One last rumour to close out the year (Valve) A Valve insider has suggested the long-rumoured Half-Life 3 could be announced in 2025 as long as playtesting goes smoothly. It looks like 2024 couldn’t end without one more rumour about Half-Life 3. While fans have been hoping for a proper sequel for years, the last several months have got people thinking that Valve really is making it. Aside from a voice actor CV found in August, noteworthy Valve insiders have claimed to have found evidence of a new Half-Life being in development through datamining other Valve games, like Deadlock and…
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NEXT shoppers will be keen to know if they can visit the retailer to bag the best bargains at the start of the January sales on New Year’s Day. As business hours can vary over public holidays, here we take a look at when the fashion and homeware chain will be open. PANext has more than 450 UK branches, but will they be open on New Year’s Day?[/caption] Next has more than 450 stores across the UK and is known for selling everything from clothing, homeware and a number of concessions including Mamas and Papas. But when is Next open…
Marlon has spiralled (Picture: ITV) This article contains spoilers for tonight’s episode of Emmerdale, which airs at 7.30pm on ITV1 but is available to stream now on ITVX. A worrying discovery in April Windsor’s (Amelia Flanagan) bedroom has sparked new fear in dad Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock). The Emmerdale legend had a horrific Christmas when he discovered that April had gone missing. The last we saw of her was when she climbed into the back of an unknown car. The teenager had found herself caught in the middle of Ross Barton’s (Michael Parr) trouble with gangster Jade, which resulted in her being…
Their new album Constellation of the Lonely ranks among their best work. But as they prepare to go on the road, the Williams brothers talk about their momentous decision to play without GoodwinJust over four years ago, Doves were on the crest of a wave. Their first album in more than a decade – The Universal Want – had been rapturously received, helping them notch up their third UK No 1. All set to perform it live, the tour was suddenly cancelled due to frontman Jimi Goodwin’s mental health – he has since said he is in recovery from substance…
From the silliest concept ever to killer thrillers so dull Villanelle would roll her eyes, there have been plenty of televisual duds in 2024. Here are the biggest turkeysYes, the Prince Andrew/Emily Maitlis head-to-head was the TV moment of 2019, and it is unlikely that any television interview will ever be as jawdropping again. But why did we need not just one but two screen recreations of it this year? This one came with Maitlis’s blessing, but sadly already existed in the shadow of Netflix’s Scoop. Despite excellent turns by Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson, it never felt anything other…
A brilliantly simple canapé of scallop and mushroom topped with herby breadcrumbs and served in half-shellsYou can serve these in one of two ways: three scallops, each in large half-shells or small ramekins as a dinner party starter, or if you are lucky enough to have 18 small shells, serve them as canapes – my daughter appropriated my collection into her toy kitchen, so I had to beg for them back: “I’m making fish fingers in a shell!” She didn’t buy it. For anyone who isn’t a toddler, these are a lovely, easy, prep-ahead dish. Continue reading…
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A trade war started by Donald Trump is seen as the biggest risk to market stability next year• Business live – latest updatesGlobal stock markets are tipped to keep rising in 2025, led by more gains among US shares, despite anxiety about inflation and fears that Donald Trump could spark a new trade war.Wall Street analysts are forecasting the S&P 500 will rise by roughly 9% in 2025, taking the index of US companies up to about 6,500 points by the end of the year, according to Bloomberg datar. Continue reading…
The iconic musician shared a mortifying story in his latest book (Picture: Cassandra Hannagan/Getty Images) A 90s Britpop legend got into the Christmas spirit by sharing a not-so-festive anecdote. Blur bassist Alex James recalled the time he was kicked out of a church Christmas party after desecrating an ‘antique figurine of the naked baby Jesus.’ The 56-year-old musician enraged partygoers when he stubbed out his cigarette on the holy infant, sharing the hilarious story in his latest book Over The Rainbow: Tales from an Unexpected Year’ ‘I had been smoking in the room with the art and the objects, as…
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Better Man, which depicts Robbie as a CGI monkey navigating the highs and lows of his music career, hit cinemas in the US on Christmas Day – much to the dismay of American audiences.
SOUTH Korean officials are battling to identify the badly damaged bodies of 179 plane crash victims. Grieving families remain camped outside Muan International Airport following the disaster on Sunday as they grow desperate to see the bodies of their loved ones. GettyFirefighters work at the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport[/caption] EPAFamily members in tears at the airport[/caption] Instagram/kkangkkoKang Ko, 43, and his wife Jin Lee Seon, 37, and their son were killed[/caption] ViralPressSirithon Chaue, 22, was one of the victims[/caption] AFPMourners pay their respects at a memorial altar for victims of the Jeju Air plane crash[/caption] In…
As well as delighting fans with their pregnancy news, Michelle and Mark’s baby bump photoshoot marked the final stage of her transformation from soap star to chic actress.
Fog and other severe weather can lead to plane cancellations (Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire) Worried passengers will be checking the status of their flights as thick fog blankets the UK. Hundreds of flights in and out of Gatwick Airport have faced delays due to the fog, with Heathrow also affected and Ryanair issuing a warning for all UK flights. So far 27 flights have been cancelled at Gatwick this morning, impacting up to 5,000 passengers, the Independent reports. But what are your rights if your flight is cancelled by bad weather? Here’s what you need to know. What are my…
Researchers find the Lib Dem leader, Ed Davey, is further to the political left than the UK prime ministerUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer is one of Labour’s most rightwing members of parliament, according to a study of the political positions of the MPs from every major party.The prime minister is less leftwing than almost all of his 401 Labour colleagues, according to the research by Chris Hanretty, a professor of politics at Royal Holloway, University of London. Continue reading…
Almost every part of the country is covered by at least one of the multiple weather warnings that have been issued by the Met Office this week.