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Too good to be true? What it is really like to win a £3m dream home

Companies that offer lottery-like wins – houses, cars and cash prizes – have taken off recently. Is their success connected to the cost-of-living crisis?

Andy Welch

04, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM

‘Within a minute, everyone was dancing’ – Stardust on making Music Sounds Better With You

‘When the money started to roll in, I went to this record shop I loved and asked to see every piece of expensive vinyl I’d ever lusted after. “I’ll take them all!” I said’

Andy Welch

03, Apr, 2023 @2:17 PM

The Last of Us finale recap – what a brutal, sadistic triumph of television

In an absolute gut-punch denouement, Joel and Ellie reached their destination – then much blood was shed and they movingly shared their truths. If only one of them wasn’t lying …

Andy Welch

13, Mar, 2023 @10:00 PM

The Last of Us recap episode eight – TV just got a whole lot more abhorrent

Joel and Ellie try to survive the bleak midwinter – then encounter David and his strange meat-eating club. What unbelievably horrifying viewing

Andy Welch

06, Mar, 2023 @10:05 PM

The Last of Us recap episode seven – the most painful farewell of all

Ellie tended to Joel in a dilapidated basement, then flashed back to bliss, booze and photo booths with her best friend – just before disaster struck

Andy Welch

27, Feb, 2023 @10:05 PM

The Last of Us recap episode six – fear and roaming in Wyoming

Joel and Ellie reach the river of death, only to face new dangers. Will he get back on that horse?

Andy Welch

20, Feb, 2023 @10:10 PM

The Last of Us recap episode five – all hell breaks loose

After a quiet couple of weeks, something big was inevitably on the horizon … but who knew it would be that big? This excellent episode upped the ante with flames, explosions and tragedy

Andy Welch

13, Feb, 2023 @10:10 PM

The Last of Us recap episode four – ambush in Kansas!

Ellie gets to grips with a gun, Joel has a rude awakening – and here’s Melanie Lynskey as the revolutionary Kathleen. But don’t be fooled by her dulcet tones … she’s as twisted as they come

Andy Welch

06, Feb, 2023 @10:00 PM

The Last of Us recap episode three – absolutely magical television

Is this the TV episode of the year? It’s a big call so early on in 2023, but it’ll take something incredible to top this brave, poignant, heartbreaking character study

Andy Welch

30, Jan, 2023 @10:30 PM

The Last of Us recap episode two – nightmare at the museum

An attack by the clickers is horrific and explosive – no matter how many times you watch it – but Joel and Ellie’s chemistry is a joy to behold

Andy Welch

23, Jan, 2023 @10:05 PM

The Last of Us recap episode one – welcome to the mushroom apocalypse!

It’s early days, but this video-game adaptation about the world being overrun by fungal zombies is expertly done. Newcomers and original gamers will be amazed

Andy Welch

16, Jan, 2023 @10:35 PM