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ANDREW NEIL: The orgy of violence in France makes a Right-wing Le Pen victory all but inevitable next year
Andrew Neil argues that riots across France could boost Marine Le Pen’s political prospects ahead of next year’s election. In his view, peaceful demonstrations by students and the “yellow vests” were followed by severe violence after organisers left, shifting public attention from protesters’ grievances to disorder and public safety. The article says 500,000 people attended,…
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Beer & Blackpool beach was how British players bonded – Pulis
Former manager Tony Pulis says team trips away can build morale and help managers understand players, even as modern football camps focus more on training and professional facilities. He sees Tottenham’s recent camp in Marbella as a chance for new manager Roberto De Zerbi to integrate a heavily reshaped squad and prepare for upcoming matches.…
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Podcast follows transplanted heart’s links to two deaths and a marriage
A new eight-part true-crime podcast follows the startling story of a man whose heart had already stopped once before it was transplanted. Its previous owner also died from a gunshot wound and had been married to the same woman, setting up a story that combines medical science with crime. The article also highlights four other…
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Lecornu calls crisis meeting as France faces scrutiny over unrest
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is convening a crisis cabinet meeting after protests over living costs and declining public services were followed by widespread looting and clashes. The unrest has intensified pressure on the French government to explain its response and address public concerns, while President Emmanuel Macron has called for calm and national unity. More…
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Yeon Sang-ho thriller reaches 118 territories, premieres in Hawaii in November
Yeon Sang-ho’s psychological thriller *Paradise Lost* has been sold to 118 territories, and will make its US premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival on 1 and 4 November. The sales and festival screenings extend the film’s international reach after sold-out showings at Toronto and Busan, and CJ ENM says overseas sales revenue has exceeded…
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Pau surge, NFL watches French unrest and Amazon defends Alexa
Pau and Harlequins opened their European campaigns with emphatic wins. The NFL is monitoring unrest ahead of a game near Paris, while Amazon says Alexa only processes speech after detecting its wake word.
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Pauline Hanson links French unrest to Australia’s migration debate
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has warned that Australia could see riots like those in France unless mass migration is stopped. She links unrest in France and elsewhere in Europe to migration and says people who reject Australian democracy and values threaten the country’s way of life. France had seen nearly five weeks of protests,…
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Russian strike kills one and injures two in Kyiv, damaging clinic
A Russian air strike killed one person and injured two in Kyiv overnight, damaging a medical facility and a non-residential building. The attack came amid continuing strikes on energy infrastructure and efforts by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to ease tensions with US officials, making the conflict and the prospects for peace a focus of international…
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Russian men describe covert sabotage work for Ukraine inside Russia
Two Russian men say they have carried out or supported covert operations for Ukraine’s military intelligence inside Russia, including surveillance linked to attacks on military assets and personnel. Their rare accounts offer a glimpse into alleged sabotage networks and Kyiv’s use of secret agents, but the men’s claims cannot be independently verified. Ivan, who remains…
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Metinvest chief urges EU to exempt Ukraine from steel import curbs
Metinvest chief executive Yuriy Ryzhenkov has urged the EU to exempt Ukraine from steel import restrictions, saying the measures unfairly group it with countries such as China and Turkey. He argues that access to the EU market is vital to the Ukrainian industry’s survival as it faces Russian attacks and the loss of other export…