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Urša Menart Recalls Finding Inspiration on Influencers’ Fake Tragic Life Stories for Intimate Dramedy ‘Everything That’s Wrong With You’
Slovenian director Urša Menart’s dramedy “Everything That’s Wrong With You” examines loneliness, online deception and the fragile connections formed through social media. Premiering in Sarajevo Film Festival’s narrative feature competition, it was inspired by influencers who fabricated tragic personal stories and by the intense parasocial bonds followers formed with them. The film follows Maruša, who…
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Murder probe launched after teen boy, 17, dies following reported burglary – as four men are arrested
Police have launched a murder investigation after a 17-year-old boy died following a reported burglary. Four men have been arrested in connection with the incident, with detectives seeking to establish the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death. The report does not provide further details about the location, timing, cause of death or the identities of those…
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News and buildup on first weekend of EFL season and football updates – matchday live
The English Football League season is beginning in full, with Championship, League One and League Two fixtures taking place and attention also turning to Sunday’s Community Shield. The live coverage also reports a significant transfer: Atlético Madrid have signed Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero, ending his five-year spell in north London. Romero joined Atlético for…
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TV tonight: a gripping new thriller about the fall of Kabul
Tonight’s television highlights include the thriller Kabul, which dramatises the human cost of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, alongside a Proms celebration of Paul Simon’s Graceland. – Kabul, 9pm, BBC Four: a thriller following a family confronting the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul. – Celebrating Graceland at the Proms, 7.30pm, BBC Two: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Laura…
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Trump blasted by USS Lincoln sailor’s wife over ‘appalling’ conditions aboard ‘floating metal prison’… after President’s callous response sparked outrage
The wife of a sailor serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln has publicly criticised President Donald Trump after he dismissed concerns about “appalling” living conditions on the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed in the Middle East for more than 250 days. Speaking anonymously to CNN’s Jake Tapper, she said her husband described it as…
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Disney’s ‘Hexed’ Adds Walton Goggins and Jodie Foster to Cast
Disney has added Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins to the voice cast of its forthcoming animated film “Hexed”, with the announcement made at the D23 fan event in Anaheim. Foster will play a devious witch queen and Goggins a three-eyed cat named Beef Roger Crummchuk, bringing high-profile talent to an original Disney animation as the…
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Sheffield Council rakes in £3 million from Clean Air Zone fines in ONE YEAR
“The data is clear, the CAZ is taking us a step closer to cleaner air and higher standard of health for local people”
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Rugby Drought Delay as Cyclist Dies and Roblox Faces Inquiry
England’s grass-roots rugby season was delayed after the Rugby Football Union concluded that drought-hardened pitches posed an increased injury risk. National-league fixtures below the Premiership and Championship had been due to begin on 5 September, but the RFU issued a blanket direction postponing the start until the week commencing 21 September following regional consultation. The…
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Texas Governor threatens to PULL airport funding over Muslim foot washing stations – halting one major hub
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to cut off state grants to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston over plans to install Islamic foot-washing (ablution) stations, arguing the facilities amount to unlawful religious favouritism at taxpayer-funded sites. Within hours of receiving Abbott’s letter, Dallas-Fort Worth airport scrapped its proposal, illustrating…