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Andy Burnham’s great British rip-off list just got even longer | Letters
Readers broadly welcome action against misleading discounts and difficult cancellations, but argue it does little to address the wider cost-of-living crisis. They say rising food, housing and household costs are the more pressing concern, and question whether the government’s plans are sufficiently substantial. Other correspondents urge ministers to tackle technology companies’ declining services and dependence…
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Luigi Mangione reportedly to plead guilty over CEO killing
Reports on 13 August said Luigi Mangione was expected to plead guilty at a federal court hearing in Manhattan the following day in connection with the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson. At that stage, the anticipated plea was not publicly confirmed and the precise counts were unclear. Mangione faced separate federal…
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2K launches new studio to build its ‘next blockbuster sports franchise’
2K has launched Small Axe Studios, a new AAA development studio intended to create its “next blockbuster sports franchise”. The announcement matters because signs suggest the project could be a football game positioned to compete with EA Sports FC, potentially expanding 2K’s presence in major sports gaming. 2K has not confirmed which sport the new…
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Tomb Raider: Catalyst Gets New Release Window
Tomb Raider: Catalyst is now expected to launch by April 2028, narrowing the previously vague 2028 release window announced after its delay from 2027. The timing matters because it will be Lara Croft’s first wholly new adventure since 2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider and the next entry in the series’ unified timeline. The game…
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Builder with own observatory captures solar eclipse
Suffolk builder Simon Wallace captured and livestreamed Wednesday’s solar eclipse after setting up mobile equipment at a rural location near Stowmarket. He described the event as “fantastic”, helped by clear skies, and said it was especially significant because eclipses of this scale are uncommon and widely accessible to viewers. Wallace developed an interest in astrophotography…
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Jason Arday’s fall from grace could be ‘a reckoning’ for DEI, says GUY ADAMS, as he takes apart ‘fabulist’ professor’s dubious backstory on new Deep Dive podcast
On the Daily Mail’s Deep Dive podcast, senior feature writer Guy Adams discusses his weeks-long investigation into Jason Arday, the Cambridge academic who resigned last week amid accusations of plagiarising parts of his PhD thesis and growing scepticism about his personal backstory. Adams, who describes Arday as a “fabulist”, tells host Chris Pleasance that almost…
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Tinashe – “Melatonin”
Tinashe has released “Melatonin”, a new single from her forthcoming album Popstar, alongside a dance-focused video directed by 91 Rules. The song continues the rollout after “Too Easy” and “Crash Out”, and is presented as an intense, club-oriented track rather than the calming sound its title might suggest. The track features maximalist techno production, jittery…
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Sheffield Wednesday Handed Transfer Blow Over Key Defensive Target – Football Lowdown
Sheffield Wednesday Handed Transfer Blow Over Key Defensive Target Football Lowdown
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Kingston Rumi Southwick & Arthur Conti Join Ariana Greenblatt In Amazon MGM Rom-Com ‘Egg Baby’
EXCLUSIVE: Widow’s Bay star Kingston Rumi Southwick and Arthur Conti, of Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Carrie, have joined Ariana Greenblatt in Egg Baby, Amazon MGM’s new romantic comedy from director Natalia Anderson and XYZ Films. Written by Sawyer Perry, Egg Baby follows a rebellious artist (Greenblatt) and a golden-boy quarterback (Southwick) who are forced to co-parent an egg for health class, only…
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Unity Announce New Album Comes Back To You… / Was There Ever Unity?: Hear “3 Weeks”
Oakland indie-pop band Unity have announced their second album, Comes Back To You.. / Was There Ever Unity?, and released its lead single, “3 Weeks”. The announcement marks the group’s return a decade after their self-titled 2016 debut, with the new track presenting a lively, deliberately rough-edged sound that recalls DIY indie pop. Unity are…