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30,000 Bottles of Italian Red Wine Stolen in Brazen Tuscan Heist

As many as 10 men made off with more than $5 million of first-rate Italian red wine.

Victor MatherWinesRobberies and Thefts

GuardianOct 9Preview

Pro-Kremlin Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk arrested in Montenegro

Founder of influential Rybar blog detained after warnings of attempts to destabilise Balkan country, officials sayA leading pro-Kremlin Russian military blogger with reported ties to Russia’s intelligence services has been arrested in Montenegro, after warnings of attempts to destabilise the Balkan country, officials have said.Mikhail Zvinchuk, the founder of the influential Rybar war blog, was detained on Friday alongside his wife and three other Russians by police and security agents in the Adriatic resort town of Risan, on suspicion of spreading Russian influence, local media reported. Continue reading...

Pjotr SauerMontenegroRussia

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India Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block Protests

A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.

Somini Sengupta, Pragati K.B. and Suhasini RajPolitics and GovernmentPolice

GuardianOct 9Preview

‘I’ve hit my midlife sexpot era!’ Romola Garai on marital misery, cheating … and sex scenes in cars

Layby hookups are all in a day’s work for Romola Garai in her steamy new drama Adultery. She talks faking orgasms, keeping secrets – and making audiences pass outIn a raging storm in the Peak District last winter, a blue Toyota Yaris was parked in a remote roadside spot with a sex scene being filmed inside it. “It can pose challenges, depending on the size of the car,” chuckles Romola Garai. “Me and Dominic [Cooper] got in this hatchback and asked: ‘How far do these seats go back?’ Soon there was a gale blowing outside. We were in the car, ready to shoot, but outside the entire film crew were being buffeted by high winds. They said: ‘You guys stay in there, don’t get out!’ while all the lights were getting blown away.”What did the co-stars do while the camera crew battled the elements? “What actors always do in these situations – have a long, gossipy conversation about people in the indu

Michael HoganTelevisionCulture

GuardianOct 9Preview

Thieves make off with €5m haul from prestigious Italian winery

Gang breaks into cellar of Marchesi Antinori in Cortona and loads two trucks with 30,000 bottles before getawayThousands of bottles of wine worth €5m (£4.2m) have been stolen from a prestigious winery in Tuscany in what is thought to be the biggest heist of its kind in Italy.A gang of at least seven masked individuals broke into the cellar of Marchesi Antinori, a family-owned winery dating back to the late 1300s, in Cortona after shutting off the alarms and surveillance cameras before using company forklifts to load two large trucks with 30,000 bottles of wine and making off. Continue reading...

Angela Giuffrida in RomeItalyWine

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A Rural Village Voted to Leave the U.K., Stirring Britain’s Migration Debate

A plan to house 1,250 asylum seekers on the outskirts of Piddington prompted a symbolic independence vote, highlighting a growing dilemma for the government.

Megan SpeciaPiddington (England)Secession and Independence Movements

BBCOct 9Preview

Thieves steal 30,000 bottles of wine worth €5m in Italy, reports say

The heist at the Florence-based winery is believed to be one of the largest thefts of its kind in Italy.