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Paris school entrance blaze traps pupils as protests spread across France
Student protests in France that began last week over dilapidated schools, overcrowding and teacher shortages have escalated into violent riots across the country. Schools in Paris, Lens, Lille, Caen and Nancy have been targeted by rioters, with one incident involving a 15-year-old boy who suffered catastrophic injury when a police stun grenade exploded as he…
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Canadian rocker Sass Jordan, former Canadian Idol judge, dies at 65
Canadian singer-songwriter Sass Jordan, a prominent figure in the country’s rock scene in the 1990s and later a judge on six seasons of Canadian Idol, has died aged 65. Her family said she died on 2 October surrounded by loved ones; no cause of death has been announced. Born in Birmingham in 1960, Jordan moved…
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Taxi driver cut out of his father’s £400,000 will takes brother to court amid claims he ‘disrespected’ their dad by wearing tartan hat on day of his funeral
Taxi driver Bani Verma has taken his younger brother to court after being written out of their late father’s £400,000 estate. Gowerdhan Dass, who died aged 89 in February 2024, changed his will in November 2023 to leave everything to his youngest son Harish, a driving instructor, and Harish’s wife, substituting an earlier 2015 will…
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Burnham ‘poised to join EU imposing tariffs on Chinese electric cars’ after surge in sales of ‘Temu Range Rover’
The article reports that the Government is considering tariffs on Chinese electric cars as it seeks closer trade ties with the EU. Brussels is said to want Britain to impose levies before granting it an exemption from the “Made in Europe” scheme, which could affect British car exports. Chinese models are gaining ground in the…
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Alex Scott faces up to eight weeks out with thigh injury
Alex Scott has withdrawn from England’s Nations League squad with a quadriceps injury expected to keep him out for six to eight weeks. Bournemouth are frustrated with how England handled the midfielder’s injury, which matters because he is likely to miss a demanding run of club fixtures. Scott had felt discomfort before playing 70 minutes…
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Wild moment teens and security guards brawl in Melbourne shopping centre on last day of school holidays
A group of teenagers engaged in a violent altercation with shopping centre security guards at Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong, western Melbourne, on Sunday morning during school holidays. The frightening incident occurred near a children’s activity area, causing families to flee the scene. The brawl, filmed by witnesses, took place shortly before 11am and involved…
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Zack Polanski allies desperately try to save him as he faces Holborn by-election defeat and coup after Greens’ ‘anti-Semitic’ conference meltdown
Green Party members have passed a controversial motion declaring Zionism equivalent to racism at their annual conference, sparking a major anti-Semitism row. Party leader Zack Polanski is facing intense scrutiny and potential leadership challenges, with allies scrambling to defend him amid calls for resignation. The move has drawn sharp condemnation from Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim…
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‘Each artist on their own terms’: why Lee Krasner was every bit the equal to husband Jackson Pollock
Lee Krasner, the wife of Jackson Pollock, is finally receiving recognition as an equally significant artist through a landmark dual exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. For decades, Krasner has remained overshadowed by her husband despite being an accomplished artist in her own right, having received a solo retrospective at MoMA and seeing…
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Report says jury was unaware of driver’s later crash and acquittal
Bryce James Dridan was found not guilty of negligently or dangerously causing the death of Trent DeZoete, 18, at a burnout event in Victoria. A report says jurors did not hear about two later matters involving Dridan, raising questions about what information was before them and how it related to the case. DeZoete was struck…
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Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler arrives at court for trial after being accused of raping 13-year-old girl
Kieran Hayler has arrived at Lewes Crown Court for trial, accused of raping a 13-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her in West Sussex in 2016. The case concerns alleged offences at a home where he was living with his then-wife, Katie Price; Hayler denies the allegations. He faces three counts of rape and one count…