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News Doctor Who Doctor Who to Return Christmas 2026, But the BBC’s Disney+ Partnership Is Over. What’s Next for the Show? The series has been in limbo since the 2025 season finale. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on October 28, 2025 Credit: Disney+ Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Disney+ We finally have an update on the fate of Doctor Who after the season finale in which Ncuti Gatwa, who plays the Fifteenth Doctor, bow out. Today, the BBC announced that the series will come back in December 2026 with a Christmas special penned by Russell T. Davies. The statement also confirmed that the partnership with Disney is officially over. “We’d like to thank Disney+ for being terrific global partners and collaborators over the past two seasons, and for the upcoming The War Between the Land and the Sea,” BBC Director of Drama Lindsay Salt said in a statement. “The BBC remains fully committed to Doctor Who, which continues to be one of our most loved dramas, and we are delighted that Russell T. Davies has agreed to write us another spectacular Christmas special for 2026. We can assure fans, the Doctor is not going anywhere, and we will be announcing plans for the next series in due course which will ensure the TARDIS remains at the heart of the BBC.” This news wasn’t surprising. Ever since the finale of the latest season (which also saw the Doctor regenerate into Billie Piper, though it’s unclear if she’ll be the next Doctor), fans have been waiting to hear the show’s fate. The series didn’t appear to get the ratings that Disney hoped for, though Davies and the BBC remained publicly committed to the show. It’s good to see that their promises that the series would continue with or without Disney proved true.  And before we get the Christmas 2026 special, we will have The War Between the Land and the Sea, a five-episode limited series that’s set to premiere on Disney+ at some point in the near future (no official premiere date has been announced yet). The show sees an ancient sea-dwelling species emerge from the ocean and cause an international crisis that UNIT must work to resolve. Once that show streams, the Who partnership between Disney and the BBC will formally be done. [end-mark] The post <i>Doctor Who</i> to Return Christmas 2026, But the BBC’s Disney+ Partnership Is Over. What’s Next for the Show? appeared first on Reactor.

To help celebrate America’s 250th birthday, The Heritage Foundation is releasing an interactive map and guide to America’s historic sites that is designed to help families enjoy history together accurately and without the Left’s ideological lens.   “The Heritage Guide to Historic Sites: Rediscovering America’s Heritage” at historicsites.heritage.org “equips American families with the tools they need to enjoy the sites that mark some of the greatest episodes in our nation’s history, without the Left’s anti-American and ahistoric narratives,” Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts said. “The next 250 years of our republic depend on whether we can rekindle a true understanding of what it means to be an American—the rights and responsibilities of American citizenship,” remarked Roberts.  Heritage Foundation scholars evaluated and graded more than 35 sites in the states that formed the 13 original colonies. The think tank says it plans to extend ratings to historic sites in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia for Presidents’ Day 2026.  The scholars made extensive visits to each site, created in-depth reviews, and included a letter grade based on the historical accuracy of the site and its exhibits and noted any ideological bias present at the facility or in its tours.   The scholars also recommended accompanying reading and supplementary materials to gain an even greater understanding of each site and its context in American history. “From Mount Vernon and Independence Hall to Fort McHenry and Gettysburg, this guide invites every American citizen to rediscover the amazing places that define our patriotism and the stories that form the basis of our shared national culture,” the director of the guide, Heritage research fellow Brenda Hafera, said. “The Heritage Foundation is proud to lead this effort to celebrate ‘America 250.’ We believe this guide will awaken a new generation of patriots—men and women ready to remember and defend the history that makes us who we are,” she said.   You can access the guide here and also learn more about the site selection and evaluation process.   The post Heritage Foundation Helps Families Rediscover America’s Historic Sites—Without the Left-Wing Bias  appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered “forceful strikes in the Gaza Strip” after Hamas’ violation of the hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas.   The order comes after Netanyahu met with the leaders of Israel’s security establishment to determine a response to Hamas’ failure to return the remains of deceased hostages.   Following security consultations, Prime Minister Netanyahu has directed the military to immediately carry out forceful strikes in the Gaza Strip.— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) October 28, 2025 On Monday night, Hamas said it handed over the remains of a former Israeli hostage. Israel quickly determined the remains did not belong to one of the 13 hostages still in Gaza, but to Ofir Tzarfati, whose body the Israel Defense Forces recovered in Gaza in 2023.   Israel and Hamas agreed in early October to a ceasefire based on President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for the region. The plan required Hamas to return all living and deceased hostages within days of the deal being signed. While all 20 of the living hostages were released on Oct. 13, Hamas has only returned the remains of 15 other hostages, leaving 13 still in Gaza.   Israel has accused Hamas of slow-walking the return of the deceased hostages and, according to The Times of Israel, Israeli intelligence has identified the location of nine of the deceased hostages still in Gaza.   “Despite claiming difficulty locating the bodies of deceased hostages, Hamas continues to hold and manipulate the remains it refuses to release under the agreement,” the IDF wrote on the social media platform X on Tuesday.   Hamas has claimed it lacks proper equipment to locate the remains of some of those hostages, but the IDF calls the claim “baseless,” contending that “such tools are unnecessary for the transfer of remains and do not prevent the return of the deceased hostages.”   Hamas announced plans Tuesday to hand over the remains of a hostage later in the day, but, following Israel’s announcement of a response to Hamas’ violations, said it would “postpone” the handover “due to violations by the occupation.” “We emphasize that any Zionist escalation will hinder search, digging, and retrieval operations of the bodies, which will lead to a delay in the occupation recovering the bodies of its dead,” Hamas said, according to reporting from author and pro-Israel advocate Aviva Klompas. Trump has previous said he would consider giving Israel the green light to resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas does not uphold the terms of the ceasefire agreement and hostage deal.    The escalation in Hamas’ failure to return all hostage remains is not the first time the ceasefire agreement has been violated. Israel carried out strike on targets in Gaza on Oct. 19 after it said Hamas had killed two IDF soldiers in an Israeli-controlled section of Gaza. Yet the ceasefire resumed and has continued to hold. This is a developing story and may be updated. The post BREAKING: Netanyahu Orders ‘Forceful Strikes’ in Gaza appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has launched the preliminary phase of rulemaking for Senate Bill 976, the “Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act.” The legislation mandates that social media companies use “age assurance” systems to determine whether a California user is an adult or a minor. The Attorney General has until January 1, 2027, to complete and adopt the final regulations. The California Department of Justice (DOJ) will host a public meeting on November 5, 2025, to gather feedback from residents, experts, and organizations about how these rules should be structured. The DOJ is seeking public comment on the potential effects of the proposed regulations. Citizens can send their comments in written form to sb976@doj.ca.gov. Note that any information provided is subject to the Public Records Act.  SB 976 was introduced to limit the impact of addictive online design features on minors. It requires the Attorney General to create standards for age assurance and parental consent that align with the Act’s stated purpose of child protection. However, privacy advocates have raised alarms that the “age assurance” requirement could erode online anonymity, forcing individuals to hand over sensitive identification data to access social platforms. Such systems could expose Californians to new risks of data collection, profiling, and potential misuse of personal information. The DOJ has requested public input in three main areas: Methods and technical standards for age verification on social media and digital platforms used by minors. Continuing obligations for platform operators tasked with performing age checks. Procedures and protections surrounding parental consent for minors’ participation online. The law’s age verification provision has already faced legal challenges. NetChoice, a trade association representing major technology firms, filed suit against Attorney General Bonta, asserting that SB 976 violates the First Amendment by requiring Californians to surrender personal documentation in order to engage in lawful online speech. On September 9, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit mostly upheld SB 976 but did not rule definitively on the age assurance section, noting that it could not yet determine its effect on free expression until the regulations were finalized. On September 23, NetChoice submitted a petition for rehearing en banc, seeking review by the full court rather than the original three-judge panel. Unless the Ninth Circuit agrees to rehear the case, the Attorney General may continue developing the rulemaking framework. However, if the court grants the rehearing, it could temporarily halt enforcement of the age assurance provisions or even suspend the law altogether. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post California Opens Public Comment on Online Age Verification ID appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

Hamas Faked the Discovery of Hostage Remains But Was Caught on Camera

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