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The star power in the London production will be rivalled by another new version on Broadway pairing Heartstopper's Kit Connor with West Side Story's Rachel Zegler, which will open in September.

Following the 200m – where Liddell took bronze and Abrahams finished sixth - many believed the man who missed the 100m might have rivalled his compatriot for gold in that shorter sprint if his devout beliefs had not counted him out.

In those three months, India would be convulsed by political assassinations, sectarian turmoil and an industrial disaster that rivalled Chernobyl in its loss of life and lasting ecological damage.

"Our findings confirm the Chapman-Silverman storm in February 1872 as one of the most extreme geomagnetic storms in recent history. Its size rivalled those of the Carrington storm in September 1859 and the NY Railroad storm in May 1921," Hayakawa said.

When McCallum arrived in London in 1966, his airport reception from ranks of screaming girls rivalled that of The Beatles.