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Spain reach World Cup quarter-finals as late goal sinks Portugal
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Sky Acquires ITV Media Business for £1.6bn, Consolidating British Broadcasting and Creating Streaming Rival
Comcast-owned pay-TV operator Sky has agreed to acquire ITV’s Media and Entertainment division for £1.6 billion, with the transaction expected to complete in the second half of 2027. The deal fundamentally separates ITV’s business: its production arm, ITV Studios, will operate as an independent global content creator, while its television networks and streaming operations pass…
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Mbappé Penalty Sends France Past Physical Paraguay into World Cup Quarter-Finals
France reached the World Cup quarter-finals with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Paraguay in a Round of 16 tie played in Philadelphia amid a summer heat wave. The defending champions and pre-tournament favourites struggled to reproduce the fluent attacking football of their earlier matches, instead adopting a more direct, pragmatic approach against a Paraguay side…
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European Temperatures Reach Historic Highs as Extended Heatwave Approaches
Temperature records across the United Kingdom and wider Europe are being systematically broken, with climate scientists indicating this escalating pattern reflects a fundamental shift in regional weather rather than isol
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Venice Classics 2024: 19 Restored Masterpieces from Wajda, Rossellini, Polanski and Cinema’s Greats
The Venice Film Festival’s Venice Classics program is presenting 19 newly restored films spanning decades of international filmmaking. The curated selection includes works by acclaimed directors such as Andrej Wajda, Rob
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Portugal Edge Croatia in World Cup Drama as VAR Call Seals Ronaldo’s Last-16 Passage
Portugal secured a 2-1 victory over Croatia in Toronto to advance to the World Cup last 16, with captain Cristiano Ronaldo converting from the penalty spot and substitute Gonçalo Ramos notching a crucial 94th-minute head
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Veteran Producer Moritz Borman, Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker and Oliver Stone Collaborator, Dies at 71
Moritz Borman, a prolific German-born film producer whose career spanning multiple decades established him as a significant figure in both prestige cinema and major studio productions, has died at age 71. The producer pa
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Drones spotted buzzing RAF bases were launched from Russian shadow fleet tanker sailing near UK, report reveals
The unmanned aerial platforms targeted the Lakenheath and Mildenhall bases in Suffolk, RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and RAF Feltwell in Norfolk over four days in 2024.
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What are the new EU border checks and how will they affect your summer holiday?
Security checks due to new digital entry and exit system have caused delays and missed flights for holidaymakersTravellers to the EU have faced additional border security checks since the launch of the digital entry and exit system (EES) last October.The new system means that most non-EU citizens, including those from the UK, have to register…
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At least ten killed in large-scale Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv
Russia launched its biggest strikes on the city in weeks with children among the “significant number” of casualties, Ukrainian officials say.