A violin featured in James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic has been auctioned for £54,000 in Wiltshire, alongside other memorabilia from the 1912 shipwreck. The instrument was played by Jonathan Evans-Jones, who portrayed band leader Wallace Hartley, and is prominently shown during the scene where the band plays the hymn “Nearer My God to Thee” as the ship sinks. This sale highlights the enduring interest in artifacts related to the Titanic disaster and its cultural representation in film.
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Multiple travel alerts have been issued following an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia's Far East, prompting tsunami warnings across a dozen countries, including Japan, where nearly two million people have been evacuated. The UK Foreign Office advises following local guidance, although no regions are deemed unsafe for travel except Russia, while major flight disruptions have occurred in several affected areas. Want More Context? 🔎
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