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Christina Hall Says It's 'Bittersweet' to Let Go of Her Tennessee Farmhouse
A source confirmed to PEOPLE that Hall's estranged husband Josh has been living in the house since their separation
BBC
Berkshire's Big Picture: Thursday's image of the county
Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Berkshire.
Associated Press
Lithuania votes in a weekend general election with many looking for change despite good economy
Despite economic successes, Lithuania’s center-right coalition could be replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller center-left parties when voters in the Baltic country go to the polls on Sunday. Strict COVID-19 measures and a migration influx from neighboring Belarus have cast shadows over conservative Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė's government, which took office in 2020. Although European Union member Lithuania has seen annual double-digit personal income growth and has one of the lowest inflation rates in the 27'nation bloc, most voters don't seem to be impressed by these factors.
Variety
International Oscars Race: Singapore Picks Lingerie Shop Comedy ‘La Luna’
Singapore: “La Luna” “La Luna”, directed by M Raihan Halim, has been picked to represent Singapore in the best international feature film category at the Oscars. The Singapore-Malaysia co-production is a Malay-language comedy about a woman who opens a lingerie shop in a conservative Malaysian village. The film had its world premiere at the Tokyo …
People
Travis Barker Celebrates Son Landon's Birthday with Sweet Instagram: 'You Blessed My World 21 Years Ago'
"You are the best son and brother anyone could ask for," Travis wrote of his eldest son
BBC
Restoration of national park wetlands gets £1.7m
The £1.7m grant will go towards helping renovate 15 wetlands in the South Downs.
BBC
Top barrister wants 1976 farm murder case reopened
Griff Thomas was blamed for a murder-suicide when his and sister Patti's bodies were found.
BBC
Schools awarded funding for green projects
Schools have taken part in an initiative to encourage residents to cut waste.
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Milton damages the roof of the Rays' stadium and forces NBA preseason game to be called off
The fabric roof over the home of baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays was ripped to shreds after Hurricane Milton came ashore in Florida on Wednesday night, bringing wind gusts exceeding 100 mph and flooding parts of the state.
The Daily Beast
Opinion: Samantha Bee: Menopause Left Me Boiling With Rage
Comedian Samantha Bee revealed on The Daily Beast Podcast this week that she is preparing for a three-night run of a new show next week in New York City—and it concerns a very personal topic.The title of the program is “How to Survive Menopause,” and it will focus on the former Daily Show correspondent’s experience undergoing what she calls a “period of metamorphosis.”Bee says anger was the first sign of the changes she was undergoing. And that’s saying something for the Canadian-born comedian,
BBC
Investigate heating system high costs - Lib Dems
A south London MP is being urged to investigate why some council leaseholders have high energy bills.
Reuters
French government to present 2025 belt-tightening budget
France's government is to deliver its 2025 budget on Thursday with plans for 60 billion euros ($65.68 billion) worth of tax hikes and spending cuts to tackle a spiralling fiscal deficit. Prime Minister Michel Barnier's new government is under increasing pressure from financial markets and France's European Union partners to take action after tax revenues fell far short of expectations this year and spending exceeded them.
Reuters
Analysis-Risks from potentially contested US election appear on market's radar
A tight U.S. presidential race is leading some investors to brace for an unclear or contested election result that could trip up this year’s booming stock market rally. Harris led Trump by a marginal 46% to 43% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday, a tighter race than the same poll showed a couple weeks earlier.
Reuters
Analysis-Rio Tinto's real prize: Arcadium's lithium extraction technology
Rio Tinto's $6.7 billion buyout of Arcadium will give it a suite of lithium filtration technologies that are poised to revolutionize how the metal is produced for the electronics and electric vehicle industries. Arcadium's expertise in so-called direct lithium extraction (DLE) is the real prize for Rio, analysts said, and vaults it into contention with Eramet, Sunresin, Exxon Mobil and others aiming to make the technology commonplace in coming years. The DLE industry is expected to grow to more than $10 billion in annual revenue within the next decade by supplying lithium for EV batteries in hours or days, not months or longer as with existing large, water-intensive evaporation ponds and open pit mines.
BBC
'I had to give up my dog to find a home to rent'
Animal lovers are being forced to give up their pets in order to find somewhere to live.
BBC
65 more women tell BBC of sexual abuse by Al Fayed
One says he personally stalked her while others say they were hired as domestic staff and sexually exploited.
BBC
Food body acts on BBC undercover hygiene ratings probe
Experts have called on the government to make the display of food hygiene scores mandatory.
Associated Press
AP PHOTOS: Human towers rise skyward in Spain's Catalonia as part of cultural pride
Dozens of people squeeze together, pressing as tight as they can get. The stronger the foundation they build, the less likely their human tower will collapse. The tradition of building human towers, or “castells” in Catalan, dates to the 18th century and forms an essential part of Catalonia’s culture.
BBC
Homeless charity marks 50 years with 'reality' check
Porchlight is to launch an installation in Kent to highlight the “deadly reality” of homelessness.
BBC
‘Use pumpkins not plastic at Halloween' says farmer
Farmer George Holdstock wants people to decorate their homes with pumpkins not plastic at Halloween.

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Christina Hall Says It's 'Bittersweet' to Let Go of Her Tennessee Farmhouse

Berkshire's Big Picture: Thursday's image of the county

Lithuania votes in a weekend general election with many looking for change despite good economy

International Oscars Race: Singapore Picks Lingerie Shop Comedy ‘La Luna’

Travis Barker Celebrates Son Landon's Birthday with Sweet Instagram: 'You Blessed My World 21 Years Ago'

Restoration of national park wetlands gets £1.7m

Top barrister wants 1976 farm murder case reopened

Schools awarded funding for green projects

Milton damages the roof of the Rays' stadium and forces NBA preseason game to be called off

Opinion: Samantha Bee: Menopause Left Me Boiling With Rage

Investigate heating system high costs - Lib Dems

French government to present 2025 belt-tightening budget

Analysis-Risks from potentially contested US election appear on market's radar

Analysis-Rio Tinto's real prize: Arcadium's lithium extraction technology

'I had to give up my dog to find a home to rent'

65 more women tell BBC of sexual abuse by Al Fayed

Food body acts on BBC undercover hygiene ratings probe

AP PHOTOS: Human towers rise skyward in Spain's Catalonia as part of cultural pride

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