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Some of the core issues that drove Trump's US supporters and the MAGA movement are no longer Republican talking points.
Some of the core issues that drove Trump's US supporters and the MAGA movement are no longer Republican talking points.
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Ukraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.
<p>Actors in the mix to play 007 in Denis Villeneuve’s installment include Callum Turner and Jack Lowden</p><p>The search for the next <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/jamesbond">James Bond</a> may finally be nearing its end: according to reports, a very select group of actors will screen-test to become the next British agent 007 this weekend.</p><p>According to the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-bond-screen-tests-callum-turner-jack-lowden-1236728317/">Hollywood Reporter</a> and <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/global/james-bond-final-screen-tests-callum-turner-jack-lowden-1236921500/">Variety</a>, citing several sources, a group of actors reportedly including Callum Turner and Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden, will appear in front of cameras as the secret agent this weekend in London.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/22/final-james-bond-screen-tests-callum-turner-jack-lowden">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Singer who previously had record-breaking Brit awards success adds to her haul thanks to massively ambitious big-band album</p><p>Raye is the winner of the 2026 Mercury prize, for her second studio album, This Music May Contain Hope.</p><p>Her win – for a hugely ambitious 73-minute record that spanned big band jazz, power balladry, funk and more – caps an ongoing renaissance for a British singer who at one point was in the doldrums, lashing out publicly at her record label for not letting her release a studio album.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/22/raye-wins-2026-mercury-prize-for-this-music-may-contain-hope">Continue reading...</a>
<p>PM will also announce funding for specialised protective gear and the deployment of military aircraft</p><p></p><p>The UK government is to create an AI Cobra unit to spot wildfires after this year’s record-breaking summer saw devastating blazes across the country.</p><p>The country experienced its <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/01/summer-2026-uk-hottest-on-record-provisional-met-office-data">hottest-ever summer</a> this year, with prolonged dry periods and extreme heat fuelling wildfires that triggered an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/emergency-alert-warning-wildfire-risk-sent-phones-england-wales">emergency alert</a> to mobile phones in England and Wales. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/08/july-record-wildfires-england-data-shows">Figures released</a> on 8 October showed a clear upward trend in the number of fires recorded each year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/22/burnham-plans-ai-unit-spot-fight-fires-faster-record-breaking-summer-heat">Continue reading...</a>