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Shure’s Aonic 3 wired in-ear headphones produce a stunning performance across the board.

In today’s Fiver: A possible HRWC beer shortage. Plus cryptowibble and more

You might suppose Hollywood is good at predicting the future. Indeed, Robert Wallace, head of the CIA’s Office of Technical Service and the US equivalent of MI6’s fictional Q, has recounted how Russian spies would watch the latest Bond movie to see what technologies might be coming their way.

Coltrane was made an OBE in the 2006 New Year's honours.

From early comedy in Tutti Frutti to damaged psychologist Fitz, via Hagrid, Falstaff, Blackadder and finally National Treasure’s complex, hard-to-hate lead, Coltrane – who has died aged 72 – was a one-off

Scottish actor who graduated from the alternative comedy scene to become a major performer known for taking on complex and difficult roles

Amazon’s almost unbelievably cheap tablet isn’t perfect, but it's much better than it should be for the price.

From black runs to log-fire heaven, Juliana Piskorz has the best bijou European resorts for every skier

It’s not perfect, but stick with it and you’ll be rewarded

Love Island babe Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu wanted to be a Bond girl but now ITV bosses have tempted her away from 007 with a host of reality show offers including Dancing on Ice

From Jed Mercurio’s bent copper hit to Michaela Coel’s powerful I May Destroy You and Russell T Davies’s prescient Years and Years, the BBC shows it can still be innovative and provocative