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Father of four struck by lightning off Florida beach had stopped to help boater, heartbroken family reveals
Steve Matheson, a 41-year-old father of four from Utah, died after being struck by lightning while jet skiing off Fort De Soto Park near Tampa Bay, Florida, on Saturday. His family said he had been returning to shore with a friend when they stopped to help a struggling boater, and he was struck shortly afterwards;…
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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot
George Monbiot argues that Andy Burnham has undermined his premiership at the outset by abandoning his pledge to cap political donations, arguing this shows he has already bowed to the influence of wealthy donors. Monbiot contends this retreat is significant because it signals that vested financial interests, rather than the public, will continue to shape…
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Sheffield’s worst dog fouling blackspots revealed as new crackdown starts and fines issued – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield has begun a renewed crackdown on dog fouling, with enforcement officers issuing fines and attention focused on areas identified as persistent problem locations. The action matters because the council is seeking to improve the cleanliness of public spaces while making clear that owners who fail to clear up after their dogs may face penalties.…
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Ridley Scott and ‘Project Hail Mary’s Screenwriter Almost Made This Violent, Gritty Western
Ridley Scott and screenwriter Drew Goddard once planned to collaborate on a film adaptation of Wraiths of the Broken Land, a violent Western novel by S. Craig Zahler, shortly after the pair worked together on The Martian. The project, first reported by Variety in 2016, appears to have stalled in development, joining a long list…
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The startling story of Australia’s population forecast from almost 30 years ago that proves just how wrong we’ve got it on immigration: PVO
This opinion piece argues that Australia lacks a coherent population policy, relying instead on ad hoc visa settings and consistently inaccurate Treasury forecasts, which leaves housing, hospitals, schools and transport perpetually playing catch-up. The author contends this back-to-front approach, pursued under both major parties, has eroded public trust in immigration by presenting it as an…
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Architect of British government’s AI strategy joins Anthropic
Matt Clifford, the tech investor who drafted the UK government’s AI action plan and advised both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, has joined US AI firm Anthropic as managing director for international affairs, a year after leaving his Downing Street role. In the new post he will lead Anthropic’s engagement with governments outside the US,…
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‘OK, fine. I’m a national treasure’: Joe Lycett on fatherhood, Celebrity Traitors – and his TV show live from a pub
Comedian Joe Lycett is preparing to launch a new Friday-night TV show, Live from the Lycett Arms, in which he will both present a live programme and run a fully functioning pub, with celebrities taking turns as manager and his aunties working behind the bar. It follows his previous late-night live show and reflects his…
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Hyun Bin and Woo Do-hwan Turn Against Each Other in Hulu and Disney+’s ‘Made in Korea’ Season 2
The Korean political thriller “Made in Korea” returns for a six-episode second season on Hulu and Disney+ from 9 September, continuing the KRW70 billion ($51 million) two-season production that ranks among the most expensive K-dramas made. The new season jumps forward nine years from Season 1’s 1970s setting to depict the chaos of 1979, including…
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Aussie homeowners brace for rate hike after surprise GDP result piles pressure on the Reserve Bank
Australia’s economy grew faster than expected in the year to June, adding pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise interest rates again as it tries to cool demand. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, beating forecasts of 0.3 per cent, taking annual growth to 2.1 per…
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Mario Kart 8 Just Got a Game-Changing Update for Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo has released a surprise update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, adding native Nintendo Switch 2 support nearly a decade after the game’s original 2017 launch. The headline change is a doubling of split-screen capacity to eight players on a single Switch 2 screen, up from four on the original Switch, alongside clearer visuals, faster…