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Tim Cook’s transformation as Apple CEO has taken him from an “under-the-radar” operations specialist to a visionary leader who established his own direction for the company after Steve Jobs. When Cook was first identified as a possible successor in 2008, he rejected the idea that he could replace Jobs, saying: “Come on, replace Steve? No. He’s irreplaceable.” At the time, Cook was viewed by outsiders as a “genius” and an “operations whiz”, but also as something of a “blank slate”. His low-profile approach contrasted sharply with Jobs’s prominent and forceful public persona. Jobs stepped down as Apple chief executive in…

A scaffolding collapse at a building site in Sydney has damaged parked cars and prompted an investigation by SafeWork NSW. The circumstances surrounding the incident have not been disclosed, and the workplace safety regulator is examining what happened.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers spotted professional dancer Katya Jones appearing to mouth “fit” after Emmerdale actor Lawrence Robb’s first live performance on Saturday night. The 37-year-old was shown on the balcony as Robb, 34, completed his Paso Doble to Aperture by Harry Styles with professional partner Jowita Przystał. Jones then appeared to turn to new professional dancer Aleksandra Isaeva and mouth the single word. The moment prompted a flurry of reaction from viewers on X, with one asking: “Did Katya call Lawrence fit???” Others posted: “‘He’s fit’?”, “Haha Katya mouthing ‘fit’ after Lawrence’s dance” and “Strictly did Katya just mouth…

Madonna will return to the MTV Video Music Awards stage on Sunday for the first time in more than two decades, opening the ceremony as she seeks to add to her 20 career wins. The 68-year-old Queen of Pop is also among the leading nominees, with 11 nominations listed for the night. A clean sweep would take her career total to 33 Moon Persons. The 2026 VMAs will be held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, marking the ceremony’s return to the West Coast for the first time since 2017. The 7,100-seat venue last hosted the awards in…

Australia is launching a six-week national H5 bird flu awareness campaign after 652 confirmed cases were recorded across the country and more than 51,000 calls were made to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline. The “Bird flu. Know what to do” campaign will run across television, radio and social media, with the Federal Government aiming to improve public understanding of how to respond to sick or dead birds and what to do if pets come into contact with them. Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said better public awareness would strengthen Australia’s response to the outbreak. She confirmed there was no evidence…

Palestinians displaced from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank are facing mounting debts, homelessness and a lack of medical care more than 20 months after Israeli forces forced them from their homes. In Tulkarem, families from the city’s refugee camp are living in cramped rooms and temporary accommodation as repeated orders keeping the area closed as a military zone prevent them from returning. Many have lost their jobs and are struggling to pay rent or buy food. More than 33,000 people were removed from the Jenin, Nur Shams and Tulkarem camps during a military operation in early 2025,…

Scaffolding at a construction site in Sydney collapsed for the second time in weeks on Tuesday, crushing two parked cars and narrowly missing a cyclist and a passing motorist. The steel structure, stacked two storeys high at the Wattle Street site in Ultimo, buckled during strong winds and fell across several lanes of traffic. Fire and Rescue NSW said the collapsed section was about 20 metres long and 10 metres high. “When we arrived on scene, there was a large section of scaffolding laying across a few lanes of traffic,” Matthew Sigmund from Fire and Rescue NSW said. The scaffolding…

Nearly two in five American parents with young children expect to receive financial help from their own parents or grandparents over the next year, as the cost of raising a family puts increasing pressure on household budgets. The BMO Real Financial Progress Index found that 37% anticipate support from older relatives. Some families are also relying on grandparents for childcare, help with housing costs and contributions towards their children’s future. Some 82% of American parents said the cost of raising children had “gotten out of control”, while 86% said expenses such as daycare, after-school activities, summer camps and school supplies…

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the military to “go to war” in the occupied West Bank and repeat its campaign in Gaza, as authorities imposed a week-long closure across the territory. In an interview published by Ynet News, Mr Smotrich said Israel should act in what he called “Judea and Samaria” to dismantle the Palestinian Authority, which he described as “a terror authority”. “Just as you dismantled Hamas in Gaza, there won’t be terror infrastructure in Judea and Samaria,” he said. “No terrorists, no weapons, no tunnels.” His comments came amid what Israeli authorities described as rising…