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West Indies unleash Caribbean storm as Australia crumble in Barbados Test

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内容摘要:PD Titan's handler said the 19-month-old loved barking at people and was "very chatty".

PD Titan's handler said the 19-month-old loved barking at people and was "very chatty".

Philip was Richard's school teacher who spotted his potential, became his legal guardian, lent him his name and helped propel him to international stardom."It was a friendship built for the ages, an unlikely friendship," said Ed Talfan, a producer on new biopic Mr Burton, which was released in UK cinemas on Friday.

West Indies unleash Caribbean storm as Australia crumble in Barbados Test

The film tells the story of Richard's difficult early life in Port Talbot, south Wales.Philip, played by Toby Jones, is portrayed as a serious and cultured man who, alongside teaching English, writes and produces plays.Scrappy young schoolboy Richard, played by

West Indies unleash Caribbean storm as Australia crumble in Barbados Test

, has ambitions to become an actor, so Philip teaches him to stand up straight and transforms his speaking voice by getting him to round his vowels, pronounce his consonants and project.But in fact the two men's backgrounds were more similar than their demeanours ever suggested - and his role in Richard's life would prove to be transformative.

West Indies unleash Caribbean storm as Australia crumble in Barbados Test

Philip grew up 30 miles (48km) from Richard in Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf.

"Philip had a rather tragic and lonely childhood," said historian and Philip's biographer Prof Angela John, who acted as an informal consultant on the film.However, director of finance Fiona Greenway, reported there had been an increase to savings targets for the 2025-26 financial year, which "only makes the challenge more difficult".

She also urged the authority to be cautious over a £220.8m forecast deficit in the current year since "there has been a historic tendency for the financial position to deteriorate" during the year.For this reason, the council should tightly monitor all spending over the remainder of the year, and look further at adult and children's care, homelessness and street-scene improvements, she wrote.

The finance director recommended care packages over a certain weekly cost should be reviewed and approved by a more senior member of staff, for instance, and top suppliers' contracts be negotiated down.To correct the projection, "an additional £11.982m of savings opportunities are being accelerated" from 2025-26 into the current financial year, the report stated.

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