Entertainment from Wednesday, November 19th, 2025

The Running Man sees Glen Powell take on the role of Ben Richards, who has to survive 30 days on the run from professional killers to win a huge cash prize. Based on the Stephen King 1982 novel, you may remember Arnie starred in a 1987 film that has become something of a cult classic since. I'm not entirely sure I've watched the original, as I was probably too young, but I thought Edgar Wright did a pretty competent job with this remake. Cinema audiences don't seem to share my sentiments, sadly, as it's flopped at the box office, and cost six times the amount The Long Walk did (which is arguab

With predictions of stealth tax rises an lots of games of 'kite flying', where policies are floated in the newspapers to ascertain public reaction, the budget is now less than a week away. The level of speculation has been off the scale, and whilst few people say they would love to pay more tax, something has to change to make up the shortfall