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Zoe Saldaña has reminded people of the passage of time by confirming how old she’ll be when Avatar 5 finally releases Freshly minted Bafta award-winning actress Zoe Saldaña may be enjoying her first award season as an Oscars front-runner thanks to Emilia Pérez. However, she’s still committed to one of the huge franchises that helped boost her career over 15 years ago – and that commitment stretches years into her future still Thanks to her work on the Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Trek film franchises, Saldaña, 46, has actually appeared in three of the highest-grossing films of…

After 15 years without dropping a full album Bashy swooped in at the Mobo Awards This year’s Mobo (music of Black origin) Awards saw huge wins for the likes of Central Cee and Darkoo as well as the return of rapper Bashy after 15 years. The 2025 ceremony took place on Tuesday, February 18 in Newcastle’s Utilita Arena, hosted by former Love Island star Indiyah Polack. Bashy, real name Ashley Thomas, opened the awards with a performance of his song How Black Men Lose Their Smile. It’s been 15 years since the Londoner last released a full studio album…

Pete Doherty could lose his toes after diabetes diagnosis Reformed rocker Pete Doherty has revealed his doctors are concerned about having to amputate his toes after his diabetes diagnosis. The 45-year-old musician – who has been open about his addiction struggles in the past – announced his Type 2 diagnosis last year. At the time he said he had given up his ‘main poisons’ in a bid to lead a better lifestyle but was ‘healthier while on heroin’. While performing on a string of European tour dates, The Libertines icon was seated for most of his shows sparking some concern. During his concert in…

David Dickinson likes to personally set the records straight (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock) It’s hard to imagine Dickinson’s Real Deal without David Dickinson. The separation of the two isn’t just difficult because it would mean dropping one-third of the words from the title, but because his spirit makes the ITV series what it is. However, in recent years there have been some reports that they are considering a replacement. To stop the rumour mill from continuing, David, 83, came up with a grand plan to stop the mutterings after being certain someone had planted the story. ‘It would have been fed…

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 1 – life is irritating (Don’t Nod) The creators of Life Is Strange return with a brand new franchise that shares an awful lot in common with the stories of Max and Chloe. Life Is Strange has had a peculiar history. It celebrated its 10th anniversary in January, with the first game becoming a surprise hit that managed to offer a much more nuanced style of interactive storytelling than Telltale Games, in terms of both its characterisation and its branching narrative. But despite main characters Max Caulfield and Chloe Price becoming instant fan favourites,…

How much is too much? (Nintendo) The Wednesday letters page is worried about Sony’s first party games on PS5, as a reader is unsurprised Microsoft hasn’t made any new live service games. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] Middle-core audienceSo, it seems the best guess for the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 is around £350. I’m not sure what I expected but that doesn’t seem too bad. Although that is £100 more than an Xbox Series S I doubt Nintendo will have too much trouble shifting them, especially at the start when it’s more the hardcore…

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro knew and agreed to a plan to poison his successor and current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as part of an attempted coup, Brazil’s Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet said Tuesday. Gonet formally charged Bolsonaro and 33 accomplices with attempting a coup to stay in office after losing the 2022 election. Bolsonaro Charged in 2022 Coup Plot What are the allegations against Bolsonaro? “The members of the criminal organization structured at the presidential palace a plan to attack institutions, aiming to bring down the system of the powers and the democratic order, which received the sinister name of ‘Green…

Janice Nix has been charged with manslaughter following the death of Andrea Bernard A 66-year-old woman has been charged with the death of a five-year-old girl in 1978. Janice Nix has been charged with manslaughter following the death of Andrea Bernard. The young girl, who was known to Nix, was taken to a specialist burns unit after she was allegedly assaulted at an address in Ashley Road, Thornton Heath on June 6, 1978. She died more than a month later on July 13 due to the severity of her injuries. Nix has also been charged with child cruelty towards another…

  Washington-based US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Tuesday declined to immediately block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, from directing the laying-off of workers and accessing sensitive information. However, Chutkan did say the case — filed by more than a dozen US states — raised legitimate questions about Musk’s seemingly unchecked authority. What did the judge say? In her decision, Chutkan wrote that the states “legitimately call into question what appears to be the unchecked authority of an unelected individual and an entity that was not created by Congress and over which it has no oversight.” However, the judge said the…

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will continue restricting the Associated Press’ access to events and news conferences until the outlet adopts his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. Acknowledging the move as retaliation for AP’s editorial stance, Trump insisted the body of water be called the “Gulf of America” and accused the news agency of defying his authority.