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John Summit, Skepta Set For Australia’s Wildlands Festival
Australia’s Wildlands Festival will return for a two-date, coast-to-coast run over the New Year period, headlined by DJ John Summit and grime artist Skepta. Organisers Untitled Group have refreshed the event’s stage designs and site layouts, reflecting the continued dominance of dance and electronic music within Australia’s crowded festival calendar, where such events make up…
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George Cottrell ‘transferred $2m to mother days before Reform UK donations’
George Cottrell, a convicted criminal who has previously funded Nigel Farage’s security and staffing, reportedly transferred more than $2 million to his mother, Fiona Cottrell, in the days before she made donations linked to Reform UK. The revelation, first reported by The Guardian, deepens scrutiny of Reform UK’s finances amid an ongoing Metropolitan Police investigation…
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Senate panel delays vote on Blanche’s nomination as key Republicans withhold support
The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed a scheduled vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to become US Attorney General after two Republican senators declined to back him, casting uncertainty over his confirmation. Blanche, currently serving as acting Attorney General and formerly Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, was nominated to permanently lead the Department of Justice, but the…
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‘Symptoms of TDS’: White House Snaps at Noah Kanan For Criticizing Unauthorized Use Of His Music
The White House has publicly criticised singer-songwriter Noah Kahan after he objected to his song “American Cars” being used in official social media posts celebrating President Trump’s visit to a Michigan auto plant. Kahan said he would “never approve” of his music supporting Trump or his administration, prompting a senior White House communications official to…
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Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
A federal jury has convicted Hadi Matar, 28, of terrorism charges over his 2022 stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie, deliberating for only a couple of hours before finding him guilty on all counts, including engaging in transnational terrorism. The verdict confirms prosecutors’ case that the attack, which left Rushdie blind in one eye, was…
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My brush with death and how a stern talking-to from my sister Carole made me change my ways: Why Kate’s ‘Naughty Uncle Gary’ finally gave up partying after being ‘awestruck’ by the Princess’s brave cancer battle
Gary Goldsmith, the Princess of Wales’s self-styled “naughty uncle,” has revealed how a serious health scare and a firm intervention from his sister Carole Middleton prompted him to give up alcohol and partying. Goldsmith, who had already lost six stone using weight-loss injections, suffered a life-threatening episode of internal bleeding linked to liver disease at…
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Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Tuesday, causing widespread damage across the island of Kyushu and prompting a major rescue operation. The death toll has climbed to at least 23, with officials warning that hope of finding further survivors is fading as rescue efforts stretch into a second day amid…
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Burnham’s blitz: Sam and Anne’s verdict
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France wildfires, Fauci pardon row and NHS doctor’s 86th birthday retirement lead the news
Fire crews battle wildfires forcing mass evacuations in France’s Gironde, while Republican James Comer questions Fauci’s Biden pardon after his Fifth Amendment plea. At home, V&A East Storehouse staff back strike action, England’s netballers thrash Tonga at the Commonwealth Games, and Taiwan Travelogue wins the Booker.