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Can you keep a secret? Former Bond star has new ITV spy drama in her sights

Gemma Arterton will headline Secret Service, an upcoming five-part ITV espionage thriller.

Evening Standard

UK Slashes Foreign Aid Budget: Poor Countries Like Africa Will Lose Funds for Education and Healthcare

The UK government will cut foreign aid by 56%, reducing funding for schools, clinics, and essential services in Africa and other low-income countries.

International Business Times UK

Eva Green Through the Years: 10 Dark, Iconic Movie and TV Roles That Defined Her Career

Eva Green's casting as Aunt Ophelia in Netflix's 'Wednesday' Season 3 has renewed interest in her career, spotlighting her signature gothic intensity and the dark, defining roles that shaped her as one of the industry's most compelling performers.

International Business Times UK

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UK pledges £850 million to fight malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS, down 15% from 2022

The UK’s diminished pledge comes amid cuts to global health from other major donors.

Euronews

Tory plans to further cut foreign aid would be ‘epic act of self-harm’ – expert

Bond chief executive Romilly Greenhill said she is ‘deeply concerned’ to hear the Conservatives plan to further cut aid.

Evening Standard

Exclusive: Baseten, AI inference unicorn, raises $150 million at $2.15 billion valuation

Baseten has raised a $150 million Series D, led by Bond, Fortune has exclusively learned.

Fortune

Labour panned for foreign aid cuts as women and children to be hit hardest

THE Labour UK Government has been accused of "increasing poverty at home and abroad" after it emerged women and children would be hit…

The National (Scotland)

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Could you be sitting on a cash windfall? £103m in Premium Bond prizes unclaimed

NS&I said, as of June, 11 £100,000 prizes and 19 £50,000 prizes had gone unclaimed.

Evening Standard

A Luxury Matchmaker Reveals How Realistic 'Materialists' Is

She broke down everything in the film starring Dakota Johnson, from unicorns to non-negotiables.

Marie Claire

Growing proportion of aid budget to be spent on asylum hotels next year

Hotel accommodation for asylum-seekers strips money from the aid budget and threatens the health of people seeking safety, charities warn

The Independent UK

More Premium Bond cuts on the horizon, says finance expert

NS&I has a duty to balance the interests of savers with those of taxpayers and broader market stability.

Evening Standard

'Millions will suffer': Why Labour's aid cut will have devastating results

BACK in July 2021, Keir Starmer – then leader of the opposition – stood at the despatch box lamenting a Tory plan to slash the UK’s foreign…

The National (Scotland)

Wednesday briefing: Why Keir Starmer cut foreign aid to pay for defence – and who loses out

In today’s newsletter: The prime minister announced a significant increase in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, funded entirely by a cut in the aid budget

The Guardian - UK

One more item on Labour’s long to-do list: repair the UK aid budget

Action is needed to restore the damage done by the Tories to Britain’s international reputation

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Rory Kinnear: ‘I congratulate everyone who is on the brink of baldness’

He was sworn to secrecy on Bond and is about to take on a fan-favourite character in The Rings of Power. But, for all the blockbuster roles, the British actor is a very sensible star

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What color couch makes a room look bigger? Designers reveal their favorite space-stretching sofa shades

Lighter colors work best to open up a space, but you can choose a dark sofa for a small room - here's how to do it...

The Independent UK

Ministers urged not to ‘abandon’ Afghans on anniversary of Taliban takeover

Aid agencies, MPs and a former diplomat have encouraged the UK Government to continue efforts to support Afghan refugees.

Fortune

GV promotes 4 new general partners

“There’s no way to hide behind the opaqueness of the private markets for a crypto fund with token holdings,” PitchBook’s Robert Le said.

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The Independent UK

UK ‘turning back on people of Afghanistan’ as aid slashed by half

The slashing of aid comes as humanitarian situation continues to worsen in the South Asian nation

The Independent UK

UK slashes aid to Afghanistan by more than half, watchdog says

It comes as the humanitarian situation continues to worsen in the South Asian nation.

Daily Record

Primark shoppers wowed by Olaplex haircare 'dupe' that costs just £2.50

Primark has dropped the new Bond Pro-Repair range in stores now - and shoppers are hailing it as an Olaplex 'dupe'

Cycling Weekly

Recyclable carbon rims, solar powered e-bikes, sage advice from Chris King: more tech highlights from the Sea Otter Classic

North America's biggest bike expo is underway in California Here's our Sea Otter Classic dispatch from day two

Evening Standard

Bond: inside London’s elite new matchmaking service

Bond is the new dating agency that promises not only to find you a partner, but helps with date-night outfits and offers confidence coaching sessions. Abha Shah explores

The Independent UK

‘Stand up for yourself and say no’: Oona Chaplin on nude scenes, her new Netflix spy drama, and motion-capture acting for Avatar 3

The ‘Game of Thrones’ actor talks to Tom Murray about espionage clichés and new-era Bond girls

The Independent UK

UK spending more aid on refugees at home than on assistance to poor countries

Statistics on last year’s spending show much of slashed UK aid went on domestic costs as help for Africa plummeted.

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