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Lloyd’s of London says ex-boss broke compliance rules with ‘close relationship’
Lloyd’s of London has found that its former chief executive, John Neal, breached compliance rules by failing to disclose a “close relationship” with a female colleague, Rebekah Clement, its then corporate affairs director, which risked creating a perceived conflict of interest. An investigation by the Council of Lloyd’s found no conclusive evidence of a romantic…
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European Film Academy CEO and Greek New Wave Director Join Emily Watson on Sarajevo Jury
The Sarajevo Film Festival has named the jury for its feature film competition, joining British actress Emily Watson with European Film Academy CEO Matthijs Wouter Knol, Greek producer Athina Rachel Tsangari, Croatian filmmaker Igor Bezinović and North Macedonian actress Sara Klimoska. The panel will decide the Heart of Sarajevo Awards at the Bosnian festival, continuing…
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Tim Burgess on 30 years since the death of The Charlatans’ Rob Collins: “Friends that we lose stay with us if we keep their memory alive”
Tim Burgess, frontman of The Charlatans, has written a tribute marking 30 years since the death of the band’s keyboardist Rob Collins, who was killed in a car crash on 22 July 1996 at the age of 33. Collins was a founding influence on the band’s sound throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, and his…
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Academy of Country Music appoints Andy Schuon, ex-MTV and REVOLT TV exec, as new CEO
The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has named Andy Schuon as its new Chief Executive Officer, with the media executive taking up the post on 1 September 2026 at the organisation’s Nashville headquarters. He succeeds Damon Whiteside, who stepped down on 30 June after six and a half years in the role, and the appointment…
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Go woke, get rich: why rightwing hate campaigns don’t affect the box office
Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of The Odyssey became one of the summer’s biggest box office hits despite a sustained online hate campaign led by Elon Musk, who accused the film of “woke” casting choices and claimed it disrespected Homer’s original epic poem. Musk’s repeated attacks, including false claims that casting decisions were driven by new…
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Iran regime change talk resurfaces as Trump says Tehran ‘wants to meet’ amid US strikes
Reports suggest a debate has resurfaced within the Trump administration over whether the United States should actively support the removal of Iran’s government, even as President Trump has said Tehran is now seeking talks. The renewed discussion comes as the conflict between the US and Iran continues to intensify, following American strikes on Iranian targets…
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Redmond’s reaper cometh: October 2026 set to bury a graveyard of Microsoft products
Microsoft is set to retire a cluster of widely used products and services in October 2026, creating a compressed deadline for IT administrators to plan upgrades or migrations. The timing means several major end-of-support dates land within weeks of each other, raising the risk of disruption for organisations that fail to prepare, particularly those relying…
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States play defense amid Trump’s latest election fraud claims
State election officials have rejected or qualified President Trump’s renewed claims of widespread weaknesses in US voting systems ahead of the midterm elections. They say public explanations of safeguards, investigations and audits are needed to counter misinformation and maintain confidence in the electoral process. Trump cited a 2020 Michigan voter-registration case, postal voting in California…
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Back us, or jobs go abroad: Rolls-Royce pushes Burnham to support jet engine project
Rolls-Royce has stepped up pressure on the Government to back its bid to re-enter the narrow-body jet engine market, warning that up to 40,000 jobs could go abroad if ministers fail to act quickly. Chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic, speaking at the Farnborough Airshow, said talks over financial support were progressing but urged the Government to…
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Magic designers know what fans want, and that’s more fantasy Universes Beyond
Magic: The Gathering’s designers have signalled that future Universes Beyond crossover sets will lean more heavily towards fantasy settings, responding to fan frustration over external IPs that feel out of place in the game’s traditional high-fantasy world. While collaborations such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Marvel’s Spider-Man have proved commercially successful, some players feel…