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World Cup history beckons for Wales’ defiant Lewis
Ffion Lewis will become the first Welsh woman to play in World Cups in both rugby union and rugby league when she represents Wales in Australia in October 2026. Her selection marks a return to the international stage after a serious knee injury and the end of her Welsh Rugby Union contract, setbacks that left…
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Tennessee clemency denial leaves Christa Pike facing execution for 1995 murder
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has declined to grant clemency to Christa Pike, leaving her scheduled lethal injection set to proceed unless the US Supreme Court intervenes. If carried out, it would be the state’s first execution of a woman in 200 years and has renewed debate about imposing the death penalty for crimes committed by…
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RBA governor links public and private spending to inflation pressures
Australia’s Reserve Bank Governor, Michele Bullock, said inflation reflects total demand from both government and private spending, which is growing faster than supply. The article argues this undercuts Finance Minister Katy Gallagher’s claim that government spending is not causing inflation, and matters because the RBA is raising rates to curb demand. The cash rate has…
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FIFA says UEFA legal filings aim to sway Infantino’s re-election bid
FIFA has accused UEFA of waging a “misinformation campaign” and attempting to influence the world football governing body’s upcoming presidential election through legal filings related to an abandoned commercial investment proposal. The dispute centres on a plan to transfer World Cup commercial rights into a subsidiary called Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), which Infantino developed but…
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Rubio says foreign actor suspected in RAF Fairford terror plot
Five British men aged 23 to 25, all from London, were detained on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire early on Sunday morning. Three vans were found at the base, which is used by the US military for operations against Iran, prompting the evacuation of approximately 85 households. Despite the…
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Australian journalist Peter Manning dies aged 81 after illness
Peter Manning, former ABC News boss, has died aged 81 following a health battle at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He was a prominent figure in Australian journalism, best known for reviving Four Corners and for his unwavering commitment to independent, fearless reporting that defined his career. Manning served as executive producer of Four Corners…
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Arizona mother dies in hospital after arrest over child-abuse allegations
Danielle Lee-Sharp, 39, died in hospital on Sunday after being found with apparent self-inflicted injuries in Arizona. Her death came days after she and Michael Menzie, 43, were arrested on child-abuse allegations while police searched for her missing 15-year-old son, Ryker; the case has drawn attention to the conditions in which he and his younger…
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New CSS shapes let designers create responsive cut-outs and borders
New CSS features are giving web designers more ways to shape page layouts beyond the rectangles that have dominated the web for decades. The change matters because it brings flexible, decorative shapes into CSS itself, making designs such as cut-outs, irregular borders and animated outlines easier to build. The article traces the shift from early…
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour is betraying Britain by caving in to its Leftist factions
The Daily Mail’s opinion section criticises the Labour government for shifting leftward following what it describes as a recent internal power shift. The article argues that the party is catering to its left-wing factions rather than serving the broader electorate that voted for it in the recent general election. The commentary highlights several examples from…
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Argentina’s President Milei issues Falklands threat to Britain and accuses UK of ‘illegally plundering’ oil reserves
Argentine President Javier Milei has escalated territorial tensions with the UK by demanding international arbitration over an offshore oil project (Sea Lion) near the British-controlled Falkland Islands. His government has given the UK a two-week deadline to halt development, threatening to seek emergency intervention from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea if…