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Hold on autumn! Heat returns with 27C temperatures forecast for tomorrow as racegoers enjoy the sun at Ascot
Temperatures are set to reach 27C, and possibly 28C, in parts of south-east England on Sunday, giving Britain what could be its last burst of summer warmth before wetter, more autumnal weather arrives next week. The unseasonal heat coincided with the Big Food and Wine Weekend at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, where thousands of racegoers…
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Kingdom Hearts’ Highly Anticipated Fortnite Collab Delayed, Rumors Say
Fortnite’s Chapter 7 Season 4 has begun introducing crossover characters from other video game franchises, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Spyro and Crash Bandicoot, with Kingdom Hearts’ Sora widely expected to follow. Epic Games had teased Sora’s Keyblade as part of the season, but leakers now say the collaboration has been pushed back, disappointing fans who…
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3 Rock Songs From 1979 You Heard While Shopping at the Mall With Your Friends
This nostalgic feature revisits three rock songs that were staples of shopping mall soundtracks in 1979, a decade when malls served as key hangout spots for American teenagers. The piece highlights how these tracks would have been near-impossible to avoid for anyone browsing shops that year, reflecting the era’s dominant radio and pop culture hits.…
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‘Talented footballer’, 12, with ‘smile never far from his face’ was killed when train hit car on Irish level crossing
A 12-year-old boy, named locally as Eoin Doyle, died on Thursday evening when a train struck the car he was travelling in with his father at a user-operated level crossing near Ballyhaunis, County Mayo. Eoin was pronounced dead at the scene, while his father, a local GAA coach in his 40s, was taken to hospital…
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Al Pacino Sends Video Message to Venice After Missing Press Conference for ‘Father Joe’: ‘I Wish I Was There, I Really Do’
Al Pacino did not travel to the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of “Father Joe,” but sent a video message expressing regret at missing the event and thanking his collaborators. His absence meant the actor was not present for the press conference alongside co-star Kiefer Sutherland and writer-producer Luc Besson, though he praised both…
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Married influencer killed by penis enlargement surgery during dream vacation: He passed out while receiving a massage with his wife… then never woke up
British-Nigerian businessman and social media influencer Igho Ubiribo, 43, died in March after undergoing penis enlargement surgery at a clinic in Bangkok, Thailand, while on holiday with his wife, Danielle Simba Allen. An inquest in London heard he had 40 millilitres of hyaluronic acid and lidocaine injected into his penis, after which he twice fainted…
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Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash
A rare cross-party backlash has emerged in the United States against Flock Safety’s automated licence-plate reader cameras, with both left-wing and right-wing politicians, activists and privacy campaigners uniting against a single company’s surveillance technology. The roughly 120,000 Flock cameras nationwide conduct about two billion scans a month, and controversy grew after reports that police officers…
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Veerle Buurman’s own goal earns Aston Villa WSL draw at wasteful Chelsea
Aston Villa earned a surprise 1-1 draw at Chelsea in the Women’s Super League after Veerle Buurman’s own goal cancelled out Lauren James’s early strike, denying the hosts victory in their first home fixture of the season at Stamford Bridge. The result was a frustrating start for Chelsea, who dominated possession and chances but were…
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Marvel’s Venom Still in Dev for PS5, Will Surely Be Huge
Marvel’s Venom, an Insomniac Games spin-off title, remains in active development for PlayStation despite lingering doubts about its status. The claim comes from leaker NatetheHate2, who has a track record of accurate industry predictions, and echoes earlier comments from Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, who dismissed cancellation rumours earlier in the year. Continued confirmation of the…
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Junta calls in Russian troops to crush Niger mutiny as Williams sisters bow out at US Open
Also tonight: a Venice documentary exposes Putin’s war on press freedom, a Florida woman avoids charges after a fatal Walmart car-park shooting, the Muppets mark fifty UK years, and two children hurt in a bouncy-castle accident in Australia.