39 h. ago Dudes review – do teenage girls really tell their dads to have prolific sex?

This dismal German comedy about middle-aged men features plots so utterly ridiculous you feel sorry for the actors. It’s crass, dull and utterly lacking in actual jokesA fortysomething alpha male, a sad sack, a playboy and an intellectual walk into a German sitcom. Eight episodes of Dudes ensues. I do not speak German and can only hope it plays better in the original. In fact, the original-original is a Spanish comedy called Machos Alfa. That is now into its third season, which suggests it at least had a charm that has become lost in translation.The alpha here is Ulf (Tom Beck). He is tall, dark, handsome, high-earning, married to an increasingly influential influencer, and he and his immaculate facial hair are on the verge of promotion to CEO of the magazine publishing company he has worked at for the last 20 years. But what’s this? He is denied his dues by the advent of Vanessa (Jaëla Probst), a hot-in-all-senses businesswoman brought in from outside by the boss to shake things up...

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3 d. ago 'What are they playing at!' Wes Streeting calls on NHS chiefs to apologise for saying it's OK to marry your cousin

The Health Secretary says the NHS should apologise for suggesting first cousin marriages can offer benefits, despite the known risk of birth defects.

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3 d. ago Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban: Why it hits so hard that Hollywood’s most solid couple has finally bitten the dust

After nearly 20 years of marriage, the A-listers have separated. In a world of increasing instability, this might just be the final straw, writes Helen Coffey. After all, if they can’t make it who can?

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4 d. ago NHS faces backlash over guidance extolling benefits of first

Tory MP Richard Holden said the NHS should ‘stop taking the knee to damaging and oppressive cultural practices’

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4 d. ago Campaigners round on 'woke' NHS document saying there is nothing wrong with cousins marrying despite increased risk of birth defects

Despite evidence that the practice carries an increased risk of birth defects, it says that cousin marriage offers benefits such as 'stronger extended family support systems'.

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5 d. ago LORD ASHCROFT: This week 200 medals honouring the bravest of the brave I've spent 40 years collecting will disappear from public view

Tuesday is going to be a difficult occasion for me - one of the saddest in my near 80 years on this planet.

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6 d. ago Mystery as Eddie Hearn and wife ‘living separate lives’ as boxing promoter moves ‘abroad’ & is seen without wedding ring

EDDIE Hearn and his wife are allegedly living separate lives with the boxing promoter moving "abroad" and recently being spotted without his wedding ring. Viewers were also quick to point out the boxing promoter's wife's absence from his recent tell-all Netflix documentary. Although the couple remain married, their relationship has grown increasingly distant, reports Mail...

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel looks unimpressed by 'woke' gag as he loses to Stephen Colbert at 2025 Emmys

Jimmy Kimmel 's poker face slipped at Sunday's Emmy Awards after Bryan Cranston cheekily referenced Donald Trump 's bizarre attack on Tom Hanks.

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2 w. ago SAS: Who Dares Wins slapped with 'woke' trigger warning by Channel 4 over commando show's bad language and 'upsetting' interrogation scenes

The series challenges members of the public and celebs to complete a modified version of SAS training as they put their mind and body through the absolute ringer in the ultimate test of resilience.

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3 w. ago Mental health warning as data reveals new dads at much greater risk of suicide

First UK population-level data on parental suicides shows that during the first 1,000 days after birth first time dads are most at risk

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4 w. ago Tommy Cooper ITV compilation is hit with woke trigger warning over 'adult humour and outdated attitudes'

The broadcaster has warned that some sketches by the fez-wearing comic, who was well known for his calamitous attempts at magic tricks, may be offensive.

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4 w. ago Wuthering Heights remake sparks woke backlash over 'old white cast'

Emerald Fennell's upcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights is continuing to cause controversy following the release of the first trailer this week.

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last month They fantasized about a 'fortress of Christianity'. Now US expats in Russia reveal harrowing details of their new lives... and what they're forced to do

From Moscow suburbs to windswept Siberia, a trickle of westerners have arrived, waving Bibles and clutching dreams of raising their children in a fortress of Christian order.

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