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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

On Wednesday, the jury heard details of the alleged offences. The first complainant says she met Brand before he was famous in 1999, the jury was told. She had attended the Labour Party conference and went to a fringe event where she spoke to Brand. He later allegedly raped her. The prosecution said when Brand … Read more

His predecessor, Francis, once wrote that he had started his papacy thinking he might only have a few years in the role, having already suffered health complications throughout his life. As such, it was clear that he was intent on making waves quickly and implementing what some saw as fairly radical change in the Church … Read more

“Get your fiscal health in order,” is a key message at the the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual meeting here in Thailand. The IMF is worried about the debts of the world’s biggest economies. It is doing its job as a watchdog, looking for and warning about financial vulnerabilities. In the meantime, the finance ministers … Read more

If Struijk had been sent off by referee Bramall it would have been a poor decision. That it came via a VAR intervention is much worse. Red cards for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity via video review are rare, simply because there are so many subjective considerations. Last season, for instance, there were three – … Read more

Wayfair is among three firms which have been fined £6m in total by the competition watchdog over misleading sales tactics – with some customers set to receive refunds. The Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has fined the online furniture retailer £4.8m and electronics retailer Appliances Direct £1.2m for misleading customers with time-limited offers. Meanwhile, Gold’s Gym … Read more

Turkish police have raided the headquarters of a pro-opposition TV channel, halting its live broadcasts. Halk TV said its employees were unable to enter the building in Istanbul on Wednesday morning, and that a new manager had been appointed to run the channel. Reports in Turkish media said financial crimes police were searching the building … Read more

At least 600,000 people across Ukraine are now without electricity after deadly overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He said “critical” energy infrastructure had been hit in Kyiv and the capital region and also in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv – despite a claim by US President Donald Trump on … Read more

The Liberal Democrats don’t tend to go for rhetorical fireworks or verbal kneecappings when grumbling about their leader. But that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been grumbling going on. In the last week, two members of Sir Ed Davey’s frontbench have resigned because they were unhappy with him, the party’s direction and how policy is decided. … Read more

It is 01:00 on a Thursday and we are in the back of an unmarked police car on the hunt for vehicle thieves in east London. A call comes in over the radio about a stolen Ford Transit van. Within 25 minutes officers have found it, chased it down and arrested a suspect. Officers tell … Read more

Nick Mendenhall said he witnessed the fatal moments in disbelief, watching the man come out of his seat and then fall into another cart on the ride before falling to the ground. “It was just super, super bizarre, traumatic. I mean, it took me a couple of seconds, I feel like, to process what was … Read more

Bank of America has been fined $1.2bn (£910m) for failing to detect potential money laundering and other illegal activity, the US Treasury Department said on Tuesday. The banking giant failed to report over $5bn in suspicious activity to the government, $1bn of which posed national security and illicit finance risks, the Treasury said. Those failures … Read more

Wednesday’s papers are dominated by coverage of a speech given by the MI5 chief and the death of a man in a tiger enclosure.

The family of a man who was killed by a tiger after he entered its enclosure at a wildlife park has paid tribute, describing him as “bright, warm and engaging”. William Chapman, 23, visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on Saturday and was attacked after going into the animal’s pen. He was pronounced dead at … Read more

When Emma Moore’s daughter Mabel died, the idea of visiting her in a cemetery felt too far away. “I don’t like going to them and I feel like [visits] fizzle out,” she says. “At first, you’ll go regularly and then it’ll start being once a year.” Mabel was born prematurely at 27 weeks in April, … Read more

“That is where we need to get him,” said the Gunners boss before the game. “And if he misses the chance, so be it. At the end, the more volume we generate, the bigger the probability of him scoring more goals.” Saka’s strike against Lille was a confident one-touch finish and came after he missed … Read more

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has launched a blistering attack on the club’s hierarchy for not strengthening the squad following qualification for the Champions League. Tuesday’s 2-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid means United have now gone five games without a win. Their last victory was against Azerbaijan champions Sabah FK on 10 September. Their only … Read more

Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican has said in a medical bulletin. The 71-year-old underwent a 90 minute surgery on Tuesday at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and was subsequently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. “After the operation, the Pope … Read more

Guilfoyle’s lawyers disputed the authenticity of the messages and said she was asking for money owed to her for speeches and consulting work conducted on his behalf before she became ambassador. Audio recordings obtained by the Wall Street Journal reportedly include Guilfoyle bragging about her connections to prominent Greek business tycoons who she said bankrolled … Read more

“It is clear that women on our campus continue to question whether they are safe. We must meet this moment by acknowledging where we have fallen short and taking meaningful action,” he added. Fraternities have existed at university campuses across the US for decades and function as all-male social clubs where the students live, study … Read more

On Monday, the DP World Tour said players who sign up to LIV’s 2027 season will not be allowed to be members of the Europe-based circuit. McIlroy, who was speaking to Bloomberg in New Delhi before playing in the DP World India Championship, added: “It looks like every day that goes by, there’s another player … Read more

British number one Katie Boulter is out of the Wuhan Open after a first-round defeat by Russian Diana Shnaider. After a competitive first set, Boulter lost her serve four times in the second as world number 13 Shnaider convincingly won 6-3 6-1 in one hour and 30 minutes. This has been a largely disappointing season … Read more

Meanwhile, Sir Ken warned that Iran is also expanding a hybrid campaign in the UK. The intelligence chief said there had been 50 arrests in the last year over Iran-linked activities. Much of this Iranian aggression has been aimed at Jewish communities, Sir Ken added, and also at “harder targets, like military sites”. Sir Ken … Read more

Mitte was aged three when he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which the NHS describes as the name for a group of lifelong conditions that affect movement and co-ordination caused by a problem with the brain that develops around birth. He was cast in Breaking Bad at 14, and told Channel 4 News in 2016 … Read more

Ella Ford, 24, from Moreton, Wirral, had visited the park with her boyfriend and filmed the tiger moments before the attack. She described seeing Chapman by the tiger enclosure “pacing around with his headphones in”. A few minutes later, she saw he had “climbed up onto the barriers”. A woman was close by talking to … Read more