The Beatles top singles chart 60 years after their first hit

Sir Paul McCartney says their final song Now and Then reaching the top spot has "blown my socks off!"

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Last Battle of Britain pilot credits Irish luck for survival

Group Captain John Hemingway, 104, has been shot four times, including twice in the aerial battle.

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Spain's Sánchez secures power deal with Catalan separatists prompting anger

Pedro Sánchez's agreement is attacked by conservatives in Spain as opening a back-door to tyranny.

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Armed vigilante saves woman from would-be robber at major transit hub, police say

A New York City subway robbery attempt fell apart Tuesday night when an unidentified bystander pulled out a gun and fired a shot inside one of Manhattan's major subway stations, according to police.

He overheard the would-be mugger demand a woman give him money and threaten to steal her purse, according to authorities. Then he allegedly fired a single shot to save the 40-year-old stranger at the busy 49th Street subway station, near Rockefeller Center, around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday.

The NYPD is asking for the public's help identifying him in connection with what authorities are describing as a "reckless endangerment incident."

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The robbery suspect, 49-year-old Matthew Roesch, has already been arrested, police said. He has one prior arrest – but it came in September.

But police are still looking for the unidentified man who appeared on surveillance video thwarting the attack on the northbound platform Tuesday night, New York authorities told Fox News Digital.

The man left on foot, and his whereabouts were unknown as of Wednesday morning.

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Authorities described the man they are looking for as a light-skinned man between 35 and 45 years old. He is around 5 feet, 9 inches tall and about 230 pounds. He was wearing a green T-shirt, black shorts, black sneakers and white socks. He was carrying a green backpack and also a green reusable shopping bag from B&H, a popular camera store.

No one was injured during the incident, according to police.

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Ralph Cilento, a retired lieutenant commander of detectives at the NYPD and adjunct professor of police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, had predicted a rise in vigilanteism last year after another New York man shot and killed a robbery suspect on a Queens sidewalk and a belligerent straphanger died after a physical encounter in which a U.S. Marine veteran placed him in a chokehold. 

New York has a "duty to retreat" law in which physical force is allowed in self-defense or the defense of others only if the subject feels that they cannot retreat and life is in danger.

While city crime stats show slight declines now after spiking during the coronavirus pandemic, he said even a small decline is a positive sign but that rank-and-file officers have been jarred by frequent leadership changes in the upper echelons of the NYPD, which coincides with public unease.

"People of New York City are armed now," Cilento told Fox News Digital. "It’s not just guns… people are walking around with knives on them now, working women in midtown, they’re carrying Tasers. People have to feel that their police department is going to uphold the social order."

The NYPD has visibly increased its presence within the city's subway system. Earlier this week, officers were there to rescue a man who fell on to the tracks in Queens. 

"The increase in patrols in subways is definitely a good thing, nobody would say otherwise," he told Fox News Digital. "There's definitely tangible results."

But people are still worried. Just last month, a repeat offender shoved a woman off a nearby subway platform into a moving train, nearly killing her. 

Police statistics show that transit crimes have fallen by 3.6% so far this year compared to last – but are up 29% over 2021.

"It goes down 3.6%, you can't turn up your nose from that," Cilento said. "But it's down from such a high that the overall trend has to carry down – the sample size is not big enough to take a victory lap."

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Catherine, the Princess of Wales, drives armoured vehicle

The Princess of Wales also met the her regiment's mascot, Emrys Jones, a Welsh Mountain Pony.

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'A strange, crazy night' - managers reflect on marathon 44-penalty shootout in BetMcLean Cup

Ballymena United manager Jim Ervin and Coleraine counterpart Oran Kearney had contrasting fortunes of agony and ecstasy in a marathon penalty shootout at the Warden Street Showgrounds on Tuesday.

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Police arrest man armed with AR-15 near Capitol

A man found parked with an AR-15 near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., was arrested Tuesday afternoon. 

"USCP Officers just arrested a man with a gun in the park across from Union Station," U.S. Capitol Police wrote on X just before 1 p.m. local time. "At this time we have no reason to believe there is an ongoing threat. We are working to gather more information and will put out more details when they are confirmed." 

Capitol Police confirmed to Fox News that the gun was an AR-15, and the man has been arrested. Authorities believe he was acting alone. 

The department had sent out an alert that Capitol police was responding to a suspicious package in the Upper Senate Park.

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"Staff and other personnel are directed to AVOID THIS AREA until further notice. Updates will be provided when available," the alert had stated.

With the suspect in custody, police said the investigation is ongoing, but the area of the park has since been secured.

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"We just searched the area in the park that we secured. Out of an abundance of caution, [we're] going to search the suspect’s belongings. Again, the suspect is in custody. Investigation ongoing," Capitol Police added on X. 

Police announced road closures along Columbus Circle between Louisiana and Delaware Avenues, NE and D Street between Louisiana and Delaware Avenues, NE due to police activity. 

In an update just before 2 p.m., Capitol Police wrote on X, "Still investigating. Keep you all posted when the scene is clear. Again, the suspect is in custody. Thanks for your patience as we work to confirm all the information."

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. Fox News' Alexandra Rago, Chad Pergram and Kelly Phares contributed to this report.

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Delay to law on e-scooters criticised

No mention of legislation on e-scooters in the King's Speech but trials will be extended to 2026.

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Watch: Man proposes to Aldi cashier, with help of bagpiper

Lynne Fuller was working on Aldi's checkout when her boyfriend surprised her with a proposal.

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Left-wing activist 'shocked' in viral video after failing to recruit pro-Palestinian Muslim support for LGBTQ

An activist in the United Kingdom was left "shocked" after he attempted to garner support from pro-Palestinian Muslims, only to be mocked by some of them, according to a video that went viral on X. 

The incident began when a male activist named "Billboard Chris" brought a sign that said, "Children cannot consent to puberty blockers."

"He's trying to propagate anti-LGBTQ propaganda. He's trying to tell children that they're not allowed to be transgender," the activist said. 

"Yeah, they're not," a woman responded. She proceeded to mock the activist for wearing Black nail polish.

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"Stop talking bro. You have Black nail polish on and you're a man, bro. Stop talking," she said. 

"In our religion, you can't do that," another woman said. "We don't agree." 

The group proceeded to demand the activist identify what religion he belonged to. "What do you identify as?"

When the activist refused to answer, and began walking away, a woman shouted "You identify as s--t, my bro." 

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A popular news aggregator on Twitter, Visegrád 24, described the incident as follows: "A far-left activist is shocked when he finds out that the young Muslim women… do not share his views on LGBTQ+ issues."

"Masked Antifa man calls me a f---ing fascist and appeals to Muslim women for support. Intersectional comedy ensues. They destroy him," Billboard Chris said in reaction to the incident. 

Some on the left believe in an oppression matrix, that individuals can be oppressed by multiple systems simultaneously. The descriptive term is called intersectionality and holds, for example, that a person of color who is also transgender is oppressed by racism and transphobia simultaneously.

"Intersectionality is a lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects. It’s not simply that there’s a race problem here, a gender problem here, and a class or LBGTQ problem there. Many times that framework erases what happens to people who are subject to all of these things," Kemberle Crenshaw, a critical race theorist who coined the term, said. 

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In response to this point of view, academics on the left postulate that with this theory oppressed groups should band together to fight against the oppression matrix, the root of which they believe is White supremacy. 

Critics believe the prescriptive measure to cure the supposed intersectional ideology is a form of cultural Marxism. 

CRT critic Mike Gonzalez from the Heritage Foundation said, "The strategy to achieve the new cultural Marxism was also no longer predicated on Marx’s original prescription, the violent overthrow of the system by the working class…. [Now] ideologues must infiltrate institutions and all of society and ‘raise the consciousness of’ the 'oppressed' with a new cultural worldview, or narrative." 

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Salmon deaths lead US regulators to review common chemical found in tires

U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in almost every tire after a petition from West Coast Native American tribes that want it banned because it kills salmon as they return from the ocean to their natal streams to spawn.

The Yurok tribe in California and the Port Gamble S’Klallam and Puyallup tribes in Washington asked the Environmental Protection Agency to prohibit the rubber preservative 6PPD earlier this year, saying it kills fish — especially coho salmon — when rains wash it from roadways into rivers. Washington, Oregon, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut also wrote the EPA, citing the chemical's "unreasonable threat" to their waters and fisheries.

The agency's decision to grant the petition last week is the start of a long regulatory process that could see the chemical banned. Tire manufacturers are already looking for an alternative that still meets federal safety requirements.

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"We could not sit idle while 6PPD kills the fish that sustain us," Joseph L. James, chairperson of the Yurok Tribe, told The Associated Press. "This lethal toxin has no business in any salmon-bearing watershed."

6PPD has been used as a rubber preservative in tires for 60 years. It is also found in footwear, synthetic turf and playground equipment.

As tires wear, tiny particles of rubber are left behind on roads and parking lots. The chemical breaks down into a byproduct, 6PPD-quinone, that is deadly to salmon, steelhead trout and other aquatic wildlife. Coho appear to be especially sensitive; it can kill them within hours, the tribes argued.

The salmon are important to the diet and culture of Pacific Northwest and California tribes, which have fought for decades to protect the dwindling fish from climate change, pollution, development and dams that block their way to spawning grounds.

The chemical's effect on coho was noted in 2020 by scientists in Washington state, who were studying why coho populations that had been restored in the Puget Sound years earlier were struggling.

"This is a significant first step in regulating what has been a devastating chemical in the environment for decades," said Elizabeth Forsyth, an attorney for Earthjustice, an environmental law firm that represents the tribes.

She called it "one of the biggest environmental issues that the world hasn’t known about."

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association said in a statement that an analysis is underway to identify alternatives to 6PPD that can meet federal safety standards, though none has yet been found.

"Any premature prohibition on the use of 6PPD in tires would be detrimental to public safety and the national economy," the statement said.

The Puyallup Tribal Council called the EPA's decision "a victory for salmon and all species and people."

The agency plans by next fall to begin gathering more information that could inform proposed regulations. It also plans to require manufacturers and importers of 6PPD to report unpublished health and safety studies by the end of next year. There is no timeframe for a final decision.

"These salmon and other fish have suffered dramatic decreases in population over the years. Addressing 6PPD-quinone in the environment, and the use of its parent, 6PPD, is one way we can work to reverse this trend," Michal Freedhoff, an assistant administrator in the EPA's chemical safety and pollution prevention office, said in a statement.

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The chemical’s effect on human health is unknown, the EPA noted.

Suanne Brander, an associate professor and ecotoxicologist at Oregon State University, called the decision a great move, but cautioned that the lethal impacts on salmon are likely from more than just 6PPD. She said she is also concerned about whatever chemical tire manufacturers eventually use to replace it.

"As someone who’s been studying chemicals and micro-plastics for a while now, my concern is we’re really focused on this one chemical but in the end, it’s the mixture," she said. "It’s many different chemicals that fish are being exposed to simultaneously that are concerning."

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Indi Gregory: Critically ill baby granted Italian citizenship

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni says she will defend Indi Gregory's life until the end.

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'I pray with them': Pro-Palestinian college activists share message for families of kidnapped Israelis

Most college students at a pro-Palestinian protest had supportive messages for Israeli hostages' families, though one said Hamas had to rebel and take civilians captive.

"I sympathize with their pain and I pray with them for their family's safe return," Malak, an American University student, told Fox News. "And I hope that they would understand where I'm coming from as well."

Chris said he'd tell the hostages' families he was sorry, but blamed Israel for Hamas' actions. He said the Jewish state, which formed a blockade around Gaza for decades, forced the terrorist group's hand.

"I'm sorry that this has to happen," Chris told Fox News. He added that he's sorry Israel caused "the conditions that have put Gazans in a place where they need to revolt."

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Students for Justice in Palestine at American University organized a walkout event Wednesday morning that drew over a hundred students and faculty in support of Palestinians. The demonstration was intended to "demand that AU recognizes the ongoing genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, according to a post on the group's Instagram. 

"The Gazans have tried to peacefully resolve this," Chris said. "They have tried to reach out to the international community and nothing works."

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As of Friday, Hamas was holding 241 hostages, including at least 10 Americans, according to Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari.

Since the war began on Oct. 7, at least 8,600 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis have been killed, according to their respective administrations. 

"It's important to recognize the humanity of everyone involved in this situation," another student, Lily, said. "It's not the state who we're talking about."

"It's the people who we need to protect," she continued. 

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Israel on Friday to discuss a humanitarian pause on the conflict with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The prime minister rejected Blinken's bid saying there would be no temporary ceasefire brokered until Hamas released all hostages. 

"It's important to recognize that the people who are in Gaza, who are affected by this are not the same as Hamas," Lily said. "Hamas is a terrorist organization, and they did terrible things."

"But at this point, obviously, we want everyone's families to be safe," she continued.

One student reflected on the toll the war has taken on children.

"I don't think children have to suffer because of politicians' bad decisions," Shirzad told Fox News. "No kid deserves to know how awful the world is."

"I hope these people get to their families safe," he continued, but also noted many Palestinians have similarly "lost entire families."

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Musk says his new AI chatbot has 'a little humour'

The AI tool, designed to have a cheeky tone to its writing, is not yet widely available.

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Met Police cuts ties with adviser Attiq Malik after chant video emerges

Attiq Malik was recorded in 2021 ending a speech with the chant "from the river to the sea".

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