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Radiohead announce long run of 2027 residency shows in Australia and Japan
Radiohead have confirmed 21 residency-style shows across Australia and Japan for spring 2027, their first announced live dates outside the UK and Europe since reuniting. The run follows guitarist Ed O’Brien’s earlier pledge that the band would tour a different continent each year, capped at 20 shows, after their 2025 reunion run saw them play…
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Arte France’s ‘Tax Me (If You Can)’ Sells to Multiple Territories: ‘Getting Rich People to Talk About Money Was Tough,’ Says Director (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based The Party Film Sales has secured multiple new broadcasters for the French documentary “Tax Me (If You Can),” directed by investigative filmmaker Thomas Lafarge, ahead of its Arte France premiere. The deals, struck with pubcasters including Spain’s RTVE, Switzerland’s RTS, Slovenia’s RTV and Finland’s YLE, come as public broadcasters face funding pressures, making the…
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Tiny cash buffers leave small UK TV firms at risk of going bust, analysis finds
An analysis by the industry body Indielab has found that hundreds of small UK television production companies hold such small cash reserves that a single filming delay or budget overrun could push them into insolvency, as broadcasters continue to cut commissioning spend. The findings matter because these “indies” make up 85% of the UK production…
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Scotland weighs abortion consultation as Forbes attacks Swinney over oil, Trump threat arrest and UN map row
Ministers plan a public consultation on decriminalising abortion up to birth, while Kate Forbes brands opposition to North Sea drilling “irrational”; elsewhere, a podcaster is arrested over Trump death threats, the UN backs a new world map, hikers are rescued after trusting an AI, and Arsenal beat Chelsea to stay pe…
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Australia gets a new shape in world map – as debate erupts over controversial changes
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse the Equal Earth map projection as a more accurate alternative to the centuries-old Mercator projection, prompting online debate after Australia appeared notably bigger and tilted under the new design. Supporters argue the change corrects long-standing distortions that exaggerate the size of countries near the poles, such…
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Time is now, Clemson Tigers and Dabo Swinney need to call it quits after historic run
An Outkick columnist for Fox News argues that Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney should step aside after another disappointing start to a season, this time a 51-10 defeat to LSU. The piece contends that Clemson’s repeated poor season openers, weakening recruiting performance and reluctance to embrace the transfer portal suggest the programme has fallen behind…
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Inside the massive manhunt for ‘Pistol Pete’ O’Ryan after ‘extreme’ axe attack on his elderly parents and brother – as locals warn the experienced bushman is the next Dezi Freeman
A man known as “Pistol Pete” remains the subject of a large police manhunt in regional Victoria, Australia, after allegedly launching an axe attack on his own family that left them fighting for life. Peter O’Ryan, 48, is accused of attacking his brother following an argument before turning on his elderly parents in Tyers, in…
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Police hunt for gunman after deadly Thomastown shooting
A man has been shot dead outside a home in Thomastown, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, with the gunman fleeing the scene and remaining at large. Police are searching for the suspect following the fatal shooting, which has raised concerns in the local community about gun violence in the area. Limited details have been released…