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Father and toddler critically injured in Utah gorge rappelling fall
A father and one-year-old child fell 80 feet whilst rappelling in Utah’s Virgin River Gorge on Saturday afternoon, triggering a three-hour rescue operation. The incident occurred in the Cedar Pocket area near the Ghost Valley Trailhead, with emergency services from multiple agencies including Washington County Search and Rescue responding to the remote location. The father…
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Homeowners in England urged to check flood risk: ‘A third of people don’t realise’
More than two million people in England are unaware that their properties are at risk of flooding, according to the Environment Agency. As the UK braces for a wet and stormy start to winter, the agency is urging residents to check their flood risk and prepare accordingly. This warning comes at a critical time, with…
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Burnham says care service may require tax rises if pension savings fall short
Andy Burnham said the proposed National Care Service may require tax rises if changing the state pension triple lock does not raise enough money. The plan, presented at Labour’s conference, would provide care free at the point of delivery and is intended to ease pressure on the NHS, but its cost and funding remain uncertain.…
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XENTRIX Shares Music Video For ‘Nil By Mouth’ From Upcoming Album ‘Allied With The Enemy’
UK thrash metal veterans XENTRIX have released a music video for “Nil By Mouth”, a track from their forthcoming album “Allied With The Enemy” due 30 October via Listenable Records. The song is particularly notable as it was originally written for the band’s previous album “Seven Words” but was shelved and forgotten before being rediscovered…
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The Sonos Ace Ultra are the headphones Sonos should have made the first time
Sonos has released the Ace Ultra headphones at the same $449 price point as the original Sonos Ace, which launched with significant limitations in system integration. The original Ace had a glitchy TV audio swap feature that only worked with the Arc soundbar and a single pair of headphones, and could not connect to the…
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Slipknot’s Manson booking raises questions over metal’s response to abuse allegations
Marilyn Manson has been confirmed to support Slipknot at Wembley Stadium in front of 90,000 people next July, despite facing numerous allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse from over a dozen women. This booking contradicts heavy metal’s foundational identity as a genre that champions the marginalised and uplifts the downtrodden—a value long championed by major…
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Aldi chief accuses rivals of inflating prices before loyalty scheme discounts
Aldi’s chief executive has accused rival supermarkets of ‘duping’ customers through loyalty schemes that set unrealistically high prices before discounting them, claiming this creates a false impression of value. Aldi, the only major UK supermarket without a loyalty card, argues that retailers should instead offer genuine everyday low prices with realistic reductions. A retail consultant…
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Kristi Noem’s divorce from Bryon finalised after 34 years of marriage
Former US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from her husband of 34 years, Bryon Noem, citing irreconcilable differences. The filing came in April, shortly after the Daily Mail exposed Bryon’s secret crossdressing and explicit online exchanges with adult content models. The divorce was finalised in court documents this week, marking the…
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Love Island’s Georgia Harrison calls for immediate removal of ‘revenge porn’ images online as she appears on stage at Labour conference
Georgia Harrison, former star of The Only Way Is Essex and Love Island, addressed Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool to campaign for the immediate removal of non-consensual intimate imagery from the internet. She called for a “kill switch” system to instantly freeze the spread of abusive sexual content, rather than the current 48-hour window tech…
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BAG Ventures raises $11.3m fund for enterprise-focused AI startups
BAG Ventures, founded by former Google executives Bontia Stewart and Jackson Georges Jr., has closed an $11.3 million fund to invest in early-stage AI companies. The firm is betting that enterprise buyers are moving beyond experimentation and will spend on AI products that deliver measurable results, making its focus on practical, revenue-ready businesses timely. BAG…