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Oxford United apologise for launching ‘United 93’ clothing range around 9/11 anniversary

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T14:18:48+00:00

‘Campus Collection’ aimed to mark 1893 club foundingRange pulled from website two hours after launchOxford United have abandoned a new range of American style-sportswear after it inadvertently referenced the tragedy of September 11.The League One club launched its new ‘Campus Collection’ on Friday morning and had removed it from sale by lunchtime, after clothing designs were revealed to bear the slogan ‘United 93’. The U’s immediately published an apology that admitted to a lack of understanding of “the historical context and associations” related to the branding and made “sincere apologies fo

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Burnham urged by opposition parties to follow Macron and act with more urgency on Russian threat – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T14:14:55+00:00

French president Emmanuel Macron earlier said he put measures in place to protect the country’s critical infrastructureMicheál Martin, the taoiseach (Irish PM), thanked Andy Burnham for his stance on Israel as the two men met at No 10 North today.Support for the Palestinian cause is particularly strong in Ireland because of its historical experience of colonialism, and, in a reference to the sanctions on West Bank settlements imposed by Burnham’s government, Martin said:I think for the United Kingdom under your leadership to take the stance that it’s taken, I think, is important for … standing

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Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces launch inquest into sudden military collapse

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T14:12:10+00:00

Rout raises questions about coordination and morale as some politicians claim billions of dollars were offered to persuade forces to abandon positionA bitter inquest is under way among Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces as to how what was being billed as a decisive assault on Sana’a, the Houthi-controlled capital, suddenly collapsed into a military rout.More than 15 brigades were defeated as the country’s entire west coast fell into Houthi hands. Efforts are now being made to reorganise the anti-Houthi forces representing the UN-recognised Yemeni government in order to capture the Kahbob mountains, a

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US veterans have greater levels of Pfas in their blood than civilians, new study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T14:00:19+00:00

Soil and water around military bases show elevated levels of Pfas pollution due to chemicals used in firefighting foamMany US military veterans have much higher levels of Pfas “forever chemicals” in their blood than non-veterans, new peer-reviewed research finds, raising more questions about health risks the nation’s service members face after serving at polluted bases.Ground water, surface water and soil around military bases show among the highest levels of Pfas pollution in the US because the chemicals are used in firefighting foam deployed during training and emergencies. While the problem

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The cost of Iran’s regional leverage

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-18T13:52:49+00:00

Tehran’s use of pressure across the region is putting its rapprochement with Gulf states under increasing strain.

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"Пряма, чітка й безкомпромісна позиція": у США оцінили слова Буданова про захист України

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-18T13:43:00+00:00

Кирило Буданов в інтерв’ю LTV заявив, що Україна продовжить захищати свою територію та відповідати на російську агресію. Його слова прокоментував американський волонтер Грег Террі, відзначивши твердість...

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Flight chaos affecting hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T13:28:16+00:00

UK ministers say report into incident leaves questions unanswered over why problem was not discovered and fixed earlierA software defect in part of the UK’s air traffic control system corrupted flight data “in the space of a millisecond”, leading to a six-hour outage and mass airline cancellations and delays across the UK last week, National Air Traffic Services has said.But ministers said that the report into the incident still left questions unanswered, saying they needed “to urgently understand why this issue was not discovered and fixed before it caused chaos”. Continue reading...

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Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T13:28:16+00:00

UK ministers say report into incident leaves questions unanswered over why problem was not discovered and fixed earlierBusiness live – latest updatesA software defect in part of the UK’s air traffic control system corrupted flight data “in the space of a millisecond”, leading to a six-hour outage and mass airline cancellations and delays across the UK last week, National Air Traffic Services has said.But ministers said that the report into the incident still left questions unanswered, saying they needed “to urgently understand why this issue was not discovered and fixed before it caused chaos”

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