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James Bond Author Officially Responds to Latest 007 Casting Rumors
Following Daniel Craig’s departure from the role in *No Time to Die* (2021), Amazon is seeking a new James Bond, with Denis Villeneuve and Steven Knight attached to the next film. Recent reports suggest the studio is considering a younger actor, while fans have continued to propose established names including Henry Cavill and Idris Elba.…
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Tilbury’s historic Worlds End pub destroyed in suspected arson fire
The Worlds End, a centuries-old Grade II-listed pub in Tilbury, Essex, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon, becoming the fourth blaze in the area within a week. A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of arson and released on bail until November 18. The destruction of the building, which dates to the…
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Ohio man gets GPS monitoring after tracking Pokémon card van
A 72-year-old Ohio man, Kent Kubasta, planted a GPS tracker on a Pokémon card delivery van to monitor local deliveries. He received 12 months’ probation, including 90 days of GPS monitoring himself, highlighting the extreme lengths some enthusiasts may take amid intense demand for scarce trading cards. Kubasta pleaded no contest to illegally using a…
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Reports say Taliban morality police detained around 16 women in Kabul
Around 16 Afghan women were reportedly detained in Kabul by female Taliban morality police, with footage appearing to show one woman being forced into a van. The arrests, whose precise reason remains unclear, are part of increasingly strict enforcement of Taliban dress and conduct rules, raising concerns about intimidation and the shrinking freedom of women…
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Saudi Grand Mufti urges border troops to risk death fighting Houthis
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti issued a rare and strongly worded religious message to troops stationed on the kingdom’s borders, calling on them to be prepared to sacrifice their lives in fighting the Iran-backed Houthis. This escalation reflects weeks of intensifying violence, with the Houthi group launching salvos of missiles and drones at Saudi targets whilst…
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TalkTalk nears sales of consumer and wholesale units to avert insolvency
TalkTalk, the UK’s fourth-largest broadband company, is racing to complete sales of its consumer and wholesale operations to stave off administration. The company has announced it is in the final stages of sealing deals to sell its consumer business to Opus Broadband and its wholesale arm PXC to Octopus Investments, aimed at protecting approximately 900…
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Stake confirms customer data breach via third-party partner
Australian trading and investment platform Stake has confirmed that thousands of its customers’ personal data was compromised in a data breach originating from third-party partner DriveWealth. The incident exposed customer names, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, tax status and tax country information. Importantly, Stake clarified that no trading accounts, portfolios, tax file numbers or…
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Spain boss warns World Cup glory cannot guarantee future success
Spain manager Luis de la Fuente says the team’s recent World Cup triumph, following European Championship and Nations League success, cannot guarantee continued dominance. Despite celebrating an exceptional run, Spain must quickly refocus on competing, beginning with their first match as world champions against England at Wembley. De la Fuente has largely retained the 26-man…
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Dangote backs $660m fuel pipeline linking Ethiopia and Djibouti
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, alongside the governments of Ethiopia and Djibouti, has agreed to develop a $660 million petroleum pipeline and storage facility linking the two countries. The 120-kilometre pipeline will connect Djibouti’s Damerjog port to a distribution facility in Ethiopia, with storage capacity for approximately 400 million litres. The project addresses a critical need…