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Bankrupt Birmingham council plans to spend £2.6m removing British and St George’s flags
Birmingham City Council, run by a Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent coalition, is seeking a court injunction to ban Union Jack and St George’s flags being hung on lampposts, with court documents estimating the removal operation would cost £2.6 million. The move follows the “Operation Raise the Colours” campaign, which saw around 20,000 flags put…
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Steve Hilton Wants to Boost California’s Nightlife Economy If He Wins Governor
Steve Hilton, the Republican candidate in California’s gubernatorial race, has unveiled plans for an “Office of Fun and Freedom” that would cut bureaucratic red tape around nightlife, live entertainment and community events if he becomes governor. The British-born entrepreneur and former Fox News host, who has been endorsed by Donald Trump, frames the proposal as…
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‘The Row’ First Look: Oscar Winner Bryan Fogel Documents One Man’s Incredible Solo Row From California To Hawaii – Telluride Film Festival
A documentary titled *The Row*, directed by Oscar winner Bryan Fogel, premieres at the Telluride Film Festival, chronicling extreme athlete Tez Steinberg’s attempted solo row of roughly 1,700 miles from California to Hawaii. Rather than a straightforward sports documentary, the film is framed as a psychological study of Steinberg’s motivations, exploring grief and personal loss…
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Reform UK suspensions, North Sea gas green light, and rising Russia tensions dominate
Reform UK suspends two senior figures over a foreign-funding probe as ministers move to approve the Jackdaw gas field; Norway seizes a Russian ship near Svalbard and Germany reports fresh grid sabotage attempts amid heightened Russia alert.
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Here’s what Hayley Williams played as she kicked off ‘The Hayley Williams Show’ tour in West Palm Beach
Hayley Williams launched her solo tour “The Hayley Williams Show” on 3 September 2026 at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida, opening with a run of live debuts and a cover of Nina Simone’s “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”. The Paramore frontwoman drew on all three of her solo albums, though the…
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Ocasio-Cortez calls focus on Hasan Piker ‘absolutely ludicrous’ as some Democrats demand distance
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has dismissed the intense media and political focus on left-wing streamer Hasan Piker as “absolutely ludicrous,” pushing back on growing pressure within the Democratic Party to distance itself from him. The row comes as Democrats are split over how to respond to Piker, who has campaigned alongside several candidates this midterm cycle…
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‘Fiesta Mexicana’: El-Sayed campaign plans festive 9/11 while remembrance is missing from public schedule
The campaign of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has come under scrutiny after Fox News Digital found no 9/11 remembrance event listed on his public schedule for the 25th anniversary, with the site instead promoting his attendance at a Mexican festival, a farmers market and a county fair. The discrepancy matters because El-Sayed has faced…
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Labour Peer quits law centre role over island dog snub row
Labour peer Lord George Foulkes has resigned as a patron of the Ethnic Minorities Law Centre (EMLC) in protest at the organisation’s support for Claire Kellerman, an American woman suing a community-run café on the Isle of Great Bernera in a dispute over her dog. Foulkes said it was “outrageous” for the centre to back…
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Comer indicates McConnell staffers aiming for lawmaker to return to Senate later this month
Republican congressman James Comer has said that Senator Mitch McConnell’s staff are aiming for him to return to the Senate later this month, following a fall the Kentucky senator suffered in June. Comer’s remarks offer the clearest indication yet of a timeline for McConnell’s comeback, addressing ongoing questions about the health and availability of the…