COMPETITION: Win Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale Season 1 on DVD

Spellbinding new crime drama series, Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale, is coming to UK screens this festive season, with a murder mystery set to cast a spell on you. 

And to celebrate we have a copy on DVD to give away!

Synopsis:

This enchanting mystery thriller centres Elaine Cassidy’s Sarah Fenn alongside other powerful female characters with Hazel Doupe (Smother, Into the Badlands) as Harper Fenn, Amy De Bhrún (Line of Duty, Vikings) as Abigail Whithall and Stephanie Levi-John (The Spanish Princess) as DCI Maggie Knight. 

 

When local teen rugby star and town golden boy, Dan Whithall dies in a sudden and unexplained accident, the tight-knit community turns to Sarah (Cassidy) for answers. Though witches are welcome to live openly in Sanctuary, the weight of Dan’s death brings to light how deep old prejudices can run and just how quickly suspicions can turn deadly. In the wake of a police investigation and as rumours spiral, grief soon curdles into blame and Abigail (De Bhrún), Dan’s devastated mother and once Sarah’s closest friend, begins to stoke the pyre on a modern-day witch hunt.  

 

As suspicion grips the town, Sarah and her teenage daughter Harper (Doupe) find themselves in the middle of a mounting storm: a community unravelling; an investigation steeped in bias and a deadly force of paranoia determined to destroy them.  

 

Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale is a spellbinding murder mystery drenched in magic and moral complexity, with a second season on the horizon, now is the perfect time to dive into the beguiling new crime series filled with endless twists and turns.  

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Who plays Sarah Fenn in Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale?

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A North Minneapolis Winter Moment That Turned a Curious Kid Into a Snowboarding Symbol

 

An eleven year old from North Minneapolis has become an unexpected internet sensation after a single photograph captured the pure joy of learning to snowboard. Mickey Watkins does not have a board built for the sport, instead making do with a plastic tote bin lid as he slides down a local hill. It is not ideal and he admits it is hard, but it has not stopped him trying. Inspired by professional snowboarders he watched the previous winter, Mickey gravitated towards a photoshoot taking place near a set of stairs and a railing and began showing off his own improvised style.

The moment was noticed by photographer Mike Yoshida, who snapped a striking image of Mickey mid slide, eyes bright and smiling. Unlike many snowboard photos where faces are hidden behind goggles, this one showed emotion clearly and took people straight back to their own first experience on a board. The image was later chosen as the cover of The Snowboarders Journal, a decision that broke with tradition but felt right to those involved. The reaction online was immediate and overwhelmingly positive, with many calling it one of the publication’s best covers. For Yoshida, it may be one of the most important photos he has taken, sending a simple message that snowboarding is for everyone and that all you really need is the urge to slide down a hill.

Nick Shirley Investigated Minnesota’s Billion Dollar Fraud Scandal

 

Chapters:

00:00 Minnesota's billion dollar fraud scandal

1:24 Minnesota's fraud explained

4:33 The type of fraud happening

7:00 Confronting the 1st fraudulent Daycare

9:36 Minnesota's state flag change

11:02 Confronting the 2nd fraudulent business

12:41 Somali Fraudsters confront us outside daycare

16:30 Quality "Learing" Center

18:14 Local reacts to the fraud

20:17 Entering into the daycare and autism fraud centers

24:09 Exposing a double fraud daycare

26:21 Exposing the "Health care" Fraud scandal

30:32 2nd Building with 22 "Health care" companies

34:32 "WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?"

39:50 Confronting the government

COMPETITION: Win Harry Wild: Series 3 on DVD

Harry Wild is back in the charming, endlessly entertaining and refreshingly modern murder mystery series which is set to arrive on DVD and digital on 12 January 2026, courtesy of Acorn Media International.

And to celebrate we have a copy on DVD to give away!

Synopsis:

Picking up where we left off with Harry (Seymour) in series 2, along with her protégé turned partner, Fergus (Rohan Nedd – Whitstable Pearl, Blue Story). Their detective agency is busier than ever and as the workload increases, the crime fighting duo must find a way to balance crime solving with their personal lives. With Harry’s help, Fergus plans to contest the custody claim of his long-absent mother (Samantha Mumba – The Time Machine) for his little sister. Meanwhile, Harry meets a charming fellow PI and despite finding him utterly infuriating, she can’t help but fall for him.

This series includes mysteries aplenty, from the apparent suicide of the lead singer of a boy band, and a decapitated head served on a platter at a busy restaurant to deathly drama on Ireland’s leading daytime soap, as the director is killed and a stranger than fiction murder of a crime writer locked in his panic room. Closer to home, Harry’s good friend calls for help when her estranged husband turns up dead and Harry and Fergus (Nedd), along with Charlie (Kevin Ryan – Copper, Guilt), Orla (Amy Huberman – The Stag, Finding Joy) and Lola (Rose O’Neil), find themselves in the middle of more action, when a grieving father forces them to find what caused his daughter’s death.

With an exceptional lead and a delightful mix of mysteries, witty dialogue and light-hearted humour, welcome in the new year with an old favourite as sleuthing sensation Harry Wild is back and better than ever and with a fifth series to look forward to, now is the perfect time to catch up with this much-loved crime caper.

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Who plays Fergus in Harry Wild?

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COMPETITION: Win Irish Blood: Series 1 on DVD

From Acorn Media International comes Irish Blood: Series 1 on DVD from 12 January 2026.

And to celebrate we have a copy on DVD to give away!

Featuring a stellar cast including Alicia Silverstone, Jason O’Mara (The Man In The High Castle, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Wendy Crewson (Air Force One, We Were Liars), Dearbhla Molloy (Wild Mountain Thyme, No Reservations), Simone Kirby (His Dark Materials, Kneecap), Ruth Codd (The Traitors, The Fall of the House of Usher) and Leonardo Taiwo (Andor, Ant-Man & The Wasp). 

Synopsis:

Abandoned by her father as a child, ruthless divorce lawyer Fiona Sharpe (Silverstone) spends her life channelling her childhood trauma into her work. When she receives a mysterious package from her estranged father (O’Mara), she jumps at the opportunity to travel to Ireland and confront him face to face. 

 

However, all is not as it seems, when she arrives on the Irish coast, Fiona is met with a huge secret... A family who wasn’t aware of her existence. She soon discovers that the story of abandonment that has shaped her entire life, has been a lie made up for her own protection. 

 

As her father’s secretive past comes to light, Fiona is left with more questions than answers and when her stubborn curiosity gets the better of her, she gets swept up in a shocking mystery involving gangsters, dark secrets and unimaginable dangers. 

 

With a sensational lead, shocking twists and turns, stunning scenery and gut-wrenching family drama, unravel a thrilling new mystery this winter with Irish Blood. 

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Who plays Fiona's estranged father in Irish Blood?

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U2 - New Year’s Day

 

New Year’s Day stands as one of U2’s most recognisable songs, a track that announced a shift in the band’s sound and ambition. Built around a stark piano line and a steady, almost martial rhythm, it feels reflective rather than celebratory. The mood is restrained, thoughtful, and slightly distant, as if looking at the idea of renewal from the outside rather than joining the party. Bono’s vocal carries a sense of longing, turning the idea of a fresh start into something heavier and more complicated.

Lyrically, the song uses the language of time, change, and hope to hint at conflict and perseverance. It is not a simple anthem about turning the calendar page, but a meditation on how ideals survive under pressure. That balance between emotional intimacy and broader meaning became a defining trait of U2’s work. New Year’s Day remains powerful because it resists easy optimism, choosing instead to suggest that real change is slow, difficult, and worth holding on to.

Growing up with generational wealth, and growing up without it

 

In this March video essay from The Financial Diet, Chelsea investigates two different realities splitting Americans down the middle: growing up with generational wealth, and growing up without it. So much of what we perceive as a "normal" American experience is actually the product of having a financially privileged family, and we need to talk about it.