Former BBC News Chief Turness Joins Talent Agency to Launch Studio
Deborah Turness, who left the BBC last year amid an editorial-bias row, has been named President of a new creator-focused studio at British talent agency Independent Talent Group.
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How Breaking Bad's Costumes Secretly Tracked Its Characters' Moral Decay
A decade after it ended, entertainment outlets and the show's own creator continue to confirm that Breaking Bad's wardrobe choices were never accidental. Colours mapped each character's journey from ordinary life to crime.
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Hilton CEO: AI Changes Search 'Gatekeepers', Not Guest Loyalty
Ahead of a September appearance at Skift Global Forum, Hilton's Christopher Nassetta argues that as artificial intelligence reshapes how travellers find hotels, the basics that keep guests coming back have not changed.
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Old British Supermarket Carrier Bags Become Sought-After Collectables
Decades-old plastic bags from retailers such as M&S, Tesco and Woolworths are selling for up to £10 on resale platforms, as collectors embrace nostalgia for tangible everyday objects.
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Brazil police recover eight stolen Matisse works, arrest suspect
Brazilian police have found eight Henri Matisse engravings stolen from a São Paulo library last December, and arrested a man accused of storing them for the theft's alleged mastermind.
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Scientists study whether sauna use helps bodies cope with heatwaves
Researchers are examining whether repeated sauna sessions can help people acclimatise to extreme heat, as western Europe endures its hottest June on record and the UK faces its fourth heatwave of the year.
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Regular sauna use may build heat resilience, scientists say
Researchers are investigating whether repeated sauna sessions can train the body to cope more safely with extreme heat. The findings arrive as Europe records thousands of excess deaths from its most severe heatwaves in years.
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Myanmar drama 'Fruit Gathering' wins top prize at Karlovy Vary
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival closed its 60th edition by awarding its top honour to a Myanmar co-production, while Dustin Hoffman and Juliette Binoche received lifetime achievement awards.
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Nolan's The Odyssey eyes record $84.5m second weekend at global box office
Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's ancient epic has defied industry expectations, opening to $263.7 million worldwide and now tracking for its strongest-ever sophomore weekend. The film is reshaping what cinema audiences will turn out for in 2026.
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IATA appoints first female director general, ending 40-year airline tradition
The International Air Transport Association has named World Economic Forum economist Saadia Zahidi as its next director general, the first woman and first non-airline executive to lead global aviation's largest trade body since 1985.
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FDA Approves First Oral Cholesterol Pill to Match Injectable Potency
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Lipfendra, the first pill that works by the same mechanism as the most powerful injectable cholesterol drugs on the market. Made by Merck, the once-daily tablet cuts LDL cholesterol by up to 59 percent in clinical trials..
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Nolan's Odyssey opens to $264m globally, breaking his own records
Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's ancient epic has delivered the British director's biggest ever worldwide opening weekend, with audiences from London to Mumbai filling premium cinema seats to capacity.
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WHO: 45% of dementia risk is preventable through lifestyle changes
The World Health Organization has issued its first updated dementia prevention guidelines since 2019, identifying modifiable risk factors — from air pollution to social isolation — that could delay or prevent nearly half of all cases globally.
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Ten Thousand Vespas Ride Through Rome for the Scooter's 80th Birthday
Riders from across six continents converged on the Italian capital on Saturday for a grand parade past the Colosseum, marking eight decades since Piaggio's iconic scooter first took to the road in 1946.
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Louis Vuitton's giant waterfall show sparks debate during Paris heatwave
LVMH says no water was wasted when Louis Vuitton staged an eight-metre artificial waterfall at a Paris student campus during a record-breaking heatwave. Residents, politicians, and students have questioned the timing and the use of public space.