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An eagerly-anticipated new movie starring two iconic 90s characters has received an impressive 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of its release. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl will see the beloved pair return to screen again in their sixth film together. The second-featured length film in the franchise since The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in 2005, it also serves as a full-length sequel to The Wrong Trousers, released in 1993. It will air on the BBC on Christmas Day before it starts streaming on Netflix in the New Year. The film’s synopsis has teased: ‘Gromit’s concern that Wallace is…

Brat summer is officially over and Charli XCX has moved on to a completely different project; a high fantasy queer period drama. 100 Nights of Hero will be the first time the Apple hitmaker appears in a full-length non-animated film after a voice role in the Angry Birds Movie (2016). Charli has just finished her Sweat tour with Troye Sivan, who revealed that there would not be a European leg due to conflicting commitments. Turns out one of the 32-year-old’s commitments is filming a fantasy film in a regal crushed velvet dark green dress; goodbye Brat green. An embroidered green…

Underground air to heat London’s iconic buildings Excess heat from London’s Underground will power iconic buildings in a new £1bn net zero scheme. This low-carbon network will soon channel excess heat from the Underground to power several sites in central London, namely Downing Street and the National Gallery. This comes following last week’s Budget, in which chancellor Rachel Reeves announced significant investments in green energy, including a £2bn pour into UK’s hydrogen schemes. The initiative was recently launched by Hemiko and Vital Energi, who have partnered to transform Westminster’s heating infrastructure, marking a major step in the UK’s journey towards net zero.…

UK economy at risk of higher inflation and slower growth due to Trump tariffs Economists are concerned by the likely impact of Donald Trump’s economic policies on the UK following his historic election victory. During the campaign, Trump threatened to increase tariffs on foreign imports by between 10-20 per cent while also placing 60 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods. A tariff is a levy imposed on imports. By putting extra costs on businesses importing products from overseas, tariffs limit trade and lead to higher prices for consumers. If Trump went ahead with his threats to impose blanket tariffs, economists…

US Treasury yields jump and Bitcoin hits record as Trump wins election US Treasury yields jumped and Bitcoin surged to a new record as markets reacted to Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Republicans have taken back control of the Senate, while Trump is due to return to the White House after winning the crucial battleground of Pennsylvania. Trump declared victory in a speech in Florida after having earlier won the key swing states of North Carolina and Georgia. The win was officially called by media outlets later in the morning. Walking up to the stage at 2.25am local…

Much like the UK, the newspaper front pages went to print long before the results of the US election rolled in. Some of the front pages reported on the predictions of the election whilst others left US politics off their front pages altogether. Online, most major European newspapers/news sites lead with the presidential election – here are some of the highlights. 

Some of the US front pages reflect more updated reports regarding the US election, whilst others, due to time zones, are already old news! 

Only a handful of papers declare Donald Trump on the cusp of winning the election whilst others went to print long before those indications became clear. 

The more updated front pages also highlight the news the GOP has won back the Senate and that Donald Trump appears to have won the popular vote.