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Apple apologises for iPad advert featuring musical instruments being crushed after furious backlash as tech giant says ‘we missed the mark’

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Apple has apologised for a controversial advert plugging its new iPad following a fierce online backlash.

The one-minute clip shows a collection of artistic objects – including paints, books and musical instruments – being crushed by an industrial press. 

The ‘tasteless’ and ‘insulting’ promo was widely slammed, including by English actor Hugh Grant.

The Love Actually star posted on X (formerly Twitter): ‘The destruction of the human experience. Courtesy of Silicon Valley.’

In a statement given to Ad Age, Apple

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Reel world to real life: From Harry Potter to Paddington, 50 movie filming locations in London revealed in fascinating and beautifully illustrated new book

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‘All the world’s a stage,’ penned William Shakespeare.

And were he alive today, he’d surely agree that all of London is a movie set – a notion underscored by fascinating new book The Walking Guide to London Film Sites, written by Colin Tough and beautifully illustrated by David Richardson (and available exclusively on Amazon).

The tome takes readers on a ‘cinematic journey through the bustling streets of London’, inviting them to ‘explore the backdrop of beloved cinematic favourites’.

Some

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Revealed: The REAL science behind your favourite Christmas rom-coms – from love at first sight in Serendipity to the magic of that first kiss in Love Actually

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As the cold Christmas nights draw in, there’s nothing better than hunkering down on the sofa with a festive rom-com.

But, as familiar as they are, do our favourite rom-com tropes have any basis in reality?

Speaking to MailOnline, Dr Liat Yakir, a specialist in the science of attraction who has appeared as an expert on Married at First Sight Israel, explained that these cheesy classics are hiding some fascinating facts about our biology.

From the mystery of love

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Hands off my romcoms! As Richard Curtis, the writer behind Love Actually and Bridget Jones, disowns his films’ un-woke humour after a scolding from his daughter, LIZ JONES says the jokes about weight were both funny and relatable

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This must qualify as the most lily-livered, disloyal, censorious interview of the year. Yes, we have officially reached a peak of preachy hand-wringing.

Director, writer and Comic Relief creator Richard Curtis was self-flagellating on stage at the Cheltenham Literary Festival last weekend while under fire from questions from his daughter, 28-year-old Scarlett (not exactly Ludovic Kennedy, but we are where we are).

In an exchange that at times had the air of a show trial, she berated every one of

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