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Calls grow for Labour to halt planned fuel duty rises
Labour is facing calls to abandon planned fuel duty increases amid warnings that they would further strain family finances this winter. Campaigners argue that rising petrol and diesel prices are already damaging household budgets, workers’ ability to travel and the wider economy, particularly as tensions in the Middle East push pump prices higher. The proposed…
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Australian treasurer signals further income tax cuts before election
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has signalled that further income tax cuts are likely at the next election, as he prepares to release a 40-year Intergenerational Report forecasting Australia’s economy through 2066. The government argues that recent tax reforms and an improved budget position have created room for additional tax relief to ease pressure on workers,…
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Phillipson says women are broadly unsafe amid asylum housing row
Women and equalities minister Bridget Phillipson said women are broadly unsafe because of harassment, sexual violence and misogynistic attitudes. Her comments came after residents of Piddington, Oxfordshire, raised concerns about plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a former military site, prompting criticism that the Government was discussing wider issues instead of addressing local…
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Specialist rape courts to be rolled out to tackle ‘shamefully low’ prosecution rates and long wait times
The UK government has announced plans to roll out specialist courtrooms for rape and serious sexual offences across every Crown Court in England and Wales over the next two years. Prime Minister Andy Burnham introduced the initiative to address “shamefully low” prosecution rates and the lengthy waits many survivors endure for justice, acknowledging that victims…
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Netflix’s ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ Replacement Is Officially Leaving Streaming
The acclaimed French courtroom thriller *Anatomy of a Fall* is leaving Netflix in the United States on 23 September 2026, giving subscribers until the previous day to watch it. Its departure matters because the 2023 film, directed by Justine Triet and starring Sandra Hüller, is regarded as one of the decade’s strongest dramas and is…
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NYU Langone Privately Bought the Site of a Landmark AMC Theater — New Yorkers Are Now Fighting to Save It
More than 100 New Yorkers protested outside AMC Kips Bay 15 after learning the multiplex is expected to close at the end of 2026. The site was privately bought by NYU Langone, prompting criticism from residents and officials who say the community was not consulted and fears losing a longstanding cultural gathering place. AMC Kips…
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Real reason Ombudsman has relaunched probe into death of Carlow shooter following controversial sting op as former justice minister reveals what’s shocked him MOST about Garda Whistleblower scandal
The Garda Ombudsman has reopened an investigation into the arrest and death of Evan Fitzgerald, a young man who died by suicide in May 2025, one week before facing trial on firearms charges. The case has become emblematic of a broader scandal involving Garda whistleblowers exposing alleged police misconduct, including what former Justice Minister Michael…
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Keenan Allen faces NFL suspension after blood alcohol level nearly triple the legal limit: report
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen could face an NFL suspension after being charged with two misdemeanours linked to an alleged drink-driving incident before the season. His reported blood alcohol level of .224 was nearly three times Indiana’s legal limit, potentially triggering at least a three-game suspension under the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. The NFL is…