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Melbourne Storm are rolling the dice with Jahrome HughesBy JAMES COONEY, SENIOR SPORT REPORTER, AUSTRALIA and MELISSA WOODS FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 02:50 BST, 24 September 2025 | Updated: 21:37 BST, 24 September 2025 Footy fans have been left stunned after Melbourne Storm named injured superstar Jahrome Hughes in their squad to take on Cronulla in Friday night’s NRL grand final qualifier.Hughes has only played one match in the past two months, breaking his arm in a round 27 return from a shoulder dislocation.But the former Dally M Medallist has persuaded coach Craig Bellamy and the Storm’s medical team…
When Shevaun Haviland meets business leaders, which she does all the time as director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), there are two hot topics she says crop up within five minutes.Whatever the size of the business, wherever it is based or whatever it does, they say the same thing: they can’t find the people with the skills they need, or are losing the ones they have through sickness – without fail.Haviland’s astonishing comments come with the publication today of a report, Long Term Sickness Blighting UK Economy. What’s even more devastating is that sickness absenteeism is growing sharply…
Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart were seen throwing themselves into their work routine as they filmed the final season of Hacks this week.The show stars Jean, 74, as a battle-axe comedy icon reminiscent of Joan Rivers and Hannah, 30, as a young writer who becomes her employee.Although their starkly different sensibilities lead to explosive clashes between them, they develop a strong if tempestuous friendship.Both actresses earned Emmys this month for Hacks – and on the red carpet, Hannah let slip that the series will be ending after the upcoming fifth season.When she won best supporting actress in a comedy series, Hannah, who…
By CHRIS MELORE, US ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 21:59 BST, 24 September 2025 | Updated: 23:20 BST, 24 September 2025 A pair of tropical cyclones forming nearing the US could soon merge in a rare weather event that could wreak havoc for millions along the East Coast.Meteorologists fear that the two potential storms in the Atlantic could get so close to each other that they start to interact, creating one massive hurricane or spinning both tropical storms in unpredictable directions.The phenomenon is called the Fujiwhara Effect and it typically takes place when two tropical cyclones get within 900 miles of each…
There appears to be a global divide in autism.The US is in the midst of a ballooning autism crisis, with one in every 31 children now said to be suffering from the condition, among the highest rate in the world and a surge from one in 150 children in 2000.But across the Atlantic, comparable countries such as France and Germany are recording just one in 100 cases, while in Sweden, it is seven in 1,000. The difference is less stark in Canada and the UK, which have a rate of around 1 in 50.Experts told Daily Mail that the divide is largely…
By ALESIA FIDDLER, TRAINEE REPORTER Published: 00:58 BST, 24 September 2025 | Updated: 08:06 BST, 24 September 2025 Coffee lovers should be prepared to brace themselves, as an Italian coffee expert has revealed how they could be drinking the beloved beverage wrong.The popular drink is often at the forefront of many peoples’ minds, with one in five Brits finding a coffee before unpacking their suitcase when they arrive at their destination, according to GetYourGuide.Four out of ten coffee fans even let it influence what location they go to, instead of ‘bar and clubs’ and ‘choices of bakeries’.However, despite being passionate about…
By ALYSSA GUZMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 21:37 BST, 24 September 2025 | Updated: 22:49 BST, 24 September 2025 Authorities confirmed that Travis Decker, who was accused of killing his three young little girls, is dead after a months-long manhunt. US Marshals declared the 33-year-old veteran ‘deceased,’ according to a report obtained by TMZ read. The grim announcement came after remains believed to belong to Decker were discovered in the dense Washington wilderness.The finding occurred three months after his daughters Paityn, nine, Evelyn, eight, and Olivia, five, were found dead. A federal law enforcement source told TMZ that the remains did belong to Decker,…
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed at the UN that ‘God saved’ Donald Trump from assassination. Speaking at the annual UN General Assembly meeting in New York, Zelensky referred to Trump’s stunning shift in tone on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the attempt on his life on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania last July. He said: ‘Excellencies, yesterday, President Trump stood right here in his hall, and God saved him from a murder attempt during the campaign. ‘A shot was fired from a rifle and just half, just a fraction of an inch saved his life’.Last night, Trump made a major…
A traumatized grandfather who was brutally assaulted by a 14-year-old boy at a rap concert in Kansas City has spoken out for the first time. Thomas Schlange, 66, was beaten while working inside the T-Mobile Center on Sunday night at a NBA YoungBoy concert after asking the violent teen to move to the correct seat. The bloodthirsty boy – who has not been named or charged over the attack – hurled Schlange to the floor and bludgeoned him with his fists – breaking his nose. Speaking with Fox4, Schlange said: ‘I mean it is serious; I went down and had blows to my head.’Recalling the attack,…
By HUGO DUNCAN and JANE DENTON, MONEY REPORTER Updated: 22:01 BST, 24 September 2025 JD Sports said it remains ‘cautious’ about the months ahead as unemployment heads ‘in the wrong direction’.The High Street chain reported a 2.5 per cent slide in sales in the six months to the start of August, with a 3.3 per cent decline in the UK underlining the pressure on shoppers as rising living costs take their toll.Boss Regis Schultz told investors he is ‘cautious’ about trading in the second half of the financial year due to ‘continued pressure on consumer finances [and] elevated unemployment risk’.He urged…