The duo is back for a direct sequel to The Wrong Trousers, with Feathers McGraw now locked away in a zoo and Wallace inventing a new AI robot, Norbot. However, Norbot gets hacked by McGraw and turns evil, leading to a tonal shift in the film. While the Aardman touches are still present, the film plays it safe with a familiar plot and fewer clever jokes, resulting in chuckles rather than belly laughs.
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Mike Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby in Cheshire, faces a suspended 10-week prison sentence for assaulting a man in the street. He has announced he will "step aside at the earliest opportunity" after being given the sentence, following his guilty plea in January. Amesbury, expelled by Labour after the incident, won the seat last July and is now facing a by-election, potentially timed to coincide with local elections on May 1. Full Article
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