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ObsessionCourtesy of BlumhouseDisney had many announcements at its D23 showcase tonight, though comic book fans were waiting for one moment in particular: the announcement of which actors would be showing up in the MCU’s X-Men. Now we know. Some of them, anyway.Only one has been triple confirmed, given that she was a literal co-star in a Spider-Man movie that is about to make $2 billion, but others were just reported, or even rumored. Now, confirmation on at least some roles, with no doubt more to follow. Here’s what we know.Sadie Sink (Stranger Things, Brand New Day) – Jean GreyChristopher Abbott…

Young people out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK are to join “AI boot camps” where they harness the technology to get a foothold in the workplace.The government’s latest attempt to address the crisis in Neets – young people not in work or education – involves turning to a technology that many view as a potential threat to employment.A pilot in north-west England will provide up to 70 people aged 16 to 21 with three weeks of AI training, including learning to build AI tools, understanding how businesses use AI and learning to use the technology…

Before Farage quit his Clacton seat in July, Parliament’s standards watchdog had been investigating him for not declaring a £5m gift he received from billionaire Reform UK donor Christopher Harborne before he became an MP.Hours after the Clacton result was declared, the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards told the BBC “the investigation is not suspended anymore”.If the investigation finds Farage has breached parliamentary rules, he could face suspension from the House of Commons and a process that could trigger another by-election in Clacton, potentially forcing him to fight for his seat again.Opposition parties have been calling for another…

Even after a nuclear reactor is switched off, activity continues deep inside its core. Long-lived radioactive fission products keep decaying for months or even years, releasing a weak stream of particles called antineutrinos. (Anti)neutrinos are the lightest and most elusive known particles in the Universe, and they can pass through both the reactor and its surrounding shielding with little interference. Scientists with the Double Chooz collaboration have now measured this lingering antineutrino emission for the first time. The research, recently published in Physical Review Letters, was led by Anthony Onillon and Thierry Lassere of the Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK) in…

Key eventsJack Snape double quotation markOf the No 10s tried by the Wallabies in the past two years, injuries, form, age or commitments overseas have prevented any from securing the jersey. That dynamic was highlighted when Rugby Australia paid the Gold Coast Titans – Carter’s club during his flirtation with rugby league – what was described by a “comprehensive financial settlement” to trigger a release from the final year of his NRL contract. But just as his NRL career was impeded by injury, so too has the resumption of his one in union. Injuries, or “small niggles” as Carter described…

The Greatest Showman, the 2017 Hugh Jackman film with a chart-topping soundtrack, is to be staged in the West End next spring. After a sellout eight-week run at Bristol Hippodrome earlier this year, the Disney musical will arrive at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, currently home to Disney’s Hercules.Its Bristol stars, Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks, will resume their respective roles as circus entrepreneur PT Barnum and his wife, Charity. Barks previously starred at Drury Lane as Elsa in Disney’s stage version of Frozen. Also returning from the Bristol production are Ben Joyce (as Barnum’s associate Phillip Carlyle), Vajèn van…

Can you take us through your professional journey? I was born and raised in the United States, and much of my professional life began in entrepreneurship, marketing, and business development. Over the years, I learned how to build companies, develop brands, and turn ideas into systems that could grow beyond the person who started them. For a long time, that was how I understood success. Eventually, though, another question became equally important to me: what existed in my family history before America? Like many African Americans, I could trace generations of my family in the United States, but there came…

India marked its 80th Independence Day at Delhi’s historic Red Fort, featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisting the national flag, as well as a military parade.Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

By Ediri Ejoh Nigeria’s daily consumption of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, fell by 1.27 per cent to 47.4 million litres per day (ML/D) year-on-year (YoY) in June 2026, from 48 million litres per day recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. This represents a decline of about 600,000 litres per day over the one-year period. The development reflects the residual impact of the downstream deregulation which recorded about 550 percent increase in petrol price from June 2023 to date. Breakdown of the data contained in the monthly Fact Sheets released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory…

Nature, Published online: 14 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02562-wNature staff discuss what flagging AI content may mean for research integrity — plus, how people from different cultural backgrounds have the same ‘tickle hotspots’ on the body.