20 h. ago The 10 best free mobile games as a surprising entry takes the top spot

For those looking for a new game to play on their phone, here are the top 10 handpicked free mobile games.

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5 d. ago Oasis fans say 'take it off' as they spot issue seconds into Heaton Park set

As Oasis took to the stage for the first night in Manchester, fans had the same demand

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5 d. ago Gameshows, Cliff Richard and Stalin’s most hated play: the British culture sent behind the iron curtain

A thaw in relations during the Cold War led to some surprising collaborations between the two nations, involving everyone from Laurence Olivier and Rudolf Nureyev to Gilbert and George. As relations ice over again, what can we learn from this artistic detente?One of the biggest TV hits of the 1960s was Double Your Money, a  kind of low-fi precursor to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Its presenter, Hughie Green, was a titan of family entertainment who drew audiences of more than 8 million to the ITV gameshow, in which contestants chose whether to double their prize pot between questions.It was, of course, all about the cash, even if TV-rich in those days involved maximum winnings of £1,000 (about £18,000 in today’s money). The show’s baked-in avarice made the entry in the TV Times for 7pm on 8 November 1966 surprising: “Double Your Money visits Moscow with People to People the first ever western quiz game in the Soviet Union.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Fortnite mobile’s huge 25GB file size has Epic Games urging players to ‘clear more space’

Fortnite mobile players are getting an error message that's down to the game's massive file size and the fix is to start deleting everything else.

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9 d. ago Marvel Rivals Season 3 start date – when you can start playing the Blade

Marvel Rivals is set to welcome in a new season soon, with Blade and Phoenix among the characters expected to become playable in the popular mobile game

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2 w. ago Mum wakes at 6am to 'reserve' prime pool spot at hotel after 'war' with sunbed hoggers

Venice Wallace, 29, said she was ready to 'go to war' for the sunbeds in her Tenerife hotel - and, after failing to get a good spot for the first seven days, she decided to take drastic action

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2 w. ago People blast European beauty spot made famous by Netflix for charging tourists 'outrageous' price to take a picture there, saying 'No way this is real'

While some major selfie spots have decided to ban tourists altogether, one European village opted to monetise its popularity instead - after it shot to fame in a 2019 Kdrama.

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3 w. ago UK households told to 'take action' if you spot blackbirds in your garden

There are small changes you can make to help protect the beloved garden birds

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3 w. ago Moment terrified Brits watch from their Cyprus hotel balconies as Iranian missiles rain down on Israel 250 miles across the Mediterranean

Bizarre footage taken by British tourists from a balcony in the Cypriot party spot shows the long-range missiles soaring over the sky, leaving the holidaymakers stunned.

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4 w. ago Teenagers who report addictive use of screens at greater risk of suicidal behaviour, study shows

Experts find link between compulsive use of social media, phones and video games and mental health problemsTeenagers who show signs of being addicted to social media, mobile phones or video games are at greater risk of suicidal behaviour and emotional problems, according to research.A study, which tracked more than 4,000 adolescents for four years, found that nearly one in three reported increasingly addictive use of social media or mobile phones. Those whose use followed an increasingly addictive trajectory had roughly double the risk of suicidal behaviour at the end of the study. Continue reading...

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