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US and China consider lower tariffs on $30bn of goods each
The US and China have each published lists of goods worth about $30bn that could receive lower tariffs, in a further effort to ease tensions after last year’s trade war. The move signals that the two countries are beginning to reduce some duties, but experts say it is limited and does not amount to a…
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Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
Sales of residential heat pumps rose across 12 European countries in the first half of the year, as higher oil and gas prices and lower electricity taxes in some countries made the systems more attractive. The increase adds momentum to the shift away from fossil-fuel heating, and the European Commission is urging EU governments to…
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The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media) review – bold but uneven focus on Palestinian voices
BÉZNĂ theatre’s 90-minute production examines how Western news reports on the war in Gaza, where foreign journalists are barred from independent access, and how those accounts compare with footage shared directly from the region. It centres Palestinian testimony and challenges the framing of events, but the reviewer says its ambition is undercut by a flood…
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Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for
Chancellor John Healey delivered his inaugural conference speech in the role, presenting an upbeat vision of a reindustrialised Britain with fresh opportunities for young people. Yet he offered scant explanation of how the government would finance these ambitious plans, a gap that will likely become critical when his budget is announced in one month’s time.…
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Unmarried mother says Ohio church barred her from music ministry
Sarah Reeves alleges that Alleigha Botner, a worship leader at Christian Life Center in Troy, Ohio, withdrew an invitation for Reeves to join the church’s music ministry after learning she was an unmarried mother. Reeves says Botner and another church leader told her she did not meet the church’s standards and that “sexually immoral people”…
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Venables’ parole hearing to remain private despite Bulger family’s plea
Jon Venables, one of the two individuals convicted of murdering two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, will have his upcoming parole hearing conducted in private rather than public, despite a plea from the victim’s mother to make it open. The Parole Board decided that a public hearing would risk identifying the prisoner and sensationalising the case,…
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Minnesota woman dies after alleged assault during birthday trip to South Carolina
A 62-year-old Minnesota woman, Joyce Tomlinson, died from injuries sustained in a violent assault during a birthday celebration trip to Edisto Island, South Carolina. She was allegedly shoved down a 16-step flight of stairs by Mary Hunt, a bartender at Coot’s Bar and Grill, on 3 October 2025, following an altercation inside the establishment. The…
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Wrestling legend Pac dies at forty; Swift steals show at VMAs
AEW’s Pac has died aged forty. Taylor Swift dominated the MTV VMAs by dedicating her award to Dolly Parton, whilst an Australian family row erupted over a secret million-dollar farm.
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British retiree found dead after violent attack at isolated French home
An 85-year-old British retiree was found dead at his home in Verlus, south-west France, after what investigators described as a very violent beating. Police began investigating after two men allegedly fled in his car and ran from officers; the case matters locally because the victim was a longstanding resident whom the mayor described as popular…