uk-hotdailynews: 2015-08-26 U.K. Entertainment

Hamlet review – Benedict Cumberbatch is imprisoned by a dismal production
The Guardian
After all the hype and hysteria, the event itself comes as an anticlimax. My initial impression is that Benedict Cumberbatch is a good, personable Hamlet with a strong line in self-deflating irony, but that he is trapped inside an intellectual ragbag ...
Benedict Cumberbatch's mum says son is a "bloody good Hamlet"   Mirror.co.uk
Benedict Cumberbatch praised for role in 'dismal' Hamlet   New Zealand Herald
Benedict Cumberbatch kisses wife Sophie Hunter after he earns mixed Hamlet reviews   Daily Mail
Reuters Canada
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CNN

What's wrong with this Caitlyn Jenner Halloween costume?
CNN
The makers of Cocaine energy drink were forced to pull their product off store shelves due to controversy surrounding its name in 2007. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had warned the company against marketing a product that makes reference to an ...

Caitlyn Jenner costume for Halloween sparks social media outrage   Reuters
Caitlyn Jenner Halloween costume deemed offensive   NEWS.com.au
Cecil the Lion Halloween Halloween Costume Creator Defends Controversy   TIME
Examiner.com
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Hollywood Reporter

'The Bad Education Movie': Film Review
Hollywood Reporter
British comedy sensation Jack Whitehall stars in and co-writes this big-screen adaptation of his successful BBC show. Anointed in 2013 as the 'next big British thing' by no less an eminence than Harvey Weinstein, stand-up and small-screen star Jack ...

Jack Whitehall gets his Wickers in a twist   hotpress.com
Jack Whitehall: Bad Education cast help me get 'down with the kids'   Irish Examiner
Film Review: 'The Bad Education Movie'   Variety
The National Student
Bristol24/7
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Jamelia joins Strictly Come Dancing line-up
Leigh Journal
The Strictly Come Dancing conga line just got longer as singer Jamelia is confirmed as the twelfth celebrity on the show. The BBC's director of television, Danny Cohen, announced the news ahead of this year's Edinburgh International Television Festival.

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BBC News

Poohsticks formula prompts list of best places to play
BBC News
A top engineer has devised a formula to aid budding players of Poohsticks - the game first devised by Winnie the Pooh. The formula uses area, density and a drag coefficient to help competitors find the perfect twig. It was written by Dr Rhys Morgan ...
Why Christopher Robin lost at Poohsticks: his stick was too thin   Telegraph.co.uk
Bear Necessities For Winning Poohsticks Revealed   Sky News
Poohsticks: Scientists finally find a recipe for success – and conclude it's ...   The Independent
Mirror.co.uk
The Times (subscription)
Western Daily Press
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CTV News

Pharrell to perform at MTV VMAs, Kanye to get special award
CTV News
NEW YORK -- Pharrell and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will perform at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, where Kanye West will receive a special award. West will earn the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles for ...

MTV VMA performers include Pharrell, Demi Lovato, and A$AP Rocky   Entertainment Weekly
Kanye West Will Receive the VMAs Vanguard Award, and Taylor Swift Better ...   seattlepi.com
Kanye West to be honored at MTV awards   Jakarta Post

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BBC News

Cornish band finds migrants in back of van in France
BBC News
Members of a band from Cornwall have found two suspected migrants in their van while coming home from France. Willie Edwards said he was refuelling the van at a petrol station about 70km (43 miles) from Calais on Sunday when he found the stowaways ...

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