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Britain’s Got Talent viewers have expressed frustration over the ITV show’s golden buzzer rule

Britain’s Got Talent fans are demanding that ITV scrap the programme’s golden buzzer format.

The show has reached the semi-final stage, with judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI watching as contestants who progressed from the audition rounds battle for a place in the final. During each semi-final, one judge receives golden buzzer privileges, allowing them to fast-track an act directly to the final. A second act then advances through the public vote.

Both Amanda and Alesha have already used their buzzers, and during Saturday’s live episode (May 9), KSI was given the opportunity. He held back until nearly all performers had taken to the stage before selecting fire-eater Liwei Yang, reports the Daily Star.

Viewers have argued the format is flawed, insisting judges should watch every performance before exercising their golden buzzer decision. Additional criticism focused on the studio audience’s tendency to call for the buzzer after virtually every act.

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“Can #BGT just axe the golden buzzer, it has become the most irritating addition to this show,” one frustrated viewer posted on X.

Another concurred: “Golden buzzer seriously needs to be [left] until everyone is on stage for the final results. As in, after everyone has performed.”

A third person wrote on the platform, formerly known as Twitter: “That studio golden buzzer needs to go, take it back to how it used to be, highest vote through then the judges pick between the other 2.”

“I’m all for shaking up the format, but this ‘Live Golden Buzzer’ during the semi-finals feels so unfair to the acts performing later,” one viewer remarked.

“The public vote is basically being ignored before half the show is over!”

“Are the audience gonna shout press the buzzer for every single act?” another viewer asked.

“What I hate about the #BGT live golden buzzer is that the judges sometimes make it so damn obvious on who they are giving it to,” a further viewer observed.

Another disgruntled audience member stated: “The audience actually ruins the live shows now, taking the golden buzzer away would stop it. If they need to have it, it can be pressed at the end when they all come out stage and their names are read out.”

Britain’s Got Talent airs Saturdays at 7pm on ITV and ITVX.

One Netflix UK film has become a surprise hit amongst subscribers – and has even been compared to a classic Martin Scorsese movie

Netflix is currently streaming a late 2000s revenge thriller starring one of Hollywood’s most iconic actresses, and it has become an unexpected hit amongst subscribers. Featuring The Silence of the Lambs legend Jodie Foster and directed by Neil Jordan (Interview with the Vampire), this genuine cult classic has rocketed to the number five position on Netflix’s film chart.

It is currently outperforming iconic superhero films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, as well as another cult favourite added to the platform this week, Jennifer’s Body. The Brave One follows Foster as radio host Erica Bain who, along with her fiancé Dr David Kirmani (played by Naveen Andrews), are attacked by a gang of thugs in New York’s Central Park.

When David succumbs to his injuries, Erica is consumed by a desire for revenge and acquires a pistol, embarking on a reckless spree of vigilante killings while attempting to track down her fiancé’s murderers, reports the Mirror.

Along the way, she strikes up an unlikely friendship with Detective Sean Mercer (Terrence Howard), who begins to harbour suspicions that Erica has decided to take the law into her own hands.

While it garnered mixed reviews upon its release in 2007, scoring just 43 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, The Brave One has steadily built up a devoted cult following, many of whom have drawn favourable comparisons to Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, which featured one of Foster’s earliest roles as sex worker Iris. One glowing review from an IMDb user described it as a “modern Taxi Driver” with Foster’s revenge-driven Erica replacing Robert De Niro’s iconic Travis Bickle.

“The Brave One is a fantastic film with a very good plot, good direction and acting,” they said. “I find it very similar in themes to Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Jodie Foster’s character (Erica) is like Travis in Taxi Driver, playing a character who is originally minding her own business, but finally becomes a victim of the society, and decides to take revenge and run the law by herself.”

Another described the film as “basically a woman’s version of Taxi Driver” with one scene that even feels taken directly from the 1976 classic. “That being said, that doesn’t make this a bad movie because all artists steal. Where Brave One gets interesting is in the way it deals with gender,” they explained, and added: “Jodie Foster was born to play this role.”

A fan on Letterboxd agreed, declaring “Movie theory: Jodie Foster waited 30 years only to be starring in her own much better version of Taxi Driver” in their four-and-a-half-star review.

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And another concurred: “It’s like Taxi Driver, only instead of a psychopathic cab driver like Travis, it’s prostitute Iris all grown up as a radio host.” One final enthusiast gave it a wholehearted endorsement: “Wowzers. This was such a great, intense, emotional and meaningful film. Jodie Foster is such a phenomenal actress. The final scene was so suspenseful and meaningful.. LOVED IT!!”

Hundreds of Netflix UK subscribers appear to have already unearthed this noughties classic, so be sure to get on board and brace yourself for a nail-biting tale of violence and revenge.

The Brave One is available to stream on Netflix.

Around 24 passengers from the ship will be screened for symptoms of Hantavirus before being taken to an accommodation block at the Wirral hospital on Sunday (May 10). Nobody showing symptoms will be transferred to the site.

People began falling ill aboard the Dutch vessel MV Hondius in early April after it set sail on the Atlantic from southern Argentina – with the first fatality occurring on April 11.

The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Image: Misper Apawu)

Three people have died so far, with six confirmed cases of the disease (as of May 8) including up to three Britons.

Arrowe Park staff were informed of the decision to house passengers on the hospital site in an email from Janelle Holmes, CEO of Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust, seen by our sister paper The Globe.

The message confirmed British patients not displaying symptoms would be escorted to the hospital to be in a safe place for their isolation period.

The move has echoes of the early days of the Covid outbreak, when 83 Brits were taken by coach from RAF Brize Norton to Wirral to begin a 14-day quarantine period on January 31, 2020.

Holmes said the hospital trust had responded “quickly and positively” to repatriating patients from Wuhan and the Diamond Princess cruise ship before the 2020 pandemic outbreak.

The message from Holmes said: “You will be aware that there are a number of British nationals who are expected to fly from Tenerife to the UK following the cases of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship recently confirmed by the World Health Organization.

A Spanish Civil Guard officer inspects the area where passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship are expected to arrive at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Image: Manu Fernandez)

“The plan is for the British passengers and ship crew not displaying any symptoms of hantavirus to be escorted by UK government staff and given free passage back to the UK and as a precaution they will remain in isolation.

“We have been asked to house these residents (around 24) as our guests in the accommodation block on the Arrowe Park hospital site to provide them with a safe place for their isolation period.

“We have been asked by NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to house the guests, recognising how quickly and positively we responded to and supported the repatriation of British nationals from Wuhan and the Diamond Princess prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.”

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“Nobody showing any symptoms will be transferred here. If anyone becomes unwell after arrival, they will be transferred quickly to another facility.

“We do not anticipate there will be any impact on the delivery of Trust services or staff delivering services. Our role is to provide a safe place for the residents to isolate.”

“The risk to the general population remains very low and the public can be reassured that the established infection control measures will be put in place at every step of the journey to ensure the safe repatriation of British passengers on board.”

NHS England North West, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, Merseyside Police, North West Ambulance Service, and Wirral Council issued a joint statement regarding the repatriation of the British passengers.

The joint statement said: “Organisations across Cheshire and Merseyside are working closely with colleagues from the UK Health Security Agency and other government bodies to support the repatriation of passengers from MV Hondius.

“In line with advice from the UK Health Security Agency, on arrival they will be taken to a managed setting for clinical assessment and testing. We expect this initial stay to be up to 72 hours.

“Following this, public health specialists will assess whether they can isolate at home or at another suitable location, based on their living arrangements.

“The risk to the general population remains very low.

“Our partner organisations are working together to ensure that all returning passengers are welcomed, comfortable and well supported throughout their stay.

“We would like to thank our staff and partners across the NHS, emergency services and local government for their professionalism and dedication in coordinating this response, and we will continue to work closely with the UK Health Security Agency and other partners throughout.”

UK Health Security Agency officials say two UK nationals associated with the ship have tested positive for hantavirus, and a British man in his late 60s remains in intensive care in South Africa but is reported to be improving.

Another British guide from the vessel is being treated in the Netherlands and is described as stable.

Officials stress the overall risk to the general public in the UK is very low, as hantavirus is usually spread via contact with infected rodent droppings, urine or saliva rather than between people.

Early symptoms resemble flu, including fever, headache and muscle aches, but in severe cases the virus can cause serious lung or kidney problems and can be fatal.

Iran‘s soccer federation said on Saturday the country “definitely” will participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup and insisted that tournament hosts — the United States, Canada and Mexico — consider Tehran’s concerns around the team’s travel and how it will be treated.

“All players and technical staff, especially those who served their military service in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, should be granted visas without problems,” Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran president Mehdi Taj said, according to Iranian media.

The team represents a country in a fragile ceasefire with the United States after the U.S. and Israel sparked a war with attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, and whose citizens are subject to a travel ban imposed by the Trump administration.

In the statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency, Taj said Friday that Iran had presented conditions tied to participation — including guarantees over visas, security and treatment of Iranian players and officials — and added that the Islamic Republic would take part “without retreating from our beliefs, culture and convictions.”

The remarks came after Canadian authorities last month denied entry to Taj ahead of a FIFA Congress, reportedly because of his past ties to Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard, which both the U.S. and Canada have designated as a terrorist organization.

Taj has repeatedly said that Iran would seek assurances from FIFA that Iranian officials, players, national flag and anthem would be treated with respect during the World Cup.

Concerns over issuing visas to people who completed their mandatory military service in the Guard had been raised previously by others.

The matter potentially could affect one of Iran’s key players, Mehdi Taremi, team captain and a striker who had completed his mandatory military service in the Guard. In Iran, conscripts also can be assigned to the police or the army, often at random.

Iran’s team has drawn with Belgium, New Zealand and Egypt in Group G and opens the World Cup against New Zealand in Inglewood, next to Los Angeles.

Iran has qualified for four consecutive World Cups and seven overall but has never advanced out of the group stage. Currently ranked No. 21 in the world, Iran lost just one match in the Asian qualifying.

THAI cuisine tops the culinary charts for me so when I learnt that one of York’s popular Thai dining spots had changed, it felt only right to try it out – admittedly months after the newest venture had opened.

I reserved for 6.30pm on a Saturday night at Thai Season on Bishopthorpe Road, which was previously home to the delicious Rice Style.

The small restaurant was almost full when we arrived and a stream of hopeful walk-ins kept popping in to enquire about tables throughout the evening – it was a positive sign.

Thai Season is on Bishopthorpe Road, York – here’s our verdict. (Image: Nadia Jefferson-Brown)

Thai Season also runs a stall at Shambles Market so perhaps its reputation has spread.

The exterior has a blue-painted frontage that befits the vibrancy of ‘Bishy Road’, once hailed the Notting Hill of the North, and there are tables outside where a handful of people were waiting as we arrived. Inside, the colourful theme continues with blue, red and whites stripes up the walls, and the restaurant’s name is lit up in blue neon lights above the bar just in case you forget where you are.

(Image: Nadia Jefferson-Brown)

We ordered drinks – Thai lager Leo (£4.95 for 330ml) and two diet cokes (£3.50) – and shared some lovely and crispy misshapen prawn crackers (£3.95) with a Thai sweet chilli sauce that I like, while we checked out the menu.

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For starters, my son ordered the five pork Gyozas (£6.95) that contained fairly small morsels of pork, flavoured with garlic and chives, enveloped in a hot and crispy casing that was deep fried, with a sweet, sticky and moreish soy dipping sauce on the side. It was a good start.

Vegetable spring rolls with Thai sweet chilli sauce. (Image: Nadia Jefferson-Brown)

I had three vegetable springs rolls (£7.25) which were decent in size and piping hot. Hand-rolled, they were also very crispy and had a good balance of pastry to filling, including pickled cabbage, carrot and vermicelli. They didn’t have much flavour, but the accompanying sweet chilli sauce did the trick.

My husband ordered his favourite Thai starter – Tom Yum soup which is usually a fragrant hot and spicy broth and should have come with mushroom, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, red chilli and lime juice.

The soup he was served was a fairly vibrant red that paled once stirred to become an almost creamy consistency with an overriding flavour of coconut milk – not the broth he was expecting. We suspect he’d been mistakenly given the alternative Tom Kha soup (£8.50) with chicken, whose main ingredient is coconut milk, which would also explain the absence of any discernible lemongrass.

Disappointed, he decided to go with it as the restaurant was very busy – though he’d ordered a coconut-based curry for his mains so it wasn’t ideal. However, he enjoyed the soup which was nice and hot, with plenty of finely-sliced chicken, along with a few mushrooms and some skinless baby tomatoes.

Thai Green Curry with plenty of chicken but too much oil. (Image: Nadia Jefferson-Brown)

For mains he ordered a Green Curry (£16.50), I went for my all-time favourite, Massaman Curry (£17.95) – both curries came with Jasmine rice – and my son plumped for Pad Thai (£13.50).

For the second time, my husband was served the wrong dish – a red curry instead of green. On this occasion, he reminded the waitress of his original order, and she apologetically returned to the kitchen. It didn’t take too long to swap the dish, but long enough for mine to cool while I waited so we could eat together. Some fresh portions of hot rice would’ve been welcome to compensate for the delay but this wasn’t offered.

The green curry had a clearly visible layer of oil on top which my husband said was very unpleasant to taste. The chicken was good – nice, tender and plenty of it, with bamboo shoots and fine beans in the mix but he said the sauce itself didn’t pack the anticipated punch. His verdict was that it was average rather than good, ruined by the oil – and not something he’d order again.

My choice of Massaman is usually a rich but mild and aromatic curry with beef or chicken, potatoes, onions and roasted peanuts. I’m a creature of habit when I like something and have eaten this curry a lot! While there have been variations in consistency and sweetness over the years, I’ve rarely had a bad one. Until this one.

The Massaman Curry that missed the mark at Thai Season. (Image: Nadia Jefferson-Brown)

Scraping for the positives first, I’ll say the portion of rice was a good size and cooked well. Both the rice and curry were served in their own bowls which were hot to touch to ensure the food stayed warm.

I poured the curry in with the rice and started my meal, but the texture of the meat – described on the menu as ‘slow cooked shin of beef’ – was squidgy and unpleasant, and demanded a closer inspection. Not liking what I saw, I set about cutting off large bits of fat and gristle and deposited them into the now-empty curry bowl. By the time I’d finished, almost half of the base was covered in inedible and unsightly scraps.

The remaining bits of beef were very small – not enough for an appetiser never mind a main meal at the top end of the menu’s price list. It was also tough and sinewy. I was left with a few morsels to go with the rice and three small pieces of potato. Any remaining sauce that hadn’t been soaked up by the meat lacked any depth of flavour and barely made any impression on me at all. It was incredibly disappointing.

Afterwards, I regretted not requesting another dish but the waitress who’d asked if our meals were ok had come to the table while we were still waiting for my husband’s dish to arrive so I hadn’t started mine at that point. I was then unable to catch anyone’s attention as the restaurant was packed by then and very busy.

When our dishes were subsequently cleared, I showed the offending fat and gristle left in the bowl. I noted that our waitress didn’t seem particularly surprised. She explained they used brisket and said “sometimes this is an issue”. Why, then, isn’t the Massaman checked every time it leaves the kitchen if this has been a problem in the past?

Our waitress said she’d tell the chef (for what good that would do), and offered not to charge me for the dish which was only right in the circumstances. Her apology seemed genuine – but wouldn’t tempt me back.

The best dish of the night – Pad Thai at Thai Season on Bishopthorpe Road, York . (Image: Nadia Jefferson-Brown)

On a happier note, my son had no complaints about his Pad Thai. It was a generous portion, he loved the succulent slices of beef and said the fried egg had absorbed all the flavours of the dish, which came with plenty of chopped peanuts to sprinkle over. The finely-sliced carrots and bean sprouts lent a nice crunch, and we all agreed he’d made the best choice of the night – though that isn’t the biggest compliment, all things considered.

With noise levels from other diners rising around us, making it increasingly difficult to hear each other, I was keen to pay and leave without bothering with desserts. I checked the bill carefully to ensure the Massaman wasn’t included – and noted that we’d been charged for three beers instead of the two ordered. It was resolved easily enough, with yet another apology.

Usually, after a night out, I leave a restaurant mentally planning my next meal on a return visit – on this occasion, I left disappointed, peckish and determined not to venture back. Perhaps we were unlucky with our choices, perhaps we’d picked an unusually busy night, perhaps the kitchen was short-staffed … who knows. But I do know, that with so many decent restaurants in York, I won’t be going back to this one.

Reviews are independent and paid for by The Press.

Verdict

Food: Inconsistent

Atmosphere: Busy and bustling

Service: Hit and miss

Value: Poor overall

Address: Thai Season, Bishopthorpe Road, York

Tel: 01904 463248

Web: thaiseasonyork.co.uk

The music mogul was not happy during the ITV talent competition’s latest semi-final

Simon Cowell called out the Britain’s Got Talent producers on live TV in an awkward semi-final moment.

It was a busy night for the ITV talent show on Saturday night (May 9) as more acts looked to make it through to the final later in the month. To date singer Matty Juniosa, and her dog Salsa, illusionist Fabian Fox, musician Sadeck Berrabah and dance troop LMA have all been sent through.

Ant and Dec revealed at the beginning of the episode that KSI was the judge with the power of the golden buzzer this week. The YouTuber and boxer could send any act he wanted straight through to the final.

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“What do I do with this power? I could troll with it. It’s all about feeling with me. If it makes sense I’ll press it,” he said to the Geordie presenters.

Performing this week was glowing performance group Antigravity, daredevil act Liwei Yang, The Lux City Choir, dance group Mega Unity, acrobatic act Mizuki Shinagawa, harpist and singer Niamh Noade, dance group Playground and comedian Ted Hill.

Early into the semi-final, The Lux City Choir looked to stun the judges with a powerful performance of Miley Cyrus’ The Climb. Fans will recall that they sang Whitney Houston’s Higher Love at their audition.

Sadly, the performance didn’t go down as well as expected with the judges, with several of them calling out the song choice. Alesha Dixon said: “I loved the opening, I felt like I was in the circle of trust. It was a beautiful way to start the performance… your voices are just perfect.

“My only small criticism was the transition in the middle of the song, it felt a little clunky to me. I really liked the Miley Cryus song… just creatively, I would have liked you to go to a different song. It just didn’t work.”

Amanda Holden added: “I got goosebumps when you first started… The song choice was brave. I was waiting for that massive moment we’ve seen with you before, I didn’t feel like we got that today. I love how free you are and how relaxed you are.”

KSI stated: “I felt like the introduction was really nice, your voices are heavenly. I’m not sure of the song, I don’t know what the song is. It kind of went over my head… I wasn’t able to relate or respond well to it.”

When it came time for head judge Simon to have his say, the music mogul defended the act. Instead, he called out the show’s production team after asking if they could perform again.

“Are we able to do this again? If this was an audition, I’d say let’s just hear you because your voices are great. The track kicked in and we lost you.

“What would have been beautiful in the middle, if the track had just completely dropped away and heard how good you are. You were actually overproduced, boo to the producers I’m afraid. Seriously, it’s not your fault,” he noted.

Lux City Choir member Josh then said: “First of all, a big thank you. This is the biggest thing we’ve ever done. We worked really hard for this.”

A POPULAR York shop is starting a new lease of life – just down the road in a North Yorkshire town.

Born of Botanics has opened up a new premises having moved out of York city centre.

The business, run by entrepreneur Alex Hall, started off in a historic shop in Goodramgate before moving into Stonegate in 2022.

Originally it was known as The Little Yorkshire Candle Company then rebranded as Born of Botanics to reflect the fact the shop also sold body oils and creams and scent diffusers as well as aromatic candles – all hand made from natural ingredients.

It’s new base will be at 21 Kirkgate in Tadcaster, where Alex says there is a thriving independent retail scene.

Alex Hall’s Born of Botanics moves to Kirkgate in Tadcaster. Photo supplied

She told The Press: “There is a lovely high street here which is full of independents.”

The new shop opened on Tuesday this week and will stock Alex’s products as well as run a series of workshops, focussed on wellbeing and creativity.

Alex will be making her products in the front of the store, so customers can see what goes into each one.

She said: “I will have my workshop here and will be making in the shop front – candles, body products, bath products and oils.”

Alex Hall’s Born of Botanics moves to Kirkgate in Tadcaster. Photo supplied

The new shop has an upstairs which allows her to offer workshops too; this follows a run of successful workshops she has already run at alternative venues.

“Last year we ran a few workshops such as yoga, sound baths and scent blending, which customers loved. And it made me think about what I wanted to do next,” she said.

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At the new Tadcaster shop, Alex has already organised a paper flower-making workshop and has a calligraphy class and ‘blend and unwind’ session in the pipeline.

Flower making workshop at Alex Hall’s Born of Botanics in Kirkgate in Tadcaster. Photo supplied

During the latter one, customers can blend their own oils and take away their own scent, said Alex.

And she said Tadcaster was a great location, because many of her customers were based along the Leeds to York corridor – and she lives locally.

“I’ve known Tadcaster for years. Geographically, it is very central, and an easy stop off the A64.”

She added many independents were setting up and flourishing in the town.

“I feel like something is happening here at the moment – and it is something I want to be part of!”

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There is also beautiful countryside with picturesque walks waiting to be discovered

Cambridgeshire is a historic place, filled with many stories of the past. Some of these stories are light hearted and seem mythical, yet some stories are dark.

In the village of Babraham, there is one dark story about a former vicar. At the centre of Babraham is St Peter’s Church.

This has been on the same site since the 12th century. Babraham was a wealthy village, however in 1445 the vicarage was exempt from paying tax due to its poverty. In 1535, the village was reported to be one of the poorest.

From 1549, John Hullier served as vicar and remained vicar for six years. Before he became a vicar in Babraham, he was a chorister at Cambridge’s King’s College and also attended Eton.

During his vicarage in Babraham, John refused to renounce the Protestant faith. By doing this, it resulted in his death.

On April 16, 1556 – which was Maundy Thursday – John was burned at the stake on Jesus Green in Cambridge.

The village itself, like many other names in Cambridgeshire, has a name that is hard to pronounce. Some may think it’s pronounced like Bab-ra-ham, but its correct pronunciation is Bay-rum.

Despite being a tiny village, the ancient location has much on offer. It is home to the world-famous Babraham Institute and Babraham Research Campus, considered one of the UK’s major bioscience research hubs.

There is also lots of surrounding countryside that provide scenic places to walk. A hidden nature spot to visit is Babraham Pocket Park.

This is a community-run green space in the village, and it offers visitors a serene place to walk around.

Also amongst the surrounding countryside is wildlife including sheep, so it’s a great way for animal lovers to get closer to nature.