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Unifrance Rendez-Vous TV Mart Spotlights Ancient Rome, 19th Century Paris, Retired Spooks, Luchadores, Diplomatic Intrigue and Gaza
The 32nd Unifrance Rendez-Vous TV content market opens on 7 September in Le Havre, showcasing more than 350 French television programmes to international buyers. The condensed four-day event will feature around 50 exclusive screenings of scripted series, animated shows and documentaries, alongside industry panels and the presentation of France’s 2025 TV export figures by Unifrance…
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Braintree asylum tensions, Middlesbrough gang violence row, Fife data centre fury
Unease grows in Braintree over migrant gatherings and Middlesbrough’s mayor defends policing after gang violence, while Fife villagers fight a giant data centre. Elsewhere: Toby Samuel’s US Open breakthrough, Aaron Donald’s NFL return, and Batman filming hits Glasgow.
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British tight end Traore makes Dolphins roster cut
British tight end Seydou Traore has secured a spot on the Miami Dolphins’ initial 53-man roster, ensuring he will be part of the team from the start of the 2026 NFL season. This makes the 24-year-old the first graduate of England’s NFL Academy to complete the full pathway into the league, a milestone for the…
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Trump’s plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like | Rebecca Solnit
In this comment piece, Rebecca Solnit argues that a Trump administration plan to sell off a small parcel of Yosemite National Park to benefit a private corporate development on its western border exemplifies a broader agenda of transferring public assets to a wealthy elite. Although the disputed land amounts to only a quarter-mile strip, Solnit…
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Parasomnia review – sleep-schedule horror conjures up a succubus on the loose in waking nightmare
This Guardian review covers Parasomnia, the debut feature from director James Ross II, a horror film built around a woman’s dangerous relationship with sleep. The genre has long mined sleep for scares, and the reviewer notes growing cultural anxiety around the “sleep economy,” making the film’s premise timely, though the review finds that an overly…
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The 9 Best MagSafe Phone Grips for Your Butter Fingers (2026)
Wired’s updated buying guide rounds up its recommended MagSafe phone grips, accessories that clip magnetically onto iPhones (and compatible Android cases) to prevent drops, add a kickstand function and give handsets some visual personality. MagSafe grips have become a near-essential purchase as phones grow larger and more slippery, and the guide explains how the underlying…
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DraftKings Taps Kevin Hart, Nick Jonas for Road-Trip Commercial That Touts Wagering, Predictions
DraftKings has launched a major advertising campaign featuring Kevin Hart and Nick Jonas in a road-trip-themed commercial, part of a broader push to promote sports wagering and the company’s newer prediction-market services across the United States. The campaign, developed with marketing agency Translation, aims to remind fans that DraftKings now operates nationwide rather than just…
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Prince William’s friend and the godfather of Prince George is at war with locals over plans to lease 15 acres of his Buckinghamshire estate to build Europe’s largest biogas plant
Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, godfather to Prince George and a close friend of Prince William, is facing a backlash from residents and farmers in Buckinghamshire over plans to lease 15 acres of his Hornage Farm estate to Acorn Bioenergy for what would become England’s largest biogas-to-grid anaerobic digestion plant. The scheme, which converts organic waste into gas…
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Transfer latest: Juventus in Woltemade loan talks, Everton pushing for Balogun
Newcastle’s Nick Woltemade is closing in on a loan move to Juventus, just a year after his £69m club-record signing from Stuttgart, as the Germany forward has failed to settle under either Eddie Howe or current manager Matthias Jaissle. The switch hinges on Newcastle first bringing in a replacement forward, with Lille’s Matias Fernandez-Pardo their…