Self-Taught Freestyler Shines: Welsh teen racks up five Guinness World Records; YouTube drives rise
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Self-Taught Freestyler Shines: Welsh teen racks up five Guinness World Records; YouTube drives rise

At just fourteen years old, James Taylor from Penarth has made an impressive mark in the world of freestyle football, clinching the third spot at the world championships. With remarkable ball control skills, he holds five Guinness World Records. His dedication is evident in his daily practice and online training through YouTube, including his latest feat of completing numerous 'around-the-world' t...

Australia’s first solar power station, built in 1981, is now heritage listed
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Australia’s first solar power station, built in 1981, is now heritage listed

Australia's innovative solar power station located at White Cliffs has received heritage listing recognition. Operational since 1981, this remote facility has consistently supplied power to a small community, demonstrating the potential of solar energy in extreme outback climates for more than a decade. Its preservation highlights the journey of renewable energy progress in Australia and serves as...

Trump says he'll give Americans $5,000 each if Republicans win midterm elections

Trump says he'll give Americans $5,000 each if Republicans win midterm elections

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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters to pretend he was on the ballot in the upcoming midterm elections in November, even saying he would give $5,000 to each American adult if the right-wing Republicans maintain control of Congress. Trump is struggling with low opinion ratings as the cost of living soars and his months-long war against Iran drags on.

Man charged with sexual abuse of children linked to former Adelaide youth detention centre

Man charged with sexual abuse of children linked to former Adelaide youth detention centre

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Police allege the 78-year-old sexually abused 29 children connected to the now closed Magill training centre between 1978 and 2003Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man who had access to children in South Australia’s youth detention centre has been charged with historical sexual abuse offences dating back to 1978.The 7...

North Korea has built new uranium facility to expand nuclear arsenal, UN agency says

North Korea has built new uranium facility to expand nuclear arsenal, UN agency says

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The International Atomic Energy Agency voices ‘serious concerns’ over expansion of Yongbyon facility to enrich uraniumThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has voiced “serious concern” over evidence that North Korea has built a facility capable of enriching weapons-grade uranium to bolster its nuclear arsenal.The new building, located at the the country’s main Yongbyon nuclear facility, ca...

Jacqui Lambie calls Pauline Hanson an ‘angry little woman’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor

Jacqui Lambie calls Pauline Hanson an ‘angry little woman’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor

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Lambie, a veteran and Tasmanian senator, says One Nation leader is a ‘coward’ who is showing her ‘true colours’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacqui Lambie has escalated her attack on Pauline Hanson, describing her as an “angry little woman” and a “bloody coward” after refusing to apologise or take down a One Nation ...

Australia politics live: Albanese faces more questions over $6m golf club grant; Chalmers says Coalition was ‘doing better under Sussan Ley’

Australia politics live: Albanese faces more questions over $6m golf club grant; Chalmers says Coalition was ‘doing better under Sussan Ley’

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Follow the day’s news liveLabor introducing new laws to crack down on illegal tobaccoLabor will introduce new laws to make it easier to prosecute criminals involved in the illicit tobacco trade, as the government fights an uphill battle against the exploding black market.The new laws think about it as a list of observable indicators, very simple, fact-based things like: is the tobacco appropriatel...

UK disabled people could swap Pip cash for ‘in kind’ support in benefit overhaul

UK disabled people could swap Pip cash for ‘in kind’ support in benefit overhaul

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Exclusive: Claimants could trade part of payment for specialist equipment, services or training under proposalSome disabled people could receive “in kind” support rather than just cash payments under a radical overhaul of the personal independence payment (Pip) proposed by official government advisers, the Guardian can reveal.The proposal, from an expert committee largely made up of disabled peopl...

‘Fundamentally unfair’: Burnham must overhaul migration reforms, says TUC general secretary

‘Fundamentally unfair’: Burnham must overhaul migration reforms, says TUC general secretary

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Paul Nowak says changes to immigration rules risk overstretching social care and fuelling far-right sentimentAndy Burnham must overhaul Shabana Mahmood’s migration reforms or risk overstretching social care and fuelling far-right sentiment, the TUC general secretary, Paul Nowak, has warned.Speaking ahead of the TUC’s annual congress in Brighton next week, Nowak welcomed the “sense of optimism” aro...

‘Institutional neglect’: 25 years on from 9/11, experts sound alarm over US counter-terror efforts

‘Institutional neglect’: 25 years on from 9/11, experts sound alarm over US counter-terror efforts

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Budget cuts, loss of knowledgeable officials and diverted resources raise risk of another attack, experts warnThe US faces growing challenges in countering international terrorism as resources are diverted to other threats, experienced security officials leave and “complacency” spreads, experts have warned.It is 25 years this week since the 9/11 attacks launched by Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida on Ne...

Army veteran paralysed in crash returns seven years later with a degree

Army veteran paralysed in crash returns seven years later with a degree

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Rocky Fernandez, an Army veteran, faced a turning point when a catastrophic car accident led to paralysis. Grateful for the Houston VA's assistance in education and rehabilitation, he committed to completing a petroleum engineering degree despite ongoing health challenges. After seven grueling years of effort, he triumphantly graduated and is now eager to launch his professional journey in the pet...

‘Too fast’, ‘too low’: pilot pressed on with landing despite warnings in Miami crash

‘Too fast’, ‘too low’: pilot pressed on with landing despite warnings in Miami crash

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One pilot of the Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that crashed in Miami on Sunday cautioned they were flying “too fast” just over a minute before touching down on the runway they overran, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The pilot continued to comment on the plane’s speed while automated warnings sounded in the cockpit. However, the other ‌pilot did not give a clear verbal response, acco...

4 Chinese nationals charged over Singaporean man’s Malaysia airport kidnapping

4 Chinese nationals charged over Singaporean man’s Malaysia airport kidnapping

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Four Chinese nationals, including a woman, claimed trial at the Sessions Court in Balik Pulau, Malaysia’s Penang state, on Thursday to charges of kidnapping a Singaporean man. The accused: Liu Ting Jun, 46; Huang Jin, 39; Wang Hao Yu, 32; and Guan Siqi, 24, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to them in Mandarin before Sessions Court Judge Ahzal Fariz Ahmad Khairuddin. According to the ch...

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter takes aim at father and AI in a new fashion campaign

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter takes aim at father and AI in a new fashion campaign

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Vivian Wilson, daughter of billionaire Elon Musk, leads a provocative fashion campaign that takes aim at artificial intelligence. The new advertisement humorously highlights the limitations of robots in understanding human emotions. This initiative is particularly significant given her complicated relationship with Musk. Wilson raises alarms about AI's effects on creative employment and the enviro...

Australia politics live: Taylor targets Labor on ‘negative equity’ linked to housing prices; Chalmers says Coalition was ‘doing better under Sussan Ley’

Australia politics live: Taylor targets Labor on ‘negative equity’ linked to housing prices; Chalmers says Coalition was ‘doing better under Sussan Ley’

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Follow the day’s news liveLabor introducing new laws to crack down on illegal tobaccoLabor will introduce new laws to make it easier to prosecute criminals involved in the illicit tobacco trade, as the government fights an uphill battle against the exploding black market.The new laws think about it as a list of observable indicators, very simple, fact-based things like: is the tobacco appropriatel...