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More than 100 people have said they were injured by the ride in California, which reaches up to 76mph Six Flags has permanently shut down its embattled X2 rollercoaster in Valencia, California, the company announced on Tuesday, as a groundswell of past riders have come forward with allegations of serious injuries. X2, a Magic Mountain park favorite, which reaches up to 76mph (about 122km/h) and h…

Douglas Carter, 71, who has spent more than four decades on death row, released on bail until new trial begins A Utah man who has spent more than four decades on death row was released from jail after newly analyzed DNA evidence showed that he was not connected to a 1985 homicide. Douglas Stewart Carter, now 71, walked out of the Utah county jail late Monday night after a judge ordered his releas…

‘Yellow 2120’ has been driven out of other Altadena neighborhood crawlspaces but he just keeps coming back He’s back: the 550lb bear made famous after he took up residence under an Altadena home in November 2025 is wandering the Los Angeles neighborhood again after he moved in and out of the crawlspace of another home. “Yellow 2120”, as the black bear has been tagged, was spotted in the crawlspac…

Conservative majority temporarily lifts lower-court decision as liberal justices dissent from ruling The Trump administration may deport immigrants to a “third country”, or a country other than their homeland, without providing them an opportunity to dispute due to humanitarian concerns, the supreme court said in a brief order on Tuesday. The six-justice conservative majority of the high court te…

US cannabis and drinks firm Tilray, which took over in March, will improve beers, pubs and working conditions BrewDog’s new owner has urged drinkers to give the ailing brand “a second chance” as it invests more than £50m in improving the company’s beers, pubs and working conditions. The US cannabis and drinks company Tilray bought BrewDog for £33m in March this year, after the company collapsed i…

PM says his plan, which includes ending pensions triple lock to fund national care service, will ‘allow us to rise again’ Analysis: PM’s promises will take time to come good Key takeaways from Burnham’s conference speech Andy Burnham has staked his future on a gamble that the public will back radical progressive policies on social care, electoral reform and Europe, telling voters that his agenda …

Head of counter-terrorism policing defends decision to bail five British men arrested in connection with the incident No explosive devices were found in three vans searched near RAF Fairford as part of a terrorism investigation but a quantity of petrol was recovered, police have said. Five British nationals were arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after a resident living near the Glouce…

PM’s speech, written almost entirely alone, was full of radicalism but his biggest plans will have to wait until after the next election Key takeaways from Andy Burnham’s conference speech UK politics live – latest updates Hope Again is the conference slogan. But what felt even more apt was Try Again. Just forget about the last two years, after the party won a historic majority but where the mood…

Relations between the two countries soured in January when a UAE-backed force was defeated by Saudi Arabia in Yemen Saudi Arabia is being urged to reconcile with the United Arab Emirates over Yemen as the price Riyadh must pay to form a military alliance capable of driving the Houthis back. Relations between the UAE and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, where both had backed anti-Houthi forces, plummeted in…

More than 200 arrested while teachers join protest over class sizes, exhausting timetables and staff shortages French teenagers blockading their schools in protest at class sizes, teacher shortages and long timetables have clashed with police, as politicians traded verbal blows over how to respond. Demonstrations that began in Paris last week have escalated and spread across France, with the auth…

President of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party faces calls to resign over comments he allegedly wrote as a teenager Jordan Bardella , the head of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN), has claimed a “total war” is being waged against his party as he faces a political storm after the publication of antisemitic comments he allegedly wrote as a young party member. Bardella, who is facing calls…

Commonwealth tells high court its proposed laws to let users opt out of algorithms would ultimately have the same effect as the ban Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has conceded it implemented the “world-leading” under-16s social media ban before there was scientific consensus on the link between mental health harms and social media use, but a…

More than half of Australians want to see the country’s migrant intake lowered while One Nation’s primary vote climbs to 25% Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition has failed to capitalise on growing criticism of Labor, with the opposition stuck at its lowest-ever primary vote in the Guardian Essential poll. The poll also shows more than half of all Australians…

You could be forgiven for thinking the inquiry has been a bit of a damp squib. But high-profile resignations are not the only measure of Icac’s success Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Many people watching the Independent Commission Against Corruption hearings in Sydney over the past two months have come to admire the forensic questioning of the counsel assisting the i…

No excuses for next leader of party, Adam Bandt says, while Bob Brown warns they must also be able to take on Pauline Hanson and One Nation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The former Greens leader Adam Bandt says the party’s new leadership team, which could be chosen as early as today, will face mounting pressure from grassroots members to block the Labor government f…