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Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania
Two unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania have died from measles, officials confirmed, as US infections in 2026 reach their highest level in 35 years. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro described it as “a serious and growing problem”, stressing that such deaths are “completely preventable” through vaccination, and said he had bluntly told Health Secretary Robert…
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Boy, 3, who was seriously injured after being thrown 15ft into crocodile pit by disabled man returns home from hospital following seven operations
A three-year-old boy who was seriously injured after being thrown 15ft into a crocodile enclosure at a Cambridgeshire zoo has been discharged from hospital following seven operations over two months. His family said he is now “happy to be home, playing with his toys, sleeping in his own bed and being a big brother”, according…
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Airport worker critical after being run over by passenger jet
An airport worker at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport was left in a critical condition after being run over by a passenger jet on the tarmac. The signaller was rushed to hospital on Monday night, with police suggesting the aircraft may have been reversing at the time of the accident. The incident, which occurred shortly before a…
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Canada plots tariff hit-back as Hounslow fire suspect charged with murder
Ottawa readies retaliatory trade measures against Trump’s US, a man faces murder and arson charges after a fatal Hounslow blaze, and NHS data shows record antidepressant prescribing across England.
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The rap sheets of the A66 joyriders: Four out of five had 37 prior convictions between them – including shoplifting, driving and drug offences
Four of the five young men who died after their car collided with a police vehicle in Teesside had a combined 37 previous convictions, Cleveland Police have confirmed. Makai Saddington, 18, Theo Rae and Cole Worthy, both 17, and Jakub Matusiak, 23, had all admitted a string of offences over the past three years, while…
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Zip Wire review – cancer-curing scientist is on the hook for cable-dangle thriller
The Guardian’s review of Zip Wire, a new thriller released on digital platforms from 31 August, dismisses the film as a “silly, low-adrenaline” effort that fails to generate any real tension. It centres on Amy, a British research scientist who has discovered a lung cancer cure, and follows her as she becomes the target of…
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Stabbing rocks Melbourne: Boy, 10, and woman rushed to hospital and man arrested
A 10-year-old boy and a woman were taken to hospital after a stabbing in Melbourne, while a man was arrested. The incident has prompted a police investigation into the circumstances and the condition of those injured. Few further details were provided in the article text, including the location of the attack, the victims’ injuries and…
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Hailee was discharged from hospital and took her life hours later… a damning review about her act before release has outraged her mother
An 18-year-old woman from Perth, Australia, took her own life just hours after being discharged from a psychiatric ward, despite having attempted suicide only 25 minutes before staff allowed her to leave. A review into the death of Hailee Hildebrandt, who was being treated at Fiona Stanley Hospital, found serious failings in her care, including…
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Record one in seven now on antidepressants as pill use rockets
A record one in seven people in England were prescribed antidepressants last year, with 9.1 million patients given the drugs by their GP, according to figures from the NHS Business Services Authority. This marks a rise of more than 15 per cent over five years and comes amid a sharp increase in depression and anxiety…
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Rescue pilot pleads guilty, museum heists turn violent, US clean energy set for record growth
TalkFuse’s briefing covers a South Sudanese teenager admitting endangering lives at sea after piloting a Channel super-dinghy, warnings over increasingly violent European museum robberies, Italy’s new phone-crossing fines, US clean energy’s record growth, OpenAI’s push into autonomous agents, and a teenager’s decisi…