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Nice day for a wet wedding! Bride walks down the aisle in waist-deep water after church floods
A couple in the Philippines went ahead with their wedding inside a Catholic church despite it being submerged in waist-deep floodwater, after refusing advice from parish officials to postpone. Leian Lieza Galang and Gilbert Chico were married by a priest at Saint John the Baptist Church in Hagonoy on Tuesday, with the bride wading down…
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Burnham faces markets crisis with fears he will need £14bn Budget tax hikes to cover soaring debt costs – as even allies savage his blustering Commons debut
Andy Burnham has ended up mired in a full-blown market and political crisis in the days following his first Commons appearance as Prime Minister, after his debut statement blaming Brexit and Margaret Thatcher for Britain’s economic troubles was widely judged to lack policy substance. Government borrowing costs climbed steadily through his speech and the following…
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Burnham’s big idea is levelling DOWN. His party despises the aspirational, patronises the poor and indulges the feckless: SARAH VINE
In a Daily Mail comment piece, columnist Sarah Vine criticises new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and the Labour Party, arguing that where the previous Conservative government pursued “levelling up,” Labour is instead pursuing a “levelling down” agenda that punishes ambition and rewards mediocrity. She contrasts this unfavourably with the Tories’ Levelling Up White Paper under…
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Britain is OK with public ownership, but only by foreign powers. Why?
Arthur Downing, a historian and director of strategy at Octopus Energy, argues in his new book Power and the People: A History of British Energy that Britain’s fragmented, import-dependent energy system is a direct result of decades of privatisation, and that reversing this could help deliver a faster, fairer transition to clean power. Writing in…
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Netflix documentary traces 9/11’s legacy in divided America
A new Netflix documentary, Turning Point: Generation 9/11, marks 25 years since the 11 September 2001 attacks by combining archive recordings and testimony from survivors and the bereaved with an examination of how the day reshaped American politics and society. The Guardian’s review praises the 90-minute film for retaining the raw emotional power of the…
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Keith credits training partners for ‘saving my life’
Former Down hurler Stephen Keith has spoken about surviving a cardiac arrest during a gym session in Portaferry, crediting his training partners’ swift action for saving his life. Keith, 39, collapsed after finishing an exercise session and stopped breathing, but a nurse present began CPR immediately while others fetched nearby defibrillators, keeping him alive until…
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GTA VI extended look got 31 million views on Netflix despite six-hour exclusivity window
An extended gameplay preview of Grand Theft Auto VI became Netflix’s top-ranked film for the week of 24–30 August, despite the streaming platform holding exclusive rights to the footage for only six hours before Rockstar Games released it on YouTube. The nearly 30-minute video, showcasing PlayStation 5 footage of the eagerly awaited title, topped Netflix’s…
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Markets slide as inflation fears trigger global bond sell-off – business live
Global financial markets fell sharply as bond market turmoil, sparked by inflation worries, government spending concerns and heavy borrowing by AI companies, spread from Tuesday’s session into Asian and Wall Street trading. The sell-off matters because rising government borrowing costs threaten to squeeze fiscal headroom for governments, including the UK’s, complicating spending plans ahead of…
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Have title contenders done enough in transfer window to challenge Arsenal?
As the Premier League transfer window closes, defending champions Arsenal look well placed to retain the title they won last season after their rivals spent heavily to close the gap. Mikel Arteta’s side have made a strong start with two league wins, alongside a Community Shield victory over Manchester City, and added quality signings including…
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Sheffield’s worst dog fouling blackspots revealed as new crackdown starts and fines issued – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield has begun a renewed crackdown on dog fouling, with enforcement officers issuing fines and attention focused on areas identified as persistent problem locations. The action matters because the council is seeking to improve the cleanliness of public spaces while making clear that owners who fail to clear up after their dogs may face penalties.…