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The clocks have gone back in the UK, meaning longer, darker nights and the sense summer is long gone. Happily, there’s plenty of news to keep us occupied. Jesse Whittock here taking you through the first Insider of the month. Let’s go.

King Charles will reportedly break one of the late Queen's traditions when he commemorates his first Remembrance Sunday as monarch next week.

Sky and Peacock are forging a TV adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal with Top Boy showrunner Ronan Bennett attached.

An art installation unveiled in central London by Mount Kimbie and artist Tom Shannon at the weekend has been blown away by high winds.The pyramid of four large silver balls – titled ‘Four World Set’ – was erected in St Giles Square and was due to be on display until Saturday, but was last seen rolling down Tottenham Court Road. So, a bit like that scene from ‘Fight Club’, but with less wanton destruction.In a post on Instagram, Mount Kimbie’s Kai Campos said: “Heartbroken to report that the extreme winds in London last night took down Tom’s beautiful ‘Four World Set’”.“Seeing it completed on Sunday night was one of the most exciting things I’ve been involved with”, he went on.

People who switch up their hair style regularly will be able to relate to the overwhelming feeling of confidence and influx of flattering compliments a fresh cut can leave you with, the Mirror reports. Changing your hair may seem like a small revamp to your appearance but it can actually leave you feeling like a brand new person with a new identity.

Broadway is going Back to the Future this summer when the Olivier Award-winning musical stage adaptation of the 1985 film begins previews at the Winter Garden Theatre. Making the trip stateside will be Roger Bart and Hugh Coles reprising their West End performances as Doc Brown and George McFly.

Lowry Art Gallery has bought the iconic 1953 LS Lowry painting 'Going to the Match' for £6.6 million. The artwork has been on public display since the gallery opened in 2000 but was not owned by the venue.

SOHN has cancelled his forthcoming UK tour, citing low ticket sales and the current uncertainty surrounding the live music industry.The London artist, real name Christopher Taylor, had been due to embark on the tour in Glasgow on November 13, with the UK and Ireland leg of the ‘Trust’ tour wrapping up in London on November 19.Taylor announced over the weekend, however, that he has now been forced to cancel his upcoming UK dates. The only exception is the London show, which will now take place at the Electric Ballroom on November 19.“I’ve been thinking about how best to communicate this and I thought the most respectful way is just to be as transparent as possible,” Taylor wrote in a statement on Instagram.

Dua Lipa has met Queen Consort Camilla. The 27-year-old pop star was greeted by the Queen Consort - who was formerly known as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall until her husband King Charles acceded to the throne upon the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth in September - when she made a speech at the Booker Prize ceremony in London, and the pair are said to have had a lengthy conversation. In a video message, the Queen Consort said: "Welcome to my Reading Room, and to our community of lovers of all things literary.

Katherine Dow Blyton was "very emotional" reading the script for Harriet Finch's death. The 'Emmerdale' star's character became the first fatality of the ITV soap's epic storm week during Monday night's episode (17. 10.

Dua Lipa goes for a night out at the Chiltern Firehouse in the early hours of Saturday morning (October 15) in London, England.

Rafaela Sales Ross Guest Contributor After a 14-year uphill battle, Mexican auteur Guillermo del Toro was finally able to share his dream project with an audience as “Pinocchio” (officially titled “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”) had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. Taking the stage before the premiere, del Toro spoke of his connection to the story: “I saw the film as a kid and it’s a film that bonded me with my mom for an entire life. It affected me because Pinocchio saw the world the way I saw it. I was a little bit enraged that people demand obedience from Pinocchio so I wanted to make a film about disobedience as a virtue, and to say that you shouldn’t change to be loved.”

Taylor Hawkins paid tribute to his craft in his final on-camera interview. Hawkins appears posthumously in the newly released trailer for the upcoming music doc. The Foo Fighters drummer died on March 25, 2022 at the age of 50. In the film's trailer, Hawkins beautifully recalls the first time he ever played the drums. «The second I sat on the drums, it was like a bolt of lightning went through my body,» he says in the film.