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00:00 Hi everyone, welcome to the News Movement's News in Brief, I'm Freddie Felton.
00:03 Each week we'll be taking you through the biggest stories that are dominating the online
00:06 conversation and explain why they're happening or why they matter.
00:08 Here at the News Movement we do news a little differently, explaining what's going on
00:12 in a simple but not simplistic way and explaining what you need to know.
00:15 So here we go.
00:16 This week the conversation in the UK has been dominated around the pro-Palestine march planned
00:20 for Remembrance Sunday.
00:21 There's been a lot of noise about whether this march should go ahead, so our correspondent
00:24 Neha Gohil has broken it down for us.
00:26 Demonstrations in support of Palestine have been happening around the world.
00:29 So why are there talks of this pro-Palestine march in London being banned?
00:32 I think I've been pretty clear that these are hate marches.
00:36 Describing those marches as hate marches I think is disgraceful.
00:39 Well it's all got to do with the date that the march is planned for, the 11th of November
00:43 or Armistice Day.
00:44 This date marks the anniversary of the end of World War One and many people hold a minute
00:48 silence on Armistice Day to remember the soldiers who have died in wars.
00:51 The UK government is not happy that a pro-Palestine march is scheduled to happen on the same day.
00:56 Rishi Sunak, the UK Prime Minister, said the demonstration was "provocative and disrespectful"
01:00 or fears that there may be trouble or that demonstrators may deface war memorials like
01:04 this one.
01:05 But others disagree.
01:06 First Minister of Scotland, Hamza Yousaf, said the march should go ahead.
01:09 Of course if Armistice was about anything, my goodness it's about peace.
01:13 The organisers of the march also put out a statement and said the demonstrations have
01:17 been peaceful.
01:18 They also said that they've been engaging with the police to ensure public safety.
01:21 They said the march will be taking place away from the cenotaph and will begin after the
01:24 11am silence.
01:25 So can the march actually be banned?
01:27 So far the Metropolitan Police have said the march will go ahead and people should be assured
01:31 that the demonstration will be kept separate from the remembrance events.
01:35 The police said their position could change if the intelligence evolves further and we
01:38 get to such a high threshold.
01:40 The police said this is a last resort.
01:42 It's really rare for the police to ban a demonstration.
01:44 The last time they did that was an English Defence League event in 2011.
01:47 We'll keep you updated on this story in the comments.
01:50 The Home Secretary also made headlines this week when she announced plans to stop homeless
01:53 people from being able to sleep in tents in an attempt to crack down on anti-social behaviour.
01:58 She called homelessness a lifestyle choice for some people.
02:00 Could being homeless ever be a lifestyle choice?
02:02 That's what the UK Home Secretary has said as she pushes for new laws which target anti-social
02:06 behaviour by the homeless.
02:07 But what are these new laws?
02:09 Why are major charities challenging them?
02:11 And how is King Charles involved?
02:12 Sweller-Brotherman said on X that new legislation will aim to prevent people, many from abroad,
02:17 living on the streets as a lifestyle choice.
02:19 Some of the legal changes in England and Wales will target homeless people living in tents
02:22 as well as those aggressively begging, stealing, taking drugs and littering, according to Braverman.
02:27 These legal proposals, including one which targets charities that give tents to the homeless,
02:31 are expected to be set out by King Charles in his first ever King's Speech, a ceremony
02:35 where the monarch, at the government's request, sets out the laws which it wants to pass in
02:39 the next year.
02:40 Homelessness is on the rise, with many charities listing causes such as a cost of living crisis,
02:44 lack of affordable housing and increasing poverty.
02:46 A joint letter from some of the UK's major homeless charities says that people sleeping
02:49 rough frequently experience violence and abuse, and that the average age of death for people
02:53 experiencing homelessness is just 45 in men and 43 for women.
02:57 This is not a life people choose.
02:59 Braverman says that the new laws will target anti-social behaviour and that the government
03:03 will continue to support people who are genuinely homeless.
03:05 The charity Crisis say that the government is set to miss its target to end rough sleeping
03:09 in England by 2024.
03:11 This week also saw the release of Robbie Williams' new Netflix documentary.
03:14 The former Take That star has shared almost everything from his relationship history to
03:18 his journey with addiction and even the plastic surgeries he's had done.
03:21 Robbie Williams says being in a successful boy band causes mental illness.
03:26 In an interview about his new Netflix documentary he says "No one comes out the other side
03:31 well adjusted and happy and mentally well."
03:34 And then as his case study he goes through all the members of Take That and lists the
03:38 various struggles that they've had, saying it's 5 out of 5.
03:42 And this is definitely a theme in other successful bands.
03:45 Lean Payne says that being in One Direction left scars on him.
03:49 Harry Styles said that he had a lot of anxiety touring and performing with them as well.
03:53 And Mel C said that for her being in the Spice Girls led to depression and eating disorders.
03:58 A lot of studies have found that celebrities are more likely to experience mental health
04:02 disorders compared to the general population.
04:05 And Robbie and Mel C both say that the huge levels of fame that they experienced at such
04:09 a young age was a factor.
04:11 If you want to know a bit more about Robbie's journey with his mental health, he's very
04:15 open about it in his new documentary which is streaming on Netflix right now.
04:19 Speaking of reviews, it's been hard to miss that Priscilla, the latest Elvis Presley biopic,
04:22 has been released.
04:23 There's been a lot of controversy around this film because it explores the relationship
04:26 between Elvis and Priscilla, but I'll let Jenny Mai walk you through it.
04:30 Priscilla is not a glitzy Elvis story.
04:31 It's a quiet picture of loneliness and power told from the perspective of a girl.
04:35 Emphasis on girl, not adult woman.
04:37 Rotten Tomatoes gave Priscilla an 86%.
04:39 This is the TNM review.
04:40 "I went into the movie knowing it would be a flipped narrative, but I could not have
04:44 predicted the effect Priscilla's perspective has on the story that people think they know
04:47 about her and Elvis' relationship.
04:48 Like I said, she is a girl, 14 years old when she meets 24-year-old Elvis, and seeing
04:52 her world at this point in life, going to school, asking her parents for permission
04:56 to go to Elvis' parties, really hammers home how weird this feels all the way through
05:00 their eventual divorce.
05:01 And instead of the crazy, glamorous world of Elvis Presley in Hollywood or on tour,
05:05 you spend so much time with Priscilla, alone, waiting for Elvis to deign to return and give
05:09 her attention.
05:10 The actors in this movie are well cast.
05:12 Jacob Elordi's humongous figure towering over tiny Kaylee Spainy really adds to the
05:16 effect of the power that Elvis has over Priscilla."
05:18 But hot take, Elordi's Elvis voice is good, but I felt like he was mumbling too much.
05:22 Dare I say it almost made me yearn for Austin Butler's everlasting Elvis impression?
05:26 Spainy's portrayal of Priscilla's girlhood really shines in the moments where you can
05:29 see her falling for Elvis and how she's swept up into his world, even when he's
05:32 controlling her life in unsavory ways.
05:34 One thing that was notably missing from the movie was any of Elvis' music.
05:38 Because to be frank, this movie doesn't make Elvis look good.
05:40 I don't think he's entirely made out to be a villain either, but it doesn't shy
05:43 away from his notable flaws, all of which led to the Elvis estate not allowing Sofia
05:47 Coppola to use his music in the film and tension with Lisa Marie Presley, who feels like this
05:50 movie is vengeful and makes Elvis look like a predator.
05:53 Priscilla made me sad, but I'm really glad the movie was willing to give us a perspective
05:57 with grace and show us a side of Elvis that wasn't the superstar.
05:59 Jenny Mai's also looked at world tours, and how very often artists don't actually
06:03 have dates across the world.
06:04 We've seen the likes of Beyonce and Taylor Swift criticise for this very recently, which
06:08 is why Kendrick Lamar announcing an African tour circuit complete with local artists is
06:12 truly groundbreaking.
06:13 You know how major artists will go on a world tour, but it's never actually a world tour
06:17 because places like the entire continent of Africa will be missing?
06:20 Kendrick Lamar is trying to change that.
06:21 He's working with the philanthropic organization Global Citizen and PG Lang to establish a
06:25 major music touring circuit across Africa.
06:28 To kick it off, Kendrick will be headlining the first show on December 6th in Rwanda at
06:32 an event called Move Africa Rwanda.
06:34 Over the next five years, PG Lang will put on annual Move Africa shows in other countries
06:38 across Africa.
06:39 The touring circuit's not just about bringing more live entertainment to the continent,
06:42 it's also about creating a sustainable music economy by creating more local jobs and involving
06:47 local artists.
06:48 This comes at a time when the influence of African music continues to grow globally, with
06:51 13 billion streams of Afrobeats tracks on Spotify last year, and major music awards
06:56 like the Grammys, VMAs, and American Music Awards all adding African music categories.
07:00 While the events will start with the shows curated as part of the Move Africa series,
07:04 the organizations want to make an infrastructure that can be used by any artist afterwards.
07:09 So maybe next time Beyonce goes on a world tour, she'll actually travel the world.
07:12 We also managed to speak to YouTube influencer turned football pundit Harry Panero about
07:16 those online rumors that football pundits have been discouraged from criticizing Premier
07:20 League referees.
07:21 What did he have to say?
07:22 Here's the man himself.
07:23 Tell them Joe was eating nuts.
07:25 I think that was real Barkley card, Premier League, get your studs out, dodgy pitches.
07:31 That was what football was about and I think that gave me hope that we can continue having
07:35 games.
07:36 It's like a throwback to the 90s.
07:37 It's throwback mate, because football, as much as we love it, has just been this like
07:39 VAR and too much technical stuff.
07:42 That was just passion and it was great.
07:44 A London derby.
07:45 I've got to ask you because you're now on the inside with TNT and all of that.
07:48 You know there's a theory going around Twitter that these pundits are being told you can't
07:52 criticize PGMOL.
07:53 Have you been told you can't criticize the refs?
07:56 Do you think I follow rules?
07:58 Look, come on.
07:59 Do I look like I follow?
08:00 No.
08:01 I say how I feel.
08:02 I even look, I talk about my club even though I'm friends with most of the players.
08:06 But I love football more than I love any player.
08:09 And I think for me, you've got to have that way of thinking, otherwise your views are
08:13 going to be skewed and no one's going to take you serious.
08:15 So TNT, when they give me that contract, just know it's coming with some quadri.
08:19 So what were you saying about the refereeing then in the Premier League?
08:21 I don't think it's just them.
08:22 I think there is, VAR is obviously VAR and their duties to follow those rules.
08:27 Now in my opinion, we asked for it so we've got to deal with it.
08:31 But at the same time, there just needs to be, it's just like a phone.
08:35 It needs year by year, it needs to be updated so it can run smoothly.
08:39 I think that's what it is.
08:40 We've just started VAR, maybe in the next 10 years it'll be much better.
08:43 This week also saw the release of Dolly Alderton's second novel Good Material.
08:46 The Sunday Times columnist and author's latest novel has been long awaited by her
08:50 legion of fans, but how does it compare to her previous memoirs and other fiction?
08:54 Here's Charlotte with the answers in her latest review.
08:56 Good Material is solid proof that Dolly Alderton can do more than just write about her intimate
09:01 life or advise others on theirs.
09:03 This is the TNM Review.
09:04 Good Material follows Andy as he tries to recover from a break up from his long term
09:08 girlfriend, Jen.
09:09 The first person male narrative helps us distance ourselves from memoir Dolly that so many of
09:14 us know, love and can't let go of.
09:16 The book begins with a list from Andy called 'Reasons Why It's Good I'm Not With Jen'.
09:20 One of the reasons he gives is that she 'generally has quite 90s ideas about what is glamorous,
09:25 like cocktails or spending £20 on a plate of tagliatelle in a little place'.
09:30 It's so accurate it almost feels too well observed to be coming from a man.
09:33 Maybe that's why Alderton's made him a comedian, his whole career relying on observations.
09:37 There's elements that feel a bit too predictable.
09:39 Themes of love, heartbreak, friendship all feel very familiar for Dolly Alderton.
09:43 If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
09:45 But there are other elements of the book that follow similar patterns to her previous writing.
09:48 For example, the character of Morris who Andy lodges with in a desperate attempt to find
09:52 affordable accommodation in London.
09:54 And his character feels familiar, like the seemingly unlovable and unconventional male
09:58 character in Ghosts, who, surprise surprise, turns out not to be as they first seem.
10:02 The book proves that both men and women are capable of going through what she labels 'the
10:06 madness', with intense levels of internet stalking and even attempts at deception to
10:10 glean even the smallest nugget of information about the ex.
10:13 This book will make you feel grateful about everyone who helps you on your healing journey
10:16 post-breakup.
10:17 Dare I say it, even the ex themselves, who Alderton shows is a key part of our never-ending
10:22 quest to work ourselves out.
10:24 If reading isn't your thing, don't worry.
10:25 The long-awaited Gen Z remake of the classic Mean Girls is nearly upon us.
10:29 And if the trailer's anything to go by, the 2004 fan favourite has had a real makeover.
10:33 Here's our thoughts.
10:34 The new Mean Girls movie is not a remake, but people are still going to trailer like
10:38 one, specifically a Gen Z remake.
10:40 The new trailer just dropped and there are a lot of different things that look different
10:42 from the 2004 original, including the very Gen Z coated outfits, the significant portrayal
10:47 of social media throughout, an appearance from a real-life TikTok influencer, and an
10:51 emphasis on Queen B, Regina George, rather than Katy.
10:54 Get in, loser.
10:55 Welcome, Katy.
10:56 But one thing that's missing?
10:58 Any original music at all.
11:00 Which is a big deal, because the main thing that makes this movie not a remake is the
11:03 fact that it's supposed to be Mean Girls the Musical, based on the Broadway show that's
11:07 based on Mean Girls the original movie.
11:08 It's an interesting choice to not feature the music or even clearly call it a musical,
11:12 because it makes it feel a bit like this movie is hiding the fact that it's a musical,
11:15 perhaps to trick musical haters into seeing what they think is solely a remake.
11:19 If that's the case, this Mean Girls is opening itself up to a lot of criticism.
11:22 Because anytime you try to revive a cult classic, people will naturally make comparisons, and
11:26 even though updating a teen story to fit the teens of today makes sense to attract a new
11:30 audience, the original fans will no longer identify with it.
11:33 Add to that music that even some Broadway aficionados aren't huge fans of.
11:38 Despite Gen Z Queen and Broadway actress Renee Rapp's vocal chops, it might be a messy road
11:43 ahead.