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Bus and bike lane plans for major Sheffield route set to move forwards after cash agreed to pay for changes

  • Chesterfield Road bus and cycle plans have secured funding to continue
  • Extra money will pay for changes to the scheme
  • The route is important for buses, cyclists and local traffic

Plans to introduce bus and cycle lane changes on Sheffield’s Chesterfield Road are set to progress after extra funding was agreed to cover alterations to the scheme. The decision matters because Chesterfield Road is a major route into the city, so any redesign affects bus reliability, road layout,…

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ICE officer hailed as hero after saving driver injured in Missouri crash

  • Missouri ICE officer praised for saving crash victim
  • DHS says Curtland Sawyer gave life-saving aid
  • Article gives few specifics about the crash

The article says an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Missouri is being praised after stopping to help a driver seriously injured in a crash. According to the Department of Homeland Security, officer Curtland Sawyer witnessed the incident and provided emergency medical care that helped save the motorist’s…

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Anthony Albanese announces world-first AI laws and crackdown on power-hungry data centres

  • Albanese unveiled AI laws and data centre restrictions
  • The focus is AI growth and energy demand
  • Full policy details are not included here

Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has announced what he describes as world-first laws on artificial intelligence alongside a tougher approach to data centres with heavy electricity demands. The move appears aimed at responding to the rapid growth of AI technologies while addressing concerns about the strain that large-scale…

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Frantic scramble to be Trump’s new Senate whisper revealed … and how Lindsey Graham’s front-running replacement was once ‘dead to him’

  • Republicans are vying to be Trump’s key Senate ally
  • Lindsey Graham’s influence appears under pressure
  • A former Trump enemy is now leading the field

The article says there is an intense contest to become Donald Trump’s main confidant and go-between in the Senate, a role long associated with Lindsey Graham. It matters because whoever fills that position could shape how Trump works with Republican senators, advances his agenda and manages internal party…

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Victim of a Shirley Valentine murder: Jean had made a new life in Crete. Then one day she went for a drink with a local man and was never seen alive again. Now, 17 years after her body was found, her killer’s finally been convicted. Why IS he still free?

  • Family won a murder conviction 17 years after Jean Hanlon’s death.
  • Police had first ruled her death an accident.
  • The convicted man remains free while appealing.

Jean Hanlon, a 53-year-old British woman who had moved to Crete to start a new life, was found dead in Heraklion harbour in March 2009 after going for a drink with a local man. Although Greek police initially treated her death as an accident, her family spent 17…

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One dead and two missing after Alcatraz boat fire

  • Boat fire near Alcatraz left one dead
  • Seventeen people were rescued from the vessel
  • Two people remained missing after the blaze

A fire on a pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay left one person dead and two others missing, triggering a major rescue operation on the water. The incident matters because it turned a leisure outing near one of the bay’s best-known landmarks into a fatal…

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UK plans default overnight social media block for 16- and 17-year-olds

  • UK plans default overnight social media block for older teenagers
  • Under-16 social media ban is expected from spring 2027
  • Critics say age-gating risks restricting rights and access

The UK government plans to make social media companies apply a default overnight block for 16- and 17-year-olds, preventing access between midnight and 6 am unless the setting is turned off. It also intends to introduce a broader ban on social media for under-16s from spring 2027 and…

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Critics say Labour child social media curfews are easily bypassed

  • Critics say Labour’s child curfews are easy to evade
  • Midnight start time is a central point of attack
  • Debate centres on whether the rules are enforceable

The article reports criticism of Labour’s proposed social media restrictions for children, with opponents arguing the measures are poorly designed and unlikely to work as intended. The main complaint is that the curfews would only begin at midnight and could reportedly be turned off by children, which critics…

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Spain reach World Cup final by beating France 2-0

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  • Spain beat France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final
  • Oyarzabal’s penalty put Spain ahead in the first half
  • France struggled badly and rarely threatened Spain

Spain reached the 2026 World Cup final with a 2-0 semi-final win over France, producing a controlled and convincing performance rather than a narrow escape. The result matters because France had been among the strongest fancied teams in the tournament, yet Spain limited their attacking threat and looked…

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Queens Of The Stone Age return with psychedelic single Easy Street

  • Queens Of The Stone Age return with the psychedelic “Easy Street”
  • It is their first new song since 2023
  • Josh Homme says its imperfections are part of the point

Queens Of The Stone Age have returned with “Easy Street”, their first new song since 2023’s In Times New Roman..., and the release stands out because it shows the band taking a notably different direction. Rather than leaning on their usual heaviness, the single is described as a…

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