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We all saw a mystery white lump fall on Robbie Williams’ mic at the World Cup. He’s given a cheeky explanation, but to me it’s not a good look: LIZ JONES
A Daily Mail opinion column by Liz Jones addresses a moment during World Cup coverage in which a mystery white lump fell onto Robbie Williams’ microphone. Williams reportedly offered a light-hearted, “cheeky” explanation for the incident, but Jones argues in her column that his flippant response was not a good look, given the attention the…
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TV tonight: documentary reveals the shocking truth behind model family blogger Ruby Franke
BBC Two tonight begins The Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke, a three-part documentary examining how a seemingly wholesome parenting YouTube channel concealed severe child abuse. The series matters as a stark illustration of how curated online family content can mask serious harm, using footage Franke filmed herself to trace the collapse…
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Roxette’s ‘It Must Have Been Love’ Enters YouTube’s Billion Views Club
Roxette’s 1990 hit “It Must Have Been Love” has surpassed one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first video by the Swedish pop duo to reach the milestone. The song, released in 1987 but propelled to global fame after appearing in the 1990 film Pretty Woman, is remembered largely for late singer Marie Fredriksson’s powerful…
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7 Forgotten 2000s Mystery Shows That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Collider has published a feature spotlighting seven mystery television series from the 2000s that the outlet believes remain unfairly overlooked despite the era producing celebrated hits such as Dexter and Death Note. Writer Diego Pineda Pacheco argues these shows span the mystery genre’s breadth, from cop dramas to period whodunnits, and deserve renewed attention from…
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How ludicrous to live in a land where the King pardons a long dead killer but we can’t give Lucy Letby a fair hearing, writes PETER HITCHENS
In an opinion column, Peter Hitchens argues it is absurd that King Charles issued a posthumous pardon for Ruth Ellis, executed in 1955, while Lucy Letby remains imprisoned despite what he characterises as a conviction built on flawed evidence. Hitchens contends there was no direct proof against Letby, only contested theories, and notes that the…
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Bear caught on camera perched atop New Mexico utility pole before reportedly suffering fatal electrocution
Viral video shows a bear perched atop a utility pole along a rural New Mexico highway, panting and struggling to keep its balance on the precarious perch.
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Bear stays cool, cocaine trial in chaos, Raygun’s brother sentenced, Plas Johnson dies at 94
A defence barrister likened Melbourne trial arguments to a hopeless AFL rout, while Raygun’s brother was sentenced over a crypto scam; Pink Panther saxophonist Plas Johnson has died, Meta launches AI-image watermarking, and Honda revives the Prelude.
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Save $1,500 Off an Alienware Area-51 Ryzen X3D Gaming PC With RTX 5090 GPU and 64GB of RAM
Dell has cut $1,500 off its Alienware Area-51 flagship gaming desktop, bringing a high-end configuration down to $5,399.99. Although still far beyond most buyers’ budgets, the discount is notable because current market prices for the individual components mean the deal is closer to fair value than it might first appear, given ongoing shortages and rising…
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Indian police cracked down on ‘cockroach’ protesters. They went home and made memes about it
Following a major anti-government protest in Delhi organised by the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), during which police used tear gas and batons against tens of thousands of demonstrators, many young protesters responded not with despair but with humour, flooding Instagram with memes, “fit check” videos and sardonic reels documenting the crackdown. The protest, one…
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‘Doctor Strange’ Director Says Elon Musk ‘Doesn’t Know S— About Cinema’ After Musk Vows to Make AI ‘Odyssey’: ‘His Opinions on Art Are Worthless’
Film director Scott Derrickson has publicly criticised Elon Musk after the Tesla and X owner vowed that his AI tool Grok would produce a full-length, “historically accurate” film version of Homer’s Odyssey by the end of 2026. Musk’s announcement came amid an ongoing campaign against Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of “The Odyssey”, which he has…