16 h. ago Row review – impressive, largely unknown cast keep seagoing horror afloat

A woman washes up on the Orkney island of Hoy, the only survivor of a transatlantic sortie in Matthew Losasso’s debut feature, a twisty if murky chillerWater, like the human psyche, is unpredictable and full of beasts lurking in the depths, and so it says a lot about our primal fear of the ocean that boat movies often offer threats either under the surface, in the shape of sharks, or psychosis or both. With Row, a smattering of startling jump cuts showing blood splashed around a boat and flashbacks of the protagonist Megan (Bella Dayne, very impressive) screaming, but the viewer needs to wait out a somewhat unreasonably long running time to find out if the antagonists here are biting fish or knife-wielding killers.All we know at first is that Megan is the only survivor of an attempt to break the record for rowing across the Atlantic from Newfoundland to the UK with four crew members, two men and two women. Having washed up on the Orkney island of Hoy, Megan spends most of the film’s...

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55 h. ago The Inheritance review – Liz Hurley is the only thing keeping this high camp reality show alive

Hurley hams it up as a wealthy, recently deceased aristocrat in Channel 4’s attempt to woo ‘Traitors’ fans

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56 h. ago My Tennis Maestro review – unforced errors keep Italian coming

Venice film festivalPierfrancesco Favino is a robust lead as a teenage tennis hopeful’s charming yet flawed new coach in a film that’s too long and too indecisive to stand up to recent big hittersWe have had some sparky tennis movies recently, such as Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers and Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard, and it seemed at first as if this coming-of-age comedy from Italian actor turned director Andrea Di Stefano could be joining them. But despite a very robust lead performance from Pierfrancesco Favino, the enjoyably grizzled alpha male of Italian cinema, this completely runs aground in the third act, quite unable to decide if it should offer the traditional comeback story of an underdog sports movie, or if it should pursue its implied repudiation of the win-at-all-costs ethic. The other issue is whether its young hero should ignore what his dad has to say in favour of an attractive, if flawed, new mentor. The film does in fact appear finally to get off the fence on ...

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5 d. ago Moment idiot tourist is led away by Italian police after jumping into Rome's ancient Trevi Fountain

The smirking tourist, wearing a blue t-shirt and white shorts, leapt into the 263-year-old baroque fountain despite strict rules against entering the water, as hundreds of visitors watched on.

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2 w. ago Ducks 'getting stuck and dying' as Stockport park's water fountain 'turns to mud'

Stockport Council say the pond cannot be replenished 'due to water restrictions'

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2 w. ago Dumfries House bring Fun Dog Show forward to help keep pups cool in summer sun

The annual Fun Dog Show at Dumfries House will start an hour earlier today at 10 am due to the hot weather forecast.

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3 w. ago Oneisall pet water fountain review – keeping my dog cool and hydrated in a heatwave

In the summer heat, even fussy pets need more water – Gareth Butterfield tested this large, filtered fountain on Honey, a six-year-old Labradoodle.

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3 w. ago Top gadgets to keep your dog cool and comfortable during the heatwave

Help your dog beat the heat with effective cooling mats, elevated beds, and fun water fountains designed for warm weather comfort.

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3 w. ago Yfood review: I tried the complete meal drink that claims to keep you full for hours

Forget cooking – I tested Yfood’s ready-to-drink meals to see if they could replace my lunch. They actually surprised me.

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3 w. ago Jin at the O2 review: Worldwide Handsome is keeping the BTS love alive

With a gameshow section and stellar crowd work, Jin turned his solo tour into a love-in for dedicated BTS fans

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