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Daily Mirror
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Greta Lee's new project is a twisted tale of the modern housing crisis
Former Killing Eve writer and showrunner, Suzanne Heathcote, is delving into the sinister world of the modern housing market for her next project, which is an adaptation of the novel Best Offer Wins Killing Eve writer Suzanne Heathcote's next project promises to be both gripping and tremendously fun - with an A-list actress rumoured to star. Heathcote is officially set to write the drama adaptation of Best Offer Wins - the debut novel from former Washington Post journalist Marisa Kashino. Despite not being published yet, the adaptation rights for Best Offer Wins sparked a battle with multiple bidders, with Hulu coming out on top. The novel tells the story of 37-year-old Margo, a publicist who becomes obsessed with a not-yet-listed house after a gruelling year of house hunting. Margo resorts to stalking, trespassing and scheming to land the house she believes will set her marriage and life on its proper course. Kashino's debut book has been compared to Gone Girl for its gripping narrative, black comedy and spiral into horror. The novel also tackles issues of class, gender and race expectations and the modern housing crisis in the US. It is set for publication on November 25, 2025. Emmy-nominated actress Greta Lee (Past Lives, Russian Doll) will serve as an executive producer on the show and is also eyed to star, according to both Deadline and Variety. Heathcote and Lee will executive produce alongside Kashino and Chelsea McKinnies and Mackenzie Roussos from Entertainment 360 Heathcote was the showrunner and an executive producer of the third season of Killing Eve. She has also written and produced episodes of Fear the Walking Dead and the mini series The Crowded Room, starring Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfriend. To boot, she is also an award-winning playwright and screenwriter based in the UK and US. Prior to becoming an author, Kashino was a journalist for 17 years, most recently at The Washington Post. She spent the majority of her career at Washingtonian magazine, writing long-form features and overseeing the real estate and home design coverage. Another dark and hilarious series adaptation to look out for is I'm Glad My Mom Died. Apple Studios recently revealed it will be creating a 10-episode series based on former child star Jennette McCurdy's 'hilarious and heartbreaking' memoir. According to Apple: 'The dramedy will centre on the co-dependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kid's show, and her narcissistic mother who relishes in her identity as 'a starlet's mother'.' The series will be executive produced by Jennifer Aniston - who will also take on the role of McCurdy's late 'overbearing, domineering' mother. McCurdy is set to write, executive produce and show run the series alongside Ari Katcher (Ramy, Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show). Other notable producers attached to the project include Sharon Horgan and Stacy Greenberg who executive produce for Merman - the production house behind Bad Sisters. LuckyChap, Jerrod Carmichael and Erica Kay are also named as producers.
News.com.au
08-07-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Estate with 1860s' house, pool, tennis court and island up for grabs
A central Victorian estate described as 'the most beautiful place in the world' is ready for a new owner seeking a country lifestyle. Named Elmdale after the century-old elm trees that line its driveway, the 51.8ha property at 468-470 Heathcote-Redesdale Rd, Heathcote, is spread across three titles. The town of Heathcote is about 100km north of Melbourne and 40km from Bendigo. The estate is located in Victoria's shiraz winegrowing country, is surrounded by noted wineries and bordered by Wild Duck Creek. Elmdale's owners of almost three decades, Christine and Bryan Frost, are selling with plans to downsize from their home that features a main house, 1860s-era converted guest cottage and a purpose-built entertainers' pavilion. Ms Frost said that she and her husband have plenty of treasured memories of Elmdale especially the pavilion which includes a full kitchen with double barbecues and two dishwashers, a pizza oven, butler's kitchen, dual decks and outdoor areas with a wood fire and airconditioning. 'Up on the pavilion there is a deck that faces west and we love to sit there and have a Sundowner as the sun goes down,' Ms Frost said. 'We've had many parties here, our wedding reception here – that is a cherished memory.' After getting married in Bali, the couple hosted a reception for about 120 guests under a marquee set up on the property's dressage arena. Other equestrian facilities include stables, paddocks and six sheds, while the outdoor area also boasts an olive grove, large glasshouse, two 200,000L water tanks, a tennis court and five dams. One dam has an island that can be accessed via a small bridge. Twenty-eight years ago, Ms Frost and her husband bought the estate from good friends of theirs after falling in love with its many charms. 'As you drive down the driveway, everyone goes, 'Wow, this is gorgeous,' Ms Frost said. 'There are very, very old elm trees near the house and all the way down the driveway.' The historic stone cottage, now expanded and converted, has two bedrooms, a sitting room, and formal dining room with an open fire place and access to outside. The farmhouse-style kitchen opens to a cellar and meals area. Fireplaces throughout provide the couple's two cats, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, with multiple places to warm themselves. A newer three-bedroom house near the swimming pool has a large main bedroom with an ensuite and walk-in wardrobe, plus access to the deck. There's a central living space and the two other bedrooms have ensuites, plus there's gas in-floor heating and reverse cycle airconditioning throughout. For Mr and Ms Frost, Elmdale started out as a weekender before it became their main home during the Covid lockdowns. Elmdale is also home to three horses including Ms Frost's thoroughbred Occy, who has won two Victorian Horse of the Year titles and was 2022's National Horse of the Year runner-up. Ms Frost said it would be hard to farewell the property where they have enjoyed many wonderful times with family, friends and their animals, plus the spectacular natural scenery. 'It's the most beautiful place in the world and we'll be sad to say goodbye,' she added. AFL legend Kevin Sheedy stars in the home's online campaign video in which he describes Elmdale as a beautiful address that 'showcases nature at its best'. O'Brien property consultant and auctioneer, John Rombotis, and his colleague Julie Zucha have the listing, which is for sale with a $3m-$3.3m asking range. Mr Rombotis said the estate would suit a family, horse trainer or owner, or a buyer seeking a country property where they could entertain relatives and friends. It would also be a great home for someone wanting to set up a resort-style business in the heart of Victoria's famous shiraz country. And there's cattle-handling facilities for those who'd like to run cattle on the property. 'To actually buy something like that now, with three residences, 128 acres and all the equestrian facilities, it would be $8m to replace,' Mr Rombotis said. The Frosts are taking their cats and horses with them when they move.
Herald Sun
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Herald Sun
Rob Heathcote says Stradbroke win with Rothfire would top everything he has achieved
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Rob Heathcote was once almost convinced he had lost Rothfire, but says it's now like 'Hollywood made this up' as his remarkable warrior horse fronts up for a $3m Stradbroke Handicap miracle. The Rothfire story has had exhilarating highs and devastating lows. In 2020, Heathcote feared that not only Rothfire's racing career was over, but his life was about to come to a tragic end. Group 1 champion Rothfire fractured his leg in the running of the Group 1 Golden Rose in Sydney, then somehow staging an incredible survival story and also returning to race at the elite level. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Five years later Rothfire has overcome adversity again when an injury to his hoof looked like derailing his Group 1 Stradbroke mission. But he has defied the odds again – just like he did in 2020 when a devastated Heathcote feared the worst. 'I was resigned to having to euthanise Rothfire, when they told me that he had fractured his sesamoid,' Heathcote recalls. 'I have had horses in the past who have fractured their sesamoid and, sadly, we have had to put them down. 'I thought we were going to lose Rothfire. 'But testimony to the courage of the horse, when he fractured his sesamoid, with 200m to the winning post, he still ran fourth that day. 'It's not like he faltered and thought he was stuffed. 'He still kept going to the line, which was amazing. 'To not only survive, but to then come back and be fit enough to race and compete at Group 1 level is simply extraordinary.' Ollie Peoples riding Rothfire at Nudgee Beach this week ahead of the $3m Stradbroke Handicap on Saturday. Picture: Nigel Hallett • 'I won't be backing him': Owner questions Stradbroke favourite's odds Rothfire – the Thriller From Chinchilla who has captured the imagination of the Australian racing public – turned in one of the best performances of his career when only just being pipped by Sunshine In Paris and James McDonald in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 on May 17. But then trouble struck and Heathcote was almost certain his evergreen champion would not be able to take his place in the Stradbroke after a foot infection flared. Incredibly, Rothfire is now on track to line up in Queensland's greatest race and champion jockey James McDonald, who narrowly beat him last time, is booked to ride. You would think it would be impossible for Heathcote to top winning seven Group 1s – including one overseas in Dubai – with his legendary former sprint champion Buffering. But he says if Rothfire could win at his third attempt at a Stradbroke, after finishing runner-up in 2023 and third in 2022, it would be his greatest moment in racing. • Waller: J-Mac can be greatest jockey of all time 'It's kind of like Hollywood made this up,' Heathcote said. 'He had a foot problem after getting beaten in the last stride by the favourite and the number one jockey in the world in the Doomben 10,000. 'And then to defy the odds, after the vet said only eight days ago he's not going to make the Stradbroke, it's amazing. 'Here he is and he's now into $15 to win the Stradbroke. 'If he could win, without a doubt, it would top everything and be my greatest moment in racing. 'And that is simply because of Rothfire story and the horse that he is. 'The challenges that this horse has faced is not something I take lightly when I call him the miracle horse. 'You can end up with egg on your face, but I just know this horse is not going to let me down. 'He just won't.' Rob Heathcote – Rothfire at Nudgee Beach for Saturday's paper for Stradbroke Cup (** Ollie Peoples riding Rothfire **). Picture: Nigel Hallett • Lloyd eyes sibling Group 1 success on Stradbroke day As for tactics from barrier 17 – and with many speedy horses drawn out wide – Heathcote says he will just simply leave it to McDonald to work out. McDonald was the party pooper for Rothfire in the Doomben 10,000 but Heathcote is hoping an ace ride can kickstart an almighty party on Stradbroke day. 'I've got J-Mac on, it's as simple as that,' Heathcote said. 'There's your answer. 'He will look at the form and he will think ahead of some of the other riders, that's how good he is. 'I had one bloke who I respect tell me that I had just gained three lengths by putting J-Mac on Rothfire.' Queensland Racing Integrity Commission vets on Friday morning cleared Rothfire to take his place in the Stradbroke. Originally published as 'It's like Hollywood made this up': Rob Heathcote says Stradbroke win with Rothfire would top everything he has achieved
Herald Sun
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Herald Sun
Rob Heathcote still hopeful Rothfire can recover in time for Stradbroke Handicap
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Recovering Rothfire is some chance of conjuring a Stradbroke Handicap 'miracle' after improving 'enormously' when a foot infection broke. Trainer Rob Heathcote said his remarkable Group 1 warrior is a 'slim chance' to line up in the Stradbroke on Saturday week but his prospects have improved. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Heathcote gave Racenet permission to publish video of Rothfire swimming and walking and also an image of the area of concern in his hoof. 'Rothfire has improved enormously, he was swimming this morning,' Heathcote told Racenet. 'The infection was tracked to a coronet band (soft, fleshy area at the top of the hoof where the hoof wall grows) and it (the infection) broke out. 'He's not 100 per cent, but improved enormously when this happened. 'It was a miracle that he raced on earlier in his career after sesamoid fractures and surgery. 'He now needs another miracle to make the race. 'He will not run unless 100 per cent sound. 'I am still happy with his fitness levels.' Heathcote said Rothfire would still need to pass vet and stewards checks but if he continued to improve in the next 48 hours, he was a chance to take his place in the Group 1 Stradbroke on Saturday week. Rothfire is recovering from a hoof infection. Pictures: Trackside Photography, Rob Heathcote stable Seven-year-old marvel Rothfire, coined the 'Thriller from Chinchilla', turned back the clock when producing an incredible run in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 to only narrowly be beaten by Sunshine In Paris. But he then suffered what Heathcote initially believed was a stone bruise. In latest betting, Rothfire is a $26 chance in the Stradbroke on Saturday week. He had been slated to race in the Kingsford Smith Cup, which was originally meant to be raced last Saturday, until the issue surfaced. Originally published as Rob Heathcote still hopeful Rothfire can recover in time for Stradbroke Handicap
Telegraph
04-06-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
‘They're buzzing everywhere': Inside the town hit by a fly infestation
A dark cloud hangs over Royal Leamington Spa, in Warwickshire. If you look closely, it's not raindrops gathering, but millions of small black flies that residents say are making their lives a misery. Abigail and her partner Paul bought their home in the suburb of Heathcote last year. They had no idea they would soon be sharing it with a swarm of uninvited visitors. At 10.30am on Wednesday, Abigail hung a strip of fly paper in her kitchen – as she does every morning. By midday it was speckled with dozens of dead or dying flies that had found their way into the house. Abigail says it is costing her at least £12 a week in fly-prevention measures, from sprays and electric fly-zappers to the screen on the back door. She worries about the effect all those chemicals are having on her six-year-old daughter. Her next-door neighbour hasn't opened her curtains for weeks since the infestation began – they all dread the coming of summer. Abigail and her family are currently in the process of renovating their home and the doors are open much of the day. 'We moved in the winter and no one warned us,' she says. 'We found out for ourselves at the end of February – that was when things changed. The flies have been everywhere constantly since then. They are there when you get something to eat. We daren't open the windows upstairs.' There is also something else in the air in Heathcote: the constant smell of rubbish emanating from a recycling plant at the centre of a sprawling industrial estate. This is the epicentre of the infestation according to local residents, who have been plagued by flies since it opened three years ago. The Amcor plant, which processes 50,000 tonnes of kerbside-collected plastic waste each week, says it has passed all environmental and health checks, but complaints led by Matt Western, the MP for Warwick and Leamington Spa, to warn in the House of Commons of a 'public health risk'. There's something else in the air in Heathcote: the persistent smell of rubbish wafting from a recycling plant at the centre of a sprawling industrial estate. According to local residents, this is the epicentre of an infestation that has plagued the area with flies every spring since the facility opened three years ago. The Amcor plant, which processes 50,000 tonnes of kerbside-collected plastic waste each week, says it has passed all environmental and health checks. But complaints have continued, prompting Matt Western, MP for Warwick and Leamington Spa, to raise concerns in the House of Commons about a potential 'public health risk.' Amcor, formerly known as Berry Circular Polymers, says there is no proven link between the activities at the site and the swarms of flies, which have appeared every spring for the past three years. The streets around Amcor's towering, seemingly spotless stainless-steel plant are named after characters created by William Shakespeare, who lived just a few miles away in Stratford-upon-Avon. Fittingly, it is in Othello that the Bard mentions the 'summer flies in the shambles' – the grim market stalls where butchers once disembowelled animals and processed offal. It's surely coincidence that Othello Avenue lies just a street away, not far from Orsino Close, Shylock Grove and Calpurnia Avenue. In the Royal Horse pub, a group of five elderly women are enjoying their first visit in three years. They had stayed away after their last meal together was ruined by flies. Pat Weake, 85, only booked the table this time after checking whether the problem had been resolved. 'I was told there was, but it hasn't been as bad [recently] so we decided to take a chance,' she says. Thus far their meal hadn't been disturbed by anything more annoying than a Telegraph journalist, but it was still early in the day and they were ready to make a run for it if necessary. Tony Woodcock, 28, and his partner Abbie Sweet are among the area's newer residents, drawn like many young couples to Heathcote's affordable homes. But no one, Tony says, warned them they might be sharing their new life with a swarm of flying insects. Both he and Abbie suffer from respiratory issues, and shortly after moving in, she ended up in A&E with breathing difficulties. They don't know whether the Amcor plant is to blame, but they've begun to wonder if they should have stayed in Lillington, a nearby village where, Tony says, the air was 'pure and sweet'. 'We have a three-year-old daughter and it was a very small flat,' he adds. Tony works wrapping kitchens in vinyl to give them a fresh look at modest cost. Now, he's turning his attention to something more urgent: designing a fly screen using the same skills. Catherine McIntyre, 41, who lives nearby, is dreading the arrival of peak summer. 'It was really bad last year,' the mother of three explains. 'They were getting into the bedroom and everywhere.' At Stagecoach's Leamington Spa bus depot, where vehicles are cleaned before setting off across the country, one driver reported having to deal with more than a dozen flies before he could start his route. Meanwhile, Matt Western painted a grim picture when he raised the issue in Parliament. 'Imagine being in your own home and unable to eat with your family, unable to leave food for even a minute without your kitchen being swarmed with flies, and unable to sleep in your own bed without flies landing on your face,' he said. 'Imagine flies everywhere, in every room of your house, in business premises, in pubs, in restaurants and in takeaways, and vile odours permeating your life, whether at home, walking the streets or driving your car. 'That is the reality for hundreds of families in one part of my constituency. I estimate that as many as 10,000 – if not more – of my constituents are impacted by this. 'This is not just a minor inconvenience; this is ruining people's lives. 'People are getting ill, and some residents are actually selling up. Then there is the all-pervasive foul-smelling odour. Constituents describe the smell as being like 'raw sewage'. They say it is 'sulphuric' and 'toxic'. Many have told me that the smell is utterly unbearable.' An Environment Agency spokesperson confirmed that the Amcor site had been inspected four times since April 1, and apart from a minor breach of 'management techniques', no issues had been found. No one was available for comment yesterday, but a spokesperson for Berry Circular Polymers (now Amcor) had previously stated: 'We take these concerns extremely seriously and although both ourselves and our regulators cannot find a substantial causal link, we are committed to ensuring we do not negatively impact Warwickshire residents.' Few agree. The only ones who don't seem to mind are the flies.
