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James Bond Frontrunner’s New Thriller Is Officially One of the Best Movies of 2026
Jack O’Connell’s new thriller INK, which dramatises the transformation of Britain’s The Sun newspaper, premiered at the Venice Film Festival to strong early reviews, cementing its status as one of 2026’s standout films. The film arrives at a time when O’Connell is being widely tipped as a frontrunner to become the next James Bond, adding…
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‘People are jumping out of the window. I have to go…’ Those were the last words Monica heard from her husband in the World Trade Centre. Here she reveals her battle to build a positive legacy – and how she found love again with a firefighter
Monica Iken lost her husband Michael on 11 September 2001, when he was killed at his desk on the 84th floor of the World Trade Centre’s South Tower during the terrorist attacks. The couple had married just eleven months earlier, and Michael’s final words to Monica on the phone were about people jumping from the…
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Defence Spending Standoff: UK Opposition Demands 3% Military Boost as Government Cuts Troops
Kemi Badenoch has set out how a Conservative government would fund a rise in defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, proposing to reintroduce the two-child benefit cap and cut disability benefits to pay for it. The Tory leader warned that Britain could be at war with Russia within four years and accused Prime…
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Families told to stockpile food as UK supply chain risks mount
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that households should be encouraged to stockpile food to cope with growing risks to the UK’s supply chain, including extreme weather, cyber attacks and disease outbreaks. In a new report, the spending watchdog said the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) had done “too little…
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Forget ‘Shadow and Bone,’ This 11-Year-Old Epic Fantasy Series Deserves Its Own Streaming Adaptation
An article argues that V.E. Schwab’s *A Darker Shade of Magic*, first published in 2015, deserves a television adaptation despite having spent roughly a decade without one materialising. The piece contends that with fantasy adaptations continuing to thrive on streaming platforms, Schwab’s Shades of Magic series—currently four books with more planned—offers rich, ready-made source material…
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Missing in action! Army is ordered to suspend training exercises to help save £30million as ‘600 troops stood down’ amid pressure on PM to increase defence spending
The Army has suspended large-scale training exercises in an effort to save £30 million, after Chancellor John Healey abandoned Labour’s pledge to raise defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP by 2030. A memo to commanders halted training for units of 90 or more troops for the rest of the financial year, cancelling a…
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Pregnant Ukrainian soldier who met her husband fighting in Russia’s full-scale invasion becomes a widow at 21 after he was killed in action
A 21-year-old Ukrainian soldier, Yeva Smyrnova, has been widowed while eight months pregnant after her husband, Junior Sergeant Danyil Smyrnov, was killed alongside three other soldiers on the Sumy front in northeastern Ukraine on 28 August. The couple had met when they both joined the army aged 18 in 2023 and married in July 2025,…
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You can watch the coolant flow inside Ugreen’s liquid-cooled power bank
Ugreen has launched the MagFlow Pro Magnetic Power Bank, which it says is the world’s first wireless-charging power bank to use liquid cooling. A micro-pump circulates coolant to draw heat away from internal components, including the Qi2.2-compatible wireless charging coil, with the process visible through a window on the front of the device. This is…
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Ciara Miller Is Down to Dance to This ‘Messy’ Sabrina Carpenter Song on ‘DWTS’ After ‘Summer House’ Drama
Ciara Miller, best known for “Summer House,” is joining the cast of “Dancing With the Stars” season 35, and fans have suggested she and professional partner Brandon Armstrong perform their first dance to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste.” Miller reacted with amusement to the suggestion in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, calling the audience “messy” while appearing…
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Father and daughter convicted of murdering woman in canal
A father and daughter have been found guilty over the murder of Chereiss Bailey, whose body was dumped in a canal in Great Bridge, West Midlands, weighed down with paving slabs. John Anslow, 65, was convicted of her murder and preventing a lawful burial, while his daughter Hayley-Marie Ferguson was convicted of assisting an offender…