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August 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Three PlayStation Plus Essential games for August 2026 are now live in the UK and Europe, with the US store expected to update later the same day. The lineup includes Big Walk on PS5, plus Dying Light 2 (PS5/PS4) and Signalis (PS4), giving subscribers three titles to claim at no extra cost. As usual, the…
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Moment illegal migrants climb out of lorry from Spain in Essex after ‘slicing their way through roof to sneak through security at Calais’
A video shared online reportedly shows illegal migrants climbing out of a lorry in Essex after it had travelled from Spain, with claims they cut through the vehicle’s roof to bypass security checks at Calais. The footage highlights ongoing concerns about the methods used by migrants and people-smugglers to enter the UK undetected, adding to…
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Haugesund New Nordic Films Unveils French Focus Including a Case Study on ‘Ibelin,’ From ‘The Imitation Game’ Director Morten Tyldum (EXCLUSIVE)
New Nordic Films, the Norwegian International Film Festival’s industry confab in Haugesund, has announced the program for its first ever French Focus, set up to foster partnerships and co-productions between France and the Nordic countries. The event, due to run Aug. 25-28, is organised by New Nordic Films in partnership with the Institut Francais de Norvège, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France’s National Center for…
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Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries depots near Moscow kill five
A Ukrainian drone strike on a warehouse near Moscow killed five people and injured ten overnight, part of a wider campaign by Kyiv targeting sites linked to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, which it accuses of supplying the Russian military. Two further Wildberries facilities, in St Petersburg and the Tver region, were also confirmed hit,…
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Shudder Nabs U.S. Rights to ‘Bloody Tennis’ and Horror Film Grabs Buyers in Other Major Territories Ahead of Locarno World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Nikias Chryssos’s English-language horror film “Bloody Tennis” has secured a raft of international distribution deals ahead of its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival, with Shudder picking up US rights. The sales spree, arranged by CAA and sales agents Augenschein Sales and The Playmaker Munich, signals strong early buyer confidence in the film before…
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Oil profits spike as Middle East war fuels energy prices and Trump blasts soaring earnings – business live
Oil giants including BP, ExxonMobil and Chevron have reported surging profits, driven partly by higher energy prices linked to the Middle East conflict, prompting a sharp rebuke from Donald Trump and condemnation from environmental campaigners. Trump said the companies should “give some of that profit back to the public” and cut consumer fuel prices, while…
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France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village
Explosions heard in Le Porge as the wildfires raged are believed to have have been the old munitions.
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Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat
European farmers are warning of falling food production and rising prices after extreme heat, drought and wildfires damaged crops across the continent this summer. Olive oil, already expensive following previous price spikes, is expected to rise further as groves in Greece, Italy and Portugal have been hit by fire, ash and poor air quality, while…
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Young man dies after terrifying gang brawl erupts outside Brisbane Airbnb
A young man has died following a violent mass brawl that broke out outside a house party at an Airbnb property in Redbank Plains, Brisbane. The disorder saw a large group of people fighting in the street, with the incident escalating from what appears to have started as a social gathering into fatal violence, prompting…
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Aussie couple forced to travel without luggage for seven days after airline loses their suitcases: ‘No one is taking responsibility’
An Australian couple say they were left without their luggage for a week during a European holiday after ITA Airways failed to return their suitcases, with the airline seemingly refusing to take responsibility. Alanah Schena, 22, and her boyfriend Nathan Leeson missed both connecting flights on their route from Calabria to Split via Rome and…