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Every Friday, 10 new deals will drop, available in the Metro newspaper, on Metro, and on our socials. You’ll also find them in our weekly London newsletter, The Slice, in your inbox every Wednesday.

Enjoy a set menu and a complimentary signature cocktail at Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill, from just £20. For an extra £5, add another course — this is a proper bargain.

Maybe relaxation is what you need. If soo, head to the Marylebone Crystal Palace Spa. Save £151 on a traditional Turkish Hammam experience, and leave glowing.

Or, for a niche way to pass the time, discover the magic of fragrance mixology at The Perfume Studio in Shoreditch. Save 20% with this offer.

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Ten sharing brunch dishes and a dessert from £35 at Kanishka by Atul Kochhar

Welcome to Kanishka, one of Mayfair’s most stylish Indian dining spots, where acclaimed chef Atul Kochhar has unveiled an all-new Pan-Indian weekend brunch. For just £35, you’ll kick things off with a complimentary G&T, then enjoy a beautifully curated set menu of ten diverse sharing plates (think chicken tikka, tandoori broccoli and Dahi bhalla) finished with a much-loved Indian dessert. Level up with bottomless drinks for an extra £10 and enjoy bold flavours, impeccable presentation, and unbeatable value.

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Four-course menu with a glass of bubbles & snack at Straits Kitchen for £39.50

Straits Kitchen at Pan Pacific London offers their signature fusion menu featuring bold, vibrant and fresh flavours, and you’re invited. This is refined hotel dining with bold Southeast Asian flavours and British ingredients at its heart, courtesy of Executive Chef Adam Bateman and his award-winning team. Expect a lineup of dishes that blend Western techniques with big, punchy flavours, all served in a setting as elegant as the food itself. Save 33% on a four-course menu with a glass of bubbles & snack now.

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Get the ultimate BYOB pottery experience from just £23 at Token Studio

Unleash your creativity at Token Studio with a fun 90-minute session! Try your hand at the potter’s wheel, create miniature pottery, or learn hand-building techniques. Prefer design? Opt for pottery painting and customise a mug, plate, or bowl. Plus, bring your favourite drinks to enjoy while you craft!

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Three sharing courses and a cocktail at Gouqi by Tong Chee Hwee for £35

Chef Tong returns to London’s dining scene at Gouqi, bringing his acclaimed expertise from Singapore, Malaysia, and Hakkasan. Enjoy top-tier dining for just £35 per person (down from £45) , featuring a Supreme royal dim sum platter, Taiwanese three-cup chicken pot, or Claypot silken egg tofu with seasonal vegetables and steamed jasmine rice. Experience elevated Chinese cuisine that delights!

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Get a luxury cut and blow dry at Live True London from £39.95

Need a hair refresh? Get the full works at Live True London for just £39.95 (was £97). This exclusive deal includes a personalised consultation, professional cut and a proper blow dry finish, using premium FUL products to keep things glossy. Whether you’re after a big chop or a quick shape-up, the stylists here know what they’re doing – and they'll tailor the look to your lifestyle. Book in, sit back, and leave looking sharper than ever.

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Save 20% on Greek Street Live's bottomless 'Brunch to the Beat'

Greek Street Live isn’t your average weekend spot — it’s a Soho institution known for its late-night energy, eclectic crowd and crowd-led live performances. Now, they’re bringing that same spirit to Saturday afternoons with Brunch to the Beat. Tuck into upbeat brunch favourites like parma ham and pancetta eggs benedict, smashed avo toast and berry-loaded pancakes, all while the house band takes to the stage for two hours of audience-requested live tunes. Expect everything from pop and rock to disco and soul — and plenty of cocktails and fizz to keep things flowing. Was £50, now £40

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Enjoy a set menu & complimentary cocktail at Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill from £20

Experience fine dining at its best with an exclusive set menu and a complimentary signature cocktail at Gordon Ramsay’s Bar & Grill in Mayfair. Choose from expertly crafted dishes including cauliflower velouté, chicken supreme, and Basque cheesecake. Opt for the two-course option at £20 or go all-in with three courses for just £25, both served with a signature cocktail, worth up to £16.50.

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Save 20% on a Fragrance Design Experience at The Perfume Studio

Step into the world of perfumery at The Perfume Studio’s Shoreditch experience and discover the magic of fragrance mixology. You’ll sip bubbly, explore scent families and blend a fragrance that’s entirely your own. From sparkling citrus to deep amber, you decide what goes in your bottle, and what it’s called. Walk away with your signature scent from this fun and unique fragrance experience.

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Unwind with a five-star luxury experience for two at The Spa at Athenaeum Hotel

Do you feel that? It’s the feeling of a long-awaited self-care day on the horizon! Invite a friend or partner to escape the hustle and bustle of central London and share a five-star luxury experience at Mayfair’s Athenaeum Hotel Spa. Spend a relaxing hour in the wet area, sauna, steam rooms and hot tub, then take your pick from a facial and body wrap treatment or massage. All this with a glass of bubbly for 40% off – you’ll find it hard to say no.

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Save up to £151 on this Turkish Hammam spa experience

Get soft, glowing skin this winter with a luxe spa day at Crystal Palace Spa in Marylebone. Enjoy full-body exfoliation, a soak massage, and a choice of clay, mud, or coffee body mask, all for a fraction of the price – £48 for one person, £89 for two. Relax for 90 minutes and even bring a friend for the ultimate unwind!

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Banished Traitors star Matthew: ‘I have two regrets from the castle’

The Traitors star Matthew knows a thing or two about regrets when it comes to Traitors gameplay (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry)

After a tense roundtable thrown into disarray by the twist of a dagger, ultimately Faithful Matthew Hyndman was banished thanks to co-star James’ deadly double vote.

They say hindsight is 2020, and none know that better than fallen Traitors contestant Matthew, who tells Metro exactly what he would have done differently in the castle.

The wannabe Traitor reveals: ‘My two regrets are: not trying to convince James that I wasn’t a Traitor. I was just like: “Fine, think I’m a Traitor.” I didn’t try to pull him aside and say: “Listen, come on, I’m not a Traitor. What can I do to convince you?”

‘Then, I had a lot of evidence against Stephen, and I regret not bringing all of that to my last roundtable and just going for it with [him] and seeing if I could possibly persuade someone to go with me.’

His remorse at not gunning for Traitor Stephen is compounded by his ruthless agenda against Faithful Jade, almost to the very end.

Matthew reflects: ‘It’s just so hard. Once you get an idea about someone in your head, it’s so difficult to let go of that.

He wishes he had brought all his evidence against Stephen to the table (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry)

‘[Jade and I] had that moment at the roundtable. It suddenly struck me. I was like: “Oh, my word. I think we’re just two Faithfuls.”‘

Of course, the creative director’s wildest moment in the castle happened when he entered the church confessional and asked the Traitors to seduce him.

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He never got recruited to be part of the hooded brigade, something he expected, even if he was holding out hope and scheming in the meantime.

If he had got the all-important invite, his strategy would have been to discover who the Traitors are in the turret and then immediately throw Rachel under the bus the next morning at breakfast.

He shares he would have pretended to the Faithfuls that he had ‘asked the Traitors who they’re going to recruit next, and they told me Rachel.’

‘[I would have said]: “Rachel was recruited last night. Just trust me, if I’m wrong, banish me next, but there’s no reason for the Traitors to lie to me because at the time, Rachel was a Faithful.”

‘So that was what I would have tried. Whether it would have worked or not, I don’t know. I think Rachel probably would have eaten me alive.’

Matthew did have a plan if he had been seduced (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry)

Still, he has nothing but respect for Rachel for playing such a good game, and admits that he had ‘no idea’ it was her, nor did she seem to be on anyone else’s radar.

Although Faraaz did throw a spanner in the works for the green-cloaked contestant by airing his theory that Rachel is a Traitor to anyone who would listen on Wednesday night’s episode. 

‘Faraaz could come out all guns blazing tomorrow and solve the whole thing, so we will see what happens,’ he says.

All in all, he remains proud of his time on The Traitors and notes how many messages he has had from LGBTQ+ viewers who have found strength from him sharing his own journey as a gay man.

In and outside of the castle, Matthew has been open about feeling pressured to undergo conversion therapy from his religious community when he was younger.

He’s thrilled at how much his representation as a gay man has meant to fans (Picture: BBC/Listen Entertainment/Lawton Charman)

Nowadays, he has fully embraced himself and is in a happy relationship with his partner, whom he hopes to tie the knot with ‘next spring’.

‘I’ve had people tell me that just [from] seeing me live my life so openly and proudly, they’ve plucked up the courage to come out to their family. That’s just amazing to hear,’ he shares.

Then adds: ‘First and foremost, I wanted to play the game, but I also wanted to just shine a wee light on where I come from, and to show any other gay person back home in Northern Ireland that there is a life beyond your coming out experience and that you can’t live your life afraid of what other people might think of you.

‘There is this big, beautiful world out there for you to fully step into. If that’s the one thing that I can leave from my experience on the show, then it’ll all be worth it.’

The Traitors returns at 8pm on BBC One tonight.

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Unreal Engine is to blame for bad movie CGI says top Hollywood director

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is not a good advert for Unreal Engine (Disney/Marvel Studios via AP)

Although the video game world holds up Unreal Engine as the pinnacle of current technology, that’s not how it’s viewed by at least one

For years it’s seemed like the quality of computer-generated imagery in movies has been going backwards, with decades old films like Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest still having better visual effects than many movies made today.

The Avatar films are an obvious exception but far too many movies look like a hazy mess of brown sludge, with highly unconvincing physics. That’s normally put down to film effects companies (which are treated abominably by Hollywood) being overworked and underfunded, but director Gore Verbinski has offered up a different culprit: Unreal Engine.

Although originally created purely as a video game graphics engine, the modern versions are increasingly used in TV and film, and according to Verbinski it’s responsible for the ‘greatest slip backwards’ in movie quality CGI.

Unreal Engine emerged in the late 1990s and with Unreal Engine 3 in 2006 became increasingly popular amongst a wide variety of games companies, who previously relied on either their own bespoke game engines or other lesser tools.

With Unreal Engine 4 and 5 the technology became almost ubiquitous and at the same time the software began to be used for previz (previsualisation, i.e. planning out shots) in movies, before eventually being used for final effects shots as well.

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It became especially popular after its use in the Volume technology, pioneered by The Mandalorian Disney+ series, but can be seen elsewhere in movies ranging from The Matrix Resurrections to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (possibly one of the ugliest movies ever made, in terms of its use of CGI).

It’s not as widely used in film as it is in games but in a recent But Why Tho? podcast, Verbinski, who directed the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films and the animated movie Rango, suggested that its use has been a major backwards step for the industry.

‘It used to be a divide, with Unreal Engine being very good at video games, but then people started thinking maybe movies can also use Unreal for finished visual effects. So, you have this sort of gaming aesthetic entering the world of cinema,’ said Verbinski.

‘I think that Unreal Engine coming in and replacing Maya as a sort of fundamental is the greatest slip backwards,’ he said, in reference to what was traditionally the most popular software for movie quality CGI.

‘I just don’t think it takes light the same way,’ he said of Unreal Engine. ‘I don’t think it fundamentally reacts to subsurface, scattering, and how light hits skin and reflects in the same way.’

‘So that’s how you get this uncanny valley when you come to creature animation, a lot of in-betweening is done for speed instead of being done by hand.’

The irony of movie effects becoming a blur of ugly browns and greys will not be lost on anyone who lived through the Xbox 360 era, when Unreal Engine was beginning to solidify its dominance, but there seems little question that the average quality of movie effects has decreased in the last 10 years, instead of getting better.

Verbinski, who hasn’t released a new film in almost 10 years, was promoting his new sci-fi movie Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. Unreal Engine 6 is expected to be released before the end of the decade.

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The nine biggest video game releases of February 2026

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GameCentral looks through a surprisingly stacked February and narrows down which games you should be paying attention to that month.

Typically, the earliest months of the year are pretty quiet when it comes to major video game releases. January has been no exception, but this February is surprisingly more packed than usual.

Looking through the release schedule, we’ve noticed that there are plenty of significant and exciting games to look forward to. Perhaps a result of publishers trying to get their games out ahead of GTA 6’s May release… before it was delayed to November.

We suspected some publishers would feel more comfortable with delaying their own games without GTA 6 breathing down their necks (IO Interactive has already pushed 007: First Light back into May), but at this point, barring some sort of catastrophe, it is too short notice to issue any last-minute delays

So, ahead of next month, we’ve put together a shortlist of the most exciting February releases you should be keeping an eye on.

Code Vein 2 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)

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This one technically launches at the end of January but since it’s just on the cusp, we’re including it on this list. Plus, it’s one of two Soulslikes set to release in the space of a week, which means fans of the genre will need to pick one to commit to.

Anime fans will be more interested in Code Vein 2, which has kept the visual style and vampire flavouring of its predecessor, but is set in an entirely new world and boasts a new time travel mechanic.

We admittedly didn’t think much of the first Code Vein, but it did have some unique ideas to call its own and developer Bandai Namco Studios has promised improvements across the board, not just for its combat but also its computer-controlled allies.

Release date: January 30

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC)

Dragon Quest 7 was remade once already for the Nintendo 3DS back in 2016, but Square Enix and developer HexaDrive are giving it an even more substantial overhaul for 2026.

Described as being rebuilt from the ground up, it is offering new diorama inspired graphics, a reworked battle system, a new mechanic that lets party members hold two job classes at once, and a more streamlined narrative.

Dragon Quest 7 is famously very long, even by role-playing game standards, so perhaps this remake won’t be as intimidating for new players. There’s already a demo available if you’re interested in trying it out.

Release date: February 5

Nioh 3 (PlayStation 5, PC)

The other big Soulslike launching next month, we have high hopes for Nioh 3 as we consider the previous games to be the best examples of the genre not to be made by FromSoftware.

Nioh 2 wasn’t as much of an improvement over the first game, though, and still suffered from a lot of needless padding and overly long missions. With any luck, third time’s the charm and these issues will have been ironed out.

At the very least, Nioh 3’s combat should still be excellent, and it will also offer a new fast-paced ninja fighting style. A free demo will be available a week in advance from January 29.

Release date: February 6

Romeo Is A Dead Man (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)

It’s been more than four years since No More Heroes 3 and while there’s no sign of a sequel, the next game from series director Goichi Suda aka Suda51 is sure to scratch a similar itch.

Romeo Is A Dead Man is a new action game announced at a summer State of Play last year and though its graphics may be rather grounded, it promises to be as violently over-the-top as you’d expect from Suda51.

You play as one Romeo Stargazer and instead of fighting assassins, you’re basically a time cop hunting down criminals across time and space while also searching for your missing girlfriend.

Release date: February 11

Mario Tennis Fever (Nintendo Switch 2)

Nintendo’s first big exclusive of the year, Mario Tennis Fever is one of four games announced for the Super Mario franchise’s 40th anniversary alongside the Super Mario Galaxy remasters and a new Yoshi game.

It’s still too soon to tell if this will surpass Mario Tennis Aces as the best Mario tennis game, but it does already boast the largest roster in the series at 38 characters.

Not to mention a robust selection of gameplay modes, including one directly influenced by the surreal Wonder Flower effects from Super Mario Bros. Wonder and a new campaign that sees Mario and friends turned into babies.

Release date: February 12

High On Life 2 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC)

The first High On Life was a temporary Xbox exclusive before eventually making the jump to other platforms. That won’t be the case for the sequel, which will be a multiplatform launch from day one.

We were honestly surprised to see this announced considering the departure of Justin Roiland, who founded developer Squash Games and voiced the first game’s protagonist.

The reveal trailer had surprisingly few jokes, but it did promise new weapons and a skateboarding mechanic, and it’ll even include emulated versions of some obscure and awful retro video games.

Release date: February 13

Reanimal (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC)

Little Nightmares 3 saw the series shift developers to Supermassive Games and while it was a decent enough continuation, its lack of innovation and repetitiveness held it back.

Fortunately, series creator Tarsier Studios is releasing its own horror game Reanimal and, based on first impressions, it’s already looking much more disturbing than the studio’s previous work.

Like Little Nightmares, Reanimal will have plenty of horrifying monsters to stealthily sneak past as you solve puzzles as well as local and online co-op options. A free demo is available for download right now.

Release date: February 13

Virtual Boy (Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch)

This one makes it on the list just because it’s so amusing and mind boggling. You’d think Nintendo would leave the Virtual Boy in the past as it’s the company’s least successful console ever, only lasting a year before it was discontinued.

Yet Nintendo is not only adding a selection of Virtual Boy games to its Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service (starting with three, with 14 more to follow), but you’ll need to buy a new version of the Virtual Boy binoculars just to play them.

The accessory costs £66.99 and is exclusive to Switch Online subscribers, though there’s a much cheaper cardboard model you can get for £16.99.

Release date: February 17

Resident Evil Requiem (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC)

Between Reanimal and this, February looks to be a good month for horror game fans. Resident Evil Requiem already made a strong first impression with its hands-on previews, with it potentially the scariest game in the series yet.

Fan excitement has only ratcheted up thanks to the inclusion of Resident Evil 4 hero Leon, who offers more action-focused gameplay compared to new protagonist Grace’s segments, which are in line with the slow-paced horror seen in Resident Evil 7: biohazard.

Speaking of, Capcom is also launching Switch 2 ports of Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village on the same day alongside a dedicated Switch 2 controller. There are plans for amiibo figures too, but details remain slim on those.

Release date: February 27

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Grandmother was ‘stabbed to death by gore video lover with hunting knife’

Anita Mukhey was attacked while waiting at a bus stop (Picture: PA)

A gore video fanatic bought a hunting knife online before fatally stabbing a woman 18 times as she waited at a bus stop, a court has heard.

The court heard Jala Debella, 24, was seen by several witnesses stabbing Anita Mukhey, 66, in north London, around 11.50am on May 9, 2024.

Afterwards, Debella was seen ‘casually’ walking away as people rushed to help the Mukhey and call 999.

Mukhey died around thirty minutes later, despite the efforts of medics and police, the Old Bailey heard.

On Monday, jurors were told that Debella was unwell and could not attend court as prosecutor Jonathan Polnay KC opened a trial of the facts.

Polnay told jurors: ‘Debella killed Ms Mukhey in a senseless attack – so far as the prosecution are aware, they were completely unknown to each other.’

The court was told that Debella had lived in Colindale, north-west London, in a residential home supporting people with mental health problems.

Lawyers said the defendant had a ‘particular interest in very violent videos’ online, which depicted extreme violence with knives and other weapons.

The court also heard the defendant also had a ‘particular interest in knives’ and bought a 21cm hunting knife two months before the alleged murder for £120 in Covent Garden.

On April 26 2024, he tried to buy a ‘Survivor 9.5 fixed blade knife’ from Blades.co.uk, which declined to supply it to him because of where he lived.

Just three days before the killing, he successfully purchased a hunting knife with a sheath from knifewarehouse.co.uk, the court was told.

Debella had tracked the delivery of the hunting knife on the Royal Mail website before receiving it at 10.44 am on the day of the attack.

Minutes later, Debella searched on his computer for ‘killing video’ and visited a website containing graphic violent content, jurors heard.

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CCTV captured Debella walking on Edgware Road, past a bus stop and then returning to the scene, where Mukhey was attacked.

Thirty seconds later, she could be seen collapsing in the road with the first 999 call being made at 11.48am.

Witnesses described seeing a male appear to argue and punch the victim in the face and stomach repeatedly, then seeing a knife in the attacker’s hand.

There was a ‘high-pitched scream’ before the victim collapsed on the ground and the man ‘casually’ walked away, jurors were told.

As he left the area, Debella appeared to throw something in a bin – later that day, police recovered a knife which looked identical to the one Debella had bought online, Polnay said.

Forensic analysis showed it had DNA from Debella and Mukhey on it, the court was told.

On returning home, Debella allegedly searched the internet for ‘knife’, ‘gore video’ and ‘breaking news’.

Police arrived at 4.46 pm and an officer saw Debella in the communal corridor and recognised him from CCTV footage, even though he had changed his clothes, it was alleged.

On being arrested on suspicion of murder, he said: ‘I want to speak to my lawyer.’

Examination of bloodstained Nike trainers seized from his room identified DNA ‘one billion times’ more likely to come from Debella and Mukhey than unknown people.

Debella has been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.

The trial continues.

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Unai Emery interview branded ‘one of the oddest ever’ after Aston Villa lose to Everton

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa missed the chance to go second in the Premier League table (Picture: Getty)

Jamie Redknapp and Ashley Young were left scratching their heads over Unai Emery’s painfully awkward post-match interview following Aston Villa’s 1-0 defeat at home to Everton.

Emery’s men had the chance to go second in the Premier League table with victory at Villa Park, with both Arsenal and Manchester City dropping points earlier in the weekend.

But the hosts slipped up and produced one of their most disappointing performances of the season, with Thierno Barry’s sublime dinked finish proving the difference between the two teams.

While Evann Guessand headed against the the woodwork, Villa offered very little else by way of response in Sunday’s contest – and it could have been worse for the home team had Jake O’Brien’s early goal not been ruled out for offside.

The result means Arsenal finish the weekend with an imperious seven-point lead over their two nearest rivals, with Pep Guardiola’s City sitting above third-placed Villa on goal difference after 22 games.

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Villa will hope to bounce back against Newcastle at St James’ Park next weekend having dropped points in three of their last four matches in the English top flight.

Speaking to Sky Sports shortly after the final whistle, a gloomy Emery declared that his side were ‘not top five contenders’ after their poor recent form.

Barry scored the only goal of the game at Villa Park (Picture: Getty)

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‘We are not contender to be in the top five. We are still not being contenders,’ the Villa head coach said.

‘There are other teams with more potential than us.’

Asked what it would take for Villa to be considered top-five contenders, Emery bizarrely replied: ‘Because there are other teams with more potential than us.’

Young felt Emery’s demeanour after the match was ‘weird’ (Picture: Getty)

When pushed further for an explanation, the Spaniard refused to answer while looking at the ground. The former Arsenal and Sevilla manager then stared down matchday reporter Pien Meulensteen before walking out of shot.

When the broadcast cut back to the Sky Sports studio, host Mark Chapman said Emery seemed to be ‘seething about something’ without being able to put his finger on the source of his anger.

Redknapp and Young, meanwhile, appeared completely baffled by Emery’s ‘weird’ and ‘odd’ demeanour.

Villa’s decision to allow Malen to leave on loan has received some criticism (Picture: Getty)

‘He looked really angry,’ ex-Villa and England winger Young said.

‘It could be the injuries, another one added to the list with John McGinn and missing Boubacar Kamara and Amadou Onana.

‘Is it the loss of Donyell Malen? Is it him speaking out to say to the owners that I need more players.

‘It was a weird interview. You think he’d speak more about the game and the missed opportunity to close the gap on Arsenal. To say there are five teams with more potential, it was weird.’

Redknapp was left scratching his head over Emery’s post-match interview (Picture: Getty)

Former Liverpool midfielder Redknapp added: ‘It was certainly one of the oddest interviews I have ever seen. The bit at the end, when he goes quiet. It was a very sensible question.

‘I don’t know what he is trying to allude to. I guess he is just genuinely devastated with that performance and result. They do need players.

‘We looked at what they have on the bench, they were short. They haven’t got the options. Harvey Elliott hasn’t worked out and wasn’t on the bench, Jadon Sancho was ill.

‘It looks like Boubacar Kamara is going to be out for a long time and John McGinn has a problem with his knee. They will need to strengthen in that midfield area.’

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VAR once again the standout in the Premier League 🙄 Everton beat Aston Villa 1-0 at Villa Park in the league, but if it wasn’t for another VAR mistake, The Toffees would’ve had another. On top of that, Arsenal have managed to stay seven points clear at the top despite another poor performance against Nottingham Forest. #astonvilla #everton #obrien #var #premierleague

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Arsenal sit seven points clear at the top of the table (Picture: Getty)

According to Redknapp, Arsenal were gifted a big let-off after Villa ‘blew an incredible opportunity’ to apply some ‘real pressure’ at the top.

They couldn’t have started any worse, obviously Everton hit the post in the first few minutes and you thought that might wake them up, get them going,’ he said of Villa’s limp performance.

‘Then you lose John McGinn and they have blown an incredible opportunity to put some real pressure on Arsenal.

‘They didn’t have the capabilities in any area today and the individuals that can bail them out and they weren’t at their best.

‘It was a really, really tough afternoon for Aston Villa, they just never got it going at all.

‘Maybe that’s a little bit of pressure, they obviously didn’t have some of their players.’

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Netflix viewers captivated after bingeing ‘best romantic drama of 2026’

Can This Love Be Translated? is the latest romantic epic to land on Netflix (Picture: No Ju-han/Netflix)

If you’re all binge-watched-out after a Christmas and New Year in front of the telly, then never fear, because Netflix might have just added your new favourite show.

Titled Can This Love Be Translated?, the South Korean drama was quietly listed on the streaming service, but what it lacked in promotion, it has made up for in praise.

Viewers already can’t get enough of the rom-com, hailing it as a ‘beautiful’ story and even a ‘breath of fresh air’ in the world of television.

Released on January 16, the 12-part series is directed by the award-winning Yoo Young-eun and stars Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung in the lead roles.

They play Joo Ho-jin, a multilingual interpreter fluent in English, Italian, and Japanese, and Cha Mu-hee, an actress who gained worldwide fame after her role in a zombie film, respectively.

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Thanks to his exceptional foreign language abilities, Ho-jin finds himself interpreting for global celebrity Mu-hee. While they initially met before she became successful, two years on, the dynamic is very different, as they reunite during one of her high-profile interviews.

Kim Seon-ho plays translator Joo Ho-jin and Go Youn-jung is superstar actress Cha Mu-hee (Picture: No Ju-han/Netflix)

As their feelings grow, will they actually get together? (Picture: No Ju-han/Netflix)

From there, as they continue working together, Ho-jin finds himself becoming unexpectedly emotionally invested in Mu-hee, unfamiliar feelings bubbling away that, for once, the language genius cannot articulate.

Throughout the series, there’s a whole load of yearning and deep emotion, as both encounter misunderstandings due to their opposing personalities and, of course, the communication gap.

But will they eventually fall into one another’s arms, or will their love, indeed, remain lost in translation?

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The romantic epic has been lauded for its palpable chemistry between the love interests, while a series of stunning international locations (including Korea, Japan, Canada, and Italy) serve as picturesque backdrops for the tale.

Taking to X after watching in full, @usehuniverse said the series ‘is such a breath of fresh air. No childhood trope, no forced connections. just two strangers falling in love’.

‘I love the concept of #canthislovebetranslated the plot is different than i thought, this show is a breath of fresh air, not your typical rom com. It’s a thoughtful, heartfelt exploration of connection, vulnerability, & how love is sometimes the hardest language to understand’, posted @carcastee.

Admittedly enthralled by the love story, @skyshobie tweeted: ‘I’m watching #CanThisLoveBeTranslated with a lot of pauses, screaming, kick the air, replay, punching the pillows and repeat now I ended up watching an hour long episode for two hours’.

@ppagzz also declared the cinematography as ’10/10′, while @1moonybaby described it as ‘nothing short of an emotional rollercoaster’ and @_unnie_daph said the actors were ‘perfectly cast’.

Mere days after its release, Can This Love Be Translated? has a respectable 8.2/10 rating on IMDb.

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2. Jujutsu Kaisen – season 3
3. Love from 9 to 5 – season 1
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5. Culinary Class Wars – season 2
6. Alpha Males – season 4
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User reviews call it a ‘comforting’ watch and specifically praise the ’emotional depth’ and ‘character-driven storytelling’.

‘It’s been a long time since I’ve watched a Kdrama that is so properly done,’ writes randomlychosenww, as Tech-244 calls it a ‘heartwarming masterpiece’.

Many finished the drama in one sitting, comparing it to the likes of rom-com classic Notting Hill for how it brings two unlikely souls together.

Can This Love Be Translated? is streaming now on Netflix.

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