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Why is the BBC also known as ''Auntie''? | Notes and Queries

Why is the BBC also known as 'Auntie'? Christine Whyte, Glasgow UK Tim, London Chevron, Basingstoke

Every Jason Statham film - ranked!

We rate the action mans bone-crunching output from Guy Ritchies cockney geezer to the Fast & Furious movies From German shlockmeister Uwe Boll, this tepid fantasy yarn tasks Jason Stathams sturdy yeoman with slapping down evil sorcerer Ray Liotta. The undisputed low point.

First As Tragedy, Then As Farce by Slavoj iek

I remember when, in this paper's excellent Weekend magazine's Q & A, Slavoj iek was asked to "tell us a secret", he replied: "Communism will win." I don't think anyone familiar with iek's writings will think he was joking, but just in case you thought the matter needed clarification, here it is, in book form.

Heroic Georgia dog fights off coyote pack preying on flock of sheep | Dogs

Casper nearly gave up ghost himself but managed to slay eight of the predators If anyone has earned the title of very good boy, its Casper, a 20-month-old Great Pyrenees from Decatur, Georgia, who single-handedly killed eight coyotes trying to prey on his owners sheep.

I love my daughter and my stepdaughter. How do we make our will fair to both of them?

Like kayaks and Ikea, wills can turn functional families into bickering messes, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Youre right to proceed with care I am happily married to my wife of five years and have a stepdaughter and a daughter. I love both of them and am a little confused about our will. My stepdaughter