On a Saturday morning in Blackpool, a couple of dozen Countdown enthusiasts gathered in the function room of a social club for a get-together. They met most months to play a version of the ...

A former Countdown champion who stabbed a rival at a fan convention in a "terrifying incident" will be detained in a hospital indefinitely, a sentencing hearing was told. John Cowen, 31, entered the ...

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Arrowhead has released Helldivers 2 update 5.0.0, which makes big balance changes that actually raise weapon damage — but there’s also an incoming message from High Command that has the community ...

Country music's most popular video countdown show is ending. CMT's Hot 20 Countdown is ceasing production after more than a decade on television. The decision to end the show is part of massive ...

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ROME — Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri and fellow Summer athletes started the torch relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday — marking exactly two months before the Feb. 6 ...

Unless you’ve sought out an alternative, the default SMS app on your Android device is probably called Messages, with two blue speech bubbles overlapping on a white background. This is Google Messages ...

They’re not just a pressured pleasantry—condolence messages are scientifically proven to work—meaning they help the bereaved feel supported in a time of need. Research done on the importance of ...

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UPDATE (December 10, 2025): Google is pushing out a big photo viewer redesign to its Messages app. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging service from ...