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Back on track: can Burnham fix the north’s woeful rail services?
Andy Burnham has become prime minister, giving him direct power to address rail problems in the north of England that he long criticised as mayor of Greater Manchester. The article examines two major unresolved issues he is now positioned to tackle: reviving a high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Manchester after the northern leg of…
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Inside Isaac Heeney’s fiancée’s nightmare as she leaves Sydney and shuts down Instagram comments amid Swans star’s hotel scandal
Sydney Swans player Isaac Heeney’s fiancée, Steffie Waters, has been targeted with abusive comments on Instagram after Heeney was named among five players allegedly involved in an incident with exotic dancers at the team’s Melbourne hotel. Waters has since disabled comments on her page and left the couple’s Sydney home for Noosa, according to a…
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Liam and Noel Gallagher ‘force BBC to take down “excruciating” celebrity Wonderwall World Cup tribute after failing to seek correct permissions’
The BBC has reportedly removed an online tribute video featuring celebrities performing versions of Oasis’s “Wonderwall” as part of a World Cup-themed feature, after Liam and Noel Gallagher objected to it. The brothers are said to have forced the takedown because the broadcaster had not obtained the correct permissions to use the song, with the…
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Parking prices increased across Sheffield in decision behind doors which will make council £360,000 per year
Residents warn the parking charge increase will drive more people to Meadowhall
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The 1970 song Melanie wrote about her experience at Woodstock: “I had no clue!”
A flame that lit a spark. The post The 1970 song Melanie wrote about her experience at Woodstock: “I had no clue!” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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A smuggled bedsheet, handwritten notes and an unspeakable two hour window: Grim details emerge about 18-year-old Tarsha Golightly’s suicide death in prison
Tarsha Golightly, 18, died by suicide while in prison, with reports highlighting concerns about how she was able to obtain a bedsheet and the period before she was found. The case matters because it raises questions about prison safety procedures, supervision and the protection of vulnerable young people in custody. The reported details include handwritten…
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Jury awards teens $550K after Oregon amusement park ride left them hanging upside down: report
A jury has awarded $550,000 (£275,000 each) to two teenage girls after they were left dangling upside down for nearly 30 minutes when a ride malfunctioned at Oaks Park, an amusement park in Portland, Oregon. The verdict, reached by a 10-2 majority this week, found the park and the ride’s manufacturer, Zamperla, liable over the…
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DoorDash driver, 61, says rock hurled through car window could have killed her after intervening in teen street fight
A 61-year-old DoorDash driver from Perth, Western Australia, has described a terrifying attack in which a rock was hurled through her car window, an incident she believes could have killed her. She says the attack happened after she intervened in a street fight involving teenagers in the suburb of Merriwa. The woman, described as a…
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Migrant rape claim, courts weigh Anthony verdict and Lil Durk trial, Musk’s satellite waste plan
A series of legal developments drew attention on 21 August. In the UK, an Upper Tribunal ruling allowed Hendrix Ekwen, an Italian national convicted of rape in 2020, to remain despite a deportation order; the tribunal’s assessment turned on the legal test of whether he represented a genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat. In Texas,…
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Furious mum shares photo of her five-year-old daughter with Isaac Heeney taken as police drama unfolded at team hotel
A photo has emerged showing Sydney Swans star Isaac Heeney posing with a five-year-old fan in a hotel foyer while, metres away, his coach Dean Cox was reportedly being confronted by women over an alleged sexual assault. The girl’s mother, a lifelong Swans supporter, has since written a scathing letter to the club describing the…