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Netflix fans divided after Stranger Things, Squid Game & The Witcher announcements

Major announcements from Netflix Tudum - including Squid Game news

Terminator star Linda Hamilton will be joining the Stranger Things season five cast.

Stranger Things announces Terminator star Linda Hamilton in new role

Joe Davis plays the leading role in Paracide, a comedy about a man transported to a parallel universe.

Burnley actor plays leading role in award-winning sci-fi film

LGBT+ History Month 2023: What is it, why is it celebrated in February and how to get involved?

LGBT+ History Month 2023 - What is it and how to get involved

Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with the police during a demonstration outside the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on January 8, 2023. - Brazilian police used tear gas Sunday to repel hundreds of supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro after they stormed onto Congress grounds one week after President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration, an AFP photographer witnessed. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP) (Photo by EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images)

Brazil riots: Advice issued for UK travellers in the region

Pele dead at age 82 - tributes pour in for three time World Cup winner

Who is playing at the World Cup today and how to watch

Former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

World Cup schedule for December 6

Cho Gue-sung celebrating his goal last week

World Cup schedule for today: Kick-off times, including Brazil game

Will Cristiano Ronaldo get one last World Cup hurrah?

FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar schedule for Monday including Portugal

Bruno Guimarães will feature for Brazil in Qatar (Photo by Javier Mamani/Getty Images)

FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar schedule for Thursday including Brazil

The perfect World Cup player including Pele, Messi, Ronaldo and Zidane

Maués Açu River (copyright Gina Frausin)

International save the rainforest conference comes to Lancashire

Netflix ad-supported service to launch for a discounted price

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Android users warned about scam that can steal money if you answer your phone

The drug is administered via an IV drip (Photo: Shutterstock)

New Covid antibody drug reduces the risk of hospitalisation and death in some by...

Brazil’s Covid death rate has risen to the second highest in the world (Photo: Shutterstock)

Brazil’s Covid death rate has risen to the second highest in the world

The variant could cause reinfection in up to 61% of people who have already had Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Brazil Covid variant could cause reinfection in 61% of people - and is more tran...

Six people in the UK have tested positive for the Covid variant (Getty Images)

Everything we know about the Brazil Covid variant - after 6 UK people tested pos...

Mardi Gras parades typically feature masked and costumed participants (Getty Images)

Today is Mardi Gras - here's where and why the festival is celebrated

Hotel quarantine regulations come into place on Monday (15 Feb), which means all those arriving in England from a “red list” country will have to stay in a designated hotel for a period of 10 days (Photo: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK quarantine hotels open for travellers returning from abroad - how it works

The drug commonly used to treat gout could be useful in the fight against Covid-19 (Photo: OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)

A drug used to treat gout could reduce Covid hospital stays - according to new r...

Oxford Covid vaccine team is working on a ‘second generation’ jab - here’s how long it could take (Photo: Shutterstock)

Oxford Covid vaccine team is working on a ‘second generation’ jab - here’s how l...

The UK Covid variant has mutated again - here’s what scientists are saying (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK Covid variant has mutated again - here’s what scientists are saying

This is how the new Covid variants differ - symptoms and vaccine effects explain...

A cough, muscle pain, fatigue and a sore throat could be more common in those who test positive for the new UK variant of Covid (Photo: Shutterstock)

Symptoms including a sore throat are 'more common' for new Covid variant suffere...

UK to close all travel corridors from 4am on Monday - what the PM said

The new Covid variant from Brazil may have been found in the UK - but is it more...

Travel to the UK from South America, Portugal and Cape Verde has been banned - h...

Russia has the third highest Covid death toll in the world - after admitting its...

A rare and deadly fungus has been found in Brazil - but should you be worried?

Oxford’s Covid vaccine shows a potential for up to 90% protection - but how does...

UK coffee roaster subscriptions you can have delivered wherever you live

The BCG vaccine could be used to protect against coronavirus - the science explained (photo: Shutterstock)

The BCG vaccine could be used to protect against coronavirus - the science expla...

The real number is likely to be a lot higher (Photo: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

The world’s coronavirus death toll has hit 1 million - these are the worst affec...

Circus Mondao are pitching up in Chorley

The circus is coming to Chorley

Oxford University have said a vaccine may not be ready before 2022. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Oxford University vaccine trials paused after participant gets 'unexplained illn...

Travel to the US remains restricted during the coronavirus pandemic (Getty Images)

The latest USA travel advice - and quarantine rules in place for tourists

These are the countries worst affected by coronavirus - as WHO states Covid-19 i...

Whatsapp are trialling a digital payment service (Shutterstock)

You could soon be able to make payments through WhatsApp - the new feature expla...

Lesley Lawrence with mum Dorothy Marshall and (right) Jayne Knowles

Burnley nail salon is 'best in Northwest'

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12 Christmas foods that could seriously harm your dog

CHARITY MISSION: Maggie Randall and Kathryn Smith pictured at their fund-raiser before they set off to Brazil (s)

Women head off on Brazil mercy mission

Rosewood Primary School. Photo: Google

Headteacher suspended after taking term-time holiday to Brazil

Sam Vokes helped his side qualify for the Euros

Vokes and Norwood seal place at Euros!

Sam Vokes congratulates Welsh goalscorer Gareth Bale with Aaron Ramsey

Vokes on the brink of history with Wales!