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BBC UK reports that experts recommend recording autumn fungi without picking them. Their colors, shapes or rarity are not a food-safety test: identification requires knowing the species, and some UK mushrooms can cause severe illness or death.
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The South China Morning Post reports two distinct measures of the flooding: around 52,000 households were affected, while nearly 4,900 people had been evacuated to shelters. In some areas, rainfall exceeded 13 inches; accounts from the ground describe deep water and limited grocery supplies.
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Aljazeera’s headline information links Ng Subramaniam’s Asian Games gold to an LA28 berth. Its excerpt describes the first Los Angeles qualifiers as defending top seeds, in the plural, without establishing that Ng alone was first.
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The South China Morning Post reports that seven boys aged 14 to 17 were recently issued summonses in Tseung Kwan O. The alleged offences were riding without required lights in darkness or poor visibility and cycling on a pavement without an obvious need; no prosecution outcome was reported.
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Game Anglia speakers described independent development and release as more possible than before, while noting regional limits on large studios and the challenge of getting games noticed. BBC UK also reports how Jarvs Tasker moved from teaching into gaming after leaving her career in 2019.
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In his first speech as Scottish Labour leader at the UK Labour conference in Liverpool, Michael Marra is expected to cite shipbuilding skills needs and a conditional £30bn comparison with Manchester’s growth as separate arguments for shifting power and funding towards Scotland’s regions.
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Properties were evacuated in Whelford and residents taken to a leisure centre after a major incident was declared. Several men were arrested early Sunday on suspicion of Explosives Act offences; police said officers believed the incident was contained while an Army team examined vehicles.
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Paul Gorton said his Cheshire home was burgled on 28 August about 20 minutes after he posted at 21:10 BST from a family holiday. He suspects the burglary was targeted, but the evidence does not establish that his post led to it. Separately, an investigator identified seven addresses from public information about nine volunteers.
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Sports minister Rosanna Law said Hong Kong Stadium could host major tennis tournaments while Victoria Park’s centre court is redeveloped. She cited its seating and space for courts and warm-up areas, while saying the government would seek higher-level events before the new facility is ready.
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust says it secured Noah Woods’s records, reported the matter to the Information Commissioner’s Office and opened an urgent investigation. The available account does not say when the breach occurred or link it to the circumstances of his death, which were considered separately at an inquest.
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Two Hong Kong mixed doubles pairs will meet for squash gold, guaranteeing the city at least one title. The men’s épée team has reached the quarter-finals; fencing and badminton contests remain unresolved.
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Lindsayca’s original contract called for 300MW by the end of 2024. For December 2026, the government has described a commitment for one 57MW turbine. Kaieteur News says the government’s general liquidated-damages policy does not settle whether penalties will apply to this contractor.