3 h. ago I put the Married at First Sight ‘experiment’ to the test. The results are stark | Gideon Meyerowitz

I’ve become addicted to the show. But as a scientist I wonder: how many couples actually stay together?It has finally happened. After a decade of avoiding the show, my wife and I decided that we would try out the new season of Married at First Sight. We consume quite a bit of reality TV, so it’s not that we avoided it precisely, but something about the idea of watching people struggle to build a healthy relationship amid a storm of cameras and manufactured drama just never drew us in. At least until we watched Married at First Sight and realised it was actually kind of fun.Relationship drama makes for addictive viewing. But after watching most of a season of weird “marriages”, screaming matches and couch quizzes accompanied by deep and meaningful music, one part of the show has struck me as really weird. Everyone keeps referring to the saga as an “experiment”. From the narrator to the experts who counsel the hapless couples on their relationship dramas, the entire show seems to be c...

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4 h. ago Six in 10 Americans oppose deporting migrants who haven’t committed crimes to El Salvador prison

Respondents also expressed alarm over administration efforts to deport protesters and critics of U.S.-Israel relationship

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4 h. ago Cult classic Shenmue named most influential game of all time in Bafta poll

The 1999 video game finished ahead of Doom and Super Mario Bros in the public vote.

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5 h. ago Shooter meticulously planned Nashville Covenant school attack for years. Here's how that happened

A new police report shines more light on the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Nashville Christian elementary school in 2023

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5 h. ago Watch: Trump brings out big chart to list tariffs during ‘Liberation Day’ speech

US President Donald Trump brought a large chart on stage during his “Liberation Day” announcement to outline his reciprocal tariffs plan.

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6 h. ago Mum shot dead outside son's nursery by kid's dad as horrified children watch on

Orlando Mitchell, 35, opened fire and shot dead his former girlfriend Krystal Walton, 32, outside Charity Child Care, in Indianapolis, where she had been dropping off their son

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7 h. ago The Repair Shop guest chokes up as viewers left ‘in tears' over touching restoration

The Repair Shop guests couldn't contain their emotions as they watched never-before-seen treasured memories from their childhood

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8 h. ago 'I love JK Rowling' stickers put after showing of gender critical film was cancelled at university were not transphobic 'dog whistle', tribunal told

Academics Deirdre O'Neill and Michael Wayne are suing the University and College Union (UCU) after its Edinburgh branch said their film Adult Human Female was an attack on transgender identity.

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10 h. ago 'I just knew that people were gonna be shocked': Severance's Dichen Lachman on that bombshell finale

The star of Apple TV’s most-watched show talks about working with Ben Stiller, why we all have innies, and her hopes for a happy ending

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10 h. ago Children should not be given ANY drinks with artificial sweeteners, says Government review

UK review finds 'diet' fizzy drinks and beverages like Fruit Shoot should not be given to young children while adults should cut down on them amid fears of long term health harm

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10 h. ago Parents issued warning over 'diet' drinks being given to children amid health fears

UK review finds 'diet' fizzy drinks and beverages like Fruit Shoot should not be given to young children while adults should cut down on them amid fears of long term health harm

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10 h. ago Lord Sugar makes three candidates cry in emotional episode of The Apprentice

The Apprentice boss Lord Sugar watches on in this week's episode when three hopefuls all burst into tears as they try to make the final five of the BBC business competition

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10 h. ago Lord Sugar makes three candidates cry in emotional outburst on The Apprentice

The Apprentice boss Lord Sugar watches on in this week's episode when three hopefuls all burst into tears as they try to make the final five of the BBC business competition

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10 h. ago After months of surrender, the Democrats have finally stood up to Trump – thank you, Cory Booker | Emma Brockes

Watching the New Jersey senator hold court for 25 hours felt radical and catharticOne of the problems beleaguering political opponents of Donald Trump has been finding a form of protest that, given the scale of his outrages, doesn’t seem entirely futile. You can parade outside a Tesla showroom. You can hold up dumb little signs during Trump’s address to Congress inscribed with slogans such as “This is not normal” and “Musk steals”. You can, as Democrats appear to have been doing since the election, play dead.Alternatively, you can go for the ostentatious, performative gesture. On Monday evening, Cory Booker, the Democratic senator for New Jersey who carries himself like someone who’d have been happier in an era when men wore capes, started speaking on the floor of the Senate and carried on for 25 hours and five minutes, breaking the chamber’s record by almost 50 minutes and delivering – finally – a solid, usable symbol of rebellion.Emma Brockes is a Guardian columnist Continue readi...

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11 h. ago Environmental watchdog probing 'pollution spill' into historic Bannock Burn

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency has launched an investigation to find the source of potential pollution within the Bannock Burn - a short distance from where the Battle of Bannockburn took place in 1314.

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11 h. ago Grand National tips: Experts’ best bets and 13 horses to watch on day one at Aintree

The biggest race in the sport headlines a fabulous three days of action at Aintree, with I Am Maximus looking to repeat after glory in 2024 alongside jockey Paul Townend

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11 h. ago Why isn't Man City vs Leicester on TV? How to watch, live stream details, kick

Manchester City will return to Premier League action this week after booking a spot in the FA Cup semi-finals.

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12 h. ago Everything we learned from Nintendo’s ‘deep dive’ into the Switch 2

In this week’s newsletter: Finally, the sequel to the revolutionary handheld console was unveiled – and it was a reminder that no does joy like NintendoSixty minutes – that’s how long Nintendo took on Wednesday afternoon to remind us that no other video game manufacturer creates joy like this one. It was the Nintendo livestream we’ve been waiting for: a deep dive into the new console after so much speculation. Sure, the Switch 2 is the company’s first real hardware sequel – an updated and spruced-up version of its predecessor rather than a radical new piece of kit. But the updates are the intriguing part.Naturally, we’re getting a larger (7.9-inch, to be precise) screen that displays in full HD at 1080p; but we’re also getting re-thought Joy-Con controllers that now click to the console via strong magnets rather than those fiddly sliders we all put on the wrong way. The buttons are larger, too, so adults will be able to play Mario Kart with some semblance of skill. But the main new ...

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12 h. ago From 'Top Gun' to 'Tombstone,' notable Val Kilmer films and where to watch them

Val Kilmer once proclaimed that he’s almost been fired from all his movies

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12 h. ago Death in Paradise has finished, here's what you should watch instead

The crime drama you can watch to fill the gap left by Death in Paradise

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