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Strictly Come Dancing week three – live

Which couples will wow the judges with their well-executed choreography? And who will put their foot in it? Find out as the third week of the contest kicks off

I’ve adjusted to the new-look title sequence but that weird stop-start gap in the theme tune still throws me. It’s like a brief power outage. Quick, dad, the fusebox!

Hydrate, carb-load and commence some light stretching. We’re about to go live to Elstree Studios…

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Hurricane Isaias latest updates: at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands without power

First Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season makes landfall in the US as officials warn of ‘spinoff tornadoes’

Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, said no requests for search and rescue assistance had been received following Isaias, which he described as “cautiously, a good sign”.

Speaking to Fox News, he said:

I think that may be a sign that people heeded the warnings, took proper precautions. We sure would love to say we have not gotten a report of a fatality yet, and we’ll see what happens.

There’s also a lot of hazards post-storm that people should be careful of, but so far we’ve had a lot of assets in place that have not been called on, which is a good sign. I’d rather be over-prepared, and not have to use them, than not have what you need.”

Hurricane Isaias has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, after it made landfall in Florida and lashed the US Gulf coast with heavy rain and fierce winds.

The category 2 hurricane hit the coast near Destin, Florida, late on Friday, with maximum sustained winds of 105mph.

The storm is expected to move across Alabama and into the Tennessee Valley, the NHC added, with maximum sustained winds decreased to near 35mph.

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WHO unsure what caused pneumonia that killed plague-lab worker in Russia

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Saturday that it still does not know what caused the pneumonia that killed a Russian lab worker at an anti-plague research center in Siberia this month, and that no case of plague had been registered. The WHO said the Russian state regulator reported that tests of the lab worker and those who came in contact with her were negative ⁠for the high-threat ⁠pathogens tested, that her contacts still showed no symptoms, and that no further linked cases of

Watkins-inspired Al-Hilal end Al-Ittihad’s unbeaten run in Saudi Clasico

RIYADH: The headline Saudi Pro League fixture of Matchday 8 drew 22,808 fans to Kingdom Arena on Saturday evening for a thrilling Saudi Clasico — and they were not disappointed. Ollie Watkins was the star of the night, contributing to all three goals in Al-Hilal’s 3-2 victory to bring his season tally to five goals and four assists in just five games. Before the fans went head-to-head in the chanting department, Saudi national team goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais emerged with the Gulf Cup trophy ah

Jordan’s patience with Israel is wearing thin

In a world in which Israel is losing friends and allies at a pace that should concern every Israeli, the wrath of Jordan’s King Abdullah, as expressed when he addressed the UN General Assembly late last month, ought to be taken extremely seriously. The Jordanian ruler, who is not normally inclined to hyperbole but instead exudes a calm and considered influence amid the region’s stormy geopolitics, seems to have lost patience with Israel’s government and its policies. Jordan has little interest i

Libya leadership change signals major power shift

A few days ago, Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives dismantled a leadership arrangement that had lasted for more than 12 years. Lawmakers approved amendments limiting the speaker and deputy speakers to a single 12-month term. The following day, legislators elected Al-Saleheen Abdul Nabi Al-Abidi, to replace Aguila Saleh, who had led the chamber since August 2014. Saleh challenged the proceedings as legally invalid. His opponents, however, accused him of making decisions without c

The moment I knew: We were babysitting my younger siblings and he wore a tutu to make them laugh

When Sarah Maloney’s primary school crush danced back into her life, she braced for a ‘teenage whirlwind romance’. Then one night, she realised they were both all in

In 2017 I was 16, went to an all-girls Catholic school in Melbourne and had zero tolerance for teenage boys and their nonsense. Instead, I spent a lot of gossip time lamenting Jake, who broke my tiny heart in primary school and then moved hours away.

A local debutante ball was coming up. It was an expensive tradition that was fundamentally at odds with my values, but I couldn’t say no to a pretty dress and dancing – I was still a teenage girl after all. Some friends asked cousins or co-workers from our part-time jobs to be partners. I got knocked back by everyone. When I complained to my mother, she let me know Jake had moved back to town, and did she want me to ask his mum if he would be willing?

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