Ex-head of Lebanese central bank in court over suspected fraud

The former head of Lebanon's central bank Riad Salameh appeared in court yesterday for the first time since his arrest last week on charges of embezzling up to $42m (£32m) of public funds.

Dozens killed as Asia's most powerful storm of the year hits north Vietnam

Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered killed at least 49 people and injured another 299 in northern Vietnam since the weekend, the government said, as authorities yesterday warned of more flooding.

Celebrity pastor surrenders in Philippines after two-week hunt

A pastor wanted in the US on child trafficking charges has been arrested in the Philippines after a 16-day manhunt across a vast compound that includes a network of underground tunnels and dozens of buildings.

Polls tighten between candidates before crucial first debate tonight

Kamala Harris's presidential campaign has posted a list of her policy positions on its website as the polls tightened before her make-or-break first debate against Donald Trump tonight.

Parole Board verdict on murderer is a 'betrayal', says victim's mother

The mother of a woman who was raped and murdered 27 years ago has said a Parole Board recommendation that her killer be released from prison is a \"betrayal\".

Paralympian who fled Taliban is denied new prosthetic legs

A Paralympic cyclist from Afghanistan who is seeking asylum in the UK is struggling to walk on broken prosthetic legs after being denied new ones because he does not have refugee status.

Here comes the tide: Cornish sea pool proposed as wedding venue

Couples may soon be able to get married while floating on the tide, should Bude Sea Pool in Cornwall become the first such venue in England to receive a wedding licence.

Trade unions Tough choices will affect pay deals, PM to tell TUC

Keir Starmer will warn public sector unions today that future pay deals will be constrained by the \"tough choices\" necessary to protect economic stability.

'Option A' Reeves went for Treasury go-to policy but will she seek way out?

It is often said there is nothing new in politics. And for old hands in Whitehall, there is little surprise that the Treasury's sights are set on the winter fuel allowance.

Claim that NHS coped during pandemic false, inquiry hears

Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock have been criticised by bereaved families at the Covid inquiry for trying to mislead the public by \"brazenly\" claiming \"things went reasonably well\" in the NHS.

Girls hit harder than boys by premature brain ageing linked to Covid lockdowns

Adolescent girls who lived through Covid lockdowns experienced more rapid brain ageing than boys, according to data that suggests the social restrictions had a disproportionate impact on them.

Discrimination against afro hair 'should be made illegal'

The Labour MP Paulette Hamilton and the singer Mel B are among leading black Britons urging parliamentarians to make the UK the first western country to introduce a law to end afro hair discrimination.

Catherine says she can now 'focus on staying cancer free'

The Princess of Wales has said she is doing what she can to \"stay cancer free\" after completing chemotherapy treatment and is planning to return to limited public engagements in the coming months.

'Generational shift' as apps and websites overtake TV as most popular news source

Online platforms have overtaken TV channels as the most popular source for news in the UK, according to figures that demonstrate a \"generational shift\" in viewing habits.

Israeli airstrikes on targets in Syria 'leave at least 25 dead'

Israeli jets launched a substantial strike on targets in Syria on Sunday night, killing at least 25 people, according to an opposition war monitor, which called it one of the most violent such attacks in years.

Letting it go Tears and tributes as Frozen bids the West End farewell

Sometimes it has been a flurry and at others a blizzard. For three years theatregoers dressed in shades of Elsa blue have descended on Covent Garden for Disney's blockbuster stage musical Frozen.

Mental health inquiry will uncover hundreds more deaths, chair says

Hundreds more avoidable deaths than previously estimated will be uncovered in the first statutory inquiry into mental health services, its chair said yesterday.

West Bank In a city of scars, Israel's raid stirs a long hatred

In the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, residents are struggling to return to normality after the longest - and deadliest - Israeli military operation in the area for 20 years. On Sunday, the start of the working week, traffic again choked the city centre for the first time in nearly two weeks after roads were repaired; street vendors sold peaches and the first of the season's pomegranates as the city slowly came back to life.

PM defiant on winter fuel cut as MPs prepare to vote

Reeves also faces down MPs concerned over axe to pensioner payments

Progress on heart disease 'at risk after Tory NHS failures'

Decades of progress in tackling heart disease and strokes is in danger of unravelling in part because of NHS failures under the last government, a report into the state of the health service in England will argue.

Corruption 'red flag' on £15bn Covid contracts

Corruption \"red flags\" in government Covid contracts worth more than £15bn have been uncovered, representing nearly one in every three pounds awarded by the Conservative administration during the pandemic, according to a detailed study.

Scores of MPs could refuse to back Starmer over cut in fuel payments

PM urges backbenchers to support measure he accepts is 'unpopular'

Workers' rights Reform plans 'backed by senior managers'

Labour's plans to boost workers' rights have widespread support from senior managers, a survey suggests, as the TUC hits back at corporate lobbying against the proposals.

Starmer: We will tackle people smuggling gangs in same way we dealt with rioters

Keir Starmer has vowed to break up people-smuggling gangs in the same manner used to apprehend and jail hundreds of rioters this summer.

Gustafsson quits as CEO of Darktrace after sale

Poppy Gustafsson, the co-founder and chief executive of the British cybersecurity firm Darktrace, is to leave the company after its $5.3bn (£4.2bn) sale to the US private equity business Thoma Bravo.

Owner of Ivy 'close to deal' to sell chain to private equity

Richard Caring and fellow shareholders are reportedly close to selling the Ivy chain of restaurants for £1bn to a little-known private equity group.

'Like a boiling pot' - How the maelstrom under Greenland's glaciers may help slow sea level rise

There are stadium-sized blocks of ice crashing from the soaring face of the Kangerlussuup glacier in western Greenland, fierce underwater currents of meltwater shooting out from its base and visibility below the surface is virtually zero owing to a torrent of suspended mud and sand. It's little wonder scientists have never explored this maelstrom.

The state of the race - Why North Carolina shows how tight the US election really is

The narrow geographical focus of the US presidential election is becoming sharply apparent, with the first ballots to determine the next occupant of the White House starting to be mailed out to voters.

Amsterdam's pot crackdown: pavement gardeners bemused over city's new rules

Residents have reacted with bemusement at plans by authorities in Amsterdam to crack down on what it sees as a plague of messy plant pots.

US-Turkish woman, 26, shot dead at West Bank protest

A US-Turkish dual national has been shot dead reportedly by Israeli troops while participating in a protest against settler expansion in the occupied West Bank.