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27 Riders Rescued After 3-Hour Ordeal Stuck 50 Feet Above Ground on UK Theme Park Ride
Firefighters in eastern England spent three hours extracting nearly two dozen people from a stalled amusement ride on Bank Holiday Monday, bringing all passe...

South African anti-graft panel grills Hawks colonel over unexplained millions in bank account
KZN Hawks colonel Deena Govender faced tough questioning before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on Monday after failing to clearly explain up to R2.3 mil...

Netherton residents push back as crime and anti-social behaviour test a Merseyside community
Netherton residents are fighting back after violent crime and anti-social behaviour have left parts of the Sefton area feeling exposed. For people living the...

Big companies warn labour laws and reporting rules are raising the cost of doing business
Large businesses are flagging labour rules and reporting requirements as a growing drag on operations, with employers saying unclear labour codes and heavier...

Ancient Skeleton Recast as Scandinavian Raises New Questions Over the Norman Conquest
Researchers studying the remains of a man buried at St Peter’s church in Barton-upon-Humber have found that Britain’s so-called “Conquest Man” was Scandinavi...

Scottish Labour leadership rivals back quick approval for North Sea drilling licences
Scotland’s Labour leadership contest has taken a sharp turn toward energy policy, with both candidates urging UK ministers to approve new North Sea drilling ...

Victoria plans prison crews for roadside maintenance in bid to tackle crumbling roads
Victoria’s Labor government has unveiled a plan to put supervised, minimum-security prisoners to work on roadside maintenance if it wins the November electio...

Red Arrows’ Southport Air Show display cut short after rain makes flying unsafe
SOUTHPORT, England — The Red Arrows’ return to the Southport Air Show ended after only two minutes on Sunday when heavy rain forced organisers to

US Eyes Falklands Lever as Pressure Grows on UK Defence Spending
The Trump administration is weighing a new pressure point on Britain: support for UK sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. The move comes as Washington reviews

Google Maps Renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for U.S. Users After Trump Order
Google Maps has started showing “Lake America” to users in the United States after President Donald Trump ordered the renaming of Lake Ontario, a move

Foreign-trained doctors face scrutiny as shortages deepen across health systems
Health systems from England to the United States are grappling with doctor shortages, and that squeeze is forcing a harder look at how overseas training

Smart glasses face privacy pushback as venues and councils tighten the rules
Smart glasses are running into a privacy crackdown in Australia and the UK, as local authorities and venue operators move to stop people from quietly

WhatsApp group chat exposed as cash pipeline for crime and extremism
A WhatsApp group of 532 people was used to move cash across borders and help fund organised crime and extremism, according to an investigation by

China’s Industrial Robot Surge Fuels Global Tech Race
China leads the world with over two million industrial robots, reshaping its manufacturing landscape and education system to secure global tech dominance.

Lesufi hits back at DA over Tshwane water tankers, says party appointed current contractors
JOHANNESBURG — Gauteng ANC chair Panyaza Lesufi on Friday pushed back at the Democratic Alliance’s billboard campaign over Tshwane’s “water mafia,” saying th...

NOAA warns El Niño could hit coastal communities with a “double whammy” of flooding
WASHINGTON — U.S. forecasters said Friday that El Niño has developed in the tropical Pacific and is expected to strengthen this fall, raising the odds

Bryan Johnson says he fears dying by bus, not old age, as biohacking focus shifts to women’s health
Bryan Johnson, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has built a public brand around living longer, says a bus is more likely to kill him than

Notting Hill Carnival mas bands seek funding as heritage traditions face pressure
Mas bands at Notting Hill Carnival are calling for fresh funding and sponsorship as Britain’s biggest street festival returns to west London this bank holiday

Iceland leaves EU talks hanging as referendum count stays on a knife edge
Iceland’s vote on whether to restart European Union membership talks is headed for a razor-thin finish, with the count still too close to call on

Pro-Palestinian Activists Face Terrorism Allegation in Michigan University Case
Federal prosecutors in Michigan have accused a group of pro-Palestinian activists of running a coordinated intimidation campaign aimed at University of Michi...

Three Secret Service staffers placed on leave as misconduct probe widens in Washington
Three U.S. Secret Service employees were placed on administrative leave on Tuesday as the agency opened an internal investigation into possible misconduct. T...

McCaw says Kolisi’s influence could tilt Rugby Championship contest for South Africa
Richie McCaw has warned that South Africa’s Siya Kolisi can still swing a Test even when the Springboks look out of it. The former All

One migrant dies, 72 rescued as small boat packed with more than 110 people tries to cross Channel
One migrant died and 72 others were rescued after a small boat carrying more than 110 people tried to cross the English Channel from France

Australian hiker found safe after Nepal floods; 41 countrymates still missing
Cara Severino, a 26-year-old from Sydney, has broken her silence after being rescued from catastrophic flooding in Nepal, describing her gratitude for the cr...