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Farage aides step down after undercover report on Reform UK donations
Reform UK suspended two senior officials, head of policy James Orr and Nigel Farage aide Dan Jukes, after undercover footage broadcast by Channel 4 News appeared to show them helping plot a way around electoral laws on foreign donations. The revelations landed hours before Farage’s party conference speech and prompted Labour and the Liberal Democrats…
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Alix Earle’s Inane Netflix Reality Show ‘Earle Meets World’ Is Like Watching Paint Dry: TV Review
Variety’s TV review pans “Earle Meets World,” the new Netflix reality series following TikTok influencer Alix Earle and her family, describing it as tedious and lacking the star quality of comparable shows. The critic argues the format, modelled on “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” fails because Earle’s appeal rests on relatable blandness rather than the…
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Tough start for PSG but Luis Enrique has faith in burst of ‘new energy’ from signings
Paris Saint-Germain host Monaco at the Parc des Princes on Friday in their first home match of the season, seeking to arrest a winless run that has seen them draw both league fixtures so far. Head coach Luis Enrique remains upbeat despite unconvincing performances, insisting the results do not signal the champions are out of…
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‘If you can’t understand what sex is, it’s irrelevant if you seem to be enjoying it’: how Queen at Sea upended the dementia drama
Lance Hammer’s new film Queen at Sea, his first in 18 years, tackles the fraught subject of dementia and sexual consent through the story of an elderly couple, Martin and Leslie, played by Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall. When Leslie’s daughter Amanda, played by Juliette Binoche, discovers the pair having sex and calls the police…
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This rugged smartphone’s camera is a removable action cam
RugOne, part of ruggedised phone maker Ulefon, has unveiled the Xsnap 7 Pro, a durable smartphone featuring a magnetic, removable camera module that doubles as an action cam. The device stands out in a market dominated by uniform black slab designs, offering users a detachable camera for wearable or handheld action-style filming without needing a…
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Aqara goes all in on smart lighting
Aqara has unveiled a broad new range of smart lighting products at IFA 2026, following on from its recent CES announcements. The lineup, which spans indoor and outdoor lighting, works with both Zigbee and Thread and is compatible with Matter-enabled platforms including Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, Home Assistant and Homey, positioning Aqara as…
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This rugged phone’s removable camera can survive and capture your extreme adventures
RugOne has unveiled the Xsnap 7 Pro, a rugged smartphone with a distinctive feature: one of its three rear cameras detaches to work as a standalone action camera. The device, which debuted at MWC 2026, is aimed at extreme sports and outdoor use, combining heavy-duty water and dust protection with a modular camera system not…
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Miike Takashi Shines an Intimate Spotlight on a Kabuki Legend in Debut Documentary ‘Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki’
Filmmaker Miike Takashi, known for a prolific and genre-spanning career, has made his first documentary, “Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki,” which is premiering out of competition at the Venice Film Festival. The film centres on kabuki performer Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII, who previously worked with Miike as an actor in “Hara-Kiri” and “Blade of the…