THESE ARE THE KEY LOOKS GAINING TRACTION. BY SAM WYLIE-HARRIS

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1 min

January 10, 2026

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