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The Sun
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Big Brother return date ‘revealed' as bosses plan extended 25th anniversary special
BIG Brother's return date to ITV has been 'revealed' - with bosses reportedly planning an extended 25th anniversary run. The groundbreaking reality show launched on Channel 4 in 2000, with different iterations airing over the years. 4 4 After a hiatus from screens, ITV ultimately revived the programme back in 2023. To date, there have been two new civilian series as well as two instalments of Celebrity Big Brother. According to MailOnline, ITV bosses are reportedly to extend the upcoming series in honour of the show's 25th Anniversary. Dates listed by the production company, Banijay, suggest the next series may launch on either Sunday, November 28th or Monday, September 29th. In turn, this would potentially see the run conclude on Friday, November 14. Although ITV have not confirmed dates as of yet, these dates would see the upcoming series run for seven weeks. Each of the last two civilian series have aired on screens for six weeks in total. The most recent civilian edition saw forensic psychologist Ali Bromley emerge as the winner and walk away with a £90,000 prize. It meant Marcello Spooks finished as runner-up while fellow housemate Segun took £10k from the pot in a previous eviction task. Meanwhile, the previous series saw popular Jordan Sangha claiming victory. Big Brother 2024 winner Last year, it was revealed the TV abode was leaving its home at Garden Studios in West London. The iconic compound subsequently moved to West London 's Titan Studios for the 2025 celebrity series. Meanwhile, the programme has seen several presenters throughout its 25-year history. Davina McCall served as host during Big Brother's decade-long tenure on Channel 4. Upon the show's move to Channel 5, past winner Brian Dowling took over presenting duties. Big Brother's Return Big Brother has returned to our screens. AJ Odudu and Will Best are hosting the much-loved show. The return of Big Brother marks a revival of one of the most iconic reality TV shows. The show will bring back its classic challenges and format, promising to entertain a new generation of viewers. AJ Odudu is set to bring her dynamic presenting style to the show, alongside co-host Will Best, ensuring a fresh and engaging viewing experience. AJ and Will are set to breathe new life into Big Brother, combining nostalgia with contemporary twists to captivate audiences once again. He would later be succeeded by Emma Willis, who saw out the Channel 5 run. Emma presented her last series in 2018 - and it was originally believed to be the show's final chapter. AJ Odudu and Will Best have fronted the programme since its revival on ITV. Big Brother airs on ITV1 and ITVX. 4
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Big Brother 2025 return date 'revealed with ITV set to extend the new series ahead of the iconic show's 25th Anniversary'
Big Brother 2025 is set to return to screens this autumn, with ITV bosses reportedly planning to extend the series in honour of the show's 25th Anniversary. The beloved reality show was revived by ITV back in 2023, with the last two civilian series running for six weeks. However dates listed by production company Banijay, have suggested that the next civilian run could launch on either Sunday 28th or Monday 29th September, and conclude on 14th November. While no dates have been confirmed by ITV at this stage, these dates would mean this upcoming civilian run would run for seven weeks. Since ITV brought Big Brother back to screens, viewers had called for the civilian run to be extended, in line with much lengthier series in the show's past. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Last year's Big Brother saw Ali Bromley crowned series champion with a huge 51.9 per cent of the vote, while her house rival Marcello Spooks finished in second place, despite receiving boos from the crowd throughout the series. Earlier in the tense show, Hanah Haji and Emma Morgan were evicted from the Big Brother house, after Segun Shodipo and Nathan King became the eleventh and twelfth contestants to receive the fewest votes. During her stint in the house, Ali did ruffle feathers with her unbiased opinions on the other housemates, and in particular she clashed with Khaled Khaled who she accused of being 'fake.' Despite the pair parting on good terms when Khaled was evicted in week five, Ali revealed that their exchange at the show's final was 'brief.' She told MailOnline in November: 'From my perspective, I've always said that there's things about Khaled that I like, and there were times when other housemates might be calling him boring. 'Actually, those are the times where I really enjoyed Khaled's company because he would sort of get really excited about films or books or subjects that maybe other people didn't want to talk about and that I was like, ''yes, this is the Khaled that I like.'' 'I want to hear more about this, so from my perspective, everything's fine. We're out of the house now, we can all breathe and hopefully, you know, move forward without any lingering animosity.' Viewers were also gripped by Nathan's blossoming romance with Rosie Williams, but this proved to be short-lived as the pair split back in February, just three months after leaving the show. Nathan shared that they 'amicably' decided to part ways, after they both realised they were 'better off as friends'. Nathan and Rosie met when they entered the Big Brother house in October, and they previously told MailOnline they first grew closer after the first eviction, seven days in. While Nathan said he made it 'glaringly obvious' he wanted to pursue a relationship with Rosie on the outside, they finally got the chance to discuss their feelings when the house was evacuated due to a fire alarm. However, unbeknownst to them, their chat was still picked up by their microphones, and part of it was aired on Late and Live as part of a bombshell episode which revealed their romance for the first time.
Associated Press
21-05-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
Bed Bug Service Now Standard with Universal Pest & Termite's Premium Pest Program (PPP)
Bed Bug Service Now a Standard Option at Universal Pest & Termite VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES, May 21, 2025 / / -- Universal Pest & Termite Now Includes Bed Bug Protection in Premium Pest Program (PPP) – No Contract Required As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, Universal Pest & Termite is proud to announce that bed bug service is now included as a standard feature in its Premium Pest Program (PPP). This enhanced offering comes with no long-term contract—customers are free to cancel at any time. Bed bugs are increasingly recognized as a serious health concern and are not limited to poorly kept homes. These pests can easily be introduced into a clean home via clothing, luggage, or visitors. Universal Pest & Termite aims to provide peace of mind to homeowners with proactive and responsive protection against bed bug infestations. 🛏️ Bed Bug Facts Every Homeowner Should Know 1. Bed Bugs Are Not a Sign of Poor Hygiene - Bed bugs can infest any home, clean or cluttered. They often hitchhike in on luggage, clothing, or used furniture. 2. They're Expert Hiders: - Bed bugs hide in mattress seams, furniture cracks, baseboards, and even behind wall hangings. - They're most active at night and are difficult to detect until a population is established. 3. Bed Bug Bites Can Cause Health Issues: - Their bites can lead to itchy welts, allergic reactions, and even sleep disturbances. - Bed bugs are considered a public health concern due to their impact on mental and physical well-being. 4. They Reproduce Quickly: - A single female can lay up to 500 eggs in her lifetime. - Infestations can escalate rapidly if not addressed early. 5. DIY Doesn't Cut It: - Over-the-counter sprays and home remedies rarely work long-term. - Professional treatment is essential to fully eliminate an infestation. 6. Prevention Is Key: - Inspect hotel rooms when traveling. - Avoid bringing secondhand furniture into your home without inspecting it. Enroll in a preventative pest program like Universal Pest & Termite's PPP, now with bed bug protection included. 'We're committed to offering the most comprehensive pest control available,' said Tanner Baine, a spokesperson for Universal Pest & Termite. 'Including bed bug protection in our PPP plan reflects our dedication to keeping families safe and comfortable.' The Premium Pest Program continues to cover a wide range of pest concerns such as pest control for ants, rodents, roaches and now offers even more value with the addition of this new bed bug service. This milestone also marks 25 years of trusted service to the community, reinforcing Universal Pest & Termite's reputation for excellence and innovation in pest control. For more information or to sign up for the Premium Pest Program, visit About Universal Pest & Termite Founded in [2000], Universal Pest & Termite has been protecting homes and businesses across Virginia for 25 years. Their mission is to provide safe, reliable, and comprehensive pest solutions with customer satisfaction at the forefront. George Pilkington Universal Pest & Termite, Inc. email us here Visit us on social media: Instagram Facebook YouTube TikTok X Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
ABC News
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Final Destination at 25: How a slasher with no killer turned into a billion-dollar franchise
Welcome to Cheat Sheet, where we give you all the intel you need about iconic shows and films. In honour of its 25th anniversary and its new addition, this time we're looking at the deathly film franchise Final Destination. The one certainty in life is that everyone is going to die. It might be brutal, it might be quick, it might be in 100 years from now or it could be tomorrow, but death is coming. And no other franchise has capitalised on the finality and inevitability of death quite like Final Destination. Riding the wave of Scream-fever at the turn of the millennium, the first Final Destination changed the slasher game by featuring no physical murderer. It is the essence of Death itself that infiltrates everyday objects to construct some of the most gruesome demises ever put to film. Initially critically panned, Final Destination nearly quintupled its production costs by pulling in $US112 million at the worldwide box office. It would go on to spawn five sequels and a legion of dedicated fans. Now, 25 years since its inception, Final Destination is back and out for blood. Final Destination was never supposed to be a movie. Creator Jeffrey Reddick, a horror fan since childhood, penned an X-Files script in the hopes that it would attract an agent to represent him. Titled 'Flight 180', the original story was inspired by a news article about a woman who avoided a plane crash by taking heed of her mother's warning that her original flight was going to explode. The film took the bizarre real-life incident a step further by introducing a cast of characters who are saved from an air crash after a premonition of their fiery ends, only for Death to come knocking for what he was denied. Flight 180 was never submitted for The X-Files; instead, New Line bought Reddick's story and plopped it into the laps of two of the most prolific X-Files writers of all time, James Wong (who directed the first and third films) and Glen Morgan. Reddick credits Wong and Morgan with bringing the franchise's trademark Rube-Goldberg-esque set pieces to the table. The first Final Destination established the structure that has served the series for a quarter of a century. A young person has a disaster premonition in a public place (plane, fairground, speedway etc.) then corrals friends and bystanders to leave just before it hits. The rest of the run time is spent trying to figure out who is next on Death's list and how to side-step a grisly end. Final Destination has become a hugely successful franchise, bringing in $US663 million ($1.034 billion) since its inception 25 years ago, with almost every sequel bringing in over $US100 million (RIP Final Destination 2 for only grossing $US90 million). In a scene awash with fierce final girls, Final Destination stands out for its sheer brutality. It's a well worn trope in slasher films that someone survives at the end, but Final Destination chews through its protagonists like bubblegum, pioneering the shock hit-by-a-bus-style death that has not only been replicated within horror, but snaked its way into more PG fare. Final Destination also introduced a slasher devoid of a killer. While at first it was unclear how to keep capitalising on an antagonist that couldn't be seen or fought, it has become an undeniably terrifying trademark of the series. "That specific notion — that Death is an invisible force — is, I think, the thing that has allowed this franchise to continue for 20 years," producer Craig Perry told Digital Spy. "It has allowed it to travel worldwide because every country, every culture, and every religion has a particular notion about life, death, fate and destiny." But perhaps its largest impact lies outside the cinema, with the audiences that will never be able to look at everyday objects the same way. "We all have thoughts in our head of things that could go wrong," Final Destination: Bloodlines director Adam Stein told The Screen Show's Jason Di Rosso Final Destination: Bloodlines — the follow-up to 2011's fifth instalment — swaps high-school seniors for a more family affair. The big premonition scene takes place in 1968, with Death waiting decades to come after the descendants of Iris (Gabrielle Rose), the survivor of a deadly tower collapse. Directors Stein and Zach Lipovsky confirmed that Bloodlines was a return to practical, show-stopping kills. "There's one sequence where a character gets bent backwards to where the back of their head is touching their heels. We had the actor on one platform and a stunt person on a second platform right under them," Stein says. "So when they get sucked into this machine, it looks like it's one person bending backwards. That's a very, very simple, old-style, almost-magic apparatus." Bloodlines will also mark the final appearance of Tony Todd as William Bludworth. Beloved by the fanbase, the mysterious coroner pops up in every Final Destination except the third (although Todd's voice still features throughout) to lay exposition on the marked characters. Todd, who portrayed the Candyman in the 1992 film of the same name, died in November 2024 — just months after Bloodlines filming wrapped. "We all knew that he was obviously quite ill, and it was pretty clear that this was going to be the last role he would play in a movie," Perry told Deadline. "And the fact that it was one of the Final Destination movies made it that much more poignant." Warning: spoilers for the Final Destination series Tod (Chad Donella) is the first survivor to die in the whole series, and his death sets the tone for decades to come. There are a few heart-stopping misdirections: a casual nick from a straight razor; even an ominous shadow on the shower curtain that suggests a looming physical being. But in the end, Tod's demise comes from slipping and falling into a drying wire that lethally wraps around his neck. It's miles away from the viscera-filled kills of the modern films, but the true horror is in how easily you can imagine it happening in real life. Final Destination saves its more outlandish death sequences for the opening premonition, and one of the most recognisable is in the second film in the series. Multiple characters are driving on a highway and end up in a fireball crash caused by a logging truck's cargo coming loose. While all the deaths in the crash are remarkable, the best is the first: when a loose log falls from the truck and crashes through the windscreen of Officer Burke's (Michael Landes) car, eviscerating him into red chunks that fly out the back. Despite the fact Burke's death only occurs in a character's premonition it remains one of the most visceral of the entire series. Burke is one of the lucky characters who swerves his death, surviving the entire movie. Poor Ashlyn and Ashley, doomed by their ditziness and their dedication to bronzed skin and an icy drink. It's Ashley's unfinished beverage dripping onto the controls of their tandem tanning bed that causes the temperature to rise in their fluorescent tombs. Then the act of choosing some tunes kicks off a sequence of events that ends with a CD shelf sealing both their tanning tubes shut. All they can do is scream as the audience watches their skin bubble off their bodies. Just another reason to stay away from tanning beds. So often the victims in Final Destination are innocent bystanders, so it's nice when death goes after a real jerk like Hunt Wynorski (Nick Zano). Hunt is a typical sexist meathead who doesn't respect Death, thinking he's protected from its wrath by his lucky coin. After precariously placing a confiscated water gun on a pool pump at the local swimming haunt, Hunt dives in to retrieve his blessed coin only for the gun to fall on the switch that swaps blow with suck. Hunt is suctioned butt-first onto the pool's filter until his internal organs are… ummm removed and spurt out like gruesome confetti. A horrible way to go but, on the other hand, he did not respect women (or Death). Keeping with the punishment-for-perverts trend, slimy Isaac (PJ Byrne) enters the location of his death, a spa, and immediately harasses the young receptionist. It's OK though, because Issac is about to go through an ORDEAL that involves one of the most atrocious uses of acupuncture needles ever put to film. After wincing through dozens of needles in his body and his table collapsing, Isaac thinks his nightmare is over, only for an incredibly heavy looking Buddha statue to come crashing down, squashing his head like a grape. That's what you get for calling Buddha fat. Final Destination: Bloodlines releases into cinemas on May 15.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Popular Greek restaurant preparing to celebrate 25th anniversary in Carlisle
A popular Greek restaurant in Carlisle is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Alexandros, which is located on Warwick Road and specialises in 'authentic Greek cuisine', will celebrate its 25th anniversary in Carlisle in September. The popular restaurant was opened by owners Aris and Sarah Pathanoglou on September 7, 2000, who also opened the popular Alexandros Greek Deli in 2009. Ahead of this the quarter of a century milestone, the pair sat down with the News & Star to reflect on 25 years in business and preview their upcoming anniversary celebrations. "We planned to come to Carlisle for five years to see how it goes and then maybe go back to Greece," Aris said. "After five years, the customers kept coming back, and the business kept on getting better. "We have a very good relationship with our customers, and their support is amazing. "They have been coming for almost 25 years now, and everyone loves the food." "I think this restaurant has become special because we have shown our customers something different," Sarah added. "Everything we make is from scratch because we couldn't find it in Carlisle 25 years ago. There was no Greek yogurt, no Greek feta, no olive oil, so we had to get it, find it, or make it, and we made it from scratch. "Whatever you get here is authentic and homemade." To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Aris and Sarah are planning to hold a special event in September, which will be similar to events that they have hosted for Alexandros' previous milestone anniversaries. In addition, this event will follow an established tradition at Alexandros of raising money for a local charity, with Aris and Sarah previously donating thousands of pounds to charities such as Cash for Kids. However, this year the pair are discussing whether to raise funds for the Carlisle-based Eden Valley Hospice. "We have always done Cash for Kids, however, I have been thinking about the hospice. "I think the hospice would be a really nice idea because it is very local, and the money we raise wouldn't go out of Carlisle. "However, people from all over have to use and it is so important, and we know so many people who have been supported by them as well."
