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Restore leader offers Reform pact to unite ‘the patriotic Right’: But only if they ban burka, hold referendum on death penalty and sideline Tory defectors
The leader of the Restore Party has offered to form a pact with Reform UK aimed at uniting Britain’s “patriotic Right”, but has set out a series of conditions before any alliance could go ahead. These include banning the burka, holding a referendum on reintroducing the death penalty, and sidelining former Conservative politicians who have…
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Defunct part of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon
A discarded upper stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to crash into the moon on Wednesday, 2 August, at around 2:35am ET, striking near Einstein Crater in the moon’s north-western region. The impact was not planned by SpaceX and highlights the growing amount of human-made debris drifting through space and eventually colliding…
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Panicked screams from mom whose car was STOLEN with her two-year-old daughter in back seat while she completed Instacart delivery
A mother in Atlanta was left screaming in panic after her car was stolen with her two-year-old daughter still strapped in the back seat while she briefly stepped away to complete an Instacart grocery delivery. The incident highlights the risks faced by gig-economy delivery workers who often leave vehicles running or unattended for short periods…
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Ukraine seeks more US Patriot interceptors as bomb shelter probe deepens
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has renewed his call for the United States to supply more Patriot missile interceptors after a Russian missile and drone barrage on Kyiv killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens more. He said the necessary interceptors already exist and it is now a matter of political will among partners, urging…
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Tale of two halves leaves Iraola with plenty to ponder
Liverpool ended their pre-season tour of the United States with a 4-2 defeat by Leeds United, giving manager Andoni Iraola much to consider before the new season. His side produced arguably their best 45 minutes of his tenure in the first half, but collapsed after the break, conceding four goals without reply inside 25 minutes,…
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Top Putin war commander survives ‘assassination bid at birthday party’ where homemade bomb ‘delivered by courier’ killed five
A homemade bomb, reportedly disguised as a gift and delivered by courier, exploded at an upmarket Moscow restaurant during the 55th birthday party of General Alexander Chayko, Commander-in-Chief of Russia’s Aerospace Forces, killing five people and injuring 19. Chayko himself survived, but his son-in-law was killed and his daughter seriously wounded, in what is being…
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Cornwall summer break chaos: The fightback against the ’emmets’ as tourists trash Airbnbs, block streets with selfish parking and litter beaches as holiday season hots up
Cornwall is bracing for another summer of friction between residents and visitors, with locals reporting a rise in tourists trashing rented properties, clogging narrow streets with inconsiderate parking and leaving litter on beaches. The article frames this as part of a growing local “fightback” against so-called “emmets” (a Cornish term for outsiders), as communities push…
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2 Years Later, HBO Max’s 6-Episode Sci-Fi Is Still Worth Watching
Dune: Prophecy, HBO’s 2024 prequel series set thousands of years before the events of the main Dune saga, is being reappraised two years after its debut as an underappreciated addition to the franchise. Though it was overshadowed at launch by higher-profile HBO shows and lacked the splashy reception given to series like House of the…