‘Rings of Power’ Episode 7 Recap: ‘The Eye’ Opens as Season 1 Nears Its End

Former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been suspended as a Conservative MP for being a contestant on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!.

BBC Studios Science Unit Names First Creative Director

Lucy Verasamy, 42, took to Twitter on Thursday to address the strangely warm conditions in the UK at the time.The ITV weather presenter joked about how people have put away their summer clothes too soon.In full view of her 172,300 followers, she questioned why so many "fools" had packed their warm weather clothing away for the Autumn and Winter amid freak weather conditions. She wrote: "How many fools put away their summery clothes?!"21C today…followed by another exceptional mild night."It came on the weekend of 28th October, when figures reached 20 degrees across most of Western Europe. Fans took to the comments to express their thoughts on the matter. @JasonDamianCole penned: "Do people actually have summer and winter wardrobes?"In winter I just put a jumper over my summer stuff."@Shane676 wrote: "Very mild for this time of year hopefully it lasts." @RogersLeeRogers commented: "Cant believe how mild it is for october!! Im guessing we havent a chance of a white xmas @LucyWeather."It comes after the brunette beauty wowed fans with a seasonal snap. Embracing the autumnal climate, the meteorologist looked incredible as she posed among a field of pumpkins.Getting into the Halloween spirit, the glamorous weather forecaster wowed fans as she held a huge Jack-o'-lantern with the ITV logo carved out of it.Taking to Instagram and Twitter, Lucy penned a caption which explained why there are so few pumpkins this year."Golden Hour," she penned in the caption, before adding: "Pumpkin picking for this evenings @itvnews."Lucy went on: "A mild October & record breaking hot summer means fewer but better quality pumpkins…"After Halloween the remaining harvest is donated to the @thefelixproject (such a good idea!!) - thank you for having

Dance music has been having a good year in the UK music charts according to new number crunching from record industry trade group BPI. It says that dance tracks are now only second to pop music when it comes to dominating the top ten.According to the BPI’s analysis of Official Charts Company data, 26.1% of all the tracks to enter the UK singles top ten this year have been from the dance genre, which is an 80% increase on 2021, and nearly three times as much as in 2019.

Organisers of the Oram Awards have announced this year’s winners, ahead of a ceremony at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival later this month. Alongside the six UK-based winners, this year there are two international winners as well, via a new partnership with the British Council.Also supported by the PRS Foundation, these awards recognise innovation in sound, music and related technologies among women, trans and non-binary music creators.

Universal Music’s Capitol Records in the US has signed Morrissey and will release his new album next year. What could possibly go wrong with that?The new album is called ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ and features guest spots from Flea, Miley Cyrus and Iggy Pop.

DEALSWarner Chappell Music Korea has extended its worldwide partnership with independent music publisher 153/Joombas Publishing. “This partnership has enabled us to access a global network of creatives, as well as services that have effectively enhanced our resources and grown our reach”, says 153/Joombas founder Hyuk Shin.

BTS member Jin has said that he originally planned to enlist in the South Korean army shortly after the band announced their “non-hiatus” hiatus earlier this year. However, the decision was made to postpone until after their concert supporting Busan’s bid for the World Expo 2030 last month.“I originally planned to enlist in June but in order to be courteous to fans, I waited until our October performance”, he explained in a live broadcast on the Weverse platform, according to Soompi.

Skepta, aka Joseph Adenuga, has formally launched his new company Big Smoke Corporation and confirmed plans to open up a record label through the venture.The new company will provide creative consultancy to media and brands, and also operate a talent division active in music, film and culture at large. The latter will also include the Big Smoke Records label, more details of which are promised in the months ahead.Around the release of his 2021 EP ‘All In’, Adenuga said that he was stepping back from releasing new music and would be focusing on production work and other projects moving forward.

Scotland outcast Ryan Gauld has refused to rule out playing for Canada in the future.

Three people charged with murdering 14-year-old schoolgirl Caroline Glachan are accused of kicking and punching her, and throwing bricks at her before pushing her into the River Leven.

A police officer has been left injured after feral youths launched firebomb attacks in Dundee last night.

Spanish authorities have ramped up safety measures ahead of tomorrow night's Champions League showdown between Celtic and Real Madrid.

The World Cup fate of Celtic's trio of Japan internationals was decided on Tuesday and it was delight for Daizen Maeda but disappointment for Kyogo and Reo Hatate.

Robbie Neilson has revealed his Hearts side will be jetting abroad for a winter training camp during the World Cup break.

Posties have cancelled three days of strike action that were due to begin this week.

Halloween gremlins have stopped work on the demolition of West Lothian’s ghost estate.

Michael Nordine author If, like your humble correspondent, you immediately assumed that The Stranger who fell from a star all the way back in the series premiere of “The Rings of Power” was Sauron, “Alloyed” is here to prove you right — or is it? The season finale drops that bombshell just moments after it’s begun, but just as not all who wander are lost, not all major plot reveals are to be trusted. We learn of The Stranger’s true identity via those three otherworldly women who’ve been tracking him for several episodes now — two of whom seem to be called the Ascetic and the Nomad— and who offer such grand pronouncements as, “You fell from the stars, yet you are greater than they” upon finally encountering him. But he isn’t immediately won over by them, especially when they attack Nori as she and her fellow Harfoots try to rescue him — including their leader, Sadoc Burrows, who’s mortally wounded by a well-placed throwing knife. It’s a mournful loss, not least because the hobbitses have always represented Middle-earth at its most wholesome, but in his final moments the elder is nothing if not content. “The missus will be waiting,” after all. 

Michael Nordine author Anyone who’s been waiting for “The Rings of Power” to pick up the pace will have their wish granted by “Udûn,” an hour-long battle sequence with a few brief interludes thrown in for viewers to collect their thoughts. It’s the most focused episode to date, as two of the main narrative threads are conspicuous in their absence: Elrond and Durin’s odd-couple bromance and the hobbitses’ migration. It’s also the most consequential. It would appear that having a stronger, larger army matters little when attacking a fortress in Middle-earth. Just as Saruman learned this the hard way in “The Two Towers,” Adar does in the opening moments of “Udûn.” He and his battalion of orcs and human conscripts march on Ostirith, the watchtower where Bronwyn, Arondir, and their people have taken shelter; the battle promises to be a short one, with little hope of survival for the good guys, except there’s no battle at all. The tower is abandoned, and yet Adar is sure that Arondir remains — “I can smell him,” he tells one of his officers. He’s right, of course, but he failed to anticipate the trap he’s just walked into: With a few arrows and graceful movements, Arondir brings the whole place down via a booby-trapped tower as he makes his nimble escape, presumably wiping out Adar’s forces in one fell swoop. Though yet to show as much personality as some of the show’s other characters, Arondir can always be counted on for a balletic action sequence.