After Donlad Trump sent a barrage of menacing threats towards Iran on Sunday morning Piers Morgan hit out at the President’s “embarrassing” post on Truth Social
Pers Morgan has blasted Donald Trump after his latest barrage of menacing threats towards Iran.
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President Donald Trump spent Sunday afternoon at his Virginia Golf Course after bypassing traditional Easter events amid speculation about his wellbeing. Trump was captured by Reuters arriving at the facility on Sunday morning dressed in golf shoes. He paused to take photographs with supporters, while social media posts revealed various Easter-themed events taking place at the venue.
Just hours earlier the president sent a barrage of menacing threats towards Iran. He posted on Truth Social: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” Trump, 79, started. “Open the F***ing’ Strait, you crazy b*****ds, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!” he fumed. “Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
His message has triggered fierce criticism, with many challenging the President’s state of mind. Outspoken broadcaster Piers Morgan reacted: “This is embarrassing. Delete it, President – unless you want everyone to think you’ve lost your marbles.”
But it isn’t all negative from Piers as two hours later he took to X to address the US mission to rescue their second downed airman in Iran. He said: “The more I read about the US mission to rescue their 2nd downed airman in Iran, the more astounding it is. Kudos to the CIA, SEAL Team 6, and all the others involved in finding their man & getting him out. And to him, for incredible guts & tenacity.”
It comes after Social media erupted on Saturday afternoon with unverified claims that Trump had been transported to Walter Reed Hospital – with some users on X even suggesting the president had passed away.
The speculation intensified when the White House announced a lid on Trump’s schedule for the remainder of the day at 11 a.m., prompting widespread questions about the Commander-In-Chief’s whereabouts. The White House subsequently refuted any health concerns, stating the President was continuing to work throughout the Easter weekend.
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Hundreds of people lined the streets as a record-breaking 1,264 bikers arrived at Darlington Memorial Hospital.
Easter bunnies, Captain America, Cookie Monster and Minions were some of the bikers chosen attire for the feel-good ride which brought families and people of all ages together.
The streets of Darlington were filled with the sounds of revving engines, children screaming and shouting and dogs barking. In one word, excitement.
One child, upon seeing Captain America rev his engine, screamed: “I love you Captain America”, to which the Avenger gave a little salute.
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Orgainsers said it was the biggest Durham Easter Egg Run yet (Image: Chris Booth)
Organiser Graeme Mills said he was “flabbergasted” by the number of bikes which turned out and thanked the public who lined the streets.
He said: “It was our biggest year ever, with 1,264 bikes. It has gone fantastic, that’s the only word I can say.
“I think this has been the biggest year for public support along the route. It makes it a spectacular event, and I am really pleased the public turned out to support in some not so good weather conditions too.”
Children and families lined the streets for the Durham Easter Egg Run (Image: Chris Booth)
The event has been a staple since 2005 when just a few hundred bikers took part, with the event getting bigger and bigger each year.
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It took just under 30 minutes for all 1,264 bikers to make their way along Woodland Road, onto Hollyhurst Road and into the hospital.
The Durham Easter Egg Run outside Darlington Memorial Hospital (Image: Chris Booth)
The sun was shining on their arrival, as children and families got a glimpse of the bikes.
The bikers set off from the Durham Tesco in Dragonville at 10am, travelling en-masse to Darlington Hospital and arriving at about 11am.
The break meant children had a chance to see the bikes up close and personal and people could deliver Easter eggs to the children’s wards.
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And Graeme spoke about the importance of the run.
“It has become an annual event. It does take a lot of organising, but the feeling you get as a biker is just really nice,” he said.
“Some of the team members have been around SEN groups and autism walks and given Easter eggs out. It pulls at your heartstrings when we get to do this.”
The sun was shining on the bikers as they rode into Darlington (Image: Chris Booth)
The hospital in Darlington was packed with a sea of bikes; there were that many bikes that some even parked outside the hospital.
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Bikers handed out Easter eggs and let children sit on their bikes, and Graeme called it a “fantastic experience”.
He said: “Seeing the looks on the children’s faces, no words can describe it.
“A couple of years ago, we got absolutely soaked on the way down and my helmet was drenched. A kid wanted to try it on, and I did tell him how wet it was, but he put it on and was so happy.”
And Graeme thanked everyone who has donated eggs and money to the run this year.
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The Durham Easter Egg Run outside Darlington Memorial Hospital (Image: Chris Booth)
The organiser said: “There are loads of supermarkets, members of the public who have supported us. We get more and more each year.
“The support of the Easter eggs for the kids in hospital, we could not do that without the public’s support. There are groups, workplaces that also collect Easter eggs to donate. It has become a long-established event, and it is being recognised for all the right reasons.”
Some of the charities benefitting from the run today include the Teenage Cancer Trust, British Heart Foundation, Feeding Families, and Missed A Beat, among others.
At the time of writing, nearly £4,000 has been raised on the GoFundMe page, with hundreds more expected from fundraising across the day.
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You can donate to the fundraiser by visiting: www.gofundme.com/f/durham-easter-egg-run-2026.
A relaxing getaway in the Welsh countryside awaits (Picture: Brook Aurora)
Picture this. You open your eyes in a cosy bedroom that feels like a ship’s cabin, slowly waking to the gentle sound of a flowing river and the scent of freshly baked bread. The only place you have to be today? The spa.
If this sounds like what you need, read on.
Metro has teamed up with a top-rated Welsh hotel to give one lucky reader (and a companion) a chance to win a restorative escape in the heart of the British countryside.
We’re giving away a two-night B&B stay at Albion Aberteifi in Cardigan, voted best hotel in Wales by the Times & Sunday Times in 2023.
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You’ll also get cocktails for two at the hotel bar and a two-hour Nature Spa experience at fforest Farm (Welsh spelling, not typo), a short drive or a walk through a nature reserve.
For your chance to win this gorgeous spring getaway, enter your details into the form below before midnight on Sunday, April 19.
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Housed in an old shipping warehouse, Albion Aberteifi is inspired by the rich maritime heritage of Cardigan, the charming town that sits at the mouth of the River Teifi as it flows into Cardigan Bay in West Wales.
The hotel is full of quirks that tell the story of its seafaring history, from its salvaged timber furniture, 19th-Century graffiti and wrought iron frame that protects the Grade II-listed building’s original masonry, to its ghostly residents, said to be from the brig Albion which set sail for Canada from Cardigan in 1819.
One of the cosy bedrooms at Albion Aberteifi (Picture: Heather Birnie)
But you won’t be disturbed by any bumps in the night, snuggled up in your cosy double bedroom. Each en-suite, wood-lined cabin boasts a stunning river view, Welsh wool blankets, handmade furniture and a super comfortable king-sized bed for a restful stay.
Guests have raved about the ‘fabulous hotel’, praising in particular the ‘thoughtful attention to detail’ in everything, down to the complimentary Aesop toiletries in the bathroom.
Relax with a handcrafted cocktail in the hotel bar (Picture: Heather Birnie)
The breakfast is unique: they serve up a Scandi-style feast, with a buffet of delights including sourdough, smoked salmon and charcuterie to graze on.
In the evening, head to the Albion’s bar for delicious handcrafted cocktails for two.
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Up close and personal with nature
It’s the perfect place to take respite from everyday life. Recent guests have used their time at the hotel to complete a novel, take on the local famous coast path walks, birdwatch in the local nature reserve, or to learn traditional Welsh weaving at local craft workshops.
Just a ramble away on the other side of the Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve is fforest Farm, a trendy hybrid of Welsh farm and Japanese forest retreat, where you can get up close and personal with nature.
Last year, they opened The Nature Spa, a woodland oasis where you’ll find everything you need for R&R, including individual cedar saunas, wood-fired hot tubs and cold plunge barrels.
Sweat it out in one of fforest farm’s cedar barrel saunas (Picture: Brook Aurora)
Wild swimming is encouraged(Picture: fforest Farm)
There’s also a tranquil spa lounge area, where you can curl up by the fire in the cosy lodge or relax on the sunlit terrace, along with complimentary herbal tea, showers and locker access.
For the more adventurous, wild swimming in the river Teifi or the hidden coves of the nearby West Wales coast is encouraged.
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The area is the gateway to famous clifftop walks along the Ceredigion Coast Path, where you’ll find spectacular views over sandy bays, rugged rock formations and woodland gorges.
An artisan haven
Back in Cardigan, or Aberteifi as it’s called in Welsh, you’ll find one of the coolest up-and-coming towns in West Wales.
Once an old-fashioned merchant town, its colourful streets are now a haven for creatives and artisans, with galleries, theatres and cinemas.
Discover the fascinating history of the region at the recently renovated 900-year-old Cardigan Castle, peruse traditional Welsh crafts and artsy modern pieces in the local boutiques and market stalls, and pop into one of their gorgeous cafes for specialty coffees and indulgent handmade bakes. In the evening, head to the Castle Inn for a cosy pint of locally brewed beer and pizza.
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What you need to know
How to get there: Although there’s no train station in Cardigan, it is easily accessible via car or bus from Carmarthen, Fishguard or Aberystwyth.
A CHANCE TO WIN A TWO-NIGHT STAY PLUS NATURE SPA EXPERIENCE FOR TWO IN WEST WALES
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“I had terrible anxiety. I was obsessively thinking about my looks and my weight,” she says. Her mother started going to a Pentecostal church in Battersea and Marrone, after thinking, “Oh my God, you guys are so weird”, decided to join her. “The moment I walked in there, this thing hit me. I felt like all I wanted to do was cry, and no one had even said anything. It felt like something was cleansing me from the inside out,” she says.
A child was hit by a bottle and nine police officers were injured as fireworks, flares and bottles were thrown
12:56, 05 Apr 2026Updated 14:46, 05 Apr 2026
A teenager has been charged to court following disorder which took place before the Irish Cup semi-final match in Belfast on Friday evening.
Police said a child was hit by a bottle and nine police officers were injured as fireworks, flares and bottles were thrown in the scenes at Windsor Park.
It came before the match between north Belfast side Cliftonville and Dungannon Swifts. A number of Cliftonville supporters had taken part in a parade ahead of the clash, which Swifts won on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
A 19-year-old was arrested on suspicion of riotous behaviour and two were reported for offences including the use of flares.
The teenager has since been charged with riotous behaviour, doing a provocative act, possession of fireworks/flares at a regulated match, indecent behaviour and attempted criminal damage.
He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Friday, May 1.
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As is usual procedure, the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
Speaking on Saturday, PSNISouth Belfast district commander Superintendent Finola Dornan said during the procession “provocative conduct” and “heavy use of pyrotechnics and fireworks” was observed.
“While the majority of football fans attending Friday evening’s match behaved in a peaceful manner, a number of people chose to engage in disorderly behaviour and provocative conduct,” she said.
“During an approved public procession ahead of the match, which involved approximately 250 people, our officers witnessed provocative conduct and the heavy use of pyrotechnics and fireworks – despite various warnings being issued against this.”
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She said there appeared to be a number of potential breaches of the Parades Commission determinations in relation to the procession which will be investigated.
She added: “The vast majority of fans were there to enjoy the match, however there was completely unacceptable behaviour from a proportion of fans both before and after the match, at what should have been an enjoyable and safe event for all attending.
“Police will not tolerate disorder or criminal behaviour of any kind and, as always, we will continue to work with football clubs to address any inappropriate behaviour linked to people attending matches and ensure that the local community is kept safe.
“We will therefore be conducting a thorough evidence-gathering operation in the wake of last night’s occurrences.”
Borderlands 4 – Story Pack 1: Mad Ellie And The Vault Of The Damned – that’s a damned long name (2K)
The first Story Pack for Borderlands 4 does several things better than the main game, while introducing one of the best new vault hunters in the series.
When Borderlands 4 was released in September last year, it may have felt like something of a throwback, as a story-led first person shooter designed for single or co-operative play, with its familiar cel-shaded visual style and wacky humour. But it was a lot of fun, and highly successful, with developer Gearbox endowing it with an ever-expanding, endgame, along with a surprising level of replayability.
Now Gearbox has released Borderlands 4’s first substantial chunk of DLC; the first of two mooted story expansions, this one entitled Mad Ellie And The Vault Of The Damned. It introduces a whole new area to the planet of Kairos – mainly a glacier, but with way more character and content than you would expect to find in a snowy waste – as well as a new story arc and a new vault hunter, called C4SH.
The Story Pack invites you to use whatever save you might already have going in Borderlands 4 and it starts you off at level 13, which is handy since that gives you some points with which to upgrade your vault hunter’s abilities. You can pick any vault hunter, but obviously it makes sense to play as C4SH.
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In terms of story, as the DLC’s title suggests, some familiar characters from the Borderlands universe feature prominently, notably Ellie, Moxxi’s feisty daughter; Moxxi herself; and the sinister Mancubus, who didn’t feature in the main game.
The story starts off slowly, by introducing the new environment and its deadly flora and fauna to you, as you pick up Ellie’s trail. It’s pleasingly different to that of the rest of Kairos: a much more anarchic space, in which various giant spaceships and pods have crashed, and a mysterious megalith is warping everyone’s minds, causing them to hear ghostly voices.
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Gearbox has availed itself fully of the weirdness that such a set-up allows. For example, your vault hunter gets dragged into dream sequences involving the captain of a doomed, crashing spaceship and his cryogenically frozen son. After that slow start, the story explodes into weirdness (much of it explained by Mancubus, a connoisseur of the weird) and only improves as it continues.
It takes around six hours to complete the main story, but a wealth of side missions add anything up to another nine hours. Plus, there are bunkers to discover and claim (by killing their resident bosses), along with all manner of environmental encounters, so there’s close to 20 hours of new gameplay in the Story Pack, which is pretty meaty – but then again, the price tag is substantial.
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The side missions are well worth pursuing; some are primarily designed to make you laugh, while others are more convoluted and introduce you to previously neglected parts of the map. Their general diversity is notable, with some encouraging you to perform ridiculously odd tasks, which is exactly the sort of thing most crave from a Borderlands game. Pretty much all of them give you the impression that Gearbox had great fun crafting them.
The DLC is a little darker in tone than usual (2K)
The new vault hunter, C4SH is definitely one of the highlights of the DLC. He’s a robot and a former professional gambler. He’s not visually that interesting but his action skills may just be the best of any of the game’s vault hunters.
He has three: the ability to whirl around in a frenzy shooting revolvers from each hand, rolling three dice and spawning a golem (whose level depends on what score his dice throw up), and the ability to chuck cards dealing various types of elemental damage at surrounding enemies.
The latter was by far our favourite, as certain coloured cards wreak vast amounts of damage and they can be wielded with precision so that you can use one timed period of card-chucking to reduce a horde of surrounding enemies to near death. And as you level C4SH’s action skill up, it grows even more powerful – you can, for example, unlock red cards that deal instant-kills to the more basic enemies.
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The DLC’s environment also impresses; it has more verticality to it that the main areas of Kairos and points where you really have to use all the tools at your disposal – hover jumps and grapple hooks included – to get to hidden places. Plus, it has diversity: there are lush underground oases in the glacier and pools through which you must swim to access certain places, along with giant wrecked spaceships which also offer traversal challenges.
Overall, the level design feels tighter than that of the main game, perhaps an indication that that aspect of Borderlands 4 – whose map, of course, had a much greater surface area – was a tiny bit rushed. Whether or not that was the case, this is pretty much an essential purchase if you enjoyed the original game. It’s meaty, beautifully designed, and much more uninhibited than the main game; it also has the best vault hunter and is generally up there with the finest parts of the franchise.
If you haven’t played Borderlands 4 but are contemplating it, then it’s a good idea get a version that includes the story DLC. Another reason why now would be a good time to do so, is that Gearbox has worked hard to improve the game technically since release, and it’s noticeably slicker and smoother than it was last autumn.
Plus, it contains vastly more to do when you finish all the storylines. Mad Ellie And The Vault Of The Damned does a fine job of emphasising the fact that Borderlands 4 is a game that is improving over time, a testament to its solid infrastructure design when it was first released.
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Borderlands 4 – Story Pack 1: Mad Ellie And The Vault Of The Damned review summary
In Short: An impressive, near-essential expansion for Borderlands 4, with an excellent new vault hunter and some of the best level and mission design in the franchise.
Pros: Great new vault hunter, tight level design, and imaginative and diverse side missions. Decent new bosses and plenty of content.
Cons: Still some long-running problems, like the dodgy direction indicator. Very expensive, with some patchy voice-acting.
Score: 8/10
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Formats: PC (reviewed), Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5* Price: £26.99 Publisher: 2K Developer: Gearbox Software Release Date: 26th March 2026 Age Rating: 18
The esteemable George Pell, owner of the Suffolk in Aldeburgh, has bought a pub. We expect you’ll want to head that way with determined regularity in the summer. But until Pell’s place opens, try the Dolphin Inn in Thorpeness, a village north of Aldeburgh once owned by the Ogilvie family, which made a fortune in railways in the early 1800s. Most of the land was sold off in the 1970s, but descendent Hamish Ogilvie still owns the Meare, an artificial boating lake.
Asian markets that were open for trading mostly rose Monday, as investors continued to closely watch the war in Iran, soaring oil prices and what President Donald Trump might say next.
Japan‘s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose nearly 1.1% to 53,692.42 in morning trading. South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.5% to 5,460.24. Trading was closed in Australia for Easter, and in Hong Kong and Shanghai for a traditional Chinese holiday.
The Tuesday deadline Trump has given for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz is looming. Some analyst fear the war may escalate after that. Over the weekend Trump made more threats against Iran, even as the bombing continued in the region. The United States rescued two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran.
The key market focus continues to be on oil prices.
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Benchmark U.S. crude gained 38 cents to $111.92 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, added $1.71 to $110.74 a barrel. Energy markets were closed Friday, but the prices have been surging lately on fears that the Iran war will drag on longer than expected.
The U.S. relies on the Persian Gulf for only a fraction of the oil it imports, but oil is a commodity and prices are set in a global market. Some nations, like resource-poor Japan, import a large portion of their energy needs and rely heavily on access to the Strait of Hormuz.
“As we kick off the first full trading week of April, the word uncertainty is paramount. Last year it was centered on the impact of ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, this year it’s uncertainty surrounding the ongoing Iranian War,” said Jay Woods, analyst at Freedom Capital Markets in New York.
U.S. markets were closed for Good Friday and will reopen Monday. Some markets in Europe also did not trade on Friday.
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In currency trading, the U.S. dollar inched up to 159.65 Japanese yen Monday from 159.63. The euro cost $1.1509, down from $1.1517.
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AP Business Writer Matt Ott in Washington contributed.
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The Monday letters page discusses how to handle a Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake, as one reader thinks Sony should copy Nintendo’s approach to making movies.
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No show I’ve seen some new rumours about the Mass EffectTV show at Amazon, which I’d completely forgotten was a thing. Apparently, they want to change the script so that it’s easier to get into for non-gamers. I can’t help thinking that’s probably a bad thing for authenticity, which is not a direction you would’ve expected after Fallout proved how important it was.
I’m not really that interested in the show though, as I can’t imagine it’d ever do the games justice, given what kind of budget it’d have to have. But it’s sad that we’re hearing more about the show than we are the new game.
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I know EA said last year that it hasn’t been cancelled but I’m not sure I believe them. Is this not cancelled, like Beyond Good And Evil 2 isn’t cancelled? All I’m asking for is a sign of life and I’m not seeing anything, including any leaks about it being shown this summer. If It’s not, then I think I’ll just give up hoping for it. And then I’ll probably play through the trilogy remaster one last time… Zeiss
Remaking expectations Nice Reader’s Feature at the weekend, about what to do with a Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake. I’m still not convinced it’s going to happen and if it does my guess would be it ends up as basically an upgraded version of the 3DS remaster.
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The idea of a Capcom style full-on remake sounds ideal, but I just can’t imagine Nintendo paying for that or even wanting it. It doesn’t seem their style at all. If that is what they go for though I will be very impressed, as it’s something I couldn’t imagine them doing in any other generation.
I just hope that, whatever it turns out to be, they don’t sand off all the interesting stuff. Like the reader said, the weirdness and unexpected horror moments were a bit part of the appeal and would be sorely missed if taken out. Godgem
Peace offering I’m not sure what to think about the rumours of a new Uncharted game. First of all, I’m shocked that Sony has been so slow to even announce one, given they did have that movie (which I assume is never getting a sequel now). I get that Naughty Dog didn’t want to make it, but do I believe that they would change their mind?
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Ordinarily no, but we’re in difficult times at the moment and I can’t imagine that cancelling The Last Of Us Online was something Sony was all that happy about. They allowed Naughty Dog to do it but Naughty Dog agreeing to make a new Uncharted as a way to make amends makes sense in theory. Whether that’s what’s going on, I guess we’ll have to wait and see but they can’t let the franchise die off. Olliephant
Unofficial price The PS5 Pro is nine hundred and ninety-nine pounds on Amazon.
I’m struggling to see how the PlayStation 6 launches for less money. I started gaming in the mid-70s, first with Pong and then Atari VCS. I obviously still like my games.
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But after paying for the hotel, a grand is good enough spending money for a pretty tidy weekend in Amsterdam. No way I could justify that to myself for a console.
How much of this do you reckon is Sony trying to recoup some of what it lost on that live service stuff they crashed out on? Tom Twice
GC: That’s just a third party seller, not Amazon themselves, who seem to have run out of stock. Sony sees no additional money if a console is sold above the RRP, that’s the retailer’s business.
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Blade of nostalgia I will never understand why Microsoft got rid of the Xbox 360 dashboard and blades. They’re the only iconic thing the Xbox has ever had, in terms of interface, and they’ve got steadily worse with every change.
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I realise that’s a very Microsoft thing to do, especially in terms of Windows, but I’m not surprised to see people trying to recreate it. I think they brought it back for the 25th anniversary a while back too? I don’t know to be honest, I haven’t owned an Xbox in a long time and nothing they do has made me want to reconsider that. Kosco
Parts and labour As a commenter correctly pointed out with my weekend feature, the law of supply and demand relates to price, which I should’ve qualified at the start. The central issue, though, is with long term investment and the lack of flexibility to adapt to changes in the economy. While small price fluctuations can occur in the short term, as an effect of demand, the price at which a console sells for largely reflects production costs, specifically the cost of labour.
You get a sense of why labour costs are decisive whenever completing games such as GTA, Resident Evil or The Legend Of Zelda and the seemingly endless roll call of credits. Or, when to cut costs, there are mass layoffs.
The price at which the PlayStation 6 does eventually sell at when launched will not be determined by what consumers are willing to pay but mainly through labour costs over the duration of the cycle, from inception through to production and everything in-between. The fallacy in the law of supply and demand is that price is determined by whether a product is desirable and what relatedly people are prepared to pay, not the labour costs which determine the commodity’s value (hence why AAA titles tend to sell at a higher price than those made by small independent studios).
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This is also why, even if there’s little demand for it, having already committed considerable amounts of capital, the PlayStation 6 will likely be launched in the next year or two to pay for all that labour and ideally profit from it. Sony could of course cancel it, as they did with The Last Of Us Online. They could, of course, exit the industry altogether. Ciara
That old joke Picked up a PS5 Pro before the price hike. Stuck it by the sofa as it didn’t quite fit in the TV cabinet.
Looks nice, very artistic. Simundo
A true work of art (Simundo)
Hollywood synergy I think the Super Mario Galaxy Movie was fine; my two kids certainly enjoyed. The post-credit reveal was a surprise though; I wonder if it’s hinting that the third movie will be a homage to Super Mario Land? As far as I understand we didn’t learn who exactly was trying to kidnap Rosalina in the first place so that could be a continuing plot point.
The important thing is that the movie has been another big success and that is going to encourage Nintendo to do even more, obviously, and also incorporate the changes into the games. I doubt it’ll be long till the film’s big lore drop is mentioned in a game and I expect all the characters to start looking like their movie versions sooner or later.
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But because everything is so close to the games anyway that’s really not a problem, especially if it means bringing back more forgotten characters like Wart or even, if I dare say, Fox McCloud.
Star Fox was dead as a dodo before the film came out and now suddenly everyone’s talking about it and actually looking forward to the prospect of a new game this year. That’s got to be an absolute win for Nintendo and exactly the sort of benefit they would’ve been hoping from for these films.
I agree a live action Zelda is a lot harder sell, especially as they’re not using a well-known director or actors (a classic case of Nintendo penny-pinching I’d imagine) but we’ll have to see. At the moment they’re two for two in terms of hits.
It makes you wonder why Sony has been so slow to do the same thing, although they already tried that with the Ratchet & Clank movie and that’s really the only thing they’ve got that’s family friendly. Xbox hasn’t even got that. Lucre
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Inbox also-rans Just found out that Little Mac and his coach from Punch-Out!! are in Super Mario Galaxy Movie, in the montage sequence with Yoshi in the city. Samus Aran’s ship is confirmed to be in it too, just like GC said. The film might be lightweight but the cameos are a lot of fun, if you ask me. Wotan
The problem with Pokémon Pokopia is it may be too good. I can’t believe how addictive it is and I’m already far more interested in DLC for it than I am Winds and Waves. Derbel
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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the incident on Danebury Drive in Acomb at 1.47am on Sunday (April 5), which had happened at around 9.30pm on April 4.
According to an eye-witness, the “chilling” incident involved a white Fiat and an e-bike on the junction of Ostman Road.
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They said: “Police arrived at the scene first, followed by two ambulances, with additional police units arriving shortly after to set up roadblocks.
“The area was cordoned off to allow officers to investigate the scene.
“A bus became stuck at the junction of Ostman Road for around an hour and a half due to the incident, although it was not directly involved.
“It was subsequently taken out of service, and the route was diverted for the rest of the evening.”
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The incident was attended by two ambulance crews, four police vans and two police cars, the eye witness confirmed.
They added: “Officers at the scene were observed reconstructing the incident and conducting brake tests as part of their investigation.
“At approximately 1:50am, fire crews arrived and used jet sprays to clean the road of hazardous bodily fluids.
“The incident concluded at around 2:15am.”
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A North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson confirmed: “Crews washed down the road and left the incident with the responsible persons.”
The Press has contacted North Yorkshire Police for comment.
EXCLUSIVE: Midsomer Murders star Neil Dudgeon has paid tribute to his “fantastic” co-stars
Abbie Bray Deputy Editor for Screen Time
22:42, 05 Apr 2026Updated 22:44, 05 Apr 2026
TM: Neil Dudgeon says he isn’t leaving Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders actor Neil Dudgeon has paid tribute to his “absolute treasure” co-star as he discussed his return as DCI Barnaby in the popular ITV series. Filming for the forthcoming series of Midsomer Murders is currently in progress, with Neil reprising his role as DCI Barnaby alongside his sidekick Sergeant Jamie Winter (played by Nick Hendrix) and Dr Fleur Perkins (Annette Badland).
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However, in an exclusive interview with Reach PLC, Neil revealed what it was like working with his cherished co-stars. When asked what it was like working with Nick and Annette “so closely”, Neil said, “It is great. Annette has played Fleur for years and years and is still there.
“Whenever we meet her, she’s saying, ‘Oh, you know, I’ve just come back from such and such, where I’ve been filming this, and I’m going to Manchester next week,” reports the Express.
“She’s in three or four days, and episodes in between, she’s going off doing all sorts of things, but she’s in great demand, because she’s such an absolute treasure.”
He continued, “And Nick is fantastic, and I feel very blessed. I’ve always felt very blessed because when I started, I had Jason Hughes, who was the Sergeant.
“And then when Jason left, I thought ‘Oh, it won’t be the same’, and then Gwilym Lee came along, and it changed him because Barnaby and Jason’s characters were more similar in age, they had a different kind of relationship, and me and Jason had a different kind of relationship, which was hilarious.”
Sharing an amusing behind-the-scenes anecdote, the DCI Barnaby star continued, “And we behaved terribly. I remember one day we were both so overcome with the hysterics that the director said to us, ‘You can’t carry on until you calm down…alright, both of you out’.
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“And he sent us out of the location, and to the car park to calm down, which just made us worse.” Going on to heap praise on his co-stars, the actor added, “And then Gwilym came along, who was just wonderful and lovely and fantastic.
“And then when he left, I thought, ‘Oh no, I can’t be lucky a third time’. And then Nick came along, and he’s just fantastic. He’s great to work with, and I think we get along pretty well, and it’s so important, because for the five months or so that we’re filming, you meet up at seven o’clock in the morning, and you’re standing next to each other, working with each other until seven o’clock at night.
“You know, it’s like 12 hours a day, five days a week for five months. During that period, I’m seeing much more of him than I am of my own family. I think if you’re doing that with somebody you didn’t get on with, that would be really, really hard.”
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