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Bentley’s Torcal EV tries to balance authenticity with fake V8 sounds
Bentley is preparing to launch its 2027 Torcal, an electric SUV built on the same platform as the electrified Porsche Cayenne, marking the brand’s continued push into the luxury EV market alongside rivals such as Rolls-Royce’s Spectre and Cadillac’s Celestiq. The Verge’s reporter was given an early ride in a heavily disguised preproduction model ahead…
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Wildfires ravage Borneo, Trump’s new hair colour sparks buzz, OpenAI faces newspaper copyright suit
Volunteer firefighters battle Borneo’s wildfires while Trump’s hair colour and a Portland Thorns transphobia row grab US headlines; plus OpenAI/Microsoft face a newspaper lawsuit, stately homes turned cannabis farms, HBO Max’s 25th and a wildcat’s press-up marathon.
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Glamorous businesswoman, 30, convicted five times for drug-driving offences after becoming hooked on Ketamine avoids jail
A 30-year-old businesswoman from Kirkby has avoided jail despite being convicted of drug-driving offences five times, after admitting to being in charge of a vehicle while more than eight times over the legal ketamine limit. Lucy Newall, a care company manager, was sentenced at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court following two separate arrests earlier this year, with…
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UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund
Spire Healthcare, the UK’s largest private hospital operator, has agreed to a £1bn takeover by Toscafund Asset Management, an investor group led by hedge fund manager Martin Hughes, nicknamed “the Rottweiler” for his aggressive business style. The deal, offering 250p a share and valuing the firm at £1.03bn, ends a lengthy strategic review process and…
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Trump’s “Lake America” mapmaking, AM radio bill, and Arsenal’s Chelsea comeback headline this bulletin
Also today: BBC’s Maryam Moshiri opens up on her blood cancer treatment, GB and Ireland stun the US to reclaim the Walker Cup, and Onimusha’s revival tops the Steam charts.
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Judge refuses to send young drug dealer, 20, to prison because of his appearance
A Queensland judge suspended a two-year prison sentence for a 20-year-old man convicted of dealing MDMA, explicitly citing his youthful appearance and the risk this could pose to him in custody. Justice Soraya Ryan told Hamish Craig Larnach at Brisbane Supreme Court that he did not look his age, and that her comments reflected concerns…
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Pauline Hanson throws her support behind One Nation’s Victoria leader following explosive report alleging he had a secret life of illicit drug use
Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce have publicly backed One Nation’s Victorian leader Warren Pickering after his former partner accused him of a secret history of illicit drug use and other misconduct during their 18-year relationship. Pickering, who is standing for the Victorian upper house, has strongly denied the claims, calling them false and hurtful, but…
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‘Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff’ Review: Nanette Burstein’s NatGeo Doc Prioritizes the Human Over the Intellectual, for Better and Worse
Nanette Burstein’s National Geographic documentary “Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff” offers an accessible, humanising portrait of the astronomer and science communicator, but deliberately sidesteps deeper intellectual engagement with his ideas. Produced with input from Sagan’s widow Ann Druyan and Seth MacFarlane, the 98-minute film mirrors Sagan’s own populist approach in his PBS…
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Dementia patients missing out on drugs that could help them live better for longer due to damning NHS postcode lottery
New NHS England data shows thousands of dementia patients are missing out on drugs that could help them manage symptoms and stay independent for longer, with prescribing rates varying dramatically depending on where patients live. The Alzheimer’s Society has described the “widespread variation” as alarming and “particularly shocking”, given that the NICE-recommended treatments are known…
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From duke to drug baron: The real-life Gentlemen-style manor houses turned into crime dens after their cash-strapped owners were forced to sell up
Netflix’s return of *The Gentlemen* — in which a duke inherits a hidden cannabis farm beneath his family’s cash-strapped estate — has drawn attention to a string of real drug operations uncovered in genuine British stately homes. Investigators have found illegal production facilities ranging from cannabis farms to unlicensed medicine factories hidden inside country houses,…