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Two high school history teachers from California are set to receive the first Meryl Streep Educator Award at a national awards gala on 6 November 2026. The award recognises their work to create the first Advanced Placement course focused entirely on American women’s history. The award ceremony will take place in Chicago. It follows a…

A 7-year-old boy in Ansonia, Connecticut, came up with a simple way to earn money for something he wanted for school: a new pair of sneakers. Landen set up a small stand outside his home, selling lemonade and cookies for $1 as he tried to save enough to buy the shoes himself. But his little…

Members of Southwark Council’s planning committee have unanimously rejected revised plans from housebuilder Berkeley Homes for the Bermondsey Place development on the Old Kent Road. The decision came after the company reduced its affordable housing offer from 40 per cent to just 12 per cent. Local councillors voted against the plans despite their own planning…

Japan is considering introducing a new question on its immigration entry form that would require foreign nationals arriving in the country to declare whether they intend to follow Japanese laws and regulations.The proposed change, put forward by Japan’s Immigration Services Agency, would require foreign nationals applying for permission to land in Japan to answer: “Are…

Image Credit: AI Generated An Adelaide retiree has been ordered to pay more than A$120,000 in court costs after spending five years failing to remove an unauthorised cheese-making facility built in his suburban backyard. John Kitsis was found guilty of contempt of court after repeatedly ignoring orders requiring him to dismantle the operation at his…

A federal appeals court has upheld the sale of a divorced woman’s half-share in a property in Arkansas. The court rejected a legal challenge from her former husband, who tried to stop the sale after she filed for bankruptcy. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled on 4 November 2026 to…

A Texas appeals court has upheld an updated custody arrangement between a mother living in Portugal and a father living in Texas. The decision brings an end to years of legal disputes over parental access to their two teenage children. The Texas Third Court of Appeals issued a written decision confirming a lower court’s order…

California family wins $8 million after neighbour files lawsuit over autistic boy’s backyard outbursts. (Photo: NBC Bay Area) A Northern California family has been awarded $8 million after a prolonged legal battle with their next-door neighbour, who sued them over the backyard noises made by their autistic son, describing him as a ‘public nuisance’. The…

Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner are facing fresh objections from neighbours over developments at their £9.2 million Oxfordshire country home, despite securing council approval to retain an oak-framed pergola that had previously been refused retrospective planning permission. The decision has reignited tensions with local residents, who have accused the couple of disregarding planning regulations after…

US President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump has backed the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) across the country, saying his administration will work with states seeking to attract investment in what he described as “Super Intelligence (SI)”, even as growing local opposition threatens to slow the industry’s rapid expansion.In a post on Truth Social…