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Twenty-seven-year-old Republican Riley Owen is one of the few candidates from Gen Z – aged in their early teens to late 20s – from either party running for Congress on 3 November. Owen is running in a newly created district in Utah that experts say may lean towards the Democrats. He has championed issues including … Read more

Airbnb has changed its rules to limit what property hosts may ask guests to do – including when it comes to cleaning. The updated guidelines state that hosts can now set seven standard house rules and can also add other “reasonable” requests. Airbnb states that guests – who are required to pay a cleaning fee … Read more

Declan Rice scores a late equaliser as Arsenal and Bayern Munich play out an entertaining draw in the league phase of the Champions League while Bukayo Saka limps off with an early injury. MATCH REPORT: Champions League – Bayern Munich 2-2 Arsenal Available to UK users only.

While Como now attract thousands to their games, those who followed the club when crowds were in the hundreds remain. “I had an uncle who supported Como,” said Marco Melillo, an out-of-town fan. “He showed me the sticker collection, I saw the blue shirt and the blue colours and totally went crazy about it. “I … Read more

A man who harassed a Labour MP for being “English”, and claimed he knew where he lived, has been given a suspended jail sentence. Michael Glover, 59, left a note on Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP Henry Tufnell’s office door in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, on 10 March, and carried an axe to the pub the following … Read more

Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp has been hit with the largest ever fine against it for its business practices. A judge in New Mexico on Wednesday ordered the company to pay $25bn (£18.6bn) following a two week trial earlier this year that found it had spent years lying to the public about … Read more

Russia is “ready in principle” to resume talks with the US and Ukraine on ending the conflict, Vladimir Putin’s top aide has said. Yuri Ushakov was speaking after Putin met US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in the Russian city of St Petersburg. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and his European allies have been … Read more

If Katich’s words seem strong for a side 1-0 up in the series, this South African subsidence was the latest example of an Australian batting line-up only consistent for its inconsistency. Bowled out for 132 in the first Test of the Ashes last winter, they piled up 511 in Brisbane in the next. They scored … Read more

A teenage boy who had a hatred of women and an “obsessive interest” in killers has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a girl at his school. The boy dressed in black and wore a face mask before stabbing the 15-year-old victim in the back at Thorpe St Andrew School, near Norwich, in … Read more

Hyron Andrews – the former Sale second row found dead at his new team’s hotel base before a Champions Cup match in France on Saturday – died of natural causes, an autopsy has found. The 31-year-old, who joined the Johannesburg-based Lions this summer, suffered a tear in the aorta, an artery which carries blood from … Read more

One of the women who claims Russell Brand raped her later told him he had “treated her like an animal”, a court has heard. The comedian’s trial at Southwark Crown Court in London has been hearing recorded police interviews with the female complainant, who claims she did not consent to anal sex with him at … Read more

The civil servant accused of fraudulently earning more than £284,000 by juggling multiple public-sector jobs admitted making mistakes but said ”I do not believe there was criminal intent”. Giving evidence at Southwark Crown Court, Kashim Chowdhury told the jury he had made mistakes because he was ”overwhelmed and stressed” and had felt ”terror and panic” … Read more

Paris St-Germain winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will undergo knee surgery after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during his side’s 4-2 win over Barcelona on Tuesday. Kvaratskhelia sustained the injury during a challenge with Xavi Espart and was unable to put weight on his right leg as he was substituted in the 59th minute of the … Read more

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for strong winds as Storm Austen is forecast to sweep across parts of the UK. The warning – the second-highest tier that the Met Office issues – is valid for Cornwall and parts of west Devon from 03:00 until 10:00 BST on Friday. Wind gusts of … Read more

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has agreed to release an American citizen who was jailed for allegedly fighting on behalf of Ukraine, state media report. Stephen Hubbard has been taken to Pulkovo Airport, Putin said during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg. Hubbard, originally from Michigan, was 72 when he was sentenced … Read more

A 33-year-old man has been charged after three Jewish women were assaulted in Hackney, east London. Police were called to Clapton Common at about 13:40 BST on Monday following reports that a man had been detained by Shomrim, a Jewish neighbourhood watch group, after assaulting the women. The victims suffered minor injuries. Abdisamad Siad, of … Read more

The timeline of back and forth about both projects is worth revisiting. Jackdaw was first approved four years ago, Rosebank three years ago. But after a legal challenge by environmental campaigners, it was ruled that consent had been granted unlawfully and there needed to be a more detailed assessment of the environmental impact. And then, … Read more

“Compared to when I finished my career here, it is completely different,” said Fabregas. “It is not even night and day. It is another world. “Playing Manchester United is a historic day once again for the club, the city of Como and fanbase. “When I retired as a player, I coached to get experience. I … Read more

A solicitor has been secretly filmed by the BBC explaining how he could make a £45,000 illegal working fine go away. Mohammad Alias Yousaf, also known as Alias, made the claim to an undercover reporter posing as a mini-mart owner facing a fine for employing an illegal worker. The Bradford-based solicitor told his potential client … Read more

When Ali G first arrived on our screens, characters like him were far more common, says social psychologist Amy Kean. She argues they are no longer “culturally relevant”. “Ali G, Little Britain, Catherine Tate, all of those comedians and sketch shows, they made the voice the joke,” says Kean, who has written on accentism, drawing … Read more

Warning: This story contains a reference to suicide It was an ordinary Tuesday train ride to work when top civil servant Richard Jackson made the biggest mistake of his life. By the time he realised, with a sudden jolt of panic, it was too late. He had left highly classified documents on the train. The … Read more

In Saint-Denis suburb on Monday, I met Lisa Cordat, of the FSE student union. She told me that students organised themselves for demos via social media messaging or through student-led organisations. She said it was “insulting” to suggest they were being manipulated or “told to do this, or do that” by politicians. “Student anger comes … Read more

The Jackdaw gasfield will be given the go-ahead today, according to the Guardian. The paper says the move signals Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s commitment to the North Sea oil and gas industry, but “threatens to trigger a row with climate campaigners and Labour MPs”. It reports that the shift will be a “major boost” for … Read more

Vampire facials involve drawing a patient’s blood and then separating out platelet-rich plasma from it using a centrifuge. The plasma is then injected back into the face through tiny needle punctures Dermal micro-coring involves removing tiny sections of skin using thin hollow needles, small enough to allow scarless healing Chemical peels are skin resurfacing procedures … Read more

Elon Musk has said he likes the idea of a merger of Tesla and SpaceX, two of his most notable companies, and it is under active consideration. “Do I think it would be a good idea? Yes,” Musk said during a call with financial analysts over the quarterly business results of SpaceX on Tuesday. While … Read more