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Estate agency café plans for famous Sheffield street would be a first for the city
A Sheffield estate agent has proposed combining a café with his property sales office on Ecclesall Road, which he says would be the first business of its kind in the city. Mark Coleman of Leafy Suburbs estate agents has submitted a planning application to extend his existing premises, reflecting how estate agencies are adapting as…
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Wild new claim about a ‘fourth buttock slap’ emerges from inside Swans scandal hotel room – as details of team’s raucous partying before bombshell allegations are revealed
Five Sydney Swans AFL players – Isaac Heeney, Nick Blakey, Chad Warner, Riley Bice and James Jordon – have been stood down for the rest of the 2026 season after the club found they breached its standards during a night of heavy drinking in Melbourne that preceded an alleged sexual assault at the Pullman East…
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Austrian Director Sandra Wollner’s ‘Everytime’ Wins Best Film at Sarajevo Film Festival
Sandra Wollner’s film “Everytime” won the Heart of Sarajevo for best narrative feature at this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival, extending its run of acclaim after taking the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes. The Austrian director’s third feature was a unanimous pick by a jury led by two-time Oscar nominee Emily Watson, who praised its…
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Sinner withdraws from US Open as NHS accused of hiding failings
World number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the 2026 US Open because of a right knee injury, the tournament confirmed on 21 August. The Italian had already pulled out of the Cincinnati Open, saying the problem meant he was not ready to compete, and his absence removes one of the leading contenders from the…
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Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian imports after talks fail
Donald Trump has imposed a fresh round of 50% tariffs on imports from Canada, confirming the move after last-ditch talks aimed at averting the escalation broke down. The decision marks a significant deepening of trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa, with a tariff rate of that size likely to weigh heavily on Canadian exporters and…
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5 Times Disney’s Sci-Fi Ambitions Crashed and Burned at the Box Office
Polygon runs down five big-budget science fiction films that failed to earn back their costs for Disney, highlighting how blockbuster releases with major stars and cutting-edge effects can still turn into financial disasters once production and marketing spend is counted. The piece argues these were not minor disappointments but tentpole projects meant to launch new…
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Missing New York grandmother found dead near Las Vegas airport after mysterious Bitcoin texts
A 63-year-old grandmother from New York who disappeared while visiting Las Vegas has been found dead near the city’s airport, her family confirmed. Alisa Goods, a grandmother of five, was reported missing on 10 August, two days after she was last seen leaving a friend’s flat, sparking a search that drew attention partly due to…
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America’s wokest prosecutor outrages Minneapolis families by offering double murderer lighter sentence ‘for HIS benefit’
The article’s headline reports that Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, dubbed “America’s wokest prosecutor” by the Daily Mail, has sparked anger among families in Minneapolis after reportedly offering a reduced sentence to a man convicted of double murder, with the deal said to be framed as being “for his benefit”. The move has been portrayed…
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Apple reportedly cut more than 200 jobs across Vision Pro and Siri software teams
Apple has laid off more than 200 employees from its Vision Pro and Siri software teams, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, as the company redirects its focus towards smart glasses and next-generation AI technology. The cuts reflect a broader strategic pivot: Apple is said to have shelved a planned Vision Pro successor in favour of…
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Surprise traveler trapped beneath car for hundreds of miles gets new chance at life
A ten-week-old kitten survived an extraordinary journey after becoming trapped beneath a car that travelled roughly 800 miles from New Jersey to Georgia, and is now recovering following an unlikely rescue on a university campus. The animal’s ordeal has drawn attention as a remarkable survival story, highlighting how small animals can instinctively wedge themselves into…