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A Grand Day Out/The Wrong Trousers review – rereleased Nick Park classics are a complete treat
Nick Park’s first two Wallace and Gromit films, A Grand Day Out (1989) and The Wrong Trousers (1993), have been rereleased in cinemas, and this Guardian review hails both as excellent family entertainment, awarding each a full five stars. The critic celebrates the stop-motion classics as “jewels” of animated comedy, each introduced by Julian Nott’s…
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BA flight to UK is cancelled after crew members got so drunk the night before one of them collapsed in hotel bar
A British Airways flight from Barbados to London was cancelled after crew members reportedly drank so heavily the night before that one of them collapsed in their hotel bar. The incident matters because it left up to 336 passengers stranded in Bridgetown when the entire operating crew of Flight BA254 had to be stood down,…
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British Airways flight from Barbados ‘is cancelled after aircrew enjoyed vodka and beer drinking session at £500-a-night honeymooners’ resort’
A British Airways flight from Barbados to the UK was reportedly cancelled after members of its cabin crew were said to have taken part in a heavy drinking session at a £500-a-night honeymoon resort the night before they were due to fly. The incident left up to 336 passengers stranded in the Barbadian capital, Bridgetown,…
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Dallas Cowboys player who died by suicide diagnosed with brain disease
Marshawn Kneeland, a Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman who died by suicide in November 2025 aged 24, has been posthumously diagnosed with stage 1 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), researchers at Boston University’s CTE Center have said. The finding matters because it adds to mounting evidence that the degenerative brain disease, caused by repeated blows to the…
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Wes Anderson Was Trapped in Academy Museum Elevator After ‘Bottle Rocket’ Anniversary Event
Director Wes Anderson was trapped in a lift at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Monday, shortly after taking part in an event marking the 30th anniversary of his debut feature, Bottle Rocket. He and producer James L. Brooks were stuck for around 30 minutes before the Los Angeles Fire Department freed them, in…
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A beach in Australia is dealing with a serious case of space balls (not the Mel Brooks kind)
Several large metallic balls washed up on Forrest Beach in North Queensland, Australia, this week, prompting Queensland Fire and Rescue to warn the public to stay away from the potentially hazardous objects. The Australian Space Agency has since concluded that the mysterious spheres are almost certainly space debris, adding a real-world example to growing concerns…
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NASA transfers ownership of Maryland woodland to the US Fish and Wildlife Service
NASA has formally handed over Area 400, a 103-acre parcel of woodland near its Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The land is now part of the Patuxent Research Refuge, a move welcomed as a rare conservation success and one that removes the risk of the site being…
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“This has got to be the most awesome toaster ever”: Saber on building upon hits like Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Saber Interactive, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, has spoken about how the game’s success has reshaped its business and reputation. In an interview with The Game Business, chief creative officer Tim Willits said the hit “literally changed everything” for the studio, altering both how the team makes games and how the wider…