Photo: Mauro PIMENTEL / AFPSource: AFPFernanda, a cleaner from Rio de Janeiro, lists off the items she sold to feed her online gambling addiction, one of millions of Brazilians caught in a betting craze that has swept the nation. Online gambling "is going to empty Brazilians' fridges," warned Joao Pedro Nascimento, president of Brazil's securities regulator (CVM). But in recent months they have come under growing scrutiny, with experts warning of the risk to users' mental health and finances, and reports emerging of money laundering by gambling sites. Meanwhile, several hundred betting sites -- most of them based abroad -- operate in a sort of gambling wild west, imposing no rules and paying no taxes. The Brazilian government recently published a list of around 200 betting sites that have been licensed to operate after agreeing to the new regulations.

Dua Lipa is creating ‘New Rules’ with her rather unusual Diet Coke concoction. The singer has revealed the two unlikely ingredients that she adds to the soft drink. In a TikTok video, Dua is seen adding jarred pickle juice to her drink followed by some jalapeño juice. As they say, don’t knock it ’til you try it, so obviously we had to give it a go! Find out what happened:Followthe podcast onAdvertisementAdvertisementRecipe

Ghost the Musical will have a six-night stay at Malvern Theatres. The cast has been announced for the show, coming to Malvern from Monday 25 to Saturday, November 30. Josh St. Clair (Frozen) will star as Sam Wheat and James Mateo-Salt (Bonnie and Clyde) as Carl Bruner. Les Dennis will play the roles of Hospital Ghost and Lionel Ferguson. Known for his extensive screen credits, Dennis has also starred in West End shows Only Fools and Horses The Musical and Hairspray.

The Orange Democratic Party has distanced itself from Tuesday’s impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua saying it had nothing to do with it. Deputy party leader Abdulswamad Nassir Hassan says the ouster was purely a parliamentary process exercised by MPs in their individual capacity as people’s representatives. “Hayo hayatuhusu sisi, wabunge wamefanya kivyao (It doesn’t concern us, MPs acted individually) we respect their decision; it was not a party decision, it was not sanctioned by the party,” he said. Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi on Wednesday gazetted a two-day session beginning Wednesday, October 16, for the plenary to hear the charges against the embattled DP. Nassir said decisions made by ODM members on the floor of the House regarding the proposed impeachment of Gachagua are not party-related.

In 2019, astronomers witnessed the signal of a star that got too close to a black hole and was destroyed by the black hole’s gravitational forces. Once shredded, the star’s remains began circling the black hole in a disc shape in a type of “stellar graveyard”. Over a few years, however, this disc has expanded outwards and is now directly in the path of a star, or possibly a stellar-mass black hole, orbiting the massive black hole at a previously safe distance. “As the star orbits around the black hole, it does this over and over again.”Scientists have long documented many cases where an object gets too close to a black hole and gets torn apart in a single burst of light. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory’s Chandra X-ray Centre controls science operations from Cambridge, Massachusetts, and flight operations from Burlington, Massachusetts.

Photo: Highland Electric FleetsMinnesota’s only public school district located within a sovereign tribal nation has added two new electric school buses to its fleet. This makes Red Lake School District #38 one of the first public school districts in the US with a predominantly Indigenous population (98%) to tap into funding from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program, which granted the district $790,000 to buy electric school buses and chargers. We’re proud to have acquired these two electric school buses, and we believe they will serve us well.”The sovereign tribal nation’s district, which serves 1,560 students, partnered with Highland Electric Fleets, a company that provides Electrification-as-a-Service for school bus fleets in North America, to procure two Blue Bird Type C Vision Electric school buses and two EV chargers for its bus depot. Each of the new electric buses will transport about 50 students, and with the charging infrastructure in place, the electric buses will have an average range of 110 miles per day with a full midday charge. Duncan McIntyre, CEO and founder of Highland Electric Fleets, told me in a video call, “School bus transportation is hyperlocal, and this project gave us the opportunity to meet Red Lake Nation where they are and help them further their mission of bringing safe, reliable electric school bus service to their community.”Read more: Blue Bird just delivered its 2,000th electric school bus

Gordon Ramsay is not a huge fan of Dua Lipa’s viral Diet Coke recipe. On Tuesday, October 8, Ramsay, 57, shared a video of himself trying out Lipa’s recipe, which involves mixing Diet Coke with jalapeño juice, pickle juice and is topped off with a few pickle slices. !”@gordonramsayofficial Replying to @Gordon Ramsay Had to try what @Dua Lipa was cooking up….. ♬ original sound – Gordon RamsaySeveral fans insisted that Ramsay didn’t make the drink properly, noting that he put too much juice in it. I’ve heard that’s the secret ingredient.”On Saturday, October 5, Lipa shared a video of her drink recipe. While in Austin, Lipa shared several videos of her line dancing at a country bar with friends.

Christopher Nolan is staying put at Universal, with the filmmaker setting his next film at his Oppenheimer studio. His Oppenheimer supporting player Matt Damon is also in talks to star in the feature, which has a release date of July 17, 2026, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The new movie is a coup for Universal, which scooped up Nolan for Oppenheimer. Nolan’s three-hour biopic of the father of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer, had an all star-cast that included Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt, as well as Damon. Like with Oppenheimer, Nolan will also pen the script and produce alongside producing partner and wife Emma Thomas for their Syncopy banner.

The suspect is alleged to have been defrauding Kenyans while posing as EACC’s assistant director of intelligence operations. EACC said the suspect was arrested after investigations into numerous complaints from victims of extortion. “Some imposters, especially in Kakamega, Bungoma and Busia counties, have established fake EACC offices and offering the Commission’s services for pay,” he added. He added that some imposters issue fake EACC Integrity Clearance certificates for candidates seeking employment at a fee, a service ordinarily offered by the Commission free of charge. Ngumbi encouraged Kenyans who encounter suspicious persons to always notify EACC and avoid succumbing to such fraudulent traps.

This week everyone on the internet is talking about Dua Lipa. Okay, maybe that’s a bit harsh, Dua Lipa is not a f*cking weirdo, everyone just thinks she is because her favorite drink of choice is an unholy concoction of Diet Coke, pickle juice, and jalapeño juice (or as Dua Lipa calls it, “jalapeño sauce,”). Who amongst us hasn’t been to a bar and been offered a Pickleback, which is a shot of whiskey chased by a shot of pickle brine? How To Make ItIngredients:IceDiet Coke1 TBSP Pickle Brine1-2 Pickles Chips1 TBSP Jalapeño Brine1-2 Jalapeño ChipsDua couldn’t be clearer on how to make this drink. The Dua Lipa Diet Coke Pickle Whatever-The-F*ckThoughts & Tasting Notes:This might come as a shock to the majority of people reading this but, the drink really isn’t that bad.

Gordon Ramsay isn’t levitating over Dua Lipa’s viral Diet Coke recipe. The “Hell’s Kitchen” host, 57, began with an optimistic attitude as he hyped himself up while recreating the beverage in a TikTok video on Wednesday. “Had to try what @Dua Lipa was cooking up,” he wrote in the caption. @gordonramsayofficial Replying to @Gordon Ramsay Had to try what @Dua Lipa was cooking up….. ♬ original sound – Gordon Ramsay6 Gordon Ramsay tested Dua Lipa’s now-viral Diet Coke recipe on TikTok Wednesday. S–t!”6 “Dua Lipa, for God’s sake, girl!” he said in the clip while doubled over and coughing.

The Albion star is on international duty with Paraguay, where he will play in two World Cup qualifiers. In a TikTok video with colleague Ramon Sosa, he revealed he felt ill on the team flight – and that a soft drink and Japanese soup helped him recover. He made me drink coke and a Japanese soup and that did me good." Enciso faces his Albion colleague Pervis Estupinan, of Ecuador, tomorrow in the race for World Cup qualification. “In the end this has to be the goal for every player who is not starting at the moment, to be in my head.”

During Iberseries, The Hollywood Reporter caught up with Raúl Torquemada, director of the Madrid Film Office, to discuss his team’s success in attracting a broad range of productions beyond the ones you may immediately think of (Netflix’s Money Heist, anyone? Madrid filming for Netflix series Berlin. How important are financial incentives and qualitative support of creatives and productions and what key role does the Madrid Film Office play here? Raúl Torquemada, director of the Madrid Film Office Courtesy of Madrid Film OfficeIs there much competition with Barcelona and other parts of Spain? Part of the Madrid map of Pedro Almodóvar film locations Courtesy of Madrid Film Office

The odds appear to be heavily stacked against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at the Senate after the National Assembly voted to send him home on Tuesday. Mr Kingi told Mr Gachagua and the National Assembly to file their responses by October 14. Mr Musyoka had directed his Wiper lawmakers to save Mr Gachagua. He added that it is easier to have the numbers in the Senate than in the National Assembly. Mr Gachagua cooked his goose,” Mr Mokua told the Daily Nation.

Pop star Dua Lipa has set social media abuzz with her unusual soda recipe, mixing Diet Coke, pickle juice, and jalapeño sauce. Ramsay’s attempt at the recipe, which involved adding Diet Coke, jalapeño juice, and pickle juice, was met with an immediate negative reaction. In a viral video circulating on social media, Ramsay dramatically spat out the concoction, coughing and warning Dua Lipa about potential harm. "For God's sake girl, you’ll ruin your vocal cords," Ramsay said, clearly concerned about the drink’s impact on the singer’s health. As the conversation continues online, Dua Lipa’s viral recipe has certainly shaken things up.