3 hours ago You’re Cordially Invited review – Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell carry fun comedy

A pair of duelling weddings leads to war in this surprisingly funny, if a little overstuffed, Amazon comedyIn the doldrums of January, with Hollywood gracelessly dumping its shoddiest films, one would have understandable scepticism over Amazon’s glossy wedding confection You’re Cordially Invited. Recent attempts to replicate the big studio comedy for a streaming audience have almost all failed, from the intolerable Vacation Friends movies to Amazon’s heinous Space Cadet to joyless big-star Netflix vehicles like the recent Diaz/Foxx mess Back in Action. Even its stars have tried – Reese Witherspoon with charmless rom-com Your Place or Mine and Will Ferrell with grating Christmas musical Spirited – so expectations weren’t just low, they were deep underground.It also didn’t help that Amazon refused to provide screeners to press, a clear sign that something was up. But even with the many low bars this would all put in place, there’s a surprising amount of low-rent fun to be had here, a ...

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7 hours ago FBI pick Kash Patel refuses to answer if he would target Trump opponents at hearing

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16 hours ago Denise Welch, 66, shows off incredible 2.5st weight loss in a blue swimsuit as she reveals why she's cropped her husband out of beach snap

Denise Welch looked sensational in a blue swimsuit as she posed for an Instagram photo on the beach during a sun-soaked holiday abroad on Wednesday.

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14 hours ago The three ‘essential’ kettlebell exercises for health and longevity, according to an expert strength coach

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10 hours ago Amazon cuts price of bulk buy Kinder chocolate box by 8% and it's perfect to store for Easter

This Kinder chocolate deal on Amazon is perfect to save for Easter

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9 hours ago Real reason Justin Bieber looked stressed in New York as wife Hailey desperately tries to help him

The singer, 30, looked uncomfortable wearing a baggy yellow hoodie and ill-fitting beige trousers during an outing in Manhattan amid reports of marital woes with wife Hailey.

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10 hours ago 'Brilliant' £9 shoe grips on Amazon that are a 'lifesaver' in ice and snow

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9 hours ago The best holidays to book for March 2025, from Puglia’s coastline to Moroccan adventures

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11 hours ago Uniqlo's 'incredible' £13 bag in 10 colours praised for 'fitting everything'

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19 hours ago In the most untouched, pristine parts of the Amazon, birds are dying. Scientists may finally know why

Populations have been falling for decades, even in tracts of forest undamaged by humans. Experts have spent two decades trying to understand what is going onSomething was happening to the birds at Tiputini. The biodiversity research centre, buried deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, has always been special. It is astonishingly remote: a tiny scattering of research cabins in 1.7m hectares (4.2m acres) of virgin forest. For scientists, it comes about as close as you can to observing rainforest wildlife in a world untouched by human industry.Almost every year since his arrival in 2000, ecologist John G Blake had been there to count the birds. Rising before the sun, he would record the density and variety of the dawn chorus. Slowly walking the perimeter of the plots, he noted every species he saw. And for one day every year, he and other researchers would cast huge “mist” nets that caught flying birds in their weave, where they would be counted, untangled and freed. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago British holiday chief tells Canary Islands to stop playing a 'dangerous game' and end anti

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12 hours ago Amazon slashes price of 'subtle' and 'refreshing' £100 Burberry floral perfume to £34

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12 hours ago The 'bargain' £40 smartwatch Amazon users say is 'basically the same' as an Apple watch

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13 hours ago Friends of John Prescott say it was 'amazing' how he dealt with silent disease

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14 hours ago 'These £14 wireless earphones from Amazon sound so much better than my Beats headphones'

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14 hours ago ‘I ditched my Beats headphones for £14 wireless earbuds from Amazon and the sound was better'

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12 hours ago Linda Robson breaks down in tears on Loose Women recounting rise to fame on Birds Of A Feather with 'amazing' Pauline Quirke after her heartbreaking dementia diagnosis

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15 hours ago Anyone booking a holiday with one travel agent can get a refund if the price changes after booking

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12 hours ago Is Center Parcs coming to Scotland? What to know about the latest holiday village plans in development

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16 hours ago Amazon is now selling tiny but powerful Ultimate Ears bluetooth speaker for under £70

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13 hours ago Denise Welch stuns in bold blue swimwear on sun soaked trip after 2.5 stone weight loss

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16 hours ago Wowcher's travel deals include romantic escapes in the Lake District to Barcelona breaks

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14 hours ago Walking for 15 minutes after eating has an ‘immediate effect’ and can protect your health long

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25 hours ago Is moving to Dubai really all it's cracked up to be? From the price of accommodation, to shopping, energy bills and taxes, the real cost of starting a new life in the holiday hotspot

Moving from the UK to the United Arab Emirates has become a well-trodden path for Britons in recent years, and Amir Khan has become the latest to head to Dubai after a terrifying London gunpoint robbery.

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14 hours ago What happened when I tried a traditional Russian wellness ritual loved by biohackers

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15 hours ago Leo Woodall and Meghann Fahy: Inside their White Lotus romance after Bridget Jones UK premiere

From going Instagram official to a luxurious beach holiday over the New Year, the couple has shown that they’re going the distance

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15 hours ago Australia’s King spins web that beguiles England’s batters in women’s Ashes Test

Women’s Ashes Test, day one: England 170; Australia 56-1Only Nat Sciver-Brunt’s half-century offers resistanceAnd so it finally arrived: the first day of women’s Test cricket at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground since 1949. Long-planned by Cricket Australia, there was a crackle of history in the air, as Alyssa Healy (ruled fit to play at the 11th hour) wore the legendary Betty Wilson’s green blazer out to the middle for the toss, before a procession of former Australia Test captains – from Marg Jennings to Rachael Haynes – led the way onto the field to begin the anthems.Then, as Alana King spun her web around England - taking four for 45 as the visitors fell to 170 all out in 71.4 overs - the spirit of a legendary leg-spinner echoed around the ground. No, not Shane Warne, but Peggy Antonio, the Melburnian factory-worker who took six for 49 the first time a women’s Test was played at this ground in January 1935. Her achievement is marked on the honours board in the home changing ro...

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15 hours ago Shaun Murphy reveals amazing response from spectator to Kyren Wilson swipe

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15 hours ago Leo Woodall and Meghann Fahy's relationship: Inside their White Lotus romance after Bridget Jones UK premiere

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