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MPs push for clarity from Starmer on reparations for slave trade

Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to clarify his government's position on non-cash reparations for Britain's historical role in the slave trade, as No 10 says the issue is off the table.

Robinson charged under Terrorism Act on eve of far-right protest in London

The far-right leader Tommy Robinson has been charged under the Terrorism Act and is being held in custody before a planned march of his supporters amid fears of a repeat of violence that erupted when he was imprisoned in 2018.

One's company, two's a crowd: why solo dining is on the up

People eating alone might once have been met with curious, pitiful looks from staff and fellow diners.

Kate Bush wish to make new music as short film is released

Kate Bush said yesterday she was \"very keen\" to make a new album, adding: \"I've got lots of ideas...it's been a long time.\"

Astronauts back on Earth after eight months on ISS

Four astronauts have returned to Earth after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by technological problems and weather.

Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, claims report

Elon Musk, the world's richest man who is now central to Donald Trump's election campaign, has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin for the past two years, according to a report in the US.

Budget to make a million poor households better off

Change to universal credit will bring extra £420 a year to poorest families

Awkward Test surface 'can only get worse', Smith warns

England's Jamie Smith said the third Test against Pakistan, and with it the series, \"will be decided by small margins\" on a wicket that has already troubled batters and promises worse to come.

Firefighting knock shows why England believe they have a keeper upgrade

The cojoined cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi are pretty contrasting places.

Late wickets provide hope for tourists after Smith leads rally

From the sport that once brought you leg theory, this was more like chaos theory.

Richarlison takes charge from spot to keep up Tottenham's perfect start

This was a long way from Tottenham's most cohesive performance of the season but perhaps Ange Postecoglou can file away this narrow win over AZ Alkmaar as one of those nights when the result mattered most.

United pegged back after dazzling double save from Onana

It just had to be about him. Almost six years after being sacked by Manchester United, José Mourinho was shown a red card against his former employers for protesting when he thought his Fenerbahce side should have been awarded a penalty.

Gunners blazing - Send in the clown emojis: the dangers of discussing an Arsenal red card

Another week, another well-received podcast. Geoff: the Guardian stopped caring about actual journalism a long time ago.

Hong Kong celebrates its first dinosaur fossil discovery

Hong Kong officials say they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time, on a remote uninhabited island.

'We are elite athletes' - Teenager breaking records - and silence around Sherpas' feats

Growing up as a Sherpa in Nepal, Nima Rinji Sherpa was used to his relatives performing superhuman feats on the The was his father, Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, who at 19 reached the summit of Mount Everest without additional oxygen, becoming the youngest person to do so.

Muslims in Europe face 'worrying surge' in racism across the continent, survey finds

Muslims across Europe are grappling with a \"worrying surge\" of racism that is being fuelled in part by \"dehumanising anti-Muslim rhetoric\", the European Union's leading rights agency has said, as it published a survey in which nearly half of the Muslim respondents said they had recently experienced discrimination.

Israel v UN - Efforts to expel aid agency are new low in decades of bitterness

Relations between the UN and Israel appear to have reached a nadir with the imminent passage of a bill in the Israeli Knesset designed to make it impossible for the UN relief agency for Palestinians, Unrwa, to operate in Gaza and the West Bank.

Israeli strike on school used as shelter in refugee camp kills at least 17 people

At least 17 people, the majority children, have been killed by Israel's bombing of a school turned shelter in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, medics said yesterday.

Homeless teenager turned tech CEO tops black power list

Dean Forbes who rose from being a homeless teenager to the chief executive of a multibillion-pound tech company, has been named the UK's most influential black person.

Questions unanswered - Inquiry offers insights - but may be missing crucial issues

During the two criminal trials of the nurse Lucy Letby, jurors were given a huge volume of complex evidence including tens of thousands of pages of medical notes, swipecard data, witness testimony, Facebook messages and more.

Budget will reverse cuts in public investment, Reeves says as she alters debt rules

Rachel Reeves will promise to reverse huge cuts in public investment in her budget next week after she confirmed that rules limiting her spending power would be overhauled to allow the government to free up as much as £50bn for infrastructure spending.

A pint of bitterness How Russell Brand sparked an uprising against his plans for the village pub

On a crisp October day in rural Oxfordshire, Ο sunlight streams through the autumn leaves along a winding country lane.

'Like a twisted game' Ex-model says Trump groped her on visit with Epstein

A former model who says she met Donald Trump through the late sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein has accused the former president of groping and sexually touching her in an incident in Trump Tower in 1993, in what she believed was a \"twisted game\" between the two men.

Awkward Test surface 'can only get worse', Smith warns

England's Jamie Smith said the third Test against Pakistan, and with it the series, \"will be decided by small margins\" on a wicket that has already troubled batters and promises worse to come.

Rejuvenated Liverpool want quadruple, says Tsimikas

Kostas Tsimikas has said Liverpool are targeting a clean sweep of trophies under Arne Slot after last season's FA Cup defeat at Manchester United \"destroyed everything\".

Richarlison takes charge from spot to keep up Tottenham's perfect start

This was a long way from Tottenham's most cohesive performance of the season, but perhaps Ange Postecoglou can file away this narrow win over AZ Alkmaar as one of those nights when the result mattered most.

Fantastic Félix fires Chelsea to emotional win in Greece

Chelsea eased to a 4-1 win against Panathinaikos on an emotional night in Athens as João Félix scored twice to maintain their perfect start in the Conference League.

Wiegman eyes future though Germany visit stirs up sweet memory

The last time England met Germany, the Lionesses were making history at Wembley by winning the European Championship.

The football regulator under Labour

A rebooted governance bill has returned to parliament, relaunched by the new government. Paul MacInnes looks at what it means for the Premier League and EFL

United fans come out to watch me - we can reminisce

It's a blessing and a curse,\" says Mary Earps. \"Naturally, when you get named the Fifa Best goalkeeper, expectations do raise, and especially when you do it twice. People expect more of you.