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Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen marks its 25th season today with a new generation of contestants, all aged 25 or under and raised watching the long-running cooking competition. The milestone series premieres on FOX on Thursday, September 24, as Ramsay searches for a young chef capable of becoming his protégé. The contestants will face a series of demanding culinary challenges before competing in the show’s famously high-pressure dinner services. They will initially be split into two teams, with the women on the red team and the men on the blue team. What to expect from Hell’s Kitchen season 25 Ramsay said…

Fremantle Dockers fans are expected to deliver a major boost to the city’s pubs and Western Australian butchers as about 40,000 supporters descend on Fremantle for Saturday’s game. Gage Roads at the A-Shed overlooking the working port is preparing for one of its busiest trading days, forecasting sales of 7,000 pints, 1,500 pizzas and 1,200 serves of chips – equivalent to about half a tonne. The venue expects to pour 2,000 pints of its Purple Reign beer, brewed especially for the finals. Miles Hull, head of hospitality at owner Good Drinks Australia, said the result could directly affect the bar’s…

The Trump administration’s campaign to identify and prosecute suspected non-citizen voters has produced roughly 1,600 voter-fraud cases and 160 arrests, figures that experts say fall far short of claims that widespread illegal voting is corrupting US elections. The figures were disclosed on Tuesday, September 22, during a joint briefing involving the Department of Justice, Homeland Security Investigations and the US Postal Service. The announcement came six weeks before November’s midterm elections, as federal agencies intensify scrutiny of state voter rolls. Matthew Millhollin, a senior Homeland Security Investigations official, gave the arrest figures as prosecutors outlined charges against a Utah postal…

Fremantle pubs and butchers are preparing for a surge in trade as about 40,000 Dockers supporters descend on the port city for Saturday’s match, with businesses forecasting thousands of pints, pizzas and purple sausages. Gage Roads at the A-Shed, overlooking the working harbour, expects to serve about 7,000 pints at its venue, including 2,000 of its Purple Reign beer brewed especially for the finals. The pub is also preparing 1,200 serves of chips – equivalent to about half a tonne – and 1,500 pizzas. Miles Hull, head of hospitality at Gage Roads owner Good Drinks Australia, said the result of…

Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen begins its 25th season on Thursday, with a new generation of chefs competing for a $250,000 prize and the chance to become head chef at the restaurateur’s Foxwoods restaurant in Connecticut. The anniversary series has a distinctive rule: every contestant is aged 25 or under. Many were children when the programme first aired and have grown up watching Ramsay put aspiring chefs through demanding challenges and high-pressure dinner services. The season premiere, titled “25th Premiere Party”, will see the young chefs attempt to impress Ramsay in the signature dish challenge before being divided into the familiar…

Two workers were injured when the roof of a building under construction collapsed in Winter Garden, Florida, on Thursday. The incident took place on East Plant Street at about 11am, according to local officials. The structure, understood to be a commercial building, partially collapsed while work was under way. Winter Garden Fire Rescue said both workers were in the roof area when it gave way. The injured men were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment. Their conditions have not been released. The cause of the collapse was not immediately known.

Berlin Seeds has recalled 950lb of alfalfa sprouting seed over concerns it may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and Salmonella. The seed was sold at the company’s retail shop in Millersburg, Ohio, and through its website between 13 February and 23 August 2026. It was shipped to customers in 42 US states, including California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. The recall affects Berlin Seeds-branded packets sold in quarter-pound, half-pound, one-pound, five-pound and 50-pound sizes. The five-pound and 50-pound bags carry lot code SAL2-24JB in the bottom right-hand corner of the label, while the smaller…

Bailee Rios is due to appear for arraignment in San Fernando on Thursday after previous court appearances were postponed because of medical concerns following a fatal Metro bus crash in Chatsworth. The 36-year-old Simi Valley woman faces two counts of second-degree murder, as well as charges of driving under the influence of drugs causing injury and reckless driving on a highway. Prosecutors allege that Rios was driving a Ford Expedition at high speed on the wrong side of De Soto Avenue on 15 September when she ran a red light and struck a Metro bus at the junction with Nordhoff…

Reporters from three media outlets remain barred from the White House despite a federal judge temporarily blocking President Donald Trump’s ban. The ruling had halted the administration’s attempt to prevent the journalists from accessing the White House, but the reporters have not yet regained entry. The dispute centres on access for the three outlets’ journalists, who continue to be excluded from the White House while the legal challenge proceeds.

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs appeared in Brown County court on Thursday as a judge considered whether evidence from his misdemeanor battery case should be permanently sealed. The hearing centred on a renewed application filed by attorneys for the woman involved in the case, who are seeking to protect her privacy under Wisconsin’s Marsy’s Law. The original request was rejected after Judge Marc Hammer said it had been submitted in the wrong format. Lawyers for the woman subsequently resubmitted the motion, although they have not disclosed what the formatting error involved. The court has yet to rule on…