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Quality Control co-founder Pierre Thomas hospitalised after heart attack
Quality Control co-founder Pierre “P” Thomas has been hospitalised after suffering a heart attack, with a representative confirming to Variety that he is “alive and currently hospitalized receiving medical care.” The statement follows initial reports from TMZ, which said Thomas is being monitored in the intensive care unit of a Las Vegas hospital; his team…
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Mother in drug mule gang is facing jail for helping smuggle £13m worth of cannabis into Britain in 22 suitcases after they paid for extra baggage charges
A woman has appeared in court accused of being part of a drug trafficking gang that attempted to smuggle cannabis worth an estimated £13 million into Britain by concealing it across 22 suitcases. Prosecutors allege the group paid additional baggage fees to accommodate the sheer volume of luggage used to move the drugs, a detail…
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‘Who knows?’: Jill Biden responds to theory Joe Biden was drugged before debate
I don’t think the lesson here is that Jill Biden should never talk about her husband’s presidency. She absolutely has a right to tell her story. But you cannot rewrite history, no matter how many times you try.
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SickKids children’s hospital bandages up careers website after intruder breaks in
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto has confirmed that an intruder accessed its external careers website after exploiting a vulnerability in third-party software also used by other organisations. The hospital said clinical systems and patient information were untouched and patient care continued as normal, but data belonging to current and former staff, job…
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Ofcom to investigate Sky over ‘haranguing’ of Farage’s daughter
Ofcom has launched a formal investigation into Sky News following a complaint from Reform UK that the broadcaster treated Nigel Farage unfairly and infringed his privacy in its reporting on his financial affairs. The row erupted after Farage accused Sky News of “haranguing” his daughter at her home, part of a wider clash with the…
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Why does it seem like food recalls are out of control this year?
A run of high-profile US food recalls in 2026 — including contaminated lettuce, over a million eggs, jalapeño-based products, frozen berries and fruit bars — has left shoppers feeling that recalls are spiralling out of control. Experts say public attention has genuinely increased, driven by heavier media and social media coverage, but the underlying data…
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Midwest man, 29, killed by lightning while climbing Italian volcano would be ‘psyched’ by his dramatic death, old friend says
A 29-year-old man from Wichita, Kansas, named Dylan Standfast died after being struck by lightning while climbing Mount Etna, an active volcano in Sicily, Italy. He was caught in a storm while crossing an exposed, barren stretch of the volcano and suffered cardiac arrest; he was airlifted to hospital but did not survive. Friends have…
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Texas AG Ken Paxton sends message to WNBA amid ‘concerns’ over treatment of Sophie Cunningham supporters
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attended a WNBA game in Dallas alongside a “Sophie Cunningham Night” rally, using the occasion to voice cautious optimism about how the league is treating fans who support Cunningham while restating his opposition to transgender women competing in women’s sports. His presence adds a prominent political figure to an ongoing…
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A History of Paper review – Shirley Henderson and Alan Cumming sing a fragile romance
Shirley Henderson and Alan Cumming star in the mainstage premiere of A History of Paper at Pitlochry Festival theatre, a musical love story by the late playwright Oliver Emanuel and composer Gareth Williams. Originally a 2016 BBC radio drama before being adapted into a small-scale musical two years ago, the show tells an everyday tenement…
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Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch chief fit to stand trial in sex trafficking case, judge says
A US federal judge has ruled that former Abercrombie & Fitch chief executive Mike Jeffries is mentally competent to stand trial on sex trafficking and prostitution charges, overturning an earlier finding that he was unfit due to dementia and suspected early Alzheimer’s disease. Judge Nusrat Choudhury reached the decision after reviewing Jeffries’ medical records and…