2 h. ago Virtual Monopoly, Uno and Yahtzee over the real thing? No thanks | Dominik Diamond

When our family board game night got cancelled, I sampled digital spins on the classics instead. I’m not sure I should have bothered – with one exception I don’t play video game versions of board games. Why would you? The whole point of video games is to be faster, more visually arresting, and less reliant on other humans than old games played with dice and cards. But a recent family board game night was derailed by clashing schedules and family civil war, so I spent a Saturday night trying them out on the iPhone instead.I started with Uno because that is the old family staple. We still use the Simpsons Uno set we got decades ago. It is simple and comforting, the chicken soup of card games. The iOS version is a different consommé altogether. A three-minute time limit for each round means it is as much about avoiding mistakes as it is about tactics. I like this development, but I miss the family banter (and ruthless switching allegiances) of our real-life family version. It’s not the...

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the total volume of retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.5% in September.

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13 h. ago Busty Emily Ratajkowski strips topless and covers boobs with hands in VERY sexy new photoshoot

MODEL Emily Ratajkowski has bared her soul about how she suffered from self-doubt.  She posed in leather for Beyond Noise magazine.  And Emily, 34, revealed how writing her 2021 memoir My Body had sparked feelings of inadequacy. She said: “I had imposter syndrome.”  The best-selling author, whose memoir has sold millions of copies, recently teamed...

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16 h. ago Katie Price is accused of 'turning herself into a woman of colour' by outraged followers after inadvertently sparking blackface storm with her latest look

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19 h. ago Katie Price is accused of 'turning herself into a woman of colour' by outraged followers after inadvertantly sparking blackface storm with her latest look

The former glamour model opted to ditch her trademark straight hair in favour of a distinctive auburn balayage after paying a visit to celebrity hair-colourist t Dominic Ackah-Amihere.

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Former glamour model Katie Price has sent her fans into a tizzy after unveiling a dramatic new hair makeover, with confused admirers mistaking her for none other than Jesy Nelson

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A Premier League icon who fell away from the public spotlight said he is living in Dubai after divorcing his long-time partner, once dubbed football’s ‘hottest couple’

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22 h. ago Katie Price surprises fans as she ditches her signature black straight locks and debuts a VERY striking new look

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