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India begin their 2027 ODI World Cup preparation without injured stars Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, while England grapple with lineup questions including opening partners and spinner support for Adil Rashid.
🐿️ With Bumrah and Hardik sidelined, India must test backup bowlers under pressure, and England's openers must click to avoid another early exit in the tournament.
Only 36% of Premier League teams with over 60% possession have won this season, according to BBC Sport. This suggests a tactical shift away from dominance-based play.
🐿️ Squirrels hoard nuts, not possession—teams should focus on efficient counter-attacks instead of sterile ball control.
The video highlights both successful landings and explosive failures from past launches. Each successful test brings Starship closer to reusable lunar and Mars missions, potentially slashing the cost of space travel for future crews.
🐿️ Like a squirrel eyeing a nut, SpaceX keeps tweaking its landing approach with each Starship test, hoping the next flight finally sticks the touchdown.
A new report reveals plunging test scores across developed nations as a slow-moving educational crisis, while a planetary-scale Kelvin wave is forecast to reach California, causing significant sea level anomalies.
🐿️ Policymakers must address both the silent erosion of academic skills and the impending oceanic shift before they compound into larger crises.
NFL Week 3 featured the Colts securing their first win against the Texans, while the Broncos denied the Rams and the Seahawks lost. The defending Super Bowl champions faced a shock defeat in a day of thrilling action.
🐿️ The Colts' first win and the defending champs' upset show parity is alive and well in the NFL.
During a meeting last week, President Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if China would like to purchase US weapons, according to US Ambassador David Perdue. The remark came amid heightened tensions over Taiwan's security concerns.
🐿️ Trump's offhand arms sales pitch to Xi reveals a transactional approach to diplomacy that could destabilize US-Taiwan relations.
Jeff Maiorca, 53, was charged with murder in the death of his ex-wife Jill Maiorca, who vanished in 2007. Her remains were discovered in a home's crawlspace in 2020, and the case was solved using advanced DNA techniques.
🐿️ This arrest shows that even 20 years after a disappearance, DNA evidence can still lead to murder charges.
Five men were arrested on terrorism charges after explosives were found in three vans near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. Defence secretary Wes Streeting indicated that security forces were aware of the plot, which may have links to Iran due to the base hosting US missions.
🐿️ While the government claims awareness, the fact that explosives got so close to a key US air base suggests serious gaps in security that need immediate addressing.
At the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, Taylor Swift became the most-awarded artist in the show's history and dedicated her top trophy to Dolly Parton. She also debuted a new music video, "Patient Zero," starring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell, while showing off.
🐿️ By topping the VMA all-time wins list and releasing a star-studded "Patient Zero" clip, Swift is simultaneously cementing her awards legacy and controlling a carefully layered celebrity narrative.
At Labour's autumn conference in Liverpool, Andy Burnham will deliver his first speech as prime minister, pledging radical change despite warning that public finances are 'challenging' ahead of next month's budget. Meanwhile, housing secretary Angela Rayner has publicly.
🐿️ Burnham's biggest risk isn't the conference mood but the October budget, where he must balance fiscal stability promises against Rayner's open rebellion on care worker visas.
The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet in Los Angeles featured arrivals from Taylor Swift and Charli XCX, as captured by BBC News and People. CBS LA provided a guide on how to watch the red carpet special.
🐿️ Taylor Swift and Charli XCX brought the star power, but the real winner was the carpet itself, surviving a parade of designer heels.
Australia secured a remarkable 42-38 victory over South Africa in Perth despite having four players sin-binned, leaving them with just 11 men at one stage. The much-changed Springboks, the world champions, failed to capitalize on the numerical advantage.
🐿️ The Wallabies' defensive resilience while reduced to 11 men turned a potential collapse into a statement win, exposing South Africa's lack of composure with a man advantage.
Hundreds of protesters blocked the Garvaghy Road in Portadown on September 27, 2026, after a court allowed the Orange Order's loyalist march for the first time since 1998. Sinn Féin leaders joined the demonstration, calling the Parades Commission decision 'madness'.
🐿️ This 28-year parade ban reversal is a political tinderbox, and the court's late-night clearance suggests a legal gamble that could ignite wider sectarian unrest.
A powerful nor'easter knocked out power to over 70,000 customers in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Delaware, and New York, with states declaring emergencies due to flooding and gale-force winds threatening millions from Maine to Virginia.
🐿️ This storm's rapid escalation from forecast to 70,000 outages shows the north-east's aging power grid is struggling to keep pace with more intense coastal storms.
Five men were arrested on terrorism charges after explosives were found in three vans near RAF Fairford, a base used by the US military. The arrests followed a 999 call from a resident who spotted suspicious activity in the early hours.
🐿️ A sharp-eyed resident's late-night drive derailed what could have been a major bomb plot near a US-UK airbase.
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act after three suspicious vehicles were reported heading towards RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The bomb squad and armed police were deployed, and the village of Whelford was evacuated as a precaution.
🐿️ This incident shows how quickly a routine traffic stop can escalate into a major counter-terror operation when it involves a US airbase.
SNL Weekend Update: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on A.I.'S Threat to Humanity [video]. This mainstream satire normalizes AI risk discourse, potentially dulling public urgency to regulate development.
🐿️ Amodei's SNL appearance signals AI leaders are ready to laugh at themselves, but the real danger is the public getting comfortable with the risk.
Social media claims about a 'Bermuda Triangle' costing teams points are not fully backed by stats. UEFA warns Premier League spending creates a two-speed transfer market, while Manchester City's financial charges move to appeal stage.
🐿️ The Premier League's financial dominance is built on a house of cards, and the 'Bermuda Triangle' meme is just a fun distraction from the real storm brewing over spending rules and Man City's alleged breaches.
At Labour conference, Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to deliver his first speech in office while Chancellor John Healey brings in the party's 2024 manifesto writer as an adviser, moves that have intensified speculation about an early election call.
🐿️ By stacking the deck with his manifesto writer and taking the conference stage, Burnham is clearly signalling that he's ready to go to the country sooner rather than later, likely to lock in his current advantage before the economic headwinds worsen.
Two separate mass shootings in South Africa within hours killed 27 people, highlighting the country's struggle with gang-related armed violence.
🐿️ Despite ongoing efforts, South Africa's gun violence crisis shows no signs of abating, as these shootings underscore the deep-rooted gang culture in parts of the country.
TechCrunch reports that some Supabase customers are publicly exposing large amounts of user data due to misconfigured AI-generated or vibe-coded apps. The exposed data includes personal information from various applications built on Supabase.
🐿️ This highlights that the ease of AI-generated code often bypasses essential security configurations, turning rapid development into a data leak liability.
BBC reports the centenarian was the centerpiece of a charity street performance that drew attention and donations for a local cause, with organizers framing it as a community participation effort.
🐿️ This works because it turns a feel-good moment into measurable local impact: visibility, turnout, and money raised for a concrete cause.
A two-storey apartment block in Athens' historic Plaka district collapsed in seconds early Saturday, killing six people including four American tourists. Greek authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion that left emergency teams searching through the rubble.
🐿️ The high proportion of American victims means the U.S. Embassy will likely push for rapid answers, turning a local tragedy into a diplomatic flashpoint.
This ban could sway the tight election in Lula's favor by appealing to voters worried about. This ban could sway the tight election in Lula's favor by appealing to voters worried about gambling addiction, but it also raises questions about government overreach and the timing so.
🐿️ Lula's sudden crackdown on betting looks less like moral outrage and more like a last-minute campaign stunt to win over voters concerned about family debt.
Manchester City has been found guilty of the majority of 115 Premier League financial rule breaches spanning 2009 to 2018. Other clubs are now seeking legal advice on potential compensation claims.
🐿️ This verdict cracks the nut of financial fair play, but City's appeal might still scramble the egg.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans for a universal social care system free at the point of use, funded by new taxes. He aims to include the proposal in Labour's next general election manifesto, citing the current system as 'as unfair as American healthcare'.
🐿️ Burnham's plan to 'rip the plaster off' social care means everyone pays more tax, but at least your gran won't have to sell her house to afford a care home.
A High Court judge in Belfast has temporarily blocked a planned Orange Order parade down the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown, after residents applied to overturn the decision. Andy Burnham called for calm amid fears of sectarian unrest.
🐿️ The court's intervention is a necessary pause, but the underlying tensions in Portadown are far from resolved.
The White House barred CNN from traveling on Air Force One, escalating tensions with news media. A judge later restored access for CNN and other outlets. This sets a precedent for selective exclusion of reporters, weakening independent coverage of the presidency.
🐿️ By yanking CNN's seat on Air Force One and restoring it only under court order, the administration turned press access into a legal football.
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments, and any disruption or heightened conflict there could spike energy prices and destabilize the Middle East.
🐿️ This rejection signals that the US sees Iran's proposal as a sign of weakness rather than a genuine diplomatic opening, likely escalating tensions further.
