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‘Blankety Blank,’ ‘Celebrity Mastermind’ & ‘Live At The Apollo’ All Canceled By The BBC Under Sweeping Content Cuts
The BBC has cancelled three long-running entertainment shows — Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo — as part of a drive to save £500 million ($664 million) amid a deepening funding crisis at the broadcaster. The corporation called the decisions “difficult” and “really tough,” noting the cuts had been targeted at the…
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Season to end in Europe if war continues – F1 boss
Formula 1 president Stefano Domenicali has said the 2026 season will finish in Europe if the war in the Middle East makes it impossible to hold the planned season-ending races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. He said both races remain confirmed for now and are already sold out, but a final decision on their status…
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Trump has singled out us Canadians for special treatment in his tariff war – there is no choice but to get nasty | Matt Gurney
Canadian journalist Matt Gurney argues that Donald Trump has singled Canada out for unusually harsh treatment in his tariff war, and that Prime Minister Mark Carney has no political option but to respond firmly. The piece contends that while Trump has hit dozens of countries with tariffs, Canada has faced disproportionately severe measures alongside repeated…
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U.S. and Iran resume attacks. And, Fauci to face Senate questions on COVID pandemic
This NPR “Up First” briefing rounds up several major news stories from 29 July 2026, led by renewed US-Iran hostilities after Iran fired missiles at American forces in the Middle East, all of which were intercepted before US and Saudi forces struck Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. The same day, President Trump held separate White House…
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‘They fed him his own ears’: Top Republican shares horrifying stories of gang rule in Haiti
A senior US House Republican has described harrowing accounts of gang violence in Haiti after visiting Port-au-Prince, a city that has descended into chaos since the assassination of its president in July 2021. Lawmakers reported seeing bullet-riddled walls and heavily armoured police, while hearing testimony of extreme brutality, including a case in which a victim…
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Russia, losing in Ukraine, abruptly changes its propaganda narrative
The article text was unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its specific claims cannot be verified or summarised reliably. Based on the headline alone, it appears to argue that Russia has altered its messaging about the war in Ukraine amid military setbacks. No supporting details, quotations, dates, figures or examples were provided…
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‘The Devil’s Mouth’ Review: Cave Swimmers Become Chum in a Shark Thriller With Extra Claustrophobia
Variety film critic Guy Lodge has reviewed “The Devil’s Mouth,” a new shark-attack thriller from director Jeff Wadlow released on Prime Video, starring Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor. The film adds a claustrophobic twist to the crowded shark-movie genre by relocating the danger from open water to a tight, dark cave system off the coast…
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K-pop’s ‘Big Four’ and South Korean government reveal plans for Fanomenon festival in Seoul and Los Angeles
South Korea’s government has joined forces with the country’s four largest K-pop agencies – HYBE, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment – to launch FANOMENON, a new music festival debuting in Seoul in December 2027. The event is notable both as a rare collaboration between fierce industry rivals and as a public-private venture backed…
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What Andy Burnham’s first interview as PM really revealed
Andy Burnham gave his first major interview as prime minister to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Monday, ending weeks of frustration among journalists after he had avoided questions at press conferences since taking office. While he handled broad policy areas such as welfare reform and defence spending confidently, commentators say he struggled under closer scrutiny,…
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Attack of the Theater Kids
The article’s text is unavailable because the page presents a JavaScript and cookie verification screen rather than the article itself. As a result, its claims, arguments and supporting details cannot be summarised reliably or neutrally. The provided title is “Attack of the Theater Kids”, published by National Review in July 2026. No substantive article content,…