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Britney Spears was spotted having lunch in New York City while attempting to keep a low profile, using a scarf to cover her face as she dined at RinTinTin. The pop star spent just over an hour inside the restaurant before appearing to leave with food to go. Her bodyguards were later seen carrying a brown paper bag from the venue. Eyewitnesses said Spears drank three glasses of red wine during her visit. It was not clear whether she had been recognised inside the restaurant. After getting into a car, Spears was seen smoking cigarettes in the back seat while…

Australians are being urged to donate unwanted clothes as the Australian Red Cross and Uber offer free collections from homes across six capital cities on Saturday. The annual Uber x Red Cross Clothing Drive will run from 10am to 4pm in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, with donations collected from doorsteps and delivered to Red Cross shops. People can book a free courier through the Uber or Uber Eats app. The initiative is running for the eighth consecutive year and aims to give quality pre-loved clothes, shoes and accessories a second life while raising funds for Red Cross…

Zimbabwe is trying to persuade people to use its ZiG currency more widely as it seeks to reduce the economy’s dependence on the US dollar, but years of currency crises have left many citizens unwilling to trust it with their earnings and savings. The Zimbabwe Gold, introduced in April 2024, is backed by foreign currency and precious metal reserves, including gold, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The government hopes the currency can eventually play a greater role in everyday payments and reduce reliance on the dollar. Yet officials face a problem that reserves alone cannot solve: people…

The euro has received a much-needed reprieve as uncertainty surrounding the technology sector has shaken the dollar. The shift has eased pressure on the single currency, with the dollar’s latest wobble providing temporary relief in currency markets.

Billy Joel has revealed he can no longer drive or perform while being treated for normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a brain disorder diagnosed in 2025. The 77-year-old singer said his condition had made driving “a little bit iffy” and that he was not allowed behind the wheel. He is now auctioning more than 70 of his motorcycles. Joel disclosed the update in an interview published on Thursday, after undergoing surgery last month to have a shunt inserted in his brain to help treat NPH. He said he had owned more than 100 motorcycles but had come to accept that he…

Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, with a further child and teacher injured, police said. The suspected gunman, a 16-year-old local resident armed with a long gun, was also killed after being pursued into the school by an armed community member with a concealed-carry permit, according to authorities and federal law enforcement sources. The children who died were aged five, eight and 11. The two injured victims were taken to St Charles Bend hospital, although their conditions were not immediately known. What happened at Silver Rail…

Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi is on course for first monazite concentrate production in December, as construction advances across the processing plant and ore stockpiles continue to grow. The ASX 300-listed company said structural steel installation in the wet high-intensity magnetic separation and magnetic gravity separation sections was 90 per cent complete. Installation of shaking tables was 80 per cent finished, while the regrind mill had been fitted and piping work was under way. The project is based on a 261-million-tonne resource grading 2.19 per cent total rare earth oxides. Its initial stage is expected to draw…

Four people, including three children, were killed in an Oregon elementary school shooting after a 16-year-old suspect opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend and was later found shot dead inside the building. The victims were children aged five, eight and 11, along with a teacher, Bend police chief Mike Krantz said. A seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were taken to hospital with critical injuries. Police received reports of gunfire at 12.59pm on Thursday and arrived at the school within three minutes. Officers later found five people who had died, including the suspect. Armed community member pursued…

Romeo Beckham’s acting debut has been unveiled in the trailer for Forty Love, a French film about two rival tennis players whose competition develops into a romance. Beckham, 24, stars opposite Paul Kircher, who plays Sacha Gallo, a 21-year-old player trained by his father and determined to win his first major title in Paris. What is Forty Love about? Sacha’s ambitions are disrupted by the arrival of a new rival, played by Beckham. As their relationship changes, Sacha is forced to confront an unexpected challenge: falling in love. The trailer includes a line delivered by Beckham’s character that recreates a…

A demonstration by firefighters in Sarasota, Florida, has shown how quickly lithium-ion batteries can erupt into flames, prompting renewed warnings after the devices were linked to seven structure fires in the county this year. Footage recorded at the Sarasota County Fire Department’s Fire Academy shows individual cells repeatedly igniting and projecting flames from the battery, producing an explosion-like reaction. Lithium-ion battery fires can reignite hours later Assistant Chief of Operations Casey Kelch said the danger could remain even after visible flames had disappeared, as heat trapped within a damaged cell can trigger a delayed fire. “One of the challenges is…