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Cawa Coffee launches new outlet inside Sheffield railway station
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Charlie Kirk murder suspect’s partner to give recorded testimony at Utah hearing
The preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, 23, accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has entered its second day in a Utah court, with prosecutors expected to present recorded testimony from Robinson’s partner. Robinson allegedly shot and killed Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, as he addressed thousands at Utah Valley University on 10…
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Ireland rejects Zelensky call to halt alumina exports to Russia
Irish Minister of State Niall Collins has publicly rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for Ireland to halt exports of alumina to Russia, insisting that Ireland has been a strong supporter of Ukraine throughout the war. The dispute matters because it exposes tension between Ireland’s stated backing for Kyiv and the continued operation of a…
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Graham Platner loses progressive backers after ex-girlfriend rape allegation
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has lost the backing of several high-profile progressive allies after Politico reported on Monday that he allegedly raped an ex-girlfriend. The allegation matters because Platner had been positioning himself as the standard-bearer of a growing progressive coalition in a race against Republican Senator Susan Collins that Democrats regarded as…
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Nigel Farage quits as Clacton MP to force by-election amid finance scrutiny
“I have never been angrier in my life”
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Bushra Shaikh among 400 foreign influencers at Khamenei funeral in Tehran
Bushra Shaikh, a British-Pakistani media personality who appeared on the BBC’s The Apprentice in 2017, has attended the funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran. She was among a reported 400 non-Iranian influencers and social media activists invited by the Iranian regime to the multi-day event in Enghelab Square. The story matters…
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Nigel Farage resigns as Clacton MP and triggers by-election amid finance inquiries
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned as an MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election in which he intends to stand again, amid an escalating row over his financial affairs. In an online address he attacked the “Establishment” and the media, said he had “never been angrier” and described himself as the most vilified UK…
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Elderly Sydney owner still displaced after two-year strata fight over mushrooms
A 75-year-old Sydney woman, Nicky Sinclair, has spent two years fighting her building’s strata manager to repair serious water damage in her Drummoyne apartment, which became so damp that mushrooms sprouted from the floorboards. The case highlights the plight of owners left in limbo over unresolved building defects, with Ms Sinclair forced out of what…
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Graham Platner faces 94% odds of quitting Maine Senate race
Prediction market Kalshi shows 94% probability that Graham Platner will drop out of the Maine Senate race as rape allegation rocks his campaign.