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A 44-year-old woman from Lakeland has died after a fatal crash on Interstate 4 near Daryl Carter Parkway in Orange County, Florida. The collision happened at about 7.45am on Sunday, 6 September, as the woman was travelling eastbound in a 2017 Honda Accord, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Investigators believe she may have suffered a medical episode, causing the car to leave the road and enter the grass median near the Daryl Carter Parkway exit. The Honda then continued through an intersection, struck a kerb and hit a concrete barrier beside the eastbound entrance ramp. The vehicle caught fire…

Australian Age Pension recipients are being warned that a scheduled payment increase from 20 September could be partly swallowed by higher Centrelink deeming rates, with some pensioners facing a reduction or loss of their entitlement altogether. Services Australia has begun notifying affected recipients ahead of the changes, which will increase the assumed return on financial assets such as savings, shares, managed funds and superannuation held by people over pension age. The maximum Age Pension will rise by $36.80 a fortnight for singles, to $1,237.70, while the combined rate for couples will increase by $55.60, to $1,866. But the higher headline…

Two men from Luton have been sentenced after creating and selling more than 2,000 fake Covid vaccination records, allowing unvaccinated people to travel abroad and attend gatherings during the pandemic. Waqas Hanif, 28, was jailed for three years, while Touqir Nasir, 31, received a 10-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months. Nasir must also observe a six-month curfew. The pair were investigated jointly by the National Crime Agency and NHS England over fraudulent records created between June and October 2021 at Kingsway Health Centre in Luton. Hanif worked at the centre as a vaccination programme care co-ordinator and had administrator…

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has warned officials not to damage social cohesion as worsening economic conditions and tougher US sanctions put renewed pressure on the regime. In a written statement issued late last month, Mr Khamenei called for action on inflation, unemployment and rising prices, while urging officials to avoid remarks that could weaken public morale. He has not appeared in public since the US-Israeli strike on February 28 that killed his father, Ali Khamenei. His intervention came as fuel shortages and queues at petrol stations fuelled fresh protests in parts of Iran. The demonstrations have so far…

ITV is reportedly set to axe The Chase Around the World after just one series, following a disappointing response to the prime-time spin-off. Insiders are said to have been left embarrassed by the performance of the big-budget programme, which failed to attract the ratings and enthusiastic reaction the broadcaster had hoped for. The series saw Bradley Walsh and the familiar Chasers leave the studio for a global quiz adventure, with pairs of contestants travelling between locations while solving puzzles and answering questions in a bid to win £100,000. ITV had promoted the show as a major new extension of one…

Gary Neville hailed Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard as Arsenal’s two best players after they inspired a 2-1 comeback victory over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium. Chelsea took an early lead through Morgan Rogers, but Havertz restored parity before Odegaard completed the turnaround shortly after half-time. Gary Neville praises Arsenal duo after Chelsea victory Speaking during Sky Sports’ coverage, Neville said: “Odegaard and Havertz have been Arsenal’s two best players.” The former Manchester United defender was particularly impressed by the understanding between the pair, who helped Arsenal regain control after a difficult start to the London derby. Havertz levelled in…

US negotiations with Russia and Ukraine were among the key political issues examined by UC Santa Cruz academic Nolan Higdon in a discussion covering the latest developments in Washington and the wider American political landscape. The conversation came after US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin in Moscow in an effort to revive peace talks over the war in Ukraine. The meeting was followed by plans for Witkoff to travel to Kyiv, as the Trump administration attempts to bring both sides back towards negotiations. Higdon also discussed the political significance of Gavin Newsom’s tour of the…

Australia’s parliament is set to consider an extension of taxpayer-funded pay rises for childcare workers, with the government seeking to keep the scheme in place beyond its scheduled expiry in November. The wage support was introduced in 2024 for about 200,000 early childhood educators after the Fair Work Commission ordered increases across female-dominated industries. The Commonwealth stepped in after concerns that childcare providers would otherwise have to raise fees sharply to cover higher salaries. Under the proposed legislation, the government would commit a further $3.65 billion to the worker retention payment across the 2026-27 to 2028-29 financial years. The legislation…

A Christian podcaster has been arrested in Los Angeles after allegedly threatening to kill US President Donald Trump, cyberstalking his personal lawyer and making harassing telephone calls. Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, was taken into custody on Thursday, September 3, in the Westlake neighbourhood of the city after a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment. The US Department of Justice said Southworth faces one count of threatening the President, one count of cyberstalking and one count of making harassing interstate telephone calls. Prosecutors allege that, between January and May 2026, Southworth used YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and a website to express…

Arsenal fought back from an early setback to beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, preserving their perfect start to the Premier League season and underlining their title credentials. Chelsea struck after only 77 seconds when Morgan Rogers, who had been pursued by Arsenal during the summer, lashed into the corner from the edge of the area after a free-kick had been cleared into his path. The visitors’ lead was short-lived as Arsenal responded with sustained pressure. Riccardo Calafiori appeared to have equalised after a goalmouth scramble, but the effort was ruled out following a VAR review for…