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BBC Studios Names Mediawan’s Sally Habbershaw President Of Global Distribution
Sally Habbershaw will become President of Global Distribution at BBC Studios, overseeing its worldwide content sales operation from London. Starting on 29 September, she will report to Global Content CEO and Chief Creative Officer Zai Bennett, filling a leadership gap after Janet Brown left in January. The appointment reflects BBC Studios’ efforts to strengthen and…
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Xi and Trump visit National Archives as state summit ends
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-and-a-half-day state visit to the United States is due to end with morning tea at the White House, followed by a joint visit with President Donald Trump to the National Archives. The symbolic stop will highlight historic documents connected to US–China relations before Trump bids Xi farewell, concluding a summit marked…
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Ed Miliband condemned for shaking hands with Iran minister at ‘propaganda win’ UN meeting as British couple are ‘held hostage’
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has faced criticism after shaking hands with Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, during talks in New York. Conservative MP Alicia Kearns called the meeting a “propaganda win” for Tehran, while the Foreign Office said Miliband warned Iran that Britain would not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil. The…
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Early election speculation clouds Labour as trade deficit soars to twenty-year peak
Downing Street advisers urge PM to call spring election amid police reform tensions and record trade deficit. Also in the bulletin: Trump-Xi state dinner and Waymo’s driverless expansion milestone.
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Chelsea charged by FA over discriminatory chanting
Chelsea have been charged by the Football Association over alleged discriminatory chanting by supporters during their 3-2 Premier League victory at Fulham on 24 August. The case matters because clubs can be held responsible for spectators’ improper or discriminatory conduct, with the alleged chanting reportedly referring to religion or belief. Chelsea said it had received…
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Polanski sparks fury at Holborn by-election hustings as he tells Jews that ‘in practice’ Zionism is racism
Green Party leader Zack Polanski was booed at a Holborn and St Pancras by-election hustings after describing himself as anti-Zionist and saying Zionism was racism “in practice” if defined by the displacement and alleged genocide of Palestinians. He also said Israel’s actions in Gaza amounted to genocide and argued that labelling criticism of Israel as…
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Frontline NATO ally shares shocking take on Russian invasion threat
Estonia’s foreign minister has stated that his country’s intelligence detects no evidence of Russia preparing for a full-scale military invasion of NATO, contrary to growing European fears. Though Estonia shares a 180-mile border with Russia and has historically been vocal about Moscow’s threat, Margus Tsahkna distinguished between conventional military preparations and the intensifying campaign of…
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GOP handed new lifeline on biggest pocketbook fight of midterms
The Club for Growth, a conservative advocacy group, has distributed a strategic memo to Republican lawmakers outlining how to address high living costs during the upcoming November midterm elections. The memo argues that federal government expansion, particularly deficit spending and subsidies during the COVID-19 pandemic, is responsible for persistently higher costs rather than simply slower…
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Percy Hynes White & Jeff Wahlberg Lead Lovers-On-The-Run Thriller ‘Crime Novella’, Roland Emmerich Exec-Producing & First Look Revealed
Percy Hynes White and Jeff Wahlberg will lead Crime Novella, a romance crime-thriller about two lovers fleeing together and confronting the lengths required to preserve their relationship. The film marks writer-director Omar de Soto’s feature debut, with Roland Emmerich serving as executive producer. The cast also includes Zlatko Burić, Bobby Soto and Ava del Cielo.…
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Finland and Sweden jointly intercept Russian aircraft over Gulf of Finland
Finland and Sweden conducted their first joint operation on Thursday, scrambling fighter jets to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland in international airspace. The operation involved tracking a group of Russian aircraft including a transport plane and several fighter jets, demonstrating NATO cooperation at a time when European nations are…