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Essex cricketer Robin Das has been charged with two counts of rape. The 24-year-old will appear at Inner London Crown Court on Friday, 9 October after he was charged on 23 July. Das was arrested on 27 August last year following reports of a woman being raped in Brixton in March 2024. The Metropolitan Police … Read more

Moses Itauma may never lose again if he can get over the “humiliation” of his IBF heavyweight title defeat, says Filip Hrgovic, who stunned the Briton in August. The Croatian, 34, stopped Itauma, who had been the strong pre-fight favourite, in the ninth round of their meeting at the O2 Arena. The early signs suggested … Read more

The family of a mother and three children who died in a house fire have said they are experiencing an “unimaginable” loss. Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children, Leo, 16, Ellis, 8, and Prudence, 7, died after a blaze “spread rapidly” inside a house on Stone Square in Bootle, Merseyside, in the early hours of … Read more

The Netherlands will return to the Eurovision Song Contest next year despite a boycott by the broadcaster that was previously in charge of the country’s participation. Dutch network Avrotros withdrew in 2026 and said it would also not take part in 2027 because the competition could “no longer be considered neutral” given divisions over Israel’s … Read more

“I’m very happy to be announcing to you my new album Fudge,” his message said. “I’m especially happy because the last few months I’ve been battling some health problems which would heavily hinder and get in the way of me making music for the foreseeable future. A few months ago I suffered a stroke brought … Read more

A government spokesperson said: “Border Security Command officers alongside Kent Police have been responding to an incident in Dover. “Twenty-one individuals have already been detained under a swift enforcement response. “There is a thorough investigation ongoing and it would be inappropriate to comment further.” Officials said those who had been detained had been taken to … Read more

Two RAF pilots ejected and parachuted out of their plane before the training aircraft crashed. North Wales Police said the pilots of the RAF T2 Hawk aircraft were being treated for minor injuries following the incident in the Pencarnisiog area of Anglesey. The force said helicopters from the Coastguard and the Wales Air Ambulance were … Read more

The request for a restraining order was filed in Nashville on Tuesday by She’s Alive, which is run by Parton’s longtime manager Danny Nozell. The court documents quoted a series of exchanges in which someone, identified by the estate as Seaver, threatened to destroy Parton’s brand. In one, he said he would become “the hand … Read more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticised Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank during his address to the UN General Assembly. “Look at what’s happening in the West Bank, where day in, day out, we are seeing violations. And in the name of what? Hamas was never … Read more

Goalkeepers: Eartha Cumings (Manchester City), Lee Gibson (Glasgow City), Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Defenders: Georgia Brown (Jacksonville), Jenna Clark (Liverpool), Nicola Docherty (Rangers), Sophie Howard (Como), Emma Lawton (Ipswich Town), Rachel McLauchlan (Newcastle United), Amy Muir (Glasgow City). Midfielders: Chelsea Cornet (Birmingham City), Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea), Christy Grimshaw (AC Milan), Sam Kerr (Liverpool), Kirsty Maclean … Read more

When comparing Scotland with the rest of Europe, NRS measures the death rate among 15-64 year olds – which was 277 per million in 2025. The next highest rate in Europe was Estonia with 112 deaths per million in 2024, the most recent year for which figures are available from the European Union Drugs Agency … Read more

The UK will grow by less than expected next year amid the ongoing US-Israel war in Iran, an international agency has said. It is one of many countries whose economic prospects are facing a hit due to the prolonged conflict, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said. The downgrade to the UK’s economic … Read more

The UK is reviewing its deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, the defence secretary has said. Wes Streeting confirmed the deal was being looked at again after US President Donald Trump called it “terrible” at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. The original agreement would see the UK cede sovereignty of the … Read more

Iran’s foreign minister has met US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff at the UN on a day when the US leader said he could “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if the conflict went unresolved. No breakthrough has been reported from the talks arranged by Qatar – the first since a June ceasefire unravelled. Witkoff said … Read more

US President Donald Trump will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week in Washington, with everything from AI to trade and Taiwan on the agenda for the leaders of the global superpowers. Xi is expected to be greeted personally by Trump at Andrews Air Force Base on Wednesday, followed by a White House welcoming ceremony … Read more

Dozens of migrants who spent more than 30 hours at sea have been taken to Dover by water, the Conservative MP for Gosport has said. It comes after an earlier report that the boat would be brought to Gosport, prompting a gathering of protesters in the Hampshire town. The boat had left the Normandy coast … Read more

Burnham-Trump meeting at the UN and Earl Spencer admits error in new book lead Wednesday’s papers.

The UK prime minister gave his first address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday. In his speech, Burnham highlighted the risks posed by Russian disinformation and announced new measures for global AI standards. Read more on this story here.

After a milder start to Friday, afternoon temperatures will reach the mid-20s Celsius again in south-east England as a ridge of high pressure holds on. Elsewhere, temperatures will stay in the mid to high teens with large amounts of cloud and occasional rain. Temperatures will again be close to the seasonal average through the weekend … Read more

Despite months of crisis, the mood at Tuesday’s signing ceremony appeared strikingly upbeat and friendly. “We going to have a tremendous relationship, a secure relationship,” Trump said. “This is tremendous for Europe and for the United States, for everybody, and for Greenland it’s going to be incredible.” Meanwhile, Frederiksen described the signing of the deal … Read more

Trump is also meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. Earlier, Guterres gave his farewell speech as UN secretary general, urging unnamed superpowers to recognise “that their power isn’t so super”. “The fault lines in our world are … Read more

Burnham told reporters his own speech to the UN General Assembly later would reflect on the decade since the Brexit vote and the “turbulence comes when outside actors seek to manipulate, to distort facts, influence the British democratic process”. “Going into the next decade, we need to be clear-eyed about that and become stronger and … Read more

On his YouTube show, Piers Morgan Uncensored, Morgan read out a section of the book – which was published on 22 September – in which Earl Spencer wrote: “They realised they were unable to be rude to the brother of the much-mourned princess… “The only one who sounded surly, as opposed to merely confused or … Read more

This was not vintage England. For the first time since 2019 they did not hit a six batting first. Captain Brook and coach Brendon McCullum should not mind that, however. For too long, England have only been able to win when piling up big scores. Yes, they were dismissed for the 12th time since McCullum … Read more

Two men have been arrested over a suspected terrorist plot to target the Jewish community in Manchester ahead of Yom Kippur. The men, both in their 30s, were arrested on Sunday on the eve of Yom Kippur -considered to be the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, when thousands of British Jews were in synagogues … Read more