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Members of the Armed Forces’ Strategic Reserve will be tested in 2027 on how quickly they can be called into service, as the Government steps up plans to assess the UK’s resilience in a national crisis. The mobilisation exercises are intended to examine whether former service personnel can be identified, contacted and deployed effectively if Britain faces a serious emergency or moves towards war. The Ministry of Defence has said the Strategic Reserve contains valuable experience in areas including cyber, intelligence, medicine and communications. Ministers are seeking to make greater use of those skills as part of a broader effort…

Ex On The Beach stars Helen Briggs and Chet Johnson have welcomed their fifth child and revealed the newborn’s unusual name. The couple announced the arrival of their baby girl on Sunday, sharing a video from hospital in which the sound of their daughter crying could be heard. Briggs and Johnson are already parents to Ocean, five, Elvis, four, Peach, two, and 14-month-old Honey. Johnson posted footage showing the light above the hospital theatre before the newborn’s first cries were heard, marking the latest addition to the couple’s rapidly growing family. The pair revealed in April that they were expecting…

Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Amazon cargo jet that overran a runway at Miami International Airport, as officials work to establish what caused the crash that killed five people. Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said on Monday that the recorders were being transported for examination. She said investigators expected to provide a further update on Tuesday, but cautioned that the precise cause remained unknown. The Boeing 767, operated by 21 Air as Flight 7598, had arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico, at about 2pm local time on…

Erin Patterson, the Australian woman serving a life sentence for three murders, has been approved for taxpayer-funded Ozempic injections while in prison, prompting a fresh debate over healthcare for inmates. The 51-year-old is being held at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Victoria, where she is reportedly confined to her cell for up to 23 hours a day because of the security risks linked to her notoriety. Patterson was convicted of murdering her former in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, after serving them beef Wellington containing death cap mushrooms at a lunch in July 2023. She…

At least five people have died after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport and struck several vehicles before bursting into flames. The Boeing 767, operating as 21 Air Flight 7598 on behalf of Amazon Air, came off the runway at about 2pm local time on Sunday, 6 September. The aircraft had flown from San Juan in Puerto Rico. Miami-Dade authorities said five other people were injured and taken to hospital. Three of those injured were in a critical condition, while two suffered less serious injuries. The jet crossed the airport boundary and hit vehicles on…

Google has begun rolling out its September 2026 Google System updates, bringing changes to Google Play services, the Play Store and Android System Intelligence on phones and Wear OS devices. The release includes new Google Wallet support for adding physical public transport cards and their balances using NFC, along with changes to location sharing, parental supervision and the way apps are presented in the Play Store. Google Play services updates Google Play services version 26.35 introduces safety status information to the location-sharing API on Android phones. The change is designed to provide additional context about shared locations. Google is also…

The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez has called for singer D4vd to face the death penalty if he is convicted of murdering the teenager in Los Angeles. The statement was released on the eve of what would have been Celeste’s 16th birthday. Her family said they believed capital punishment would be appropriate for the person accused of causing “pain to our daughter, our family, and the world that supports our precious daughter”. David Anthony Burke, 21, who performs as D4vd, has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges. He remains in custody without bail and is due to return…

Apple is preparing its biggest wave of new hardware in years, with a foldable iPhone expected to headline the first major product launch led by its new chief executive, John Ternus, on Wednesday September 9. The “Surprise and Shine” event at Apple Park in Cupertino is expected to introduce the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, new Apple Watch models and updated AirPods. But the centrepiece will be Apple’s first foldable smartphone, a device internally referred to as the iPhone Ultra. The launch marks a significant change of direction for the technology company, which has spent much of the past…

A 37-year-old man has been arrested over the death of Kylee McHugh, whose body was found after a fire at her unit in Canberra in May. Police are expected to charge the man with murder and arson following a months-long investigation into the 46-year-old’s death. He is due to appear before an ACT court on Tuesday. Emergency services were called to the ground-floor property on Osborne Place, in the Canberra suburb of Belconnen, at about 6.40am on May 18. Ms McHugh, who lived at the unit, was found inside and declared dead at the scene. ACT Policing began treating the…

Coleen Nolan has revealed she initially rejected her boyfriend Ryan Brockbank after discovering he was younger than she expected, telling viewers she thought he was “way too young” for her. The Loose Women panellist, 61, discussed her relationship with Brockbank during Monday’s programme, as the panel debated age gaps in relationships. She clarified that there are 14 and a half years between them. Nolan said Brockbank first contacted her after her appearance on Celebs Go Dating, asking whether she would like to meet for a drink. Although she initially left his message unanswered, she was won over when he made…