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Sadiq Khan heaps pressure on Burnham to start reversing Brexit with concessions at EU summit – as Brussels ‘delays push for cut-price student fees to encourage PM’
Sadiq Khan has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to use next month’s EU summit to agree measures that could begin reversing the effects of Brexit. Khan says closer ties on trade and movement would boost the economy and form steps towards his stated goal of rejoining the EU, a proposal that could reopen divisions within…
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UK minister rejects US envoy’s praise of Putin as Kyiv faces fresh strikes
UK Cabinet minister Douglas Alexander rejected the description of Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian”, used by US envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting with the Russian president. Alexander said the UK views Putin as responsible for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and conduct including attempted assassinations on UK soil, and affirmed support for Ukraine as Kyiv…
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Swiss and Austrian aid workers freed after separate kidnappings in Niger
Two European women held for more than a year after being kidnapped separately in Niger have been freed and taken to Benghazi, eastern Libya. Their release matters amid persistent kidnappings and militant violence in Niger and the wider Sahel, though officials have not explained how it was secured. The women are Swiss aid worker Eva…
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Sebastian Koch, Toni Servillo Set for Oscar Winner Gabriele Salvatores’ Chess-World Noir ‘The Lüneburg Variation’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Sebastian Koch and Toni Servillo are set to star in *The Lüneburg Variation*, a chess-world noir directed by Oscar winner Gabriele Salvatores, who has begun filming in Trieste. The adaptation brings a decades-long revenge story to the screen and marks a new project for three actors and filmmakers associated with Oscar-winning films. Based on Paolo…
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Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill seven as Witkoff meets Putin in St Petersburg
Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged overnight attacks, killing seven people in Ukraine and wounding others, just hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg. The strikes underscored the gap between renewed diplomatic optimism from Washington and the continuing violence, as Donald Trump said negotiators might be closer to ending the war.…
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From Bury to AC Milan: Bournemouth’s journey to ‘dreamland’
Bournemouth are preparing to host AC Milan in their first European campaign, exactly 15 years after losing at home to Bury in League One. The fixture captures the scale of the club’s rise from financial crisis and near liquidation to an established Premier League side, making it a landmark occasion for the Dorset club and…
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Half of Oxford Street to close to traffic in pedestrianisation trial
From 26 October, half of Oxford Street’s 1.2-mile length will close to traffic, in a major change to one of London’s best-known streets. Mayor Sadiq Khan hopes pedestrianisation will support cleaner air and public health, but the article questions whether removing vehicles will make the crowded, stressful shopping area a place people want to spend…
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Europe urged to build its own AI as Amess statue spat prompts police calls
Jensen Huang called on Europe to develop and supply its own AI systems, while a filmed attack on a Sir David Amess statue prompted calls for a police investigation. A new play revisits *Our Friends in the North*, and Champions League games brought 40 goals.
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Boréal cuts ties with Orélien after finding AI metadata in novel drafts
Canadian publisher Les Éditions du Boréal has ended its professional relationship with Haitian Canadian novelist Thélyson Orélien after an investigation found signs that AI was used in his novel, *C’était ça ou mourir* (*It Was Either That or Die*). The decision follows Orélien’s removal from the Prix Goncourt shortlist last month and raises questions about…
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Vietnamese Whodunit ‘Karaoke Murder’ Sets Record With Same-Weekend Opening on Four Continents (EXCLUSIVE)
“Karaoke Murder” is set to open in Vietnam and cinemas across North America, Europe, Australia and Asia on the same weekend, which its backers describe as a first for a Vietnamese film. The coordinated release, timed for Halloween, aims to build international momentum alongside the film’s home launch. The film opens nationwide in Vietnam on…