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The 1990 Bruce Willis role John Cleese turned down: “A bit risky”
John Cleese has revealed he turned down the role of journalist Peter Fallow in Brian De Palma’s 1990 film The Bonfire of the Vanities, a part that ultimately went to Bruce Willis. The comedian, best known for co-founding Monty Python and starring in Fawlty Towers, rejected the offer because he doubted De Palma’s ability to…
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Inside the Perimenopause Industrial Complex
Wired examines the surge in demand for perimenopause and menopause hormone therapy in the US, following years in which the treatment was under-prescribed due to overstated cancer fears. The piece opens with the story of Schrenk, a federal IT specialist whose treatment-resistant depression and suicidal thoughts in her early forties were repeatedly dismissed by doctors,…
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Next bus to Altrincham delayed by Windows Defender
A digital bus stop display in Manchester has been caught showing a Windows Defender Firewall notification instead of, or alongside, its usual arrival information, in an image spotted by a Register reader. The pop-up appears to relate to Vix Technology’s Remote Software Manager software attempting to bypass the firewall, which is most likely the result…
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‘I feel like I’m grieving’: staff on the devastating fallout of widespread layoffs at Xbox
On 6 July, Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma emailed staff at Microsoft’s gaming division to announce the largest restructuring in the console business’s history: 3,200 job losses across the 2027 financial year, with 1,600 roles cut immediately. Affected employees describe an abrupt process – short, camera-off Teams calls with a studio manager followed swiftly by…
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From milk to sausage rolls: how vending machines could help tackle UK ‘food deserts’
A Herefordshire dairy farming family, the Jameses, are using vending machines to sell fresh milk and locally made food such as scotch eggs, sausage rolls and brownies directly to rural communities, aiming to give farmers more control over prices and to improve food access in areas at risk of becoming “food deserts”. Mark James and…
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Edward Berger & Jane Tranter Among Headliners At New-Look MIA
Italy’s MIA Market has unveiled its 2026 speaker line-up and a significant expansion of its Rome footprint, with Conclave director Edward Berger, Banijay Entertainment CEO Marco Bassetti, Canal+ deputy CEO Anna Marsh and Industry and Succession producer Jane Tranter set to take part in fireside chats. Organised by ANICA and APA under director Gaia Tridente,…
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Taiwan man jailed for vacuum-camera filming of wife’s affair
A Taiwan-based man has been jailed for five months after secretly filming his wife’s affair using the camera on their holiday home’s robot vacuum cleaner, in a case that highlights the tension between exposing infidelity and protecting personal privacy. He had grown suspicious after finding an unfamiliar toothbrush and reviewing CCTV footage showing another man…
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UK house prices rise for first time since April, says Nationwide
UK house prices rose for the first time in four months in August, according to Nationwide’s latest index, as the market remains in a “holding pattern” ahead of a Bank of England decision on interest rates. The uptick offers a tentative sign of stabilisation after three consecutive months of falling prices, though analysts caution that…
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Burnham and Healey face a Budget crunch with UK borrowing costs stuck at highest level for almost 30 years
UK government borrowing costs have climbed to their highest levels in almost 30 years just weeks before Chancellor John Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham deliver their first Budget on 28 October, with economist Simon French of Panmure Liberum warning the surge could add £6billion to Britain’s annual debt interest bill by 2029/30. He noted…
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As the legal hunt for the GTA 6 leaker continues, Take-Two reportedly tries another more secretive Discord subpoena, this time specifying individuals
Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has filed a second subpoena request targeting Discord as part of its ongoing legal effort to identify those behind the recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks. Unlike the earlier, publicly filed subpoenas, this new request asks the court to keep the details sealed, marking a shift towards a…