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Joan Plowright, the acclaimed UK star of stage and screen who was married to Laurence Olivier for 28 years, has died aged 95, her family has said. A statement from Plowright’s family to press read: “It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she passed […]Joan Plowright, the acclaimed UK star of stage and screen who was married to Laurence Olivier for 28 years, has died aged 95, her family has said. A statement from Plowright’s family to press read: “It is with great sadness that the family of Dame…

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President Xi Jinping once again highlighted the importance of open economies and inclusive development for a new round of global prosperity on Saturday, the second day of his attendance at APEC events. ​President Xi Jinping once again highlighted the importance of open economies and inclusive development for a new round of global prosperity on Saturday, the second day of his attendance at APEC events.   President Xi Jinping once again highlighted the importance of open economies and inclusive development for a new round of global prosperity on Saturday, the second day of his attendance at APEC events. 

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The British Film Institute’s (BFI) Global Screen Fund will receive a £7 million ($8.5 million) cash injection as part of a new arts and culture investment package announced today by the UK government.  Financed by the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport but administered by the BFI, the Global Screen Fund has […]The British Film Institute’s (BFI) Global Screen Fund will receive a £7 million ($8.5 million) cash injection as part of a new arts and culture investment package announced today by the UK government.  Financed by the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport…

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Jake Fahri has been recalled to prison following reports that he published rap music about a murder that he was convicted of, the Probation Service has said. The Sun newspaper claimed that Fahri, now 35, is masked drill artist Ten – who was showcased on BBC 1Xtra. Fahri, then 19, was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, 16, by throwing an oven dish at him. Recall was initiated for Fahri on Thursday after he was found to have breached his licence conditions, the Probation Service confirmed. A Probation…

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The deaths of two young people who took their own lives while in custody in a young offenders institution “might have been avoided”, an inquiry has found. Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, also known as William Lindsay, took their own lives within months of each other while held at Polmont YOI in 2018. Ms Allan, a student at Glasgow University, was found dead in her cell on June 4 while serving a 16-month sentence for drink-driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Mr Brown, who had been in care repeatedly, was found dead in his cell on…

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A TWO-year-old boy drowned in a canal as his family were in the process of moving house due to fears of living so close to the water, an inquest heard. Jayce Olutola was found floating face down by a police officer after he went missing from his home in Ettingshall,Wolverhampton on August 11. SWNS A frog teddy bear is left by the side of the canal off Hendon Avenue in Ettingshall, Wolverhampton[/caption] The officer tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, Black Country Coroner’s Court heard. The inquest was told Jayce lived with his parents…

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TWO jockeys have been airlifted to hospital and one is in a ‘serious’ condition after a horrific fall. Blake Spriggs and Beany Panya both came down in a contest at Moruya racecourse in Australia on Friday. Jockey Beany Panya is in a ‘serious’ condition in hospital Blake Spriggs is believed to have suffered multiple breaks all over his body Spriggs’ horse Blesstas looked to clip the heels of the leader and stumbled, bringing Panya’s horse The Boomerang down with her. Both jockeys were airlifted to hospital and the two remaining races on the card were cancelled. Beany’s sister Deanne wrote…

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More than 1,000 trees have fallen in Sydney as wild weather causes problems around cityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least two people have been hit after a huge fig tree fell in Sydney’s centre amid strong winds.The large tree in Hyde Park crashed to the ground across a footpath and on to a busy street at about 3pm on Friday. Continue reading…More than 1,000 trees have fallen in Sydney as wild weather causes problems around cityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking…

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Region hit by strong winds, flash flooding and giant hailstones, causing one death and widespread power cutsSevere thunderstorms have been wreaking havoc across eastern Australia this week, unleashing heavy rain, strong winds, flash flooding and giant hailstones.In some regions there were wind gusts of more than 100mph (160km/h) and strong winds caused operational disruptions at Sydney airport as well as extensive damage nearby, including roofs being torn off buildings. An 80-year-old man died after a tree fell on his car in New South Wales, and several other injuries have been recorded. The storms also triggered lightning strikes, leading to widespread…

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Do I have to pay a mortgage if my home was destroyed in the L.A. County wildfires? Get the answer to that and other housing-related questions impacting Southern California communities due to the fires.    ByManeeza Iqbal Thursday, January 16, 2025 10:45PM Stream Southern California’s News Leader and Original Shows 24/7 More than 12,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed in the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire burning in Los Angeles County for more than a week, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and wonder – what’s next? With so much unknown for people impacted by the wildfires, ABC7 Eyewitness News…

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