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World Snooker Championship: Mark Selby delivers vintage display to lead Shaun Murphy

Selby and Murphy last met at the Crucible 2007, with Selby winning that semi-final encounter 17-16 Mark Selby delivered a vintage display as he came from behind to open up a three-frame lead against Shaun Murphy in the World Championship final. Trailing 5-3 from the afternoon, Selby made breaks of 85, 67, 86 and 90 […]

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‘Harry Potter’ fan sites distance themselves from J.K. Rowling over gender identity comments

Two of the biggest “Harry Potter” fan websites have condemned author J.K. Rowling following her publication of a controversial essay on gender identity last month. On Wednesday, US-based sites MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron released a joint statement rejecting Rowling’s beliefs on transgender rights and detailing their commitment to providing a safe community where all feel welcome. The […]

2021 Preview: Hogwarts Legacy explores the wizarding school’s mysterious history

During Sony’s PlayStation 5 event in September 2020, the long rumoured and previously leaked Harry Potter RPG; Hogwarts Legacy was confirmed. Set at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the late 1800s, Hogwarts Legacy seeks to let players experience their own wizard journey while not encroaching on the established canon of the books. Developed […]

Our top favourite Harry Potter background scores through the years

Harry Potter has become synonymous with Hedwig’s Theme. (Few among us have not had it as our ringtones at some point or the other). As the series progressed, the movies saw different directors, different treatment and different moods of music. John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, Alexandre Desplat : the movies were brought to life […]

Harry Potter fans disappointed after commuter train blocks view of ‘Hogwarts Express’

Dozens of Harry Potter fans who waited hours to catch a glimpse of the steam-powered train named after Hogwarts Express were left disappointed after a commuter train blocked their view. People had gathered at the Drumry station in Clydebank, Scotland, to see the steam train named Jacobite, which featured in the Harry Potter films as […]

Brazilian duo zip around on ‘broomstick scooters’ inspired by Harry Potter

In the famously traffic-choked streets of Brazilian megalopolis Sao Paulo, two men have invented a novel way of getting from point A to B – and they are raising a lot of eyebrows in the process. On a recent Saturday, Vinícius Sanctus, 39, and Alessandro Russo, 28, could be seen coasting down the city’s main […]

Harry Potter fans can ride the ‘Hogwarts Express’ through the Scottish Highlands

If you are a Harry Potter fan — films and/or books — this piece of news will give you great joy. Even if you have never received the letter inviting you to the magical wizarding world of Hogwarts, you can still ride the Hogwarts Express and pretend you are heading for the most magical experience […]

Wands, quills and brooms: LEGO creates spellbinding ‘Harry Potter’ Diagon Alley set

ORLANDO, Fla – We have read the books, watched the films, and even sipped on a butterbeer or two at Universal Orlando’s theme parks. Now fans of Harry Potter can enjoy an incredible new LEGO Harry Potter set that brings the Wizarding World’s Diagon Alley to your home. Harry Potter Diagon Alley LEGO set (LEGO) […]

The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for April 29

Coronavirus tracker: Follow the pace of COVID-19 cases, vaccinations in Canada. Politicians at federal, provincial levels tossed sick leave football as Canada’s COVID-19 numbers rose. Saskatchewan, already dispensing vaccines more efficiently than most provinces, to get a boost in supply. Could suspending vaccine patent rules help with the global vaccination gap between richest and poorest? […]