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Gang ‘lured’ American tourist to London Airbnb in honeytrap kidnap plot and told his family they would ‘stab him and cut off his fingers’ if they didn’t hand over £50,000

  • Gang accused of luring US tourist to London Airbnb kidnap plot
  • Threats made to family demanding £50,000 ransom
  • Threats included stabbing and cutting off victim's fingers

A gang allegedly lured an American tourist to a London Airbnb as part of a "honeytrap" kidnap plot, before threatening his family with violence unless a ransom was paid. The case highlights concerns about kidnap-for-ransom schemes targeting tourists in the UK capital, with victims reportedly enticed through deception…

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A Burnham bounce? Now another poll finds Labour have drawn LEVEL with Reform UK after party ditched Keir Starmer

  • New poll shows Labour has drawn level with Reform UK.
  • Shift follows Labour's removal of Keir Starmer as leader.
  • Andy Burnham now leads the party amid funding scrutiny of policies.

A new opinion poll has found that Labour has drawn level with Reform UK, in what is being described as a possible "Burnham bounce" following the party's decision to remove Keir Starmer as leader and Prime Minister. The finding suggests that the leadership change, which saw Andy Burnham…

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Donald Trump furious at Miliband’s appointment as foreign secretary

  • Trump administration reportedly furious over Ed Miliband's foreign secretary appointment
  • Miliband previously called Trump "racist, misogynistic" and criticised his politics
  • Boris Johnson blames Miliband's 2013 Syria stance for emboldening Putin

Ed Miliband's appointment as UK foreign secretary under new prime minister Andy Burnham has provoked anger in the Trump administration, with sources close to the White House warning that Donald Trump has not forgotten years of scathing remarks the former Labour leader has made about him. Allies say…

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Ryan Clark makes first public comments via social media since being laid off from ESPN

  • Ryan Clark breaks silence after ESPN layoff, offers support to colleagues
  • ESPN's cuts also included NFL veteran Cam Newton
  • Comes ahead of ESPN's first-ever Super Bowl broadcast

Ryan Clark, an NFL analyst laid off by ESPN, has broken his silence publicly for the first time since news of the cuts emerged, offering support to colleagues also affected. The layoffs form part of a broader round of talent departures at the network, which also saw former…

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Country Star Shares Hopeful Update on Daughter After Hospital Stay

  • Rory Feek's daughter Indy came home after open-heart surgery
  • She spent eight days at an Austin children's hospital
  • Randy Travis was among fans sending supportive messages

Country singer-songwriter Rory Feek has shared an uplifting update after his daughter Indy returned home following an eight-day hospital stay that included open-heart surgery. Indy had earlier needed to be airlifted after fluid built up around her heart, prompting an outpouring of concern and support from fans as…

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Democrat New Jersey governor says thousands of noncitizens discovered on voter rolls, purged

  • NJ's Democratic governor says software error registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote.
  • Error occurred 2023-2024 in the motor vehicle licensing system.
  • Fewer than 400 voted; all have now been purged from voter rolls.

New Jersey's Democratic governor, Mikie Sherrill, has announced that around 6,600 non-citizens were mistakenly registered to vote due to a software error in the state's motor vehicle system, with some having gone on to cast ballots in previous elections. The disclosure is significant because it touches on the…

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Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035

  • Data centres may use 20% of US electricity by 2035, quadruple today's level
  • AI-driven demand is straining grids like PJM and ERCOT, raising prices
  • Global data centre electricity demand could nearly match India's annual usage by 2033

A new BloombergNEF report predicts that US data centres will consume roughly one-fifth of the country's generated electricity by 2035, a fourfold increase from current levels, driven largely by surging demand for AI computing power. This matters because it signals a dramatic acceleration in energy demand forecasts, with…

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Harry Styles Cancels São Paulo Concert Due To “Tour Illness”

  • Harry Styles cancelled his São Paulo show over unspecified "tour illness"
  • Fans get refunds plus priority access to tickets for the 24 July replacement show
  • Tour continues to Mexico City, New York and Australia through December

Harry Styles has cancelled his 21 July concert in São Paulo, Brazil, the third stop of his "Together, Together" tour, citing an unspecified "tour illness". Live Nation Brazil confirmed the cancellation in a social media statement, saying ticket holders would be refunded and offered priority access to a…

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Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings

  • Tesla starts robotaxi trials in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings
  • Third Florida city after Miami; Dallas and Houston still not scaled up
  • Proposed US rule dropping brake-pedal requirement could aid Cybercab rollout

Tesla has quietly begun testing unsupervised Model Y robotaxis in Orlando and Tampa, Florida, a day before its second-quarter earnings call, extending trials beyond a small recent launch in Miami. The move highlights the gap between Tesla's cautious, incremental rollout and CEO Elon Musk's earlier promises that the…

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Two women are arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 70s is found dead at retirement home in Stockton

  • Man in his 70s found dead at Stockton retirement flats
  • Two women, 41 and 54, arrested on suspicion of murder
  • Police believe the killing was a targeted incident

Two women have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his seventies was found dead at a retirement flat in Stockton, County Durham. Police were called to Cedar House, a sheltered housing scheme for over-60s, in the early hours of Tuesday, and detectives from Cleveland…

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