14 h. ago We played real life Call of Duty in a Cheshire wood, it's a brilliant day out

Teams get to enjoy four live missions over the seven-acre woodland

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5 d. ago 'F1 25 is a mix of realism and playability – almost like being on a real race track'

F1 25 is a near-perfect mix of realism and playability that offers much of the drama from the real-life sport and a sprinkling of fiction and, uh, Brad Pitt just because

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5 d. ago Falling Into Place review – earnest romantic drama aims to nail the thirtysomething dilemma

A magical encounter on Skye leads to real life back in London in Aylin Tezel’s honest but difficult-to-care love storyGerman actor Aylin Tezel writes, directs and stars in this strident, fervent, oddly unreal romantic drama set in London and Skye; it is like the world’s longest TV banking ad without the humour that something like this needs. Yet for all its faults it’s an honest, flawed attempt to show how complicated it is to meet someone in your 30s who may be The One when both of you already have entanglements or relationships or ex-relationships.It looks like a very personal work from Tezel, with moments that could be taken from real life. Chris Fulton plays Ian, a guy who has come back to his home town in Skye for difficult family reasons, and in the pub he meets-cute, or meets-intense, with German set-designer Kira, played by Tezel. They have a magical night where they stay up all night talking, but then have to part, both back to London where they pursue their separate imperf...

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8 d. ago What have I seen in Liverpool this week? Kindness in person and conspiracies online | Liam Thorp

After celebration turned to chaos, Liverpudlians stepped in to help those in need – while the usual suspects spread lies“This doesn’t sound good at all.” The message flashed up on a group chat I am in with other journalists in Liverpool and Merseyside. My blood cooled instantly upon reading it. I have heard those words before and I know what they mean. They mean something has happened. Something big and something bad. It wasn’t long before we all started to realise quite how big and quite how bad.After a day of joyous celebration that turned Liverpool into a sea of brilliant red, hundreds of fans were heading back into the city when they looked up to see an ambulance moving through a temporarily pedestrianised route on its way to help a stricken individual. The fans, anxious to assist, moved to the side, when a Ford Galaxy suddenly emerged from behind it and in a few terrible moments, turned elation and harmony into chaos and pain.Liam Thorp is political editor at the Liverpool Echo...

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1 week ago Alan Shearer makes decision on his Match of the Day future after 'great friend' Gary Lineker's ugly BBC exit

In an exclusive interview, Shearer said he would be continuing his Match of the Day punditry, and called his longtime colleague Lineker a 'brilliant broadcaster.'

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3 w. ago Luke Donald thrilled to show young Ryder Cup Team Europe stars there's still life in the old captain

European Ryder Cup skipper savours a brilliant first day at the PGA Championship

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