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Apache workers’ strike threat could disrupt supplies from North Sea oilfields
Oil workers in the North Sea could strike later this month after negotiations between the Unite union and Apache broke down over pay. The union claims Apache’s 4% pay offer amounts to a real-terms pay cut for employees at a time when the company reported £1.1bn in after-tax profits. This matters because such industrial action…
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Losses from hacked UK accounts rose more than 400% to £6.3m
Money stolen through hacked email and social media accounts has surged by more than 400% in one year, reaching £6.3m in the 2025-26 financial year, according to the Report Fraud service. The rise underscores how account hijacking now poses a significant personal security threat, extending beyond individual victims to their friends and family who can…
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Samjad’s Half offers grounded vampire action after Blade remake cancellation
Indian director Samjad’s new film “Half” offers fans a raw, grounded vampire action thriller where the cancelled Marvel “Blade” remake left a void. The film follows twin half-vampires who survive a brutal roadside attack and embark on vengeance, featuring kinetic choreography by the fight coordinator behind “The Raid 2” and “The Night Comes for Us.”…
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Macron links closer UK ties to free movement as Reform warns of migration rise
Andy Burnham has proposed discussing closer UK ties with the EU, including options such as joining the single market or rejoining the bloc. Reform UK says restoring free movement could increase immigration by more than 200,000 people a year, while the article reports that French President Emmanuel Macron told Burnham free movement would be a…
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Netflix’s Forgotten 3-Season Sitcom Deserves One More Comeback
Netflix cancelled the critically acclaimed sitcom Girls5eva in December 2024, just one season after bringing it to the platform from Peacock. The cancellation is particularly striking given that season 3 achieved a perfect 100 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, suggesting the show was hitting its creative stride. The series follows four women from a…
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Britain’s record-breaking summer to end as autumn temperatures arrive
After a record-breaking summer marked by five heatwaves, Britain is set to turn cooler from Wednesday, following a few more warm days. The shift brings more typical autumn temperatures and rain, while the prolonged heat and dryness have also affected crops and trees. Temperatures of at least 20C have been recorded somewhere in Britain every…
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard launches anti-bullying campaign after sudden death of partner
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has launched an anti-bullying campaign following the sudden death of her partner, Kenan Urker, aged 34, who died at his Louisiana home on 1 October, his birthday. Blanchard claims Urker experienced significant online harassment and cyberbullying prior to his death, and she is using his memory to advocate for legislative change. Her…
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Catalan teams compete to build towering human formations in Tarragona
Thousands gathered at Tarragona’s Tarraco Arena for Catalonia’s Castells competition, where teams compete to build the highest and most complex human tower. The event showcases a longstanding regional tradition, with this year marking its 30th staging since it began in 1932. Held every two years, the contest brings together teams of up to 500 men,…
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Clueless! Minister admits he has no idea how many freed inmates are tagged
Justice Secretary Alex Norris admitted he does not know how many of 700 prisoners released early from jail last week have been fitted with electronic monitoring devices, despite his department’s claims that released offenders would face “the toughest supervision in British history”. The admission undermines Labour’s controversial scheme to reduce prison overcrowding and raises serious…
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FBI chief Kash Patel announces engagement to country singer Alexis Wilkins
FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins are engaged. Wilkins, 27, announced the news on social media on Sunday evening, sharing a photograph of her diamond ring and joking that she had “got the law involved”; Patel reposted it, and friends and political allies congratulated the couple. Patel and Wilkins met at a…