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Prince George has begun his first day at Eton College, arriving at the prestigious boarding school with his parents, Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Tuesday 8 September. The 13-year-old, who is second in line to the throne, was welcomed by headmaster Simon Henderson before entering the school for the start of his new term. Mr Henderson told him: “Welcome, good luck, enjoy it.” George arrived in a dark blazer, shirt, tie and chinos, while official portraits released by Kensington Palace showed him later wearing Eton’s traditional uniform of a black tailcoat, waistcoat, pinstriped trousers and stiff white…

A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly stabbing his father while trying to protect his mother during a fight at the family home in Castro Valley, California. John Thomas Powell was taken into custody following the incident on Saturday, September 5, at a property on Parsons Avenue near Seven Hills Road, where the family had lived for about a year. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said a 51-year-old man and his wife were involved in a physical altercation when their son heard his mother in distress. Deputies allege that Powell obtained an edged weapon and…

Police have raided the CFMEU’s Queensland headquarters in Brisbane as part of a widening investigation into alleged corruption linked to construction work for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Officers executed warrants at the union’s offices in Bowen Hills on Wednesday morning, while three people were arrested in Victoria in a related investigation into alleged corrupting benefits offences. Victoria Police confirmed that detectives from Taskforce Hawk carried out several raids in the state. The operation is examining allegations including secret commissions, fraud and drug trafficking connected to the construction industry. A CFMEU spokesperson said the union had been made aware…

Twenty-five years after a chance meeting in a Newfoundland shelter, Nick and Diane Marson remain together – the couple’s extraordinary romance having begun when their flight was diverted during the September 11 attacks and later inspired the hit musical Come From Away. Nick, a British oil industry worker from London, and Diane, a Texan returning home to Houston, were among nearly 6,700 passengers sent to Gander after 38 aircraft were diverted from US airspace on September 11, 2001. The passengers were taken to communities around Gander, where local residents opened public buildings, schools and homes to accommodate them. Nick was…

Filming for the next series of Married At First Sight Australia was interrupted by a major emergency response after a man became trapped in a gap beside the infinity pool at the cast’s Sydney hotel. Ambulance, police and rescue vehicles were sent to One Global Resorts Green Square in Zetland on Tuesday, 8 September, as production on the 2027 season was under way. The man was reportedly injured during the incident and was eventually removed on a spinal board. The nature and extent of his injuries have not been confirmed. Images from the scene showed an ambulance with its side…

A 17-year-old boy has died after being shot at a neighbourhood park in south-west Phoenix, police said, as detectives investigate the overnight attack near 83rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. Officers were called to the area shortly after midnight on Tuesday, 8 September, following reports of gunfire. They found the teenager unresponsive with a gunshot wound before he was taken to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. ([fox10phoenix.com](https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/juvenile-dead-following-shooting-southwest-phoenix-neighborhood-pd?utm_source=openai)) Phoenix police have not publicly identified the victim. No arrests had been made as of Tuesday morning, and investigators had not released details of a possible suspect or motive. ([fox10phoenix.com](https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/juvenile-dead-following-shooting-southwest-phoenix-neighborhood-pd?utm_source=openai)) Residents…

Three men have been charged over an alleged knife brawl outside a fast-food outlet in Canterbury, Sydney, and were due to appear at Burwood Local Court on Wednesday, 9 September. Police allege the altercation took place shortly after midnight on Monday, 7 September, at the corner of Canterbury Road and Fore Street in the city’s south-west. All three men suffered stab wounds. Officers were alerted after the men arrived at Canterbury Hospital separately with knife injuries. Two men, both aged 23, and an 18-year-old were later taken to hospitals across metropolitan Sydney, with the teenager remaining under police guard. One…

New Hampshire’s Senate contest has emerged as one of the most closely watched races of the 2026 midterm elections, after Democrat Chris Pappas and Republican John E. Sununu secured their parties’ nominations for the seat being vacated by Jeanne Shaheen. The result sets up a battle between a four-term congressman seeking promotion and a former senator attempting to return to Capitol Hill, with Republicans hoping the Sununu family name can help them overturn a Democratic advantage in the Granite State. Pappas defeated Karishma Manzur and three other candidates for the Democratic nomination. Manzur, a scientist and democratic socialist, had attracted…

A scheduled court hearing for Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr, the 15-year-old son of reality television star Kim Zolciak, was cancelled on Tuesday after prosecutors obtained a seven-count felony indictment in the sexual assault case against him. Biermann has been held at Atlanta’s Metro Regional Youth Detention Centre since his arrest on 17 August. His lawyer, Jason Sheffield, said the indictment had become the “controlling action” in the case, meaning the judge due to oversee Tuesday’s preliminary hearing would no longer have authority over the proceedings. ([metrotransitreview.com](https://metrotransitreview.com/?p=8412&utm_source=openai)) The indictment, returned on 3 September, charges Biermann with aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy,…

A Milwaukee police officer was shot in the leg while pursuing a homicide suspect near North 37th Street and West Wright Street on Tuesday evening, 8 September. A police source told FOX6 that the suspect left a vehicle during the chase and opened fire on the officer. The officer returned fire, striking the suspect in the head. The suspect died at the scene, according to the source. The officer was taken for medical treatment, although their condition has not been released. The shooting remains under investigation and further details have yet to be confirmed by the Milwaukee Police Department.