17 m. ago How Olivia Attwood and Bradley Dack are overcoming marital woes: Couple reveal they are moving, ditching phones and tackling 'nightmare' logistics in a bid to 'reconnect'

Olivia Attwood has revealed the way she is overcoming her marital woes with husband Bradley Dack amid recent struggles.

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30 m. ago Urgent tomato health warning as 29 Brits hit by salmonella outbreak sweeping world

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a warning after 29 people in the UK were struck down in a Salmonella outbreak - the infection has been linked to cherry tomatoes from Sicily, Italy

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45 m. ago Powering change: UK battery firms aim to unlock the way to net zero

Companies using different technologies for long-duration storage seek funding as country shifts to renewables and requires greater energy securityThink of battery manufacturing and it may evoke images of Elon Musk and Tesla’s sprawling “gigafactories” around the globe, or China’s vast, hi-tech clean rooms churning out cells to go in anything from electric toothbrushes to mobile phones and cars. But at Invinity Energy Systems’s small factory in Bathgate, near Edinburgh, workers slotting parts together are hoping that Britain can also play a part in the battery revolution.These batteries, which rely on vanadium ions, are put in 6-metre (20ft), 25-tonne shipping containers. They will not go into cars, but the manufacturer hopes the technology can win a place in a global rush into storage to usher in the shift to net zero carbon grids. Continue reading...

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49 m. ago Vernon Kay admits Tess Daly is 'very opinionated' as he talks little

BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay praised his wife Tess Daly while reflecting on his sense of style and his lesser-known career before moving into presenting

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75 m. ago 12 awful performances in brilliant movies, from Jake Gyllenhaal to Hugh Grant

Ever see a great movie undone by one slightly askew element? Adam White curates 12 times actors nearly sank their entire boats

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1 hour ago Man 'living in horror movie' after making creepy discovery behind bookshelf

A man has shared his horror after discovering a secret room in his house that leads straight off the living room - and people have warned him about spending too much time in there

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2 h. ago Ed Sheeran quits UK for family move to US — but admits he’ll miss one big thing

Ed Sheeran has confirmed that he is moving to the United States of America with his wife Cherry Seaborn and their two daughters, Lyra and Jupiter, as he embarks on a US tour

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2 h. ago The Christophers review – Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel spar in smart Soderbergh original

Toronto film festival: the actors play off each other beautifully in an intimate London-set comedy drama about art, commerce and the mess in-betweenIt seems like Steven Soderbergh might have developed a late case of anglophilia, the retirement-teasing director situating himself in London for three films within the last two years. The first was a needless, throwaway Magic Mike sequel, but then this spring he gave us the delicious spy caper Black Bag, a juicy riff on both John le Carré and Agatha Christie that dared to imagine a monogamous and supportive marriage as the epitome of sexiness. Unlike Woody Allen, who cursed us with a string of London-set clunkers after Match Point (Cassandra’s Dream, a film that cast Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor as cockney brothers, easily the most heinous), Soderbergh seems to be sticking around for reasons other than a nice holiday, his second offering of 2025 also feeling notable. It’s a quieter project than his last, a delicate two-hander closer t...

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3 h. ago Italian reporter forced to respond after leaving Hollywood stars horrified with Black Lives Matter question

Italian journalist Federica Polidoro's chat with Ayo Edebiri, Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield about their movie After The Hunt on Italy 's ArtsLife Tv went viral.

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3 h. ago Brave the Dark review – delinquent teen drama comes off as if James Dean met Mr Chips

Warmly drawn melodrama based on a true story follows a delinquent teen taken under the wing of his kindly drama teacherHere is a sincere and traditional melodrama that opens with a brief sequence that slightly wrongfoots the audience: a small child running at night through a setting that calls to mind little Danny in the hedge maze in The Shining. But this is no horror movie; there is past trauma and tragedy a-plenty, but for the most part, this is a warm-hearted drama that plays out like a modern Mr Chips story.Based on the real life of the protagonist Nate (Nicholas Hamilton), a delinquent youth in 1980s America, the film’s focus is on his relationship with drama teacher Mr Deen (Jared Harris); Deen is a likable but lonely man whose tendency to generosity reaches its apogee when he takes on Nate as a personal project after a series of bad choices by the troubled teen. Deen reveals at one point that as a youngster he harboured acting ambitions, with James Dean a particular touchsto...

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4 h. ago Labour taxes force £17bn Manchester Utd tycoon Jim Ratcliffe out of Britain

Ineos, the energy empire owned by Manchester United Football Club investor Jim Ratcliffe (pictured), plans to plough £3billion into America after turning its back on the UK.

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4 h. ago From now on, Labour has one mission only. It must focus on saving Britain from Farage | Polly Toynbee

The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and claritySign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreLabour has just one overriding task. Forget all the other missions and milestones: Britain faces a peril that was beyond imagining a short time ago. Saving the country from Nigel Farage is the urgent, patriotic duty of this government; it is vital that it prevents an extremist, racist, authoritarian takeover which would be against the will of the overwhelming majority of the population. Nothing else matters more.The Labour government has come adrift. It lacks direction and purpose. Its many welcome policies are missing any thread to make sense of them. Now a new role and function have arrived, uninvited. It’s not a political choice but an obligation when the country is under at...

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5 h. ago ‘Looks so sizzling they could fry an egg!’ How the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice adaptation changed my life

The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic, starring Colin Firth, has its own fan group, has inspired university courses and was even featured in the Barbie movie. What’s behind its enduring appeal? I was born in the wrong century – or so my mother says, while I protest from my writing bureau, wax seal in hand, ready to dispatch an Austen-style letter to a friend. But as I put out the candle flame with my antique snuffer, I wonder if she might be right. For me, the past has always felt like home – I grew up on a literary diet of classic fiction, seasoned with a love of my Regency hero, Jane Austen.So when the BBC dramatisation of her most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice, first aired in 1995, it was manna from heaven for me, especially as an A-level English literature student. My pre-binge-era classmates and I delighted in the weekly suspense. We chattered of Mr Darcy’s intense looks, so sizzling they could fry an egg; laughed over the unfiltered comments of a dramatic Mrs Benne...

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8 h. ago Pregnant Michelle Dockery displays her baby bump in sparkling black gown as she joins her Downton Abbey co

It comes days after making her surprise pregnancy announcement at the London premiere of Downton Abbey.

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10 h. ago As chemicals giant diverts ALL investment to the US... Labour taxes force £17BILLION Manchester Utd tycoon to bail out of Britain

Ineos, the energy empire owned by Manchester United Football Club investor Jim Ratcliffe (pictured), plans to plough £3billion into America after turning its back on the UK.

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10 h. ago Bagpuss is back with a movie half a century after hit TV series was made

Bagpuss has been a hit ever since it was made in 1974

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11 h. ago Michael Caine, 92, to return for Last Witch Hunter sequel with Vin Diesel

Acclaimed film actor announced his retirement in 2023 following release of what was believed to be his final movie, ‘The Great Escaper’

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12 h. ago Emma Thompson Smiles Alongside Lookalike Daughter Gaia, 25, and Husband Greg Wise at London Movie Screening

Emma Thompson Smiles Alongside Lookalike Daughter Gaia, 25, and Husband Greg Wise at London Movie Screening  People.com

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15 h. ago Belarus v Scotland: World Cup 2026 qualifying Group C – live

Updates from this 7.45pm BST kick-off in Group CEmail Michael | Sign up to Football DailyThis piece is worth your time.Looks like Scotland are moving from the 4-4-2 against Denmark back to a more familiar 4-2-3-1. That is Adams leading the line, McTominay in the No 10 role, Doak-Gammon on the left and McGinn on the right wing. Only four players – Denis Law (30), Kenny Dalglish (30), Hughie Gallacher (23) and Lawrie Reilly (22) – have more goals than McGinn (20), who is a canny presence in that more advanced role. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Ed Miliband defied Starmer bid to strip him of energy secretary brief

ITV political editor Robert Peston says Sir Keir Starmer wanted Ed Miliband to succeed Angela Rayner as housing minister - but he refused

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