52 h. ago Schoolboy, 15, is found dead in woodland in Cornish seaside town

A teenage boy has been found dead in an area of woodland in a Cornish town.

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53 h. ago Schoolboy, 15, is found dead in woodland near popular seaside town

A teenage boy has been found dead in an area of woodland in a Cornish town.

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4 d. ago Beast Games season two review – this mindless, vibeless reality show is like Squid Game meets Love Island

Is this big-money challenge cruel? Yes. But it’s mainly just tedious to watch these immature players and their teenage machinations as they battle for cashThe first season of Beast Games – the big-money reality challenge masterminded and hosted by internet personality Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast – prompted a lawsuit. Five anonymous contestants sued both the production companies behind the series and Donaldson himself, claiming that they had been kept “underfed and overtired”, and alleging an unsafe environment on the set of the Gladiators-ish, Squid Game-esque series (claims, of course, firmly denied by all parties). While the participants claimed they had been “shamelessly exploited” in the name of entertainment, this did little to impede the success of Beast Games, which went on to become Amazon’s most-watched unscripted series ever, garnering 50 million viewers in the month after its release.You may well come to Beast Games with a sense that this is a slightly murky,...

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1 week ago 'Popular' schoolboy, 12, dies after 'Squid Game prank' goes horribly wrong at home

Sebastian Cizman is believed to have been imitating a challenge that encourages youngsters to choke themselves until they pass out, which has been linked to multiple child deaths around the world

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1 week ago Schoolboy, 12, found dead hours after sharing disturbing Squid Game image

Sebastian Cizmanon, 12, was found unresponsive at his family home - police believed he may have been trying to recreate what he had seen on Squid Game

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1 week ago Schoolboy, 12, is found dead by his cousin after 'attempting Squid Game prank', inquest told

Sebastian Cizman, 12, was found unresponsive at his family's home in Glasshoughton, West Yorkshire, during his younger brother's First Holy Communion celebrations.

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1 week ago 'Prankster' schoolboy, 12, dies suddenly after Squid Game stunt goes wrong

Sebastian Cizman was found unresponsive at home

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1 week ago ‘Star of the class’ pupil, 12, dies after tragically ‘trying Squid Game prank’

A STAR schoolboy suddenly died in a "very tragic set of circumstances" after recreating a scene from a Netflix thriller Squid Game, an inquest heard. Sebastian Cizman, 12, was found hanging at his home on June 27 and was sadly pronounced dead in hospital a short time later. His cousin found him unresponsive while taking...

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3 w. ago Netflix fans want to watch this ‘sinister’ new thriller ‘again and again’

Netflix viewers have been left in floods of tears and 'ugly sobbing' after watching this new disaster film

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3 w. ago Netflix fans left ‘ugly sobbing’ over intense thriller called 'easily one of 2025's best movies'

Viewers have been left in floods of tears after tuning into this high-stakes new Netflix thriller

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3 w. ago The Great Flood ending explained as Squid Game star's thriller lands on Netflix

The Great Flood, a South Korean sci-fi disaster film, has been likened to Groundhog Day, Inception and Edge of Tomorrow.

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3 w. ago Netflix show dubbed ‘Hunger Games meets Squid Game’ renewed for Season 2

The series received a remarkable 100 per cent Rotten Tomatoes rating from critics

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3 w. ago ‘I didn’t have double eyelids’: Why Korean actors are turning to Hollywood

The global success of ‘Parasite’ and ‘Squid Game’ has opened Hollywood’s doors to South Korean actors, but for those without major agency backing, navigating the American industry remains a challenge

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