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Hidden door handles are widely used in modern cars in China, with around 60% of the top 100 best-selling new energy vehicles, including EVs and hybrids, having them.

The minimalist design gives vehicles a “sleek look and reduces wind drag” but can be confusing to use, car industry analyst Stephen Dyer from consultancy AlixPartners told the BBC.

“Even I often find it difficult to locate the switch to open the door from the inside of an unfamiliar vehicle,” said Dyer, who is based in Shanghai.

But beyond their usability, the handles have been blamed for endangering the lives of drivers and passengers.

Electronically powered door handles became an industry trend, but raised “real safety concerns” when doors failed to open promptly, delaying rescue efforts after accidents, said Nanyang Technological University associate professor Lyu Chen.

“A door handle may seem simple, but it becomes safety-critical in the seconds after a crash,” Chen said.

Chinese carmaker Xiaomi faced intense scrutiny following two fatal crashes in 2025 involving its SU7 model, when suspected electrical failures allegedly trapped occupants.

One of the incidents took place on a highway in Tongling city, eastern China, killing three people, according to regional news coverage cited by state-controlled media Global Times.

Relatives of the victims said the passengers were stuck in the car as the vehicle’s doors could not be unlocked after the collision, the outlet said.

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Parents can cheaply stock up on frequent-wear items with supermarket bundle deals, while the charity Family Action suggested they team up to bulk buy items that would otherwise take them over budget.

According to research from the bank Nationwide, a third of parents said they buy uniform from supermarkets, a third shop around for the best value and 23% purchase larger sizes so items last longer.

Kate Steere, parent and consumer editor at the comparison site Finder, said sports kit costs can be “brutal”.

“I always encourage parents to tap into their club’s community. Families with older kids are usually eager to pass down gear,” she said.

“My boys’ football team runs a summer sale for second-hand kit, and apps like Vinted or Facebook Marketplace are goldmines.”

Country music icon Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday in Nashville, spent decades turning her success into support for children, medical research and communities recovering from disasters.

One of Parton’s best-known philanthropic efforts, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, has distributed more than 332 million free books since its founding, according to the organization’s website.

The program mails free books each month to children from birth to age 5. It launched in Sevier County, Tennessee – where Parton was raised – in 1995, expanded nationally in 2000 and later reached several other countries.

“The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world,” Parton said, according to the organization’s website.

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Dolly Parton’s free book gifting program has distributed more than 332 million free books since its founding. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

The Imagination Library is the signature program of the Dollywood Foundation, which Parton established in 1988 to improve educational outcomes in Sevier County. 

The foundation initially focused on reducing the local high school dropout rate before expanding its mission to promote childhood literacy.

Parton’s giving extended well beyond education.

After wildfires destroyed the homes of more than 1,000 Sevier County families in 2016, Parton asked the foundation to create the My People Fund.

The fund provided affected families with $1,000 per month for six months. By May 2017, it had raised and distributed more than $12 million. Additional money funded one-time scholarships for high school seniors who lost their homes, according to the Imagination Library.

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Dolly Parton established the Dollywood Foundation in 1988 to improve educational outcomes in her childhood home of Sevier County, Tennessee. (Katherine Bomboy/NBC via Getty Images)

Parton also contributed millions of dollars to medical research.

In 2020, she donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville to support COVID-19 research, according to BBC News. 

In 2022, she contributed another $1 million for pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, according to the Vanderbilt Health website. That same year, Parton received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in 2024, Parton donated $1 million to the Mountain Ways Foundation to help flood victims. Several of her East Tennessee businesses and the Dollywood Foundation pledged to match her gift with another $1 million, according to an announcement at the time from the Mountain Ways Foundation.

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Parton received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2022 for her decades of charitable work. (Ron Davis/Getty Images)

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“We believe that her many philanthropic achievements embody the values of our founder, who, with us, would surely greet Parton with ‘affection, gratitude, and admiration,’” the nonprofit stated at the time.

Parton died in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, according to a press release obtained by Fox News Digital. 

Her nephew revealed the news in an Aug. 25 Instagram video. The news comes after Parton spent months battling an unknown health issue.

Fox News Digital’s Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.