4 h. ago Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters: I’m absolutely hooked by this cheeky, danger

Lenny Henry, Rachel Riley and a tank full of primeval nightmare fuel: everyone’s a winnerI am obsessed with sharks. Fifty years on from Jaws, and for me no film can touch it. I trawl YouTube for unspeakable footage. On a recent holiday to France, I made my nonplussed household watch every shark documentary on National Geographic. I’ll even make time for guff like Jaws 4 or Sharknado 5: Global Swarming. I’m metaphorically chumming the water at every opportunity. Every so often, something shows up.Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters (ITV1, Wednesday 16 July, 9pm) sees seven public figures with a fear of sharks mercilessly pushed into the water to swim with some. Say no more – I’m hooked. The victims – sorry, participants – include Lenny Henry, Lucy Punch, Ross Noble and the bassist from McFly. I like some of these people very much, and hope they don’t mind that I would love them to be ripped in half and devoured in high definition, thrashing about in a vortex of reddening water. It’s not...

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14 h. ago Miami Archbishop shreds MAGA’s praise of Alligator Alcatraz amid reports of inhumane conditions: ‘Unbecoming of public officials’

Immigrants held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say they’re given maggot-infested food and don’t have water to take baths

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4 d. ago Houseplant clinic: should I be worried by ‘tiny spiders’ on my plants?

Help prevent mite infestations by increasing humidity, isolating plants and using soapy waterWhat’s the problem? I’ve noticed tiny webs and bugs on my orchid. Are these spiders, and will they harm my plant?Diagnosis Those tiny webs and minuscule bugs you’ve spotted on your plants sound like spider mites. These aren’t spiders but microscopic arachnids that thrive in dry, warm conditions, so you’ll notice they appear during summer heatwaves or winter months when central heating reduces humidity. They feed on plant sap, weakening the plant’s structure, which leads to yellowing leaves, discoloration and eventually leaf drop. They can multiply rapidly, posing a risk to your plant’s long-term health. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Comedian Ross Noble bitten by shark while filming ITV reality show

The seven celebrities who swam with sharks in the Bahamas for ITV's Shark: Celebrity Infested Waters were taking their lives into their hands - but loved the whole experience

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8 d. ago I was so scared of dying in a shark attack I made a will: Countdown's Rachel Riley reveals her fears she'd be a 'goner' during filming for shocking new show

Rachel Riley was frightened before she even flew out to film new reality show Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters. But here she reveals the euphoria of going eyeball to eyeball with ferocious maneaters...

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1 week ago Shark attack at 'Ant and Dec beach' leaves teenager in serious condition in Australia

A shark attacked a boy at Cabarita Beach on Sunday and he is now in hospital with serious arm injuries

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1 week ago 'Worst shark attack ever' as terrified victims forced to feed the dead to predators

In what was to become one of the most harrowing wartime accounts of all time, seamen aboard the USS Indianapolis were left stranded in shark-infested waters, helpless as their fellow crew members were picked off by circling predators

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4 w. ago Dangerous Animals review – serial killer meets shark movie in this formulaic fizzer

Jai Courtney eats up his role as the crazed captain of a tourist boat – but he can’t quite wrestle this creature feature from its straitjacketGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFor a long time, serial killer and shark movies were separate forms of cinema; never the twain did meet. In Dangerous Animals they’ve been blended into one foul fishy stew, theoretically delivering the best of both worlds: a Wolf Creekian adventure with a creature feature twist. But, sadly, this collision of genres hasn’t resulted in any real freshness or flair, playing out with a stinky waft of the familiar.Jai Courtney gets the meatiest and most entertaining role as Tucker, the owner of a Gold Coast business that ferries thrill-seekers out into shark-infested waters, where they observe the great beasts from inside an underwater cage. After they’re hauled back on to the boat, Tucker kills them and feeds them to the sharks, while filming their grisly deaths on a camcorder for his personal collection o...

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