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Published on 23/10/2026 – 11:35 GMT+2•Updated 11:40 We’re in the final stretch, as Amazon MGM Studios are reportedly setting their final auditions for the casting of the new 007 this weekend and next week. According to various reports, the race to find the next James Bond actor is now down to the final three. Or four. One report from an industry insider revealed that the shortlist only has three names. “A few weeks ago, I was told that the race to become the next James Bond had narrowed to three names: Jacob Elordi, Jack Lowden and an undisclosed third actor,”…
“I cannot rule out doing what the Spanish people tell me,” Feijóo said, acknowledging the polls which currently indicate the PP would need Vox’s support to secure a parliamentary majority. “If they tell me to provide stability with [Vox], I will do so.” If such a partnership is needed, Vox is expected to demand a deputy prime minister post and at least one ministry, as it has in regional coalitions with the PP. POLITICO’s Madrid Playbook this week reported on speculation that the far-right party could be given the agriculture portfolio, but Feijóo said he had held no formal talks…
US President Donald Trump has again suggested he could seek a third term in 2028, despite the US Constitution limiting presidents to two elected terms. Speaking at a rally in Iowa, Trump acknowledged that the law leaves little room for interpretation but argued he should be allowed to run again because, he claimed, the 2020 election was rigged. He said he had studied the constitutional wording for a long time, but insisted that the election had been stolen from him. His allegations of widespread voter fraud in the election have not been substantiated.
France’s return to growth lasted just one month. Business activity contracted again in October, while confidence among French companies fell to its lowest level since the first Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020. The drop pulled the wider eurozone down with it. The eurozone’s composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which measures activity across manufacturing and services, fell to 51.9 in October from 53.1 in September. It was the weakest reading in four months, although the index remains above 50, the threshold separating growth from contraction. Economists had expected a smaller decline to 52.7. The services and manufacturing indices also came in lower…
By Tokunbo Salako with AP Published on 23/10/2026 – 11:17 GMT+2 Tributes have been paid to the Hollywood veteran actor Tom Skerritt, best known for his starring roles in Alien and Top Gun, who’s died aged 93. His family revealed he died on Wednesday from natural causes. “While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humor, curiosity, wisdom, generosity and the love he brought into our lives,” the family said in a statement. “He cared deeply about imagination, creativity, storytelling, service, veterans, the natural world and helping others find and share their own voices.” On screen,…
There will also be a “fiscal devolution roadmap” on budget day, setting out terms of how regional mayors can get more power and money and drawn up partly by Burnham’s new Manchester outpost, No. 10 North. Legislation to let them impose tourist taxes will be published in the coming weeks. And officials have talked behind the scenes about procurement and boosting Britain’s heavy industries; the budget needs to find almost £5 billion to plug a hole in a defense investment plan unveiled under Starmer. Targeted cost-of-living measures appear likely to include scrapping “standing charges” on domestic gas bills, which cost…
Torrential rain has triggered flash flooding across southeast Queensland, Australia, breaking multiple October rainfall records, stranding drivers, forcing school closures and prompting hundreds of emergency calls over two days. The deluge began on Thursday with a water treatment plant near Moreton Bay, north of Brisbane, recording more than 250 millimetres of rain in 24 hours. Some locations received nearly 180 millimetres in just three hours. Beerburrum recorded its wettest October day on record, while Toowoomba experienced its heaviest October rainfall in 29 years. Flooded roads damaged infrastructure, disrupted electricity supplies and forced 14 schools to close. Authorities urged residents in…
Published on 23/10/2026 – 9:33 GMT+2 One of New York’s longest-running tourist attractions could be reaching the end of the road, after the city council voted to ban horse-drawn carriages in Central Park. Horse-drawn carriages have been part of Central Park since the mid-19th century and the vote on 22 October signals a possible end to a tradition that has sparked years of heated debate. Mayor Zohran Mamdani must still sign the measure into law. He has previously supported a ban but has also raised concerns about protections for workers in the industry. If signed into law, the ban will…
Published on 23/10/2026 – 9:54 GMT+2•Updated 10:04 RAYE has been crowned the winner of this year’s Mercury Prize, taking home the coveted statue for her second album ‘This Music May Contain Hope’. The British artist, born Rachel Keen, beat favourite Olivia Dean, as well as JADE, Florence + The Machine, the War Child ‘Help (2)’ compilation album and Paul McCartney – who was shortlisted for the first time, aged 84, with his new record, ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’. The judges praised ‘This Music May Contain Hope’, which features the hit single ‘Where Is My Husband!’, for combining old-school Hollywood…
Ukrainian drone units started testing speed limits from Thursday evening, shortly after Trump told reporters that Musk had restored Starlink. While some tests recorded speeds of up to 200 km/h over the Black Sea and noted an improvement, the drones still rapidly lost signal once flying above the 160 km/h speed limit. “So, the key point is: We accelerate above 180 km/h, fly for a couple of minutes, the connection drops. It falls to 140–150 km/h and then is re-established — but the situation is better,” a drone pilot from Ukraine’s top drone unit known as Magyar’s Birds told POLITICO.…