2 h. ago A Minecraft Movie review – Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in seriously cobbled

Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess’s adventure based on the world’s favourite video game feels like one big cash-inIt’s a curious choice of title. A Minecraft Movie implies that this cynical intellectual property-rinsing exercise is one of numerous film adaptations of the enduringly popular sandbox video game. Perhaps there’s an alternative out there, a sharper, smarter, funnier version of a Minecraft movie. One with actual jokes. Or, God forbid, there may even be a worse iteration, although that’s hard to imagine. What becomes clear is that one of the key elements in the game’s popularity – the latitude it affords gamers to create their own experience – is a big stumbling block for any film adaptation of Minecraft.In the absence of a single fixed storyline the screenplay can follow, A Minecraft Movie has a cobbled-together feel, borrowing a device from Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – and, in Jack Black, a star – and superimposing an all-purpose quest-for-an-artefact structure o...

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3 h. ago Blair tells Starmer NOT to hit back at Trump's tariffs as US stocks see biggest 2

Blair was speaking to students at King's College University in London on Friday, just days after President Trump unveiled major tariffs in possibly the biggest shake-up of world economics on record.

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3 h. ago XL bully on the loose as three arrested over multiple firearms incidents

The ‘aggressive’ XL bully fled the scene in Sheffield after reports of gunfire at a property.

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6 h. ago Glasgow mum traumatised after being followed by rat in own home

Jemma says that the battle with the rats has left her unable to sleep or eat as she is forced to hoover up rat droppings - something that has left her feeling she has 'failed as a mum'.

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7 h. ago Gabby Thomas headlines Grand Slam Track winners on day one of first

Dina Asher-Smith finished third in the 200m while there were wins for Sydney McLaughlin-Lavrone and Kenny Bednarek

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7 h. ago AI scanning helps Scottish conservation project turn tide for flapper skate

Anglers who campaigned for protected area off Oban and Mull are providing key data on critically endangered speciesSea anglers will tell you that catching and landing a large flapper skate is the equivalent of running a four-minute mile. The fish can weigh 100kg and stretch the length of a dinner table.The first thing anglers will reach for when they land one is their camera or mobile phone, to capture the unique pattern of white spots ranged across each skate’s mottled brown back. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago ‘The cabbage seemed isolated and alien’: Ieva Gaile’s best phone picture

A lone vegetable stranded in a world of plastic transformed a trip to the supermarket into a photo opportunityIeva Gaile didn’t expect to take a photo on her trip to the supermarket. The lawyer, who lives in Vilnius, Lithuania, was working from home on the day and had popped next door for some lunch. When she spotted the errant cabbage placed atop a towering stack of water-bottle pallets, her reaction was instant.“Since I began photography I’ve developed a habit of always observing my environment for interesting shots, andI thought it was beautiful visually,” Gaile says of this image, shortlisted in the Object category at the Sony World Photography awards 2025. “I liked the play of colours and repetition of green, and the contrast of textures: the wrinkled and imperfect surface of the cabbage against the synthetic shine of the plastic bottles.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Emma Sleep drops price of 'the best' memory foam pillow to less than £50 in Easter sale

Emma Sleep's award-winning mattresses and bedding have also been discounted

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8 h. ago Frankie Bridge’s ‘How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days’ dress is perfect for wedding season

Frankie Bridge has just provided us with some wedding guest dress inspiration, and we've found exactly where to shop the 'How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days'-inspired look

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8 h. ago 'Life saving' Table Top Dishwasher that makes 'life so much easier' gets £100 cut in Debenhams sale

This is a great alternative if you don't have space for a regular-sized dishwasher.

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8 h. ago Best yoga gear for men that provide freedom, flexibility and support

Whether you’re in downward dog or practising bird of paradise, these are the yoga clothes that will stretch and move with you perfectly

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9 h. ago Towering ski resort with a Beatles obsession and signs of the Fab Four everywhere

Ticket to slide - if it’s good enough for the Fab Four, snow-sure ski resort Obertauern is good enough for Callum Hoare who ventured 2,313m up to the top of the highest ski resort in Salburgerland

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9 h. ago DEAR CAROLINE: My husband of 40 years has started wearing ladies' lingerie in bed. I hate it but he refuses to stop

Our relationships counsellor answers your problems

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9 h. ago Glazed Carlos Alcaraz perfect for the online world but still jarringly human

One clip has been watched 25m times but a Netflix documentary shows him in his childhood bedroom with Wimbledon trophyThere’s a Carlos Alcaraz clip on YouTube that has to date been viewed 25m times. The whole thing is a seven-second loop of him catching a ball on his racket at Wimbledon. Currently it also has well over a thousand comments, engaged in a constantly shifting battle for most-liked, most-approved, most gushingly enthused-over.You probably shouldn’t click on it because it is also addictive, a perfect moment of perfect Alcaraz, another endlessly replicating needle-prod of pleasure into your overstimulated brain. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Gardeners 'must do' one key job in April or you'll ‘miss your chance’

A gardening expert is urging people to get to work sooner rather than later as you may miss your chance for a beautiful display

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10 h. ago Youngsters 'rotting in bed' to 'avoid real life' but it might not be all bad

EXCLUSIVE: The term has often come to be used in a negative light – ‘rot’ is rarely used positively, after all – and often this is because they are using comfort to blinker themselves against reality

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11 h. ago SNP facing social care 'meltdown' as £560m black hole risking service collapse

A £560m social care financial black hole could pay for more than 18,000 care home beds or more than 11,000 nurses.

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14 h. ago DWP Carer's Allowance: Full list of people who can claim and how to apply

Carer's Allowance is a benefit designed to provide an income for someone who provides care for another while claiming certain benefits. Here's how you can claim it

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14 h. ago India’s crackdown on Muslim charitable trusts sparks fears for religious freedom: ‘It’s about control’

Reform bill will have a sweeping impact on properties donated for charitable purposes, as well as historic Islamic religious sites that pre-date modern ownership records. Muslim leaders and opposition MPs tell Namita Singh they fear for its wider implications

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15 h. ago Donald Trump extends deadline to keep social media TikTok running in the US

Donald Trump had described TikTok as "worthless" without a permit, which he insists the US will be able to provide - and he even used the social media as a bargaining tool amid his tariff chaos

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