A town crier called Brenda is officially the world’s loudest woman

On September 9, the Guinness Book of World Records confirmed that her cry of ‘oyez’ at 105.9 dB was the loudest shout by an individual woman. ‘For context, that would be like standing right next to a snowblower or a…

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Some media firms evacuated after hoax bomb threats

Staff at the Irish Independent newspaper and Dublin-based radio station NewstalkFM also left their offices for a short time after receiving threats by email. The Irish government has described the bomb warnings as "hoax…

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Childminder who left more than 20 children alone in her home jailed

More than 20 unattended children, two under the age of one, were in Amanda Mathewson's house in Dunfermline, Fife, when she was arrested in August 2024. Her offending only came to light after concerned parents spied on…

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PCSO passed police information to machete gang

A second man was also injured. The verdicts in the trial were returned by Judge Jonathan Rose after he discharged the jury following allegations of jury tampering. After delivering his ruling, Judge Rose told the five…

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Chelsea confirm new injury scare before Sunderland as Xabi Alonso issues Emi Martinez update

Read our privacy notice . Xabi Alonso has revealed Saturday’s training session will be the key determinant for whether Moises Caicedo and Emi Martinez make their returns to the Chelsea team at Sunderland. Chelsea’s final…

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Swinney’s response on oil and gas ‘is incoherent’

The First Minister told MSPs his Government was against a ban on new exploration in the North Sea (Jane Barlow/PA) PA Wire City Edition News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk…

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Roberto De Zerbi reveals Tottenham injury latest in new four-man Leeds update

Read our privacy notice . Tottenham will remain without Lucas Bergvall , Savio and Mykhailo Mudryk against Leeds, though Tosin Adarabioyo and Rodrigo Bentancur are both back. Bergvall has not played for Spurs since…

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Apple's new iPad mini 8 has blown me away after testing – but is it worth £699?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The new iPad boasts a striking OLED display David Phelan/The Standard Standard Shopping Sign up for our free weekly newsletter for hot…

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Arrest made over theft of historic gold trophy from museum

The artefact, worth almost £500,000, was stolen in October last year. But Police Scotland did not publicise the robbery until April over fears the trophy would be destroyed. The force confirmed the man was arrested on…

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EV security fears as chargers at risk of Russia attack

Hackers could target Britain’s rapidly growing public network of 125,000 charging points , for which there are no specific cyber security measures. Home EV chargers – there are around 1.4 million in the UK – must already…

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