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Stagecoach Festival 2027 will be headlined by Riley Green, Zach Top and Garth Brooks, with the California country music event returning to the Empire Polo Club in Indio from 23 to 25 April. The organisers announced the line-up on Monday, confirming a broad bill that combines country acts with performers from rock, pop and hip-hop. Stagecoach Festival 2027 line-up Among the other names set to perform are Shaboozey, Journey, Matchbox Twenty, Flo Rida, Sean Paul and Florida Georgia Line. The festival attracts thousands of music fans to Indio each year and has become one of the biggest country music gatherings…

Australia will begin the build-up to their ODI World Cup defence in Zimbabwe, with stand-in captain Mitch Marsh hoping the next generation can make the same breakthrough he did there. Marsh will lead the side as Australia turns its attention towards the tournament, using the Zimbabwe campaign as an opportunity for younger players to establish themselves.

Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay nearly $385 million to settle a civil case brought by the US Justice Department and some states over contamination risks at its powdered baby formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan. The settlement follows allegations that the company allowed conditions at the facility to put formula purchased by government programmes at an unacceptable risk of microorganism contamination, affecting its reliability, quality and safety. The department said Abbott failed to properly address roof leaks at the plant, relying instead on temporary measures that left products exposed to potential contamination. It also alleged that the company deliberately avoided…

Two 24-year-old university friends have been killed by a New York subway train after ending up on the tracks at Canal Street station in lower Manhattan. Navam Kaul and Malaika Chitre died when a Number 4 train struck them at about 3.15am on Monday. Footage recorded by passengers appeared to show the pair sitting together in the path of the train. Police believe Ms Chitre may have gone on to the tracks in an attempt to save Mr Kaul, rather than the deaths being the result of a suicide pact as speculated on social media. Police investigate how the pair…

The US Department of Homeland Security is conducting a weeks-long search for non-citizens among the country’s registered voters, despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud. A DHS agency is using publicly available state voter registration websites as part of its effort to investigate suspected voter fraud. The operation has focused on identifying non-citizens listed on voter registers, although the material does not indicate that widespread fraud has been found. Reporter Hamed Aleaziz has examined why the Department of Homeland Security has become involved in elections and how the agency is carrying out its search.

Buy now, pay later grocery purchases could push up prices for all shoppers, while reducing the range of products stocked by retailers, a study by the University of Washington in St Louis has found. The research, due to be published in the next issue of the journal Management Science, examined how retailers respond when customers use services such as Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay to spread the cost of essentials including milk, eggs and produce. Researchers found that retailers may raise sticker prices to recover the merchant fees charged on buy now, pay later transactions. This means customers paying in full…

A Florida mother has been arrested and accused of killing her three-month-old son after investigators linked injuries to a large square-shaped ring she was wearing. Jessica Vlasac was arrested on Thursday after the infant suffered several blows to the head, according to police. She has been booked on a charge of aggravated child abuse resulting in death. Vlasac initially told officers she had accidentally fallen asleep with the baby and woke to find him face down and unresponsive. She allegedly later told the child’s father: “I think I killed our son.” However, authorities say the medical examiner found bleeding around…

Leeds United are set to face Newcastle United in a Premier League fixture at Elland Road on Monday 14 September 2026. The match is scheduled to kick off at 8pm, with the two clubs meeting in Leeds.

Bruce Davis, a former follower of Charles Manson who was convicted over two killings carried out by members of the Manson Family, has died in a California prison aged 83. Davis died at 11.03pm on September 11 at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, according to the Solano County Coroner’s Office and reports by TMZ. A cause of death has not been disclosed. His death was confirmed by a spokeswoman for the coroner’s office, who did not provide further details. Bruce Davis was convicted over two 1969 murders Davis was a member of the Manson Family, the group led by…

One Nation’s plan to slash Australia’s international student intake could help reduce a growing temporary visa appeals backlog, but has prompted a warning that it could “decimate” the university sector. The proposal, unveiled as Labor prepares to announce migration reforms, would cut the number of temporary visa holders and overstayers by more than 750,000 over three years. International student visas would bear the largest reduction, with annual grants falling from more than 290,000 to 115,000. Visas for family members accompanying students would also be scrapped. Phil Honeywood, chief executive of the International Education Association of Australia, said universities had been…