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UK wants deeper post-Brexit relationship with EU under Burnham, says minister

  • Minister Hamish Falconer wants a deeper, more ambitious UK-EU relationship
  • Government says it still won't rejoin single market, customs union or free movement
  • Separate proposal floats UK defence guarantees in exchange for single market access

Hamish Falconer, the government minister leading post-Brexit negotiations with the EU, has said he wants a "deeper" and "more ambitious" relationship with the bloc, particularly around services trade, as Andy Burnham's team seeks to build on the reset talks begun under Sir Keir Starmer. The comments matter because…

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‘Letters From the Silenced Country,’ Documentary About Oppression in Belarus, Boarded by Filmotor Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Filmotor acquires sales rights to Belarus documentary ahead of Venice premiere
  • Film tells stories of imprisonment and exile via smuggled letters
  • Director Andrei Kutsila was forced into exile after 2020 protests

Filmotor has acquired world sales rights to "Letters From the Silenced Country," a documentary by exiled Belarusian filmmaker Andrei Kutsila, ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The partly animated film portrays contemporary Belarus through the stories of individuals who have suffered imprisonment, repression and…

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Football transfer rumours: Endrick set for Villa loan? De Jong offered in Rodri deal?

  • Villa reportedly want Real Madrid's Endrick on loan
  • Barcelona may offer De Jong to land Man City's Rodri
  • Shea Charles nearing £30m Fulham transfer from Southampton

The Guardian's football transfer rumour column reports on speculation swirling around several Premier League and European clubs as the transfer window continues. Aston Villa, seeking a lift after selling key players, have reportedly enquired about a loan for Real Madrid forward Endrick, while Manchester City are said to…

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Germany’s Patra Spanou Film Boards Rodrigo Plá’s ‘The Newcomers’ After World Premiere at Locarno’s Kids Screenings (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Patra Spanou Film acquires world sales rights to Rodrigo Plá's "The Newcomers"
  • Film premiered at Locarno's Kids Screenings, Plá's first children's feature
  • Story tackles migration and pollution via a tween friendship adventure

Germany's Patra Spanou Film has acquired world sales rights to "The Newcomers" ("Los nuevos"), the latest feature from Mexican director Rodrigo Plá, shortly after its world premiere in Locarno's Kids Screenings strand. It marks Plá's first venture into children's cinema, tackling weighty themes such as forced displacement, migration…

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Linus Torvalds says AI has made ‘huge’ Linux kernel updates the new normal

  • Torvalds says AI-driven reviews are making kernel updates routinely huge
  • Despite the bulk, rc7 isn't considered risky or worrying
  • Linux 7.2 still expected to launch next weekend as planned

Linux creator Linus Torvalds says the kernel project has entered a "new normal" of unusually large updates, which he attributes largely to the growing role of AI tools in reviewing and fixing code. In his weekly release-candidate update for the upcoming Linux 7.2, he noted that despite the…

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Clacton feels like the butt of a bad joke. ‘I saw Count Binface being interviewed – it made me really angry’

  • Clacton by-election held Thursday after Nigel Farage's resignation as MP
  • Record 34 candidates standing, framed nationally as Farage vs Count Binface
  • Locals say the town feels mocked and neglected, citing deprivation in Jaywick

Voters in Clacton-on-Sea go to the polls on Thursday in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, the sitting MP, in July. The contest has been widely framed nationally as a two-horse race between Farage and satirical candidate Count Binface, with pollsters suggesting…

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Trump unveils new strategy in war against Iran: ‘We’re low-keying it’

  • Trump says US is taking a "low-key" approach to Iran
  • Marks apparent shift from more overt confrontation
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President Donald Trump has described a new approach in the United States' standoff with Iran, characterising it as a deliberately "low-key" strategy rather than a more visible or confrontational one. The remark signals a shift in tone from Washington regarding how it is managing tensions with Tehran, though…

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Locals explain why ferocious dog pack was present at Campbeltown’s mysterious ‘Saturn’s Rings’ property where man, 23, was mauled to death

  • Man, 23, mauled to death by dog pack in Campbeltown
  • Attack occurred at property locals call "Saturn's Rings"
  • Neighbours explain why so many dogs were kept there

A 23-year-old man died after being mauled by a pack of dogs at a property in Campbeltown, known locally by the nickname "Saturn's Rings", with the incident also linked to nearby Eschol Park. The case has drawn attention because of the property's unusual reputation, and local residents have…

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TV tonight: killer fridges on the loose in a new sci-fi comedy

  • Warren's Vortex, a killer-fridge sci-fi comedy, debuts on Sky Comedy tonight
  • Kemp father and son take an Irish road trip on Channel 4
  • European Athletics Championships begin live on BBC One

Tonight's TV highlights include the new sci-fi comedy Warren's Vortex on Sky Comedy, in which an ordinary man's shed portal leads him and his teenage daughter into a chaotic time-travelling adventure involving killer refrigerators. The Guardian's TV listings also cover a range of other programmes across terrestrial and…

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