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Casio’s Smart Watch Launch as Wild Live Festival Ends
Casio has expanded its UK watch range with the F-B100W, a retro-styled digital watch that adds Bluetooth connectivity and step counting to a design inspired by the long-running F-91W. Priced at £55, it links to Casio’s companion app for activity records and settings, and also offers automatic time adjustment, world-time settings and a phone-finder function.…
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Stokes stars as leaders Durham hammer Derbyshire
Durham strengthened their push for promotion with a record 338-run County Championship victory over Derbyshire, completed inside three days at Derby. Ben Stokes made a decisive all-round contribution, while young opener Ben McKinney’s century underlined why he is viewed as a potential future England player. Durham declared their second innings on 295-6, setting Derbyshire 423…
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Late drama as Ipswich stun Sunderland
Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 2-1 after Jack Clarke scored a 90th-minute winner, securing Ipswich’s first victory since returning to the Premier League. The late goal turned a closely contested match in Ipswich’s favour and gave the promoted side an important early boost. The BBC highlights report focuses on the decisive late drama, with Clarke’s winner…
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End the Biden inflation tax
A proposed reform to index capital gains for inflation and expand exemptions for home sales aims to increase housing supply and stimulate economic growth.
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Kayode seals emphatic Brentford victory in wake-up call for sorry Spurs
Brentford began their Premier League season with a commanding 3-0 home win over Tottenham, exposing serious shortcomings in Roberto De Zerbi’s newly assembled and heavily funded side. Despite Spurs’ summer spending approaching £300m, they were outworked, outplayed and repeatedly opened up, making the result an early warning that expensive recruitment has not yet translated into…
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NO formal disciplinary action for civil servants caught accessing porn on government devices
Newly released documents have revealed that no Scottish civil servants have faced formal disciplinary action after being caught accessing pornography on government-issued devices. Officials confirmed that none of the cases identified were escalated to formal HR disciplinary procedures, suggesting offenders were likely dealt with informally by line managers rather than facing serious sanctions. The disclosure…
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Before ‘The Pitt,’ There Was ‘St. Elsewhere’
St. Elsewhere is remembered as a formative medical drama whose gritty, serialised storytelling helped shape later series including ER, Grey’s Anatomy and The Pitt. Although it was never a major ratings hit, its focus on imperfect clinicians, complicated personal lives and patients who could not always be saved made it unusually influential. The NBC drama…
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Gianni Infantino angers Concacaf nations after hijacking Caribbean Football Union meeting
Gianni Infantino has angered several Concacaf member associations after attending and effectively taking over a Caribbean Football Union meeting in the Dominican Republic, despite reportedly being asked not to come by Concacaf president Victor Montagliani. Infantino used the event to announce delayed Fifa-funded development projects and seek support for his re-election, deepening tensions within football’s…
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The end of marriage as we know it
Research from the University of Pennsylvania indicates that couples where the woman earns more are significantly more likely to separate, highlighting how shifting economic dynamics and persistent domestic imbalances are contributing to rising divorce rates.
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BigXthaPlug Faces Drug and Gun Charges One Year After Last Arrest
Rapper BigXthaPlug (Xavier Landum), 28, was arrested again in Texas on 21 August, exactly one year to the day after a near-identical arrest, and while still out on bail from those earlier charges. Allen Police booked him into Collin County Jail on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, marijuana possession and unlawful possession of a firearm,…