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Hollywood stars ‘left fuming that prestigious Cannes Film Festival is no longer celebration of cinema’ as once exclusive event is overwhelmed by host of influencers and reality TV stars

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Cannes Film Festival has long been regarded as a highly prestigious Hollywood affair, hosting a carefully chosen selection of films for hotly-anticipated premieres.

However, in recent years the annual event has come under fire for its less than VIP guest list as social media influencers have descended on the resort town.

Though usually reserved for the Hollywood elite, an array of influencers, wannabe TV stars, reality TV personalities and models have increasingly scored tickets to the previously exclusive festival.

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Oscars 2024: Billie Eilish looks overwhelmed as she gets standing ovation and brings Margot Robbie to tears with Barbie ballad before winning best song – as she leads star-studded acts

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Billie Eilish appeared surprised after she brought the house down with her touching rendition of Oscar-nominated Barbie ballad ‘What Was I Made For?’ at Sunday’s star-studded ceremony.

The songstress, 22, seemed overwhelmed at the end of her performance as stars like Margot Robbie, Ariana Grande, and Greta Gerwig gave her a teary-eyed standing ovation.

After she finished up, Billie quickly looked at her brother Finneas, 26, who was playing the piano and began clapping for her.

The star then looked

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Around the World in 80 Weighs: Obese Britons decide they’re not so big after all as they visit Tonga where they’re overwhelmed by the portions sizes and even advise a 300kg woman to ‘check’ her diet

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A group of obese Britons are travelling the globe to learn the weight loss secrets from other cultures, but it seems a visit to Tonga might have been counterproductive. 

The latest episode of Channel 4’s Around the World in 80 Weighs, which airs tonight, sees six overweight Britons visit the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga. 

During their visit to Japan last week, seen in last week’s show, they were pointed at inthe streets, but Tonga is one of the most fattest

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Queen’s maid of honour Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill is overwhelmed

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The Queen’s former aide became tearful as she was presented with the dress she wore at the Coronation after it was painstakingly restored to its former glory.

Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill, 92, praised the ‘unbelievable’ transformation of the faded Norman Hartnell gown, which had laid in storage for decades and was badly damaged due to sun exposure. 

It was recently brought out of storage at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, and given to textile conservator Emma Telford, who spent 400 hours repairing the

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Michigan hospitals are being overwhelmed as the early signs of Covid surge begin to form

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Michigan hospitals are being swarmed by Covid patients, and many are having trouble dealing with stress put on the state’s health care system.

The Great Lake state currently leads the nation in rate of Covid hospitalizations, with 46 out of every 100,000 residents currently receiving treatment for a severe case of the virus – a rate nearly 20 percent higher than any other state.

Officials from one hospital in Lansing, the state’s capital city, tell CNN that almost all of

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Prince Albert seen at Monaco Day gala as he reveals ‘overwhelmed’ wife Charlene receiving treatment

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Prince Albert of Monaco has been pictured at the glamorous celebrations for Monaco’s national day after revealing his ‘exhausted and overwhelmed’ wife Princess Charlene was admitted to ‘several weeks’ in a ‘treatment facility’ after falling ill within hours of her return from Monaco after 10 months in South Africa. 

The sovereign prince was pictured alongside his siblings, including Princess Caroline of Hannover, as the family enjoyed the extravagant celebrations put on in Monte Carlo for the National Day of Monaco,

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How a modern warning system was overwhelmed – POLITICO

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The first warnings of a major flood came four days before the rain.

The notifications were increasingly urgent, landing in the inboxes of government officials across Germany and Belgium. They described alarming scenarios: once-in-a-generation floods, extreme danger.

The alerts came from scientists working on the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) who had seen satellite forecasts showing the Rhine and Meuse river basins would be hit by a massive dump of rain for two

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