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Kat Von D has opened up about her decision to abandon 'witchcraft' and embrace Christianity after sparking furious backlash with her baptism video.

The 41-year-old tattoo artist - born Katherine von Drachenberg - appeared on a recent episode of the Relatable podcast with host Allie Beth Stuckey.

She revealed how she turned her back on practicing spiritualism after 're-evaluating her perspectives.'

The LA Ink star said that she is now 'on fire for Jesus,' adding: 'I don't plan on this dimming out.'

Kat, who was born in Mexico, was raised by her parents as missionary Christians, adding that she 'grew up with God' in the household.

The family moved to America when she was six years old where the star revealed she 'ended up straying' after adopting a 'freethinking mentality' which saw her 'question everything.'

She ran away from home when she was just 14 years old and began 'resenting' the church.

'As I got into my 20s I started looking - without knowing - into new age stuff,' Kat explained.

She began practicing spiritualism which included tarot cards, mediation camps and spiritual retreats.

But Kat was forced to rethink her entire outlook just before the lockdown in 2020 after she was left 'miserable' and came to the realization that 'this obviously hasn't worked for us.'

'I started just kind of re-evaluating. Going down the list of what I'm doing with my life and what my perspectives are and then it got to the part of my spirituality and that's where I started really rethinking a lot of things.'

Kat began watching sermons every Sunday, adding: 'I just desired more and more and more and so I just started studying the Bible.'

Shortly afterwards, she threw away a series of her occult books including those on witchcraft, meditation and yoga.

The LA Ink star said: 'I came to this really awesome realization that night that I don't want these crutches in my life anymore - and that's what I really saw them as. I just want Jesus.

'I feel like it's a very narrow road. I feel like these breathing techniques or spellwork or nature worship - all of these things are just crutches. They're not really my answer.

'I would rather eliminate any distractions and this is just what works for me.'

Kat revealed that getting rid of the books was her way of 'proclaiming where I stand with certain things.'

'I don't want to have anything to do with this anymore.'

Revealing her position now, she said: 'I'm on fire for Jesus. I don't plan on this dimming out.

'The more and more I learn the more and more excited I get about things and the more at ease I am about what's happening in this world and what's happening in my marriage or in all of it.'

Kat, who now attends church every Sunday, got baptized in October and shared a video at the time of the church ceremony attended by scores of her tattooed friends.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12720791/Kat-Von-D-witchcraft-Christianity-controversy-baptism.html

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Glenn Maxwell battled through injury to hit a sensational double century against Afghanistan and guide Australia into the World Cup semi-finals.

Maxwell arrived at the crease to face a hat-trick ball at 49-4 before Australia slumped to 91-7 chasing 292 in Mumbai.

He was dropped twice and struggled with a back injury and cramp but played a remarkable innings, often on one leg post century, to finish 201 not out.

He shared 202 with Pat Cummins (12*) as Australia won with 19 balls to spare.

Afghanistan, who had earlier made 291-5 with Ibrahim Zadran hitting their first World Cup century, were well set to join Australia in the current top four after a rampant start in the field before Maxwell produced one of the all-time great innings.

He had already hit the fastest World Cup century earlier in the tournament against the Netherlands and returned to the Australia side for this game after missing Saturday's win over England because of a concussion sustained after falling off the back of a golf buggy.

It was a truly breathtaking innings, with remarkable reverse sweeps for six, flicks and whips over the leg side on one leg, which will also be remembered as an incredible show of grit and determination.

He is the first Australian to hit a double century in a men's one-day international and was mobbed by his ecstatic team-mates, who could barely believe what they had seen.

It is the 11th double ton in men's ODI history but the first made while chasing and the first by a non-opening batter in all ODIs.

Australia's sixth win in a row sees them set up a semi-final against South Africa.

One of New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan will realistically claim the final knockout spot - all three sides are currently on eight points - to face leaders India.

Hundreds of people attended a memorial service for BBC News presenter George Alagiah, who died in July. Colleagues and family members alike paid tribute to one of British television's best-loved figures.

On 7 July 2023, three weeks before he died, George Alagiah dictated to his wife Frances the words he wanted to be read aloud at his memorial.

"It is a painful yet exclusive luxury to be living with cancer because for the most part it is a story of a death foretold," he began. "Many of us cancer patients know that our time is running out so there is time for reflection. It is not the brutality of a car crash."

Nearly four months later, 800 of George's friends, colleagues and family members listened as Sophie Raworth, his former BBC Six O'Clock News co-presenter, shared his final thoughts with the world.
Sophie Raworth speaks at the memorial

It was, for everyone present at St Martin-in-the-Fields church, near London's Trafalgar Square, a deeply emotional moment. The congregation had gathered to remember one the BBC's longest-serving and most highly respected journalists - an award-winning foreign correspondent and a fixture on BBC News for three decades.

But everyone in the church knew George Alagiah was much more besides - a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. And during the service of celebration, colleagues and loved ones alike spoke of his most human qualities - his empathy, compassion and kindness.

BBC special correspondent Allan Little, who worked with George at the BBC's Bureau in Johannesburg and was a close friend, described a ground-breaking reporter who was instrumental in bringing diverse perspectives to the BBC's newsroom.

"In his reporting there was always the outstretched hand of a shared humanity," Little said. "George wasn't just a good reporter, he was also a good man."

George Alagiah's moving words written for his own memorial

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Ben Stokes hit a superb century as England boosted their beleaguered World Cup campaign with a 160-run victory over the Netherlands in Pune.

The defending champions' hopes of progressing were already over but the result does improve their chances of qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Stokes hit 108 from 84 balls, his fifth one-day international century but first at a World Cup, to rescue England's batting line-up from more misery and drag them to 339-9.

Dawid Malan's 87 gave England a platform at 133-1 before a collapse - Malan, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook and Moeen Ali were all out in quick succession - had them teetering at 192-6 in the 36th over.

But Stokes, crucially dropped at fine leg on 42, powered on from a steady start in a partnership of 129 from 81 balls with Chris Woakes, who made an important 51.

The Netherlands' chase never got going after early blows by Woakes and David Willey.

They were dismissed for 179 in 37.2 overs, with Willey taking 2-19, Moeen Ali 3-42 and Adil Rashid 3-54.

England's second win in eight games lifts them from bottom of the table to seventh with one match to play - a meeting with Pakistan on Saturday.

They must finish in the top eight to make the Champions Trophy and, while victory in Kolkata would all but guarantee qualification, they could already have enough if other results go their way.

Defeat here mathematically ended the Netherlands' chances of finishing in the top four and they face leaders India in their final game on Sunday.

Dale Reid, who twice topped the Ladies European Tour order of merit and twice captained Europe's Solheim Cup team, has died at the age of 64.

The Scot, who became an OBE in 2001 Queen's New Year's Honours List, was one of the most successful players in the tour's history, winning 21 titles.

Before becoming non-playing captain in 2000 and 2002, she played in the first four Solheim Cups from 1990-96.

A native of Ladybank, Fife, she went on to work in a Cupar care home.

Having moved to Australia with her partner, she died in Townsville, Queensland, after a battle with cancer.

The Ladies European Tour said: "Everyone at the LET is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dale Reid OBE.

"Our thoughts and condolences are with Dale's family and friends."

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Two games left for Manchester United to rescue their Champions League campaign:

29 November: Galatasaray (away).

12 December: Bayern Munich (home).

They're out if they lose in Turkey in three weeks.

Excellent.

Good.

The Highlanders will usher into the fold a swag of new players for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific competition.

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A diabetes medicine dubbed the "King Kong" of weight loss jabs has been approved in the UK for treating obesity.

Mounjaro, or tirzepatide, makes you feel fuller so you eat less.

In trials, people on it have lost a fifth of their body weight and UK regulators now say it is safe and effective enough to be sold and prescribed in the UK.

Unlike a similar jab called Wegovy, it is not recommended on the NHS yet.

Healthcare spending watchdog The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently said the cost for benefit of Mounjaro may not be justified.

The NHS price of the pre-filled pens has not been made public because of commercial sensitivities.

Manufacturer Eli Lilly has been asked to submit more data for the committee to review.

Both Wegovy and Mounjaro, which work in similar ways, come as pre-filled injection pens that patients can self-administer - giving themselves a dose under the skin of their stomach area or thigh.

Wegovy and Mounjaro have not gone head-to-head in clinical trials, which makes it difficult to compare them. Both can help people shed significant weight.

But, in studies, users often put weight back on after stopping treatment.

Eliza Gladys Dean (2 February 1912 – 31 May 2009), known as Millvina Dean, was a British civil servant, cartographer, and the last living survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. At two months old, she was also the youngest passenger aboard.

Dean was born at Culverwell House in Branscombe, Devon, England, on 2 February 1912, to Bertram Frank Dean (1886–1912) and Georgette Eva Light (1879–1975). She had an older brother, Bertram Vere Dean, born 21 May 1910. She never married and had no children. Her father died on the Titanic; her mother died on 16 September 1975, aged 96; and her brother died on 14 April 1992, age 81, the 80th anniversary of the iceberg collision.

New Zealand all but sealed a World Cup semi-final spot with an easy five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Bengaluru.

Sri Lanka, who were already eliminated, were bowled out for 171, with Black Caps seamer Trent Boult taking 3-36.

In a chaotic start, they slumped to 70-5 in 9.3 overs, with opener Kusal Perera smashing 51 from 28 balls.

New Zealand reached their target in 23.2 overs to give their net run-rate a significant boost and make it unlikely they can be overtaken in fourth.

Pakistan and Afghanistan can still match the Black Caps on 10 points but would need highly improbable margins of victory over England and South Africa respectively to overhaul New Zealand's superior net run rate.

Sri Lanka could not make the most of a decent pitch after being put into bat, with Perera the only member of the top five to reach double figures.

Only stubborn resistance from final pair Maheesh Theekshana, who made 38 not out from 91, and Dilshan Madushanka, who added 19 from 48, helped them avoid a total capitulation.

The Kiwis started brightly in reply through Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra's classy opening stand of 86, then losing five wickets for 76 as they looked to seal victory as quickly as possible, before Glenn Phillips wrapped up the win.

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