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Will Poulter to Be Honored at Heartland Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Actor Will Poulter is to be honoured at the 35th Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis, where he will attend a special screening of his drama “Union County” on 17 October before being recognised at the festival’s awards brunch. The film, released by Oscilloscope Laboratories, stars Poulter alongside Noah Centineo as brothers navigating a court-mandated drug…
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Bentley-driving company boss fails in bid to have historic Rolls-Royce blue plaque removed from gate posts of his £3million Cheshire mansion
Car dealer Reginald Rix has failed in his bid to remove a historic blue plaque from his £3million Cheshire mansion, which commemorates the property’s links to Rolls-Royce co-founder Sir Henry Royce. Mr Rix, who founded the Warrington-based Rix Motor Group, bought the listed former home of the motoring pioneer in Knutsford last year, despite his…
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Woman fatally shot by stalker outside Sacramento restaurant, suspect dies
Police in Sacramento, California, have released footage showing 38-year-old Shalini Thakur being chased down and shot dead by an obsessive stalker outside a Panera Bread restaurant on 8 September. The attacker, 22-year-old Rohit Rohit, an Indian national who had entered the US illegally in 2023, then fled by car before shooting himself dead as deputies…
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Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, has warned that Europe must urgently develop its own artificial intelligence models and build more datacentres to avoid becoming dangerously dependent on the US or China. Speaking in Vienna, she argued that if this dependence is left unchecked, trade partners could gain unprecedented leverage over Europe, potentially…
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Google Googlebook laptops open for pre-order on 21 September
Google is preparing to open pre-orders for its new Googlebook laptop line on 21 September at 9am ET, according to notifications sent to customers who signed up for updates. The devices, first announced in May, mark Google’s push into higher-end laptops and will run a version of ChromeOS built on Android, with Gemini Intelligence integrated…
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Teachers told to ensure packed lunches are not seen as a ‘better’ option for pupils – as Labour’s school meals shake-up sees kids served more lentils and less pizza
The Department for Education has published new school food standards, the first update in over a decade, which will restrict sugary drinks, ice cream and waffles, cut deep-fried food, and limit high-fat, high-salt items such as pizza and sausages. Alongside these changes, updated guidance for headteachers explicitly reminds schools to ensure packed lunches brought from…
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Crypto billionaires’ donations expose flaws in Britain’s political funding rules
The Guardian’s editorial argues that huge crypto-linked donations to Reform UK expose the danger of Britain’s weak political funding rules and calls for the House of Lords to tighten the representation of the people bill. It criticises the government’s failure to cap donations and warns that unchecked wealth is letting rich individuals buy outsized political…
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Paris Paloma Takes Personal Issue with “It’s Not That Deep” — and She’s Made an Album About It: Podcast
British singer-songwriter Paris Paloma, best known for her viral feminist anthem “Labor,” has released a new album, The Fatal Flaw, which she describes as a personal response to the dismissive phrase “it’s not that deep.” Speaking on the Going There with Dr. Mike podcast, Paloma explains that the record explores a culture that discourages open…
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TIFF 2026: the latest movie reviews from Toronto
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2026 is underway, offering an early look at films and series that could shape the year ahead in cinema, with past editions having launched eventual hits and awards contenders. The Verge is covering the festival with daily, bite-sized reviews of the many titles screening, given the impracticality of one…
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AI is locked into a Cold War-style arms race between the US and China. For all the talk of a ‘slowdown’, there’s no grown ups to call out the madness – and Donald Trump’s not going to save us: SARAH VINE
Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine has warned that artificial intelligence development has become a Cold War-style arms race between the US and China, with neither country willing to slow down for fear of being left vulnerable. Speaking on the Alas Vine & Hitchens podcast, Vine compared the competitive rush to build ever more powerful AI…