4 hours ago Netflix Monsters star speaks out in support of Menendez brother after harrowing portrayal

Koch plays Erik Menendez in the streaming channel’s hit drama Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which covers the true story of the brothers who murdered their parents at their home in Beverly Hills back in 1989 before trying to pin it on the mafia.

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5 hours ago Secrets of Easter Island revealed as boffins make bombshell 'volcano' claim

Findings based on a study of minerals on extinct volcanoes on Easter Island have turned previous findings on volcanic activity on their head as the dates don't add up

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5 hours ago ‘I am valued here’: the extraordinary film that recreates a disabled boy’s rich digital life

Mats Steen had muscular dystrophy and died very young. But a touching new documentary has used animation and his own posts to reveal the fulfilling gaming life he led in World of Warcraft – right down to his first kissThe night after their son Mats died aged just 25, Trude and Robert Steen sat on the sofa in their living room in Oslo with their daughter Mia. They couldn’t sleep. “Everything was a blur,” remembers Trude of that day 10 years ago. “Then Robert said, ‘Maybe we should reach out to Mats’ friends in World of Warcraft.’”Mats was born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a progressive condition that causes the muscles to weaken gradually. He was diagnosed aged four and started using a wheelchair at 10. By the end of his life, Mats could only move his fingers, and required a tube to...

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6 hours ago 'Baffling' optical illusion of a horse leaves the internet totally confused

An optical illusion has baffled the internet as some can see a grown horse walking forwards, while others can see the animal strolling in a backwards direction

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7 hours ago Ever wondered what happened to Blind Date's most popular contestants? Here's our Graham with a quick reminder...

Alex and Sue Tatham, who met on the show in 1989, renewed their vows this week. But what of the other contestants who made a big impression but didn't find love?

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7 hours ago One of the rarest species of whale in the world sees population increase

Conservationists called on shipping and fishing industries to do more to bring the animals back from the brink of extinction

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7 hours ago Cockatoo ‘living on brioche’ inside Sydney supermarket rescued after four weeks

‘Mickey is everyone in Sydney’s spirit animal at the moment, eating free food,’ New South Wales premier Chris Minns said

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8 hours ago Seven cheetah cubs in India reintroduction project plagued by a new problem

Cubs belong to two female cheetahs brought from South Africa and Namibia in bid to reintroduce animal to India

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9 hours ago Good Samaritan who took in chicken found wandering in the road gets £10,000 police payout after being wrongfully arrested for stealing it

Edward White, who rescues a variety of animals, has been awarded £10,000 after he was wrongly arrested for 'stealing' a Light Sussex hen.

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