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Wednesday, 09 August 2023

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'A cesspit of sadism and paedophilia': Survivors of abuse at Edinburgh Academy including broadcaster Nicky ...

The Daily Mail 09 Aug 2023

The focus of the latest phase of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI), which started yesterday, will focus on Edinburgh Academy ... Nicky Campbell says his former teacher abused hundreds of boys at Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College and may 'be one of the most prolific paedophiles in British criminal history'.

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Movie Review: ‘Gran Turismo’ movie drifts into cliches and video game aesthetics

Federal News Radio 09 Aug 2023

And in the third year of the “GT Academy,” an actual star emerged in a 19-year-old British kid named Jann Mardenborough, who would... And in the third year of the “GT Academy,” an actual star emerged in a 19-year-old British kid named Jann Mardenborough, who would go on to become a professional driver, just like he dreamed.

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Army Chief General Manoj Pande leaves for UK on five-day visit

The Economic Times 09 Aug 2023

... Military Academy in Sandhurst as the 'Sovereign's Representative' for the parade.

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‘Gran Turismo’ Review: Disastrous Movie Is Like Speed Racing in a Jalopy

The Daily Beast 08 Aug 2023

namely, the tale of Jann Mardenborough, the son of a British football player who, at age 19, won a “GT Academy” television-show competition that allowed him to parlay his video game skills into an actual racing career ... Jann is initially pitted at the GT Academy against ...

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Tom Holland’s Workout Routine to Get a Shredded Athletic Body

Pinkvilla 08 Aug 2023

Tom Holland’s workout routine for Spider-Man is one of the most dedicated and inspiring workouts. Discover more about his stunning chiseled body here. Written by Updated on Aug 08, 2023   . 07.30 PM IST . 1.8K ... Key Highlight ... Tom won a British Academy Film Award, BAFTA Rising Star Award, and Saturn Award on 3 different occasions.

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Ukraine war: why a ceasefire based on partition of territory won't work

The Conversation 08 Aug 2023

Even as Ukraine’s counteroffensive pushes slowly forward, some observers are calling for the warring sides to negotiate a ceasefire ... Map 1. Ukraine in 1991 . ... Map 2 ... Nick Baron has received funding from the UK Economic and Social Research Council, Arts and Humanities Research Council, British Academy, Gerda Henkel Stiftung, and Leverhulme Trust ... .

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Sri Lanka air force plane crashes killing two trainee pilots onboard

Hong Kong Standard 07 Aug 2023

The air force runs the academy at the China Bay base, a former British air base that came under attack during World War II. . Sri Lanka is a former British colony that gained independence in 1948. .

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Textile at the heart of Bhutanese identity

Kuensel 07 Aug 2023

Thinley Namgay ... Disasters such as fire and earthquake in the early 17th century damaged most of the historical records on local textiles. The chief curator at the Royal Textile Academy (RTA) Pema Choden Wangchuk said that there are records of early British explorers that trace the history of weaving in Bhutan ... “Photographs are important.” ... .

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Study reveals key cause of restricted blood flow to brain in vascular dementia

AOL 07 Aug 2023

Researchers have uncovered a potential route to developing the first ever drug treatments for the second most common type of dementia ... However, until now, it was not known how this happened ... The study was funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ... .

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Ukraine war: talks in Jeddah give Kyiv an opportunity to push its ten-point plan to ...

The Conversation 07 Aug 2023

Stefan Wolff is a past recipient of grant funding from the Natural Environment Research Council of the UK, the United States Institute of Peace, the Economic and Social Research Council of the UK, the British Academy, the NATO Science for Peace Programme, the EU Framework ...

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10 Most Expensive Manchester United Signings: New Signing Rasmus Hojlund Cracks Top 5

Sportslens 07 Aug 2023

10 Most Expensive Manchester United Signings. New Signing Rasmus Hojlund Cracks Top 5 - originally posted on Sportslens.com ... #10 Mason Mount – $70.57 million ... Manchester United splurged British record $115.42 million to bring academy graduate Paul Pogba back from Juventus in 2016, four years after he left Old Trafford as a free agent.

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Surgeons Urge NHS to Embrace Robotics and AI to Tackle Current Crisis and Future Challenges

Cryptopolitan 06 Aug 2023

Current adoption of robotics and AI ... Milton Keynes University Hospital, for instance, has been using penguin-shaped androids as hospital porters named “Milton.” These robots, developed by British AI firm Academy of Robots, can efficiently move paperwork and medicines across the hospital, freeing up staff time and improving efficiency.

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Horoscopes: Your stars for this week by Sally Brompton

The Daily Mail 05 Aug 2023

Lucky Jupiter and genius planet Uranus are strong so you'll benefit from your ideas. But Jupiter exaggerates too, while Uranus disrupts, so you must be grounded and aware of where the line between reality and fantasy really falls ... Don't ... Geri Horner - pictured at the 76th EE British Academy Film Awards in February - turns 51 this weekend ... But remember.

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People in the UK are volunteering less – it's not surprising and could get worse

The Conversation 04 Aug 2023

KOTOIMAGES/Shutterstock The number of people taking part in volunteering in the UK is decreasing . This is bad news, but it is not surprising ... Steady decline ... Kris Southby receives funding from the National Institute for Health Research, The British Academy, as well as a number of other civil society organisations for research and evaluation work. .

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Driving around with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jane Fonda

The American Israelite 03 Aug 2023

Among other things, my new car has a backup camera. It has blind spot monitors ... Here’s the scoop… ... Wikipedia adds her two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and various lifetime achievement awards ... Extraordinary life! ... She has also been inducted into Television Academy Hall of Fame ... .