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TV tonight: Diane Morgan and Sue Johnston’s great new sitcom
BBC One’s new sitcom Ann Droid, airing tonight, sees Diane Morgan add another memorable comic creation to her repertoire, following Philomena Cunk and Mandy. The show pairs Morgan’s deadpan humour with Sue Johnston’s performance as a grieving, sceptical widow, blending genuine warmth with themes of loneliness, and marks a notable new offering in the evening’s…
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EU border chaos feared at Dover crossing as busiest summer weekend looms
Dover port is bracing for severe congestion this weekend as Britain’s busiest summer getaway coincides with ongoing technical problems in the EU’s new entry-exit border system (EES). A £40m automated facility built to speed up biometric checks in Dover remains unusable due to software faults in France, forcing French border police to manually register non-EU…
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Taco Bell removes lettuce from menu in US after links to explosive diarrhoea
Taco Bell is removing lettuce from menus in some US states after health investigations linked shredded iceberg lettuce to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that can cause severe watery diarrhoea. The precaution matters because the outbreak has affected large numbers of people and highlights concerns about tracing contaminated food through supply chains. The…
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PVR Inox’s Sanjeev Kumar Bijli On India’s Box Office Recovery, Cinema Expansion & Cannes Acquisitions Haul
India’s cinema industry is bucking the trend seen elsewhere in Asia, with theatrical revenues surpassing pre-pandemic levels despite the growth of streaming and a slower Hollywood release pipeline, according to PVR Inox executive director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli. In an interview with Deadline, Bijli credited a resurgence of strong Hindi-language hits, alongside steady regional cinema output,…
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‘Shadow government’: Trump claims intel community bragged about hiding Chinese meddling
President Donald Trump has accused members of the US intelligence community of running a “shadow government” that allegedly concealed evidence of Chinese attempts to influence American elections. The claim, made in a post on Truth Social, follows the release of newly declassified emails that Trump says expose officials boasting about suppressing information on Chinese election…
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Woodstock, the 1969 festival Joni Mitchell thought of as “a modern miracle”
A beautiful song, a beautiful moment. The post Woodstock, the 1969 festival Joni Mitchell thought of as “a modern miracle” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Olympic great Lindsey Vonn reveals that her ankle is ‘still broken’ months after her shocking crash
Lindsey Vonn says her ankle is still broken five months after her women's downhill crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics, calling recovery a slow process.
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Notorious beaver named Steve McQueen that repeatedly escaped his enclosure in search of love has finally settled down – with Doris
A beaver called Steve McQueen, notorious for repeatedly breaking out of his enclosure while searching for a mate, has finally settled down after being paired with a female beaver named Doris. The story highlights the lengths some animals will go to find companionship, and offers a light-hearted update on a beaver whose escape attempts had…
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‘House of the Dragon’ Has Officially Beat ‘Game of Thrones’ at Its Own Game
An entertainment feature from Collider argues that House of the Dragon has surpassed its predecessor Game of Thrones in one specific respect: how it portrays dragons. While comparisons between the two shows are inevitable given their shared universe, the article contends that the prequel distinguishes itself not simply by having more or bigger dragons, but…