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A British man witnessed the murder of his online gaming friend after she was stabbed to death in her own home, Finnish police have revealed. 

Rita Ora and her husband Taika Waititi were the latest stars to surprise fans, as they lay out a platter of cigarettes for their A-list celebrity friends to enjoy at the director's 50th birthday party in Ibiza.

An analysis of Rotten Tomatoes data reveals average Tomatometer scores have climbed steadily since Fandango's 2016 acquisition of the review aggregation platform. The average number of reviewers per mainstream film release increased by 40 to 70 critics following the purchase. New additions to the critic pool include smaller outlets such as Denerstein Unleashed and KKFI-FM Kansas City. Prior to 2016, critic and audience scores demonstrated stable correlation year-over-year. Post-acquisition data shows the two metrics diverged sharply as Tomatometer ratings rose. Fandango, America's largest movie-ticketing platform, is partially owned by NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery. In 2023 Vulture reported PR firms court reviewers from smaller outlets to secure higher Tomatometer scores before film releases.

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Food safety officials have issued an urgent warning over an alarming surge in two potentially deadly bacteria found in salmon and meat sold at major UK supermarkets that are resistant to antibiotics.

OFFICERS were worried about Christopher Snoad who is missing from Braintree. He has now been found.

Adam Gale was disheartened when he found that the Rodboro Buildings, his regular pub in Guildford, Surrey, had axed tuna from the menu.

Good Morning Britain viewers were left outraged by a guest who proposed removing the St George's flag from England. The flag is currently being used to oppose immigration into the UK.

The Manchester-based influencer, 26, who speaks candidly about her parenting online, revealed her daughter, two, had bitten two other children at nursery in a new video shared to YouTube.

A woman who visited hundreds of pubs across Europe to drink Guinness has revealed where the best and worst pints were.

Millie, 21, from the UK, has received a wave of backlash on her TikTok channel from people commenting that her partner, Chelsea, 23, looks like a '13-year-old boy'.

He was working for a private company when he fell from his machine and was run over as he tried to escape fast-moving flames, local officials said. Picture for illustrative purposes.

Government says move will cut red tape, but startups fear sector could be sidelined

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is set to join the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) in an effort to "cut red tape" and, presumably, save some cash.…

From grappling with a foreign language, to learning the different customs and norms, there are plenty of instances where Brits may make mistakes abroad.

The girl in the photographs has long blonde hair, hypnotic blue eyes - and a protruding ribcage. Her legs are so stick-thin she looks frail.

A dad might be facing a divorce after he registered he and his wife's newborn's name to be the same as his female boss's. the parents had agreed to name baby after the mum's late grandfather.

Police want the public's help to find out what happened

Microsoft is testing a COPILOT function in Excel that uses OpenAI's gpt-4.1-mini model to automatically fill spreadsheet cells through natural language prompts. The function can classify feedback, generate summaries, and create tables based on specified cell ranges. Microsoft warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or scenarios involving legal, regulatory, and compliance implications because COPILOT "can give incorrect responses." The feature processes up to 100 functions every 10 minutes and cannot access information outside the spreadsheet.

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The 60ft long cross made from loose stones is believed to have been in place for at least 50 years on the hill below the Great Orme summit in Llandudno, north Wales.

Edson Brandao, a longevity influencer from Teresina in Brazil , has repeatedly claimed he hasn't gone under the knife to achieve his youthful looks.

Sir Tony Radakin, the chief of the defence staff, is expected to attend talks at the Pentagon to thrash out how Ukraine would be defended from future attack in the event of a peace deal with Russia.