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The 11 Best Amazon Prime Films Right Now
From Shotgun Wedding to Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, these are the must-watch films on the streamer.Continue Reading
BPCA advice on identification follows Asian hornet sightings
Experts at British Pest Control Association (BPCA) are directing householders to an online guide that can help with identification of different types of hornet. BPCA’s Things That Go Buzz information sheet outlines how to identify European and Asian hornets, as well as advice on what to do if you see one. SinceContinue Reading
Smile, You’re on a Facial Recognition Camera
The recent news that Sports Direct owner Frasers, has defended its use of facial recognition cameras has sparked concern from MPs. On Monday 24th April, 50 MPs and peers supported a letter opposing the use of the technology by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, which owns Sports Direct and other chains such as Flannels. The letter,Continue Reading
The Coronation Platter
Acclaimed slipware potter, Hannah McAndrew and internationally renowned pictorial sign painter and letterer, Andrew Grundon, have collaborated on a large platter to commemorate the Coronation of King Charles III. Continue Reading
BBC chairman Richard Sharp quits in storm over Boris Johnson loan
B BC chairman Richard Sharp on Friday resigned after a report found that he failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest over playing a role in getting Boris Johnson an £800,000 loan guarantee. Adam Heppinstall KC’s review found the former Tory donor twice breached the code governing public appointments,Continue Reading
NHS issues Bank Holiday weekend warning to millions over expected surge in STIs
BANK holidays could lead to a surge in sexually transmitted infections, the NHS has warned ahead of this weekend. Demand for online STI services spike every year as thousands of revellers enjoy their time off — possibly a bit too much. Getty The NHS’s sexual health website saw a surgeContinue Reading
50 new films of 2023 – movie reviews and trailers
“Steven Spielberg’s cinematic love letter to his parents, to the craft of making movies and, frankly, to himself, arrives on the silver screen endorsed by a raft of Academy Award nominations,” said Brian Viner in the Daily Mail. And “they are well-earned”. The Fabelmans has been described as “semi-autobiographical”, butContinue Reading
Utd fans convinced Ten Hag’s ‘lost plot’ after saying Spurs was a ‘good draw’
MANCHESTER UNITED supporters have accused boss Erik ten Hag of “losing the plot” after claiming it was a “good draw” at Tottenham. The Red Devils were two up in North London thanks to goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford at half time. 1 Man Utd fans were left confusedContinue Reading
Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life exhibition review, Tate Modern, London
The premise for this new exhibition is a “weird” one indeed, said Laura Freeman in The Times. On the face of it, the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) and the Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) have little in common: he was a cosmopolitan modernist, she a visionary mystic; heContinue Reading
Book reviews: 16 of the best new novels of 2023
Since Salman Rushdie moved to the US in 2000, his novels have fallen into two camps, said Hadley Freeman in The Sunday Times. Some (Fury, Quichotte) have been “satirical takes on modern America”; the others (such as Shalimar the Clown) have been “lyrical narratives about his native India”. Rushdie’s newContinue Reading