I love you 3000 The Marvel Cinematic Universe started way back in 2008 with a film about a hero only nerds had heard of, starring a washed-up Robert Downey Jr. Fast-forward a decade or so, and the MCU is the biggest pop culture phenomenon of the current era – and maybe of all time. There […]

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Labour called the package “too late for too many” Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced a £3.5bn package to remove dangerous cladding from housing blocks – a move which has quickly come under criticism for only covering taller buildings. Following the Grenfell Tower fire, several common types of cladding was found to be unsafe, potentially […]

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2000s nostalgia coming at you strong A live-action Powerpuff Girl has been ordered by The CW. As reported by Variety, the announcement is part of three pilots ordered for the 2021-2022 season, alongside a straight-to-series reboot of 2000s sci-fi show The 4400. The live-action take on the classic Cartoon Network show had been announced as […]

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“It didn’t hurt. Not many people know that.” Two iconic British figures – Sir Elton John and Sir Michael Caine – have teamed up with the NHS England for a new video encouraging people to receive a Covid-19 vaccination. The 90-second video takes the form of an audition tape, with Elton John trying out for […]

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Expats are reportedly “killing time” in Dublin British ex-pat travellers returning to countries such as Singapore are booking short stays in Ireland to get around travel bans. According to a report in The Irish Times, people returning to countries where travel directly from the UK is restricted, are booking apartments in Dublin for two or […]

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“We are coming down hard on people who provide false information on the passenger locator form” Travellers who hide the fact that they are arriving in the UK from a Covid “red list” destination will face up to ten years in prison, Matt Hancock has said. The health secretary made the announcement in House of […]

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2000s kids rejoice, as Tracy Beaker returns to TV this week The new follow-up series My Mum Tracy Beaker starts this Friday, February 12th, at 5pm on the CBBBC Channel, and a new clip has just been released. Beaker is back, but so is Littlewood. ?? ? My Mum Tracy Beaker ? Fri 12 February, 5pm […]

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Rudy Giuliani’s second most embarrassing moment of 2020, after Borat 2 The infamous Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference was one of the most entertaining TV moments of 2020 – and now it is to be immortalised in a documentary The press conference was held by Donald Trump’s team on November 8th, a few days after […]

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A charity has warned that zoo animals across the UK could face rehoming if the government does not rethink its Covid funding package The government introduced a £100 million Zoo Animals Fund in order to help licenced zoos in the UK struggling because of the pandemic, to help them feed and care for their animals […]

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Tesla is going big on Bitcoin Tesla Inc has invested $1.5 billion in digital currency bitcoin, reports Bloomberg. Elon Musk’s electric car company also indicated it plans to start letting customers pay for their products with cryptocurrency, albeit on a limted basis. The move follows a change in Tesla’s investment policy last month, that will […]

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Bless him, he tries to carry on like nothing happened England faced India this week in the first Test in Chennai, but for Dom Bess the hairiest moment came not on the pitch, but in a post-match interview. On Sunday, after the third day’s action, the Yorkshire all-rounder was being interviewed about England’s performance. It […]

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Bear Chills. Sled Zeppelin. Hansel and Grit-al. It is snowing in many parts of the country, and that means the gritter trucks are out. Up and down the nation, the big trucks are on the roads getting rid of the ice and snow. You obviously want to know if one has been out in your […]

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“Let me help you, if somebody sends a monkey emoji to a black footballer, that is racism.” Piers Morgan has spoken out about Twitter stating that monkey emojis sent to black footballers do not break their rules on racism. Several Premier League clubs had reported racist messages directed at their players on the social media […]

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The MCU is finally starting to take over TV The Superbowl traditionally brings a lot of movie and TV trailers, and last night we got an extended look at Disney Plus’ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. And even more importantly, we finally know when the show will arrive, as we now have a release […]

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The only good TV show about video games, ever The classic Channel 4 video games TV show GamesMaster is set to be rebooted for E4. A listing on Channel 4’s sales site says the show is looking for brand partners. The listing says the new GamesMaster will be “social first” followed by broadcast on E4 and […]

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“Probably a booster in the autumn and then an annual [jab], in the way we do with flu vaccinations” Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi says he expects there to be annual Covid-19 booster jab, similar to the yearly flu vaccination. Speaking on the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show, Zahawi said he had discussed with deputy chief medical officer […]

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Jacob Chansley had reportedly not eaten for nine days The man who stormed the US Capitol whilst wearing horns, fur and facepaint has been moved to a prison that serves organic food, after a federal judge ordered that he be held in a prison that meets his dietary requests. It follows his attorney arguing that […]

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Arise, Darth Moyes Football fans are comparing David Moyes’ post-match interview look to the biggest villain in the Star Wars universe. Following his side’s 0-0 draw with Fulham, the West Ham United boss gave his post-match comments with massive black hood over his head, with his face covered in shadow. While David Moyes mostly wanted to […]

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Biden said it was “because of his erratic behaviour unrelated to the insurrection” President Joe Biden has said that he does not think that  Donald Trump should continue to receive intelligence briefings. Biden was asked on Friday by CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell if his predecessor should be given access to the briefings. “I […]

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“There’s nothing put in purely by accident.” WandaVision is the most talked-about TV show of 2021 so far. That is kind of to be expected, as the first Marvel Cinema Universe show on Disney+ was always going to be a big deal. But maybe what fans didn’t expect was for the show to be as […]

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It turns out the best new drama to watch this week isn’t something from Netflix or Disney+ It is actually the zoom meeting of Handforth Parish Council. Like many things in the last year or so, local council planning meetings have moved online due to the coronavirus. Normally they would only be of interest to […]

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No more discussions about scotch eggs The controversial ‘substantial meal’ restrictions look likely to be scrapped when pubs finally re-open in England. According to reports in The Times, Boris Johnson is looking to ditch the confusing rules when we able to go back to pubs and restaurants. The newspaper says that the prime minister has […]

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“Do it for the Tumblr” After appearing in the first two Thor movies, Kat Dennings has returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the Disney+ show WandaVision. Her character, Darcy Lewis, is one of the few original creations in the MCU that is not based on an existing comic book figure. That makes Darcy somewhat of a blank […]

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Should we be booking our summer holidays now? Matt Hancock has told viewers of Good Morning Britain that he is confident that we will have a “great British summer” this year. The health secretary was asked by host Susannah Reid is people could start booking summer holidays. “I’m optimistic that we will have a great British […]

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“I felt like I was going to pop a vein because I was crying so much.” Star Wars star Daisy Ridley has spoken about how emotional the last day of shooting The Rise of Skywalker was, saying she cried her eyes out when the cameras stopped rolling. “When we wrapped [The Rise of Skywalker] I wept all […]

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New ‘mutations of concern’ of the Covid-19 virus have been found in Liverpool and Bristol, Matt Hancock has confirmed. The health secretary said that 11 new mutations have been identified in Bristol, with another 32 in Liverpool. The government is also stepping up its door-to-door testing drive, which is currently underway in eight postcodes where […]

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She definitely deserves one Dolly Parton has revealed that she twice turned down the offer of the Presidential Medal of Freedom over the last four years. Speaking on The Today Show in the US, Dolly said she declined the accolade due to personal reasons. “I got offered the Freedom award from the Trump administration. I couldn’t […]

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Marilyn Manson’s record label has said they will no longer promote his latest album, following accusations of abuse made against him Loma Vista Records said that they would not be working with Manson – real name Brian Hugh Warner – in the future. His profile has also been removed from the label’s website. “In light […]

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An incredible video appears to show a woman in Myanmar doing her regular aerobics class unaware that a military coup is happening behind her In the footage, Khing Hnin Wai, a Physical Education Teacher at the Myanmar Ministry of Education, works out in the foreground, while in the background a military convoy can be seen […]

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“It’s a sitcom starring two Avengers?” Spoilers for WandaVision episodes 1 to 4. Disney has released a mid-season trailer for the second half of WandaVision, and it has only left us with more questions. We are half-way through the first Marvel Cinematic Universe series, and we are finally getting some clues as to what is going […]

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Television writer Marc Wilmore has passed away at the age of 57 Marc Wilmore was best known for being a writer on The Simpsons between 2002 and 2015, but also wrote on In Living Color, The PJs, and F Is For Family. His death was announced by his brother Larry Wilmore, who is a comedian, writer, and […]

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Britain now has the highest number of recorded Covid deaths of any country in Europe At least 225 front line healthcare workers have been confirmed as dying from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. The PA news agency has identified over 200 staff who died since March 11th, 2020, after contracting Covid-19. The true […]

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Trump is the first President in history to be impeached twice Donald Trump’s entire legal team have quit just over a week before the former President faces his second impeachment trial. On Sunday, it was confirmed that five members of his defence team had left. Lead attorney Butch Bowers, who is believed to have put […]

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20 people were found at Shred Fast Gym in Aintree Police have issue fixed penalty notices after finding 20 people at a gym near Liverpool. At around 10.30pm on Saturday evening, Merseyside Police were attending an unrelated near-by incident when they were made aware of a gathering at a business premises called Shred Fast Gym […]

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Police chiefs called it “a blatant breach of the Coronavirus rules” Police in West London broke up a boat party with over 70 attendees on Saturday, for breaching Covid lockdown rules. Officers were called to Volt Avenue, North Acton just after 11 pm on Saturday evening, after reports of a big gathering on a moored boat. […]

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Imagine having to sit in a make-up chair for that long every day The Mandalorian‘s Rosario Dawson has shared a video detailing her incredibly complicated make-up from the show being applied. Happy #AhsokaTanoDay ! Thank you @Ashley_Eckstein for bringing Ashoka to life for us all. It’s one of the greatest honors & privileges of my […]

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From Ric Flair to Stone Cold to John Cena, this is why we love the Rumble.

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We’ve seen some tremendous Royal Rumbles over the years Nothing beats the shock of a returning superstar’s entrance music as an unexpected treat arrives in the form of one of the entrants. The sight of a giant being outwitted by an underdog and tossed over the ropes, the teamwork employed by contestants who join together […]

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“Bald, leathery, peeling and out of shape: I shall call you Clarkson.” If you were stuck on a desert island, two people who would probably be very good at helping you build shelter – and an escape vehicle – are The Grand Tour‘s Richard Hammond and MythBusters’ Tory Belleci. And if you need proof, check out […]

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Could we be about to get more Hannibal? Mads Mikkelsen says that a new season of Hannibal is becoming more likely due to the show’s popularity on Netflix and other streaming services. Hannibal concluded in 2015, but the star says that the amount of people discovering the show on streaming means that a revival could be on […]

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Do you dream that you are falling? Or do you have recurring dreams that your teeth are crumbling, or that you are dying, or that you really need to pee but there is nowhere to go? (That last one is actually very common, but people just don’t admit it). We got top psychologists and experts […]

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The film hasn’t been seen since 1977 A documentary showing an unguarded looked at the Royal Family has leaked to YouTube, years after it was withdrawn from circulation. The 1969 film Royal Family is a fly on the wall documentary following the Royals. It features the Queen attending an official audience and garden party, and […]

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Freakin’ sweet Family Guy and American Dad are amongst the classic shows heading to Disney+ on February 23rd, as part of the new Star line-up of shows and movies . Star is launching on Disney’s streaming service, as home for the Fox content Disney acquired. Star is Asian TV brand that Disney is expanding into […]

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A “suspicious package” has been received at the plant A Wrexham factory where coronavirus vaccines are produced has been evacuated after receiving a “suspicious package”. People are being told to avoid the area around the factory, and nearby roads have been closed. North Wales Police have said they are currently at the industrial estate where […]

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The Wizarding World just keeps expanding A new Harry Potter TV show is being developed for HBO Max. A Harry Potter show has been rumored for a while, but now Variety is reporting that the project is pressing ahead. No writers or cast are currently attached. There are also no details on how it could […]

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A plane has flown a banner near the former President’s Florida resort, taunting Donald Trump Banners reading reading “Trump Worst President Ever” and “Trump You Pathetic Loser Go Back To Moscow” were spotted flying over West Palm Beach, near Mar-a-Lago, on Sunday afternoon. Images were shared by Florida lawyer Daniel Uhlfelder on social media, and […]

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The wealth of the ten richest men in the world has grown by half a trillion dollars since the start of the pandemic A new report from Oxfam says that the world’s ten richest people could pay for vaccines for all. The charity’s Inequality Virus report found that the combined wealth of the world’s 10 […]

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“I’m sorry, but that would have to be with a female filmmaker” Kiera Knightley has said in an interview that she refuses to appear in sex scenes directed by men. Speaking on a CHANEL Connects podcast, the Pirate of the Caribbean star said that it was “partly vanity and also it’s the male gaze”. “If I […]

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Avengers Assemble Samuel L Jackson has posted images of himself getting a coronavirus vaccine, and he was wearing an Avengers mask when he got it done. On Saturday, Jackson posted a photo of him arriving at The Forum in LA, along with a selfie wearing a mask with little cartoon versions of Captain America, Thor, […]

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The show will air on Sky next year Acclaimed actor and director Kenneth Branagh is set to play Boris Johnson in a new TV drama about the coronavirus pandemic. Branagh will star in This Sceptred Isle, a five-part drama about the beginning of the Covid crisis. It will be directed and co-written by the prolific Michael […]

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