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Radiation link in flight attendant’s breast cancer, French court finds
A French court in Bayonne has, for the first time, recognised cosmic radiation as a factor contributing to a flight attendant’s breast cancer, in a landmark occupational disease ruling. Sophie Lainault, a 59-year-old former Air France stewardess, brought the case after developing breast cancer, and the court found that cosmic radiation, passive smoking and prolonged…
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won’t ‘hijack’ Prince George’s historic Eton debut, royal expert says
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly set to avoid publicity around Prince George’s first day at Eton College this September, in what a royal broadcaster describes as an assurance given to King Charles that they will not “hijack or derail” major royal events. The understanding matters because George’s arrival at Eton marks a significant…
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Missouri grandma ordered to stop serving free breakfasts refuses to back down, ‘They are my family’
Missouri grandmother Kathy Kite has continued serving free breakfasts from her Harrisburg home after Boone County health officials said she needed a food permit to do so. The dispute has drawn support from the Goldwater Institute, which challenged the department’s legal reasoning and said litigation remained possible, raising questions about how food-safety rules apply to…
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How Mark Carney’s speeches have become political earthquakes | Ted Widmer
Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, has become an unexpected orator of note, delivering two speeches in 2026 that have reverberated globally despite his famously flat, understated delivery. His January address at Davos warned of a “rupture in the world order” and urged like-minded nations to align without relying on US leadership, while a 23 August…
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De Gaulle: Résistance review – a galloping bromance for Churchill and France’s wartime hero
Antonin Baudry’s biopic De Gaulle: Résistance, the first of two planned films, offers a warm and often wryly comic portrait of Charles de Gaulle during his years as the exiled leader of Free France in London. Based on Julian Jackson’s biography A Certain Idea of France, the film centres on De Gaulle’s charged, affectionate rivalry-turned-alliance…
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Ridley Scott’s 10/10 Sci-Fi Series Is Officially One of the Most Popular Shows on Earth
Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise is enjoying a surge in popularity, with the Hulu/Disney+ series Alien: Earth ranking in the top 10 in several countries as fans await its second season. The show, created by Noah Hawley, marked the franchise’s first venture onto television and proved successful enough to secure a renewal, coming at a moment…
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“I watched it and I thought, ‘That’s similar.’ I watched it again and thought, ‘That’s really similar!’ She sent me a big apology… it was pretty cool”: Prog metal prodigy Plini’s laid-back reaction to a pop star stealing his solo
Australian progressive metal guitarist Plini has spoken about the moment a Doja Cat performance appeared to lift a guitar solo from his own music, and why he chose not to pursue any legal action over it. During an MTV EMA appearance, Doja Cat performed a heavier version of her hit “Say So” featuring a newly…
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Friends of boy, 15, who drowned in lake on one of the hottest days of the year saw him ‘gasping for air’ but ‘thought it was a prank’, inquest told
An inquest in Grimsby has heard that friends of 15-year-old Declan Sawyer initially believed he was joking around when he began struggling in the water at Swanholme Lakes nature reserve in Lincoln, only realising too late that he was drowning. Declan got into difficulty on 24 May while swimming towards an island with friends during…