Newlyweb: Dakota Johnson (Sony) as Cassie in the terrible ‘Madame Web’ It was inevitable Madame Web It would be a tank. Dakota Johnson as a secondary character, the eponymous psychic who occasionally pops up in the Spider-Man comics? This isn’t exactly Marvel’s A-list. Add in the odd, tongue-in-cheek press tour and a trailer that was… Read More »
Two women holding peeled bananas One study found that eating bananas was more effective at lowering blood pressure than reducing salt intake. Scientists have discovered that consuming an extra gram of potassium per day, the equivalent of two medium bananas, a cup of spinach, or a large sweet potato, may be a simple way for… Read More »
A protester from climate change group Just Stop Oil was arrested Today’s hearing in the Court of Appeals could determine the future of civil disobedience. As a number of climate activist cases reach the courts, the plea used to acquit most of those accused may soon be cut short. The argument that companies would be… Read More »
Birmingham residents will have to endure reduced services despite council tax rises adding £350 to average bills – AARON CHOWN/PA Street lighting will be dimmed and there will be fortnightly rubbish collections in England’s largest local authority as council tax rises by 21 per cent. Labour-run Birmingham City Council, which declared virtual bankruptcy last year,… Read More »
Scottish Parliament flies Scottish and EU flags outside government headquarters in Brussels – JOHN THYS/AFP The SNP used a taxpayer-funded “mini embassy” in Brussels to distribute a new leaflet to EU member states explaining why an independent Scotland should be welcomed into the bloc. The Telegraph can reveal that the Scottish Government’s most senior “diplomatic”… Read More »
Tributes have been paid to three “beautiful” children who were tragically found dead in their Bristol home. Brothers Fares Alfil Bash, seven, and Mohamed Alfil Bash, 10 months, have been named locally, along with Jory Alfil Bash, the three-year-old sister of the three children found dead in their semi-detached home in the north-east. city. A… Read More »