20 m. ago A real wag: Superman gets the bleak realities of dog ownership spot on

Hollywood has hitherto been ridiculously soppy over canines. The scrappy, wild and disobedient beast here is as annoying as the real thingSuperman might be one of the most confusing blockbuster films to hit the big screen this year. The tone, as you might expect from a goofball superhero movie that is plainly about the invasion of Gaza, is all over the shop. Too many characters contribute too little to the plot. There are moments when it feels like it was written specifically to provide work for the silly-glasses and ironic-haircut industries. It is a bit of a mess.But that said, one thing is demonstrably true: the dog is cool. As shown in the trailer, Krypto the superdog is Superman’s secret weapon. A mile away from his last screen outing, where he was muscular and proud and voiced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Superman’s Krypto is scrappy and wild. He doesn’t obey commands. He destroys whatever equipment is put in front of him. Whenever he may or may not save the day, it seems lik...

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32 m. ago Parents horrified to learn what happens if you Google 'In The Night Garden'

Thousands of parents have been left horrified after seeing Google's top suggested search term if you enter the name of the popular CBeebies show, In the Night Garden

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43 m. ago Mum and daughters, 6 and 4, found living in abandoned forest cave alone for seven YEARS

Authorities in India discovered Nina Kutina, 40, and her daughters, aged six and four, during a routine patrol of Ramatirtha Hill, a popular tourist site on the coast of Karnataka

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43 m. ago Prune lavender one specific time to avoid 'woody' plant next year, according to Monty Don

Lavender is a popular plant among gardeners, but it requires a fair bit of maintenance to keep it looking its best

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81 m. ago What channel is Celtic v Newcastle United on? TV, live stream details for pre

Full details ahead of the pre-season clash between Celtic and Newcastle at Celtic Park this weekend.

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82 m. ago Health warning over popular summer drink as kids under seven should stay away

The popular summer treat shouldn't be consumed by kids younger than seven, experts have said, should also be limited to no more than 350ml - roughly the amount of a fizzy drink can

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85 m. ago Young boy made disturbing comment in hospital before 'killing newborn baby'

Zayneb-Cassandra's parents have vowed that they will stick together following the tragedy where the baby girl died.

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87 m. ago Defence Secretary Healey disclosed details of secret Afghan database to Parliament

The Press were gagged by a new injunction earlier this week from revealing information sensitive to national security from the dataset of Afghans that put 100,000 'at risk of death'.

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1 hour ago Avocado alert as popular fruit's future in doubt warns new study

Avocados are a popular choice for healthy shoppers at Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Aldi and other supermarkets

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1 hour ago Thai woman 'filmed secret sex with Buddhist monks in blackmail plot that made her MILLIONS so she could maintain luxury lifestyle after politician husband left her... because she was unfaithful'

Wilawan Emsawat, 35, known as Sika Golf, is accused of extorting and blackmailing senior monks at popular temples in several provinces in Thailand

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1 hour ago UK supermarket chain with 1,200 stores announces 'disappointing' closure

No exact closure date has been announced, but the lease on the building is reported to end in September

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2 h. ago ‘Time to get excited!’ Why Stranger Things could be back to its best for its final episodes ever

The Netflix show’s last season just dropped a trailer full of heavy metal, demons, tornados and flamethrowers. And even better – it might have rediscovered its devastatingly emotional coreObjectively, you should not be excited about the return of Stranger Things. Over the years, the Netflix smash has in many ways come to represent everything bad about television’s streaming era.It began as a fun piece of fluff, a one-and-done collection of overt 1980s film references, designed as the first part of an unconnected anthology. But then it exceeded expectations, so the Duffer brothers found themselves having to pull an entire mythology out of thin air. And a bloated one at that, full of (at best) bottle episodes about punky young superheroes and (at worst) self-indulgent episodes that grind on for hours and hours. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Mikael Mandron inspired by 2013 League Cup winners as St Mirren aim for Hampden

The popular striker is off the mark for the new season as Saints bid for glory in the Premier Sports Cup.

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2 h. ago Mary Berry's popular lemon drizzle traybake with simple method loved since the 1960s

Mary Berry's classic lemon drizzle cake recipe has been a hit for decades, and now the former Great British Bake Off judge has shared her popular traybake version

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2 h. ago Chinese chippy gets pulses racing with hilarious ad encouraging customers to bonk

Canton House Chippy and Chinese fuses Chinese cuisine with traditional British chip shop food with a side of risqué humour, to the delight of customers and social media users

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2 h. ago Jim Legxacy: Black British Music review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(XL Recordings)The rapper and producer doubles down on his vaulting style, lurching from alt-rock to distortion and chipmunk soul on an astonishingly coherent and melodic third recordOn Father, the first single to be taken from Jim Legxacy’s third mixtape, the listener is offered a vivid image from the author’s past. The teenage James Olaloye, as he was then, is on the streets of Lewisham, the south-east London borough where he grew up. He is “rolling up a blunt, scheming for the funds trying to come up off the roads on my own two / I never had a father”. Inevitably, this means he’s up to no good: “Making money off a phone a key’s what they want.”It’s a familiar scenario in the world of UK rap, a genre in which you seldom want for bleak descriptions of the life its stars have left behind on often deprived council estates. But in the case of Father, it comes with a small, but striking detail. “On the block,” he attests, “I was listening to Mitski.” Continue reading...

Culture

2 h. ago New scheme will provide patients with access to support services through NHS app

Sir Keir Starmer said the new system would offer ‘comfort and support’.

Science

2 h. ago Freeview TV guide switch up sees popular channel axed amid system retune

Freeview users will see a few changes to their TV guide once they give it a quick retune.

Culture

3 h. ago Netflix film 'so twisted' fans are unable to sleep with streaming giant set to remove it

A legendary thriller has ruffled feathers with Netflix set to remove it within days

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3 h. ago Europe's tourist invasion: Unbearable crowds clog up famed sites in Rome, Athens and Florence as selfie

Europe's most popular cities are being overrun, as record-breaking tourist numbers turn once-scenic streets into overcrowded, chaotic hotspots.

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