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Filming for the BBC’s new Beatles drama Hamburg Days has begun in Liverpool city centre, with members of the cast seen on set on Sunday, 30 August. The six-part series is being filmed in Liverpool, Hamburg and Munich and follows the band’s formative years before they became one of the world’s biggest music acts. Liverpool Film Office, which is facilitating production in the city, previously confirmed the principal cast. Rhys Mannion plays John Lennon, with Liverpool singer-songwriter Ellis Murphy as Paul McCartney, Harvey Brett as George Harrison, Louis Landau as Stu Sutcliffe and Patrick Gilmore as Pete Best. The drama…

A Virginia mother and her daughter were killed in a wrong-way I-270 crash in Montgomery County, Maryland, after a suspected drink-driver collided head-on with their Toyota on Saturday evening. Maryland State Police said the crash happened at about 6.46pm on 29 August 2026, when a Ford Mustang was travelling north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 270, just south of Democracy Boulevard. The victims were named as 46-year-old Musammat Shamima Begum, of Burke, Virginia, and her 23-year-old daughter, Areebah Jahin, of Alexandria. Both were passengers in the Toyota Camry. A 62-year-old man who was driving the Toyota and an eight-year-old…

Google Maps has begun displaying “Lake America” instead of Lake Ontario for users in the United States, following President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Great Lake amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada. ([blog.google](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/maps/gnis-lake-ontario-lake-america-name-change/?utm_source=openai)) The mapping service said the change was being rolled out because the US Geographic Names Information System, the country’s official database for geographical names, had formally adopted “Lake America”. Users in Canada will continue to see “Lake Ontario”, while those elsewhere will be shown both names, Google said in a blog post published on Saturday. The company said its policy was to reflect official…

Chef Darryl Bell returned to KTVU’s Mornings on 2 to demonstrate how pickling and fermenting vegetables can create a sharp, flavourful accompaniment to barbecue. Bell, the chef behind Stateline Road Smokehouse in Napa, California, shared techniques for preparing pickled vegetables during the television appearance. The dish was presented as a side suited to the rich, smoky flavours of Kansas City-style barbecue. Stateline Road Smokehouse, which opened in Napa’s Rail Arts District in autumn 2024, is built around Bell’s take on the barbecue traditions of his Kansas City upbringing. Before launching the smokehouse, Bell worked in Michelin-trained kitchens including Thomas Keller’s…

The shock defeat of WA Labor in the Secret Harbour by-election has been framed as a warning that voters in outer-suburban Australia are increasingly turning away from the major parties. Luke Herdegen’s victory gave One Nation its first seat in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, overturning a Labor majority of 11.5 per cent in the Perth seat. With 74.5 per cent of votes counted, Herdegen held 57 per cent of the two-party-preferred vote to Labor candidate Georgia Tree’s 43 per cent, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s election count. One Nation recorded a primary vote of 39.1 per cent, while…

Millions of pounds of rotting food have been removed from a fire-damaged warehouse in Los Angeles, but residents of Boyle Heights are still waiting for the foul odour to fade. South Coast Air Quality Management District officials confirmed on Saturday, August 29, that Lineage Logistics had completed the removal of bulk food waste from the facility, marking a major stage in the clean-up after the blaze. The company now has seven days to remove remaining debris, power-wash and disinfect the building’s first freezer. Negative air pressure must be maintained inside the warehouse and pollution-control equipment must continue operating during the…

A dispute over whether American producers can continue using names such as parmesan and feta has become a sticking point in US-Mexico trade negotiations, with Washington objecting to Mexico’s new agreement with the European Union. The deal, signed in May, would extend legal protection in Mexico to hundreds of European products linked to particular regions, including Parmigiano Reggiano, feta and manchego. It would also give the EU legal avenues to challenge alleged infringements. ([investing.com](https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/dispute-over-cheese-names-causes-stumbling-block-in-usmexico-trade-negotiations-4880866?utm_source=openai)) US officials and industry representatives argue that terms such as parmesan and feta are generic descriptions rather than names that should be reserved for products made…

One Nation’s breakthrough win in the Western Australian seat of Secret Harbour should serve as a warning to major parties that voters who feel ignored are increasingly willing to reject them, former independent candidate Kate Hulett has said. Luke Herdegen’s victory over WA Labor candidate Georgia Tree in the by-election on Saturday delivered One Nation its first lower-house seat in Western Australia and overturned a long-standing Labor stronghold in Perth’s southern suburbs. The result was called for One Nation by the ABC’s chief elections and data analyst Casey Briggs soon after counting began. The Western Australian Electoral Commission cautioned that…

Two teenage boys have been taken to hospital after a serious buggy crash on a private property in Oakdale, in Sydney’s south-west. One of the boys suffered critical head injuries and suspected spinal injuries in the crash on Sunday morning, NSW Ambulance said. He was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition. The second teenager sustained serious injuries to his head and shoulder. He was taken by road ambulance to Liverpool Hospital, where he was reported to be in a stable condition. ([7news.com.au](https://7news.com.au/news/teens-hospitalised-after-serious-buggy-crash-on-oakdale-property-in-sydneys-southwest-c-22796562.amp)) Emergency services, including NSW Ambulance paramedics and an aeromedical team, attended the Oakdale property…

Susanna Reid has revealed that she permits herself one day of drinking each year, making an exception to her usually teetotal lifestyle during a family trip to Ibiza with her three sons. The Good Morning Britain presenter, 55, enjoyed tequila-based Paloma cocktails at O Beach, the well-known daytime venue on the Spanish island, while spending time with Sam, 24, Finn, 21, and Jack, 20. Reid has previously spoken about largely giving up alcohol, but said her annual Ibiza visit provides an opportunity to relax and join her sons at the resort’s day clubs. She reportedly kept her drinking to a…