British grower Ian Paton held the heaviest pumpkin record for just a week before Rhode Island's Ron Wallace broke the 3,000lb barrier. The monster was then carved into a record jack-o'-lantern for Halloween.
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‘I’m coming to an end’: Hollywood legend Jessica Lange, 77, drops retirement bombshell – and her farewell film has a powerful Irish twist
The two-time Oscar winner told Rolling Stone she feels she is nearing the end of her career, and suggested her role as Mary Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's Irish-American classic would be a fitting finale.
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Scammers have a new weapon: AI ‘agents’ that hunt victims while crooks sit back, experts warn
Security experts say AI agents are letting criminals research victims, write convincing messages and run scams at scale with far fewer people. Here are the red flags.
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Halloween fury spreads: Petrol bombs in Frankfurt and tear gas in Paris as Gen Z cost-of-living revolt jumps to Germany
A youth-led revolt over living costs and crumbling schools has spread from France to Germany, where marches turned violent in Frankfurt and Hamburg, as France endured a third weekend of unrest.
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Champions League week ahead: Carrick’s Roma D-Day, Villa’s Barcelona test and Liverpool’s perfect record on the line – every kick-off in Irish time
Five English clubs are in Champions League action on 3 and 4 November, led by a pressure-cooker night for Michael Carrick's Manchester United against Roma. Here is every fixture in Irish time.
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£30,000 of designer loot sold for just £1,800: West End ram-raid gang who smashed into YSL and Loro Piana jailed
A gang that drove stolen cars through the windows of some of London's most exclusive fashion stores caused around £1 million in losses and damage, yet one member was paid just £1,800 for goods worth more than £30,000. Three are now behind bars.
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Iran’s 48-hour Hormuz offer: Tehran says it could reopen the oil lifeline in two days, but Trump must pay a huge price first
Iran's foreign minister says the Strait of Hormuz could reopen within two days under a Qatari plan, but only if Washington accepts a long list of demands, as Tehran's Supreme Leader orders 'maximum deterrence'.
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Fog alert as high pressure parks over Ireland: Met Éireann says storms are over for now, but chilly 2C nights are coming
High pressure north of Ireland will bring a mostly dry, calm week after October's storms, but expect mist, fog and chilly nights, with wetter weather signalled from mid-November.
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Bailout ghosts finally laid to rest? Harris plots €8bn early payback to Europe, and says it could save taxpayers €90m
Cabinet has approved a plan to let the NTMA repay up to €8 billion of EU bailout loans ahead of schedule, a move the Tánaiste says could save €90 million.
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King Charles faces slavery reparations showdown at Commonwealth summit, but Palace insists there will be NO apology
The King is due to open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua on Tuesday, with Caribbean nations pushing for slavery reparations to be discussed and the Palace ruling out an apology on this tour.