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Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau, both eight, were killed when a Land Rover Defender veered off the road smashing through a fence into the Study Prep School in Wimbledon.

Evangeline Lilly took Disney to task on Thursday in the wake of the company's announcement earlier this month that it would be laying off around 1,000 employees.

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a rule banning senators from trading on prediction markets effective immediately. CNBC reports: The move came amid rising concern about insider trading on prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, and about event contracts that can involve death or violence. On April 22, Kalshi said it had suspended and fined one U.S. Senate candidate and two candidates for the House of Representatives for political insider trading on their own campaigns. Earlier on Thursday, a group of Democratic members of Congress called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to issue a rule "that prevents insider trading and corruption in the market and prohibits event contracts on the outcome of elections, war and military actions in the U.S. or abroad, sports, and government actions without a valid economic hedging interest." Kalshi and Polymarket both praised the Senate's action. "I applaud the Senate for passing this resolution to ban Senators and their offices from trading on prediction markets," Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour wrote in a post on X. "Kalshi already proactively blocks members of congress and enforces against insider trading. This is a great step to increase trust in our markets by making it an industry standard," Mansour said. "Now, let's pass this in the House!" Polymarket, in its own post on X, said, "We're in full support of this. Our Rulebook & Terms of Service already prohibit such conduct, but codifying this into law is a step forward for the industry. Happy to help move this forward however we can."

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Georgie Campbell was riding Global Quest when the animal failed to clear a cross-country water jump and somersaulted through the air.

As well as losing his BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, Mills was also removed from his other work commitments, including Eurovision.

President Trump pointed to the King and said: 'He's a great King.' Asked what his favourite part of the visit was by reporters, Charles replied but his answer was discernible.

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Taylor Swift sent fans into a meltdown when a countdown clock briefly appeared on her official website on Thursday, but vanished just minutes later.

Mr Rand, 34, said some of his friends are 'scared to walk in the street' for fear of suffering violent anti-Semitism.

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She is, as cinematic history records, a strong swimmer - which was just as well in the Titanic role which made her name

The award is the Academy's highest honour, recognising an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, games or television.

Headteachers want every school to have two more Inset days per year to cope with Labour's landmark special needs reforms.

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