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If we had a penny for all the Halo E3 demos to be made publicly available, we’d have two pennies (Microsoft) Months after the original Halo 2 E3 2003 demo was made available to the public, a second demo has surfaced online – but not from Microsoft. Last November, Microsoft and 343 Industries (or Halo Studios as it’s now called) celebrated the 20th anniversary of Halo 2 by releasing a playable version of the game’s E3 2003 demo. It was a great treat for long-time Xbox fans and the perfect way to celebrate Halo 2’s anniversary, but it looks…

The Traitors poll reveals ‘unsurprising’ fact about Conservative voters If there’s one thing we know about The Traitors, it’s that those who ‘murder’ the Faithfuls on Claudia Winkleman’s iconic gameshow have to succeed in manipulating, scheming and betraying their competitors. Body language expert Judi James previously told Metro that to be a good Traitor, a person would have to be a strong liar, while psychologist Dr. Louise Goddard-Crawley said ‘Machiavellian traits’ including the ability to be cunning, strategic, and willing to throw people under the bus, should be adopted by Traitors. And it’s now been revealed that fans who would…

Brooke Shields has shed light on her fall-out with Tom Cruise, and his attempts to mend things with a personal apology. The Blue Lagoon actress unpacked her extraordinary life story in her latest memoir, Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman, which is on bookshelves today. In the pages, the 59-year-old candidly opened up about her career highs, as well as her relationship with her family, and her marriage to husband Chris Henchy. One eyebrow-raising segment detailed her feud with the Top Gun actor, after she spoke openly about her experience with postpartum…

Vogue Williams issues warning after ‘getting really into sleeping tablets’ Vogue Williams has spoken about fearing becoming dependent on sleeping tablets after indulging in a drink over the Christmas period. The model and TV personality, 39, shared on her podcast with her sister, after husband Spencer Matthews revealed he was stepping down, that she takes over-the-counter sleeping pills to help her sleep after having a drink. However, she warned her listeners to be ‘really careful’, admitting she was ‘really into them’. She candidly explained: ‘I have to say over Christmas, whenever I have a drink or anything like that, I will…

Robert De Niro battles Robert De Niro in first look at his new mafia movie Robert De Niro has done the impossible by going up against himself in the first trailer for the Alto Knights, leaving movie fans seriously divided. The Goodfellas icon returned to his roots for the upcoming flick, directed by Barry Levinson, in which he plays dueling roles of two notorious crime bosses, Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, as they battled for control of New York. The 81-year-old was joined in the cast by himself, Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci, and Michael Rispoli, while Wiseguy author…

 Sir Rod Stewart marks 80th birthday with an ‘unforgettable’ celebration Sir Rod Stewart has just celebrated his 80th birthday and marked the occasion in a big way. The rock singer was in the party mood for the milestone age. This is the guy behind the hits Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? and Maggie May so rather than just booking the local social club, he flew all his family out to the Caribbean for the celebration. Oh to be a Stewart. The clan, which included wife Penny Lancaster and seven of his eight children, spent time on a super yacht stopping off in…

Games Inbox: What will the first Nintendo Switch 2 games be? The Wednesday letters page tries to imagine a modern Donkey Kong reboot, as one reader asks about the bugs in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remake. Demo gamesOK, so there doesn’t seem much doubt that the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal is going to be on Thursday. Almost every ‘source’ seems to agree, so unless Nintendo decides to be petty and change it just because they’ve been found out (which I wouldn’t put past them) we are going to know what the console is and what it does this…

Around 84,000 people may be forced to flee after a new wildfire erupted on Tuesday in Ventura County, near Los Angeles, where two separate fires have killed at least 25 people in the past week. Strong winds have ramped up the most recent blaze, named the Auto Fire, which has already covered 56 acres, threatening nearby towns. New blaze threatens tens of thousands in Ventura County

Months after efforts began to remove people working in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, rescuers removed 36 bodies and 82 survivors from the mine after two days of operations, police said on Tuesday. “All 82 that have been arrested are facing illegal mining, trespassing and contravention of the immigration act charges,” police Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said in a statement. Police are uncertain how many miners remain inside the illegal mine but said it is likely in the hundreds. Miners, many from neighboring countries, entered the shaft near Stilfontein, about 140 kilometers (90 miles) southwest of Johannesburg, the shaft…

Police have issued a ‘do not approach’ warning to two teenagers after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich. Detectives investigating the murder of Kelyan Bokassa, 14, have said they want to speak to Colin Chabikwa, 15, and Mosawar Zazi, 16. Kelyan was attacked and killed as he travelled on the 472 bus on Woolwich Church Road on January 6. No arrests have been made. The Metropolitan Police said they are following ‘a number of lines of inquiry’ relating to the murder investigation, which has led to them wanting to speak to the teenagers. They…