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South of England predicted to be as hot as Ibiza over weekend

Parts of the UK could be as hot as Ibiza at the weekend, with predicted temperatures up to six degrees above the October average, the Met Office said yesterday.

Sensitivity reading? It's just the latest mass hysteria, says McEwan

Ian McEwan has expressed his opposition to sensitivity readings, accusing young people of wanting to bind their arms and legs in ways that are just trivial”.

Man stockpiled guns and bombs to carry out 'revenge' attacks, court told

A warehouse worker obsessed with mass killings built up an armoury including a submachine gun and bombs at his Somerset home as he plotted to carry out revenge” attacks at his old primary school, a police headquarters and his workplace, a jury has heard.

India kicks 41 Canadian diplomats out of Delhi

India has told Canada that it must remove 41 diplomats from its embassy in Delhi as a diplomatic spat continues over accusations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh leader in Canada.

PM declares politics broken in bid to wrest back control

Sunak to say voters are exhausted’ amid chaos of Tory factional fighting

Sunak Tells Covid Inquiry He Cannot Access Whatsapps From His Time As Chancellor

Rishi Sunak has failed to hand over his WhatsApp messages from his time as chancellor to the Covid inquiry, despite the high court ruling that ministers should disclose their communications for scrutiny.

City pay tribute to playing legend and former chairman Lee

Lee spent eight years at Maine Road asastriker and returned to lead clubin 1994

Donald open to leading Europe at 2025 Ryder Cup in New York

Captain will obviously consider’ challenge of retaining trophy at Bethpage

'That's just the Kiwi way.It's how we play the game'

Lockie Ferguson is glad tobe with his Black Cap family and has his sights set on going one better than four years ago

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