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At least 25 people, many of them schoolchildren and teenagers, have been killed after a bus plunged into a ravine on the Cape Verde island of Fogo. The vehicle left the road on the route between Chã das Caldeiras and Campanas de Cima in the mountainous north of the island late on Saturday, falling about 30 metres into a steep and difficult-to-reach ravine. Local reports said the bus was carrying mainly primary and secondary school pupils. Twenty people died at the scene, while five others later died at São Francisco de Assis Regional Hospital, according to updated figures reported by…

A new map of London’s most desirable neighbourhoods has reignited the debate over where to live in the capital, challenging the idea that the city’s finest addresses are concentrated around Notting Hill, Chelsea and Maida Vale. The map, dubbed the “London squirrel” because of its outline, shifts attention towards parts of south and east London, including Peckham and Stratford. Its appearance has prompted renewed discussion about whether traditional assumptions about the capital’s best areas still reflect how Londoners live today. It follows the popularity of the so-called “London banana”, a map which began circulating online in 2025. That map traced…

A free, one-night performance of Come From Away will be staged in New York next Sunday to mark 25 years since the 9/11 attacks and honour the small Newfoundland community whose response to the crisis inspired the hit musical. Former Broadway and national tour cast members will reunite for Come From Away in Concert: Sounds of Remembrance at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in Lower Manhattan on September 13. The 100-minute open-air event will take place on the World Trade Center campus and is being presented as part of the centre’s commemorations of the anniversary. The musical tells the story…

Manchester United and Newcastle United reportedly missed out on Christopher Nkunku after the France international made clear that he wanted to return to RB Leipzig. The 28-year-old completed a season-long loan move from AC Milan to Leipzig in August, with the Bundesliga club holding an option to make the transfer permanent. BILD has reported that both Premier League sides showed an interest in signing the former Chelsea forward during the summer window. ([bild.de](https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/rb-leipzig-sportchef-schaefer-verraet-details-so-lief-der-nkunku-transfer-wirklich-6a9a875e08c763dcf81f3bff)) Christopher Nkunku rejected Manchester United and Newcastle interest Leipzig sporting director Marcel Schäfer indicated that the deal would not have been possible had Nkunku been willing to…

Several Phoenix-area businesses and attractions were highlighted in a television feature for Sunday, 6 September 2026, giving viewers details of places to eat, shop and spend the day across the Valley. The listings include SanTan Brewing Company, which operates venues in Chandler and at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Its Downtown Chandler brewpub serves craft beer and food, and is open from 9am to 11pm on Sundays. Families looking for entertainment can visit Jake’s Unlimited on East Baseline Road in Mesa. The venue offers bowling, laser tag, bumper cars, arcade games, carnival rides, mini karts and its Pixel Arena. It…

Australia is taking part in the sixth World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan, where thousands of competitors from across the globe are contesting sports rooted in the traditions of Central Asia’s nomadic peoples. The event, running from 31 August to 6 September, has brought together about 4,000 competitors representing 90 nations. Australia is among the countries making its debut at the Games, with the Australian Traditional Archery Federation listed as the delegation’s official representative. Competitors have been testing their strength and skill in disciplines including traditional archery, horse racing, wrestling and mounted events. Some archers have taken aim from horseback, while…

FIFA has confirmed that Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election as president at the next FIFA Congress, seeking another four-year term to guide the organisation. Infantino, who has led FIFA since 2016, announced his bid as football’s global governing body continues reforms and deals with ongoing scrutiny of its governance. The brief FIFA statement did not name rivals or provide a timetable for the election, which is expected to be resolved at the forthcoming congress. During Infantino’s presidency, FIFA has overseen the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams and pursued new commercial deals, while pledging greater transparency. Further…

Public opposition to data centres has become a defining issue in Pennsylvania’s election campaign, forcing politicians across party lines to distance themselves from an industry they once promoted as a cornerstone of the artificial intelligence boom. Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat seeking re-election in November, has shifted from courting major technology investment to promising what he calls some of the toughest safeguards in the United States. His Republican challenger, state treasurer Stacy Garrity, has gone further by calling for a temporary halt to new data-centre construction. The change in tone follows growing concern in communities where large facilities are planned.…

Stevie Nicks’s younger brother, Christopher Aaron Nicks, has died aged 72 after a private two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. His daughter, Nixi Parkinson Nicks, announced that he died on Friday, September 4, surrounded by family. She said he had kept his illness private because he did not want people to worry about him. Christopher was Stevie Nicks’s only sibling and maintained a close connection with the Fleetwood Mac singer throughout her career. He helped manage merchandise on some of her solo tours and introduced her on stage during the Rock a Little, The Other Side of the Mirror, Street Angel and…

Plug-in solar systems became legal across Great Britain on 27 August, allowing households to generate electricity from small panels connected directly to a domestic socket without installing a conventional rooftop array. The systems, often marketed as balcony solar, are being sold by retailers including Lidl, B&Q, Argos, Currys and Amazon. They are designed to offer a lower-cost alternative to full solar installations, which typically require professional fitting, planning checks and approval from an energy supplier or network operator. A basic kit consists of one or more solar panels and a microinverter. The inverter converts the panels’ output into electricity for…