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Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun, had no formal Games preparation overseen by her head coach because he was occupied with administrative duties, a new Netflix documentary reveals. Lowe Napalan, head of the Australian Breaking Association, assisted Gunn only “a handful” of times in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics, according to Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly. The documentary says Napalan did not see the controversial routine she ultimately performed until shortly before Gunn took to the Olympic stage. “I had to not have a face of shock,” he says in the film. Gunn had qualified for Australia…

LG is stepping up efforts to develop a domestic robot capable of carrying out household chores, announcing plans to train hundreds of its CLOiD machines in a Seoul-based facility designed to replicate a home environment. The South Korean electronics giant says the training programme will generate about 100,000 hours of data by the end of this year. That material will be used to develop a “robot foundation model” for CLOiD, using Nvidia’s Cosmos open-world models. The company is expected to showcase the wheeled robot at the IFA technology show in Berlin, where a number of manufacturers will demonstrate humanoid and…

Charlton Women will return to England’s top flight this season after a 19-year absence, completing a remarkable revival under manager Karen Hills. The Addicks begin life back in the Women’s Super League against Liverpool on Sunday, having secured promotion through one of the most dramatic finishes in the history of the English women’s game. Charlton were once among the leading forces in women’s football, regularly challenging Arsenal and reaching several major cup finals. Their 2005 FA Cup triumph was the high point of that era, but the team was disbanded two years later after the men’s side were relegated to…

Schools in Mantua Township, New Jersey, have been closed on Wednesday, September 2, after severe storms left trees and power lines down across the Gloucester County community. The Mantua Township School District said the closure was necessary because of “significant storm damage affecting surrounding roadways”. Officials will assess conditions during the day before deciding whether schools can reopen on Thursday. Mantua schools closed after storm damage The decision followed a night of heavy rain and powerful winds across South Jersey. Fallen trees damaged homes and blocked roads, while utility lines were brought down in several areas. New Jersey’s 511 travel…

A 53-year-old woman has suffered serious injuries after being struck by part of a load that became dislodged from a trailer in Kelmscott, south-east Perth. The incident happened at about 2.35pm on Wednesday, 2 September, as a white Toyota Hilux tray-top utility travelled north-east along Third Avenue. Western Australia Police said the vehicle was towing a trailer when the load fell and hit the pedestrian near the junction with Kidbroke Place. She was taken by ambulance to Royal Perth Hospital. The 25-year-old male driver is assisting officers from the Major Crash Investigation Section, who are examining the circumstances surrounding the…

A fake Booking.com listing purporting to offer accommodation at 10 Downing Street has exposed security weaknesses on the travel platform, according to an investigation by Sky News. The address is the official London residence and office of the Prime Minister and is not available for public bookings. However, the bogus listing appeared on Booking.com as though it were a genuine property, raising questions about how easily false information can be uploaded and displayed to customers. The listing used the Downing Street address and presented the property in a way that could mislead users into believing it was an authorised accommodation…

One man has been killed and two police officers injured after a group of masked gunmen attacked a house in the Dutch village of Overasselt, with 34 suspects arrested in the aftermath. The pre-dawn shooting took place at about 4am on Tuesday, September 1, on the Ewijkseweg. Police said officers responding to reports of a suspicious situation came under immediate gunfire when they arrived. The dead man was a 51-year-old from nearby Wijchen. He was found seriously wounded at the scene but died despite attempts to save him, according to Dutch police. The two officers were taken to hospital and…

Chevron is to invest more than $7 billion in Venezuela over the next five years as it more than doubles production in the country to about 600,000 barrels a day. The Houston-based oil giant said the expansion would be supported by access to additional acreage in the Orinoco Belt, the centre of Venezuela’s heavy-oil industry. The planned output would represent more than half of the country’s current production. The announcement comes as the Trump administration moves to give US companies a larger role in Venezuela’s oil sector following the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro by US forces in January.…

Kevin Warsh’s warning that the US Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates has put President Donald Trump’s record on inflation under renewed scrutiny, with the central bank chief now facing pressure to match his tough words with action. Warsh signalled at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Jackson Hole conference in Wyoming last Friday that borrowing costs could rise if inflation is not moving clearly and quickly towards the Fed’s 2% target. A rate increase at the Fed’s September 15-16 meeting would be a powerful indication that price pressures remain too strong under the Trump administration. It…

Mel C earned £1 million over the past year through her solo career and continuing Spice Girls royalties, underscoring the enduring value of her work both as an individual artist and as part of the globally successful group. The singer, whose real name is Melanie Chisholm, has maintained a solo career since the Spice Girls’ original run while continuing to benefit from the band’s extensive back catalogue. The income provides a fresh boost to the finances of Sporty Spice, with royalties from the group’s music forming a lucrative complement to her solo projects.