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What links Horrible Histories and Gordon Brown’s neighbour? The bumper summer quiz
The Guardian has published a bumper summer general knowledge quiz spanning 30 questions across history, geography, sport, culture and etymology, ranging from straightforward trivia to “what links” puzzles that connect seemingly unrelated items. It is a light entertainment piece intended to test readers’ breadth of knowledge over the summer period, following the paper’s established quiz…
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Family of former Vodafone manager found drowned call for ‘Adrian’s law’ to protect franchisees
The family of Adrian Howe, a former Vodafone employee found drowned in 2018 shortly before his new franchise was due to open, are campaigning for a new “Adrian’s law” to protect franchisees, arguing his death might have been prevented had such regulation existed. His daughter, Kirsty-Anne Holmes, wants a governing body to oversee franchising contracts…
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TV tonight: Ruth Madeley’s ambitious new drama about the end of the world
Tonight’s TV highlights are led by *The Rapture*, a new five-part BBC One drama starring Ruth Madeley as a therapist working with a teenager who claims her disturbing drawings predict real-world climate disasters, set against a backdrop of extreme heatwaves in Wales. The series, also featuring Ruth Jones, Iwan Rheon and Jack Farthing, is notable…
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TALK OF THE TOWN: Zendaya and Tom Holland to host wedding party at one of Britain’s most famous castles – but the local wildlife may prove a problem…
Actors Zendaya and Tom Holland are reportedly planning to hold a wedding celebration at one of Britain’s best-known castles, according to a gossip item from the Daily Mail’s “Talk of the Town” column. The piece suggests the venue’s local wildlife could pose a complication for the event, though full details of the couple’s wedding plans…
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‘Thank you to the Sheffield bus driver who helped our deaf daughter’ – Reader’s letter
I wasn’t able to access the article — the page blocks automated access (JavaScript/cookie wall) and returns a 403 Forbidden when fetched directly, and I don’t have permission to run a web search to find the content elsewhere. I only have the headline to work with: a reader’s letter thanking a Sheffield bus driver for…
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Warner Bros revives shelved Coyote vs Acme with Comic-Con screening
“Coyote vs. Acme”, the animated-live-action hybrid film shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery in November 2023 as a tax write-off, has ultimately been revived following a sustained fan campaign, receiving its first public screening at San Diego Comic-Con. Director Dave Green and star Lana Condor presented the film in person, marking a striking reversal for a…
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Woman is found dead in an inner Melbourne home as cops treat her death as suspicious
A woman has been found dead in a home in Fitzroy North, an inner suburb of Melbourne, with Victoria Police treating the death as suspicious. Investigators are working to establish the circumstances surrounding her death, and the incident has prompted a police investigation in the residential area. Details of how the woman died and her…
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Dangerous heat dome grips central US
A heat dome is bringing dangerous, persistent heat to central parts of the United States, with forecasters warning that high temperatures, humidity and warm nights could increase the risk of heat-related illness. The conditions matter because limited overnight cooling can prevent people from recovering from daytime heat, allowing heat stress to build over several days.…