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A 25ft giant statue of Jeff Goldblum has been spotted today at London's Tower Bridge.

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime...

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their picks for the year ahead.

An ex-footballer who plays golf is nothing new, but former Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe takes the game more seriously than most.

Because the world is a bit of a crazy place, the director of What We Do in the Shadows is also now making the third Thor movie on a massive budget.

Owing a significant debt to the Toy Story movies, The Secret Life of Pets (G) is an animated adventure in which a host of New York pets come together to form their own community as soon as their owners’ backs are turned.

MUSIC NEWS: It may be legally classed as hearsay, but NME reports that a Stone Roses fan met Reni recently, and the drummer told him the band have recorded music other than their recent release ‘All For One’ and that it “sounds beautiful”. 

It might be summer, depending on the day in Ireland, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make some time to check out a few flicks while hoping that the rain holds off for the weekend.

Mel Gibson has revealed that he had the chance to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Odin (Thor's dad), but turned it down.

In 1996, a bunch of aliens game to Earth and blew up a lot of America before being beaten into submission by the buggy mess of MacOS, or at least that's how I remember it.

Jeff!

When Independence Day was released in 1996 the world was crying out for a sequel to what was the greatest summer blockbuster ever released.

Independence Day is 20 years old this year, just let that sink in for a moment...

After becoming one of the biggest box office successes of all time, Jurassic World was always destined to have a sequel. And it's already in the works, with the major cast returning for some more dino-stories.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s multiplayer beta will be playable on Xbox One and PC from August 26th until August 30th.

Activision released a gameplay trailer of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s zombies mode, called Shadow of Evil.

The right legendary Peter Dinklage is best known as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones and he's totally still alive

Check out our guide to the best of tonight's TV.

Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston are expecting a baby boy.

The 'Independence Day' sequel will begin filming next year.

The long-awaited sequel to Jurassic Park has just released its first trailer.

Check out our spoiler-free guide to the best of tonight's TV.

'What does it take to live a life of fame? … really great lighting.'

Filming for 'Jurassic World' is complete and the film is ready to go into post production.

We all know who we'll be inviting to our next wedding.

Jeff Goldblum has got engaged.

The 'Jurassic Park' actor Jeff Goldblum is set to tie the knot with Emilie Livingston - who, at 30, is 31 years his junior - after popping the question in Hawaii earlier this month.

This week, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ken Watanabe face a monstrous threat to humanity in the action-packed blockbuster Godzilla, and a sexually repressed young woman (Elizabeth Olsen) struggles to break free from a loveless marriage in ‘In Secret’.

Here's our guide to the best TV to watch tonight.

Will Smith is in talks for the 'Independence Day' sequel.

In 1993, dinosaurs ruled the world, and smashed box office records as Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster ‘Jurassic Park’ stomped past ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ to become the highest grossing film of all time.

Roland Emmerich wants to make a "series" of 'Independence Day' films.

Saoirse Ronan has revealed it was a dream come true to take the starring role in the hotly anticipated new movie from the creator of the billion-euro Twilight franchise, Stephenie Meyer.

Johnny Depp will star in Wes Anderson's new film 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'.

Johnny Depp is to star in Wes Anderson's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'.

YOU don’t have to be a naturalist to know what bears do in the woods.

Jeff Goldblum is reportedly dating model Lydia Hearst-Shaw.

Art imitates life in this gleeful swipe at morning television shows in which fluff is more important than hard news.

SO NOW the penny is beginning to drop. From the start, this season had ‘CONSOLIDATION’ branded into its wrinkled flesh and we’ve seen little to change that perception.

Aniston once again appears in a light as air, fluffy as a cloud romcom that gives her no boundaries to explore other than to be Aniston, in yet another inoffensive little film that trickles along a plotline so silly it’s hardly worth getting worked up about.