Binge-watching 2025’s Christmas films: The good, the bad and the so-bad-it’s-good
Kiefer Sutherland, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kate Winslet all star in new festive films this Christmas. Read more about this story ….
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Avatar composer reveals secrets behind the soundtrack
Composer Simon Franglen ended up inventing instruments for tall, blue, four-fingered humanoids. Read more about this story ….
A backstreet abortion nearly killed her. It became a story that shaped the rest of her life
Annie Ernaux, who had an illegal abortion in 1963, went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more about this story ….
The making of a WWE legend: John Cena faces his final fight
The man behind the “You Can’t See Me” catchphrase will fight for the final time on Saturday night. But who is he, really? Read more about this story ….
Taylor Swift pictured breaking down in tears after she met Southport attack families
Backstage footage shows the singer in tears after meeting survivors of the attack during her world tour. Read more about this story ….
Clair Obscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine wins
The French-made role-playing game is named game of the year and also picks up prizes for music and performance. Read more about this story ….
Celebrity Race Across the World winners revealed
The four pairs of contestants had to make their way more than 3,500 miles through Central America. Read more about this story ….
Rolling Stones finally approve Fatboy Slim sample after 25 years
One of the most bootlegged dance tracks of all time, Satisfaction Skank, gets an official release. Read more about this story ….
Farewell (again) to Neighbours, Australia’s longest running soap opera
The series will finish at the end of 2025 – 40 years and more than 9,000 episodes after its debut. Read more about this story ….
Author Sophie Kinsella remembered as a ‘wonderful, warm woman’
The author of the Shopaholic series of novels had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Read more about this story ….