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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Many social media users were left unable to use their apps today as WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram crashed on Friday afternoon.People around the globe have reported issues with struggling to access the popular sites.Whatsapp and Instagram are both part of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook, which reportedly has 2.8 billion active users.Over 125,000 people have reported issues accessing Instagram in the past 24

Korn will play a “groundbreaking” livestream gig from the set of the Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience, it has been announced.‘Korn: Monumental’ will take place on April 24 at 9pm BST and will be broadcast around the world from the California location.According to a press release, the concert will feature “rare and sought-after deep cuts and classics” from across their back catalogue, as well as provide the live debuts for songs from the band’s latest album ‘The Nothing’.Tickets are

Naman Ramachandran Netflix has acquired worldwide rights, with some exclusions, for “The Personal History of David Copperfield” star Dev Patel’s directorial debut “Monkey Man.” The streamer is thought to have paid around $30 million for the film.The rights agreement excludes Spain, Latin America, Iceland, Former Yugoslavia, Poland, Russia and Baltic States, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Pan-Asian PTV and China, where there are pre-existing deals.In the India-set film, Patel plays an unlikely hero who

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix may be finally getting serious about cracking down on password sharing.The streaming giant in the past week launched a new test that displays a warning to some users that says, “If you don’t live with the owner of this account, you need your own account to keep watching.” Per Netflix’s terms of service, a customer’s account for the streaming service “may not be shared with individuals beyond your household.”In the Netflix test, the prompt provides three

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSome subscribers to HBO Max got an unexpected preview of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” on Monday when the four-hour superhero movie started playing instead of the Warner Bros.

We’ve seen The Duffer Brothers homage multiple projects from Steven Spielberg in their popular sci-fi series “Stranger Things,” and they’ve finally joined forces with Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Paramount Television Studios for an adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Talisman” at Netflix.

Assane Diop is on a mission to save his kidnapped son in Netflix’s first trailer for part two of the French crime series. 

direct to your inboxRetail giant Primark has issued an urgent warning to shoppers.The fashion, beauty and homeware retailer says innocent people have been targeted by fake accounts trying to con people out of their information while posing as Primark.In a message on its Facebook account, Primark said: "We have been made aware of some social media posts from fake accounts offering Primark Competitions, Giveaways, Vouchers/Goodie Bags. "We can confirm we have no connection to these accounts and

Tahar Rahim is currently earning raves for his role in “The Mauritanian”, but his next project will see the actor become Asia’s most notorious serial killer.

women who have been underpaid their State Pension are to receive back payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), worth a collective total of around £3 billion.An administration error identified in March 2020 suggested certain women had been underpaid, according to Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) documents, released on Wednesday alongside Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget statement.Underpayments affected married women whose husbands reached State Pension age before 2008 and

EXCLUSIVE: Billy Bob Thornton, Alfre Woodard and Bridgerton breakout star Regé-Jean Page have rounded out cast of the Russos’ The Gray Man starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana De Armas. Wagner Moura, Jessica Henwick, Dhanush and Julia Butters are also on board.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix has unveiled a 40-strong India slate across genres featuring a galaxy of stars including Dhanush, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Taapsee Pannu, Manoj Bajpayee, R.

Child Benefit for their care.This number helps identify you on UK and Scottish Government systems, including HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Social Security Scotland.However, a worrying new scam involving National Insurance numbers has resulted in a surge of more than 1,000 calls to Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime.Victims have reported receiving an automated telephone call, during which they are told their