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What are we all playing this weekend?
Rock Paper Shotgun’s staff share their gaming plans for the Bank Holiday weekend, mixing familiar favourites, secret projects and a little time away from games. The light-hearted roundup reflects post-Gamescom fatigue and the varied ways the team expect to spend the break. James is tempted back to Elden Ring, while Julian expects to continue playing…
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Strong winds and thunderstorms kick off the bank holiday weekend
The bank holiday weekend is expected to bring unsettled weather to much of the UK, ending a period of heat and drought with heavy showers, thunderstorms and strong winds. The conditions could disrupt travel, camping and outdoor events, while recent rainfall leaves parts of the Midlands and northern England at greater risk of flash flooding.…
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Petrol Prices Surge as Uganda Mourns King Oyo
Motorists face fresh fuel costs before the bank holiday, while Uganda mourns its young monarch. Australian police charge alleged hackers as a Leeds road-death trial hears footage.
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Private jets, a designer wardrobe and luxury holidays – inside influencer Lauren Bowry VERY lavish lifestyle that comes with being WAG to Irish hero Troy Parrott
Troy Parrott has joined Real Betis from AZ Alkmaar in a deal that could reach €20 million, beginning a major new stage in his career alongside his girlfriend, influencer Lauren Bowry. The article focuses on the couple’s high-profile lifestyle, from their private-jet trip to Seville to Bowry’s social-media posts featuring designer fashion, luxury travel and…
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Trump calls ISS crew from Houston to praise space pioneers and offer ‘Oval Office time’
President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with American astronauts aboard the International Space Station during a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. He praised them as pioneers, offered them time in the Oval Office after their return, and used the occasion to highlight wider US space and military-space initiatives. The astronauts said they…
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Potential security threat prompts US travel suspension for border city on alert
US officials suspended government activities and travel to Mexicali, Mexico, on 25 August after receiving information about a potential security threat. The alert matters because Mexicali is a major border crossing opposite Calexico, California, with significant daily movement of people and goods between the two countries. The reported threat concerned a possible armed attack by…
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Travellers start ‘Bank Holiday land grab’ early as they begin ‘illegal construction works’ ahead of long weekend
Residents in Irby, Merseyside, are concerned after fencing and excavation began on a green-belt plot shortly before the Bank Holiday weekend, with no planning application shown on the council portal. Local campaigners suspect the land may be being prepared for an unauthorised traveller encampment, though the article does not establish who owns the land or…
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County launches its own security operation over migrant fears after exposure of ‘holiday camp’
Essex County Council, which is controlled by Reform UK, plans to deploy private security guards in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford after the Home Office approved a temporary expansion of the Wethersfield asylum centre. Council leader Peter Harris said the move, named Operation Vanguard, responds to concerns about community safety as more residents are transported from…