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Aldi chief accuses rivals of inflating prices before loyalty scheme discounts
Aldi’s chief executive has accused rival supermarkets of ‘duping’ customers through loyalty schemes that set unrealistically high prices before discounting them, claiming this creates a false impression of value. Aldi, the only major UK supermarket without a loyalty card, argues that retailers should instead offer genuine everyday low prices with realistic reductions. A retail consultant…
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Kristi Noem’s divorce from Bryon finalised after 34 years of marriage
Former US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from her husband of 34 years, Bryon Noem, citing irreconcilable differences. The filing came in April, shortly after the Daily Mail exposed Bryon’s secret crossdressing and explicit online exchanges with adult content models. The divorce was finalised in court documents this week, marking the…
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Senior detective faces jail after pleading guilty to ‘upskirting’ teenage girl
Detective Constable Lee Harshey-Jones, 45, has pleaded guilty to voyeurism after using his phone to take an image beneath a teenage girl’s clothing in Colwyn Bay. He also admitted wiping and resetting the phone to conceal evidence, and improperly accessing an internal police computer log about the incident. The case has ended his police career…
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Love Island’s Georgia Harrison calls for immediate removal of ‘revenge porn’ images online as she appears on stage at Labour conference
Georgia Harrison, former star of The Only Way Is Essex and Love Island, addressed Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool to campaign for the immediate removal of non-consensual intimate imagery from the internet. She called for a “kill switch” system to instantly freeze the spread of abusive sexual content, rather than the current 48-hour window tech…
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Botswana condemned for slaughtering elephants for independence celebrations
Botswana has authorised the killing of 23 elephants to provide meat for its 60th independence celebrations on Wednesday, a decision that has drawn criticism from animal rights activists and conservation groups. The country, which is home to the world’s largest elephant population of over 130,000 animals, issued the licence through its Ministry of Environment and…
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Ken Paxton says Trump’s Dallas convention coincided with falling poll numbers
Leaked audio has revealed that Ken Paxton, the Texas Republican Senate candidate, privately admitted that Donald Trump’s Dallas convention had damaged his poll numbers, contradicting his public persona as one of Trump’s most devoted supporters. The recording was obtained from a fundraiser near Capitol Hill where Paxton told attendees that the convention “dropped our numbers”…
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3 Songs That Show Why Patsy Cline Was One of Country’s Greatest Voices
Patsy Cline helped shape country music in the late 1950s and early 1960s, becoming a leading voice of the “Nashville Sound”. The article argues that her familiar songs can make listeners overlook the emotional power and vocal skill that made her an enduring figure. It highlights “Crazy” as a defining performance, praising Cline’s ability to…
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Samsung refreshes Galaxy Tab Plus with a larger, brighter display
Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy Tab S12 series, with the Plus model receiving a substantial refresh of the two-year-old Tab S10 Plus, whilst the Ultra variant carries over largely unchanged from last year’s Tab S11 Ultra. The Tab S12 Plus represents a meaningful upgrade for existing owners of older models, featuring a larger and brighter…
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Banned driver travelling at 87mph killed former soldier on Nottingham roundabout
A banned driver high on cannabis killed a former soldier when he crashed into the back of his stationary car at 87mph on a Nottingham roundabout in December 2025. Rowan Grant, 34, a disqualified driver with a history of dangerous driving convictions, caused the death of Andrew Lister, 36, and left his partner Laura Whatton…