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The Reform UK leader is taking direct aim at pollsters — as his team plans to remind the British public why it gave the Conservatives such a kicking in 2024.

“La Bola Negra” has been taking the world by storm, with a star-making turn from first-time actor Guitarricadelafuente in the queer Spanish epic from directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (known as Los Javis). The trio attended the Miami Film Festival, where Guitarricadelafuente was presented with the Virtuoso Award, while Los Javis received the Visiona

Fantastic Fest award winner “Bloody Tennis,” starring Sandra Guldberg Kampp and Golden Globe nominee Helena Zengel, has sold to several further territories, ahead of its market premiere this week at the American Film Market in Los Angeles. Nikias Chryssos’ English-language horror film has been acquired in the U.K. and Ireland by Blue Finch, in Turkey […]

Conservative shadow minister Helen Whately says the system risks putting children on a "conveyor belt" towards a "lifetime on benefits".

Turkiye plans to establish local defence production factories and military training centres in Nigeria, aiming to boost bilateral trade from $2bn to $5bn. Read More: https://punchng.com/turkiye-to-build-defence-factories-in-nigeria-targets-5bn-trade/

Sean Penn isn’t exactly a fixture on the regional documentary festival circuit. But SFFILM’s Doc Stories has a way of attracting high-profile supporters. On Saturday, Penn was at the fest’s Vogue Theatre in San Francisco to introduce James Marcus Haney’s “Black Sunflowers,” a documentary about a generation of young Ukrainians coming of age amid martial […]

A new US Census Bureau report projects significant population declines in American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands by the end of the century.

Read the evening recap as Nyesom Wike promises councillors N10m to deliver wards in 2027 and Babcock University confirms a student in a viral video is aliv Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-wike-promises-councillors-n10m-babcock-confirms-student-alive-other-top-stories/

Welcome to the Karnataka Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today. Curated and written by Nalme Nachiyar.

Wer mit KI-Coding-Agenten arbeitet, kann Zugangsdaten in öffentliche Repositories ausleiten. Schuld ist eine Komfortfunktion.

Read the morning recap of top Nigerian stories, including a Lagos barber’s death after detention, the FG’s plan for a $500m loan, and more news. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-lagos-barber-dies-after-detention-fg-seeks-500m-loan-other-top-stories/

When it was announced, in 2017, that the Chilean writer-director Sébastian Lelio was to helm a U.S. remake of his 2013 breakout film “Gloria,” admirers of the original — and indeed of Lelio himself — had cause for concern. English-language do-overs of world cinema successes frequently go awry; furthermore, we had the cautionary tale of […]

To shoot their Oscar-contending film Still Standing, directors Víctor Tadashi Suárez and Livia Albeck-Ripka donned hazmat suits – for good reason. Their documentary, winner of Oscar-qualifying awards at Full Frame, the Seattle International Film Festival, and Aspen Shortsfest, explores homes left toxic by the catastrophic Eaton fire that tore through the Alt

Right to Democracy is urging the US Census Bureau to withdraw the proposals, warning they could further marginalise communities in American territories.

<p>Lucy Powell says proposals to end widespread practice will be included in overhaul of England’s national curriculum </p><p>Pushing GCSE subjects on younger pupils risks turning England’s secondary schools into “early exam factories”, the education secretary has said, warning that it is increasing disengagement from education.</p><p>Lucy Powell wants schoo

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From controversies surrounding prominent Nigerian pastors to political developments ahead of the 2027 general elections, several stories are making headlines. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-churches-deny-oil-wells-claim-inec-weighs-atikus-ticket-other-top-stories/

Saturday’s news cycle featured several major developments, from the EFCC’s revelation about billions of naira in illicit donations returned on the orders of RCCG General Overseer, Pastor Enoch… Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-adeboye-ordered-illicit-funds-returned-tinubu-rallies-in-rivers-ogun-replies-afod-other-top-stories/

Some of the most compelling stories in contention for the Academy Awards aren’t unfolding across two or three hours. They’re being told in a fraction of that time. The race in the short film categories is taking shape, offering a showcase for emerging filmmakers, well-known talents and storytellers pushing the boundaries of what can be […]

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia author and photographer Len Wagg was on his day off 30 years ago when he discovered how powerful and poignant a war cemetery could be.

Menaces sur l'information revient ce matin sur une mort en direct, celle de Mano Shottas, fin 2024, au cours d'une manifestation contre la pollution au minerai de chrome. Dans ce volet d'une enquête plus large sur les entraves à la liberté des journalistes au Mozambique, Forbidden Stories, organisation qui poursuit le travail de journalistes assassinés, s'es

<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2042366">Voters across the US</a> elected a historic slate of women, candidates of colour and other underrepresented politicians on Tuesday, reshaping the face of political leadership as Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s administration ​to major gains nationwide.</p> <p>Democrats <a h

As the weekend begins, major stories making headlines on PUNCH Online include the divorce debate sparked by failed marriages among prominent pastors, President Bola Tinubu’s criticism of Peter Obi… Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-pastors-marital-woes-spark-divorce-debate-tinubu-mocks-peter-obi-other-top-stories/

Tosin Samuel, CEO of TSpices Kitchen, speaks with Damola Adedigba about turning her passion for food into a business, rejecting lucrative deals that conflict with her values and her ambition to take Nigerian cuisine to the world. Read More: https://punchng.com/i-tell-stories-about-our-culture-heritage-through-food-vlogger-samuel/

This weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix is in many ways the first page of the first chapter of the next championship battle.

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the American Film Market, international buyers from 12 territories have teamed up to form a new distribution network called Lokia. The 12 distribution partners comprise Wild Bunch Germany GmbH / Wild Bunch Austria (Germany and Austria); Praesens-Film (Switzerland); PRIS Audiovisuals SA (Portugal); Feelgood Entertainment (Greece); Kazoo Fi

Top headlines this morning include a Federal High Court judgment nullifying the David Mark-led National Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress and the process that produced former… Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-court-ruling-threatens-atikus-2027-bid-outages-hit-four-states-fct-other-stories/

US President Donald Trump attributed Thursday’s stock market freefall to the electoral victory of his rival Democratic Party in midterm elections earlier this week. Read More: https://punchng.com/trump-blames-democrats-midterm-victories-for-stock-market-plunge/

Party promises dramatic change in the wake of its ‘blue wave’

Science matters, but so do the people behind the data. National Geographic Explorers make the case for conservation stories that connect research with lived experiences.

The Federal Government’s criteria for selecting beneficiaries of its N50,000 emergency relief support, President Bola Tinubu’s return from Saudi Arabia and the Flamingos’ historic qualification for… Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-fgs-n50000-relief-selection-criteria-tinubus-return-flamingos-wcup-feat-other-top-stories/

Party promises dramatic change in the wake of its ‘blue wave’

Timorese artists have captured their history, language and culture in three new albums and a single released through the Wantok Musik Foundation.

War has left Sudanese workers jobless and consumers facing higher prices as factories struggle to reopen.

Read the evening’s top stories: How to get free NIN slips, Atiku’s 2027 subsidy promise, Lamine Yamal’s UCL record, and Tinubu’s return from Umrah. Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-free-nin-slips-yamals-ucl-record-other-top-stories/

Americans elected the country's first Black woman, and four other Black candidates, into gubernatorial roles during Tuesday's record midterm races.

Democrats have been celebrating across the US after a series of victories saw them take control of both chambers.

“A blue tsunami” - that's what political commentators on Wednesday called the decisive victory for Democrats and the resounding loss for US President Donald Trump's Republican party in the midterm elections. Votes were still being tallied but Democrats were projected to retake the majority of seats in Congress following a series of stunning reversals in Repu

Maryland Governor Wes Moore successfully defended his seat against Republican challenger Dan Cox. Moore shares his reaction to major Democratic midterm wins.

House Speaker Mike Johnson will not stay on as Republican leader when Democrats take control of the chamber in January, according to multiple news outlets. Hakeem Jeffries is in line to become the next speaker, after four years as minority leader. Democrats are expected to have a majority of around 75 seats, a far cry […]

EXCLUSIVE: Horrible Histories star Dominique Moore has launched a development talent agency for kids. DMA Talent opens with around 10 clients including Waffle’s After School Club actor Sienna Grey Moore along with an agent, Geri Spicer, and employees focused on wellbeing and safeguarding. From age six to adulthood, DMA Talent will work with specialists and [

Phars Film will release Shah Rukh Khan starrer King, directed by Siddarth Anand, in international cinemas on December 24. The film is opening day-and-date with its India release, where Pen Marudhar has distribution rights. Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment in association with Marflix Pictures, King marks the highly-anticipated reunion of Khan and Anand

Read the top Nigerian stories, including the EFCC’s discovery of an illegal refinery in Ogun and clashes among Peter Obi’s 2027 support groups. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-efcc-uncovers-illegal-refinery-obi-supporters-clash-other-top-stories/

Democrats scored sweeping victories in the U.S. midterm elections on Wednesday, flipping key Republican-held seats in Congress.

President Donald Trump told voters to pretend he was on the ballot in this year’s midterm elections.

Treasury yields were last little changed Wednesday as investors weighed big wins from Democrats in the U.S. midterm elections.

Republican candidates have performed strongly in preliminary midterm election results in American territories, despite the expected anti-Trump swing on the mainland.

The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of N50,000 monthly cash relief to vulnerable Nigerians under its emergency intervention programme. Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-fg-begins-n50000-payments-falcons-earn-caf-nominations-other-top-stories/

Kondapalli Srinivas says Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu’s effective administration has made people repose their faith in him

Read a recap of top Nigerian stories, including the killing of three homeless men in Lagos and President Tinubu’s $100,000 reward for each Super Falcon. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-three-homeless-men-shot-dead-in-lagos-super-falcons-receive-100000-each-other-top-stories/

Walkley Award-winning journalist Kate McClymont spoke with three of the five complainants in the Alan Jones trial, which initially sparked a police investigation into the former radio broadcaster.

The US native explains how a fanciful Covid dream led to her becoming a leading Irish food publisher

These factories, which manufacture for brands like H&M and Uniqlo, rely on millions of lowly paid workers.

Google's Dreambeans, its latest AI experiment, now supports 13 Indian languages.

Ιστορίες ανθρώπων που δημιουργούν, προσφέρουν, ξεπερνούν δυσκολίες, αναλαμβάνουν πρωτοβουλίες και συμβάλλουν σε θετικές αλλαγές γύρω τους, φέρνει ξανά στο προσκήνιο το Good Stories Summit, το οποίο επιστρέφει για τέταρτη χρονιά, την Παρασκευή 6 Νοεμβρίου 2026, στο Ωδείον Αθηνών. Στη σκηνή θα ακουστούν ιστορίες ανθρώπων και συλλογικών πρωτοβουλιών από όλη την

The Federal Government has introduced a USSD-based credit service to help Nigerians access loans for needs including food and solar power, while the UK government has unveiled new rules requiring… Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-fg-unveils-ussd-loans-uk-migrants-face-10-year-wait-other-top-stories/

The government has formed a six-member wage board to address workers’ demands for a monthly minimum wage increase amid rising inflation and living costs.