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Russell T Davies

Russell T Davies

Welsh screenwriter and television producer

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    BBC scraps Doctor Who Christmas special, showrunner and producer depart, series goes to tender

    The BBC has cancelled the planned 2026 Doctor Who Christmas special and parted ways with showrunner Russell T Davies and production company Bad Wolf, putting the series out to competitive tender.

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Hormuz, Belfast and $75bn

Trump escalates Iran war as inflation bites and Belfast confronts anti-migrant violence

The past half-day brought a familiar mix: hard power abroad, expensive energy at home and social tension on the streets. Markets still found room for spectacle, as SpaceX prepared a record listing while Anthropic tried to sell a powerful AI model with the brakes half on.

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  • Gulf escalation following US strikes

    Seals the Strait of Hormuz according to Iranian reports, though the US denies the closure and maintains that maritime traffic continues as normal.

  • Iran closes Strait of Hormuz

    Surges oil prices as global markets react to the ongoing military strikes and conflicting reports regarding the status of the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Pope Leo XIV visits Canary Islands

    Criticizes the Arguineguín migrant dock as an example of failed policy during his visit to the site, highlighting the humanitarian crisis in the Canary Islands.

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The US under Trump: second term

The administration has enacted its core threats of new tariffs on a key partner and explicit linkage of NATO security to bilateral deals, actions that directly assault the EU's common policies and are now causing visible fractures in European unity.

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