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Extra trains have been announced by UK train operators ahead of the coronation of King Charles III on May 6, to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people expected to travel to London. Great Western Railway (GWR) will operate "very early" trains from South Wales and the west of England to Paddington, Southeastern and Govia Thameslink will operate with more carriages. However, the transportation operation will not match that of the late Queen's funeral in September when around 250 extra […]

Netflix will begin its crackdown on password sharing in the coming months by charging extra fees to members who share accounts with people outside of their household. The move is aimed at boosting subscribers and has been trialled in some countries but has yet to be rolled out in the UK or US. The company is also shutting down its DVD rental service, which launched the firm 25 years ago. Netflix has been struggling to reignite growth, which has slowed […]

LNER is to launch a daily rail service between London and Edinburgh to mark the coronation of King Charles III. Starting on May 6, LNER's 11:00 train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley will be known as the Carolean Express, to coincide with the coronation day. The new service will run in the same direction as LNER's weekday Flying Scotsman service to London, and is expected to prove popular with passengers. The reign of King Charles III will be known […]

UK supermarkets have not lowered their prices despite a drop in global wholesale food prices, leading to inflation remaining higher than expected. The British Retail Consortium said there could be a three to nine-month lag before seeing price falls in stores. Inflation fell to 10.1% in the year to March from 10.4% in February, but still remained high due to food prices rising at their fastest rate in 45 years. Rising food prices tend to impact poorer households the most, […]

Moonbin, a member of the K-pop group Astro, has died at the age of 25. He was found unresponsive by his manager at his apartment in Seoul on Wednesday night, and police suspect that he took his own life, but an autopsy is pending. Moonbin had been an actor and model before joining Astro in 2016 and had also performed with a sub-group called Moonbin & Sanha. His record label, Fantagio, issued a statement asking for privacy for his family […]

Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, has threatened to sue Microsoft for allegedly using Twitter data without permission. Musk's comments came in response to Microsoft's announcement that its advertising platform would no longer support Twitter, which would prevent ad buyers from accessing their Twitter accounts through Microsoft's social management tool. While Musk did not provide any evidence to support his claim, Microsoft declined to comment. Twitter responded to the news with a poo emoji. Musk later tweeted that he was "open […]

Natasha Rothwell is set to return as spa manager Belinda Lindsey in the upcoming third season of HBO's award-winning series, The White Lotus, which will be set in Thailand. Fans are eagerly anticipating the return of Rothwell's fan-favorite character, who did not appear in the second season, and are hoping for a storyline that sees her opening her own wellness retreat after being let down by Jennifer Coolidge's character in the first season. Rothwell, who is also known for her […]

The upcoming Jada Pinkett Smith-produced docu-series, "African Queens: Queen Cleopatra," has sparked controversy for casting black British actress Adele James as the titular Macedonian-Greek ruler, with some accusing Netflix of "blackwashing." The trailer, which features historians claiming that Cleopatra was black and had curly hair, has drawn backlash, particularly from Egypt. Pinkett Smith has defended the casting, stating that she wanted to tell the story of a black queen.

Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, recently spoke in a last-minute interview with the BBC about his experience running Twitter, which he purchased for $44bn in October. Musk admitted that it has been a challenging and stressful experience, describing it as a "rollercoaster" and "quite painful". Despite this, he still believes that buying the company was the right decision. During the conversation, Musk also revealed that he would sell Twitter if the right buyer came along. The interview […]