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GameCentral explains why there’s no Black Ops 6 review ready for launch day and why Microsoft is so desperate for the game to be a hit. As the non-stop marketing makes very clear, Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 is out today. Unlike with most new releases though we won’t be able to bring you a review this week, because we’ve not been sent a copy of the game early. As far as we understand that’s going to be the same for every other outlet, at least in the UK. It’s not unknown for publishers to withhold review copies, when…

The showdown between two of Europe’s biggest football nations can be a marker of where the Lionesses must improve before the summer. It has not been plain sailing since their Euros success, with disappointment in the Women’s Nations League and missing out on Olympic qualification. They did reach the Women’s World Cup final in 2023 however, and won the first Women’s Finalissima a few months before. But there has been growing criticism of England’s performances, which have dipped since the highs of 2022. “We always want to [progress] faster but I think the game has increased, the level of the…

Aurora authorities knew about Tren de Aragua problem over a year ago, documents show An Aurora City Council member says she has documents verifying that local police knew about the “Tren De Aragua” gang’s takeover of local apartment buildings more than a year ago. Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky published photos of the documents to her personal X profile on Wednesday and Thursday. The documents contain emails from within the Aurora Police Department discussing extensive gang activities in the area. “I am done. I am tired of the city lying. I am done with the governor who called the cops on me.…

King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ past as calls for slavery reparations grow at Commonwealth summit Some leaders had hoped Charles might use his speech at Chogm in Samoa as an opportunity to apologise for Britain’s colonial past. King Charles acknowledged “painful aspects” of Britain’s past while sidestepping calls to directly address reparations for slavery at the summit of Commonwealth leaders, saying “None of us can change the past, but we can commit … to learning its lessons”.Charles was speaking to leaders representing 56 Commonwealth nations at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) in the Pacific nation of Samoa, his first…

10 best cheap London deals – from £35 off The Massage Company to £18 pancake breakfast Looking for 10 things to do in London? Luckily, there’s lots to in this city to do for cheap! At least… There is now. Metro has teamed up with Time Out to bring you the best deals across the capital. Every Friday, 10 new deals will drop, available in the Metro newspaper, on Metro.co.uk, and on our socials. You’ll also find them in our weekly London newsletter, The Slice, in your inbox every Wednesday. We’ve got a three-courses at sleek and stylish French bistro Atelier Coupette, complete with…

Kate Garraway has recalled a moment on Good Morning Britain that reignited her vaping addiction, years after quitting. The ITV presenter, 57, gave up vaping before heading into the I’m A Celebrity jungle in 2019, having swapped smoking for vapes after the birth of her son Billy in 2009. However, last year, she became ‘instantly addicted’ again following a segment on GMB. With the news of single-use vapes being banned by next summer, Kate recalled her own addiction and admitted ‘hating’ herself. She told hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley today: ‘The last thing I want to do is anyway…

The Botanical Garden is almost as big as the real thing (Lego) A huge Kew Gardens style greenhouse has just been unveiled by Lego, with 12 minifigures and a lot of brick-built plants. The Lego Ideas brand has been running for a long time now and involves fans designing Lego sets to show off on the official website, where others can vote on them, to put them in with a chance of being selected by Lego to turn into an official set. Often these are licensed ideas, like the recent Jaws and Nightmare Before Christmas sets, but not always…

Justin Timberlake has been forced to reschedule six of his upcoming shows on his US leg of the world tour after not ‘feeling great’. The 43-year-old singer has moved yet more gigs after being diagnosed with both bronchitis and laryngitis, which impact the airways and vocal box. He apologised to fans with tickets to his next six scheduled shows as he announced he would be moving the gigs to a later date. Now, Justin will resume his Forget Tomorrow World Tour in November after two weeks rest to recover his voice. Taking to Instagram to reveal the newly rescheduled dates,…

John Turturro, who played gangster Carmine Falcone in the 2022 film The Batman, has shared why he chose not to reprise the role in the new TV spin-off The Penguin. The actor explained that in addition to being busy with other projects, the portrayal of violence towards women in the series was ‘not his thing’. When the film about the masked DC Comics superhero came out two years ago, Carmine was revealed to be a cold-blooded killer, as well as an informant who helped the police incarcerate a rival mob boss. In The Penguin – which stars Colin Farrell as…

Ted Danson has said sorry to his Cheers co-star Kelsey Grammer for a feud that lasted three decades. The actors first worked together on the 80s sitcom in which Ted, 76, played bar owner Sam Malone and Kelsey, 69, was psychiatrist Dr Frasier Crane. However, The Good Place actor expressed regret that he had ‘missed out on 30 years of friendship’ with Kelsey after tension on set. Speaking to Kelsey on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, Ted said: ‘This isn’t self-deprecating, but I wish … I feel like I got stuck a little bit with you during the Cheers years. I…