66 minutes ago What to stream: 'Squid Game' returns, the movie 'Bird' and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL

The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli's Christmas TV special are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

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67 minutes ago ‘I’m a pain in the backside ... an awkward sod’: Alan Bates on love, justice and the Post Office scandal

He became a household name after ITV turned Britain’s biggest miscarriage of justice into a drama. He reflects on his fight for compensation, turning down an OBE – and getting married on Richard Branson’s island Sir Alan Bates is at home in Llandudno with his wife Suzanne. Or, as he puts it, Lady Suzanne. You might know him better as Mr Bates from the Post Office scandal. He is the man who refused to give up when the Post Office told thousands of subpostmasters that they were inept or corrupt rather than acknowledging they were victims of flawed Horizon computer technology and managerial mendacity. It resulted in the biggest miscarriage of justice Britain has known – more than 900 people convicted of theft or false accounting, 236 jailed, numerous family breakdowns and at least four suicides.For 20 years, few of us knew about the scandal. But gradually his campaign built up steam, thanks largely to his tireless work. In January, ITV turned it into a gripping docudrama, Mr Bates vs t...

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2 hours ago Santa slays and jingle hells: here's why Christmas horror films are the perfect antidote to the season | Paul Syvret

They can be silly and tasteless – and there’s something suitable for almost any age and audienceA clown walks into a bar. Seriously. Bear with me a minute here.The clown sees a Santa Claus impersonator propped up on a stool with a beer. The clown gambols across to sit on Santa’s lap, and then pees his pants before shooting everyone else in the bar. He steals Santa’s costume, ties him up, douses him with liquid nitrogen and proceeds to smash him to bloody pieces. Ho ho ho. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Blake Lively claims Justin Baldoni 'cried' in her dressing room because she didn't look 'hot' enough on set

Justin Baldoni reportedly 'cried' over Blake Lively's appearance early into production on It Ends With Us, the actress alleged in her sexual harassment complaint against the film's director and costar.

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6 hours ago The moment a van reverses into Cardiff shop causing thousands of pounds of damage

CCTV footage taken by owner Atiq Rahman shows the black Vauxhall van mount the kerb outside his premises and reverse into the building once before moving forward and reversing into the building again and then driving away.

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9 hours ago Paddy McGuinness leaves Inside the Factory fans CRINGING after replacing host Gregg Wallace as he makes VERY rude joke amid the axed Masterchef star's sexual miscount scandal

The comedian, 51, was announced as the chef's replacement after he quit the show amid complaints over his alleged 'inappropriate banter' with female staff members over their weight.

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9 hours ago Ange Postecoglou’s unserious Spurs exposed by serious Liverpool | Jonathan Liew

Spurs can win spectacularly and are fun but they could have had Arne Slot in 2023 and instead have the same pot of relaunched stasisLiverpool are serious about this. They’re not in London for souvenirs or sightseeing. They had a game four days earlier, they’ve got another in four days’ time, and so all they really want for Christmas is to get in, get the points and get out. They’d rather do it clean. But they’ll do it dirty if they have to.Above all, they know exactly what they want. Luis Díaz wants to spin off his man and run from deep, and Ryan Gravenberch wants to plug the gaps and get the ball moving, Dominik Szoboszlai wants you to commit, but not until he’s put you half a step off balance first, and Mo Salah wants to be Mo Salah. They can go short or long, hit you from every angle, hurt you from every bit of the pitch. Nine Liverpool players made a key pass in this game, including the goalkeeper and both full-backs. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Love Island's Eyal Booker praised for moving comments to brother Tal amidst sexuality struggles

Television and online star Eyal Booker has been praised for his supportive comments towards his brother Tal, who bravely opened up about his sexuality and feeling comfortable

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12 hours ago Marilyn Monroe 'murdered by Ronnie Kray' as gangster's pal makes chilling claim

A friend of the Kray twins has claimed that notorious British gangster Ronnie Kray confessed to him that he had been the one to murder movie starlet Marilyn Monroe

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