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TV tonight: Nick Mohammed has a licence to thrill at the Proms
Tonight’s television highlights include a Proms celebration of James Bond music hosted by Nick Mohammed, alongside documentaries, drama, comedy and films. The selection ranges from Wham!’s landmark 1985 China tour to the final episodes of a bleak Afghanistan-set series, plus thrillers and historical drama. – Nick Mohammed presents a Proms programme of Bond classics, with…
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Hilarity, unease and relief: games show China is not over the finish line in humanoid robot race
China’s World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing displayed both rapid advances and conspicuous weaknesses in humanoid robotics, combining impressive athletic demonstrations with crashes, breakdowns and comic mishaps. The event mattered as a public assertion of China’s technological ambitions, highlighting the country’s manufacturing strength while suggesting that robots remain far from fully reliable or autonomous. More…
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Kartik Aaryan’s ‘Captain India’ Sets September London Shoot (EXCLUSIVE)
Kartik Aaryan’s film “Captain India” will begin principal photography in London on 1 September, with filming due to finish by the end of October. Directed by Shimit Amin, the project is significant as it marks the feature-film return of the filmmaker behind “Chak De! India” and is based on India’s real-life evacuation of citizens from…
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Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever go into FIBA World Cup break with big win over Connecticut
Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 111-91 before the WNBA pauses for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. The result maintained Indiana’s momentum and extended several team records, while leaving Connecticut with another defeat in a difficult season. Connecticut led 28-19 after the first quarter, but Indiana responded by winning the second 39-15 to take…
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British Family Missing After Nepal Floods as Sheffield Burglaries Probed
Police seek masked burglary suspects in Arbourthorne, while searches continue for a Surrey family missing near the Nepal–Tibet border. Eco campaigner Garry Oates has received a suspended sentence.
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Royce White shows up to Indiana Fever game in blonde wig amid WNBA Draft pursuit
Former NBA player Royce White attended an Indiana Fever game wearing a blonde wig, promoting his stated intention to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft as a transgender woman. His appearance attracted fan attention and follows a separate disruption involving Enes Kanter Freedom, who has also declared for the draft; the episode matters because it has…
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Footage of Tibet floods isn’t being shown in China – and we know little about victims there
Flash floods near Gyirong Port on the Nepal–Tibet border have killed hundreds of people and left many others missing, prompting a large Chinese rescue operation. The article says footage of the disaster has circulated internationally but is largely absent from Chinese media and heavily censored online, limiting public information about victims and survivors in Tibet.…
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German-Japanese researchers invent electricity-free tech that could cool datacenters
German and Japanese researchers have demonstrated a small cooling device that operates without electrical input, using waste heat to create mechanical motion and then produce a cooling effect. If it can be scaled up and improved, the approach could reduce the energy, water use and environmental impact associated with cooling datacentres and other electronics. The…
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Sarfaraz denies knowing about Pakistan threat to end tour
Pakistan head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed said he and his players were unaware of an alleged Pakistan Cricket Board threat to end the England tour over Sky Sports’ interview with Imran Khan’s sons. The dispute did not interrupt play beyond lunch on the first day of the Lord’s Test, but it highlights the political sensitivity surrounding…
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Dark Comedy ‘Buddy’, Thriller ‘Colony’, John Boorman Doc Hit Theaters – Specialty Preview
The penultimate weekend of summer brings a varied slate of specialty cinema releases, led by horror comedy Buddy, road-trip comedy Idiots and Korean zombie thriller Colony. The openings matter as distributors test audience demand for independent, genre and event films across a relatively broad range of cinemas, alongside several more limited documentary and arthouse releases.…