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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment

Shorter cuts: news doesn't get any smaller

Game over

And you thought Hollywood was running out of ideas. Blockbusters is back on TV, with Simon Mayo in the chair, while TV bosses are working to bring back Play Your Cards Right, Catchphrase and The Price Is Right.

Diet bombshell

Oxford University researchers have found that fat can be laid down in body tissue within three hours of being eaten. Step away from the fried breakfast!

Fringe concern

An emo hairstyle
An emo hairstyle: lazy eye scare. Photograph: Alamy

Emo scare stories usually focus on drugs or self-harm. But one Australian optometrist is more worried that teenagers' lopsided hairstyles will lead to a generation afflicted by a lazy eye.

Nice one, social media

George Zimmerman, the Florida resident who shot teenager Trayvon Martin, has already raised a £200,000 defence fund online and he recently launched a website that generated $8,000 in its first few days.

Stay out of the water

Good to know that living gods have phobias too. The Dalai Lama has revealed his fear of flying – and being eaten by sharks.

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