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UK troops to join Poland drills preparing for post-ceasefire Ukraine support
Britain will send hundreds of troops to Poland next month for a multinational exercise rehearsing how European forces could support Ukraine after a ceasefire. The drills are intended to practise moving personnel and supplies, and to prepare for a potential peacekeeping presence that could deter renewed aggression. At least 1,500 personnel from Britain, France and…
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Philip Foster jailed for nine years over £13.6m modelling fraud targeting families
Former Brookside actor Philip Foster has been jailed for nine years over a £13.6 million modelling fraud that exploited thousands of children and their families. He received an additional six-month sentence after being extradited from Spain, where he had fled before his trial, for trying to evade justice. A National Trading Standards investigation found that…
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‘La Bola Negra’ Directing Duo Los Javis Reveal How Spanish Sensation Became “The Journey Of Our Lives”
Los Javis, the Spanish directing duo Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, say their film La Bola Negra grew from a desire to recover stories of gay men and performers who were persecuted and forgotten. The three-period drama has drawn attention at Cannes and been selected as Spain’s entry for the best international feature film Oscar.…
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Jaminet stars as Toulon beat Edinburgh in Challenge Cup
Toulon beat Edinburgh in their European Challenge Cup opener, ending the Scottish side’s unbeaten start to the season. France full-back Melvyn Jaminet led the visitors’ win with two tries and 22 points. Jaminet kicked two first-half penalties, including one from inside his own half, before scoring early in the second half. Ewan Ashman and replacement…
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Netflix Enters Box Office Era With ‘La Bola Negra’; ‘You Can See Everything’ & ‘Musk’ Face Off – Specialty Preview
Netflix is giving Spanish film *La Bola Negra* a substantial cinema release and will report its Sunday box-office takings for the first time, marking a shift towards more traditional theatrical releases. The move comes as the streamer prepares several other films for cinemas with defined theatrical windows, amid growing competition and recent changes at the…
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White House reportedly ordered Starshield restrictions disrupting Ukraine’s drone operations
Reuters reported, citing two US officials and a Western official, that an order restricting Ukraine’s access to Starshield came from inside the White House. Donald Trump denied limiting the service and said he did not think Elon Musk was responsible, while Musk suggested the US government may have been behind the restrictions. The reported disruption…
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UK may match EU tariffs on Chinese EVs to join Made in Europe scheme
The UK Government has left open the possibility of matching EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles if that is required for Britain to join the EU’s proposed Made in Europe scheme. The rules are intended to give European-made products preferential treatment and curb subsidised imports; the UK fears exclusion could damage its car industry by…
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Lumière Award Winners Joel and Ethan Coen Praise Cinema-Going : ‘The Joy of Sitting in a Movie Theater with a Crowd of People, There’s No Substitute for That’
Joel and Ethan Coen used a Lumière Film Festival masterclass to reflect on their long filmmaking partnership, collaborators and career, ahead of receiving the festival’s lifetime achievement award. Joel also defended cinema-going, saying the shared experience of watching a film with a crowd has no substitute. The brothers described a simple writing process built around…