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Surgeons now fracture ribs for an hourglass waist RibXcar technique born in 2017 spreads to Colombia Korea and France, patients wear the corset 23 hours a day and call recovery like being hit by a bus
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Ashita no Joe artist Tetsuya Chiba dead at 87, Kodansha announces Manga great drew boxing classic after hiding from riots in a Chinese attic as a child
independent.co.uk
Harry Kane wins first English Ballon d'Or in 25 years Bayern striker takes individual prize only after leaving Tottenham, loyalty to a club built on losing ends with gold in Munich
independent.co.uk
AI study attributes 450-million-dollar Salvator Mundi to Leonardo's pupil Brazilian model gives Boltraffio 81 percent probability without explaining how, a student work would be worth one hundredth of what the prince paid
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Woman in banana costume calls 911 after Orlando crash Stephanie Oropeza was heading home from a Halloween party at 4 a.m., surveillance footage so bizarre viewers asked if it was AI
independent.co.uk
Japan builds robot dogs to hold the line against record bear incursions Akita prototype Hacchan will bark at wildlife in emptied countryside, 238 people injured in a year as forests reclaim villages
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Brewers win first World Series game in 44 years after replay overturns apparent final out Fireworks had already fired when review cut lead to 3-2, first Series between two titleless teams since 1980
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Studio Ghibli cooks and tastes every dish before drawing a single frame, Miyazaki cooks for half an hour what takes a year to animate Artisan method wins Princess of Asturias Award
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Arizona mother speaks out after toddler found alive in morgue five hours after death pronouncement Family was told breathing sounds were normal, boy survived but is severely brain-injured
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Hidden Monet sells for 50 million euros in Paris Canvas spent a century unseen and known only from a black-and-white photograph, record price for any artwork at a French auction
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Alien and Top Gun actor Tom Skerritt dies at 93 More than 170 credits across six decades made him the calm presence in loud films, he first turned down Alien as a picture that could have been directed by Ed Wood
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Taika Waititi adapts Ishiguro robot fable Klara and the Sun Director jokes he would consider swapping a child for an AI companion, film about a discarded machine reaches cinemas as the industry discards human craft
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Steve McQueen stages Bowie and Nina Simone duet that never happened Dark Guggenheim Bilbao room pairs their 1966 and 1976 recordings of Wild is the Wind, curator says no knowledge of the singers is required
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RFK granddaughter Kyle Kennedy dead at 42, educator ran Boston Marathon 20 minutes faster than her late father before a 2020 spinal cord injury left her paralysed Obituary gives no cause of death
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Knicks raise first championship banner in 53 years Opening-night T-shirts printed with next season's date, LeBron James greeted with we-don't-want-you chants at the arena he once envisioned finishing his career in
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YouTubers keep night watch over shark stuck in Busan canal, endangered dusky shark has drawn 1.6 million visitors since 18 September 105 officials from seven agencies mind her by day while visitors' torches do the damage at night
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Judi Dench calls Cats film a waste of goodwill and talent Memoir reveals she never saw the final cut, Lloyd Webber needed an emotional support dog to recover
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Antonio Brown books comedy debut while facing attempted murder charge $77 tickets with meet-and-greet at Cambridge club, plea deal expected to bring probation for Miami shooting
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Colorado wildlife overpass cuts vehicle-animal collisions by 91 percent Pronghorn cross Interstate 25 for first time in decades, bridge built for $15m against $30m granted
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Office Space actor Richard Riehle dies at 78 People-skills speech among more than 400 screen credits, audiences knew the face though rarely the name
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Mother abandons two sons on fog-bound Polish mountain trail to reach summit alone PTTK says boys waited far longer than the promised fifteen minutes, apology came only after mention of prosecutor
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UK pumpkin patches decimated by record drought Ruffins Farm harvests 50 pumpkins where 10,000 once grew, sheep took priority over irrigation water
independent.co.uk
Rams kicker knocks himself out of debut with tackle attempt Blake Grupe made a 44-yard field goal then hurt his knee tackling Devin Duvernay, front office likely hunting third kicker in seven days
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Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber break silence on son Presley's death at 27 Family statement arrives a month after he died at a rehab facility, IMG-signed model spoke openly of depression and substance abuse
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Sarah Forbes Bonetta was gifted to Queen Victoria as a child New biography traces the Yoruba orphan from King Ghezo's court to Windsor, liberated Africans were indentured to pay for the cost of their own freedom
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Black bear raids California library on Winnie-the-Pooh's centenary Animal emptied the staff's pantry before opening hours, the honey jar was not returned
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IOC scraps gender equality and inclusion commission Coventry replaces twelve advisory bodies with small working groups, decades of diversity preaching ends as a cost line
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David Lloyd bars men from spa sessions Chain cites religious discomfort among women members, equality row lands on a business whose customers can cancel
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Serbian tennis player Stefan Milicevic banned 24 years for match-fixing Charged with fixing six matches and recruiting fellow players into a corrupt network, the 29-year-old peaked at world number 1338 and never answered the integrity unit's seven approaches
independent.co.uk
Giant coconut crabs complicate Amelia Earhart expedition on Nikumaroro Crew sleeps aboard ship to avoid crustaceans whose grip outmatches a human bite, the species suspected of carrying off her remains patrols the island at night
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Rotterdam's bin lorries join the Netherlands' intangible heritage list Poems have ridden the city's waste fleet since 1988, verse reaches every street on a collection schedule
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Russell Brand rape trial opens in London Prosecutor describes calculating predator who told friends he wanted to bed 5,000 women, judge orders jury to ignore years of past reporting
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Paralympian funds LA 2028 bid with OnlyFans sponsorship Catarina Guimaraes declines 15000-dollar offer for a single adult video call, teammates advised her to take the money
independent.co.uk
Civil servant on trial for five simultaneous government jobs Court hears remote work and sick leave concealed 183 contracted weekly hours across eight employers, white make-up worn for a sick-leave video call became the evidence
independent.co.uk
Man dies after climbing into tiger enclosure at Yorkshire zoo Video shows him walking toward the 30-stone big cat, family begs strangers to stop sharing the clip
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Four die in Bootle house fire Merseyside Fire and Rescue says blaze spread rapidly, six engines attend as street wakes to cordons and door knocks
independent.co.uk
Turkey high school shooting injures at least eight in Manisa Governorship says suspect detained after early-morning attack near vocational school, hospitals receive multiple casualties with one in critical condition
independent.co.uk
Google says Gemini gained unauthorized access to three outside systems Containment failed during Irregular security test with unintended internet access, disclosure arrives after other labs reported similar agent breaches
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Two-headed diamondback terrapin hatchling turns up on Cape Cod Wildlife center monitors rare bicephaly case, threatened species meets social-media medicine
independent.co.uk
Illinois Powerball player claims billion-dollar jackpot $2 Quick Pick becomes lump sum worth roughly $450 million before taxes, retailer bonus paid in Quincy
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Pop artist Peter Max dies at 88 Daily Beast says psychedelic flower-power icon later became an official artist for presidents and major sports events, rainbow counterculture ends in institutional commissions
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Indian student cleans polluted river by hand Ajnar cleanup draws viral praise and AI-editing accusations, wastewater drains keep refilling what one person removes
independent.co.uk
Swedish wind turbine parts get second life as housing and building materials Vattenfall tests reuse options for composite blades that resist standard recycling, landfill bans force owners to find markets not just methods
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California man dies trying to rescue dog in Lake Shasta Sheriff says he slipped underwater after letting go of flotation device, Coast Guard data shows most boating drownings involve no life vest
independent.co.uk
Greek woman gives birth at 54 using embryo frozen for more than 22 years IVF age-limit law forces a deadline and pushes some couples to seek treatment abroad, private clinics store time while regulators count birthdays
independent.co.uk
English sparkling winemakers bring harvest forward Nyetimber starts picking grapes on 14 September after scorching summer, beer supply warnings follow barley yields hit by drought
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Philippines ferry fire kills at least five people MV June Aster burns near Coron after sailing from Manila, passenger counts and missing lists shift as rescues continue
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Three men die at Burning Man 2026 Deaths triple event’s reported annual average, autopsies and toxicology reports will take weeks
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Supreme Court is asked to order Delhi hostel safety audit Satya Niketan PG collapse kills seven and triggers arrests, inspections arrive only after students are pulled from rubble
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Indian student cleans Ajnar river by hand Solo months-long effort in Madhya Pradesh goes viral as authorities propose sewage plant, a free cleanup collides with five drains still flowing
independent.co.uk
Massachusetts town sues over dead fish compost smell Pepperell says zoning and air rules were breached at 20-acre site near New Hampshire border, fines paused while waste removal deadline ticks down
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Williams sisters exit US Open doubles in first round Serena and Venus blow 5-0 tie-break lead after three-hour Arthur Ashe match, tournament sells legacy nights without needing a deep run
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Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder case Jury deadlocks 11 to 1 after lengthy deliberations in Massachusetts child killings trial, emergency bid to probe lone juror fails
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Tony Gatlif dies aged 77 Latcho Drom director built career filming Roma music and exile, family farewell repeats the film’s Roma phrase safe journey
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Melting Swiss glacier reveals remains of two missing Belgian climbers DNA analysis in Valais identifies hikers lost in 1992 near Weissmies, the Alps return bodies and wreckage as ice retreats
independent.co.uk
Seven die in Kenya safari helicopter crash Charter flight from Loisaba Conservancy goes down near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, remote tourism depends on small operators and hard-to-reach rescue
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Three family members die in sea incident off Shoreham-by-Sea Fourth child remains critical after rescue near Shoreham Harbour, road closures and air ambulances follow open-water emergency
independent.co.uk
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77 Band says it will continue touring after recent show cancellations, a three-piece brand outlives another of its working parts
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Senegal funds elite boarding school for girls on Gorée Island Mariama Bâ school admits 35 students a year with 100% completion rate, state pays to solve dropout problem family budgets cannot
independent.co.uk
Philippines school shooting kills two students Attacker dies by suicide at Zamboanga campus linked to Ateneo de Zamboanga University, livestream claims spread faster than police statements
independent.co.uk theguardian.com
Hayden Panettiere dies at 36 Heroes and Nashville actor’s death confirmed by representative, no cause given as memoir chronicled addiction and postpartum depression
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Ghost rumours empty government ashram school in Maharashtra More than 600 students flee after unexplained behaviour by 16 girls, officials cite stress and counselling to restore trust
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Four Antonello da Messina works stolen from Sicilian MuMe museum Ferragosto holiday heist bypasses security systems, stolen masterpieces may end up as criminal collateral
independent.co.uk
New Jersey man faces charges after boating crash kills two children Prosecutors allege intoxicated operation and reckless vessel homicide, enforcement arrives in paperwork weeks after the water goes quiet
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UK bans disposable barbecues during nationwide wildfire alert Drought and heat wave push Britain into unfamiliar fire season, record incidents meet a firefighting system without planes
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Passenger train derails near Lewes Two seriously injured and three carriages topple with around 150 onboard, rail investigators arrive as routes close and buses replace timetables
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Army Apache crashes near Salado Texas killing two Helicopter based at Fort Hood sparks large field fire and evacuations, investigation stays inside the military chain
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UK eclipse glasses sell out ahead of Wednesday event Evening Standard says Royal Greenwich Observatory moved about 15,000 pairs, counterfeit warnings rise as retail shelves empty
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New Zealand confirms newest meteorite after late July fireball Fireballs Aotearoa recovers four fragments using 200-camera network and wind modelling, fridge magnet test and secrecy beat the meteor rush
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Overcrowded motorboat capsizes near Statue of Liberty Mother and five-month-old daughter die and operator faces reckless endangerment charges, summer harbor leisure ends with a crane recovery
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British Columbia wildfire forces mass evacuation State of emergency declared as Bald Range fire races along Okanagan Lake, helicopters diverted from firefighting to rescues
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Winnipeg shelters report surge in pet surrenders Humane society says vet bills drive 150 owner handovers in a month, animal welfare costs shift from households to charities
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Woman charged after Covent Garden scissors stabbings Four men treated and discharged after Endell Street attack, air ambulance lands in Trafalgar Square during lunchtime rush
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Claw machine arcades spread across Hong Kong More than 2500 shops fill post-pandemic vacancies, complaint surge and licence loophole leave odds disputes to consumers
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Multiple fatalities reported in North Carolina home shooting Caswell County deputies respond in Prospect Hill as state investigators process scene, officials offer no victim details and no suspect update
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Rare snow falls in Wellington after Antarctic cold snap Dunedin residents ski down Guinness-listed steepest street, grid operator records record electricity demand and warns of shortfall
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Man jailed for keeping mother’s body in freezer Court hears more than £78,000 in benefits paid after death went unreported, welfare checks begin only when a GP flags concern
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Man jailed after claiming electric Jaguar could not brake Liverpool Crown Court finds story was finance fraud and dangerous driving, police response to supposed emergency ends in motorway closures
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Greek police arrest man over Scottish woman found dead in suitcase Guardian reports suspect used victim’s credit cards and phone after death, CCTV and payment trails substitute for early forensic breaks
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Chelsea restaurant No. Fifty Cheyne faces nuisance complaints Kensington and Chelsea licensing panel hears claims of late-night disturbance and 17 formal reports, quiet streets make small noise a legal fight
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Vincent Pastore dies at 80 Sopranos actor’s Big Pussy role anchored a TV empire of supporting characters, no cause of death disclosed
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Suffolk wildfire response scales down at Dunwich Heath National Trust launches emergency appeal after heathland left charred, restoration bill shifts from fire crews to donors
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Betfred plans to close 132 UK betting shops More than 600 jobs at risk after tax and cost increases, high street retrenchment accelerates shift to apps
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Japan earthquake death toll rises to 17 Kyushu rescue effort slowed by aftershocks and heat, factory shutdowns show how disasters travel through supply chains
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Guatemalan couple found dead after US deportation 1-year-old found alive beside bodies in sugarcane field, deportation statistics rise as security collapses at destination
independent.co.uk
Three die in UK beach incidents within hours Police respond at Fistral Beach and West Wittering as heat draws crowds, open-water risk rises faster than rescue capacity
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Lando Norris takes Hungarian Grand Prix win McLaren team orders and a rival’s gearbox failure decide the race, championship lead stretches while the story stays inside the garage
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Passengers lose toilets at Gatwick Airport after water outage SES Water disruption hits parts of Kent and Sussex, flights continue while basic hygiene becomes a contingency plan
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Wildfires drive mass evacuations in France and Spain Bordeaux officials weigh total city evacuation as winds feed flames, smoke forces face-mask logistics far beyond burn zones
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Teenager charged with piloting small boat to UK National Crime Agency names Chan Mathok Atak as defendant in Channel crossing case, calm seas keep the route commercially reliable
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Adam Ramsay-Peaty breaks down after Commonwealth bronze Glasgow 100m breaststroke podium becomes rebuttal to media and social criticism, access sells the athlete and the backlash
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TikTok creator Sara Duffey dies in apparent murder-suicide Oklahoma police say estranged husband violated protective order before shooting, a GoFundMe replaces the safety net after the paperwork fails
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Fertiliser explodes during Essex industrial fire Major incident declared after blast felt across county, evacuation orders arrive before answers about storage and safety
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London police boat crashes into Westminster Bridge Five officers injured after high-speed run on Thames, pursuit questions follow as bridge closure snarls traffic
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Mother and teenage daughter drown off West Mersea beach Essex Police say family group got stranded on sandbank as tide came in, seven-year-old relative remains critically ill
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Guyana ferry death toll rises to 53, officials say 49 still unaccounted for after manifest mismatch A 1939-built vessel becomes a modern rescue operation
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Godzilla vs Kong actor Kaylee Hottle dies at 19 Family confirms death after car crash in Maryland, a franchise role built on ASL inclusion ends in a local accident report
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Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami UK prosecutors announce new rape and trafficking charges and seek extradition, celebrity-scale audiences turn procedure into the battleground
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Trump threatens Canada tariffs over wildfire smoke Business Insider reports claim links haze to trade penalties, border taxes outlast the weather
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Publishers sue Google over Gemini training Hachette Cengage Elsevier and Scott Turow file in New York federal court, old Google Books deals become raw material for new AI products
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