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Engine parts shattered Ryanair window that passenger was partly sucked out of, report says
Preliminary investigators say debris from a failed engine fan blade shattered a window on a Ryanair flight in July, causing a passenger to be partly pulled out of the aircraft. The incident highlights the potential consequences of engine failures and cabin depressurisation, although the plane returned safely and no fatal injuries were reported. The Boeing…
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Something Wile E this way comes: how the Looney Toons reboot movie came back from the dead
Coyote vs Acme, a live-action and animation hybrid featuring Wile E Coyote and other Looney Tunes characters, is finally due for release after Warner Bros shelved it in 2023 as part of a tax write-off. Its cancellation shocked the cast and crew because early audience testing had reportedly been positive, while the film’s unusual courtroom-drama…
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‘The Ones With the Tempered Flowers’ Documents a Woman Studying “Her Body’s Relationship to Self and Society” in Tanzania
Tanzanian director Neema Ngelime is developing her first feature documentary, The Ones With the Tempered Flowers, an essayistic film about womanhood, bodily autonomy and family expectations in Tanzania. Presented at Locarno Film Festival’s 2026 Open Doors programme, the project matters for centring the experiences of young African women while examining social and political pressures that…
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Count Binface declares himself ‘the winning candidate who bothered to turn up’ as Farage ‘humiliated’ in Clacton
Count Binface claimed a symbolic victory after winning 9,455 votes in the Clacton by-election, joking that he was the only leading candidate to attend the count. Nigel Farage retained the seat for Reform UK with 22,239 votes, but Binface said the result had humiliated him, particularly after Farage had said he did not want to…
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Murder suspect captured following 45-day, 3-state manhunt after victim discovered in shallow grave
Isabelle Johnson was arrested in Florida on Thursday after a 45-day manhunt across Florida, Georgia and Alabama, according to authorities. She is a murder suspect in connection with the death of Jason Coulthart, whose body was reportedly found in a shallow grave. A US Marshals task force made the arrest, ending a search that had…
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Heritage project to celebrate city’s showpeople
A £120,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant will support a two-year project documenting Sheffield’s travelling showpeople, centred on the Pullen/Pullin family, who have operated funfairs across eight generations. The initiative aims to preserve personal memories and traditional fairground crafts while recognising the wider community whose lives and leisure have been shaped by the city’s fairs.…
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Watch Green Day’s surprise performance at ‘Nimrods’ premiere afterparty
Green Day played an unannounced 16-song set at the Los Angeles afterparty for the premiere of their new comedy film, ‘Nimrods’, on 12 August. The performance highlighted the band’s early catalogue and coincided with the cinema release of a film they produced and appear in, extending the group’s promotion beyond a conventional premiere. Performing as…
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Big Country Redux guitarist Bruce Watson picks the soundtrack of his life. “The Rolling Stones are the quietest band on stage I’ve heard in my life. You can actually talk over the top of them playing”
Bruce Watson of Big Country Redux reflects on the music, artists and concerts that have shaped his life in a “soundtrack of my life” feature. The interview offers a personal view of his influences and memories rather than reporting a new release or event. – Watson selects records, artists and live performances of lasting importance…
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Disney names Kingdom Hearts among its billion-dollar gaming franchises
Disney has identified Kingdom Hearts as one of nine gaming franchises worth more than $1 billion, underlining the commercial importance of the Square Enix-developed Disney crossover ahead of Kingdom Hearts IV. The move reflects Disney’s broader strategy of treating games as a core part of its entertainment business and a major way audiences encounter its…
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Colleagues slam Sydney banker and DEI boss accused of trying to kill his boyfriend: ‘Inflated opinion of himself’
David Cao, a 37-year-old Sydney banker who has held senior roles including diversity, equity and inclusion positions at major Australian institutions, has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking his boyfriend, Callum Forbes, 36, with a hot saucepan and boiling water at a boutique hotel in central France on 28 July. The case has…