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Trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex rather than their gender identity, according to new NHS England (NHSE) guidance. It says when this is not “clinically appropriate” then alternative arrangements should be made. But the guidance also says decisions may have to be made … Read more

Having finally fulfilled a long-held desire to represent New Zealand, Ponga’s night was going sweetly – he scored two tries that included one trademark run from deep and elusive step that left Walsh clutching at air – but it ended on a bitter note. For one thing, Australia swiped victory from the grasp of Stacey … Read more

Another man has pleaded guilty to raping a woman who was drugged and abused by her husband without her knowledge for over 20 years. Graham Brougham, 74, is the oldest of 13 men who were charged with sexual offences against the victim after being allegedly invited into her home, in the Stockport area of Greater … Read more

Labour has said it will end power-sharing agreements with the Green Party on local councils, unless its councillors disown the party’s newly-adopted policy that Zionism is a form of racism. Labour says it will give local Green groups seven days to confirm they reject the policy, which was recently approved by Green members at its … Read more

The government said customer water supplies would be uninterrupted. Declaring a severe drought “ensures proactive steps are taken to safeguard water before any disruption occurs”. The government’s plans include: Ministers instructing water companies to conduct daily monitoring of reservoir and river levels and tougher water quality monitoring The Environment Agency to increase compliance checks on … Read more

Brookes told the hearing: “He was approached by the tiger and the ensuing physical contact between the tiger and Mr Chapman led to him sustaining multiple traumatic injuries which rapidly led to his death.” Park staff secured the tiger and paramedics attended but confirmed his death at the scene. The senior coroner said her office … Read more

Eight of 12 crew members are missing after a tanker caught fire off Romania’s coast, naval authorities say, and there are reports of explosions on board. The San Marino-flagged Wine Trader was 13 nautical miles (24km) east of the mouth of the River Danube at Sulina, when it reported blasts and a fire on Thursday … Read more

Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, Volodymyr Zelensky has said, as he accused the US of withdrawing crucial support. The Ukrainian president said he had restricted such attacks for three days at Washington’s behest, while Russia had continued striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure. “We’re done,” he told the Financial Times. Zelensky also accused the … Read more

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, Eritrean diplomats will face restrictions on their movement outside London. Fast-track visas will also be stopped for VIPs. Ministers have … Read more

Over the three months to August, the UK’s economy grew by 0.7% overall. ONS director of economic statistics Liz McKeown said computer programming had been the biggest contributor to what she described as “robust” growth over the period. But she said the production and construction sectors shrank over the three-month period. The figures come after … Read more

BBC Verify gathered 61,000 reports from BBC News and Reuters which mentioned Gaza, the West Bank or Lebanon, published between 7 October 2023 and 19 August 2026. We built an AI search engine to look through those reports for incidents where people may have been injured or killed by Israeli forces, and where the IDF … Read more

A group of 72 retired US generals, admirals, and other high-ranking military officers are pressing the US government to cancel plans to livestream an execution by firing squad. “We ask the President, our Congressional representatives, and our fellow citizens to act to prevent this barbaric abuse of authority,” they wrote in a letter where they … Read more

The White House is defending its new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, as she faces scrutiny over her legal credentials. President Donald Trump described Zacharia as an attorney when announcing her appointment last week and she has referred to herself as a lawyer. But when she was asked on Tuesday by a reporter in which state … Read more

Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to London and the first day of Russell Brand’s rape trial dominate Thursday’s front pages.

On Monday, the GMCA released a statement about Burnham’s meetings with Man City in his role as mayor for the region for almost a decade. The statement said he had a formal meeting with Al Mubarak in October 2021 at the UK Government’s Global Investment Summit, arranged by the Department for International Trade; and that … Read more

More than 10 years ago, the West Midlands was dubbed the gun crime capital of England and Wales. It was an area suffering from high-profile shootings. Gun fights between rival gangs were happening regularly. Figures at the time reflected that notoriety – there were more firearms offences per head in the West Midlands Police force … Read more

Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha, watching for Match of the Day, described it as “great entertainment”, but “not a normal game of football”. “I don’t feel like both teams were going at it at the same time,” he said. “In the first half, PSG were excellent and City looked really off the pace. As … Read more

Some find success sweet but fleeting, others spend years building to the pinnacle, and then there are those whose lasting glory evolves into a dynasty. After tearing Manchester City apart in large spells of their 4-2 Champions League victory on Wednesday, Paris St-Germain look well on track to join the latter bracket. The back-to-back European … Read more

Bradley Barcola scores a hat-trick as Liverpool beat LASK 6-3 in Austria to make it two wins from two in the league phase of this season’s Champions League.

Starlink satellites operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX provide high-speed internet – something modern war relies heavily on. Kyiv has adopted it as a vital battlefield communications tool and also uses it in drone warfare. Using Starlink, Ukrainian drones are able to maintain stronger connections with operators over longer distances than conventional radio networks and are … Read more

Charity Brain Tumour Research said the disease was the cancer most likely to kill patients under 40 in the UK. They said charities made up more than 75% of the total national investment in brain tumour research, with the government funding sitting at 25%. Following the announcement, chief executive Dan Knowles thanked Goodburn for his … Read more

The RAC, which conducted the analysis in July this year, has campaigned against increases in drop-off charges. It said a review of “kiss and fly” fees would be “music to the ears to drivers”. “We know airport drop-off charges are a growing source of anger and frustration,” said Rod Dennis, senior policy officer at the … Read more

The Six Kings Slam tennis exhibition event in Saudi Arabia – featuring Grand Slam champions Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev – has been postponed following a series of deadly attacks on host city Riyadh. Alcaraz, Djokovic and Zverev were set to travel to the Saudi capital for a three-day event starting on 21 … Read more

Firstly, it must be pointed out Wilcox is going nowhere. United sources say the 55-year-old is not in any danger of losing his job. The club’s recruitment department is working on potential targets for January given it is accepted the strategy of not signing left-back competition for Luke Shaw and striking support for Benjamin Sesko … Read more

For the prime minister there was the tricky but now familiar diplomatic task of needing to show solidarity with Zelensky without appearing to criticise Trump. Burnham’s answer was to say and announce as much as he could without exposing himself to questions from journalists asking about Trump’s latest betrayal of Kyiv. So Downing Street issued … Read more