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I enjoy Fallgrade’s grainy physics-defying city almost as much as I fear its foggy giant spider

  • Fallgrade combines gravity-flipping exploration with surreal horror.
  • Players collect orbs while avoiding a giant spider called Karl.
  • A demo is in development; no release date is confirmed.

Fallgrade is an upcoming atmospheric game set in a grainy, unsettling city where players collect black orbs while avoiding a huge fog-like spider named Karl. Its main mechanic lets players reverse gravity, turning walls into floors and creating a disorientating traversal system; the article highlights the game’s distinctive…

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The recovery routine behind the world’s top soccer teams

  • Recovery is now central to elite football preparation.
  • Heat, travel and fixture congestion increase physical strain.
  • Teams combine several recovery methods.

Elite football teams are increasingly treating recovery as a core part of performance, alongside training, because congested fixtures, travel, heat and extra time place heavy physical demands on players. The article highlights the trend through a promotional focus on infrared saunas, arguing that recovery staff work to help…

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Four Palestinians and two Israelis killed in West Bank shooting

  • Six people killed in West Bank shooting amid conflicting accounts.
  • Israeli forces plan major operation and sent reinforcements.
  • Violence has risen sharply since the Gaza war began.

Four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed in a shooting in the occupied West Bank village of Tal, in what the BBC described as the deadliest single incident there for months. Palestinian and Israeli accounts differ sharply over how the violence began, with each side saying the other…

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Prince William? David Cameron? JD Vance? Celebrities brace – and Staines celebrates – ahead of new Ali G film

  • Ali G returns in a new Sacha Baron Cohen film.
  • Wimbledon stunt may appear in the October release.
  • Cohen will direct the film himself.

Sacha Baron Cohen has revived Ali G ahead of a new film, Ali G: Who Iz I?, due for worldwide release on 23 October. The character made a disruptive appearance at the Wimbledon men’s final, where he allegedly heckled spectators, made provocative claims involving Prince Harry and tried…

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Fury explodes at Pete Hegseth over ‘grotesque insult’ to US troops killed in Iran war as Pentagon is accused of cover-up

  • Pentagon death toll fell from 18 to 14.
  • Four soldiers killed after the ceasefire were removed.
  • Lawmakers accused the department of a cover-up.

The Pentagon has faced criticism after four US soldiers killed in Jordan and Iraq were removed from its official death toll for the Iran war, reducing the reported total from 18 to 14. The change has prompted accusations that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s department is attempting to minimise…

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Oscar Documentary Contender ‘House Of Hope’ Secures North American Distribution

  • *House of Hope* gains North American distribution.
  • Its Hot Docs prize supports Oscar eligibility.
  • Release is planned for mid-October 2026.

Toronto-based New Mountain Films has acquired North American theatrical and streaming rights to *House of Hope*, Marjolein Busstra’s documentary about a pacifist Waldorf primary school in the occupied West Bank. The deal will give the film a wider audience ahead of awards season, following a festival prize that…

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Coal dynasty heir, 40, is charged with strangling wife at their enormous $4m mansion… months after he allegedly ripped chain from her neck at Monaco’s iconic Hotel de Paris

  • Coal heir Christopher Drummond faces domestic violence charges in Alabama.
  • Charges include an alleged felony strangulation incident.
  • Allegations span incidents from 2025 to early 2026.

Christopher Lee Drummond, heir to the Drummond Company coal-mining fortune, has been arrested in Alabama on domestic violence charges involving his wife, Alexis Drummond. The case matters because it concerns allegations of repeated abuse across several incidents and jurisdictions, including a felony strangulation or suffocation charge. Drummond, 40,…

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Inside oOh!media’s ‘miserable’ private equity push: Once-loyal staff reveal ‘fear’, ‘constant pressure’ and sinking morale at adland’s former star employer

  • Staff reportedly fear job losses amid oOh!media’s private-equity push.
  • Formerly loyal employees describe pressure and falling morale.
  • The report connects concerns to restructuring, leadership and AI.

The article examines alleged worsening staff morale at Australian advertising company oOh!media as it pursues a private-equity deal. Formerly seen as a standout employer, the company is portrayed by current and former staff as facing fear, sustained pressure and declining loyalty, with concerns that cost-cutting and restructuring are…

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Operation Wreck the Joint: ‘Drunk soldier steals 15-ton Bulldog tank before smashing up civilian cars in £100,000 joyride’

  • Drunk soldier allegedly stole and drove a Bulldog armoured vehicle.
  • Civilian cars were damaged during the reported joyride.
  • Total losses were estimated at about £100,000.

A soldier allegedly stole a 15-tonne Bulldog armoured vehicle while drunk and drove it through civilian areas, damaging several cars during what was described as a £100,000 joyride. The incident highlights serious concerns over military vehicle security and the danger posed to the public when heavy equipment is…

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Sales Veteran Fred Tsui to Lead Hong Kong International Film Festival

  • Fred Tsui will lead the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society.
  • He succeeds Albert Lee on 23 September.
  • His first festival edition will be held next March.

Fred Tsui, a Hong Kong film sales executive and founder of Moebius Entertainment, has been appointed executive director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society. Taking office on 23 September, he will succeed Albert Lee and lead an organisation central to Hong Kong’s film culture and the…

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