“Unlike the other countries of the UK, we do have the chance to act on a preventative basis” All non-essential travel across the border between Scotland and England is to be suspended, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The ban with last through the Christmas period, and be reviewed in due course. Sturgeon said that fast action […]

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“We cannot continue with Christmas as planned” Boris Johnson has announced a fourth tier has been added to England’s coronavirus restrictions, which London and the South East will be placed under the tier from Sunday morning. The prime minister also said that the previously-announced relaxation of restrictions over the festive period will now be reduced […]

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Boris Johnson is expected to cancel Christmas for the South East and London with new Tier 4 restrictions. It is also reported rules for Christmas bubbles in the rest of the country will be tightened A tightening of Covid rules and Tier 4 for the South East is expected to be announced by Boris Johnson […]

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Rick Grimes is coming back Andrew Lincoln has told The Associated Press that the first of three The Walking Dead movies is due to start shooting in spring 2021. The trilogy of films were originally intended to be TV movies, but they will now reportedly come to cinemas. Production on the films had been delayed […]

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…of the galaxy? Vice President Mike Pence has announced that members of the US Space Force will be known as ‘Guardians’. “It is my honor, on behalf of the President of the United States, to announce that henceforth, the men and women of the United States Space Force will be known as guardians,” Pence confirmed. […]

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The eternal question of “Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” has been answered. Well, sort of. Die Hard is now a festive staple, and for many people, it is not Christmas until Hans Gruber dies. But director John McTiernan has revealed that it was never intended to be a Christmas movie. The question over whether or not Die […]

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SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! The final episode of The Mandalorian season two arrived on Disney+ on Friday morning, featuring a surprise guest appearance and the reveal of a new Star Wars series. In the episode’s finale, Mando and his crew are trapped on the bridge of Moff Gideon’s cruiser, with a horde of Dark […]

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The Vice President said he “didn’t feel a thing” US Vice President Mike Pence has received Pfizer’s Covid vaccine on live television. Pence, his wife Karen, and US Surgeon General Jerome Adams all got the shot on Friday morning in Washington DC. “I didn’t feel a thing,” Pence said after receiving the injection. “Karen and […]

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“It’s Ireland’s biggest lingerie section, I understand” Christmas TV is going to be a little different this year. The Covid pandemic shut down a lot of TV production during the year, meaning the special episodes that are normally filmed earlier in the year didn’t get made. Plus, with every passing year, more and more people […]

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“We are not shutting this fucking movie down!” Earlier this week, audio leaked of Tom Cruise shouting at his film crew for not sticking to Covid protocols, on the set of Mission: Impossible 7. Now, according to reports, several crew members have quit, following a reported second incident. “The first outburst was big but things […]

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The game has been criticised for being littered with bugs and glitches Cyberpunk 2077 has been pulled from the PlayStation Store by Sony, and refunds are now being offered. The long-awaited RPG has faced a large backlash online after the released version was found to be full of bugs, and there has also been disappointment […]

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The former President says he loves how the show tackles “issues of race, capitalism, and the distorting effects of corporate power and mass media” Former US President Barack Obama has revealed his favourite current TV – and it turns out he is a fan of superhero shows like The Boys and Watchmen. Obama also listed Breaking-Bad spin-off Better […]

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“We are not shutting this fucking movie down!” Audio has leaked of Tom Cruise getting angry at crew members on the set of Mission: Impossible 7 for breaking coronavirus protocols. According to Variety, Cruise became frustrated after two crew members were standing too close to each other near a computer screen. “We are the gold standard. […]

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Marvel has confirmed that Star-Lord of the Guardians of the Galaxy is bisexual The character played by Chris Pratt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The scene in question took place in the latest Guardians comics series. In a tale titled ‘I Shall Make You a Star-Lord’, in Guardians of the Galaxy #9, Star-Lord (real name […]

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The Elf reunion was part of a Democrat fundraising event Nearly 20 years after Elf was first released, Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel got together this week to sing ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ together. Obviously, this being Covid-times, the reunion took place virtually, but that did not make it an any less special moment for fans. Deschanel shared […]

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(Whoa) It’s time to rock and roll We previously did a quiz to see how many classic WWE wrestlers you could recognise. That quiz was pretty popular. So we thought we’d do another one. But this time, we’ve put the focus on the women of the WWE. So here is the quiz – 12 classic […]

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“From the people who brought you The Crown – the epic saga of the Queen – now comes the ridiculous story of this guy” With Brexit talks continuing to trundle on, it is no surprise that German TV is covering Boris Johnson just much as the British media. In the UK, we have Have I Got […]

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The Green Goblin and The Sandman both originally fought Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man It looks like even more characters from previous Spider-Man movies are going to be appearing in the next MCU Spidey film. It has now been reported that Willem Dafoe and Thomas Haden Church, who played The Green Goblin and The Sandman respectively, are […]

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“This is an incredibly sad time for all of us but we are fully supportive of Jesy.” Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has announced she is quitting the group. In a post on Instagram, the 29-year-old said she was leaving as being in the band had taken “a toll on [her] mental health.” “I can’t […]

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What did I just watch? Robbie Williams is back with a ‘topical’ Christmas song, and a mind-melting video that features him dressing up as Boris Johnson and doing the robot with Theresa May. Remember the video for ‘Rock DJ,’ where he ripped off all his skin? Well, this is more horrifying. ‘Can’t Stop Christmas’ is […]

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“We would like to start by apologising to you for not showing the game on base last-gen consoles before it premiered and, in consequence, not allowing you to make a more informed decision about your purchase” CD Projekt Red have announced they will offer refunds to anyone unhappy with Cyberpunk 2077. The long-awaited RPG has […]

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“I’m Donald Trump and I’m going to read you a story” South Park is known for its crude and cheap-looking animation – but now show creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are working with some much more up-to-date technology. Sassy Justice is their new web series with British comedian Peter Serafinowicz It uses deepfake technology to […]

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“And I looked up, and it was Dolly Parton.” Last month, it emerged that Dolly Parton had part-funded research into the development of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. For most people, that would be enough of a heroic deed for one year. But not Dolly. It has now been reported that she saved her 9-year-old co-star from […]

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Best Christmas song ever? Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ has finally got to the top of the UK charts. Despite being one of the greatest Christmas songs ever, the song had never reached that point before. The song was originally released in December 1994, but was kept off the top spot […]

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“I never liked players who smiled on the pitch, you are there to win, remember.” Speaking on Sky Sports with Micah Richards, Roy Keane expressed his disdain for players who smile on the pitch. We think he was joking though Maybe. A bit. Richards was proclaiming how much he loved playing football in general, and […]

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Even more impressive than the Iron Throne Jose Mourinho is certainly a big, outspoken character. And a big, outspoken character needs, erm, a big impressive office chair? On Saturday morning, the Special One posted an image of his very special chair on Instagram. It was a big, gaming chair, from gaming chair specialists Secret Lab. Nothing […]

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The son of Lucious Fox will become the Batman of the future The next person to pick up the cowl of Batman in the comic books will black, DC Comics has announced. The new series, set in a future Gotham City where Batman is dead and superheroes are outlawed, with see the son of Bruce […]

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Sponsored by Gumtree I will never own the Batmobile I made peace with this a long time ago. It is ok. One day, I might be able to build the Lego version of it, but one part of growing up is admitting that when buying a car, you have to think about what is applicable […]

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Not to sound like a Peter Kay routine, but who remembers Prawn Cocktail Quavers? Did you grow up in the 1990s? Do you miss a time when there were only four TV channels, when using the internet made this noise, and Quavers came in several different flavours other than cheese? Well, we can’t take you […]

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Iron Man, Groot, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Lando Calrissian and more… Disney held a 2020 Investor Day on Thursday, with chief executive Bob Chapek taking to the stage to inform both stockholders and fans about what’s next from the studio.And when it came to Marvel and Star Wars, there was certainly a lot to announce. It was […]

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The trailer for Cobra Kai season 3 is here, and there is a lot to unpack (Spoilers for season 2 of Cobra Kai, obviously). New year, new season, highest stakes ever. Cobra Kai is coming this January. Whose side will you be on? #TeamCobraKai or #TeamMiyagiDo? pic.twitter.com/Er2fluibw2 — Cobra Kai (@CobraKaiSeries) December 9, 2020 First up, we see […]

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‘When Love Is Gone’ was cut from the cinema release The famous ‘lost’ song from The Muppets Christmas Carol has been found, the director has confirmed. Brian Henson – the son of Muppets creator Jim Henson – told BBC Radio 2 that the video master for ‘When Love Is Gone’ had been rediscovered. The song is […]

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After Crash Bandicoot 4, Spyro has to be next, right… Activision may have possibly teased a fourth Spyro The Dragon game. As spotted by the Spyro Universe Twitter fan account, the hint appears to have been dropped in the new Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time Art Book. The book has a quote that points out a […]

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Two of Britain’s greatest acting talents teaming up The first image from a new BBC prison drama starring Stephen Graham and Sean Bean has been released. The two powerhouse actors will team up for Time, written by acclaimed TV writer Jimmy McGovern. Stephen Graham will play a prison officer whose life becomes intertwined with an inmate put away […]

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The multiverse is happening According to reports from Slash Film, the next Spider-Man film will likely feature all three live-action movies Spideys. Tom Holland, the current Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man, will reportedly be joined by both Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire in the third MCU solo Spidey film. According to Collider, Garfield is all signed […]

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The Queens Park Rangers players took a knee before kick-off, while their opponents did not QPR players celebrated scoring against Millwall by taking a knee at The Den. QPR midfielders Ilias Chair and Bright Osayi-Samuel were seen going down on to one knee and raising a fist after Chair broke the deadlock during Tuesday night’s […]

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The Champions League tie between PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir was temporarily suspended following an alleged instance of racist abuse The players of both PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir left the field after the Istanbul assistant manager Pierre Webó was reportedly racially abused by a UEFA official. The game was reportedly set to restart without the fourth […]

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It looks like we’ve got a Spider-Verse brewing Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus is going to appear in the third Tom Holland Spider-Man film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Molina played the eight-armed foe in 2004’s Spider-Man 2, where Spidey was played Tobey Maguire. That was of course in a completely separate continuity to the current Marvel […]

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“I really felt like that was how the Grinch would dance” Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas has been adapted many times. There is the classic animated TV special, voiced by Boris Karloff. And then there’s the live-action version with Jim Carrey, in full-body green make-up. Then in 2018, there was a CGI take, […]

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“Until that day, aliens have secured an agreement to keep their moves under wraps” With everything that has already happened in 2020, aliens making an appearance probably would not surprise anyone. But apparently, that’s not going to happen quite yet, because they are waiting until humanity is “ready”. That’s according to the former head of […]

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Rousey previously blames “ungrateful fans” for keeping her away Former UFC star Ronda Rousey has shared a video of her resuming pro-wrestling training, fueling rumours that she is about to make a WWE comeback. Rousey made the switch from MMA to wrestling in 2018, but she hasn’t been seen in WWE since losing to Becky […]

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The first image of Bugs from the long-awaited sequel to Space Jam has appeared online Space Jam: A New Legacy sees LeBron James taking the place of Michael Jordan in teaming up with Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes. And during WarnerMedia’s virtual CCXP panel, we finally got our first look at the […]

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“We’ll stand solidly behind the cause and our players will take a knee.” Queens Park Rangers players will take a knee in a show of “solidarity” before their game at Millwall on Tuesday night. A small number of Millwall fans were heard loudly booing the anti-racism gesture before their match against Derby County on Saturday. […]

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Lincolnshire is far more glamorous than New England Last week it was revealed that the long-awaited Star Wars TV show focusing on Obi-Wan Kenobi will start filming next month, in Boston and London. Many Star Wars fans thought that meant Boston, Massachusetts, in the USA – but it now turns out it was Boston, Lincolnshire, in […]

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The landlord calls it a “pretty clever way to hack the system” Last week, government ministers were engaged in a debate on whether a scotch egg counted as a ‘substantial meal’. But now, we could be having the same debate about meal suplement Huel. A pub in Plumstead, southeast London, is offering bowls of Huel […]

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“We found James May on a street corner in Bath, drinking meths and rambling at passers-by.” Jeremy Clarkson to Amazon this month, with a new The Grand Tour Special special that is wonderfully titled A Massive Hunt. Ahead of the special, we caught up with Jeremy Clarkson to find out what he really thinks of […]

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“Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. We’re all going to die. Come watch TV.” It’s a big day for fans of foul-mouthed cartoons, as new episodes of both Rick & Morty and Big Mouth hit Netflix UK on Friday. New today: – MANK (2020) – BIG MOUTH S4 – SELENA: THE SERIES – RICK AND MORTY […]

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“This is extremely irresponsible for someone of your platform, please delete this!” Marvel star Letitia Wright has been criticised for sharing a video that questions whether people should take a  Covid-19 vaccine, and vaccines generally. The video is from a YouTube series entitled ‘On The Table’. During the video, presenter Tomi Arayomi says: “I don’t […]

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“If Anthony Fauci tells me this vaccine is safe… absolutely I am going to take it.” Former US Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton have all said they would be willing to receive a Covid-19 vaccine on camera, once one is approved by the country’s regulators, in order to help improve public […]

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Let’s hope it is more like Snatch and Lock, Stock than Revolver Aubrey Plaza has joined the cast of Guy Ritchie’s new spy film that will also star Jason Statham, Deadline reports. The as-yet-untitled thriller will be the first time Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham have worked together for over 15 years. The duo came to fame together, with […]

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