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A security operation is being introduced in Braintree and two other Essex town centres after concerns about the daily arrival of asylum seekers from the Wethersfield accommodation centre. Essex County Council said on Friday 28 August that security staff would be deployed in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford for an initial three-month trial. The move follows complaints about groups of men being taken by minibus from the former airfield to nearby urban areas. Braintree, a historic market town once associated with the wool and silk trades, has become one of the places most visibly affected by the Home Office’s use of…

The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Mike Lindell’s attempt to force a broader recount of the Republican primary for governor, ruling that the process approved by state election officials complies with the law. The decision, signed by Chief Justice Natalie Hudson on Saturday, leaves Lisa Demuth’s victory intact. The Minnesota House speaker defeated the MyPillow founder by 179,683 votes to 134,282 in the 11 August primary and was certified as the Republican nominee on 18 August. ([fox9.com](https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-supreme-court-denies-lindell-bid-force-new-recount-process)) Lindell had sought a hand recount of ballots from both the Republican and Democratic governor’s primaries, with votes for every candidate recorded separately.…

Jarome Luai travelled to Port Moresby for a golf tournament with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape hours after leaving the field injured during the Wests Tigers’ defeat by North Queensland Cowboys. Luai hobbled off during the Tigers’ 24-10 loss in Townsville on Saturday 29 August. Club officials confirmed the following morning that the five-eighth was due to undergo scans on a lower-leg injury. Despite the concern over his fitness, Luai flew to Papua New Guinea in his own time and was met at the airport by Marape. The Post-Courier reported that he was set to become one of…

Rumer Willis has filed an emergency custody request seeking to keep her former partner Derek Richard Thomas’s visits with their three-year-old daughter supervised, alleging that he has breached court orders and made unsafe decisions while caring for the child. According to court documents reported by TMZ, Willis is asking a judge to prevent the supervised arrangement from ending while their custody dispute continues. She is also seeking to block overnight visits until a hearing takes place. Willis claims Thomas’s supervised contact began on 20 June but that he completed only five and a half visits because of disagreements over the…

Scottie Scheffler produced a decisive final-round comeback at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday to win the Tour Championship and claim his second FedEx Cup title. The American began the day three shots behind Viktor Hovland but carded a four-under-par 66 to finish at 16 under for the tournament, three strokes clear of the Norwegian. Scheffler’s recovery began on the 211-yard second hole, where a five-iron finished just two inches from the cup. He drew level with Hovland with a 25-foot birdie putt at the fourth before moving ahead for good on the 13th. Two bogeys did little to derail…

US forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, in the first publicly acknowledged American attack on Iran in almost a month. Washington said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel had been preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the strategic waterway, prompting the strike. The operation ended a fragile lull in fighting during a conflict that has continued intermittently for more than six months. Iran vowed retaliation, with the Revolutionary Guard saying several soldiers and civilians had been killed or wounded. Iranian state television later broadcast footage it said showed ballistic…

Tim Robards and Anna Heinrich have relisted their Gold Coast apartment for A$3.75 million after living in the luxury property for only four months. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home is located within the Mondrian Residences at Burleigh Heads, on Queensland’s Gold Coast. The couple bought the apartment off-plan for about A$2.5 million in 2021, four years before the building was completed. Positioned on the fourth floor and spanning 183 square metres, the property has views towards Burleigh Beach, an open-plan living and dining area, a natural-stone kitchen, Miele appliances and a butler’s pantry. The apartment also includes a main bedroom with…

A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a domestic violence call in Sierra Vista, Arizona, escalated into a SWAT standoff when police rescued an injured woman from an apartment. John Lopez is facing charges including attempted homicide, aggravated assault and kidnapping following the incident in the 90 block of Kings Way on Saturday, 29 August. Sierra Vista Police Department said a neighbour called 911 at about 7.45am after hearing screams from inside the property. Officers heard the cries when they arrived and made contact with a female occupant before bringing her to safety. She was taken to hospital for assessment…

Google Maps has begun showing Lake Ontario as “Lake America” to users in the United States, following an executive order signed by Donald Trump amid a worsening trade dispute with Canada. The change applies only to the US version of the mapping service. Users in Canada will continue to see “Lake Ontario”, while those elsewhere, including Australia, will be shown both names. Google said the update reflected the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which has formally recorded the lake as “Lake America” within the United States. The company said the change was being introduced in stages and followed its…

Ellie Watkins broke down in tears after arriving in Saudi Arabia with her family following her husband Ollie Watkins’ £51 million move from Aston Villa to Al-Hilal. The couple and their two young children landed in Riyadh on Saturday night, beginning a new chapter after the England striker ended a six-year spell at Villa Park. In an emotional video, Ellie said: “We are in Riyadh, we arrived in Saudi last night and I think I’m still in shock, to be honest, like how life can change so quickly — but that is the joys of football.” She also admitted that…