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Teen Lai Noelle Scores ‘AGT’ Golden Buzzer With ‘Incredible’ Elton John Cover: Watch
Fourteen-year-old Lai Noelle from Dallas, Texas, secured a second Golden Buzzer on America’s Got Talent’s Season 21 live quarterfinals, guaranteeing her a place in the finals after a standing-ovation cover of Elton John’s “Your Song”. The moment is notable because Noelle already held one Golden Buzzer from her audition earlier in the season, making this…
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‘Nepal didn’t rescue me’: British aid volunteer says authorities mistakenly announced he had been ‘found alive’ a week after floods
A British aid volunteer, Gloucester councillor Alastair Chambers, has said Nepali authorities wrongly announced he had been “rescued” from devastating floods a week after he had actually travelled to the country to help with relief efforts. Officials, including a search-and-rescue spokesman and the Nepali Army, publicly credited him among those saved by helicopter, a mix-up…
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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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Football connects communities but can pull them apart if governed carelessly
The article argues that youth football should help children build confidence, resilience and teamwork, but that poor adult behaviour is undermining those benefits. It says violence, intimidation and excessive competitiveness at grassroots matches can make children associate sport with aggression rather than enjoyment, and calls for stronger leadership and safer environments. In Scotland, games involving…
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Twelve anticipated films previewed for the Venice Film Festival
The article previews 12 highly anticipated films at the Venice Film Festival, spanning political drama, documentary, psychological suspense and ambitious experimental cinema. It highlights major directors and performers, with several films addressing media power, authoritarianism, celebrity, historical violence and the ethics of spectacle. – Danny Boyle’s Murdoch drama stars Guy Pearce and Jack O’Connell, examining…
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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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Dell’s newest laptop sounds a lot like a MacBook Neo
Dell has unveiled the 14S, a budget-friendly laptop aimed at students, unveiled at IFA 2026. It slots in below the recently launched XPS 13, giving Dell another affordable option at a time when most laptop prices continue to rise, and it echoes recent MacBook design trends by coming in four colours rather than the more…
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Community cafe offers ‘hope and hot meals’
A community cafe has opened in Longley, one of the most deprived areas of Sheffield, offering “pay as you feel” meals cooked from surplus supermarket food. Hope Kitchen Social Cafe was founded by chef Gabriela Socol to give local residents a place to eat and socialise, aiming to tackle both food insecurity and loneliness in…
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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…