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Republicans stand firm on US border demands after voting to block Ukraine aid

Republicans presented a united front yesterday in their demands for more severe changes to immigration policy after they voted in the Senate to block a supplemental funding bill that included financial aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan as well as provisions aimed at bolstering border security.

Erdoğan hails accord as 'new era' of friendship with Greece

Greece and Turkey have sought to put years of tensions behind them with a friendship accord signed during a historic visit to Athens by Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Hat trickery Eccentric accessory leaves GTFC fans cold

'Speaking as a Grimsby Town fan of 40 years standing, I do feel the club needs all the exposure we can get,\" said Kathryn Wheatley.

Covid-19 bereaved accuse Johnson of 'shocking disrespect' over party claims

Boris Johnson was accused of \"shocking disrespect\" by families bereaved by Covid after he claimed it was unfair to have expected him to stop parties held by \"hard-working\" aides in Downing Street during lockdown.

Brianna Ghey jury shown accused's 'murder plan'

A plan for how to kill Brianna Ghey, found in the bedroom of the girl accused of murdering her, has been given to a jury and details how, where and when she and her co-defendant would stab Brianna to death in a Warrington park, a court has been told.

Ofsted inspection contributed to the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry

The family of Ruth Perry have spoken out against the \"brutal inhumanity\" of Ofsted inspections, after a coroner ruled that it was a contributory factor in the headteacher's death by suicide.

Mass bleaching of coral reefs likely next year, expert warns

Record-breaking land and sea temperatures, driven by climate breakdown, will probably cause \"unprecedented mass coral bleaching and mortality\" throughout 2024, according to a pioneering coral scientist.

Regulator: TransPennine still fails to deliver reliable journeys

TransPennine Express (TPE) cancelled more than one in eight trains over the summer, according to figures that show much of Britain's railway is \"still not delivering reliable journeys\".

Schofield's 'patronage' assisted lover's early ITV career, review finds

Phillip Schofield's \"patronage\" of a younger male colleague he was having an affair with clearly assisted the man's early career at ITV before he then \"made his way on his own\", an independent KC-led investigation into the scandal has found.

Rees-Mogg's firm to wind down after losing its top client

Somerset Capital Management, the investment firm co-founded by Jacob Rees-Mogg, has said it will be wound down, days after it emerged that it had lost two-thirds of its assets and its largest client.

Conservatives split again PM steps into boat battle and it could spell disaster

For Conservatives with memories long enough to remember five years and three prime ministers ago, this week's internal psychodrama within the party will have seemed familiar.

Presenter apologises after giving middle finger at start of live news

A BBC news anchor who was accidentally captured giving the middle finger at the start of a programme has apologised for a \"silly joke\" meant for friends but not for a live broadcast.

BBC condemns low licence fee increase and warns of impact on creative sector

The BBC's governing body has warned that the UK's creative sector will be hit after the government said it would limit the expected licence fee increase to £10-a figure which is below the inflation rate.

Gaza faces descent into chaos, warns UN chief

Israel's military continued its heavy bombardment in Gaza yesterday as its war with Hamas hit the two-month mark and the humanitarian crisis threatened a breakdown of public order.

MPs call for inquiry into Russian cyber-attacks

Downing Street is facing calls for an inquiry after it revealed Russian state spies have targeted MPs, peers, civil servants and journalists with cyberattacks for the last eight years and were behind a hack that influenced the 2019 election.

Sunak fights to hold Tories together over Rwanda plan

Rishi Sunak was forced into a desperate defence of his new Rwanda asylum law as he battled to hold together the fractured Conservative party amid speculation that he could face a challenge to his own position.

McTominay spares Fernandes' blushes to earn United vital win

After Saturday's defeat at Newcastle and, to a lesser extent, Tuesday's ban of four media organisations from the pre-game press conference, Manchester United and Erik ten Hag required a win.

Szoboszlai seals victory but Wilder finds a bit of early steel

This was never going to be an occasion which defined Sheffield United's Premier League survival hopes but, on the night one of their favourite sons returned to the Bramall Lane dugout, it felt like the beginning of something on which to build.

'Unlucky' Dele close to full training again, says Dyche

Dele Alli is close to resuming full training at Everton as he looks to revive his Premier League career in the new year.

'Elite in every aspect': Son will be Spurs great, says Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou believes Son Heung-min will go down as one of the great strikers as he looked forward to unlocking the full potential of his attacking options at Tottenham.

Bailey sends rip-roaring Villa up to third as City slip again

For a while now Aston Villa have openly and confidently declared qualifying for the Champions League is their chief objective this season and, on this evidence, after defeating and disposing of Manchester City, they will be in the conversation for the long haul. Leon Bailey blasted Villa in front on 74 minutes and City could not argue it had not been coming on a chastening evening to forget for Pep Guardiola, now an unprecedented winless in four Premier League matches.

Arundell has big England call to make, says Lancaster

Stuart Lancaster has warned “there’s a decision to be made” by Henry Arundell on his future and says the debate about eligibility for England internationals playing overseas is “very tricky”.

McIlroy offers support as USGA doubles down on new golf ball rules

One of golf’s key decision-makers has castigated alarmists” who will criticise plans to limit the distance leading players can hit tee shots.

'Guardrails are missing' AI firms need democratic oversight, says top expert

Companies developing powerful artificial intelligence systems must have independent board members representing the interests of society”, according to an expert regarded as one of the modern godfathers of the technology.

EU called on to address colonial legacy and to rectify 'lasting injustice'

The EU should urgently address and reverse the lasting impacts of European colonialism, and support a reparations programme to rectify continuing injustices, according to a draft resolution to be presented to the European parliament's development committee today.

Norman Lear, famed sitcom writer, dies at 101

The famed TV writer and producer Norman Lear, known for shows such as All in the Family and Sanford and Son, has died at the age of 101.

Tourists capsize Venice gondola after ignoring orders to sit down

A group of tourists fell into a murky, cold canal in Venice when the gondola they were travelling in capsized after they failed to heed an order to stop taking selfies and sit down.

Guyana turns to UN and US for help as Venezuela leader pushes to annex territory

Guyana appealed for help from the UN and US as Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, announced a series of measures intended to advance its annexation of two-thirds of the South American nation's territory.

Man who kept friend's body in freezer jailed for two years

A man who stored a friend's body in a freezer for two years after being \"overcome with grief\" over his death has been jailed.

Cut carbon subsidies to help the climate, IMF head tells Cop28

Diverting the trillions of dollars by which the world subsidises fossil fuel production each year would generate the vast amounts of cash needed to tackle the climate crisis, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said.