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LONDON — The British government went against the recommendations of planning officials Thursday when it approved controversial plans for a road tunnel to be built near the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in southern England.

NEW YORK — Awards season, such as it is this year, got formally underway Thursday with the first notable film nominations yet announced in a pandemic-marred movie year.

TORONTO — "The Good Doctor" star Freddie Highmore says production on the medical drama is continuing in Vancouver, after the COVID-19 diagnoses of co-stars Richard Schiff and Sheila Kelley.

CONCORD, N.H.

LONDON — Imagine a world where you move around in your own personal sound bubble. You listen to your favourite tunes, play loud computer games, watch a movie or get navigation directions in your car — all without disturbing those around you.

NEW YORK — They designed epic floral statements in limited time with some very intense judges, but the contestants on the new reality competition series “Full Bloom” did not wilt under pressure.

MONTREAL — The accusations against former Quebec television star Eric Salvail are baseless, defence lawyer Michel Massicotte said Wednesday, adding that the accuser is capable of lying, spreading falsehoods and even perjury.

Lambchop, “Trip” (Merge) Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner invited his ever-morphing ensemble to record some covers in Nashville and the resulting album, “Trip,” surely defined the frontman’s creed and genre-blending approach to music.

NEW YORK — In a songwriting session with a group of rappers, which Ingrid Andress was attending to help write a hook, the conversation turned to immature guy talk about “all the different girls they had.” Uncomfortable and over it, Andress left.

Nonfiction 1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 2. Clanlands by Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Diana Gabaldon (foreword), narrated by the authors (Hodder & Stoughton) 3.