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Some Mullvad VPN customers tunnel for exit after co-founder donates millions to populist party

  • Mullvad co-founder gave SEK 5m to Sweden's populist Örebropartiet
  • Donation funded 72% of the party's 2025 income
  • Some customers are angry; Mullvad calls it a personal, not corporate, act

Mullvad, the Swedish VPN provider known for its privacy-focused services, is facing backlash from some customers after co-founder Daniel Berntsson personally donated SEK 5 million (£385,000/$519,000) to Örebropartiet, a populist party contesting Sweden's 2026 national election for the first time. The donation matters because it has drawn scrutiny…

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AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up

  • DSIT scrapped; its duties split among other government departments
  • AI Minister Kanishka Narayan promoted to attend cabinet
  • Experts warn of job losses and energy/infrastructure strain from AI growth

New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has scrapped the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), while elevating AI Minister Kanishka Narayan to attend cabinet. DSIT, created by the Conservative government in 2023, will have its responsibilities split across other departments, and the move means there is no…

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The Odyssey: jaw-dropping action, dark magic and dolphin cameos – discuss with spoilers

  • Nolan's Odyssey grossed $264m on its opening weekend worldwide
  • Filmed across six countries; Western Sahara shoot criticised as controversial
  • Nolan used real seas, a Viking ship and Imax cameras, avoiding CGI

Christopher Nolan's big-screen adaptation of Homer's *The Odyssey*, starring Matt Damon, has become the summer's biggest box-office draw, taking $264m globally on its opening weekend alongside strong reviews, including a five-star notice from the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw. With few other major blockbusters due for release this summer bar…

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4 More PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now

  • Four games added to PS Plus Extra and Premium from 21st July
  • Highlights include Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and PS2 classic Indigo Prophecy
  • More titles, like Dying Light, arrive 28th July for US/UK/Japan

Sony has added four more titles to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers, continuing the service's staggered monthly rollout of new games. The additions, available globally from 21st July, include the high-profile Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora alongside a co-op firefighting sim and two classic PS2 titles now…

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15 Best TV Shows Based on Video Games, Ranked

  • Collider ranks the 15 best TV shows adapted from video games.
  • TV adaptations generally outperform video game films, article argues.
  • Lower entries include Sonic X, Detention, Dragon's Dogma and Halo.

Collider has published a ranked list of the best television series adapted from video games, arguing that TV adaptations have generally fared better with critics and fans than their big-screen counterparts. The article, updated 21 July 2026 by Dawson Nyffenegger, notes that while game-to-film adaptations are often dismissed…

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The 1996 movie that became the hardest of Matt Damon’s career: “I did what I thought I had to do”

  • Damon’s toughest role was in *Courage Under Fire*.
  • His self-directed weight loss harmed his health.
  • Recovery reportedly required two years of medication.

Matt Damon has described his role in the 1996 military thriller *Courage Under Fire* as the most challenging of his career. Playing the emaciated medic Andrew Ilario required him to lose substantial weight without professional guidance, causing health problems that needed medical treatment after filming. Damon reportedly reached…

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Did the manhunt for Constance Marten and Mark Gordon make baby Victoria’s death a ‘terrible inevitability’? Reporter David James Smith argues more could have been done to protect newborn in wake of new review

  • Review questions if police manhunt tactics worsened baby Victoria's fatal outcome.
  • Marten and Gordon jailed 14 years each for newborn's manslaughter.
  • Couple fled into winter countryside fearing Victoria would be taken into care.

A new safeguarding review has reignited debate over whether the death of baby Victoria, killed by her parents Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, could have been prevented had police handled their manhunt differently. Discussing findings from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's report, crime reporter David James Smith…

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ZDF & ProSieben Strike Streaming Pact As Traditional Rivals Team To Fight Streamers: “A Strong, Forward-Looking Signal”

  • ZDF content joins ProSieben's Joyn streaming service from Q4 2026, free and ad-free
  • Deal settles a prior legal dispute over unauthorised ZDF/ARD content on Joyn
  • Part of a wider European trend of broadcasters uniting against global streamers

ZDF and ProSiebenSat.1 have agreed a streaming partnership that will see the German public broadcaster's on-demand content integrated into ProSieben's Joyn platform from the fourth quarter of 2026, offering ZDF news, documentaries, culture, factual and entertainment programming free and without adverts. The deal reflects a wider trend of…

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Paul McCartney surprises Beatles fans taking Magical Mystery Tour in Liverpool

  • Paul McCartney surprised Beatles fans on a Liverpool tour.
  • The encounter connected visitors with Beatles history.
  • Few further details were provided.

Paul McCartney made an unexpected appearance for fans taking Liverpool’s Beatles-themed Magical Mystery Tour, adding a memorable personal encounter to a trip centred on the band’s history. The surprise matters because McCartney remains one of the city’s most significant cultural figures, and his appearance connected visitors directly with…

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I was sexually assaulted by my hairdresser at 13 and it wrecked my relationships with men for years to come: LUCY CAVENDISH

  • Writer Lucy Cavendish recounts being sexually assaulted by a hairdresser at 13.
  • Family turmoil after her parents' separation left her vulnerable to grooming.
  • She says the abuse damaged her relationships with men for years.

Writer Lucy Cavendish describes being sexually assaulted at the age of 13 by a hairdresser after her parents' separation left her feeling vulnerable and unable to confide in anyone. She recounts how, after her father left the family home in the late 1970s, she visited a newly opened…

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