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Wing wizards or worries? England and Norway have choices to make out wide
Ahead of England’s 2026 World Cup quarter-final against Norway, attention will inevitably fall on the star strikers Harry Kane and Erling Haaland, but the article argues that the more consequential selection decisions concern the wingers on each side. Neither manager — England’s Thomas Tuchel nor Norway’s Ståle Solbakken — has yet settled on a preferred…
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Henry Cavill’s Netflix Mystery Loses Top Spot to a 10/10 Western
A low-budget Western has pulled off a surprise upset on Netflix’s domestic viewership chart, overtaking the newly released blockbuster sequel Enola Holmes 3. The Western, made on a reported budget of just $1.5 million and released theatrically five years ago, underperformed at the box office at the time but has steadily built an audience through…
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Like Nosferatu on a golf weekend – but England players trust Tuchel and his aura | Barney Ronay
Barney Ronay’s Guardian column examines the growing public affection for England head coach Thomas Tuchel during the 2026 World Cup, held in North America. The piece centres on a dressing-room video, viewed more than 40 million times, in which Declan Rice and John Stones stage a prank on Tuchel after England’s last-16 win over Mexico…
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Mystery as influencer model, 27, plunges to her death from 27th floor of Dubai skyscraper
Brazilian influencer and model Kauana Bilhar, 27, has died after falling from the 27th floor of a high-rise building in Dubai, prompting a police investigation. Authorities have not established the circumstances and say they are considering the possibility of an accident, suicide, homicide or femicide, leaving the cause of death unresolved. Bilhar had built a…
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Hell Is Us Shifts Switch 2 Launch Due To “Very Busy” September Release Window
Nacon and developer Rogue Factor have delayed the Nintendo Switch 2 version of their action-adventure game Hell Is Us, pushing it back by two weeks from 24th September to 8th October 2026. The studio said the move was prompted by September being a “very busy” period for game releases, and that shifting to a quieter…
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Grand Canyon mystery illness reportedly triggers NPS investigation after rafters report alarming symptoms
The National Park Service has reportedly opened an investigation into a mysterious illness affecting multiple rafters who undertook separate trips through the Grand Canyon in recent weeks. The concern first surfaced when several people described a cluster of unexplained conditions on social media, saying their doctors have struggled to identify a cause. The matter is…
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NASA chief confirms agency has unexplained UFO imagery: ‘We don’t know what it is’
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has confirmed that the space agency holds imagery of objects it cannot identify or explain, which could be classified as UFOs. Speaking on a podcast, Isaacman said the data captured within the imagery left officials unable to determine what the objects were, though he stopped short of claiming they were evidence…
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Director of new The Ghost in the Shell anime says he prayed to original creator Masamune Shirow to help him adapt the manga
The director of a new anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s cyberpunk classic The Ghost in the Shell has revealed the unusual lengths he went to in seeking to honour the source material, saying he “prayed” to the original creator for guidance in bringing the manga to the screen. His comments underline both the reverence attached…
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Ridley Scott’s 2-Part Sci-Fi Hit Adds a ‘Game of Thrones’ Star as Filming Starts
FX has confirmed that filming is officially underway on the second season of Alien: Earth, the Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi series that proved a hit in 2025, and has announced three new cast additions. Chief among them is Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn, who played Bronn, alongside Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Tracey Ullman and Sam Spruell.…
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‘Alien: Earth’ Season 2 Adds Tracey Ullman, Sam Spruell, Jerome Flynn
American network FX has announced three new additions to the cast of “Alien: Earth” Season 2, with Tracey Ullman, Sam Spruell and Jerome Flynn all joining the series. The trio bolster an already sizeable ensemble for the second run of the show, created by Noah Hawley and set within Ridley Scott’s “Alien” universe, with production…