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Horror fans have a new contender for “scariest film ever” on their hands. Each new year sees the release of a bunch of buzzy new titles hoping to be met with acclaim and approval from fans of the genre. In the last five years, films that generated word-of-mouth excitement ahead of being unveiled included Ari Aster’s Hereditary, Dashcam in 2021 and, last year, Terrifier 2. Now, you can add Skinamarink to that list. The film, an independent release from Canadian director Kyle Edward Ball that cost just $15,000 (£12,000) to make, is currently making waves on the horror scene.

Pep Guardiola says he had a “feeling” Manchester City would crash out of the Carabao Cup following his team’s 2-0 loss to Premier League strugglers Southampton. Saints stunned the eight-time winners with first-half goals from Sekou Mara and Moussa Djenepo. City were unable to prevent elimination even with Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne coming off the bench in the second period. “I had the feeling today it doesn’t matter what line-up I am selecting, we are performing this way. Don’t ask me why. This is my experience,” the football manager said.

Netflix is showing no signs of slowing down in 2023. In January, the streaming service will be adding a large amount of titles to its library, ranging from returning shows to beloved films. These releases include fight-concept series Kaleidoscope, the second season of Ginny & Georgia and a new documentary about Pamela Anderson. Below is a full list of every movie and TV series being added to Netflix in January. Meanwhile, you can find the full list of everything being removed this coming month here.

The cost of applying for a new British passport will rise next month. The government said it will introduce new passport fees for all applications on February 2, which will affect those newly applying or renewing their passport. The fee for a standard online application made from within the UK will rise from £75.50 to £82.50 for adults and £49 to £53.50 for children. Postal applications will increase from £85 to £93 for adults and £58.50 to £64 for children.

Prince Harry broke sales records on Tuesday with his memoir titled "Spare." More than 1.4 million copies were sold on the first day in the US, Canada and UK, per New York Times. It's Penguin Random House's fastest-selling non-fiction book, beating Barack Obama's "A Promised Land". Article

The revelation that aides to Joe Biden discovered classified documents as they were moving boxes out of the president's Washington-based think tank offices already had the potential to be a political headache. Now a second batch has been found at a different, undisclosed location, the embarrassment will deepen further. It could also place him in legal jeopardy, although too little information is known about the documents and why they were not stored securely at the US National Archives to draw conclusions yet.

An unexploded grenade has been removed from the chest of a Ukrainian soldier. Before and after photos on the Facebook page of Ukraine's armed forces medical service show an X-ray of the explosive close to the serviceman's heart, and another of the surgeon holding the bloody device. The post said two soldiers helped to oversee the operation to ensure it was carried out safely. The injured soldier is now recovering, the group said. The social media post said the surgery was carried out without the use of electrocoagulation - a common method where an electric current is used to help control bleeding during surgery - because the "ammunition could detonate at any time".

The star first shot to fame after getting a standing ovation for the Irish dancing production Riverdance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest interval. Riverdance was later extended into a full-length show and Flatley followed up with his own stage show, Lord Of The Dance.

Coachella: Who are the stars playing the legendary desert festival? The festival is held on two consecutive weekends in April with an identical line-up, drawing 250,000 fans to the southern California desert. British acts such as Calvin Harris, Yungblud, Idris Elba and Gorillaz will all perform at the event.

Police in Washington DC are facing pressure to charge a homeowner who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy. Karon Blake, who is black, was gunned down in the early hours of last Saturday, investigators said. According to police, the homeowner, who is also black, said he heard noises outside his home and saw the teenager "tampering with vehicles". Officials said the man went outside with his registered gun and shot the boy following an "interaction". No criminal charges have been pressed so far, and police have resisted public calls to name the homeowner who opened fire. Police said the man called 911 after he shot the child. Officers said they found him performing CPR on the boy when they arrived at the scene in the north-east of the city.

A suicide bomb attack outside the Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul has caused heavy casualties. Police said at least five civilians had been killed but another Taliban official put the toll as high as 20. The local offshoot of the Islamic State group, known as Isis-K, claimed it carried out the attack. It comes after recent blasts targeting foreign interests. Several countries, including Turkey and China, have embassies in the area. The attack took place about 16:00 local time (11:30 GMT) when the bomber tried, but failed to enter the ministry building itself, the Taliban said. "I saw the man blowing himself up," said Jamshed Karimi, a driver who was waiting outside the ministry.

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Six people have been injured with one in a critical condition after a stabbing at Paris's international Gare du Nord station early on Wednesday. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said a man was stopped by two off-duty police officers who were returning home from a shift. He said the suspected attacker was shot three times and taken to hospital with serious injuries. Authorities are trying to establish if there was a motive for the attack. The attack took place at 06:42 (05:42 GMT) - within one minute all six people were injured and the attacker was stopped. Mr Darmanin thanked for police for their "brave and effective" intervention, which he said saved many lives.

Putin ally says Moscow is in 'military confrontation' with US and Britain who want to 'erase Russia from the political map of the world' Nikolai Patrushev, a close ally of Putin, said the war in Ukraine is not a conflict between Moscow and Kyiv - but instead between Russia and NATO Patrushev claimed the West is trying to 'pull Russia apart' amid war in Ukraine Patrushev is seen by diplomats as one of the major hard-line influences of Putin