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Once the temperature outside starts to fall again, it is important to stay warm, especially for the very young, old, and those with health conditions or reduced mobility. But there are plenty of ways you can keep bills lower without letting the temperature in your home fall below the recommended 18C minimum. You may already … Read more

Northern Ireland has become the first part of the UK to introduce new rules for new drivers in a bid to reduce fatal road crashes involving young people. Graduated driver licensing (GDL), for learner and newly qualified drivers, apply to all new drivers but are particularly aimed at 17 to 23-year-olds. Among the new rules … Read more

Dame Elaine Paige, known for her roles in West End productions like Cats and Evita, paid tribute to a “great broadcaster, journalist and campaigner”. She said: “Her Childline, the confidential counselling service for young people in distress, helped so many children and The Silver Line was aimed at older people suffering loneliness and isolation.” Anton … Read more

Artificial intelligence (AI) could trigger financial market shocks and the UK needs to be prepared for them, the governor of the Bank of England has warned. Andrew Bailey said the central bank is watching the huge amounts of money being invested in AI “very carefully” and cautioned that “not everybody always wins”. The money that … Read more

Japan has raised fees for foreigners looking to reside in the country, with the cost of permanent residency going up 20 times to 200,000 yen ($1,270; £955). Those seeking permanent residency must now also meet new income, pension and Japanese-language requirements. Long lines formed outside immigration offices earlier this week as applicants sought to beat … Read more

No motive for the incident has been given and the pilot was under investigation in Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu told Fox News on Wednesday night, before he was expected to be taken back to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the flight took off from. Israel was “likely” to contribute to the investigation, the prime minister … Read more

When someone leaves prison while still serving a sentence, they are released on licence, which means they could be recalled if they break their conditions – this ranges from failing to make a probation appointment or not living at an approved address, through to more serious breaches such as contacting a victim, abandoning a rehabilitation … Read more

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for Tennessee inmate Christa Pike to be executed, overturning a last-minute reprieve. The killing by lethal injection was scheduled for Wednesday morning before judges from the Sixth Circuit Appeals court halted the execution. Tennessee’s attorney general then immediately requested the Supreme Court to overrule the lower court’s … Read more

The Conservatives have said they would introduce new work requirements for under-25s claiming benefits in a “tough love” approach to youth joblessness. Young people claiming Universal Credit who are fit to work but have not worked for six months continuously would face new rules to qualify for payments, including daily attendance at a job centre … Read more

Passengers on a flight to Israel have recounted how they subdued a pilot after he stabbed the other pilot and appeared to be trying to disable the plane, while others described the “terrifying” moment they thought they would die. Appearing in a bloodstained shirt after the ordeal, Yaniv Hayun told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … Read more

Meanwhile, City club sponsor Etihad Airways said it is considering legal action against the Premier League. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates-based airline said it “categorically rejects any finding, conclusion or implication that suggests the airline has ever been involved in improper commercial arrangements”. It added: “The Premier League’s public communication … Read more

Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus has said there is no rift with captain Cristiano Ronaldo following claims the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had refused to train. The Al-Nassr forward did not feature in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Norway in Olso on Sunday and did not join his team-mates in going over to the visiting fans … Read more

In December 2023, Dame Esther said that she was taking a “miracle” treatment for her lung cancer, adding that she might “buzz off to Zurich” – where assisted dying is legal – if it did not work. A year later, she witnessed the House of Commons vote in favour of the first stage of a … Read more

Two teenage boys and a teenage girl who died when a car they were in ended up in the River Wear have been named by police. Northumbria Police said a black Audi A3 came off the road at Panns Bank near Wearmouth Bridge, in Sunderland, and went in the water just before 13:30 BST on … Read more

A national inquiry into child sexual abuse by grooming gangs has announced that targeted investigations will take place in Birmingham and Wales. The inquiry said the probes would “examine the sexual abuse and exploitation of children by grooming gangs and the response of organisations responsible for protecting children” in both areas. Oldham in Greater Manchester, … Read more

A pilot on an Israel-bound Flydubai flight stabbed another pilot and “apparently tried to crash the plane”, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. The plane was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv when it plummeted 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minutes, before being diverted to Saudi Arabia. Eyewitnesses inside the plane described the … Read more

More than 100 academics linked to British institutions have unwittingly assisted China’s espionage operations against the UK via a front company working for its intelligence and security services, MI5 has warned. In the highly unusual public alert, the UK’s internal security service warned universities and academics that continuing ties with China General Technology Research Institute … Read more

The county’s top prosecutor said on Monday that his office would reopen a criminal inquiry into the alleged rape. Once appropriate charges were determined, the case would be prosecuted “in the most objective and impartial means possible” through a grand jury, said Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten. In the US legal system, prosecutors … Read more

Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says the team’s second Uefa Nations League game against Israel will go ahead as planned. Hallgrimsson’s side beat Israel 3-0 in Hungary on Sunday after the Republic of Ireland players voted to fulfil the fixture. They have faced calls to withdraw from the games because of the ongoing … Read more

The Metropolitan Police has submitted its final investigation file into the Grenfell Tower fire to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Twenty companies and organisations as well as 54 individuals could face criminal charges, the force said. These include corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety offences, fraud and fraud-related offences and misconduct in public … Read more

Singapore has rolled out a matchmaking service for its government workers, an initiative that comes as the country wrestles with a record-low fertility rate. FirstDate, which launched this week for those aged 21 to 35, boasts “a different approach to dating”, where it uses a Nobel-winning algorithm to match participants to one date at a … Read more

A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was unexpectedly diverted after a physical fight between the pilots, Israeli officials told local media. The Flydubai plane – which took off from Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates early on Wednesday morning – signalled an emergency code two hours into the journey, flight tracking website … Read more

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Despite being a lifelong Sunderland fan, Chandler admits basing his team on Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle – with entertainment even placed above winning. “There was a standing joke in the team, two or three at the back? One time we chased a game with two at the back,” he says. “The Premier League can be so … Read more

Six-year-old Raseel al-Balawi in Gaza has had more than 20 surgeries since an Israeli air strike injured her in late July. Witnesses say her tent in al-Mawasi camp was hit by a strike from an Israeli helicopter, and she now has to have frequent surgeries to try and control infections in her wounds. Israel’s military … Read more