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Toy Story 5 Date, Cybersecurity Warning and Birth Tourism Subpoena
Disney Plus confirms Toy Story 5’s September arrival as researchers flag supply-chain risks. US House Republicans subpoena a Florida birth-tourism entrepreneur, while Robert Carlyle recalls The Full Monty’s terrifying finale.
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Dolly Parton’s beloved literacy mission sees surge of support after country icon’s death
Support for a proposed Alabama licence plate benefiting Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library rose sharply after the singer’s reported death, bringing it more than halfway towards the 1,000 commitments required for production. The plate would create recurring local funding for the literacy scheme, extending Parton’s philanthropic legacy beyond her music career. Pre-commitments reportedly increased from about…
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Moment pavement explodes just feet from shoppers… before flames start leaping from hole
A pavement in Boston, Lincolnshire, exploded moments after two shoppers crossed nearby, sending slabs and rubble into the air before flames emerged from the resulting hole. The incident prompted the closure of the street while emergency services investigated and made the area safe. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire began in an underground…
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‘The Whisper Man’ Review: Robert De Niro, Adam Scott And Killer Cast Fuel Explosive Netflix Crime Drama
Deadline’s review praises Netflix’s *The Whisper Man* as a brisk, under-two-hour crime thriller that avoids the drawn-out format often associated with serial-killer dramas. Led by Robert De Niro and Adam Scott, the film combines a tense investigation with a father-and-son story, with the reviewer highlighting its pace, suspense and strong performances despite occasionally pulpy, exaggerated…
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“I shot it in 40 days”: the 1985 movie Martin Scorsese compared to “doing penance”
Martin Scorsese described making his 1985 black comedy After Hours as “doing penance” because its low-budget, tightly scheduled production pushed him far beyond his usual working conditions. The film mattered as a test of whether he could still make a feature with the speed and energy of his earlier, more improvised career, after the commercial…
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Benefits claimant says people struggle to find jobs because they can’t find one that’s ‘meaningful’
PIP claimant Gigi El-Halaby told LBC that some people struggle to find work because available roles may not be meaningful or accessible for those with mental health conditions and disabilities. Her comments matter amid government efforts to increase employment among benefit claimants, while raising questions about whether job schemes sufficiently account for individual health needs.…
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CLARE FOGES: The unhinged Sudanese asylum seeker who brutally stabbed an innocent woman 30 times should never have been allowed on our streets. This is the question all women across Britain are now asking
The article describes the case of Ibrahim Albashir, a Sudanese asylum seeker with catatonic schizophrenia, who was convicted after attacking a 32-year-old woman in Leeds in March 2024, stabbing her 30 times with a broken bottle. It argues that earlier encounters with police, health services and other authorities should have prompted stronger intervention, and frames…
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3 Country Songs From 1982 That Every 80s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today
Three country songs released or re-released in 1982 are highlighted as enduring favourites for listeners who grew up in the 1980s. – George Strait’s “Fool Hearted Memory”, from his second album, became the first of his 60 US number-one singles and appeared in the film The Soldier. – Dolly Parton re-recorded “I Will Always Love…