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Unlikely Brit actor Jack Barton is leading the pack for coveted James Bond role after attracting attention for his part in teen drama Heartstopper

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Brit actor Jack Barton, 31, has been introduced as a potential new leading man, as he was named the current favourite for the iconic part (pictured in SAS: Rogue Heroes)

There has been a new name added into the mix as speculation over which actor will be offered the coveted James Bond role continues to grow.

It has been the question on everyone’s lips since Daniel Craig announced he would be hanging up his bow tie and pistol as 007 in 2019.

Now Brit actor Jack Barton, 31, has been introduced as a potential new leading man, as he was named the current favourite for the iconic part. 

It has been reported by Page Six that screen tests are due to begin in the next few days, with Jack’s name apparently among the shortlist.

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So far he has notably appeared in teen Netflix drama Heartstopper and the BBC SAS: Rogue Heroes in 2025, as well as a selection of minor roles.

Casting directors are said to be backing Jack for the role, while it is thought that Amazon is keen for a more well-established actor.

Brit actor Jack Barton, 31, has been introduced as a potential new leading man, as he was named the current favourite for the iconic part (pictured in SAS: Rogue Heroes) 

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It has been the question on everyone's lips since Daniel Craig announced he would be hanging up his bow tie and pistol as 007 in 2019

It has been the question on everyone’s lips since Daniel Craig announced he would be hanging up his bow tie and pistol as 007 in 2019 

Debbie McWilliams, who picked previous Bonds Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig for the role, previously said a newcomer should be cast.

She told the Independent in June: ‘I don’t want to see any of [the rumoured stars] as Bond because we now know so much about them.

‘We want to know as little about them personally as possible, because that’s what spies are. We don’t need to know where he goes shopping or who his parents are, or where he lives.

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‘We never want to see him at home. And a vital element of the whole thing is his job description. He’s licensed to kill, and we have to believe that he can do that. If you don’t, then you’ve lost the audience.’

Other current favourites include Callum Turner, Jack Lowden, Harris Dickinson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jacob Elordi and Henry Cavill.

Theo James recently ruled himself out of taking the role and insisted he is ‘too old’ to play the secret agent.

Speculation about who will be the next 007 has been rife for months and recently heightened after Amazon MGM Studios announced in May that auditions were finally taking place.

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Theo’s name has always been in the mix but the star of Netflix hit The Gentlemen has said at age 41 ‘I’m definitely too old now’ despite Daniel being 51 by the time he shot his final Bond movie.

Age isn’t the only factor that has put Theo off the role though, as he insists the part is ‘an example of a place you could never come back from’. 

So far he has notably appeared in teen Netflix drama Heartstopper and the BBC SAS: Rogue Heroes in 2025, as well as a selection of minor roles

So far he has notably appeared in teen Netflix drama Heartstopper and the BBC SAS: Rogue Heroes in 2025, as well as a selection of minor roles

Casting directors are said to be backing Jack for the role, while it is thought that Amazon are keen for a more well established actor

Casting directors are said to be backing Jack for the role, while it is thought that Amazon are keen for a more well established actor

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Speaking to British GQ, the actor recalled the ravenous attention the Divergent movie franchise brought to his door a decade ago.

Just when his fame was reaching its peak, Theo stepped back from the limelight, choosing smaller projects that helped him hone his craft, and even briefly considered studying for an oceanography degree at the University of Santa Cruz, California

‘Imagine, suddenly, you and I cannot walk down the street. What that does to your children, who are trying to find themselves in the midst of hyper-scrutiny and fame,’ Theo, who is married to Irish actress Ruth Kearney with whom he shares two young kids, says now of the path he could have chosen.

‘None of that, to me, is worth it. At the time, it’s very intoxicating, being offered some huge, sexy part that would change your life forever. But it really wouldn’t ultimately be worth it.’ 

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He says whilst he is fiercely protective of his private life, his stance on how to handle fan interactions has changed as he’s got older. 

‘It’s funny with selfies. When I was younger, I used to be really allergic to them,’ he said.

‘So I used to say no – but the problem with saying no, I found, is that it elongates the moment. Obviously, it’s very nice, and you want to service someone who is invested in any way.’ 

‘But at the same time, there’s the existential problem of what is your job? What is identity? What belongs to the public and what doesn’t?’ 

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Jack (Lowden) was recently tipped as a favourite, with 007 producers said to be ‘strongly considering’ the Slow Horses star.

Presenter Richard Osman said recently on his podcast The Rest Is Entertainment: ‘Someone told me for definite who the new Bond is the other day, but I mean that’s happened before. The name I’ve heard is Jack Lowden.’ 

Theo James recently ruled himself out of taking the role and insisted he is 'too old' to play the secret agent

Theo James recently ruled himself out of taking the role and insisted he is ‘too old’ to play the secret agent 

Richard cautioned: ‘It is definitiely not a ‘he’s definitely got it’ thing. He is definitely being strongly considered. I think he’d be amazing.’ 

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His co-host Marina Hyde agreed, pointing out that at 36, Lowden is ‘a good age. You have to have the longevity. They’ve got to do at least two movies and he’s a good age for it.’ 

Richard said the actor has ‘real Daniel Craig energy’, adding that he ‘is such a brilliant actor. Can be funny, can definitely do action. I mean, I think he’d be sensational.’

Richard and Marina’s podcast was discussing new research which reveals the public’s top picks for Bond are Tom Hardy, 48, Henry Cavill, 43, and James Norton, who recently ruled himself out, admitting at age 41, like Theo, he feels relieved he is now seen as ‘too old’.

The podcasters pointed out that the public can’t necessarily be relied upon to pick the right actor.

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‘If you look back at every single James Bond that has ever been appointed, not a single one of them would have been chosen by the public, apart from maybe one,’ said Richard, referring to 1995-2002 Bond Pierce Brosnan. 

‘You have to rely on the film producers to choose someone the public doesn’t know they want… Daniel Craig definitely wouldn’t have been chosen by the public. They were furious about it at the time.’

‘That was Barbara Broccoli’s call completely the Daniel Craig call,’ Marina agreed. ‘And it was really ballsy because everyone was like “what on earth are you talking about?” The second they see Casino Royale they’re like “oh yeah, no you’re right, that is the right call”.’

Bond producer Amy Pascal gave an update on the audition process earlier this month explaining: ‘We are being really, really methodical. Having worked with Barbara Broccoli at the studio, I mean, Daniel Craig is a hard act to follow.’

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‘And it’s got to be something really different that is stirring and exciting and different,’ she added. 

Auditions for the new Bond finally opened in May, five years after the famed spy’s last outing on the big screen. 

That announcement was delayed after the Broccoli family, which held an iron grip on the franchise for decades, handed over creative control to Amazon MGM Studios. 

The production company, which was formed when Amazon bought MGM in 2022, has been quiet on who might fill Craig’s boots, but in May it teased there will be ‘exciting 007 news’ in the coming months. 

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In a statement revealing it was auditioning actors for the role, Amazon MGM Studios said: ‘The search for the next James Bond is underway. 

‘While we don’t plan to comment on specific details during the casting process, we’re excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right.’

At the end of June, insiders told Deadline that director Villeneuve had begun informing talent who had made the next round of auditions. 

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York Curious Coffee Company boss on plans for Clifton

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Eddie Copley-Farnell, who runs The Curious Coffee Company, spoke to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) about his plans to open a new café in Clifton.

The business owner said he was hopeful the new venue would prove popular, adding it was set to open in November with works set to begin in the coming weeks.

It comes after a planning application to convert the vacant Boots pharmacy, which closed in February 2024, into the new café was approved on Wednesday, August 26.


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The Curious Coffee Company café planned for Clifton would seat up to 40 people.

The company already has branches in Haxby and Easingwold, which opened 10 and 13 years ago respectively, along with a bakery in Brandsby.

Mr Copley-Farnell told LDRS he hoped the Clifton café would be as busy as the business’ other two sites once they get established there.

The business owner said: “I used to live in the area until I was 18 so this is quite important to me.

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“My wife used to be a pharmacist so it’s nice that we’re taking this space on to do what we do now.

“It’s a bit of a case of us sticking our finger in the air but I think it’ll be a food location and I’m hopeful it’ll work a treat and we’ll have people queuing for miles.

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“We’ll serve coffees and baked goods during the day and I’m hoping that we can do pizzas on some of the evenings.

“I’m hoping to spend a bit of time in Clifton, at least in the beginning.

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“We’ve got a fantastic team, some of which will come with us, but if we’re as busy as I’m hoping to be we could bring 10 or 15 jobs to Clifton.

“It’ll be nice to bring that building back to life because it’s been empty for a while and be part of what’s going on at Clifton Green which is great.”

Plans approved by City of York Council on Wednesday are set to see new hanging and facia signs installed as part of the conversion.

It would open from 7.30am to 5pm on Monday and Tuesday, until 10pm from Wednesday to Friday, from 8.30am to 11pm on Saturday and from 9am to 9pm on Sunday and bank holidays.

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An application to licence the unit for alcohol sales has also been lodged and is open for public comments until Wednesday, September 23.

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Lindsay Clancy verdict predicted: Legal experts warn of ‘disaster’ ending no one saw coming for America’s saddest trial

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The Lindsay Clancy trial - an unfathomable story of family, murder and alleged postpartum psychosis - has played out in a Massachusetts courtroom and held a global audience in thrall

The Lindsay Clancy trial, an unfathomable story of family, murder and alleged postpartum psychosis, has played out in a Massachusetts courtroom and held a global audience in thrall over the last six and a half weeks.

Clancy, who once spent her summers vacationing on Cape Cod with her husband and three young children, has spent much of this July and August in a courtroom, standing trial for the first-degree murder of her five-year-old daughter Cora, three-year-old son Dawson and eight-month-old son Callan. 

If convicted, she faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.  

Clancy’s team do not dispute that the former labor and delivery nurse killed her children but argue that she cannot be held criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.

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But according to several legal experts who spoke with the Daily Mail, while many are asking whether the jury will deliver a verdict of guilty or not guilty, there’s a very real possibility that this high profile, tumultuous trial is heading towards a third outcome: a mistrial. 

That, said criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Mark Bederow, bluntly would be a ‘disaster.’

Bederow told the Daily Mail: ‘There’s no way the Plymouth DA is going to reverse course,’ the former prosecutor said. ‘They’re so dug in they almost have no choice, politically, but to dig in deeper.’ 

‘Can you imagine a case like this being retried?’ he asked. ‘It would be a horrible thing.’ 

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The Lindsay Clancy trial – an unfathomable story of family, murder and alleged postpartum psychosis – has played out in a Massachusetts courtroom and held a global audience in thrall

Clancy is standing trial for the first-degree murder of her five-year-old daughter Cora, three-year-old son Dawson and eight-month-old son Callan

Clancy is standing trial for the first-degree murder of her five-year-old daughter Cora, three-year-old son Dawson and eight-month-old son Callan

Clancy had sent her then-husband Patrick out to pick up dinner and when he returned to their coastal Duxbury home, he discovered that his wife had strangled their three children

Clancy had sent her then-husband Patrick out to pick up dinner and when he returned to their coastal Duxbury home, he discovered that his wife had strangled their three children

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If convicted, she faces life in prison without the possibility of parole

If convicted, she faces life in prison without the possibility of parole

Dozens of witnesses have testified to the horror that met Clancy’s then-husband, Patrick, on January 24, 2023. Clancy had sent him out to pick up dinner and when he returned to their coastal Duxbury home, he discovered that his wife had strangled their three children with exercise resistance bands. 

She then slit her wrists and neck and jumped from a window on the top floor of the house.

Now paralyzed from the waist down and wheelchair bound as a result, the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse has cast a pitiful figure at the defendant’s table.

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James Gagliano, a retired FBI supervisory special agent and law enforcement expert, is also fearful that it could come down to a hung jury. He said he sensed that there will be one or two jurors who may hold out to hang the jury, which would force the state to try the case again.

‘The prosecution was better today and it will resonate in juror’s minds,’ Gagliano tweeted after both sides finished their closing arguments on Thursday.

‘The last thing the jury takes away (closing arguments today) might very well be what makes the case. Still fear a hung jury. But now feel conviction on a lesser charge than Murder One (at the very least) will be the order of the day. Time will tell.’

The Plymouth District Attorney’s office has asked the jury not to view the trial as a public debate on maternal health. But former judge Carol Erskine told the Daily Mail that would be hard to avoid. 

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Witness after witness told the court that they knew Clancy had suicidal thoughts and called a crisis hotline more than once, and still, could not admit her for hospitalization because there was no suicide plan in place.

‘I’ve seen suicides in my courtrooms,’ Erskine said. ‘Not one case that I ever saw was anything other than impulsive. The notion that there has to be a plan in Massachusetts in order to get the degree of help you need is outrageous and needs to change.’

The fact that this is a case that came to trial at all is a source of outrage to some. But Bederow told the Daily Mail that it was one prosecutors had no choice but to bring, however difficult. Yet, while he defended the decision to prosecute, he had harsh words for the way in which the case has been argued.

‘This is a very clunky, choppy, disjointed case put together by a prosecution team who just doesn’t seem to appreciate the intricacies and nuances of these kinds of cases.’

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Bederow, who has represented clients struggling with mental health, said it has been ‘shocking’ to watch prosecutors portray Clancy as a ‘selfish’ mother who ‘calculated’ the murder of her children and faked her own suicide.

He described the prosecution’s approach to mental health as ‘very antiquated,’ expecting a defendant who is claiming an insanity defense to be ‘standing in a corner, staring at the wall, rocking back and forth, talking nonsense.’

In Massachusetts, the burden of proof lies with the prosecution when a defendant makes an insanity defense, meaning the defendant only has to prove they were insane at the time of the killing. Meanwhile, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant could not conform her actions to the tenets of the law.

Her lawyers and her ex-husband, who has now remarried and says he has forgiven her, claim that her actions were contaminated by more than a dozen medications that she had been prescribed for her worsening psychiatric condition and suicidal thoughts. Clancy is suing her medical providers for failing to properly diagnose and treat her.

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The heart-wrenching trial, which is being televised, has seen a swell in public interest, and Clancy has garnered support both online and in-person.

The case, which has renewed criticisms over how the mental health system treats women, has not only sparked conspiracy theories on social media, but drawn hundreds of women to Plymouth, where they have stood outside the courthouse in pink clothing, protested at the state hospital where Clancy is being held and raised more than $1 million for family through a GoFundMe.

Clancy has also received support from Russell ‘Rusty’ Yates, the ex-husband of Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her five children in a bathtub in 2001. After being convicted of five counts of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison, Andrea’s verdict was overturned and she was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

‘If someone driving a car lost control because of a sudden heart attack and the car ran over and killed a pedestrian would you convict the driver of murder?’ asked Yates’s attorney, Wendell Odom, Jr, who wrote on the subject for the Daily Mail. ‘The answer is obvious.’

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For his part, Bederow said he’ll ‘never understand’ why prosecutors didn’t try to get ahead of Clancy’s mental health struggles by acknowledging them – a move that could have helped them gain credibility and trust with the jury.

Instead, he said, the DA’s office likely ‘pissed off’ jurors with their ‘wooden’ treatment of Clancy’s ex-husband Patrick and their ‘inappropriate’ ‘stunt’ of asking Clancy’s former mother-in-law Susan about whether her Catholic faith led her to consider murder as ‘a mortal sin.’

‘That’s a dog whistle for the jury,’ Bederow said of the Catholicism question. ‘I can’t fathom that was an accident.’

On Monday, religion was raised again by a state witness, prompting the defense to move for a mistrial.

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Judge William Sullivan denied the motion but instructed the jury to disregard the statement from the prosecution’s psychologist, who testified that he had asked Clancy if she knew suicide was a ‘mortal sin.’

‘Raising Catholicism or religion is a violation under Massachusetts General Rules of Evidence,’ Erskine said. ‘It’s expressly barred.’

The heart wrenching trial, which is being livestreamed, has seen a swell in public interest, and Clancy has garnered support both online and in-person

Her lawyers claim that her actions were contaminated by more than a dozen medications that she had been prescribed for her worsening psychiatric condition and suicidal thoughts

Her lawyers claim that her actions were contaminated by more than a dozen medications that she had been prescribed for her worsening psychiatric condition and suicidal thoughts

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The case has renewed criticisms over how the mental health system treats women and has drawn hundreds of women to Plymouth, where they have stood outside the courthouse in pink clothing

The case has renewed criticisms over how the mental health system treats women and has drawn hundreds of women to Plymouth, where they have stood outside the courthouse in pink clothing

Clancy has also received support from Russell 'Rusty' Yates, the ex-husband of Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her five children in a bathtub in 2001

Clancy has also received support from Russell ‘Rusty’ Yates, the ex-husband of Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her five children in a bathtub in 2001

She called the question that was asked of Susan, ‘one of the most egregious mistakes I’ve ever seen by a prosecutor.’ Although the DA’s office called it an accident, the retired Massachusetts judge said it seemed ‘intentional’ because it would be shocking for a prosecutor not to know that rule.

When Erskine first learned that the case was going to trial and that Clancy was being charged with first-degree murder, she wasn’t surprised. But she noted that those charges came ‘very quickly,’ before there was any investigation into Clancy’s mental health issues.

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‘The issue of criminal responsibility is something the Commonwealth may have underestimated,’ Erskine said.

For her part, Erskine said: ‘There’s really no way to assume that a juror is thinking one way or another, and in particular by any facial expressions or anything else that you can see. 

‘I never ascribe to the believe that anybody can read what a juror is thinking based on watching them, taking notes or changing their facial expressions.’

‘As a judge, my job was to oversee the trial and make sure that it proceeded fairly and that the rights of the defendants were protected. But beyond that, my philosophy has always been that it’s up to 12 people to make that decision.’

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Two world records fall but Amy Hunt and Georgia Hunter Bell beaten at Diamond League

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British pair Amy Hunt and Georgia Hunter Bell had to settle for fifth and third respectively in strong fields at Thursday’s Diamond League meeting in Zurich.

Hunt, who won four gold medals at the European Championships earlier this month, clocked 11.04 seconds in a 100 metres won by Olympic champion Julien Alfred in 10.70sec.

Hunter Bell could not match Audrey Werro, who lowered her personal best to win the women’s 800m in one minute 53.70sec, just 0.42 seconds short of the world record.

Two other world records were broken on an eventful evening. Brazil’s Alison dos Santos set a new best of 45.80 in the men’s 400m hurdles and American Masai Russell lowered the women’s 100m hurdles to 12.09.

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Hunt faced a formidable test as she looked to take her continental dominance onto the world stage.

Alfred, unbeaten over the distance in almost two years, was highly impressive as she pushed world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden into second place. American Sha’Carri Richardson was third with Hunt finishing behind Jamaica’s Tina Clayton.

“I was coming in here and not thinking too much about the time,” Hunt told the BBC. “To come fifth in that line-up – I think I had the slowest season’s best coming in and obviously very, very tired legs – I’m really happy with that.”

Despite the absence of Keely Hodgkinson, the women’s 800m boasted a world-class field and home favourite Werro powered to victory ahead of Femke Broeders-Bol. Hunter Bell ran a season’s best of 1:55.03.

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Dos Santos smashed Karsten Warholm’s previous world record of 45.94 and beat the Norwegian in the process. Russell’s time eclipsed the 12.12 run by Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan in 2012.

Mondo Duplantis missed out on another world record in the men’s pole vault as both he and Greek rival Emmanouil Karalis went agonisingly close to clearing 6.32m.

That would have beaten Duplantis’ previous best by a single centimetre but the Swede still triumphed with a vault of 6.25m. Karalis settled for second and a personal best 6.20m.

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Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America

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US President Donald Trump holds up a document with his signature in the Oval Office. Begin him is Secretary of the Interior Doug Burghum and a large map showing the US and Canada and the Great Lakes, with Lake Ontario renamed in red script as Lake America.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America.

The move comes after trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week, and the US imposed new 50% tariffs on $20bn (C$28bn) worth of Canadian goods. Canada will implement “dollar for dollar” counter tariffs next month.

Trump has repeatedly posted threats about renaming the lake, one of the five Great Lakes that straddle both countries, on social media amid the trade dispute.

He said on Thursday the move was “official, effective immediately” and that his administration has “filed all the necessary papers, documents” to make the change.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney noted the name Lake Ontario can be traced back more than 400 years, adding in a social media post on Thursday that preceded the formation of the Canadian Confederation and the US Declaration of Independence.

“We know that the United States is changing. Their trade relations, their foreign policy, their national monuments, their hydronyms,” he wrote. “Canadian women and men also know that things must be called by their name, and this lake is called Lake Ontario – today and forever.”

When Trump took the White House in 2025, he signed a similar order that changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Mexico has rejected the name change, arguing a single country cannot rename a shared body of international water.

It also led to a legal dispute between Mexico and tech giant Google, which renamed the gulf in its maps application. , external

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In that case, Google Maps users in the US see “Gulf of America”, while those in Mexico see the “Gulf of Mexico”. Those in other countries see the “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)”.

The White House at the time also blocked Associated Press reporters from presidential events over the news agency’s refusal to adopt the name “Gulf of America” in its coverage. The AP sued the Trump administration in response, and that legal battle is ongoing.

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Luton airport hit by lightning strike – flights cancelled and diverted

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Operations at the busy airport were halted after air traffic control systems were hit by a lightning strike

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A lightning strike prompted flight cancellations and diversions at Luton Airport this evening, as bad weather conditions and storms swept across south east England.

A spokesperson for the airport said operations were suspended between 5:40pm and 7:15pm, resulting in “a number of cancellations and diversions”.

Roads to and from the airport were flooded during the storm. A number of flights were diverted including Wizz Air flight W95378 from Turin to Luton which diverted to Gatwick airport and the Wizz Air flight W92601 from Prague which diverted to Stansted airport.

“Flights to and from London Luton Airport have now resumed following an earlier suspension of operations caused by a lightning strike affecting Air Traffic Control equipment,” the spokesperson told BBC South East.

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“The disruption coincided with a period of severe weather across the area, resulting in flash flooding on local roads, and the airport approach.

“As operations return to normal, some flights may continue to experience delays or cancellations as airlines work to recover their schedules.”

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Check your postcode to see if you’ll have clear skies for the Blood Moon

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A deep partial lunar eclipse will take place during the night, with the Moon expected to pass through Earth’s shadow and turn shades of red as the event reaches its most dramatic stage

Stargazers across the UK are being offered the chance to witness a spectacular Blood Moon in the early hours of Friday, although cloudy weather could spoil the view for many.

A deep partial lunar eclipse will take place during the night, with the Moon expected to pass through Earth’s shadow and turn shades of red as the event reaches its most dramatic stage.

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At its peak, around 93% of the Moon will be covered by the darkest part of Earth’s shadow.

The rare-looking sight will occur as the Sun, Earth and Moon align, allowing the Earth to block much of the sunlight normally reflected by the lunar surface.

But anyone hoping to see it will need more than an alarm clock and a good view, with cloud forecast across several parts of the UK.

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When will the eclipse reach its peak?

The lunar eclipse begins at 2.23am on Friday when the Moon enters the penumbra, the lighter outer section of Earth’s shadow.

The partial eclipse will begin at 3.33am as the Moon starts moving into the darker central shadow, known as the umbra.

The event is expected to reach its peak at 5.12am.

At that point, around 93% of the Moon will be covered by the umbra, potentially creating the dramatic reddish appearance associated with a Blood Moon.

The partial eclipse will continue until around 6.51am.

However, not everyone will be able to watch until the end of the event because the Moon will set before the eclipse is over in some locations.

London is expected to lose sight of the Moon at around 6.15am.

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Where will skies be clearest?

The Met Office has warned that viewing conditions will be difficult in many areas.

Cloud is forecast across Cornwall and Devon, Wales, the Midlands, parts of north-west England, most of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

There could also be patchy cloud across north-east England.

Southern and eastern England are expected to have the best chance of seeing at least part of the eclipse, especially before cloud becomes more extensive later in the night.

A Met Office spokesperson said: “The greatest chance of seeing something is likely to be across southern and eastern England during its earlier stages, before cloud becomes more extensive.

“Elsewhere, any temporary breaks in the cloud could still provide brief views.”

Anyone hoping to maximise their chances should find a high vantage point with a clear and unobstructed view towards the south-western horizon.

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Why can everyone see a lunar eclipse at once?

A lunar eclipse differs from a solar eclipse because it is not limited to a narrow path across the Earth’s surface.

A solar eclipse happens when the Moon blocks the Sun from the perspective of people in particular locations.

A lunar eclipse, on the other hand, occurs when the Moon enters Earth’s shadow.

That means everyone located on the night side of the planet can potentially see the event at the same time, provided the Moon is above the horizon and the skies are clear.

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The eclipse will therefore take place simultaneously across the UK, even though the Moon’s exact position in the sky will vary from place to place.

What causes the Blood Moon effect?

The Moon does not completely disappear when it passes into Earth’s shadow.

Instead, some sunlight travels through the Earth’s atmosphere before being bent towards the lunar surface.

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The atmosphere filters the light, scattering much of the shorter blue light while allowing redder wavelengths to reach the Moon.

This can give the Moon its famous reddish, orange or copper appearance.

The eclipse is safe to watch without any specialist equipment or protective glasses, unlike a solar eclipse.

All people need is a clear view of the sky and, ideally, an unobstructed view towards the south-west.

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The Carabao Cup second round concludes tonight as Chelsea host Luton at Stamford Bridge, with the winners set to face Leeds. The Blues meet League One opposition as they look to build some quick momentum under Xabi Alonso, whose reign began with a 3-2 west London derby win over Fulham on Monday. The attacking trio of Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro were electric in that opener, though Chelsea were haunted by familiar problems in defence and in goal as they kicked off another new era.

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Police in Minneapolis reportedly raided the apartment of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar‘s son and seized firearms before arresting his roommate.

Law enforcement sources told Alpha News that a search warrant was carried out at the home of Omar’s son Adnan on Tuesday night. 

According to the outlet, they recovered guns and ammunition from the home and arrested his roommate Abdulrahman Abdi, 22.

Earlier that day, the city’s police department said in a statement to the Daily Mail that they conducted a traffic stop and cited Abdi for no proof of insurance and no license. 

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The department said that Abdi was released at the scene and the vehicle was in the process of being impounded when a firearm was found inside. 

Officers later tracked Abdi to an address on Marquette Ave where they said they arrested him ‘without incident.’

Abdi was later booked into Hennepin County Jail on a weapons charge before being released on Wednesday night, records show.

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Abdulrahman Abdi, 22, was arrested ‘without incident’, police said in a statement to the Daily Mail

Ilhan Omar, left, is seen here with her son Adnan. His apartment was raided by police officers on Tuesday night, sources told Alpha News

Ilhan Omar, left, is seen here with her son Adnan. His apartment was raided by police officers on Tuesday night, sources told Alpha News 

According to court records seen by the Daily Mail, Abdi has been convicted ten times in the past, most of the incidents have been misdemeanors. 

Last year he was found to have been speeding and driving despite having his license revoked for a previous offense. 

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In 2024 he was convicted of a felony after officers reported him traveling at 108 miles per hour in St. Paul.

A statement of probable cause said he was behind the wheel of a Jeep Grand Cherokee and was speeding alongside a Dodge Durango. 

He pleaded guilty to fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and was sentenced to one day inside Dakota County Jail. 

According to a sentencing order, he was also placed on supervised probation for two years. 

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Other convictions date back to 2022 and involve incidents of him using a cell phone while driving, excessive speeding and failing to show proof of insurance. 

Omar speaks during a campaign event for Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, in Minneapolis earlier this month

Omar speaks during a campaign event for Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, in Minneapolis earlier this month

The father and son are seen again earlier in June 2025

Ahmed Hirsi, left, the ex-husband of Ilhan Omar is pictured with his son Adnan in 2023

It comes after Omar revealed last year that her son was stopped by federal immigration agents who questioned his citizenship. 

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Omar said that her son was pulled over after stopping at a Target store, he was only released after he showed them his US passport. 

She told WCCO: ‘Yesterday, after he made a stop at Target, he did get pulled over by [ICE] agents, and once he was able to produce his passport ID, they did let him go.’ 

She also claimed ICE agents previously entered a mosque where her son and others were praying before leaving without making arrests. 

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Scientists say satellite images show the cause and devastation of Nepal floods

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As rescue teams searched Thursday for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues to the cause and assessed the devastation.

The flooding killed hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. Many more are still missing, including scores of foreigners and pilgrims.

Geomorphologists Kristen Cook and Dan Shugar said initial images from Nepal on Wednesday were obscured by clouds and dust from the debris, so they could only see that part of a glacier had broken off from the Langtang Lirung peak, near the border with Tibet. In clearer images from Thursday, they said they could see that the bedrock underneath the glacier had collapsed, taking the massive chunk of ice down with it and sending boulders and ice into the valley.

“It shows the whole area without anything hidden, and we could see that, yes, it looked like there was not only this glacier that had failed, but a much larger chunk of the bedrock of the mountainside itself that had given way,” said Shugar, associate professor at the University of Calgary. “You have this big bedrock failure that took part of the glacier with it.”

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Shugar said it’s heart-wrenching to look downstream from there on the images, to where people were living, and see how the debris has buried villages.

After slamming to the valley floor, the debris maintained its momentum through the steep, narrow valley as ice melted, said Cook, at the Université Grenoble Alpes in France. Water and mud several stories high swept through communities.

The Trishuli River surged during the flooding. Before and after satellite images of the Kolpurtar, Betrawati and Syapru Besi areas of Nepal show that the river is now much wider, and brown and black, because it overtopped its banks in some areas and filled with debris in others. The change in the color of the water shows how much sediment the flow was carrying, turning from greenish to very brown because it’s full of mud, Cook said.

Towns and villages that were devastated along the river banks are submerged in debris and mud. They appear as areas of brown. Some houses are still poking through in an image of the Betrawati area.

The flooding toppled and swept away buildings in Syapru Besi, a popular tourist spot where a famous trek to Langtang begins. In before and after images, a side river is now wider too, because the flow was so powerful it pushed upstream.

The flooding “left a wasteland in its wake” that will take many years to recover from, said Alton Byers, a mountain geographer at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Byers lived in Nepal and now travels there yearly to study glacial hazards and work with communities to prepare. This is the largest glacier flood he has seen, by far.

Byers, faculty research scientist at the university’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, said he thinks Wednesday’s flooding is related to climate change. The Earth’s warming is melting glaciers and permafrost, causing instability and the breakage of massive amounts of snow and ice at high altitudes. That can be a catalyst for a series of cascading events, he said.

“All the indicators, to me, point to the impacts of warming trends,” he said. “In this case, the permafrost that for millennia has helped to hold together high-altitude rock and ice and soil and glaciers is now weakening and becoming unstable.”

Cook and Shugar said that at this point, they can’t say for sure there’s a direct link to climate change. Slopes fail and landslides happen, Cook said, though permafrost is melting and that is destabilizing mountainsides.

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“While we cannot at this point directly link this collapse to climate change, it is not unexpected to see more events of this type with a warming climate,” Cook said. “Not this big, hopefully not this big.”

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Ludwig star David Mitchell names ‘the best pub in Cambridge with very comforting food’

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David Mitchell once revealed the Cambridge pub he always returned to for a drink before the Footlights pantomime, despite admitting it had one rather unglamorous feature

Ludwig star David Mitchell has revealed the Cambridge pub that holds a special place in his heart, despite admitting it may not boast the smartest surroundings.

The comedian and actor looked back on his university days in Cambridge in a 2005 piece for The Guardian, recalling the drinking, comedy and acting that eventually helped shape his career.

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The 52-year-old described his time at university as a happy one, although returning to the city brought mixed emotions as he was reminded of his younger self.

He explained that he and several former Footlights performers would regularly head to the same pub before watching the Cambridge comedy club’s annual pantomime at the ADC Theatre.

“It always seems to happen when a group of us goes back,” Mitchell wrote. “Maybe we’re all trying to drown our nostalgia sadness, or maybe we’ve managed to convince ourselves that getting drunk was genuinely all we did when we were students, rather than just being all we talked about.”

And there was one particular watering hole that repeatedly drew the group back.

“The Maypole is the best pub in Cambridge,” Mitchell declared. He admitted it was “not the smartest” and that it did not serve the city’s finest food, although he praised its “good and very comforting” dishes.

The pub, on Portugal Place, has long been a family-run establishment. It was taken over by Vincent Castiglione’s father in 1982 and is now run by Vincent and his son Mario.

Vincent said his family had been in Cambridge for more than three decades and described the pub as having a strong community atmosphere.

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“My family’s been in Cambridge for 32 years; my dad’s Sicilian, my mum’s English and I’m Cambridge born and bred,” he said. “I love running the pub, it’s a lovely place and our customers are fantastic. It’s a safe, friendly pub; it’s got that ‘local’ feel, despite being right in the centre.”

The Maypole has also built a reputation for its drinks selection, with 16 real ales, including beers from local and micro breweries, alongside Belgian bottled beers and cocktails.

Food is another major draw, with Vincent describing it as “good, home-made pub food”. The menu includes Italian and English dishes, as well as pizzas made at the pub.

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Its proximity to the ADC Theatre has also helped make it a popular haunt for performers and comedy fans over the years.

Vincent revealed: “David Mitchell used to drink here, and we got a mention in his autobiography. When he played a gig at the Corn Exchange not long ago, he popped back for a drink here afterwards.”

He added that Mitchell was far from the only famous face to have frequented the pub, naming Richard Ayoade and Rachel Weisz among other actors and comedians who had been regulars during their student days.

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For Mitchell, however, the appeal appeared to be less about celebrity connections and more about the familiarity of returning to a place where he felt remembered.

“It’s comfortable, friendly, lively and, crucially, they remember me there,” he wrote.

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