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Christa Pike’s aunt believes her niece survived a failed lethal injection because God wants her to live, and says Tennessee officials should not attempt to execute her again. Carrie Ross, who helped raise Pike, said her survival showed that control of her fate now rested with God rather than the Tennessee Department of Correction. “When God puts his hand on someone, God is in control. Not the Department of Correction, not us, but God,” Ms Ross told the Daily Mail. Ms Ross said Pike had gone willingly to the execution and that forcing her to endure another attempt would be…

Opal Lee, the campaigner widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth”, celebrated her 100th birthday in Fort Worth, Texas, as construction began on a museum dedicated to the history of the US holiday. Lee marked the milestone on Wednesday, October 7, with a ceremony called “Clearing the Way” at the future site of the National Juneteenth Museum in the city’s Historic Southside. The event saw the Southside Community Center cleared to make room for the planned 50,000 sq ft facility. The celebrations continued in the evening at the Fort Worth Convention Centre, where former first lady Michelle Obama joined Lee…

A British judge has ruled that police search warrants used against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were unlawful, in a significant victory for the former prince months after his arrest over suspected misconduct linked to Jeffrey Epstein. The warrants were used by Thames Valley Police to search his homes in February, shortly after he was arrested. The judge ruled in London on Thursday that officers had relied on the wrong law when applying to the courts for approval. The decision has raised questions about the evidence gathered during the searches and whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will ever be charged. Thames Valley Police is seeking…

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The death of a Russian worker at a laboratory in Irkutsk has drawn attention to longstanding suspicions that the facility was involved in developing biological weapons. Author Annie Jacobsen said the lab had long been suspected of bioweapons research. Her comments come after the recent release of her non-fiction book, Biological War: A Scenario.

Electric car owners living in conservation areas could be prevented from charging at home from October 21 unless they obtain planning permission, under a last-minute change to new rules covering households without driveways. The regulations were intended to let residents run a charging cable across a public pavement, protected by a cable cover, without needing permission. The measure was presented as a way of helping families who cannot park on their own property avoid relying on public chargers. However, the Government removed 10,000 conservation areas from the scheme on September 25, less than a month before it is due to…

Ford chief executive Jim Farley and the Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades have highlighted a major retention problem facing the US skilled trades sector, with fewer than half of apprentices completing their training and only 29% still working in a trade five years later. The figures come as employers are expected to need about 1.7 million skilled trades workers every year through 2035. Training programmes are currently preparing roughly 55 people for every 100 jobs expected to become available. Farley has argued that college is treated as the default route for young people. “The air we breathe is a four-year…

President Donald Trump has indicated that the FBI may investigate the death of Nolan Wells, whose family has been seeking federal involvement in the case. Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Wednesday, Mr Trump was asked whether he would press the FBI to launch an independent investigation. He replied: “We’re looking at that. Yes, we are.” Wells disappeared during a boat outing with three friends on 4 July. His body was found two days later on the shoreline of Horn Island, off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Mississippi authorities concluded that Wells likely drowned and said they did not…

Premier League managers have offered guarded responses to the Manchester City guilty verdict, with Coventry City boss Frank Lampard and Leeds United manager Daniel Farke both declining to comment in detail while the appeal process remains ongoing. Lampard, who spent a brief spell as a player at Manchester City, said he was unsure what to make of the situation and stressed that he was not close enough to it to provide any particular insight. “What can you say when the appeal is going on?” Lampard said when asked about the charges. Farke adopted a similar position, making clear that his…

Anthony Volpe’s apparent game-tying home run for the New York Yankees was overturned after a fan reached over the left-field wall during their American League Division Series defeat by the Tampa Bay Rays. The incident, at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night, echoed the infamous Jeffrey Maier play of 1996 — but this time replay went against the Yankees. Volpe was awarded an RBI double, and New York went on to lose 4-3 as the Rays completed a three-game sweep. Anthony Volpe home run overturned after fan interference With two outs in the sixth inning and George Lombard Jr on first…