'Mogging' has outshone its competition to be crowned the Collins English Dictionary's word of the year. The slang terminology - meaning to dominate or outshine others - beat out words like'carspreading' and'Manchesterism' to take home this year's top prize, with a 210 per cent increase in its usage in 2026 alone. The word, said to be'fast-growing slang' among Generation Z and Generation Alpha, was selected by lexicographers at the dictionary after a close monitoring of their database, Collins Corpus, which screens common language used online. Not to be confused with'mugging', the term has previously been linked to the acronym AMOG - meaning Alpha Male of the Group - but has gained mainstream notoriety as a playful insult or compliment, depending on the situation. The term rose in prominence following its use at last month's Conservative Party conference, after young attendees were spotted wearing badges bearing the word.

When does Andy Burnham become prime minister? Andy Burnham will take over from Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader on Friday, after winning the support of the party's MPs. It means he will soon become the UK's prime minister - the seventh in the last 10 years. When does Andy Burnham become prime minister? Burnham becomes Labour leader on Friday - but he will not become prime minister until Monday, three days later.

The Japanese parliament has approved a bill to relax imperial succession rules, amid concerns over the dwindling size of the imperial family. The bill, passed by the upper house on Friday, allows the imperial family to adopt distant male relatives over the age of 15 and lets women keep their royal status after marrying outside the family. But it does not change the law barring women from ascending the throne despite wide public support for a female emperor, meaning Princess Aiko, the only child of the current emperor, is still not eligible to succeed the throne. The bill cleared the lower house last week, and will move through the final legal procedures before the changes take effect. Japan has the world's oldest continuous hereditary monarchy, with a lineage that's believed to span more than 2,600 years.

Australian Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis has pleaded guilty to driving despite a five-year ban placed on him after a 2023 incident where he struck his wife with a car. Dennis, 36, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday to face a charge of driving while disqualified after police pulled him over last month when he was behind the wheel with two children as passengers. Last year, Dennis received a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to one aggravated count of creating the likelihood of harm under a plea deal where prosecutors dropped two more serious charges. The court found he was not criminally responsible for Melissa Hoskins' death but had been reckless in his actions. During last year's case, the court heard that the couple - who got married in 2018 - had been arguing about kitchen renovations before Dennis got into his car to leave.

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