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Two helicopters have crashed mid-air near McMinnville Airport in Oregon, south-west of Portland, with the number of people involved still unclear. The aircraft collided at about 2pm on Thursday local time. Yamhill County Sheriff Sam Elliot confirmed there had been “an aircraft-related incident”, but said further details could not be provided while the investigation was under way. All lanes of nearby Highway 233 were closed after the aircraft emergency was reported. The Oregon Department of Transportation advised drivers to take an alternative route, slow down in the area and remain alert for emergency services, moving out of their way when…

Bodum USA is recalling 5.9 million French press coffee makers in the US after reports that their glass carafes can break and cause burn injuries. The company has received 70 reports of carafes shattering, including 48 cases in which people were burned, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall covers models sold from 1974 to October 2026 through Amazon, Target, Walmart and other retailers. It includes eight-cup French presses and 12-cup Bistro, Brazil, Caffettiera, Chambord, Crema, Java, Jesper and Kenya models. Regulators said the carafes can break unexpectedly if they have been cracked or damaged. Using metal…

France is deploying 70,000 police officers and gendarmes for protests planned on Saturday, as the interior minister warns of a “very high risk of public disorder” during Halloween demonstrations. Laurent Nunez said security measures would be reinforced across the country, including the use of armoured vehicles and water cannon introduced last week. He described the mobilisation as an “exceptional measure”. The yellow vest movement and student unions have called for a fresh day of action, with the yellow vests announcing a “third act” involving demonstrations outside the National Assembly and town halls nationwide. France protests face restrictions on Halloween Mr…

The Bank of Japan will hold interest rates while signalling that further hikes remain on the table.

Chrissy Metz is using GLP-1 medication to lose weight and has spoken about discovering “unexpected” benefits from taking the drugs. The This Is Us star’s comments were reported in connection with an interview with People. No further details about the benefits were included.

A targeted drug shrank tumours in more than three-quarters of patients with advanced breast cancer in a phase three trial, while significantly delaying the point at which the disease began to progress. The treatment, trastuzumab rezetecan, was tested in patients with ERBB2-low metastatic breast cancer – a form in which tumours contain low levels of the HER2 protein, which can help cancer cells grow. Researchers compared the drug with standard chemotherapy in 551 women treated at 73 hospitals across China. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either trastuzumab rezetecan through an intravenous infusion every three weeks or a chemotherapy regimen…

Erin Patterson will die in prison after an Australian appeal court rejected her challenge against four convictions and ruled that her crimes were so calculated and shocking that she should never be eligible for parole. The Court of Appeal in Victoria also upheld a prosecution appeal against her sentence, finding that the 33-year non-parole period imposed last year was manifestly inadequate. Patterson, 51, now has 28 days to decide whether to take her case to the High Court. She was convicted of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, and of attempting to murder Heather’s…

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A video of a father being subjected to a cruel prank while stocking shelves at a Michigan grocery store has prompted a strong public response. The teenagers behind the stunt were filming as they targeted the man at work. He confronted them and told them off, with the exchange later shared in a video. The footage has since inspired a huge reaction from people who said they were fed up with such behaviour, with many siding with the hardworking father.

Ashley Paul Griffith has been extradited from Queensland to New South Wales to face 202 additional charges alleging the sexual abuse of children. The former childcare worker is already serving a life sentence in Queensland after admitting offences against 69 girls at early learning centres in Brisbane and Italy over two decades. The new charges include 68 counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10, 42 counts of aggravated sexual intercourse with a child under 10 while under authority, 69 counts of aggravated indecent assault and 23 counts of producing child abuse material. Police said detectives identified 23 children…