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Moment pilot caught with 70,000 ecstasy pills at Indonesian airport
CCTV footage released by Indonesian authorities shows the moment a pilot was caught attempting to smuggle 70,000 ecstasy pills through Jakarta airport hidden in his suitcase. The footage, made public on Monday, shows officers pulling several bags of drugs from the case, highlighting ongoing efforts by Indonesian authorities to intercept drug trafficking through the country’s…
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Man Utd’s George closing in on Brighton move
Manchester United defender Gabby George is closing in on a move to Brighton ahead of the new Women’s Super League season, in a deal reportedly worth a six-figure fee. The 29-year-old is seeking regular first-team football, and the transfer would bolster Brighton’s squad as they continue an ambitious summer rebuilding effort. George, who has a…
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Reform MP sparks furious row with World War Two jibe at France after Paris rejects party’s small boats plan
A Reform UK MP has provoked a diplomatic row after making a reference to the Second World War while criticising France, following Paris’s rejection of the party’s proposals to tackle small boat crossings in the Channel. The comment has drawn sharp criticism and has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing dispute between the UK…
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Alverca: the Portuguese club thriving with help from Vinícius Júnior
Alverca, a small Portuguese club historically overshadowed by Benfica, have rapidly climbed to the top flight of Portuguese football, aided by an ownership stake held by Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior. The club folded in 2005 after relegation but reformed, worked its way back up through the divisions, and secured back-to-back promotions to reach the…
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10 Saddest Video Game Deaths
Collider has published a ranked list of the ten saddest deaths in video game history, highlighting moments where character sacrifice or loss delivered a significant emotional blow to players. The piece argues that as game narratives have matured beyond simple text-based lore, character deaths have become one of the most effective storytelling tools for creating…
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Children of the Wild by Kevin Powers review – gripping tale of a friendship forged in war
Kevin Powers, an Iraq war veteran and author of the acclaimed The Yellow Birds, returns to war as his subject in his fourth novel, this time set during the first world war. Children of the Wild follows two young men from a remote Virginia valley, Roy and Ennis, whose unlikely friendship is forged before the…
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Web of billions: how Spider-Man became the most heroic franchise in Hollywood
Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Tom Holland’s fourth solo outing as Peter Parker, has smashed box office records, shattering the North American opening weekend record previously held by Avengers: Endgame and taking nearly a billion dollars worldwide within four days. The result is striking because it comes just a year after superhero films appeared to be…
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Think the Paramount-WBD Mega-Deal Has Nothing to Do With the Locarno Film Festival? Think Again!
The Locarno Film Festival’s industry programme, Locarno Pro, will tackle the fallout from Paramount Skydance’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery as one of its central themes in 2026, reflecting how the deal has become a talking point across the industry, from studio lots to other festivals such as Karlovy Vary. Locarno Pro director Markus…
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August 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Three PlayStation Plus Essential games for August 2026 are now live in the UK and Europe, with the US store expected to update later the same day. The lineup includes Big Walk on PS5, plus Dying Light 2 (PS5/PS4) and Signalis (PS4), giving subscribers three titles to claim at no extra cost. As usual, the…
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Raima Sen, Shrimoyee Chakraborty, Aarti Bajaj Team on Parno Mittra’s Producing Debut ‘The Music Teacher’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Bengali film actor Parno Mittra is making her producing debut with “The Music Teacher,” a British-Indian short film starring Raima Sen that begins principal photography this month in Kolkata. The project marks the launch of Mittra’s new production banner, Unscripted Co, co-producing alongside Tabernacle Street Films of the UK, and represents a significant step for…