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Political shake-up, teen stabbed in Rochdale Taco Bell, Hovland leads at Atlanta
Burnham strikes a pay deal averting Avanti driver strikes as Davey angers Lib Dem MPs; a 13-year-old is seriously hurt after a mass knife attack at a Rochdale Taco Bell, plus Shoreditch’s rider encampment, Vantara’s animal rescue, Hovland’s lead and KATSEYE’s festival surprise.
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Arrest made after man threatened and gun fired
A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of firearm offences after a gun was fired during an incident in Barnsley in which another man was reportedly threatened. South Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses, warning that such reckless use of firearms could easily have resulted in serious harm even though no one was injured…
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649 years ago, a prominent Muslim scholar warned us about Mayor Mamdani’s ideas
A Fox News opinion piece argues that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan for city-owned grocery stores echoes warnings made 649 years ago by the 14th-century Muslim scholar Ibn Khaldun, whose 1377 work the Muqaddimah described a historical pattern in which governments that subsidise and enter commerce directly end up undermining private enterprise, shrinking…
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Remember When Meat Loaf Released His Sophomore Album After Plenty of Time and Momentum Had Passed in 1981?
This piece from American Songwriter looks back at Meat Loaf’s 1981 album Dead Ringer, released four years after his blockbuster debut Bat Out Of Hell, and examines why the long gap undermined the record’s impact. Rather than following up quickly, Meat Loaf and songwriter Jim Steinman were derailed when relentless touring damaged Meat Loaf’s voice,…
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‘Devoted’ father and pastor was killed when sign fell on him in high winds at Christian music festival
A father and pastor died after a large wooden sign collapsed on him during high winds at the Big Church Festival in West Sussex, prompting organisers to cancel the remainder of the event. Robert Guanco, 41, from Eastbourne, was killed when the archway fell on Friday, and six others were injured, four of whom were…
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Turns out Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private
New polling commissioned by the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has found that Britons overwhelmingly reject giving the government access to their encrypted messages, with two-thirds saying they would not trust the current government or any future one with such power. The findings come as ministers continue pushing for access to encrypted communications under…
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Iceland votes against reopening European Union membership negotiations
Iceland’s voters have rejected a return to European Union accession negotiations, closing a debate that has run since the country’s EU bid stalled under a euroskeptic government in 2013. The referendum, held on Saturday and confirmed by national broadcaster RUV on Sunday, saw the “No” side win with 52.8% against 47.2%, ending months of campaigning…
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Tottenham crisis deepens, Trump’s Lake Ontario rename row, Dave rules Reading
Seneca Nation demands Trump reverse his renaming of Lake Ontario; Spurs face fresh scrutiny after losing to Newcastle while Penge and Hillier share the British Masters lead; an Ohio referee loses his leg after an on-field collision; and Dave headlines Reading with Blake, Central Cee and Kano.
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Deplorable scenes at anti-immigration rally as sacked comedian pokes fun at Aboriginal culture – and protesters are arrested during clashes with police
A far-right “March for Australia” anti-immigration rally in Melbourne on Sunday descended into disorder, with police arresting several people amid clashes and reports of a Nazi salute being performed. The event, attended by roughly 600 people, also featured a comedian previously sacked for mocking Indigenous culture delivering a mock “welcome to country” that drew cheers…
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Scandal of indefinite jail terms will end this parliament, Burnham says
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences will be abolished by the end of this parliament, marking a major victory for campaigners including The Independent, which has spent over two years pushing for the sentences to be reviewed. Burnham said he had “long-standing concerns” about the open-ended jail terms…