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Prince Harry deals brutal blow to Prince William – ‘Awful’ | Royal | News

Prince Harry deals brutal blow to Prince William – ‘Awful’ | Royal | News

Published by Sam Flores

Prince Harry’s planned string of public engagements could reignite the brotherly feud as they could distract from Prince William’s own work, a royal expert has warned. The Duke of Sussex reportedly has at least three events planned this month, coming days after King Charles issued a bombshell statement reiterating that his youngest son is a “private citizen”. Harry is set to attend the inaugural Invictus Spirit Awards, the launch of the Invictus education programme INSPIRE and the WellChild Awards. Royal Editor Hugo Vickers, now warns that Harry’s events could distract from William’s public engagements, renewing tensions between the Sussexes and the royals. He said: “The awful thing is that whenever they come to this country, if Prince William is doing one thing and Prince Harry is doing another, it will be interpreted as a competition—even if Prince Harry does not intend it to be. “Therefore, it becomes a distraction. I don’t quite know what they want to do, but presumably, they want to raise their profile. “If they intend to be public figures and carry …

Dame Helen Mirren: ‘I hope I’m not remotely like Maeve – she is awful’

Dame Helen Mirren: ‘I hope I’m not remotely like Maeve – she is awful’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Add MobLand to your watchlist Dame Helen Mirren arrives slightly late and holding a glass of pink champagne. With an Oscar, four Baftas, three Golden Globes, a Tony, five Emmys and an Olivier award to her name, the leading lady of MobLand has perhaps earned the right to drink what and when she wants. Besides, she’s been busy. Mirren has returned to the role of Maeve Harrigan, foul-mouthed, scheming Irish matriarch of the Harrigan crime clan, in Guy Ritchie and Northern Irish writer Ronan Bennett’s violent madcap gangster series, which the actor describes as “gothic and grotesque”. We’re behind schedule because Mirren has just asked the other female members of the cast to go back into the studio and stage a mock fight for RT’s photographer. As people tend to do what she wants, that is exactly what has happened. She’s not sure if anyone is really scared of her – “I don’t think so, but what do I know?” – but in the flesh Mirren maintains some of the imperious power of the rulers …

4K TVs are still awful monitors — for a reason nobody puts on the box

4K TVs are still awful monitors — for a reason nobody puts on the box

Published by skeptic

Computers are pretty great, but you need a display to be able to actually see what they’re up to. Most people buy a computer monitor for this task, but if you really want to go big, a 4K TV can be tempting. But that big screen comes with a compromise that might make you think twice about using a TV as your monitor. Buying a big-screen TV does seem like the obvious approach, though. But when you come home with your new TV and plug it into your PC, you’ll likely be left disappointed. Don’t worry, your new TV isn’t faulty. You’re just running into a key technological difference between TVs and monitors. Related What I Wish I Knew Before Buying a New 4K TV I thought 4K would be simple. It’s not. But it’s totally worth the learning curve. An introduction to chroma subsampling The hidden difference Pankil Shah / MakeUseOf Plugging a 4K TV into a computer is likely to yield fuzzy or distorted text, and that’s a problem. Unlike TVs, computer monitors …

Your expensive earbuds still sound awful on calls, and this is why

Your expensive earbuds still sound awful on calls, and this is why

Published by skeptic

I have used enough expensive wireless earbuds to know that they can make music sound polished, give podcasts a cozy little studio gloss, and cancel enough train noise that I briefly forget I am sharing public space with humanity. Then someone on a Teams call tells me I sound like I’m broadcasting from a bathroom in a moving vehicle, and the illusion collapses completely. That’s not a fluke, and it’s not always fixed with a firmware update. There are real, structural reasons this keeps happening, and most of them have very little to do with price. Related I’ve reviewed dozens of wireless earbuds, and this is my go-to pair I have reviewed dozens of wireless earbuds in the past year, dozens more through my career, and these are the ones I always go back to. Your earbuds have two different jobs And calls expose the weaker one. When your earbuds play music, they use a Bluetooth profile called the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile, better known as A2DP, which is purpose built for high-quality, one-way audio …

Emily Atack reveals she fell pregnant aged 16 during ‘awful, abusive relationship’

Emily Atack reveals she fell pregnant aged 16 during ‘awful, abusive relationship’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Emily Atack has revealed she fell pregnant when she was 16, while in an “awful, abusive, horrible relationship”. The Rivals actor opened up about the pregnancy – which she has never shared publicly before – in a new podcast interview, which also saw the star describe herself as a “troubled teen” who was “sexually active with older boys and men”. “My poor parents, they just didn’t know what to do with me a lot of the time, and I was hanging around in the wrong crowds,” she said on Elizabeth Day’s How To Fail. “I was sexually active with older boys and men, and that was very difficult for my parents.” Atack added that the pregnancy happened amid her parents’ divorce. Atack says she …

James Corden slams ‘awful’ Gavin & Stacey episode from original series

James Corden slams ‘awful’ Gavin & Stacey episode from original series

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter James Corden offered his unsparing verdict of one particular Gavin & Stacey episode, branding the instalment “awful”, and “very, very, very bad”. The British actor and chat show host, who co-created and starred in the hit sitcom alongside Ruth Jones, gave his thoughts during an appearance at the BBC Comedy Festival last week. Gavin & Stacey ran for 22 episodes on the BBC between 2007 and 2024, including three Christmas specials. Corden had issues, however, with the second entry in the first series, which followed on from Gavin’s (Mathew Horne) confession of love to Stacey (Joanna Page) at the end of the series premiere. James Corden pictured in April 2026 (Getty Images) “It’s a very very very bad half hour,” he said, per Deadline. “It’s an awful episode.” Corden claimed that the problem stemmed from the writers “back[ing] ourselves into a …

Your Dolby Atmos doesn’t sound awful because of your hardware, it’s this

Your Dolby Atmos doesn’t sound awful because of your hardware, it’s this

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Dolby Atmos is the way to go if you want a totally immersive experience with your music playlists and/or movie soundtracks. The 3D surround sound technology adds both height and depth to audio such that, with the right setup, source device, and content, you can feel the sounds all around you, not just in front, behind, and at the sides. It’s no wonder, then, that Dolby Atmos is the go-to choice whenever available. You can truly feel like you’re right there at a concert, or in the action during an intense thriller movie. The same experience can be had for Dolby Atmos game titles. However, you might be disappointed if you set everything up only to find that the audio sounds awful. Isn’t that the opposite of what should happen? If you have ruled out your gear as being the culprit, you might find that the reason can be attributed to a few other potential reasons. Related What Is Dolby Atmos? How Does It Work? Dolby is associated with high-quality audio, and that doesn’t look …