Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson debut as college sweethearts in Run trailer

Metallica have announced that their annual ‘Metallica Night’ event with the San Francisco Giants baseball team will be returning for an eighth year.The event, which has previously seen Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield perform the national anthem and drummer Lars Ulrich throw out the ceremonial first pitch, has been cancelled for the past two seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.This year’s ‘Metallica Night’ will take place on May 24 at Oracle Park – formerly AT&T Park – in San Francisco, as the Giants take on the New York Mets. Tickets are on sale here.“It’s a tradition that we’ve missed the last two seasons, so we’re really excited for the return of Metallica Night at Oracle Park with our hometown baseball team, the San Francisco Giants,” the band said in a statement.“This year marks the eighth time we’ll take the field for the National Anthem, first pitch, and a few other pre-game shenanigans, and it all takes place on Tuesday, May 24th against the New York Mets.”A post shared by Metallica (@metallica)Special packages for the event include a ticket to the game and a limited-edition Metallica/Giants T-shirt; a portion of the proceeds from every Metallica Night Special Event ticket sold will benefit the band’s All Within My Hands foundation.In 2020, Metallica‘s All Within My Hands Foundation donated $350,000 to a series of charities providing aid and care during the coronavirus crisis.“In the wake of the spread of the coronavirus, the most vulnerable people in our communities need help now more than ever,” Metallica said in a statement at the time.

dinosaurs, has been spotted by scientists in an unexpected location.“It’s kind of hiding in plain sight in the human genome,” says Aris Katzourakis at the University of Oxford.There are two examples of the long-extinct virus hidden inside every living human.The fossil viruses are very unlike the ones that infect us with everything from Covid-19 to the common cold.Modern viruses tend to be retroviruses, which actively insert DNA copies of their RNA genes into the genomes of the cells they infect. Between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of the human genome consists “junk DNA” from retroviruses.The recently-discovered fossil viruses belong to an ancient group of DNA viruses known by scientists as Mavericks.Traces of fossil Mavericks have been identified in fish, amphibians and reptiles in the past, but the only previous known example of Maverick DNA inside mammals is in cast, and is thought to have been cross-contaminated from fish.But these very ancient viral traces have been with us all along.Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up for one of our free newsletters here.In a new paper documenting the discovery, Katzourakis and his co-author Jose Gabriel Nino Barreat, write that one of the Maverick viruses was introduced into the genome of one of our distant ancestors at least 105 million years ago.“We further estimate the age of the viral ancestor around 268 [million years],” they write.“Our results provide evidence for some of the oldest viral integrations in the human genome and insights into the ancient interactions of viruses with the ancestors of modern-day mammals”.“There aren’t that many non-retroviral viruses in our genome,” Katzourakis told New Scientist.

Sunday Brunch viewers have called for a show shake-up after regular host Tim Lovejoy was replaced during the latest edition of the Channel 4 show.The 53-year-old presenter was replaced by Celebrity Gogglebox star Miquita Oliver on Sunday morning (February 20).She joined Tim's co-host Simon Rimmer in the studio and viewers seemed to love her presenting style.Some fans of the programme even called for her to be a permanent addition to the show.Taking to Twitter, one fan wrote: "A much warmer interview technique with Miquita #SundayBrunch."Another added: "Miquita is doing a fine job... I much prefer her doing this."A third person posted: "Who is hoping Tim takes an extended break so Miquita can stay?"While a fourth social media user said: "So happy Tim’s off and @miquitaoliver is presenting!"However, some appeared to miss Tim and couldn't wait to have him back on their screens.""Just me missing Tim then? #SundayBrunch." one fan wondered.A second person wrote: "As much as i like this Miquita bird, i think i prefer Tim Lovejoy's complete indifference to his guests #sundaybrunch." Last month, Tim jokingly branded Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke "a terrible judge" after the TV presenter jumped into an impromptu dance on air - before ordering him off-set.Tim and Simon Rimmer welcomed Tom Read Wilson, Anton Du Beke, Tanya Moodie, Kerry Godliman and Robert Bathurst onto the show on January 16.

Mrs Brown's Boys is reportedly returning for a new series for the first time in almost a decade.The Irish sitcom stars show creator Brendan O'Carroll as Agnes Brown with several close friends and family members making up the rest of the cast.It adopts an informal production style where production mistakes and tomfoolery, mostly instigated by O'Carroll, are edited into each episode.Despite being lambasted by critics, the show has become a ratings success in both Ireland, where it is set, and the United Kingdom, where it is recorded.It also receives high ratings in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The show has won numerous awards.The last full series run of Mrs Brown's Boys aired in 2013.

Dancing On Ice is often way more dramatic than producers anticipate for, and the 2022 series is no different.Fans were left fuming when Love Island's Liberty Poole was eliminated last week (February 13) after a shocking fall on the ice.And Ben Foden's wife was adamant the show was "pointless" after her man became the first to be voted off the show back in January.But over the years, contestants have had backstage drama which has seen them quit the show without facing the public vote.Here, as viewers get excited for Musicals Week on Dancing On Ice, Daily Star takes a look at the ITV show's most shocking exits.Back in 2018, Hollyoaks actress Stephanie Waring became the second celebrity to be voted off after a skate-off against singer Lemar, who stumbled during his routine.And it seems her emotions got the better of her as she burst into tears as she spoke to hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield afterwards.She had scored just 17 points for her skate, alongside pro Sylvain Longchambon, and said she'd "done it better in rehearsals".As she spoke through her tears, Stephanie said: "Do you know what I've had the most amazing time."I'm really proud of myself for what I've done."Sylvain later slammed the judges, claiming they broke the rules by saving Lemar when he had a stumble.He told The Sun: "The rules are if there’s a stumble in the skate off then if the other couple skate well then they should be out. That is the rule of the skate off.“This happened five years ago with Pamela Anderson.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge makes a return to television on Wednesday with a cameo in the Sky comedy Run.

NEW series Run has been branded the 'horniest' show on TV by viewers. The Sky Comedy series follows Ruby Richardson (Merritt Wever), whose humdrum life is thrown upside down when she receives a text from her college sweetheart Billy Johnson (Domhnall Gleeson).

A brand new series from Fleabag and Killing Eve creators is coming to our screens this month.

RUN creator Vicky Jones has admitted her original sex scenes were so "filthy" that producers couldn't look her in the eye. She revealed some of the raunchy romps she wrote for the Sky rom-com's stars Merrit Wever and Domhnall Gleeson left network bosses "horrified" because they were like porn.

Most Americans have been practicing social distancing for about a month now, and while it's important to continue to follow the advice of medical professionals in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, for many, being stuck at home is starting to get a little tiresome.

Game Of Thrones star Gemma Whelan has said that she was “star-struck” to join the cast of Killing Eve.

We're all looking for a little distraction amidst the anxiety due to being confined to our homes! While we'd love to get out of our abodes and live a little, it's a safety precaution that's become a necessity to stay away from the coronavirus scare. To take our minds of the pandemic, there's the option of binge-watching old and new series that are available to us on various platforms. Amongst the new shows that have caught our eyes is HBO's Run, a romantic comedy starring Merritt Weaver and Domhnall Gleeson as the leads.

Run

By Will Thorne

The new HBO comedy “Run” is one of those high concept, “What if?” shows that doesn’t quite hang together.

For as long as there have been romantic comedies, there have been erstwhile lovers making convoluted bets and flirty deals with so little basis in reality that they might as well be science fiction. When was the last time you heard a real person use the phrase “If neither of us are married by 40, we’ll marry each other,” despite hearing characters say as much over and over again in movies and TV shows? It’s the kind of gamble that fictional stories love to make by turning feelings that are far more likely in the real world to remain sexy subtext into blunt text, flat-out daring its characters not to fall in love with each other. (Completely unsurprising spoiler alert: They always fall in love with each other.)

Eve and Villanelle are here to save you from your quarantine malaise.

A new trailer has landed for the new season of hit show Killing Eve. The big news is that the debut of the highly anticipated new run has been moved up two weeks to the weekend of 12th April.

While we’ll have to wait awhile before we see Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s script work on the upcoming Bond film “No Time to Die” due to its coronavirus-impacted delay, the actress-writer has another project heading to screens soon.

So, you make a pact with a now-ex to take off whenever one of you sends a message that simply says "RUN." What do you do when you get that text 17 years later? That's what Run, the new HBO series from Vicky Jones, is all about. Executive produced by Jones and Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Run stars Merritt Wever of Nurse Jackie and Unbelievable fame as Ruby Richardson, as well as Star Wars' Domhnall Gleeson as Billy Johnson.

The Gleeson brothers are reuniting once more to work on a new series set in Dublin’s fair city.