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Weeks before Ian Campbell and his daughter Hannah were killed in a light plane crash south of Brisbane, the Barambah Organics founder spoke publicly about the family’s enduring passion for flying. Mr Campbell, 56, and Hannah, 23, died when their six-seater Beechcraft A36 Bonanza came down in open ground near Musch Road, Stockleigh, shortly after taking off from Archerfield Airport on Monday, September 7. The aircraft crashed at about 11.05am, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, and the impact sparked a grass fire. Both occupants, who were from Ascot, were found dead at the scene. In an interview published…

New York City has released more than 170,000 pages of previously undisclosed records that raise fresh questions about what officials knew about toxic air around Ground Zero after the 11 September 2001 attacks. The documents, made public through a new city portal, include air-quality reports, contamination records and internal correspondence. They indicate that concerns about hazardous pollution continued for months, even as officials repeatedly told New Yorkers the air was safe to breathe. The first release includes 68 boxes of records recovered in 2025, the so-called Harding Memo and documents relating to the collapse of World Trade Centre 7. Further…

The family of 12-year-old Felesha Jasper have paid tribute to the western Sydney schoolgirl after her death by suicide, remembering her as a gifted rugby player who brought happiness to those around her. Felesha died on August 28 after reportedly experiencing bullying. Her death has prompted an outpouring of grief from relatives, teammates and the wider rugby community. Muslim undertaker Ahmad Hraichie, who helped the family arrange her funeral, said no child should feel isolated or unable to ask for help. “A 12-year-old should be dreaming about her future, playing rugby and enjoying her childhood – not being farewelled by…

Gwyneth Paltrow has described her 1990s romance with Brad Pitt as “overwhelming”, reflecting on the relationship and their abandoned engagement in a new podcast interview. The Oscar-winning actor, 53, said she was very young when she began dating Pitt, 62, after meeting him while filming Se7en. The pair started their relationship in 1994, became engaged in 1996 and separated the following year. “I was very young and he was this beautiful movie star,” Paltrow told Benny Blanco, Lil Dicky and Kristin Batalucco on the Friends Keep Secrets podcast. Recalling their first meeting, she said: “I met him on set and…

UK manufacturing software company CloudNC has raised $20 million in a Series B extension round to expand its software for computer-controlled machining and develop new tools for manufacturers. The investment takes the company’s total funding to $128 million, according to co-founder and chief executive Theo Saville. Its previous major fundraise took place four years ago. Founded in 2015 by Saville and chief science officer Chris Emery, CloudNC develops CAM Assist, software designed to automate parts of the computer-aided manufacturing process used in CNC machining. CNC machines cut and shape materials to produce precision components for industries including automotive, defence and…

Calese Crowder, a 39-year-old convicted sex offender known for alleged “butt sniffing” incidents, has been sentenced to 170 days in Los Angeles County jail for violating his parole. Crowder was arrested on August 28 after Glendale police received reports of a man behaving suspiciously at several businesses and crouching close to customers. Officers were first called to a Big Sav discount store on West Glenoaks Boulevard, where witnesses reported seeing a man hunkered down near people. Police later received a similar report from a nearby Marshalls store. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage from both locations and identified Crowder, who was subsequently…

A lone juror prevented Lindsay Clancy from being acquitted after acknowledging he had reasonable doubt but refusing to find her not guilty by reason of insanity, according to the jury foreperson. Ronni Carlson described the breakdown in deliberations in an interview with NBC10 Boston, days after a judge declared a mistrial when the 12-member panel failed to reach a unanimous decision over whether Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023. ([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/08/lindsay-clancy-juror-trial)) “He admitted he had reasonable doubt,” Carlson said. “I started filling out the forms. I was so excited.” She said the juror then told the…

A fake social media post claiming Richmond forward Tom Lynch has terminal brain cancer has been used to lure AFL fans towards a phishing website, prompting the club to warn that the report is entirely false. The post appeared on a Facebook page called Tigers Dynasty and was presented as a distressing news report about the 33-year-old footballer being diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. It was accompanied by a video purporting to show Lynch speaking to television reporters at Adelaide Oval. The material appeared convincing enough to prompt fans to post messages of grief…

Australia has dismissed concerns that its relationship with the United States could be damaged by new plans to give social media users greater control over algorithm-driven feeds. The warning came after reports that the Trump administration had criticised Canberra’s proposed digital reforms, which would allow users to choose between an algorithmically curated feed and content from accounts they follow. Under the draft legislation, platforms that fail to comply could face fines of up to A$109.2 million (£55.9 million). White House spokesman Kush Desai told the Australian Financial Review that President Donald Trump had “unequivocally warned trading partners against imposing digital…

Hailey Bieber has posed nude on the cover of ICE Magazine’s Brazil issue, marking a striking change from comments she made in 2021 about never wanting to be photographed without clothes. The 29-year-old model and Rhode founder shared images from the shoot on Instagram on Tuesday, showing her lying on a beach with the sea behind her as she sipped a can of Brazilian soft drink Guaraná Antarctica. The third edition of the publication, titled The Brazil Issue, was photographed entirely in Rio de Janeiro by Renell Medrano. It is the magazine’s first international edition and features a wider celebration…