Year: 2025

Early Photos of a 24-Year-Old Marilyn Monroe in 1950 – C1

In 1950, LIFE photographer Ed Clark received a call from a friend at 20th Century Fox about “a hot tomato” the studio had just signed: one Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn 1950: 24-year-old …. Marilyn Monroe “She was almost unknown then, so I was…

‘They’re making April Fools of us’: Labour’s tax raids and soaring household bills to cost families £1,000 a year more from next week_Nhy

Families face a hammering of £1,000 to their annual budgets from next week as Labour‘s tax raids and inflation-busting bill hikes come into force. In what is being dubbed ‘awful April’, council tax, water and energy rates are all set to…

Starmer backs ‘return hubs’ overseas for failed asylum seekers – but says it’s NOT just a reheated version of of Tories’ Rwanda scheme_Nhy

Sir Keir Starmer has backed the idea of failed asylum seekers being sent from Britain to ‘return hubs’ overseas – but denied it would be a repeat of the Rwanda scheme. The Prime Minister said he would look at any policies to tackle illegal…

More than 20 Labour MPs now facing criminal action over failing to declare visits by Angela Rayner’s battlebus as Election expenses_Nhy

More than 20 Labour MPs could face criminal action for failing to declare visits by Angela Rayner‘s battlebus during last year’s General Election, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. A dossier identifying 24 MPs who were visited by the bus but did not itemise…

Who will pay for ‘jobs-killing’ workers’ rights bonanza? Businesses grill Labour_Nhy

Labour must ‘come clean’ over who will pay for its ‘jobs-killing’ workers’ rights bonanza, businesses have warned. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will include an estimate of the impact of Angela Rayner‘s radical Employment Rights Bill in its autumn forecast. Ministers expect…

Keir Starmer says illegal immigration should be treated like terrorism as he reveals 24,000 people have been booted out of Britain since the election despite axing of Rwanda ‘gimmick’_Nhy

Illegal immigration must be treated like terrorism on a global scale if it to be cut, Sir Keir Starmer warned today. The Labour PM used an international summit in London to demand greater action against criminal gangs profiting from trafficking large numbers of people,…

Brace yourself for ‘Awful April’ cost of living increases from TOMORROW: Brits face fallout from hikes to council tax, energy bills, NICs and vehicle duty … before Trump hammers us as well_Nhy

Brits face an ‘Awful April’ of domestic tax rises and bill increases hammering family finances starting tomorrow – before Donald Trump adds to the economic hammering. Council tax and energy bills are set to go up from April 1, adding to the…

Photos of Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand at a Press Party for “Let’s Make Love” in 1960 – C1

Let’s Make Love is a 1960 musical comedy film made by 20th Century Fox in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope. It was directed by George Cukor and produced by Jerry Wald from a screenplay by Norman Krasna, Hal Kanter, and Arthur Miller….

Rare Photos of Marilyn Monroe Auditioning for a Play at the Players Ring Theatre in Los Angeles, 1950 – C1

In March 1950, Marilyn Monroe attended an audition for roles at the newly formed Players Ring Theater in Los Angeles. She didn’t win any roles at the theater, but she did win a role in The Fireball soon after. Marilyn Monroe auditioning…

Rarely Seen Photographs of ‘Injured’ Marilyn Monroe on Crutches in Canada in the Summer of 1953 – C1

Marilyn Monroe filmed River of No Return in the Canadian Rockies at Alberta’s Bow Valley. It was her first western and during filming she twisted her ankle during a scene in the river, bringing Joe DiMaggio to her side as she hobbled…