Latest articles by Fred Kelly
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Toy Story 5, Frozen 3: has Disney run out of ideas?
Talking Point The House of Mouse has announced a slew of new sequels
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The recent rise in fatal dog attacks
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How streaming giants are cracking down on password sharing
Under the Radar Netflix are coming for customers using accounts in multiple locations in a bid to boost profits
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Is Die Hard a Christmas film?
Talking Point Another Christmas brings another year of debate over whether the action thriller is a festive movie
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Elon Musk bans critical journalists on Twitter
Speed Read Several high-profile reporters have been suspended for sharing tweets about owner’s private jet flights
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Is time up for TikTok in the US?
Talking Point Five states have banned use of the Chinese-owned app on government devices and Indiana is suing the platform
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How cold does it have to be to snow?
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Harry & Meghan: a right royal case of sabotage?
Talking Point The timing of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s new Netflix documentary trailer has been widely criticised
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What is geoengineering – and can it save the planet?
feature Tinkering with the Earth’s climate is Plan C for reducing global temperatures
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Have Taylor Swift fans called time on Ticketmaster?
Today's Big Question ‘Swifties’ left furious after ticketing giant cancels public sale for the singer’s US tour
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Beer sales banned at Fifa World Cup stadiums in Qatar
Speed Read Fifa has bowed to pressure and changed its policy days before the tournament starts
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What Silicon Valley lay-offs mean for the future of tech
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The Great British Turn Off: have TV viewers had their fill?
Talking Point Series 13 of the television baking contest has failed to impress critics
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Is the UK cracking down on press freedoms?
Talking Point Government action is reinforcing ‘growing hostility to journalism’, says one commentator
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Does looming FTX collapse spell the end of crypto?
Today's Big Question Fall of the embattled cryptocurrency-exchange platform has sent shockwaves through the industry
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UK and Europe’s unseasonably warm weather
feature The continent is still seeing higher than average temperatures amid fears over climate change
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Taylor Swift’s Midnights: what the critics are saying about her ‘tastefully subdued’ album
The Week Recommends Swifties are celebrating the release of the megastar’s first album since 2020’s Evermore
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Landmark report calls for compensation for child abuse victims
Speed Read Institutions ignored allegations and prioritised their own reputations, finds seven-year inquiry
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Cop27 and Africa’s climate financing problems
feature Continent’s leaders to call for more fiscal assistance from developed world at upcoming summit
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How ‘satanic panic’ made a comeback
In Depth The hysteria that swept America in the 1980s is rearing its devilish head once again
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Why Royal Mail is making 6,000 staff redundant
Speed Read Struggling postal service warns that more jobs may be axed as losses mount amid strike action
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Lebanon’s bank heists crisis
feature Desperate customers are staging hold-ups after being denied access to their savings
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Opec+: what oil production cut means for the West
feature Dramatic drop in output helps Russia but could spell further price rises for consumers
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What happened to Nika Shakarami?
feature The schoolgirl was found dead more than a week after disappearing during Iran’s ongoing protests
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