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A 24-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a 77-year-old woman’s home in Mulberry, Florida, and sexually assaulting her in the early hours of Saturday, 29 August. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the woman was woken by a noise at about 4am before the intruder entered her bedroom, forcibly removed her clothing and attacked her. She was allegedly slapped when she tried to escape. When the man went into the bathroom, the woman ran towards the front door, but investigators said he chased her, dragged her back inside and choked her before fleeing. She then contacted the…

Dollyfest, a two-day celebration of Dolly Parton’s life and music, will take place in Nashville and London across two consecutive weekends in 2027, her estate has announced. The event was originally planned for January 2026 to coincide with Parton’s 80th birthday, with the singer due to host and perform. It will now go ahead as an official Team Dolly-produced celebration of her legacy. ([broadwayworld.com](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/DOLLYFEST-to-Take-Place-in-Nashville-and-London-in-2027-20260831?utm_source=openai)) Parton died aged 80 on 25 August 2026 after a brief battle with cancer. A private family service was held on Friday 28 August, with no public ceremony planned in accordance with her wishes. Dollyfest will…

A woman was shot by NYPD officers after allegedly attacking two people with a knife in Times Square on Monday afternoon. Police were called to the area of West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue shortly after 4.25pm following reports of a person being stabbed. Officers then confronted the woman near a police substation, according to the NYPD. Witnesses said she was carrying large knives and was ordered to put them down. When she failed to comply, officers opened fire, striking her several times. The woman, who has not been named, was taken to hospital in a critical condition. The two…

Mel Gibson has apologised after a video appeared to show him mimicking an American Sign Language interpreter as he walked on stage at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto. The actor, 70, was introduced by moderator Liam Crowley during a question-and-answer session on Saturday, 29 August, when he passed behind the interpreter and made a series of exaggerated hand movements. Footage of the moment circulated online, prompting criticism from members of the deaf community and other social media users who said the gesture treated their language as a joke. One user wrote that it was “always disappointing to see my language…

Amazon is being sued by the US Federal Trade Commission and 22 state attorneys general over allegations that it secretly inflated the price of advertising on its website and app. The complaint claims Amazon manipulated its advertising auctions to charge more than the price generated by the bidding process, a practice the authorities say may have extracted more than $20 billion from advertisers without their knowledge. Under Amazon’s “second price” auction system, the successful bidder should generally pay only one cent more than the second-highest bid. The FTC alleges that this changed from 2019, when Amazon Ads began replacing the…

Arsenal secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Aston Villa at Villa Park, with Bukayo Saka scoring the only goal of a tightly contested Premier League encounter. The match was goalless at half-time, with Arsenal enjoying more possession but struggling to create clear openings against a disciplined Villa side. Saka broke the deadlock shortly before the hour mark. Eberechi Eze found Riccardo Calafiori’s run into the area, and the Italian’s low delivery was turned in by Saka ahead of Ian Maatsen. Arsenal had briefly appeared to have been awarded a penalty when Maatsen brought down Saka, but a video assistant referee…

Florida authorities have ordered locally operated automated licence plate reader cameras to be removed from state roads within 30 days, after Governor Ron DeSantis warned that the expanding surveillance networks were “out of control”. The Florida Department of Transportation revoked existing approvals for the systems in a memorandum issued on Monday, 31 August, and said it would no longer consider applications for new installations on the State Highway System. FDOT said the decision followed an “exponential increase” in deployments, as well as reports of misuse, data-privacy concerns and what it described as surveillance schemes. Any cameras left in place after…

James Duckworth has knocked 30th seed Matteo Arnaldi out of the US Open after recovering from a set down to claim a first-round upset in New York. The Australian lost the opening set 7-5 but responded strongly, taking the next two 6-3, 6-2 before edging a deciding tie-break in the fourth set. The final score was 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6. The result ended Arnaldi’s hopes at Flushing Meadows at the first hurdle, while Duckworth advanced to the second round of the year’s final Grand Slam. ([ansa.it](https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/sport/tennis/2026/08/31/us-open-arnaldi-eliminato-vince-duckworth-in-quattro-set_0d7fbb9c-ef27-4fd1-89a4-57b06980cd8f.html?utm_source=openai))

Brodee Scott, a young worker at The Reject Shop, has been refused bail after being accused of taking part in an alleged home invasion involving two teenagers in Geelong. The allegations have placed Scott at the centre of a serious criminal case, while newly surfaced photographs provide glimpses of the turbulent life surrounding the proceedings. Scott is accused over the alleged break-in, although the claims against her have not been proved and she remains entitled to the presumption of innocence. Her bail refusal means she will remain in custody while the case progresses through the Victorian courts. The development comes…

Kelly Clarkson brought her seven-season daytime talk show to an emotional close on Monday, with her two children joining her for the final farewell. River Rose, 12, and Remington Alexander, 10, watched from the audience before embracing their mother on stage at the end of The Kelly Clarkson Show. The programme’s final episode, filmed in June and aired on August 31, was built around music and fan requests. Clarkson performed songs including Since U Been Gone, Sober, Stronger and Piece by Piece, as well as her new single I’d Be Lying. ([tvinsider.com](https://www.tvinsider.com/1284570/kelly-clarkson-show-finale/)) She also sang Golden from the soundtrack to…