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Bafta winner Amandaland renewed for third series as BBC announces major comedy push

Amandaland, starring Lucy Punch as a delusional divorcee, recently aired its second series after becoming one of the BBC’s most popular shows

The Independent UK

Amandaland renewed for third series

Comedies including Black Ops, Things You Should Have Done, and Am I Being Unreasonable? have also been commissioned for new series.

Evening Standard

Rivals season 2 creators reveal how late author Jilly Cooper gave notes on final Hulu and Disney+ scripts just 'days' before her death: 'her fingerprints are all over this series'

Rivals season 2 is pressing ahead on Hulu and Disney+ with one stark missing ingredient: author Jilly Cooper. But even in the days before her death, she was giving script notes to showrunners.

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Amandaland to Olof Dreijer: the week in rave reviews

Lucy Punch’s middle-class antihero is back, and one half of the Knife presents an album of dazzlingly inventive psychedelia. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews

The Guardian - UK

Amandaland season 2 finally introduces the 'no-nonsense' missing character we needed to meet the most — but now the strongest character in the series has vanished

BBC comedy Motherland spinoff Amandaland is back for its much-anticipated second season — but it's now swapped one missing character for another.

TechRadar

I spend my life trying not to be an embarrassing ‘Amandaland’ mum – but it doesn’t always work

FIRST PERSON: Lucy Punch is back on our screens as the ultimate cringe mum in ‘Amandaland’, but the truth is lots of mums have a little bit of her inside us, says Charlotte Cripps, whether they will admit it or not

The Independent UK

Amandaland season 2 review – Lucy Punch’s social-climbing mum is as insufferable and hilarious as ever

4/5 Sharon Horgan’s ‘Motherland’ spin-off hits its stride in series two

The Independent UK

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Amandaland season 2 review: influencer culture reaches South Harlesden

4/5 For the delusional Amanda, played by Lucy Punch, finding herself going viral is the obvious next step

Evening Standard

'As a woman, it's dangerous to think you look good': Amandaland's Lucy Punch reflects on female beauty standards and 'ghastly' tweakments

The actress has some unfiltered words about the impact of the beauty industry on women

Woman & Home

BF Dreams Of Selling GF’s Inherited Home For Profit, Stunned It Won’t Be In His Name

A $400K rental property was meant to be a life-changing gift from a mother to her daughter, but instead it sparked a relationship crisis neither of them saw coming. The condition was simple: the property would stay in her name only, protected from any future marriage. But when she shared…

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Invincible season 5: release window, likely cast, and what else we know about the Prime Video show's return

Invincible season 5 is expected to premiere in early 2027 — here are the key details we know ahead of its eventual launch.

TechRadar

I ditched my paper planner for Gemini Live — and it solved the one professional problem I couldn't fix

Can Gemini Live replace a physical planner? Tom's Guide AI Editor Amanda Caswell ditched her notebook for Google’s voice AI. Here’s how it transformed her workflow.

Tom’s Guide

Private Lives review – Noël Coward’s queasy merry-go-round of desire and spite

Sparring lovers play a capricious game in Blanche McIntyre’s revival – but the cut and thrust is kept witty, rather than curdling into danger

The Guardian - UK

Babies on BBC One review: staggeringly powerful television

4/5 Stefan Golaszewski’s latest drama about baby loss can be slow going, but Paapa Essiedu and Siobhán Cullen give towering performances

Evening Standard

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Snapchat told an Australian mother it would not delete her son’s account because his listed age was 25

Parents have been told to report accounts missed in Australia’s under-16 social media ban – but eSafety is ‘concerned’ some platforms aren’t complying

International Business Times UK

Missing Mum Found After 24 Years Cites 'Ongoing Domestic Issues', Arrested on DWI Warrant

Michele Hundley Smith, missing for 24 years, was found alive and arrested on a 2001 DWI warrant. Her daughter reacts to the unexpected reappearance.

The Independent UK

Mom who vanished 24 years ago while Christmas shopping arrested for historic DWI - just days after her family found out she was alive

The woman told investigators she left her family years ago due to domestic issues, though none had been previously reported, officials said

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North Carolina Mom Of Three Who Disappeared 24 Years Ago Reveals Why She Abandoned Her Family

“More people than we could ever imagine think about walking out of their lives and starting new ones.”

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Mystery As Mom Of 3 Who Vanished 24 Years Ago Is Found Alive, Leaving Family With Unanswered Questions

The woman’s daughter wrote a lengthy message on Facebook after her mother was found, asking: “Will I have a relationship once more with my mom?”

The Times of India

Mother of three vanished while Christmas shopping—24 years later, she’s found alive in North Carolina

A mother of three, Michele Hundley Smith, who vanished 24 years ago, has finally been found alive. Her disappearance in December 2002 left family and authorities puzzled for decades. At the time, she had told her family she was going Christmas shopping, but never returned. Her children were just seven,…

The Mary Sue

The 10 Most Underrated Romance Movies

The Notebook, Pride and Prejudice, Love, Actually, what do all of these blockbuster romance movies have in common? None of them are on this list. This list is for the underrated, the underappreciated, the unsung romance heroes of cinema. While lacking in rain-drenched kisses between Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams,…

The Guardian - UK

Queen at Sea review – crushingly sad dementia drama offers a startling portrait of intimacy

Driven by fine performances from Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall, Lance Hammer’s comeback is unbearable in its tragic candour and essential in its moral questioning

Euronews

Berlinale 2026: Golden Bear contenders and the most exciting world premieres

The 76th Berlinale begins on Thursday with films from 28 countries competing for the coveted Golden Bear. Political issues are set to dominate the agenda again with many titles celebrating their world premieres in the German capital.

Cinemablend

Will Trent Just Put A Major Character In Danger, And Now I’m Worried About What Might Happen

Talk about a cliffhanger.

The Guardian - UK

Private Lives review – fizzing chemistry boils over into something more ugly in Noël Coward revival

Amy Gavin’s production amps up the dangerous dance of desire and violence between these troubled ex-spouses but loses the delicate balance between comedy and malice

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