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Alex Scott has suffered a serious thigh injury while on England duty and is expected to miss several weeks, dealing a significant blow to Bournemouth’s season. The 23-year-old midfielder made his first appearance for England as a substitute against Spain before starting the subsequent match against Croatia. He played 70 minutes on his full international debut. The Daily Telegraph reported that Scott had felt an issue with his thigh in the days before the game but was determined to play. He has since withdrawn from the England squad for the remainder of the camp. Alex Scott thigh injury could sideline…

The United States is monitoring a suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast, as officials urge Moscow to release accurate information about the unconfirmed incident. A State Department spokesperson said on October 4 that American authorities were working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies to assess reports of a death in the Siberian region. The case centres on a 28-year-old laboratory worker, identified in Russian media reports as Darya Shipilova, who was employed at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute. She was reportedly admitted to hospital with severe pneumonia on September 29 and died…

The FBI investigated Bigfoot after an Oregon research organisation asked the agency to examine a sample of hairs and skin that it had been unable to identify. Documents released through the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s records archive show that officials considered the case between 1976 and 1977, in an effort to establish whether the legendary creature existed in the American wilderness. The 22-page report includes correspondence between the Bigfoot Information Center and Exhibition (BIC) in Oregon and the FBI’s Scientific and Technical Services Division. BIC director Peter Byrne requested testing on about 15 hairs attached to a small piece of…

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested 12 men accused of belonging to a Vietnam cat-stealing ring that allegedly took nearly 2,700 pets during overnight raids and sent them for slaughter. The suspects have been accused of property theft and told police they had stolen and trafficked about 2,700 cats of different types, according to a police statement. Criminal proceedings began on Sunday, although authorities did not say when the arrests were made. Investigators seized 50 live cats, 55 traps, two weighing scales and two machines used to remove fur. The equipment was recovered after the network was identified…

Drinking coffee with meals can worsen iron deficiency and may help explain persistent tiredness in some women, experts have warned. Coffee and tea contain polyphenols that can bind to iron in the gut, reducing the amount absorbed into the bloodstream. The effect is particularly important for people who are already short of iron, rather than being a cause of deficiency on its own. Professor Toby Richards, of the University of East London, said: “If you’re low on iron, the worst thing you can do is wash your meals down with a coffee.” Iron is needed to transport oxygen around the…

Ken Paxton has privately acknowledged that his campaign for a Texas Senate seat is being driven from Washington, saying he has little control over its message or the issues it focuses on. Speaking at a fundraising lunch in Washington last month, the Republican said: “I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign and, like, what issues are going to matter because it’s all coming — you know — from D.C.” He added: “I don’t control message or what we’re doing.” The 24 September event was hosted by Chris Brinson and Susan Hirschmann of lobbying…

OpenAI chief Sam Altman has argued that the risks associated with the company’s work should be accepted because they will ultimately be worth it. Altman’s position places the potential benefits of OpenAI’s technology against concerns over the harm it could cause, with the company’s leader urging people not to be deterred by the possibility of negative consequences. The remarks come as the risks and wider impact of artificial intelligence remain central to debate surrounding OpenAI and its development of the technology.

Dense fog is expected to disrupt the Monday morning commute across Washington DC and nearby parts of Maryland and Virginia before giving way to sunshine and mild, breezy conditions later in the day. The National Weather Service said visibility could fall to a quarter of a mile or less in places during the morning, with motorists urged to allow extra time and take care on the roads. The fog is forecast to lift by around 8am, although cloud may linger through the middle of the morning. Temperatures will then rise to about 73F (23C), with north-westerly winds strengthening and gusts…

Concerns have been raised over care at Six Seasons Recovery, a health and addiction retreat in Western Australia’s South West run by former New Sensation Homes director Danny Coyne. Former clients say they paid tens of thousands of dollars for stays at the Yallingup Siding retreat but did not receive the care they expected. Some said they believed their lives had been put at risk. Coyne’s building company entered liquidation in 2022 owing about $6 million, leaving more than 50 clients with unfinished homes. He later declared bankruptcy and was not called to account by authorities. Six Seasons Recovery was…

A Sky News feature on whisky aged in space for the first time, prepared as part of a university satellite project, has run into a block as the source material returns an “Access Denied” message. Only an image tag is visible before the denial message, accompanied by a reference number: Reference #18.631e1202.1791194641.5a205172. No further details, quotes or technical information are accessible from the material provided. The main news angle—the attempt to age whisky in space via a university satellite project—remains the focus, but it cannot be expanded upon from the current content. Editors will seek additional information once access to…