19 h. ago Heated Rivalry books sell out amid Australian fans’ infatuation with gay ice hockey TV show

Wild success of television series drives huge demand for Game Changers novels, with Australian booksellers reporting significant customer ordersA seventh book in Rachel Reid’s gay romance series that inspired the TV drama Heated Rivalry will be out later this year but Australian fans are still struggling to get their hands on a physical copy of any of the preceding six books.Unrivalled, the next instalment in the Canadian author’s Game Changers series, will be released internationally on 29 September, the publisher HarperCollins announced on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Culture

32 h. ago 'Inspiring' TV series fans say 'deserved 100 seasons' soars up Netflix charts

The first five seasons of a smash-hit American medical drama has just been added to Netflix in the UK

Sport

33 h. ago ‘Inspiring’ drama that ‘deserves 100 seasons’ is flying up the Netflix charts

One of the most popular medical dramas of the past decade is finally widely available to stream in the UK

Events

60 h. ago Mystery of Banksy exhibition makes UK debut in Manchester with £16 tickets

The exhibition brings together around 200 recreated pieces inspired by Banksy’s most recognisable works, presented across a series of themed spaces

Economics

5 d. ago 'One of the best films ever made' airing on Channel 5 tonight

This Harrison Ford film, which also stars Tommy Lee Jones, is loosely inspired by the trial of Sam Sheppard and a 1960s TV series, but it's also become a cult film favourite.

Politics

9 d. ago Finn Wolfhard's 'beautiful homage' to the 80s soars up Netflix chart and it's not Stranger Things

The 2024 supernatural comedy sequel has shot up Netflix's top 10 chart, with fans branding it the 'best film of the franchise' despite mixed critical reviews

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9 d. ago Nostalgic sequel called 'best film in the franchise' is soaring up Netflix chart

The 2024 sequel starring Paul Rudd and Bill Murray has reached number two on the streaming platform

Technology

1 week ago US sees spike in flu cases in December, after most severe season since 2018

Not clear whether more people will get the flu this season, but more than 3,100 people have died in last year in USThe United States has seen the number of influenza cases climb significantly in December, coming after the most severe flu season since 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.It’s not yet clear whether there will be an increase in the total number of people who get the flu this season – or whether more people just got it at once in December – but more than 3,100 people died from the virus in the US in the year ending August 2025, according to the latest data from the CDC. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Netflix fans left ‘deeply disturbed’ as harrowing true crime film soars up charts

A new true crime documentary has shot to the top of the Netflix film top 10 despite its truly disturbing subject matter

Events

2 w. ago George, Charlotte and Louis’ heartwarming Christmas gift to those in need revealed

The Royal Family children of the Prince and Princess of Wales have donated a series of poignant gifts to an important charity, after being inspired by their mother

Events

2 w. ago BBC iPlayer is streaming 'best drama in years' inspired by 'incredible' book

BBC iPlayer is now streaming a drama dubbed the "best series in years", and it was inspired by a book that's also said to be "incredible". Viewers have been totally hooked to the gripping series

Sport

3 w. ago Strictly fans 'obsessed' with Karen Carney detail after 'deserved' win

Karen became the first footballer to ever win the BBC dancing competition

Politics

3 w. ago Celebrity MasterChef fans 'chuffed' as 'well deserved' winner crowned in finale

Three stars battled it out in the Celebrity MasterChef kitchen in front of judges John Torode and Grace Dent

Sport

3 w. ago The Guardian view on the rise of romantic fiction: finally getting the respect it deserves

Jilly Cooper, Joanna Trollope and Sophie Kinsella all changed the genre. A new generation of novelists are doing the same and sales are soaringAt last, the perception of popular fiction by women as “silly novels by lady novelists”, as George Eliot sniffily put it back in 1856, is changing. Next year, the British Book Awards will recognise romantic fiction for the first time. The recognition is long overdue.This welcome news came in the same week as the deaths of two doyennes of the form, Joanna Trollope and, at just 55, Sophie Kinsella, only a couple of months after the loss of national treasure Dame Jilly Cooper. Between them these publishing power houses produced more than 100 books, sold millions of copies, and inspired hit films and TV series, most recently last year’s star-studded adaptation of Cooper’s 1985 Riders. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Future of ‘breathtaking’ Netflix period drama confirmed after one season

The first season received a perfect 100 per cent Rotten Tomatoes score

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3 w. ago Percy Jackson and The Olympians season 2 debuts with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes – here’s how to watch

The second season sees the teen demigod set sail for the Sea of Monsters with his new cyclops half-brother

Politics

3 w. ago Netflix adds ‘delightful’ drama with 97% score and it’s soaring up the charts

All seven seasons of a hit comedy-drama that may have slipped under your radar have been added to Netflix

Sport

4 w. ago Stranger Things season 5 part 2 '100% confirms' death as fans spot trailer clue

Stranger Things fans are convinced they have 'unveiled' a major character death in the season five, part two trailer

Events

4 w. ago ITV Emmerdale fans left devastated as icon killed off 'you don't deserve it'

Emmerdale fans were devastated on Monday's episode over a surprise death

Events

4 w. ago 'Excellent' thriller soars onto Netflix charts as it's released just months after death of lead star

The six-part thriller was added to the streaming service on Friday, 12th December, and is already at number nine on the platform's series top 10

Events