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Forty chickens, five cats, four dogs, three sheep, three horses, two goats, two parrots – and a partridge in a pear tree. 

Stuff morning quiz: August 26 

Pete Marsh was a talented and sensitive man whose demons could not be assuaged. 

JAC could expand into the passenger car market next year with 7-seater off-road SUV. 

Former Chelsea player, Frank Leboeuf has urged his old club to find a replacement for goalkeeper Robert Sanchez immediately. This is following the goalkeeper’s performance in the Blues’ 3-2 victory over Fulham on Monday. Chelsea kicked off their Premier League season with an impressive performance as their attacking trio of Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, and Joao Pedro scored against Fulham. However, the error-prone display of Robert Sanchez became an important topic of discussion. Leboeuf slammed the Spanish goalkeeper for his inadequate performance against Fulham at Craven Cottage and called for his replacement. He asserted that the Chelsea defence appeared unstable due…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada is escalating as the midterm elections approach, threatening Republican efforts to address voters’ economic concerns in a year when control of the U.S. Senate hinges on states along the border between the United States and its northern neighbor. WATCH: Canada announces retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. The dispute flared over the weekend after negotiations broke down, leading Trump to raise tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian imports. Canada plans to announce tariffs of its own on Tuesday, and the spiraling conflict could lead to higher prices and scrambled supply…

Americans’ confidence in the economy declined again this month as the ongoing conflict in Iran continued to push US gasoline prices above $4 per gallon. The Conference Board said on Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dipped to 89.4 in August from 90.2 in July. That was the lowest level in seven months but was essentially within the same lukewarm range it has been in since the beginning of the year. In late 2024 and early 2025, readings were consistently above 100. Respondents’ views of their present situation improved, but their short-term outlook soured. Americans remain frustrated with the economy…

Rights group, Amnesty International Nigeria, has criticised the Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, over remarks allegedly threatening residents who refuse to support or vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC. The condemnation followed the circulation of a video in which Shekwolo was heard declaring that residents of the council must either support the APC or leave the area. The chairman reportedly insisted that he would not tolerate opposition to the ruling party or President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 general elections. Reacting, Amnesty International described the statement as…

Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes has said that Kobbie Mainoo is better than the midfielders the club brought in this summer. He noted that although the Englishman was not outstanding last season, he is still the better option than the new midfielders. Speaking on The Good, The Bad, The Football podcast, Scholes expressed doubts about Manchester United’s recent signings. He pointed out that Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans, and Carlos Baleba do not measure up to Mainoo. He said, “They’ve just spent 90 million on two midfield players, another 60, 70 million on another player. He[Mainoo] is better than all three…

“I felt a sense of the apocalypse this summer,” said Cyril Chedeville, a 59-year-old from Bordeaux in southwestern France. He was not alone. Successive heat spells have roasted the continent since May, bringing temperatures of 40C and above – and dragging drought and devastating wildfires in their wake. Climate crisis: This photograph shows cows in a meadow dried out by the heat in Saint Pierre-des-Ifs, northwestern France on August 18, 2026. Photo: JOEL SAGET / AFP All across Europe, temperature records have been smashed – in places that were always hot, such as Spain and Italy, but also in normally…