Hero of the Underground: How TfL worker saved an incredible 34 lives after learning simple tips from the  Samaritans on how to spot and help people in despair

Daily Mail - Oct 11, 2026

Rizwan Javed, 36, is no ordinary TfL employee. In fact, he may have saved the lives of at least 34 people, simply by striking up a conversation.

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N. Korea marks party anniversary on modest scale
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Spy agency denies report US only shares intelligence on NK missiles with S. Korea
Oct 11, 2026
Spy agency denies report US only shares intelligence on NK missiles with S. Korea

South Korea's spy agency on Sunday dismissed a local news report as completely untrue, rejecting its claim that the United States has restricted intelligence sharing with Seoul on North Korea to missile-related information. The denial by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) comes amid concerns over apparent friction in bilateral intelligence cooperation following the disclosure of a North Korean uranium enrichment facility. In March, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young referred during a parliamentary session to North Korea's Kusong region as one of the sites housing a uranium enrichment facility, a disclosure that reportedly prompted Washington to restrict Seoul's access to some intelligence related to North Korea. On Thursday, the NIS acknowledged that it had been excluded from a June trilateral meeting with Washington and Tokyo on North Korean cyberthreats. A senior U.S. official said Friday that Washington expects Seoul to "uphold" the standards of their decadeslong alliance. Still, the spy agency said Sunday that South Korea and the U.S. continue to share intelligence in various

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Oct 11, 2026
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Boris Johnson leads fury as Trump demands Zelensky is ousted - after striking 'sickening' diesel deal with Putin to save US midterms
Oct 11, 2026
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Donald Trump has followed up the shock agreement with Russia by demanding Volodymyr Zelensky is ousted.

China’s rich coastal cities to see sea-level rise up to 20% higher than global average
Oct 11, 2026
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International scientists warn that rising sea levels driven by melting Antarctic ice will be 15 to 20 per cent higher in cities such as Hong Kong and Shanghai compared with the global average. They said gravitational shifts caused by shrinking Antarctic ice would redistribute water across the globe, causing higher ocean levels along China’s densely populated coastlines. “Even if we limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius [2.7 degrees Fahrenheit], the Paris Agreement’s most ambitious goal,...

‘Every single patient matters’: The Sydney researcher weaponising AI to fight cancer
Oct 11, 2026
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An AI drug-development platform and a blood test for recurrent breast cancer are among the breakthroughs credited to artificial intelligence’s biomedical application.

What do people in Melbourne in your area, in your age group, earn?
Oct 11, 2026
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Across Melbourne, median earnings sit around $60,000, but in one leafy pocket, middle-aged men are pulling in almost $170,000 a year. Use our interactive tool to see the data for your area, age group and sex.

Amid the darkness of kidney disease, this Geelong grandfather finds light in drawing
Oct 11, 2026
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Despite his own pain, a retiree with a sense of humour found a way to bring joy through cartooning to himself and others.

Build up or lock out: How Melbourne’s housing ‘success’ is set to divide voters
Oct 11, 2026
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Compared to other capital cities, Melbourne’s property market is a success story. But the Coalition wants to axe Labor’s controversial activity centres in favour of other solutions.

Kemi Badenoch scores poll bounce from Tory conference after vow to slash inheritance tax... as snap election fever grips Westminster
Oct 11, 2026
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The Tories were up three points in the latest research from Opinium, giving an early sign that Kemi Badenoch's vow to slash inheritance tax went down well with voters.

Shipbuilder told to expedite work as LCS delivery slips further
Oct 11, 2026
Shipbuilder told to expedite work as LCS delivery slips further

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