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Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on 29 July 2026, killing at least 13 people and leaving others missing or trapped under rubble. Soldiers and emergency workers are racing to reach survivors at a collapsed shopping mall and a paper factory, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warning it…
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Parking Enforcement Concerns Mount on Sheffield’s Ecclesall Road as Fines Take Toll on Traders
Business owners operating on Sheffield’s Ecclesall Road have raised serious concerns about the area’s parking enforcement policy, claiming it is actively deterring customers from visiting the street. The traders describe
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White House used Noah Kahan’s song without consent, singer says
Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan publicly criticised the White House after it used his song “American Cars” without his permission in social media content promoting a presidential visit to a General Motors facility in Michigan. The 29-year-old objected to his music being associated with Donald Trump’s administration, and his comments prompted a significant public reaction online, adding…
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Who is Ed Miliband really listening to?
The article text was not available because access to the Sky News page was denied. As a result, its reporting, arguments and evidence cannot be summarised reliably. The title indicates the piece concerns Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and the influences on his decision-making. However, no further details, claims, figures or context were provided.
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Political powerbroker breaks silence over affair allegations: ‘I’m a devoted husband to a beautiful woman’
A senior figure within the Liberal Party, David Elliott, has publicly responded to allegations of an extramarital affair, insisting he remains “a devoted husband to a beautiful woman.” The intervention marks his first public comment on the claims, which had been circulating and putting pressure on his political standing within the party. Beyond his denial,…
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Businesses on Ecclesall Road blame parking fines for falling trade
Traders on Sheffield’s Ecclesall Road have said a parking fine policy has been deterring shoppers from the street, with several business owners describing its impact on footfall as “terrible”. The episode highlighted tensions between parking enforcement and local trade on one of the city’s best-known shopping and hospitality strips, with owners arguing that customers put…
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AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns
Rights groups and children’s charities are warning that new AI-powered facial age-estimation technology, which the UK government plans to introduce to screen migrants, will lead to more child refugees being wrongly classified as adults. Critics say the underlying models show racial bias, disproportionately overestimating the ages of Black children from conflict zones, meaning unaccompanied minors…
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Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy
Queensland and the Northern Territory have rejected federal Labor’s proposal to force AI datacentres to use renewable energy, deepening a dispute over how Australia manages the rapid growth of the power-hungry technology. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants binding national standards requiring datacentres to generate renewable energy, minimise water use and offset their power consumption, but…
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Noah Kahan Slams Trump’s Use of His Song and Vows He’d “Never Approve”
Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan has publicly criticised the White House and President Donald Trump for using his song “American Cars” in social media posts about an autoworkers’ event in Michigan, insisting he never gave permission and would not support the administration. The 29-year-old commented directly on the post, and his rebuke has attracted thousands of likes,…