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BBC Countryfile star Frank Carr has died aged 35, prompting tributes to the fourth-generation farmer and prominent advocate for the agricultural industry. Carr, who died on September 25, was raised at Lee Gate Farm in Malhamdale, North Yorkshire, where he worked alongside his father to run the family’s beef and sheep business. The farm covered 2,000 acres and included around 250 breeding cows, 1,300 breeding ewes, as well as store and finished cattle. He appeared on BBC One’s Countryfile this year, speaking candidly about the demands of lambing in the Yorkshire Dales and the pressures facing hill farms. In an…

Bending Spoons’ recruitment process has attracted 800,000 applications for just 286 jobs, as the Italian technology group warns prospective employees that they should expect demanding workloads, high expectations and “considerable” challenges. The company, which owns Vimeo and AOL, sends candidates a list of its workplace principles before they apply. Those unwilling to commit fully to its approach do not get the job. Founded in 2013, Bending Spoons buys underperforming apps, overhauls their technology with its own engineers and keeps the businesses. It has acquired more than 50 companies, with chief executive Luca Ferrari previously describing the group as “like private…

A video showing Dak Prescott turning around after a man called his performance “embarrassing” has drawn attention following the Dallas Cowboys’ 24-16 defeat by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The incident took place as Prescott, 33, walked towards the locker room after Thursday Night Football at the Cowboys’ home ground on October 8. He appeared to hear the remark and turned to see who had made it. Dallas had been favoured to win, while Tampa Bay arrived without a victory all season. The Buccaneers were led by Jalon Daniels, a back-up undrafted quarterback, but secured their first win by beating the…

Downtown Garland has become an open-air gallery of Mexican folk art, with larger-than-life alebrijes on display from 8 October 2026 until 29 March 2027. The free exhibition, titled Alebrijes: A Dreamworld in Downtown Garland, features brightly coloured fantasy creatures created by master artisans from Mexico City. The sculptures combine elements of animals, mythology and dreams through the traditional Mexican art of cartonería, a papier-mâché technique. Among the largest works are a 14ft three-headed dragon named Bicefalo, a 12ft seahorse with tentacles called L’aquarium, a bear named Osita Emilia and Patapez, a fish with feet. Smaller spirit animals have also been…

US stocks opened higher as investors responded to a decline in global oil prices and calmer trading in US Treasury yields. The move on Wall Street came as markets assessed the easing in oil prices alongside more stable Treasury yields.

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Alison Hammond has returned to This Morning a week after leaving the ITV programme during a live broadcast when she feared she was having a heart attack. The presenter later learned that the episode had been a panic attack. Back on the sofa alongside Dermot O’Leary, Hammond, 51, said the experience had been “probably one of the most scariest things” she had ever been through and admitted she had felt anxious about returning to the programme. She told viewers: “I felt like I went into the other world. What’s that show that I love? Stranger Things. You know when you…

Aid cuts and disrupted shipping are threatening access to contraception in Africa, with clinics warning that girls face growing barriers even where supplies are available. In Zimbabwe, 18-year-old Kelly Nhedega is among those relying on discreet services to avoid another pregnancy and return to education. Nhedega became pregnant at 16 after avoiding a crowded local clinic, where she feared being judged by other patients or health workers, or having her parents told. She left school and now cares for an 18-month-old child. She recently obtained contraception from a mobile clinic as she tries to resume her studies. “That’s a mission…

Protests over an alleged gang rape involving a former Cornell University student were held in New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Tucson on Thursday, as demonstrators called for justice for sexual-violence survivors. The case centres on a lawsuit brought by the woman, identified as Jane Doe, who alleges that seven Chi Phi fraternity members sexually assaulted her in October 2024 after giving her ketamine. In Tucson, protesters chanted, “no more silence, no more crimes”, while marching with signs reading, “Unite Against Sexism and Racism”. Demonstrators in New York gathered in Lower Manhattan, where one woman said the movement would secure…

Mikel Arteta has urged respect for the ongoing process surrounding Manchester City’s charges, refusing to comment further while the case remains unresolved. The Arsenal manager was asked about the matter during his press conference as attention returned to the Premier League following the international break. City were reported to have been found guilty of the vast majority of the 115 charges brought against them, but the case has been appealed. Arteta, who previously worked as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City, said: “I fully understand the question but I think it’s really important that we respect the process, the timelines…