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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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Sadiq Khan agrees to have his texts and emails searched in Palantir legal battle
Sadiq Khan has agreed to have his text messages and emails searched as part of a High Court legal battle with the US tech firm Palantir, after he blocked the company from working with the Metropolitan Police. The London mayor stepped in to halt a proposed £50m deal in May, prompting Palantir to sue his…
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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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Reform reported to police over claims of funding rules breach in undercover sting
Reform UK has been reported to police after undercover reporters posing as an American donor and his UK-based son secured £32,500 for party-commissioned polling, in an operation that led to the resignations of head of policy James Orr and long-serving Farage aide Dan Jukes. Foreign companies are barred from funding UK political parties, and undercover…
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Jane Fonda on Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Trump and Tech Bros’ Desire for Longevity ‘While They’re Killing the Rest of Us’
Jane Fonda used a press appearance ahead of the DVF Awards charity gala at the Venice Film Festival to renew her opposition to the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros merger, criticise Donald Trump, and accuse tech billionaires of pursuing personal longevity “while they’re killing the rest of us”. The 88-year-old actress and longtime activist also defended fellow…
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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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‘Limited Time Offer’ Competition Series Set At ABC From Eric Wattenberg & Gary Vaynerchuk’s VaynerWatt
ABC has greenlit “Limited Time Offer,” a new unscripted competition series from VaynerWatt, the production company run by marketing entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk and former CAA agent Eric Wattenberg. The show pits ten pop-culture food enthusiasts against each other weekly to invent brand-funded products, with the winning creation going on sale to the public the day…
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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…
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‘Chad Powers’ Asks What A National Championship Is Really Worth In Season 2
Season 2 of Hulu’s Chad Powers pushes the show’s central deception to breaking point, as Russ Holliday (Glen Powell) fights to keep his double identity as “Chad Powers” hidden while his tough South Georgia Catfish schedule intensifies. Creator Michael Waldron told Deadline the new season directly confronts the question of what Russ is actually chasing,…