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Laura Whitmore breaks silence after BBC rules on Strictly bullying probe of ex partner Giovanni Pernice - Evening Standard

  1. Laura Whitmore breaks silence after BBC rules on Strictly bullying probe of ex partner Giovanni Pernice  Evening Standard
  2. Giovanni Pernice explains why he got ‘frustrated’ with Amanda Abbington on Strictly  The Independent
  3. Has Strictly been tainted by scandal after Amanda Abbington claims partly upheld?  BBC.com
  4. How Strictly ditched ‘fluff’ and romance – and entered the ‘brutal’ world of professional dancing  The Telegraph
  5. Strictly’s Amanda Abbington to SUE... Читать дальше...

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Nicholas Hoult is a juror with a secret in the Juror #2 trailer 

Nicholas Hoult is a juror with a problem. Playing Justin Kemp in Juror #2, the latest from director Clint Eastwood, he has neither a Princess Leia costume nor a disqualifying reason for skipping the trial. Well, aside from witnessing and committing the crime that he’s supposed to be deciding.

Breaking Defense 

Space Moves: Anduril solidifies DoD-focused market strategy

“Anduril will use Apex’s buses for missions where Apex’s off-the-shelf approach and scalable manufacturing enable Anduril to rapidly deliver capability to customers; such as space situational awareness, proliferated LEO architectures, and missile warning and tracking,” Anduril said in a press release today. 

Cyprus Mail 

Flights diverted to Cyprus as Iran bombs Tel Aviv

International flights with destinations in the Middle East were diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday evening as Iran launched a series of missile strikes on the Israeli Mediterranean city of Tel Aviv. British Airways’ flight from London Heathrow to Dubai, Royal Jordanian’s flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Amman, and Israeli airline El Al’s flight […]

Energy-daily.com 

EU recommends airlines avoid Lebanese, Israeli airspace

Paris (AFP) Sept 28, 2024
Airlines should avoid Lebanese and Israeli airspace for the coming month, the European Union said Saturday, amid an escalation in air strikes and rocket fire between Israel and Hezbollah. The European Commission and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warned in a statement of "an overall intensification of air strikes and degradation in the security situation". They issued an of

Energy-daily.com 

Austria Greens leave transport pass as legacy ahead of vote

Vienna (AFP) Sept 28, 2024
Sunday's national vote in Austria is expected to punish the Greens, whose support has plunged since 2020 when they formed an unprecedented coalition with the conservatives. But some of their popular initiatives will remain, including a pass that allows holders to take public transport throughout the country for 1,095 euros ($1,224) a year, or three euros per day. "I just jump on the trai

Energy-daily.com 

Return to sender: waste stranded at sea stirs toxic dispute

Tirana (AFP) Sept 27, 2024
Amid the scorching heat at the Albanian port of Durres, 102 containers set sail for Thailand in early July, sparking a high-seas drama that highlighted the perils of the global waste trade. According to official papers reviewed by AFP, the containers were filled with waste material that was set to be processed and destroyed far from Europe's shores. But weeks later, the containers are st

Energy-daily.com 

Sweden to start building new nuclear reactor by 2026: PM

Stockholm (AFP) Sept 27, 2024
Sweden will begin construction on a new nuclear reactor before the country's next legislative election in 2026, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in an interview published on Friday. His right-wing coalition government, propped up by the far-right Sweden Democrats, has vowed to massively ramp up nuclear energy in Sweden but a formal decision on the type of reactor to be built has yet to be

Energy-daily.com 

UK govt buys semiconductor facility key to defence

London (AFP) Sept 27, 2024
The UK government announced on Friday that it had acquired a key semiconductor factory after fears its imminent closure would hamper a crucial supply chain to Britain's armed forces. The facility at Newton Aycliffe in northeast England is the only secure site in Britain with the capability to produce gallium arsenide chips, used in electronic devices. The semiconductors are used in a num

Energy-daily.com 

Britain's last coal-fired power station closes

London (AFP) Sept 30, 2024
The UK's last coal-fired power station will officially close its doors on Monday, making Britain the first G7 country to end its reliance on the fossil fuel to produce electricity. The closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, a power plant that has dominated the surrounding central England landscape for nearly 60 years, marks a symbolic step in the UK's ambition to decarbonise electricity by 2030, and

Energy-daily.com 

Philippines' Marcos opens first EV battery plant

Manila (AFP) Sept 30, 2024
President Ferdinand Marcos inaugurated on Monday the first factory for electric vehicle batteries in the Philippines, calling it the "future" of clean energy. The Australian-owned lithium-iron-phosphate factory aims to produce two gigawatt-hours of batteries per year by 2030, powering about 18,000 electric vehicles or nearly half a million home battery systems. "We have worked very hard

Energy-daily.com 

EU states plan Friday vote on Chinese EV tariffs

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 30, 2024
EU member states are expected to vote on whether to slap hefty tariffs on imported electric cars from China on Friday, European diplomats said on Monday. The European Commission, in charge of EU trade policy, plans to levy additional duties of up to 36 percent on electric vehicles imported from China but the issue has divided the bloc. Brussels announced its plans in July for the tariffs

Energy-daily.com 

EU must tackle China, US threats without being protectionist: Draghi

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 30, 2024
The European Union must defend itself against the challenges from China and the United States without resorting to protectionism, former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi said Monday. Draghi, also the former head of the European Central Bank, delivered the strong message just weeks after warning in a much-anticipated report that Europe faced "existential" challenges. EU chief Ursula vo

Energy-daily.com 

China megacities ease homebuying rules to boost property market

Beijing (AFP) Sept 30, 2024
Six of China's biggest banks said they would tweak interest rates on existing mortgages following a request to lower them from Beijing's central bank, state media said Monday, as the country seeks to pull itself out of a housing sector slump. The measures are the latest in a raft of pledges out of Beijing since last week aimed at kickstarting the world's number-two economy. The teetering

Energy-daily.com 

United States approves $1.52B loan to restart Michigan's Palisades nuclear plant

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 30, 2024
The Biden administration said on Monday that a final deal had been made to give an energy company a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to bring a Michigan nuclear power plant back to life. Holtec International agreed to refurbish and restart the Palisades nuclear plant in Covert Township, near the shores of Lake Michigan about 15 miles north of Benton Harbor by October 2025. Once it starts, t