15 h. ago From thrillers to contemporary and literary fiction plus sci

From thrillers to contemporary and literary fiction plus sci-fi... our critics get you decked out with this summer's most riveting reads

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16 h. ago Our reviewers' picks for the best books to deck out your shelves...and suitcases this summer

From Thrillers to Contemporary and Literary Fiction to Sci-Fi, our Critics pick the best novels to take away with you this summer.

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24 h. ago 'The most addictive thriller on TV' is finally made free to stream after shock Netflix axe that left fans furious

A hugely addictive thriller has finally been made free to stream after its shock axe from Netflix that left fans seething.

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24 h. ago David Cronenberg’s futuristic death film The Shrouds is more than just a thriller

Vincent Cassel plays a grieving husband and founder of GraveTech

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25 h. ago Surprise Helldivers 2 Xbox release announced for next month but it might not be on Game Pass

Helldivers 2, the sci-fi shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios, will finally be making the leap to Xbox Series X|S next month, after once being exclusive to PlayStation and PC.

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27 h. ago Forgotten TV thriller with Harry Potter and Bridgerton stars available to stream for free

The series boasts actors from a range of the UK's biggest movies and shows

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28 h. ago Zendaya shines in 'really amazing' tennis thriller to watch during Wimbledon fortnight

Challengers was released in 2024 and tells the story of a love triangle between an injured tennis star-turned coach, her world champion husband and her tennis-playing ex-boyfriend

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29 h. ago Stars of new thriller The Assassin appear as trailer released

The six-part Prime Video thriller is released on July 25 and stars British actors Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore

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31 h. ago Doctor Who’s former Time Lord star criticises modern version of show

Actor, who starred in BBC series in the 1980s, has shared his struggles with sci-fi show’s modern episodes

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42 h. ago Euro 2025 live: Norway defeat hosts Switzerland in thriller after Finland beat 10

Norway come from behind to beat hosts Switzerland 2-1 after Finland’s narrow win over 10-player Iceland

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45 h. ago Brenda Blethyn's 'gripping' new thriller confirms UK screening and its not far away

Vera star Brenda Blethyn stars alongside Andrea Riseborough and Jason Watkins in new film Dragonfly which will be first screened in the UK at Edinburgh International Film Festival

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50 h. ago The Last Of Us star lands huge new role in 'unmissable' thriller after season 2 backlash

Bella Ramsey will co-lead the cast of the six-episode drama, alongside Breeders star Daisy Haggard, who wrote and created the series.

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52 h. ago Squid Game fans figure out where they've seen Player 222 before in very different career

Squid Game star Jo Yu-ri shot to fame in the Netflix thriller's second season - but fans may not know she was already a huge star before joining the K-drama phenomenon

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52 h. ago BBC film leaves fans 'in constant state of anxiety' with 'nerve

Fall, also known as The Fall, is a 2022 psychological thriller film directed by Scott Mann and written by Jonathan Frank and Scott Mann

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55 h. ago Larry: A New Biography of Lawrence Durrell by Michael Haag review – a Mediterranean life

This unfinished biography evokes Corfu and Alexandria – but leaves disturbing questions unansweredSpirit of Place is a collection of minor travel pieces published by Lawrence Durrell in 1969. “Spirit of Place”, though, could easily serve as a descriptor for the entire arc of Durrell’s literary output: Prospero’s Cell (1945), an account of three years spent on Corfu before the second world war, the Cypriot memoir Bitter Lemons (1957), and the career-making Alexandria Quartet (1957-60). The islands and littorals of the Mediterranean gave Durrell his subject, remade by him into a theatre in which men and women, displaced by the political and social violence of the mid-20th century, stumbled towards each other amid the ruins of ancient civilisations.It feels right, then, that this biography of Lawrence Durrell, only the second major one since his death in 1990, is by Michael Haag, who spent his career writing about the eastern Mediterranean. Haag’s best book was Alex...

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3 d. ago Queen Camilla laments library closures in visit to community hub

Camilla told a group of librarians, figures from the city's annual literary festival and leading writers that she "wished" more people would open such facilities as she officially launched Ratho Library in Newbridge.

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3 d. ago Netflix adds mystery thriller hailed BBC Three's 'most successful drama since its reboot'

The series is based on the novels by Holly Jackson

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3 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz's opponent left in tears in Wimbledon locker room – 'I have to be honest'

Fabio Fognini was unable to bow out of Wimbledon with a win as he was beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller, and the Italian was still emotional as he departed the tennis court

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3 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz conversation with opponent overheard at end of Wimbledon classic

Carlos Alcaraz edged a five-set thriller to beat Fabio Fognini in the first round of the men's singles at Wimbledon, as the Spaniard began his title defence with a classic on Centre Court

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3 d. ago Monsters of California review – three friends search for one’s missing father in sci

Blink 182’s Tom DeLonge’s directorial debut is nicely shot and benefits from a good cast – but its meandering journey through UFOs and a urinating Bigfoot can be a bit bumpy Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge directs and co-writes this sci-fi slacker comedy which sees a trio of stoner wastrels hoping to investigate what happened to the father of one of their number, who mysteriously disappeared many years ago and is presumed dead. It’s a slightly frustrating experience, because the film has got loads going for it but could be just that little bit better. So many of the ingredients are right: it’s nicely shot and directed, and the casting feels on point – it’s not so much that you buy these evidently non-teenage actors as teenagers, but that their presence is part of a noble tradition of adults playing teens in films. It’s as cosily familiar to anyone who came of age in the 1990s as baggy skate trousers and a band hoodie.This sense of cultural time capsule extends to the characters themselves: ...

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