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Badenoch proposes £10bn air defence system for the UK
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has announced plans for a £10 billion air defence system called Britannia Shield to protect the UK from missile and drone attacks. The system, similar to Israel’s Iron Dome, is said to be urgently needed because Labour is failing to adequately address growing threats from adversaries like Russia and Iran in…
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Missouri mother says OnlyFans work replaced substitute teaching income
Sheena Sittner, a 42-year-old mother of three from Missouri, says she lost her substitute teaching work after colleagues reported her OnlyFans account to the staffing contractor. She has since made adult content creation her main job, saying it has greatly increased her income and reduced financial pressure on her family. Sittner says she now earns…
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Joe Biden brings cherished 1967 Corvette to Rhode Island car show
Former President Joe Biden, 83, made a surprise appearance at the Audrain Newport Concours d’Elegance car show in Newport, Rhode Island on Sunday, bringing his treasured 1967 Corvette Sting Ray. Video footage showed the visibly frail former president moving slowly as he spent time with car collectors and onlookers, joined by comedian Jay Leno. His…
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Perth landscaper Kaine Fisher, 22, dies after car crashes into garden during work
Kaine Fisher, a 22-year-old landscaper, was struck and killed by an out-of-control Toyota Corolla whilst working in a residential garden in Carramar, Perth, on 21 September. The vehicle lost control, left the road and ploughed into the property, leaving him with critical injuries from which he later died at Royal Perth Hospital. His death has…
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Bestselling novelist and former MP Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
Bestselling author Jeffrey Archer has died suddenly and peacefully at home aged 86, just one day before the release of his final novel Adam and Eve. The death of the former Conservative MP and deputy party chairman marks the end of a remarkable literary career that saw his novels sell over 300 million copies worldwide.…
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Trump offers Putin lifeline as Russia scrambles to contain deadly airborne plague after lab worker’s death
The new development is Donald Trump’s offer to help Russia respond to a suspected plague outbreak in Siberia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was monitoring events, while Russian officials described the situation as stable and denied evidence of plague linked to the laboratory worker who died. The 28-year-old technician, Daria Shipilova, died…
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Omaha man, 70, dies after pickup driver runs red light in crash
Christopher Szalkowski, 70, died after his vintage Porsche 911 was hit by a pickup in Omaha, Nebraska, on Sunday afternoon. Police say the pickup driver, Jose Ortega-Romero, ran a red light; the crash has led to motor vehicle homicide charges and an immigration detainer. Szalkowski was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.…
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California girl, 14, found in Mexico as father faces abuse charges
A 14-year-old California girl has been rescued from her father in Mexico following an investigation into alleged sexual abuse and child endangerment spanning several months. Her infant daughter was found dead by a roadside in August, with forensic examination revealing signs of traumatic injury. The rescue operation, coordinated between Mexican law enforcement, the FBI and…
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Trump confirms security threat prompted bombers’ withdrawal from RAF Fairford
President Donald Trump confirmed that a security threat led the US to move its bombers from RAF Fairford, saying they had not left “by accident”. His comments support reports that the withdrawal was linked to an incident near the Gloucestershire base, but the nature of the threat and who made it remain unclear. The Pentagon…