14 hours ago I’ve been testing this LED face mask for two months and it’s a miracle worker

With anti-ageing and blemish-busting features, does this device blow other LED masks out of the water?

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19 hours ago Noble FoKus Rex5 ear buds review: £400 is a lot of cash but these buds amaze

Noble has released its latest set of ear buds and the price of the FoKus Rex5s will be enough to make your eyes water but they do deliver one of the best audio experiences available for folk seeking total immersion on-the-go

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22 hours ago Netflix fans told to watch 'one of the best slashers of the 90s' starring a young Joshua Jackson

The 1998 horror film has become a cult classic and is loved by fans of the genre - and it's available to watch on Netflix

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3 hours ago The Crow Girl is a gripping whodunit that brings a Scandi chill to the West Country

Excellent performances from Eve Myles and Dougray Scott illuminate a series that’s not afraid to get much darker than the average streaming thriller

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15 hours ago There are positives – Reece James upbeat despite Chelsea’s winless run extending

Enzo Maresca’s side are now five games without a win in the Premier League despite their captain’s dramatic late intervention at Stamford Bridge.

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20 hours ago Captain Tom's family 'slash price of £2.25m mansion and wipe his name from listing'

Captain Tom’s family appear to have removed any mention of the late centenarian from the property listing

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23 hours ago The Spin | South Africa in the Test Championship final should be celebrated not belittled

Claim the Proteas got there ‘on the back of beating pretty much nobody’ shows lack of respect for their achievementsSouth Africans were still celebrating their side’s passage into the World Test Championship final, secured after the fast bowler Kagiso Rabada cosplayed as Brian Lara in a nerve-jangling two-wicket win against Pakistan, when Michael Vaughan sought to pour cold water over the parade.Speaking on Fox Cricket the former England captain, who left his post in 2008 after losing a home series against South Africa, declared that the Proteas got to the final “on the back of beating pretty much nobody”. He said Temba Bavuma’s team didn’t “warrant being in the World Test Championship final with whom they have played over the last two years”. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Japan YouTuber novelist woos global audience with visual, accessible horror

He wears a black bodysuit and a white mask, speaks in an electronically altered squeaky voice and makes creepiness his signature mode of art

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16 hours ago One of Them Days review – Keke Palmer and SZA take a bumpy but fun ride

The stars shine in bright and boisterous new buddy comedy, executive produced by Issa Rae, that only stumbles when it leans into cartoonI will be the first to say: I miss Insecure, which left a dynamic duo-sized hole in the TV landscape since it concluded in December 2021. Issa Rae’s era-shaping series was about many things – the Black community in south Los Angeles, the diversity pablums of the 2010s, millennial dating, for starters – but at its core, it was a seminal portrait of longstanding, complex female friendship in one’s late 20s, the kind forged by time, ridiculous escapades and plenty of meaty conflict for viewers to hash out at the proverbial water cooler.The shadow of the erstwhile HBO series looms large over One of Them Days, a boisterous new buddy comedy executive produced by Rae and penned by the former show writer Syreeta Singleton. Also set in south Los Angeles – albeit on one sweltering, no-good first of the month, when the rent is due and tenancy is in flux – One ...

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24 hours ago Captain Tom’s family cut £250k from mansion price – and cull mentions of pensioner from listing

Covid fundraiser’s loved ones faced fierce criticism over their handling of charity set up in his name

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3 hours ago Mel Gibson stunned as firefighter makes bombshell claim on horror drive through LA's fire ravaged neighborhood

Actor Mel Gibson was stunned after a firefighter made a bombshell claim while they drove through the fire-devastated neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

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17 hours ago BAFTA nominations: Wicked, Conclave and Donald Trump biopic top list of nods

Musicals, horror and Donald Trump stand to scoop awards at the 2025 BAFTAs - while the future of the Oscars hangs in the balance.

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24 hours ago Captain Tom’s family slash £250,000 from asking price of country mansion as it fails to sell

Covid fundraiser’s loved ones removed any mention of him from online listing

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3 hours ago The Crow Girl review – a gripping crime drama that fills you with hope for the world’s good people

This confident, stylish adaptation of a Scandinavian bestseller is an extremely well-made thriller about the race to track down a serial child killerThe most striking thing about The Crow Girl is the sight of young male bodies lying dead all over the place. It’s quite shocking. Those poor boys, you think. Isn’t it terrible? How could anyone ? It has the twin effects of drawing you deeper into the plot and showing you how inured we have become to the sight of young dead female bodies used as scenery and plot points. It’s good to be reminded now and then, I think, of what we deem normal and where we draw our cultural lines and have our consciousnesses and consciences shaken awake.Now that I’ve crow-barred that outrageous feminist point in – to business! This psychological thriller has been adapted by Milly Thomas from the Scandinavian bestseller of the same name by Erik Axl Sund. Eve Myles plays domestically harassed wife and mother (though in a far more credible way than is customary...

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17 hours ago Tommy the Bruce, by James Yorkston review: 'The satellite characters are straight from central casting'

The new novel from acclaimed musician James Yorkston , writes Stuart Kelly

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26 hours ago Ricky Gervais fans joke his Hampstead mansion has 'hospital vibes' as he shares look inside £14.5m home

Fans said it looked like a ‘psych ward’ and compared it to a horror movie set

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5 hours ago Readers' Letters: It's cultural cowardice to remove Robert Burns from Higher English subjects

According to Neal Ascherson, (London Review of Books, June 1st 2023), just off Friedrichstrasse in Berlin, there is a faded bronze plaque set into a wall. It commemorates the barricade fighters of the 1848 revolution, who defended themselves against the Second Royal Regiment of Prussia. The words on the plaque, says Ascherson, include a German translation of Robert Burns' - 'It's coming yet, for a that/That man to man the warld oer/Shall brothers be for a that'.

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17 hours ago The Book of Goldikus Vol 1 review: a treasure trove for the British raver

If you look back over the decades, it is easy to pick out seminal record labels that set the tone for the music they championed. From the infamous 1960s Motown R&B and Soul label, to punk rock and new waves Stiff in the 70s; followed by London’s own Rough Trade label in the 80s that supported independent music – with the likes of The Libertines, The Strokes and Pulp on their books. The 90s saw the birth of Goldie’s Metalheadz. It started as an underground label born out of the heads of three aspiring and upcoming DJs – Kemistry, Storm and Goldie – whilst sat around their kitchen table in London. Their mission was to elevate Drum & Bass and Jungle music from its underground origins to a more mainstream and global audience. And it reshaped the electronic music as we know it, transforming it into a cultural movement.

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30 hours ago Captain Tom's daughter 'slashes price tag on £2.25million home with demolished spa' in an attempt to flog it after months on the market

The seven-bedroom house in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, has been on the market since April 2024 and boasted a hefty £2.25million price tag.

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5 hours ago Israeli strikes on Gaza reported after Sunday ceasefire deal with Hamas announced – live

Medics in Palestinian territory say more than 30 killed in strikes late on Wednesday; Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘final details’ of deal still being worked on ahead of security cabinet meetingGaza ceasefire deal: what we know so far A ceasefire deal is here. For Gaza, the Middle East and the world, the future remains unknown Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire deal, pausing the war in Gaza and designed to broker an end to the brutal 15-month conflict. The agreement is set to be officially accepted by Israel after a cabinet meeting on Thursday.The announcement on Wednesday night from Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, was made after weeks of negotiations in the Qatari capital, Doha. There were intensified efforts in recent days to hammer out the final details after increased pressure on Israel to reach a deal from the US president-elect, Donald Trump, which Sheikh Mohammed acknowledged in his media conference.Israel’s prime minister, Ben...

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17 hours ago Lloyds Banking Group: second major UK office closure in one day announced

1000s of customer service roles are under review, which could impact customer support 💼

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32 hours ago Captain Tom's daughter 'slashes price tag on £2.25million home with demolished spa' in an attempt to flog it after months on the market

The seven-bedroom house in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, has been on the market since April 2024 and boasted a hefty £2.25million price tag.

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11 hours ago Horror after evil stepdad repeatedly hurled boy, 2, into swimming pool before he drowned

Two-year-old Daxton Ray Bull died on June 17 in Arkansas, after he drowned in a swimming pool that his mother's evil boyfriend, Dakota Shawn Hays, 29, repeatedly threw him in.

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18 hours ago Sofia Vergara and Lewis Hamilton spark romance rumours on 'lunch date'

Sofia Vergara and Lewis Hamilton have sparked romance rumours after the pair were spotted on a 'date' in New York City, grabbing a bite to eat looking all smiles

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12 hours ago Disgraced doctor caused boy's penis to 'explode' in slew of horror backstreet circumcisions

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: The former paediatrician was caught with bloodied scissors that had traces of human skin on them and rusty equipment after cops probed the unregulated circumcision service he ran

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20 hours ago Tributes paid to Ayrshire rugby legend and former Scotland skipper Peter Brown

Brown, affectionately known as ‘PC’ because his first two names were Peter Currie, was Troon born and bred, and rose through the ranks to captain the Scotland side.

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16 hours ago French investigate woman’s death in ‘extremely fast and violent’ collision between two British skiers in Alps

The 62-year-old reportedly died on a black slope in Les Arcs resort after a horror collision with another British national

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22 hours ago Moving the Goalposts | ‘We’re witnessing extraordinary change’: Ecuador get ready for Copa América Femenina

Captain Gigi Moreira talks about women’s football development in her country and working with her sister to produce the next generation of playersGigi Moreira is more than just the captain of Ecuador’s women’s national team – she’s an ambassador for a country that this summer has a chance to showcase the steps forward it has taken when it hosts the 2025 Copa América Femenina in July and August. The tournament represents a real opportunity to accelerate the growth of the women’s game in the region.The 32-year-old defender, who is playing for Fundación Albacete in Spain’s second division, has worked tirelessly to transform Ecuadorian women’s football for years now with her sister, Gissela, and they founded Moreira Fútbol Femenino, the country’s first football school exclusively for girls, in 2015. The school offers training for girls as young as four – an opportunity the sisters never had.This is an extract from our free weekly email, Moving the Goalposts. To get the full edition, vis...

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16 hours ago Virgil van Dijk response speaks volumes as he hits back at Liverpool claims

Liverpool have won only three games in their last seven matches in all competitions after a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest, but captain Virgil van Dijk is refusing to panic and dismissed suggestions they are in a crisis

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22 hours ago Emmanuelle review – 70s odyssey of saucy self awakening gets a Hong Kong

Noémie Merlant, Naomi Watts and Will Sharpe languish in a luxurious hotel in Audrey Diwan’s self-conscious remake of the classic French softcore dramaIf anyone could have rebooted and revitalised the much-mocked 70s softcore-sexy franchise Emmanuelle, you would think it would be that formidably smart film-maker Audrey Diwan, winner of the Venice Golden Lion for her drama Happening. In the porn-chic era of 1974, Emmanuelle was an odyssey of saucy self-awakening which featured Sylvia Kristel seated on the iconic rattan chair, and was directed by Just Jaeckin, the man with the most outrageous name in adult entertainment. In theory, this meisterwerk is ripe for reinvention as a spectacle of unapologetic sensuality in our new world of the sex-positive and kitsch-positive.But even with Noémie Merlant as her lead and no less a film-maker than Rebecca Zlotowski working with Diwan on the screenplay, this Emmanuelle 2.0 comes across as inert and self-conscious, confusing torpor with languor, ...

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17 hours ago TikTok ban latest: App reveals shutdown plans in the US as Jan 19 deadline looms

Supreme Court is set to review ban, and Donald Trump opposes it – but the app looks set to go dark as a deadline arrives this weekend

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23 hours ago Harry Maguire has done only what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did at Manchester United

Harry Maguire had a good first season at Man United, a decent second one, a disastrous third and a worst fourth. Then he lost the captaincy and became a captain.

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17 hours ago Life in US prison 'not ok' as inmates suffer rampant hunger to 'squat and cough' horror

EXCLUSIVE: “You can’t use the bathroom without it being out in the open in a lot of places, it’s just stuff you deal with that should never be normalised that becomes part of your normal day", says ex-inmate Ian Eastman

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23 hours ago Mark Cavendish recalls moment 'zombie knife' was held to his throat in front of child

Cycling great Mark Cavendish has opened up on the horrifying robbery which saw him threatened with a knife in front of his wife and child, leaving him mentally scarred

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17 hours ago Dog attack horror as boy, 8, 'maliciously mauled' to death by two loose animals

Michael Millett, 8, who was riding his bike, had stopped to pet the loose dogs when he was violently attacked on Monday evening near Deland, Florida, according to police

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23 hours ago Andrew Malkinson ‘vindicated’ after resignation of case review board boss

Criminal Cases Review Commission chairwoman Helen Pitcher quit on Tuesday, claiming she had been made a ‘scapegoat’ in the case.

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20 hours ago ‘I applaud the EPA’: agency launches formal review of five toxic chemicals

Review could lead to bans on plastic chemicals including vinyl chloride, compound at center of 2023 Ohio train wreckThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a formal review of five highly toxic plastic chemicals, including vinyl chloride, the notorious compound at the center of the East Palestine, Ohio, train wreck fire. The move could lead to strong limits or bans on the substances.Vinyl chloride is most commonly used in PVC pipe and packaging production, but is also cancerous and highly flammable. For about 50 years, the federal government has considered limits on the substance, but industry has thwarted most regulatory efforts, hidden the substances’ risks and is already mobilizing against the new review. Continue reading...

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24 hours ago Review: Timothée Chalamet's Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown a 'frustratingly basic' offering

James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic takes a frustratingly basic and sanitised approach to the complicated life of its subject, writes Alistair Harkness

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21 hours ago Driver in horror A7 crash missing and 'may be injured' as woman left in hospital

Shane Donnelly/Barr, believed to be the driver of the other car involved in the smash, was not at the scene when police arrived with cops now searching for him.

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24 hours ago Here review – Hanks and Wright add folksy charm to Robert Zemeckis single

Set in the same spot – from prehistory onwards – Zemeckis’s sentimental drama is an odd combination of cosmic ambition and domestic intimacyRobert Zemeckis’s sentimental family heartwarmer, adapted by him and co-screenwriter Eric Roth from the graphic novel of the same name by Richard McGuire, is the movie equivalent of a book club choice; the star is a family home, the “here” of the title. Or rather: it’s the living room in a Philadelphia house where so much generational drama plays out. Here is an odd combination of cosmic ambition and hyper-local domestic intimacy, clearly influenced at some level by Noël Coward’s play and movie This Happy Breed, about scenes in the life of a London family in the same house. The dreamy quirkiness keeps you watching and the folksy warmth of performances from Tom Hanks and Robin Wright encourage you to cut it some slack.The film switches back and forth between eras, with scene-transitions managed with split-screens and inset-panels (a nod to its gr...

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21 hours ago Plane horror as passenger dies on board Air France flight from Paris to Boston despite doctor trying to save them

A passenger has died on board Air France flight from Paris to Boston despite doctor trying to save them.

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25 hours ago Rose Gray – ‘Louder, Please’ review: transcendence and escapism from London’s underground raves

Rose Gray – ‘Louder, Please’ review: transcendence and escapism from London’s underground raves  NME

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21 hours ago They put me in the same room as new mothers... I was bleeding so heavily I had to wear a nappy. They gave me no support: Love Island's Sharon Gaffka opens up on the horror of her miscarriage

Whenever Sharon Gaffka sees a mother pushing her baby in a pram or a toddler playing in the park, she starts to think of her own child - who would be celebrating their third birthday this summer.

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26 hours ago William Tell review – limbs fly as Claes Bang’s medieval hero rallies a Swiss army

A classy cast plays it straight in this enjoyably daft action epic about the crossbow sharpshooter forced to shoot an apple from his son’s headNick Hamm lets rip with some gonzo Game of Thrones craziness in his retelling of the William Tell myth with a blue-chip cast. Limbs get chopped off in a style I haven’t seen since the days of Monty Python’s Black Knight. It’s the story of the 14th-century Swiss folk hero and crossbow artist, a peaceful farmer and huntsman who has endured continual tyranny and humiliation at the hands of his Austrian Habsburg masters, and finally rises up against them on a coward-of-the-county basis; the flashpoint being made to shoot an apple from his son’s head for the sneering amusement of the Habsburg nobleman Gessler.It’s adapted by Hamm from the 1804 play by Schiller (not many action movies can boast that), but gives Tell a Muslim wife and adopted son that Schiller didn’t imagine; a flashback reveals this to be the result of Tell’s experiences in the Cru...

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21 hours ago Netflix adds 'scariest horror films of all time' and fans say 'it messes you up'

A film fan has warned that the movie is not for the faint-hearted and will leave you 'scared of the dark and looking at your ceiling for months' with an 'absolute sense of dread'

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31 hours ago The making of Maro Itoje, England's new captain who's tipped to be Prime Minister one day: Straight As at Harrow, a psychologist to boost his pep talks and why Eddie Jones held him back for so long

NIK SIMON: It was a cold November evening in 2014 when Maro Itoje stopped in the Saracens car park to talk about his first experience as a senior captain.

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21 hours ago Netflix adds 'scariest horror film of all time' and fans say 'it messes you up'

A film fan has warned that the movie is not for the faint-hearted and will leave you 'scared of the dark and looking at your ceiling for months' with an 'absolute sense of dread'

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33 hours ago Chelsea told why late Reece James equaliser against Bournemouth 'should not have stood'

Frustrated Cherries boss Andoni Iraola laments failure to rule out Blues captain’s last-gasp free-kick

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21 hours ago Eight dogs savage girl, 11, who cried 'Mummy am I going to die?' in farm visit horror

The pack of eight Labradors attacked the woman and girl in two separate incidents that left both victims with wounds across their bodies some of which will be with them for the rest of their lives

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