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Two runners in their 20s die after collapsing during the Great North Run
Two men aged 25, both from the North East of England, have died after collapsing during Sunday’s Great North Run, the world’s largest half-marathon. Organisers said the pair fell ill during the event and passed away despite the best efforts of medical teams on site, prompting condolences from race organisers and support for the men’s…
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Trump-appointed judge blocks his mail-in ballot restrictions as pressure mounts for Supreme Court’s decision with 50 days to election
A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump has blocked the US Postal Service from enforcing the President’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, just 50 days before the midterm elections. US District Judge Carl Nichols ruled that the regulations could prevent legitimate mail-in ballots from being counted and exceeded the USPS’s legal authority, granting a preliminary…
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OpenAI urges UK lawmakers to rein in technology amid growing safety fears
OpenAI has called on UK lawmakers to seize the current political momentum and introduce legislation to control powerful artificial intelligence systems, urging narrowly targeted rules aimed at the most advanced AI labs rather than smaller startups. The intervention comes amid mounting global unease, with a cross-party parliamentary committee warning that the world is unprepared for…
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Juanes on His Most Extensive U.S. Tour Yet: ‘I Think Right Now We Have the Best Version of Our Show’
Colombian musician Juanes has launched the Juanes World Tour 2026, his most extensive run of US dates to date, kicking off on 3 September in Orlando, Florida. Speaking to Billboard for its Cafecito Con video series, the singer said the 30-date tour marks 25 years of his solo career and reflects his desire to “open…
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‘I just don’t do consent’: The jaw-dropping admission from husband of leading anti-abortion campaigner
The husband of prominent Australian anti-abortion campaigner Dr Joanna Howe has provoked outrage after declaring “I don’t do consent” during a video attacking Chanel Contos, the founder of Teach Us Consent, and the government funding her organisation has received. James Howe made the comment while he and his wife criticised Contos’s push for consent education…
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The four-hour-long Elon Musk documentary might be preaching to the choir
Alex Gibney’s new four-hour documentary “Musk” offers an exhaustive chronicle of Elon Musk’s rise from dot-com millionaire to a figure wielding vast influence over US institutions, but a Verge review from the Toronto International Film Festival suggests it may struggle to change minds. The film methodically traces how Musk built his public mythology and accumulated…
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China spies on US, Trump says, as Amazon axes crash-linked carrier
Trump insisted China spies on America just as America spies on China after claims Beijing aided an Iranian missile strike; Amazon suspends 21 Air over Miami crash safety failures, Alan Jones stands trial in Sydney and a Tracy coach faces locker-room recording charges.
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El-Sayed’s liberal agenda clashes with Muslim voters who back him anyway: ‘Male version’ of Ilhan Omar
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for the US Senate seat in Michigan, is drawing support from some Muslim voters who disagree with his liberal stances on abortion and LGBTQ rights, according to Fox News Digital reporting from the Islamic Society of North America’s annual convention in Detroit. Several attendees said they would back El-Sayed regardless,…
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Town becomes first in Britain to give trees rights as it says plants should be able to ‘flourish’
Lewes Town Council in East Sussex has become the first in England to formally recognise the rights of trees, passing a motion stating that trees have the right to “flourish” and maintain their natural life cycles. The council, run by a Green and Labour coalition, agreed the measure on 10 September, covering woodlands, forests, hedgerows…