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Peter and Barbie Reynolds had been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan without charge since FebruaryA British couple have been freed from months of detention in Afghanistan, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has said.Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were released by the Taliban after eight months of detention. The couple were arrested in February as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/19/british-couple-peter-and-barbie-reynolds-freed-after-six-months-in-captivity-in-afghanistan Author : Jamie Grierson Publish date : 2025-09-19 10:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Health regulator places conditions on Dr Christopher Webster’s registration over comments made after mushroom lunch murder trialAn Australian doctor who treated triple murderer Erin Patterson and her victims after the deadly mushroom lunch has been slapped with conditions by the health regulator after speaking out about the case.Dr Christopher Webster, a GP in the Victorian town of Leongatha, south-east of Melbourne, was a witness in Patterson’s trial earlier this year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/19/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-australian-doctor-called-crazy-bitch-after-treating-her-penalised-for-speaking-about-case-ntwnfb Author : Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter Publish date : 2025-09-19 07:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

London assembly committee says move will increase cleanliness of waterways and offer more access to outdoors Ten new wild swimming locations should be created in London, a report from the London assembly has said, to boost cleanliness of the capital’s waterways and increase access to the outdoors.Other cities are cleaning up their rivers for swimming: Paris has opened a swimming site in the Seine in the city centre and Chicago is running its first river swim in almost a century. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/19/ten-new-wild-swimming-locations-should-created-london-report Author : Helena Horton Environment reporter Publish date : 2025-09-19 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated

Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and David Letterman criticize ABC’s parent company, Disney, and FCC chief, Brendan CarrLate-night show hosts including Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and David Letterman have rallied behind Jimmy Kimmel following ABC’s decision to indefinitely suspend his popular late-night show after his comments about the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk.In his opening monologue on Thursday night, Stephen Colbert mocked executives at Disney, ABC’s parent company, for caving to threats from Brendan Carr, the FCC chairman, when they pulled Kimmel off the air. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/18/late-night-show-host-kimmel-cancel-colbert-letterman Author : Robert Mackey and Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-09-19