Streaming a season of your favourite TV show on Netflix produces pollution

Aping your eco-hero Greta Thunberg, you’ve just had an exhausting but morally uplifting day out protesting to save the planet.  Naturally, you’ve spent a lot of time on your phone, checking what other protesters have been doing and sharing photos on Instagram. After all that chanting and placard-waving, you decide to put your feet up … Read more

Laura Dern is dressed to impress in denim while on a night out in LA with her mother Diane Ladd

Laura Dern is dressed to impress in a long denim jacket while on a night out in LA with her mother Diane Ladd By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 17:55 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 17:55 GMT, 7 March 2020 She recently became an Academy Award winner for her role in the highly-acclaimed Netflix … Read more

Amazing tropical holiday on La Reunion is just like being on Jurassic Park

If, thanks to Netflix, you’re enjoying 1993’s Jurassic Park all over again and now feel the urge to experience the real thing – you could do a lot worse than a trip to the island of La Reunion. The Indian Ocean island has got everything you need for a Jurassic Park-style holiday (minus the dinosaurs, … Read more

Officials cancel South by Southwest festival over coronavirus fears

Officials have canceled the South by Southwest festival that was set to take place in Austin, Texas, over coronavirus fears.  Austin Mayor Steve Adler said on Friday he was issuing a state of emergency that effectively canceled the event, based on the recommendation of public health officials.  The festival, known as SXSW – set to take … Read more

BBC and ITV will launch BritBox streaming service in Australia

BBC and ITV will launch BritBox streaming service in Australia as battle heats up with Netflix, Amazon, Disney and Apple New Australian offering will be run as a joint venture between broadcasters  BritBox was first launched in North America in 2017 and in the UK last year New service will go head to head with … Read more

Netflix cancels SXSW screenings as Apple pulls out of music and tech festival over coronavirus fears

Netflix and Apple are the latest companies to pull out of South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, over fears about the spread of the coronavirus.  Variety reported late Wednesday night that streaming giant Netflix is canceling five film screenings and a panel for its upcoming series #BlackExcellence.    The news came after tech giant Apple canceled scheduled … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Ignorance is bliss in the world of ‘yoof’ YouTubers

Beauty Laid Bare Rating: Back In Time For The Corner Shop Rating: My taxi driver in Bristol last week gave me a sideways look, as if I were mad, when I asked which TV programmes he enjoyed. He didn’t own a television, he said. He had never owned a television, and he didn’t know anyone … Read more

Stranger Things star Gatan Matrazzo single-handedly raised awareness about rare bone disease

One of the stars of Netflix’s popular TV show Stranger Things has single-handedly been raising awareness about his incredibly rare genetic bone condition, a new study suggests. Gaten Matarazzo, 17, who plays Dustin Henderson, was born with a disorder known as cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) that leaves him with teeth stuck in his gums and no collarbones. … Read more

Gal Gadot is forced to fly via private jet amid Coronavirus fears

Gal Gadot flies via private jet to film new big budget Netflix film amid Coronavirus fears… after vowing to only go commercial Pledged to ‘make sure’ to avoid private jets to set a good example to her two daughters, while also recycling and not using plastic bags Has been photographed twice this week using private … Read more