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Bankman-Fried goes on trial for fraud in wake of cryptocurrency firm FTX collapse

The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, over allegations of finance crimes stemming from the cryptocurrency exchange's dramatic collapse almost a year ago begins today in the US.

Beyoncé film goes behind the scenes of world tour

Beyoncé has announced a new concert film based on this year's massive tour for her 2022 album Renaissance.

Robert Fico, pro-Russia former PM of Slovakia, invited to form new coalition

Slovakia's president has asked Robert Fico, a populist, pro-Russia threetime former prime minister who campaigned on a promise to end military aid to Ukraine, to try to form a coalition government after his party came top in weekend elections.

Inquiries begin after deadly fire at Spanish nightclubs

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that tore through three adjacent nightclubs in the south-eastern Spanish city of Murcia on Sunday, killing at least 13 people.

Trump gained $1bn from fraud, court hears

Donald Trump gained more than $1bn (£820m) by lying about his finances, New York state lawyers said on the first day of a fraud trial that the former US president has described as a \"continuation of the single greatest witch-hunt of all time\".

Family of Sikh activist call for formal inquest into his sudden death

The family of Avtar Singh Khanda, the 35-year-old Sikh activist who died in a Birmingham hospital after a short illness this summer, is seeking a formal inquest into his death from the chief coroner for England and Wales.

Schools in England urged to do more to tackle class bias

Schools in England must do more to challenge unconscious bias against children from working-class backgrounds, according to the UK's first professor of social mobility.

Discovery of 'Jumbos' may be birth of a new cosmic category

Dozens of planet-sized objects have been discovered in the Orion nebula by scientists who say they could herald the existence of a new astronomical category.

Brand faces new police inquiry over stalking and harassment claims

Russell Brand is facing a second criminal investigation in connection to allegations of harassment and stalking.

John Lewis to begin hunt for new chair to succeed Sharon White

Sharon White, the chair of the British retailer John Lewis Partnership, plans to step down in February 2025 at the end of her five-year term.

Pair behind research that led to Covid jabs awarded Nobel prize

Two scientists have been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for their contributions to RNA biology that contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during the Covid pandemic.

Families 'should have more children to care for elderly people'

Robert Jenrick has called for British families to have more children to help fund and look after an ageing population, after criticising Boris Johnson's government for encouraging lowskilled workers to come to the UK.

Mobile phones in schools Keegan's proposed ban 'masks true cause of behaviour issues'

Mobile phones could be banned from schools in England if the latest attempt to push the measure through by a Conservative education secretary is successful. The guidance would affect the whole school day, Gillian Keegan told the Tory party conference in Manchester yesterday.

Sunak's Commons majority in danger as 60 Tories join Truss group urging tax cuts

Sixty Conservative MPs have joined Liz Truss's Growth Group, imperilling the government's majority in parliament, as Rishi Sunak was warned by former cabinet ministers \"we cannot accept the status quo\".

New station 'It won't be able to handle everything'

'I don't see how the infrastructure around 'I here can hold what is supposed to be one of the busiest stations in the UK,\" says Ramish Hassan, 30. He has lived for about nine months in Old Oak Common, an industrial pocket of London that could be described as left behind.

'Looking forward to seeing it': Bob Geldof gives nod of approval to Live Aid musical

Bob Geldof, the musician who harnessed the power of rock and pop to save lives, has issued a characteristic warning to the Old Vic over its plans for a musical about the 1985 Live Aid concert.

Ukraine to get €5bn in EU aid for military after Kyiv meeting

Ukraine is set to receive billions of euros more in military aid, as well as training for fighter pilots, the EU's top diplomat said yesterday, after a \"historic\" meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv.

Fleetwood clinches victory for Europe as US fightback falters

They came, they swore, they conquered. It had seemed nothing at this Ryder Cup could top the sight of Rory Mcllroy remonstrating and ranting at an American caddie in a car park

Taylor stuns Arsenal and record crowd

It is not a crisis yet - there are plenty of World Cup hangover caveats to Arsenal's sluggish defeat - but it is edging towards becoming one

Victory keeps Jones's ailing Wallabies in last-chance saloon

Australia fans do not currently know whether to laugh or cry

Finishing surge earns unbeaten Ace Impact Arc crown

The favourite stormed home in Paris to continue his remarkable debut year

Brilliant Biles lands historic vault in reminder of genius

For most elite gymnasts, after a year out of training and not an enormous amount of time back in the gym, it might be advisable to start slowly in competition and ease back to full difficulty. But Simone Biles does nothing by half measures.

Hybrid work sees offices move out of city centres

More than half of businesses have opened offices or working spaces outside city centres in response to the shift towards hybrid working, according to research

Republican threat to oust McCarthy over shutdown deal grows

Simmering hostility between Republicans over the bipartisan deal that averted a government shutdown descended into open political warfare yesterday, with a rightwing congressman saying he would move to oust Kevin McCarthy and the embattled speaker insisting he would survive

Kosovo demands Serbia pull troops from border as US warns Belgrade

Kosovo has demanded that Serbia pull its troops back from their common border and said it was ready to protect its territorial integrity, after the US warned of punitive measures against Belgrade and Serbia's president insisted he \"does not want war

Pro-Moscow former PM of Slovakia ready to start coalition talks after election win

Slovakia's populist former prime minister, Robert Fico, who campaigned on a pledge to end military aid to Ukraine, has said his position \"has not changed\" after his party's clear election win made him favourite to lead the country for a fourth time

Oliver Campbell Case may be one of worst miscarriages of justice

Gently spoken and with a propensity to worry, Oliver Campbell is a little anxious about how he is going to get to the court of appeal in London from his home in Suffolk later this month and quite what he will find when he gets there

National Trust digs up sapling man planted at Sycamore Gap to 'offer hope'

A man who planted a sapling at the site where the Sycamore Gap tree stood at Hadrian's Wall, in Northumberland, said it was \"devastating\" that it had been removed

Ryan says she got pushback over 'dangerous comic' claims

The comedian Katherine Ryan has spoken on Desert Island Discs about the moment she decided to confront a male comedian over allegations of predatory behaviour

Infighting Mitchell tells colleagues to back Sunak or risk defeat

Tory MPs should get over their \"excess of doom and gloom\" about their electoral prospects and \"get behind\" Rishi Sunak, a cabinet minister has said, with a veiled warning to colleagues jostling for position not to be \"self-indulgent