The best ‘coming of age’ films
Emma Wilkes selects 5 of the very best coming of age films.
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‘Forza Horizon 5’ announcement: so far so good
Eduoard Johnson gives their thoughts on how the Forza Horizon 5 looks like a promising improvement upon its predecessor
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Tokyo 2020: Max Whitlock wins gold in men’s pommel horse
Max Whitlock has won the gold in the men’s pommel horse for Team GB. The defending Olympic champion produced a stunning display with a score of 15.583, which no-one else in the field was able to match, winning Team GB’s tenth gold medal in the process. Chinese Taipei’s Lee Chih...
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Tokyo 2020: record eighth swimming medal for Team GB
Great Britain won a record eighth swimming medal at Tokyo 2020 after claiming the silver in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. Duncan Scott, Adam Peaty, Luke Greenbank and James Guy finished in a time of 3:27.51, finishing 0.73 seconds behind gold-winners the USA, who won in a world-record time of...
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Should theatre be reopening at full capacity?
Noah Keate takes a closer look at the latest social distancing rules in place at theatres and worries for the future of theatre if isolation rules continue.
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Tokyo 2020 – Day 9: GB swimmers and Max Whitlock make history
Team GB’s swimmers made history on a thrilling day at the Olympics, which saw the team pick up more medals (expanding the gold count to 10) and a surprise victor in the men’s 100m. Charlotte Worthington got the day off to a great start with a gold medal win in...
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The unexpected rise of picnics
From conception to Covid, Simona Valeviciute discusses the rise of picnics.
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Tokyo 2020: athletes share gold in men’s high jump
Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi will share the gold medal for the men’s high jump. In a display of good sportsmanship, after both jumpers cleared 2.37m, they opted to share the top spot on the podium. The two athletes are good friends, and they were perfect throughout the...
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Tokyo 2020: Charlotte Worthington wins BMX freestyle gold for Great Britain
Team GB’s Charlotte Worthington recovered from a fall to win a gold medal in the women’s BMX park freestyle final. She fell on her first run, but performed a ground-breaking 360-degree backflip on her second to score 97.50 and claim the gold. Worthington is the first woman to land the...
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How our brains trick us
Reece Goodall explores how and why our brains play tricks on us.
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Tokyo 2020: Emma Wilson wins windsurfing bronze for Team GB
Team GB’s Emma Wilson won a bronze medal on her Olympic debut in the women’s windsurfing event at Tokyo 2020. Wilson started the double-point medal race in second place in the overall standings after winning four of the 12 preliminary events, meaning she was guaranteed a medal. However, she was...
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Tokyo 2020: triathlon mixed relay gold for Team GB
Day Eight of the Tokyo Games got off to a great start for Team GB after winning a gold in the triathlon mixed relay. The quartet of Jonny Brownlee, Jessica Learmonth, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee produced a superb performance to finish 14 seconds ahead of silver medallists the USA,...
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Tokyo 2020: fourth swimming gold for Team GB with mixed medley relay win
Great Britain won its fourth swimming gold at an Olympics for the first time in 113 years after wining the inaugural 4x100m mixed medley relay. Kathleen Dawson (backstroke), Adam Peaty (breaststroke), James Guy (butterfly) and Anna Hopkin (freestyle) won in 3:37.58, smashing the previous world record of 3:38.41 in the...
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