4 h. ago Acclaimed horror director condemns Ryan Murphy’s new Ed Gein series, says he ‘wouldn’t watch it with a 10

‘Longlegs’ director is the son of late ‘Psycho’ star Anthony Perkins, whose character Norman Bates was inspired by Gein

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31 h. ago Celebrity Traitors star calls out 'unspoken hierarchy' on BBC series that cast 'at a disadvantage'

The Claudia Winkleman BBC series features Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross and Cat Burns as traitors

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34 h. ago Rare £20 note sells for 64 times its shop value – check if you have one

The rare collectible note sold for £1281.68 and is highly sought after for its unusual serial number, CC22222222, which features the number two repeated eight times

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3 d. ago BBC The Ridge filming locations as 'insane landscapes' feature in new series

BBC's new psychological thriller The Ridge is set in New Zealand and Scotland

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4 d. ago Warning over children's item featuring famous TV character amid 'serious' safety risk

Affected products were on sale from September 17, 2025 and display a batch number of 2501462

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6 d. ago World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’, says nature photographer

Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuildingMargot Raggett has spent the past decade raising money for conservation efforts around the world but, right now, she feels nervous about the future. “It does feel like we’ve taken a backward step,” she said.The wildlife photographer has raised £1.2m for the cause in the past 10 years through her Remembering Wildlife series, an annual, not-for-profit picture book featuring images of animals from the world’s top nature photographers. The first edition was published in 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was being drafted but, in the years since, efforts to tackle the climate crisis have been rolled back. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘It’s about weaponising opinion’: the power of Topjaw’s online foodie show

Restaurants can see bookings surge by hundreds after a feature by Jesse Burgess. But is it just hype?When the presenter Jesse Burgess goes to a restaurant, the kitchen always sends him dishes he didn’t order. One of the ironies of fame is that the more you can afford, the less you have to pay for it. Except that Burgess isn’t a celebrity, he says. “I’m just a guy who really likes food.”Burgess is the 34-year-old host of Topjaw, a small but mighty internet platform featuring chefs and foodies, whose “Best of” series, for better or worse, has changed the way Londoners – and those beyond – eat out. The Topjaw channel has been around since 2015 but Burgess started the viral series in 2023 with his friend Will Warr, who is also Prince and Princess of Wales’s videographer (he made Kate’s cancer statement video), it has now grown to more than a million followers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Netflix’s Department Q icon’s ‘superb’ period drama dubbed ‘best since Queen’s Gambit’

The 'fantastic' series features an A-list cast, including stars from Netflix's Department Q and Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso.

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1 week ago Could Ed Gein have been stopped? Crime expert shares insight

Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story has left viewers horrified by the crimes of the Butcher of Plainfield

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1 week ago Netflix fans share 'unpopular opinion' over Ed Gein Story and its real meaning

Netflix's latest season of Monster has been slammed for its inaccuracies

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1 week ago Netflix fans 'work out' true meaning of Monster Ed Gein series

The Netflix crime thriller has been subject to criticism for not being completely accurate

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1 week ago Keira Knightley 'not aware' of JK Rowling controversy as she apologises for Harry Potter casting

The star will feature as a voice in the new audiobook series

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1 week ago Race Across The World star, 24, was driving too fast in treacherous conditions in his high

The 24-year-old, who featured in the hit travel programme's second series in 2020 with his mother Jo, lost control of the modified and unsafe vehicle after it hit a kerb on May 26.

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1 week ago Inside Netflix's Ed Gein series and if he really inspired other serial killers

Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story has been a huge hit for the streaming service

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1 week ago A vampire novel that smells of garlic? Well, if it gets people reading | Carys Afoko

The special edition of Jennifer L Armentrout’s new ‘romantasy’ will stand out on any bookshelf, even if you’ve got your eyes closed. I refuse to be sniffy about itWould you like a book that smells like garlic? Didn’t think so. But that didn’t stop author Jennifer L Armentrout from using garlic-infused ink to print 1,000 copies of her new novel The Primal of Blood and Bone.Seem strange? Maybe less so if I explain that the book is the latest instalment in a “romantasy” series that features Vampry (vampires) and Craven (sort of zombie vampires). Even then, this garlic business doesn’t quite add up. In Armentrout’s six-book saga (not including its four-book prequel), there is literally no mention of garlic repelling vampires. It’s only when you open TikTok that the special edition makes sense – it’s a “partnership” with the mayonnaise brand Hellmann’s. A quick search and my screen is full of excited readers opening coffin-shaped packages that contain the special smelly book and a free b...

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1 week ago Kate Bush and artists harness power of Running Up That Hill for War Child appeal

Musician invites 52 UK visual artists to create works based on song lyric to raise money for children affected by warKate Bush is harnessing the power of her global hit Running Up That Hill in collaboration with leading names in British art to raise money for children caught up in global conflicts.The singer-songwriter invited 52 visual artists to respond to her lyric “If I only could, I’d make a deal with God” from her 1985 anthem. One of her best-loved songs and hailed as “one of the greatest songs of all time” by Rolling Stone, it became a hit all over again in 2022 when it featured in the fourth season of the US TV series Stranger Things. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Historical TV drama that has had 'astonishing' effect on Scottish tourism

A popular TV show has boosted tourism in Scotland, inspiring fans to visit the locations featured in the series.

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2 w. ago BBC airing false claim about Euan Blair blamed on young producers ‘marinated in social media’

Broadcaster apologised after Have I Got News For You falsely said ex-PM’s son’s firm had won digital ID contractThe arrival of a generation of young producers “marinated in social media” led to a false claim about Euan Blair being broadcast on Have I Got News For You, the production chief behind the show has said.The first in a new series of the BBC show featured an incorrect claim that the company run by the son of the former prime minister Tony Blair had been given the contract to run the government’s new digital ID system. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Monster season 4 gets major update as Ed Gein star confirmed for next Ryan Murphy series

Monster: The Ed Gein Story has been a huge hit for Netflix and the streamer has now confirmed the return of Charlie Hunnam to the franchise.

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2 w. ago 11 Scottish Outlander filming locations with the largest tourism boom since starring in Sam Heughan series

There has been a spike in visitors to historic locations that have featured in the hit TV series Outlander, starring Sam Heughan

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