18 h. ago Clean up on aisle four: the Toys R Us movie shows shopping and cinema are now interchangeable

The retail chain that filed for bankruptcy in 2017 believes a film starring mass produced kids’ merch will be a good way to refresh its brand relevance. Let’s all blame Barbie Seth Rogen’s Apple TV+ show The Studio has a compelling character at the centre; a studio executive who loves cinema but is forced to churn out endless soulless dreck based on increasingly miserable IP. In real life, however, it would be silly to assume that someone would be creatively barren enough to make a film based on Kool-Aid. And this is because in real life people are creatively barren enough to make a film about Toys R Us.Variety has reported that a live-action Toys R Us movie is in the works, made by Toys R Us Studios which is apparently a real thing that exists in the world. The movie is said to be a live-action film, along the lines of Night at the Museum and Big, which “aims to capture that childhood wonder in a modern, fast-paced adventure that taps into the Toys R Us brand’s relevance across its...

Economics

37 h. ago Barron Trump's shock new student look as Secret Service control dating life with harsh rule

Barron Trump debuted a new pragmatic look, sporting a polo shirt and khakis as he left the campus of NYU Tuesday, as its revealed Secret Service have forbid him giving his number to girls.

Politics

39 h. ago Rachel Reeves live: Economists fear more tax hikes in autumn Budget after UK borrowing soars

Rachel Reeves is preparing for crucial talks with her US counterpart as she pushes to secure a trade deal

Economics

47 h. ago Bonnie Blue makes unbelievable purchase with OnlyFans earnings after her 'most disgusting stunt' yet

Bonnie Blue has revealed her life of luxury after being slammed for encouraging 'barely legal girls' to follow in her footsteps by having group sex with strangers.

Politics

63 h. ago 'Turkey teeth' thug grins in prison days after getting banged up for nightclub attack

It didn't take a jailed violent thug too long to get his hands on a smartphone behind bars and start sharing smirking updates of his life behind bars just days after sentencing

Events

67 h. ago Hell is not other people – it’s being stuck in the ninth circle of an automated telephone service | Hilary Freeman

Tuvalu is celebrating its first ATM, but here’s a warning from the UK, where human contact has been lost to the self-service age Life is about to change on the remote island nation of Tuvalu. And not, in my opinion, for the better. To great fanfare, Tuvalu – an entirely cash-based society – has unveiled its first ever ATM, marking its move towards financial modernisation. But while the 10,000 people living in that country may be celebrating no longer having to queue at the bank, I fear their happiness will be short-lived. It’s the start of the slow erosion of human contact that heralds the dehumanisation of yet another society.The world’s first ATM was introduced in Britain in 1967, but for me the tyranny of machines that promise convenience but erode human contact really began about 20 years ago, in the form of self-checkouts in our local Sainsbury’s. Having watched the Terminator movie franchise during my formative years, I railed prophetically against them, aware that it was just...

Politics

4 d. ago 'I'm going Barbie butless for my wedding – the right person will love you hole or no hole'

EXCLUSIVE: Matilda Ahdrian, 28, is strutting into her wedding with a brand-new life and a 'Barbie butt' to match after turning her health battle into a message of empowerment

Politics

4 d. ago Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story review – richly bittersweet portrait of an Irish literary great

The dizzy highs and painful lows of the late writer’s life are laid bare in Sinéad O’Shea’s moving documentaryHer raw, sexually and emotionally frank prose made her a sensation and got the Irish Catholic church hot under the cassock. She was an eloquent wit, a provocateur who could hold her own in literary circles and in the glittering party circuit of 1960s London. It’s now widely acknowledged that she was one of the greats of Irish literature. But the slightly bitter aftertaste left by this otherwise richly enjoyable documentary portrait of the writer Edna O’Brien comes from the decades of bullying and ridicule she had to endure before her talent was fully recognised.Much of it originated uncomfortably close to home: Blue Road, which features interviews with the 93-year-old O’Brien shortly before her death last year, tells of her tumultuous marriage to fellow writer Ernest Gébler, who was not a man able to graciously accept the fact that his wife’s success had eclipsed his own. Je...

Politics

5 d. ago Anna Kournikova disappeared from public life but barely looks different at 43

Anna Kournikova was one of the most famous sports stars on the planet during her heyday - but why did she retire from tennis at the age of 21 and what is she up to now?

Events

5 d. ago Judge tells teen criminal he is 'spending best years of his life' behind bars

A judge told 19-year-old Liam Devois it had been down his 'stupidity' that he returned to dealing drugs

Events

5 d. ago ‘My son killed himself after ketamine ruined his life – how many lives will this drug destroy?’

Barney Casserly took his life aged 21 as he struggled with a ketamine addiction which left him using the toilet 20 times a night due to irreversible bladder damage

Events

5 d. ago Gregory Porter: ‘My worst job? Shovelling exterminated rats’

The singer on a precious photograph of his mother, losing his brother and the wonders of cooking with butterBorn in California, Gregory Porter, 53, released his Grammy-nominated debut album, Water, in 2010. He went on to receive best jazz vocal album Grammys for Liquid Spirit in 2014 and Take Me to the Alley in 2017. He sang for Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee and was the first celebrity to sing a lullaby on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Next week, he begins a UK tour. He is married with two children and lives in California.What is your greatest fear? Immunity to cruelty. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Why Michelle Obama’s brother thought she and Barack would last ‘about a month’

The former First Lady’s brother revealed his initial impression of Barack

Politics

8 d. ago Bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford’s estate goes to auction reflecting ‘life of elegance, intellect, and artistry’

Rare items chronicle the internationally bestselling author’s rise from a Yorkshire newsroom to global stardom

Culture

8 d. ago Jealous husband decapitated his wife and flushed her head down the toilet

A jealous husband who went medieval in an act of “grotesque savagery” will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars - after he decapitated his wife's head before flushing it down the toilet

Politics

9 d. ago Starbucks union hits out at new dress code announcement: ‘We’re struggling as it is’

The coffee chain will no longer allow employees to wear tops of any color

Events

9 d. ago Woman lived in fear of man who raped her, threw her on the floor and stamped on her head

Simon Morgan 'waged a campaign of violence and terror'

Events

9 d. ago Woman raped by man who threw her on the floor and stamped on her head

Simon Morgan 'waged a campaign of violence and terror'

Events

9 d. ago Rylan Clark admits he was 'really close' to getting sacked from BBC Radio 2 show

Rylan Clark has been presenting Zoë Ball's Saturday afternoon show on BBC Radio 2 for six years, but he says he still lives in fear of accidentally getting himself sacked

Politics

1 week ago Gary Barlow says 'sorry' as he shares wife's heartbreaking four

Gary Barlow says wife Dawn Andrews brought 'stability' into his life when the couple met in 1995, but they are now preparing for their next chapter as their children grow up

Politics