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Brazilian player falls down tunnel during goal celebration
Brazilian footballer Jacy Maranhão suffered an ankle injury after falling down a tunnel while celebrating a goal for Coritiba against Chapecoense in Brazil’s top flight. The defender headed the ball in during the 41st minute but, in his enthusiasm, vaulted an advertising board and disappeared down a passageway leading to the away team’s dressing room.…
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UK wants deeper post-Brexit relationship with EU under Burnham, says minister
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 they signal Labour’s continued appetite for closer…
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‘Letters From the Silenced Country,’ Documentary About Oppression in Belarus, Boarded by Filmotor Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
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 exile under the country’s autocratic regime, using…
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Football transfer rumours: Endrick set for Villa loan? De Jong offered in Rodri deal?
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 be resisting Barcelona’s interest in Rodri, with…
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Germany’s Patra Spanou Film Boards Rodrigo Plá’s ‘The Newcomers’ After World Premiere at Locarno’s Kids Screenings (EXCLUSIVE)
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 and environmental exploitation through an accessible, family-friendly…
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Wholesome animal chat that will melt your cynicism: best podcasts of the week
The Guardian’s weekly podcast round-up highlights Matt Baker’s Petcast as its pick of the week, a light-hearted celebrity interview show in which guests discuss their pets, alongside recommendations spanning history, true crime and sport. The selection offers a mix of comforting entertainment and more serious fare, reflecting the breadth of subjects currently popular in podcasting,…
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Linus Torvalds says AI has made ‘huge’ Linux kernel updates the new normal
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 sheer volume of changes, he isn’t especially…
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Clacton feels like the butt of a bad joke. ‘I saw Count Binface being interviewed – it made me really angry’
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 the joke candidate could win as much…
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Trump unveils new strategy in war against Iran: ‘We’re low-keying it’
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 the scraped article text provided does not…