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AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has scrapped the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), while elevating AI Minister Kanishka Narayan to attend cabinet. DSIT, created by the Conservative government in 2023, will have its responsibilities split across other departments, and the move means there is no longer a dedicated technology secretary, a post…
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The Odyssey: jaw-dropping action, dark magic and dolphin cameos – discuss with spoilers
Christopher Nolan’s big-screen adaptation of Homer’s *The Odyssey*, starring Matt Damon, has become the summer’s biggest box-office draw, taking $264m globally on its opening weekend alongside strong reviews, including a five-star notice from the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw. With few other major blockbusters due for release this summer bar Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the film looks…
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4 More PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Sony has added four more titles to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers, continuing the service’s staggered monthly rollout of new games. The additions, available globally from 21st July, include the high-profile Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora alongside a co-op firefighting sim and two classic PS2 titles now available to download as part of subscribers’…
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15 Best TV Shows Based on Video Games, Ranked
Collider has published a ranked list of the best television series adapted from video games, arguing that TV adaptations have generally fared better with critics and fans than their big-screen counterparts. The article, updated 21 July 2026 by Dawson Nyffenegger, notes that while game-to-film adaptations are often dismissed as cash grabs, the small-screen versions have…
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The 1996 movie that became the hardest of Matt Damon’s career: “I did what I thought I had to do”
Matt Damon has described his role in the 1996 military thriller *Courage Under Fire* as the most challenging of his career. Playing the emaciated medic Andrew Ilario required him to lose substantial weight without professional guidance, causing health problems that needed medical treatment after filming. Damon reportedly reached 139 pounds by eating mainly chicken breast,…
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Did the manhunt for Constance Marten and Mark Gordon make baby Victoria’s death a ‘terrible inevitability’? Reporter David James Smith argues more could have been done to protect newborn in wake of new review
A new safeguarding review has reignited debate over whether the death of baby Victoria, killed by her parents Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, could have been prevented had police handled their manhunt differently. Discussing findings from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s report, crime reporter David James Smith argued on the Daily Mail’s Trial podcast…
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ZDF & ProSieben Strike Streaming Pact As Traditional Rivals Team To Fight Streamers: “A Strong, Forward-Looking Signal”
ZDF and ProSiebenSat.1 have agreed a streaming partnership that will see the German public broadcaster’s on-demand content integrated into ProSieben’s Joyn platform from the fourth quarter of 2026, offering ZDF news, documentaries, culture, factual and entertainment programming free and without adverts. The deal reflects a wider trend of traditional European broadcasters joining forces to counter…
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I was sexually assaulted by my hairdresser at 13 and it wrecked my relationships with men for years to come: LUCY CAVENDISH
Writer Lucy Cavendish describes being sexually assaulted at the age of 13 by a hairdresser after her parents’ separation left her feeling vulnerable and unable to confide in anyone. She recounts how, after her father left the family home in the late 1970s, she visited a newly opened salon in her Buckinghamshire town and was…
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Mrs Burnham pulls a style surprise by choosing £850 dress by Victoria Beckham: LAURA CRAIK
Marie-France van Heel, wife of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, chose an £850 ice blue “Edith” dress by Victoria Beckham for her husband’s first day at Downing Street, prompting Daily Mail fashion writer Laura Craik to note the outfit’s smart, safe styling and its choice of a British designer over an obvious “Labour red”. The…