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• Man, 26, dies after suspected ammonia attack in Gateshead - five arrested - Sky News

  26-08-2023 23:46 via news.google.com
  Man, 26, dies after suspected ammonia attack in Gateshead - five arrested  Sky NewsAndy Foster: Murder arrests over Gateshead 'ammonia' spray death  BBCTwo suspects arrested for murder of man, 26, sprayed in the face with ‘ammonia’ when he answered the doo...  The SunFive arrests in connection with suspected 'ammonia attack' killing of Gateshead man Andy Foster  Chronicle LiveView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Florida mass shooting - multiple dead in police stand-off horror - Daily Record

  26-08-2023 23:44 via news.google.com
  Florida mass shooting - multiple dead in police stand-off horror  Daily RecordJacksonville Shootings | Gunman Kills 3, Himself In Jacksonville | Jacksonville Florida News LIVE  CNN-News18Jacksonville shooting: Racist gunman kills three black people in Florida store  BBCA shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, that left 3 dead was racially motivated, sheriff says  Miami HeraldWhite gunman kills three Black people in Florida store in 'hate crime' then kills hims
  
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• Retail chain ‘in pole position’ to take over Wilko brand and online business if tycoon’s last-gasp rescue f... - The Sun

  26-08-2023 23:19 via news.google.com
  Retail chain ‘in pole position’ to take over Wilko brand and online business if tycoon’s last-gasp rescue f...  The SunWilko High Wycombe rumoured to be closing as shelves left bare  Bucks Free PressHMV owner seeks £50m backing for Wilko rescue bid  Sky NewsWilko administrators urged to accept rescue deal after second bid  The GuardianStaggering 8,000 firms to close stores like Wilko as Labour demands action  The MirrorVie
  
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• Erik ten Hag provides Raphael Varane injury update as Manchester United defender is taken off with 'complaints' against Nottingham Forest - Goal.com

  26-08-2023 22:41 via news.google.com
  
  Erik ten Hag provides Raphael Varane injury update as Manchester United defender is taken off with 'complaints' against Nottingham Forest  Goal.comFantastic Response 👏 | Man Utd 3-2 Nottingham Forest | Post-Match Reaction 🗣️  Manchester UnitedAnthony Martial makes 300th United appearance  Man UtdNottingham Forest mull complaint over officials in Manchester United game  BBCBruno Fernandes slots home penalty to give Man United lead v.
  
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• Rail strikes: Disruption for festivals, sporting events and the Notting Hill Carnival - Sky News

  26-08-2023 21:59 via news.google.com
  
  Rail strikes: Disruption for festivals, sporting events and the Notting Hill Carnival  Sky NewsRail services across England hit as 20,000 staff stage strike  BBCSouth Western Railway announces September strike day timetables  Salisbury JournalRMT makes bid to end rail dispute as workers stage new walkout  Financial TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Four foods that can 'obliterate' cause of silent killer affecting millions of Brits - The Mirror

  26-08-2023 21:26 via news.google.com
  Four foods that can 'obliterate' cause of silent killer affecting millions of Brits  The MirrorThree warning signs that could be the 'first' symptom of dangerous cholesterol build-up  Express7 Drinks Which Keep Cholesterol Levels In Check  WIONHow to lower cholesterol: Foods to eat and what to know  USA TODAYDoctor shares red flag sign of high cholesterol that strikes in your chest  ExpressView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ten Hag praises Man United comeback after 'horror start' - ESPN - ESPN.co.uk

  26-08-2023 21:11 via news.google.com
  Ten Hag praises Man United comeback after 'horror start' - ESPN  ESPN.co.ukFantastic Response 👏 | Man Utd 3-2 Nottingham Forest | Post-Match Reaction 🗣️  Manchester UnitedManchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest: Erik ten Hag hails Bruno Fernandes' performance in comeback win  BBCMAN UTD 3-2 FOREST | HUGE COMEBACK! Bruno MAGNIFICENT As Leader...But SHOCKING Start  UnitedPeoplesTVManchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest: Bruno Fernandes
  
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• Arsenal's classy subtle tribute to WWE star Bray Wyatt after tragic death - The Mirror

  26-08-2023 21:08 via news.google.com
  Arsenal's classy subtle tribute to WWE star Bray Wyatt after tragic death  The MirrorLA Knight gives a touching tribute to Bray Wyatt: SmackDown highlights, Aug. 25, 2023  WWEThe Incomparable Bray Wyatt - His Talents Were Undeniable  NoDQ.comWWE pays tribute to Bray Wyatt: SmackDown highlights, Aug. 25, 2023  WWEBray Wyatt Wanted THIS Ex-WWE Star In The Wyatt Family  WhatCultureView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Fifa suspends head of Spanish football over World Cup kiss - Financial Times

  26-08-2023 21:05 via news.google.com
  
  Fifa suspends head of Spanish football over World Cup kiss  Financial TimesOpinion: It's tragic this World Cup will only be remembered for one thing  The IndependentCoaches from Spain women's team quit over Rubiales kiss  BBCLuis Rubiales suspended by Fifa over Women's World Cup kiss - BBC News  BBC NewsGary Lineker calls Luis Rubiales an 'awful bloke' as he hits out over Jennifer Hermoso kiss scandal  Wales OnlineView Full coverage on Google New
  
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• British Museum director dismissed warning about artefact missing since 1963 - The Telegraph

  26-08-2023 20:29 via news.google.com
  
  British Museum director dismissed warning about artefact missing since 1963  The TelegraphBritish Museum recovered some of the 2000 stolen artefacts says chair George Osborne  Channel 4 NewsBritish Museum director resigns, admits to failings in theft investigation  Al Jazeera English'I viewed the morning with alarm. The British Museum had lost its charm'  Art NewspaperThe Guardian view on the British Museum losses: a diplomatic own goal  The Guar
  
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• Alex Albon: Williams driver praised by rivals after claiming fourth in Dutch GP Qualifying - Sky Sports

  26-08-2023 20:04 via news.google.com
  Alex Albon: Williams driver praised by rivals after claiming fourth in Dutch GP Qualifying  Sky SportsDutch Grand Prix 2023: Zandvoort imposes car ban on travelling F1 fans  BBCWhat time does the 2023 F1 Dutch Grand Prix start?  Racingnews365.comLewis Hamilton embarrassed by Logan Sargeant and expresses concerns over Dutch GP  ExpressDutch Grand Prix: Max Verstappen beats Lando Norris to pole in crash-strewn session  BBCView Full coverage on Goog
  
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• Drug used by millions for common condition could end pain for arthritis sufferers - The Mirror

  26-08-2023 19:44 via news.google.com
  Drug used by millions for common condition could end pain for arthritis sufferers  The Mirror
  
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• UK's oldest man advises moderation as he turns 111

  26-08-2023 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Tinniswood recommended "exercising the mind" as he was presented with a card from the King.
  
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• Brighton v West Ham: Premier League – live

  26-08-2023 19:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Premier League updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-offFootball Daily: sign up now for our free and funny email3 min As expected, West Ham are playing with three men in the centre of midfield: Alvarez, Ward-Prowse and Soucek.2 min An early half chance for West Ham. Coufal’s long throw from the right was headed on by Zouma, and Paqueta hooked the ball wide on the stretch. He couldn’t quite get round the shot. Continue reading...
  
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• Energy bills will remain high until 2030, experts warn - Yahoo News UK

  26-08-2023 19:17 via news.google.com
  Energy bills will remain high until 2030, experts warn  Yahoo News UKCaithness households can expect high energy bills despite price cap announcement  JohnOGroat JournalWindow Opens for Brits to Lock in Cheaper Energy as Prices Drop  BloombergThe energy price cap won't save us from big bills  The Big IssueCarmichael calls for 'island tariff' to cut energy costs  Shetland Times OnlineView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Bob Barker, longtime Price is Right host and animal rights activist, dies aged 99

  26-08-2023 19:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Television personality had iconic career spanning 50 years in which he garnered 19 Daytime Emmy awardsBob Barker, the longtime television host of The Price Is Right, has reportedly died at the age of 99.“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” Barker’s publicist Roger Neal said in a statement, TODAY reports. Continue reading...
  
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• Barclay family launch bid to buy back Telegraph - The Telegraph

  26-08-2023 19:16 via news.google.com
  
  Barclay family launch bid to buy back Telegraph  The TelegraphBarclays line up Gulf firepower for fresh raid on Telegraph newspapers  Sky NewsBarclay family submit bid to regain control of Telegraph newspapers  The TimesBarclays back in the hunt for Telegraph  The TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Nadine Dorries formally resigns as MP after 11-week delay

  26-08-2023 19:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Former culture secretary’s resignation letter accuses Rishi Sunak of risking her safety by ‘whipping a public frenzy’Nadine Dorries has handed in her resignation letter 11 weeks after announcing she would resign in protest over not receiving a peerage.The MP for Mid Bedfordshire announced that she would be leaving her seat with “immediate effect” in June but failed to do so until today. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘My milkman saw her once’: Loch Ness sees biggest monster hunt in 50 years

  26-08-2023 19:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Armed with drones, cameras, notepads and binoculars, hundreds of volunteers have arrived in the Scottish Highlands while others watch online from as far away as JapanAround Loch Ness on Saturday, there were more than a few people hoping for sunshine. Would-be champions prepared for the Glenurquhart Highland Games, dedicated runners warmed up for the Loch Ness 24 endurance race – and volunteers from around the country and beyond got their binoculars and notepads ready for the biggest search
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance to the state

  26-08-2023 19:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Decree published on Kremlin website obliges anyone working on behalf of the military in Ukraine to swear a formal oath of allegianceThe crash that killed militia leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has raised serious questions about the future of the mercenary Wagner Group of which he was the leader, especially following Putin’s demand for fighters to sign an oath of allegiance.In African countries where Wagner provided security against groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State, officials and commen
  
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• Presidential portraits… and Donald Trump’s mugshot – cartoon

  26-08-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  George Washington, Franklin D Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, eat your heart out Continue reading...
  
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• Drivers in cities should pull over for cyclists, says Jeremy Vine - The Times

  26-08-2023 19:00 via news.google.com
  
  Drivers in cities should pull over for cyclists, says Jeremy Vine  The TimesTV personality Jeremy Vine says London cyclists now go faster than motorists  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Two sex workers call Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect ‘violent’ and ‘aggressive’

  26-08-2023 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Two women say they were concerned for safety during encounters with Rex Heuermann as investigators seek more informationAs investigators continue to build their case against the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, two Long Island sex workers have described the suspect as “violent” and “aggressive” during encounters they had with him.The two women, who have not been identified, told members of an anti-human trafficking unit with the sheriff’s office in L
  
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• Borthwick’s England sink to new lows with first Test defeat to resilient Fiji

  26-08-2023 18:27 via theguardian.com
  
  England 22-30 FijiHosts fall to fifth defeat in six Tests as Kuruvoli inspires FijiEngland’s increasingly chaotic Rugby World Cup preparations have sunk to a new low with their first Test defeat to Fiji. A 72nd-minute try from the replacement scrum-half Simione Kuruvoli sealed an historic win for the visitors and increased the pressure on Steve Borthwick and his struggling squad.Without their suspended captain, Owen Farrell, and the No 8 Billy Vunipola, in addition to a number of other inj
  
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• João Palhinha stuns Arsenal as 10-man Fulham battle back to earn late point

  26-08-2023 18:25 via theguardian.com
  
  On a wild, storm-wracked afternoon at the Emirates Stadium Arsenal and Fulham played out a frantic 2-2 draw that felt by the end like three games in one. Not to mention at least two different, and largely opposed, tactical versions of this Arsenal team.This was a messy and chastening afternoon for Mikel Arteta, and a hugely encouraging one for a neat, sparky Fulham team, who took the lead with the first attack of the game and equalised with two minutes to play and 10 players left on the pitch. I
  
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• Everton hit rock bottom as Sasa Kalajdzic snatches points for Wolves

  26-08-2023 18:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Sean Dyche rubbished the suggestion that no points and no goals from the first two matches of the season constituted a crisis at Everton. He cannot say that now after Wolves substitute Sasa Kalajdzic delivered his club’s first points of the campaign with an 87th minute winner to leave Everton bereft and beaten in their opening three games for the first time in 33 years.While Gary O’Neil could turn to the Austria international for extra firepower in the closing minutes Dyche resorted
  
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• Thousands gather 60 years after Martin Luther King’s ‘dream’ speech - Al Jazeera English

  26-08-2023 18:22 via news.google.com
  Thousands gather 60 years after Martin Luther King’s ‘dream’ speech  Al Jazeera EnglishMartin Luther King Jr: Thousands gather on National Mall to mark the March on Washington's 60th anniversary  Sky NewsOpinion: This single day defined the decade that transformed America  CNNDeSantis accused of 'erasing our history' at Martin Luther King memorial rally  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Joachim Andersen rescues draw for Crystal Palace to deny Brentford

  26-08-2023 18:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Joachim Andersen’s equaliser secured Crystal Palace a draw against unbeaten Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium. A first-half stunner from Kevin Schade gave the hosts an early lead before Andersen levelled in the 76th minute.After a dominant 3-0 win away at Fulham last week, Thomas Frank’s team failed to put the game to bed which allowed Palace to claim a point in west London. Continue reading...
  
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• Niger coup supporters rally after French ambassador ordered out - Euronews

  26-08-2023 18:18 via news.google.com
  
  Niger coup supporters rally after French ambassador ordered out  EuronewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Manchester United storm back to beat 10-man Forest with Fernandes spot-on

  26-08-2023 18:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Manchester United continue to lurch and flail through this early phase of the season. To scrap to a victory from 2-0 down may appear admirable but, in essence, Erik ten Hag’s men should never have allowed this deficit only four minutes in.It points to a fragility that will concern the manager and which is a puzzle as Ten Hag had all of last season to ensure his side do not resemble a bunch of strangers who may find the right wavelength to prosper or may not. Continue reading...
  
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• Police renew calls for help to identify body found in Thames in 2013

  26-08-2023 18:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Body of black man aged between 40 and 50 with beard and moustache was recovered near Bankside PierPolice have renewed calls for information on a body found 10 years ago that is yet to be formally identified.Metropolitan police were called to Bankside Pier in Southwark on 26 August 2013 after reports a member of the public had seen a man’s body in the River Thames. Continue reading...
  
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• Pictured: Brother, sister and two teen friends killed in horror crash on way to Irish exam results party - LBC

  26-08-2023 18:07 via news.google.com
  
  Pictured: Brother, sister and two teen friends killed in horror crash on way to Irish exam results party  LBCIreland crash: Four young people killed in Co Tipperary are named by police  Sky NewsClonmel crash: Brother and sister among four dead  BBCCCC confirms cancellation of hurling matches due to Clonmel tragedy  Tipperary LivePolice give update after four young people killed in Co Tipperary crash are named  The IndependentView Full coverage on
  
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• Ireland crash: Four young people killed in Co Tipperary are named by police - Sky News

  26-08-2023 18:07 via news.google.com
  Ireland crash: Four young people killed in Co Tipperary are named by police  Sky NewsPolice give update after four young people killed in Co Tipperary crash are named  The IndependentClonmel crash: Brother and sister among four dead  BBCBook of Condolences to be opened for victims of Tipperary road tragedy  Tipperary LiveBrother, 24, sister and two friends, 18, killed in Clonmel crash named as Gardai describe ‘very difficult s...  The SunVi
  
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• The week in audio: Under Cover of Knight; The Missing Madonna; The Trial of Lucy Letby; Four Sides of Seamus Heaney – review

  26-08-2023 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A woman’s death in Texas is unexpectedly mundane and the nurse’s court case a little too lurid. But there’s lots to love in the true story of a stolen Leonardo and a portrait of the Irish poetUnder Cover of Knight (Apple TV+) | Apple Podcasts
  The Missing Madonna | BBC SoundsThe Trial of Lucy Letby (Mail Metro Media) | Apple PodcastsFour Sides of Seamus Heaney (BBC Radio 4) | BBC Sounds A few years ago, on a long drive to a holiday destination, I listened to S-Town all the way a
  
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• ‘Nobody was expecting it’: British Museum warned reputation seriously damaged and treasures will take decades to recover

  26-08-2023 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Experts say loss of 1,500 items reveals lax cataloguing and boosts case for returning objects to countries of originClose observers of the antiquities market tend to be a cynical bunch, having witnessed any number of scams, dubious practices and illicit trading. Yet there was a collective expression of shock among them last week when news emerged of the unexplained absence of a reported around 2,000 items from the British Museum’s priceless collection of ancient and historical artefacts, l
  
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• If you think the UK’s rising cycle of inflation has run its course, think again | Adam Posen

  26-08-2023 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Optimistic forecasts based on comparisons with the US or eurozone ignore the unique dynamics of British inflationCore inflation in the UK, which excludes volatile items such as energy and food, peaked in May at 7.1% – later and a little higher than in the US and some other high-income economies. If it now follows the headline rate on a downward path, the difference could be easily attributed to the implementation of Brexit and the idiosyncrasies of British energy pricing.In that case, ther
  
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• Cover version: films reimagined as vintage paperbacks – in pictures

  26-08-2023 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  For his project Good Movies As Old Books , Matt Stevens combined two of his main interests: recreating his favourite films in the style of vintage paperbacks. The North Carolina -based designer and illustrator begins with iPad sketches before using Photoshop to create the effect of old paper and weathered cover textures. The first 100 designs were collected in a Kickstarter-funded art book, and a second one is in the works. “You have to be efficient with the visuals and really distil down
  
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• Seven-year-old boy praised for calling 999 after mum collapsed

  26-08-2023 17:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Ronnie-Lee Gray, from Essex, calmly phoned emergency services and explained the situation A seven-year-old boy has been praised for his quick thinking after he dialled 999 when his mother collapsed at home.Ronnie-Lee Gray, from Tilbury in Essex, called emergency services after his mother, Becky, fell unconscious at their home earlier this month. His mature actions meant an ambulance arrived quickly. Continue reading...
  
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• Ahir Shah arrived at Edinburgh with a work-in-progress but leaves as comedy champ

  26-08-2023 17:44 via theguardian.com
  
  The Edinburgh comedy award-winning show Ends is a superb set about Shah’s grandfather, the standup’s imminent wedding and multicultural Britain The cliche about Edinburgh fringe comedy is that, instead of jokes, it’s all tears and dead loved ones. No one ever said that about the Edinburgh comedy award ceremony – but they could now, after an event on Saturday marked as much by high emotion as laughs. Ahir Shah’s winning show, Ends, is about his grandfather’s mi
  
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• ‘This is a public health crisis’: how the expansion of Ulez is affecting the daily lives of Londoners

  26-08-2023 17:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Some welcome the low emissions zone, others question it … and many despise it. But almost everyone agrees something has to be done about air pollution in LondonAlexandra Maynard runs Blue Bella Blooms, a florist in Enfield, with her sister Georgina Jeffrey. The Ulez expansion meant them having to give up their old van and buy a new vehicle. Continue reading...
  
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• The Strokes Deliver Career-Spanning Set at London’s All Points East Amid Sound Issues: Concert Review - Variety

  26-08-2023 17:39 via news.google.com
  The Strokes Deliver Career-Spanning Set at London’s All Points East Amid Sound Issues: Concert Review  VarietyA perfect day at All Points East ends with The Strokes  Far Out MagazineThe Strokes live in London: a brilliant balancing act, despite sound issues  NMEThe Strokes fans leave London festival early over 'sound issues'  The IndependentKaren O is a tornado of punk fury for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs set at All Points East  The IndependentView
  
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• He became the first Black mayor of a rural Alabama town. Then a white minority locked him out

  26-08-2023 17:33 via theguardian.com
  
  For years the mayor in Newburn was appointed, not elected. When Patrick Braxton won the election, the outgoing mayor and his cronies refused to accept itIn November 2020, Patrick Braxton, a volunteer firefighter and contractor from Newbern, Alabama, was elected mayor of the 133-person town. He wanted to have a peaceful and timely transfer of power, so he repeatedly attempted to contact the town’s previous mayor, Haywood “Woody” Stokes III, but Stokes would not return his calls.
  
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• Our favourite restaurants are vanishing, but some memories can be salvaged | Tim Adams

  26-08-2023 17:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Farewell to London’s Le Gavroche, India Club, Banner’s and countless others that have hosted family celebrations down the decadesThe great American journalist Joseph Mitchell turned writing about the death of favourite restaurants into an artform. If the soul of his city, New York, existed anywhere, he argued, it was in the life of its waterfront and backstreet eating houses. In this spirit, in the 1940s and 1950s Mitchell created a new form of obituary: the long, heartfelt memorial
  
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• Twisted killers including Lucy Letby among those jailed in Greater Manchester in historic week in the courts - Manchester Evening News

  26-08-2023 17:13 via news.google.com
  Twisted killers including Lucy Letby among those jailed in Greater Manchester in historic week in the courts  Manchester Evening NewsHeartbreaking note from Lucy Letby's parents years before murder spree unearthed  The MirrorI believe Lucy Letby poisoned at least one more child, chief prosecution expert says - as investigators review  Daily MailWhy are whistleblowers in the NHS often ignored?  Financial Times'Lucy Letby made my blood boil - if I was a pare
  
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• Port Macquarie shark attack: Toby Begg pictured on his surfboard just moments before attack that left him with - Daily Mail

  26-08-2023 17:05 via news.google.com
  Port Macquarie shark attack: Toby Begg pictured on his surfboard just moments before attack that left him with  Daily MailSurfer mauled by deadly 14ft shark with foot ripped off in horror attack  The MirrorAppeal to support Toby Begg and his family after Port Macquarie shark attack  Port Macquarie NewsImage taken just moments before Port Macquarie shark attack | 9 News Australia  9 News AustraliaView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Death of New York motorcyclist in ‘buy-and-bust’ police operation deemed homicide

  26-08-2023 17:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Eric Duprey died after a police officer threw a picnic cooler at him, knocking him off his motorbikeThe death of a new New York scooter rider who died during a “buy-and-bust” police operation in the Bronx has been upgraded to a homicide, the city medical examiner has said.The examiner ruled Eric Duprey’s death a homicide, caused by blunt force trauma to his head. Continue reading...
  
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• UK universities offer three-day-week to let students find part-time work

  26-08-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Compact teaching timetables will allow cash-strapped undergraduates to dovetail jobs with studiesUniversities are reducing the number of days students are required to be on campus to enable them to work part-time as they struggle to survive the cost of living crisis.Compact teaching timetables, where lectures and seminars are scheduled over two or three days rather than dotted throughout the week, are being introduced by a number of institutions. The move makes it easier for the growing number o
  
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• ‘I love my midriff’: why flaunting your tummy with a croptop is so 2023

  26-08-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From the red carpet to the high street – as modelled by Gwyneth Paltrow and Marilyn Monroe – styles that reveal the bare stomach are everywhereThis summer might have been a washout, but that’s not immediately obvious when walking down a typical UK high street. Along with sandals, sunglasses and shorts, any fashion-conscious observer might notice something else: the ubiquitous midriff.Making a showcase of this part of the body is not so much a trend as a given for young consumer
  
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• Europe hits roadblocks in the race to switch to electric cars

  26-08-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Despite progress towards a 2045 zero-emission goal, the high price of EVs has created a headache for governmentsEuropean countries are struggling to persuade people to switch from combustion engine cars to electric ones, experts warn.Europe sells 10 times more electric cars today than it did just six years ago, according to the International Energy Agency, but its fleet is cleaning up too slowly to meet its climate goals. Governments across the continent are struggling with the price-tag of elec
  
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• Can AI-generated art be copyrighted? A US judge says not, but it’s just a matter of time

  26-08-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  American copyright legislation currently invokes a ‘human involvement’ criterion. But judging by the way smartphones have trivialised the ‘craft’ of photography, something has to giveEvelyn Waugh famously held that taking a keen interest in ecclesiastical matters was often “a prelude to insanity”. Much the same might be said about newspaper columnists taking an interest in intellectual property law. But let us take the risk. After all, you only live once &ndas
  
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