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Miami Herald
30-06-2025
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
Porsche's Most Elaborate Paint Job Yet Meets The 911 GT3 Touring
BMW is famous for its art cars, but Porsche might be even better at turning cars into decorative machines, and the new Porsche Lëtzebuerg Legacy 911 GT3 Touring created by the Sonderwunsch department illustrates that beautifully. Built to celebrate 75 years of Porsche in Luxembourg, the one-off was crafted in collaboration with local artist Jacques Schneider, with the wingless Touring version chosen as a base because of its understated design, which fits the character of the country it represents. The Red Lion, which is the small country's national animal, appears in several places, but the way in which this design came to life impresses just as much as the overall effect. "This unique sports car embodies the link between Porsche's automotive heritage and Luxembourg's cultural identity," according to Porsche Luxembourg Brand Manager Tom Weber. "It exemplifies a partnership that has lasted for more than 75 years and is characterized by trust, innovation and shared passion." Thus, a simple wrap would not have sufficed. Porsche describes the project and its paint job as the "most elaborate ever produced so far as part of a Sonderwunsch project," claiming that it involved more than 700 hours of work to finish. Related: Porsche Built Two "One-of-a-Kind" The Same Serial Number Painters applied a fine lion graphic (designed by Schneider) in Fire Red over the Ice Grey Metallic bodywork by hand, and this alone "required more than 20 production steps." Porsche adds that a blue tinge in the Ice Grey paint and red lion motifs reference the Luxembourg flag and its coat of arms. But there's more to this intricate one-off than just the new paint job. The standard 20- and 21-inch GT3 alloys have been laser etched with a repeating moniker of 'Vive,' short for 'Vive [long live] Luxembourg,' and from a distance, it almost looks like somebody has fitted the GT3 with beadlock wheels. Elsewhere, the B-pillars have a small plaque with the name of the project (as do the door sills), the front grille features the anniversary number 75, and the badging on the rear lid grille has been painted matte black, matching the wheels. Inside, a map of Luxembourg adorns the headliner, as do the opening lines of the Grand Duchy's national anthem in Schneider's handwriting: "Where the Alzette slowly flows, the Sura plays wild pranks, where fragrant vineyards amply grow. On the Mosella's banks; There lies the land for which we would dare everything down here, our own, our native land which ranks deeply in our hearts." Porsche had to use a special machine here and in the seat center panels and door center panels, saying that this elaborate embroidery is a first for the Sonderwunsch program. Another first is the decision to finish the accelerator pedal in Fire Red to match the exterior accents, which is something this 911 shares in common with the Golf GTI Edition 50. We dare you to mention that to the new owner, though - cars like this, especially ones with new finishing techniques, cost more to customize than buying an entire GTI several times over. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Daily Mirror
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Film crew spotted in Benidorm and it leaves sitcom fans with same theory
When one man saw film crews working their magic in Benidorm, he and other desperate fans all jumped to the same sitcom-related conclusion - but some disputed it Rumours are circulating in Benidorm that something exciting is happening – and it's all about the TV show of the same name. The last series of Benidorm aired in the UK in 2018. For those not in the know, Benidorm is a sitcom that focuses on the adventures of a group of British holidaymakers staying at the Solana holiday resort in Spain. Back in April, fans started speculating that the show would be making a comeback, despite the fact that the creator, Derren Litten, confirmed in 2019 that the tenth series would be the last. But when a TikToker spotted a film crew in Benidorm, he jumped to the conclusion that they must be filming the elusive 11th series. Harry, a Brit in Benidorm who posts on TikTok as @harrytokky, wrote over the top of a video of a film crew on the strip: "Breaking news. Film crews are filming right now in Benidorm outside the Red Lion". At the bottom of the video, he penned: "Wait... are they filming Benidorm series 11 right now?! What do you think?" He showed the camera crew filming, as he gushed: "Holy moly, this is unbelievable". In the short clip, someone in the background could be heard saying they thought it was Benidorm series 11. However, in the comments, people were sceptical, and one woman even put the rumour to bed with the information she'd managed to get from film crews. "I doubt they'd film in peak season," a sceptic wrote, but someone shared: "Another 4 weeks until peak season. They film in the 'Solana' with people on holiday there. They just close off one end of the pool". "They use the tourists as extras in Benidorm, it's well known," another man alleged. Others shared that it couldn't be Benidorm, because none of the beloved actors could be seen in the video. One fumed: "Not hard to tell if it's Benidorm or not." And another penned: "Not to be a Debbie Downer, but Benidorm hasn't officially been commissioned, so unless this is for an announcement ad (which I highly doubt), it's not Benidorm unfortunately". But someone argued, saying: "Makes sense it would be Benidorm though, cause Darren and all the main cast have been cryptic as f*** lately online trying to hint to the fans about a season 11 coming, wouldn't talk about it if there was no chance and now this. I'd say it's likely I can't lie". However, others said they'd seen the crew themselves and stopped to ask more questions. One tourist claimed: "We were walking down before and my dad asked the light crew. They said they can't say what it is but it's a Spanish program!!!!!" Meanwhile, someone else alleged: "They're making a film, not Benidorm. I asked them last night."
Scottish Sun
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
Inside Iran's concrete-encased nuke fortress buried under a mountain & ringed by air defences that Israel MUST destroy
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) IRAN's most heavily fortified nuclear base which Israel must destroy is hidden deep inside a mountain and surrounded by air defences. The infamous Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is the paragon of the Ayatollah's nuclear programme and a symbol of the regime's technological capabilities. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 13 Iran's heavily fortified underground nuclear base is unscathed following Israeli strikes Credit: AFP 13 The Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is the crown jewel of Iran's nuclear programme Credit: AFP 13 Strikes between Israel and Iran come after Tel Aviv accused Tehran of making a nuclear bomb Credit: AFP 13 Located just 100 miles south of the capital Tehran, Fordow is one of two nuclear enrichment sites in the country. The other, which is based in Natanz, was reportedly partially destroyed as part of Israel's operation Rising Lion. The precise missile blitz aimed at crippling Tehran's nuclear weapon developments come as Iran and Israel teeter on the brink of all out war. Both sides continue to exchange deadly missile strikes, following Tel Aviv accusing Tehran of trying to develop a nuclear bomb last week. Despite Israeli airstrikes successfully killing 14 Iranian nuclear scientists, wiping out top military brass and destroying key buildings - Fordow remains unscathed. Buried deep inside the mountains with key facilities embedded up to 100 metres underground, Fordow remains to be a challenging target. Its key purpose is pumping out enriched uranium - critical to developing nuclear warheads. Centrifuges hidden deep down in the bunker are reportedly enriching uranium at up to 60 per cent, just below the crucial 90 per cent needed to create a nuclear weapon. Explaining the goals of operation Red Lion, Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter said that "the entire operation… really has to be completed with the elimination of Fordow.' The key bunker has even been branded as the 'the be-all and end-all of Iran's nuclear operation'. Iran launches missiles at Israel after 'revenge' vow over nuclear site attacks Former Middle East diplomat Brett McGurk said: 'If you don't get Fordow, you haven't eliminated their ability to produce weapons-grade material.' Protected within an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp base, the mountainous site is heavily surveilled. Guard towers stand 25 metres apart, primed air defences ring the perimeter, and a support headquarters is stationed nearby. Satellite imagery shows two massive rings of steel fencing around the site - each with heavily armed checkpoints along the entrance road. Up to three tunnel entrances can be seen in the centre - each one heavily guarded. 13 Firefighters work at the site on a strike in Tel Aviv Credit: Reuters 13 The base is heavily protected by air defences and has been built into a mountain Credit: AFP 13 Fordow is protected against a range of conventional bomb attacks and could potentially even fend off hugely powerful so-called "bunker buster" bombs. The world's largest bomb is the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, delivered by B-2 bombers and exclusively made by the US. These may be enough to reach the base's deepest points, according to reports. But Washington has made its stance clear on the unilateral operation Red Lion, saying it would not directly get involved in Israel's conflict with Iran. The Ayatollah's pariah state has been enriching uranium at Fordow since September 2011. The site's existence was revealed two years before that, when British, French and US intelligence reports detailed a secret facility 'inconsistent with a peaceful [nuclear] programme.' The Islamic Republic has long denied seeking to develop nuclear weapons. 13 A satellite image shows the Natanz nuclear facility after an Israeli airstrike in Iran June 14 Credit: Reuters 13 Workers at an enrichment control room at a facility in Natanz, Iran's other nuclear enrichment base Credit: ITV 13 But last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Iran had been producing 60 per cent purity uranium. This uranium would be capable of being further enriched to the 90 per cent weapons grade benchmark. Israel said this was proof that Iran was building a nuclear bomb -before launching their sophisticated missile blitz. On Monday, Pakistan warned they would nuke Israel, according to a senior Iranian general amid the deadly missile salvos across the Middle East. Strikes have been raining down across both countries for the last four days - with the US embassy in Tel Aviv now being damaged. Which Iranian military chiefs and scientists have been killed? ISRAEL has dealt a major blow to Iran's command chain - wiping out several of its top brass. Key nuclear scientists have also been eliminated in Israel's overnight strikes. Those killed include: Generals Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri , chief of staff of the armed forces and the second-highest commander after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , chief of staff of the armed forces and the second-highest commander after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Gen. Hossein Salami , commander in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps , commander in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Gen. Gholamali Rashid , deputy commander in chief of the armed forces , deputy commander in chief of the armed forces Ali Shamkhan , key adviser and confidant of Khamenei , key adviser and confidant of Khamenei Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces Nuclear scientists Fereydoun Abbasi , the former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran , the former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Dr Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, theoretical physicist and president of the Islamic Azad University in Tehran Tension is now skyrocketing as the conflict threatens to spiral into a wider regional war with Pakistan also calling for the Islamic world to back Iran. America could also be pulled into the conflict, with Donald Trump warning the "full strength and might" of the US military would be used if American assets were targeted. Damage to the embassy was done during a third night of fierce missile exchange between Iran and Israel, with Benjamin Netanyahu claiming "regime change" in Tehran is imminent. Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador in Israel, said the embassy in Tel Aviv was damaged 'from concussions of Iranian missile hits' near the building but that no personnel were injured. Benjamin Netanyahu said just before his latest blitz that Iran is now "very weak" as he warned of an impending "regime change" in Tehran. 13 B-2 Bombers may be able to strike deep enough on Fordow base 13 Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Ashkelon, Israel Credit: Reuters
The Irish Sun
16-06-2025
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
Inside Iran's concrete-encased nuke fortress buried under a mountain & ringed by air defences that Israel MUST destroy
IRAN's most heavily fortified nuclear base which Israel must destroy is hidden deep inside a mountain and surrounded by air defences. The infamous Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is the paragon of the Ayatollah's nuclear programme and a symbol of the regime's technological capabilities. 13 Iran's heavily fortified underground nuclear base is unscathed following Israeli strikes Credit: AFP 13 The Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is the crown jewel of Iran's nuclear programme Credit: AFP 13 Strikes between Israel and Iran come after Tel Aviv accused Tehran of making a nuclear bomb Credit: AFP 13 Located just 100 miles south of the capital Tehran, Fordow is one of two nuclear enrichment sites in the country. The other, which is based in Natanz, was reportedly The precise missile blitz aimed at Both sides continue to exchange Despite Buried deep inside the mountains with key facilities embedded up to 100 metres underground, Fordow remains to be a challenging target . Its key purpose is pumping out enriched uranium - critical to developing nuclear warheads. Centrifuges hidden deep down in the bunker are reportedly enriching uranium at up to 60 per cent, just below the crucial 90 per cent needed to create a nuclear weapon. Most read in The US Sun Explaining the goals of operation Red Lion, Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter said that "the entire operation… really has to be completed with the elimination of Fordow.' The key bunker has even been branded as the 'the be-all and end-all of Iran's nuclear operation'. Iran launches missiles at Israel after 'revenge' vow over nuclear site attacks Former Middle East diplomat Brett McGurk said: 'If you don't get Fordow, you haven't eliminated their ability to produce weapons-grade material.' Protected within an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp base, the mountainous site is heavily surveilled. Guard towers stand 25 metres apart, primed air defences ring the perimeter, and a support headquarters is stationed nearby. Satellite imagery shows two massive rings of steel fencing around the site - each with heavily armed checkpoints along the entrance road. Up to three tunnel entrances can be seen in the centre - each one heavily guarded. 13 Firefighters work at the site on a strike in Tel Aviv Credit: Reuters 13 The base is heavily protected by air defences and has been built into a mountain Credit: AFP 13 Fordow is protected against a range of conventional bomb attacks and could potentially even fend off hugely powerful so-called "bunker buster" bombs. The world's largest bomb is the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, delivered by B-2 bombers and exclusively made by the US. These may be enough to reach the base's deepest points, according to reports. But Washington has made its stance clear on the unilateral operation Red Lion, saying it would not Israel 's conflict with Iran. The Ayatollah's pariah state has been enriching uranium at Fordow since September 2011. The site's existence was revealed two years before that, when British, French and US intelligence reports detailed a secret facility 'inconsistent with a peaceful [nuclear] programme.' The Islamic Republic has long denied seeking to develop nuclear weapons. 13 A satellite image shows the Natanz nuclear facility after an Israeli airstrike in Iran June 14 Credit: Reuters 13 Workers at an enrichment control room at a facility in Natanz, Iran's other nuclear enrichment base 13 But last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Iran had been This uranium would be capable of being further enriched to the 90 per cent weapons grade benchmark. Israel said this was proof that Iran was building a nuclear bomb -before launching their sophisticated missile blitz. On Monday, Pakistan warned they would nuke Israel, according to a senior Iranian general amid the deadly missile salvos across the Middle East. Strikes have been raining down across both countries for the last four days - with the US embassy in Tel Aviv now being damaged. Which Iranian military chiefs and scientists have been killed? ISRAEL has dealt a major blow to Iran's command chain - wiping out several of its top brass. Key nuclear scientists have also been eliminated in Israel's overnight strikes. Those killed include: Generals Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri , chief of staff of the armed forces and the second-highest commander after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Gen. Hossein Salami , commander in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Gen. Gholamali Rashid , deputy commander in chief of the armed forces Ali Shamkhan , key adviser and confidant of Khamenei Amir Ali Hajizadeh , commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces Nuclear scientists Fereydoun Abbasi , the former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Dr Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi , theoretical physicist and president of the Islamic Azad University in Tehran Tension is now skyrocketing as the conflict threatens to spiral into a wider regional war with Pakistan also calling for the Islamic world to back Iran. America could also be pulled into the conflict, with Damage to the embassy was done during a third night of fierce missile exchange between Iran and Israel, with Read more on the Irish Sun Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador in Israel, said the embassy in Tel Aviv was damaged 'from concussions of Iranian missile hits' near the building but that no personnel were injured. Benjamin Netanyahu said just before his latest blitz that Iran is now "very weak" as he warned of an impending "regime change" in Tehran. 13 B-2 Bombers may be able to strike deep enough on Fordow base 13 Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Ashkelon, Israel Credit: Reuters 13 Damage over residential homes in Tel Aviv Credit: Reuters
Spectator
11-06-2025
- Spectator
The lure of St James's
Procrastination may be the thief of time, but in the right circumstances, it can be fun. The other day, I was enjoying myself in St James's, my favourite London arrondissement. There are delightful contrasts, from the grandeur of the royal palaces and the St James's Street clubs to the charming, intimate side streets and alleys with their pubs and restaurants. The late Jacob Rothschild would often cross from his palatial office in Spencer House to Crown Passage, in order to lunch at Il Vicolo (regularly praised here). His Lordship never bothered to reserve a table. Instead, he would send someone across with his form of booking: a bottle of Château Lafite. Crown Passage is also home to the Red Lion, one of the oldest hostelries in London. It has excellent beer, no music and no teenagers. One grows curmudgeonly with age. Though I never thought of Alan Clark as a pub habitué, he did visit the Red Lion, where he was indeed an egregious figure – to employ correctly just about the most misused adjective in current English. But he always seemed to enjoy himself: a change from Brooks's, perhaps. St James's is also full of art galleries and someone then said that there was an interesting exhibition round the corner in Mason's Yard. We went and were not disappointed. Harry Moore-Gwyn specialises in British art from the late 19th century onwards. His current offerings are all easily worth a visit. There are renowned names: Gwen John, Walter Sickert, Charles Rennie Mackintosh et al. But there were other figures whom I had never come across (so much the worse for me) such as Herbert Dalziel. However, I was particularly interested in Harry's Roger Frys. Fry, though no genius, was a serious painter who ought to be re-evaluated. Harry's walls offer much to enjoy, much to think about, much to covet, and after those pleasures, you are no distance from food and drink. Later on, our conversation moved on to another art form: winemaking. A friend had just come back from South Africa and was able to bring some good news from that benighted land. Since the passing of the old regime, the wine industry has flourished. Foreign markets are much easier, and there has been a lot of investment. It remains to be seen whether all this will continue to flourish as so much of that potentially glorious country succumbs to chaos. His Lordship would send someone across with his form of booking: a bottle of Château Lafite We heard one depressing non-economic story. Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country is much the finest literary work to come from South Africa. Everyone ought to read it. But a (white) youngster, educated at a good South African private school, had never even heard of it. Cry, indeed. South Africa has produced fine wine for centuries. But today the vineyards have spread outwards from the Stellenbosch region, especially to Swartland, which I have never visited. I am told that the winemakers are optimistic. Theirs is, of course, an optimistic profession. But let us hope they are right. The theme broadened to wine and war. During both world wars the French made remarkable quantities of wine, some of it excellent. Then again, for the poilus, wine was the equivalent of grog for the Royal Navy. If wine had not been available, the mutinies would have been much worse. Even so, miracles were achieved. I remember Alan Clark – no pub that day – treating David Owen and me to a bottle of 1916 La Mission Haut-Brion (in the Diaries, he says 'Latour' but I trust my own memory). Those grapes were ripening during the Somme. The grapes of wrath can produce great wine.
