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Ex-partner of Pelicot co-accused fears she was raped

The former partner of a co-defendant in a mass rape trial that has prompted horror and protests in France has broken down in tears and told the court she may herself have been sexually assaulted.

Meloni to be presented with thinktank's global citizen award by Musk

Giorgia Meloni is to be presented with the Atlantic Council's global citizen award by Elon Musk in New York, as the Italian far-right prime minister resurrects links with allies of Donald Trump before the US presidential election.

French interior minister is sign 'reactionary right' are in power, critics warn

The new French interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, has promised to \"restore order\" by cracking down on crime and immigration as critics on the left said the new government was leaning too far towards the \"reactionary right\".

Show puts creator of first UK Holocaust memorial in the spotlight

The work of an overlooked GermanJewish artist who created the UK's first memorial to victims of Nazi persecution is to be the focus of an exhibition that shines light on the unreported aspects of his life.

Nationwide to offer home loans of six times income

Britain's biggest building society is to let first-time buyers borrow up to six times their earnings in what has been labelled a \"gamechanging\" move that ramps up the mortgage price war.

'It's vile' Mystery of poison pen letters in Yorkshire deepens

'There's nothing as funny as folk,\" mused a resident of Shiptonthorpe in East Yorkshire, a quiet village currently in the grip of a mysterious poison pen letter writer.

Biden seeks diplomatic solution as world leaders gather at UN

The 79th UN general assembly is set to open this morning amid a massive bombing campaign in southern Lebanon that has brought Israel and the Shia militant group Hezbollah closer than ever to a all-out war despite fevered diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the conflict.

Israel is provoking wider regional war, Iran's president says during visit to US

Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has accused Israel of fanning the flames of war in the Middle East, saying he hoped Iran could avoid being dragged into actions \"not worthy\" of it, on his first official visit to the US.

Chaos from flooding after month's rain falls in a day

Flooding has led to travel chaos, school closures and submerged roads and homes in central and southern England, after some areas saw more than a month's worth of rain in 24 hours yesterday.

Parents found newborn girl under Lucy Letby's care 'covered in faeces'

The parents of an extremely vulnerable newborn girl have said they were disgusted to find her \"covered in her own faeces\" while under the care of the nurse Lucy Letby.

Neolithic henge under Hardy's home in Dorset gets protection

When the author Thomas Hardy was writing Tess of the D'Urbevilles in 1891, he chose to set the novel's dramatic conclusion at Stonehenge, where Tess sleeps on one of the stones the night before she is arrested for murder.

Strike fears as nurses in England reject pay deal

Nurses in England have rejected the 5.5% pay rise they were given for this year, in a move that may lead to their striking again in pursuit of higher salaries.

Workers' rights Business secretary condemns 'scaremongering' over new bill

The business secretary has condemned scaremongering around Labour's plans for an overhaul of workers' rights next month, saying the package will transform lives.

Nandy accuses Tories of 'violent indifference' over access to the arts

The Conservatives' \"violent indifference\" to the arts has resulted in communities across the country having poor access to culture, Lisa Nandy has said in advance of a planned funding review.

Miliband Crackdown on landlords renting out cold homes

Landlords who rent out substandard draughty homes face a crackdown under plans set out by the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, at the Labour party conference.

Necklace worn at late Queen's coronation could fetch £2m

An antique diamond necklace worn at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation and maybe linked to a French scandal involving Marie Antoinette is expected to fetch over £2m at auction.

Suspect left note about plan to kill Trump, say US court documents

The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind a note saying that he intended to kill the former president, the justice department said yesterday.

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 350 in Lebanon as fears of escalation grow

At least 350 people were killed yesterday and more than 1,200 injured, Lebanon's health ministry said, after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on alleged Hezbollah targets that left the country with its highest daily death toll since the end of the 1975-90 civil war.

PM vows to end gloom as Labour seeks to lift spending restrictions

Keir Starmer will cast off the gloom that has dominated his early days in power and pledge to \"build a new Britain\" as the Treasury examines tweaking the fiscal rules to allow more capital spending.

Carse gives thanks after England return

Brydon Carse has expressed his thanks to the \"incredibly supportive\" England setup after his rapid reintegration following his ban, and hopes to repay the faith shown in him, first in the remaining one-day internationals against Australia and then in the Test series in Pakistan that follows immediately.

Evenepoel and Brown win races against time once more

The double Olympic gold medallist Remco Evenepoel successfully defended the world time trial title he won in last year's World Road Championships in Glasgow, with victory in this year's event in Zurich.

All or nothing Manchester City should either be vindicated or damned by hearing

Let's start by going back to December 2016.

Pylons v property Why disputed power lines may not hit house prices

The village of Beauly, near Inverness, marks the starting point of what was once Britain's largest and most controversial power grid project: a 137-mile electricity superhighway from the quiet Highlands village to a large substation in Denny near Falkirk.

Losses from obesity higher than weight loss jab costs

Rising healthcare costs and productivity losses from the global obesity crisis far outstrip the cost of new weight-loss drugs, according to a report, which also calls on governments to prioritise prevention by promoting a healthy diet.

Diesel and petrol prices fall at fastest rate since December

The price of petrol and diesel in the UK is falling at the fastest pace this year, with households paying about £4 less to fill up a family car than they did a month ago.

Tech firms must help refund victims of fraud, says HSBC

HSBC has thrown its weight behind calls for tech firms to pay up for fraud, saying incoming compensation rules requiring banks to reimburse scam victims up to £85,000 will fail to stem the flow of fraud, and prove that the financial sector is not the problem.

Succession drama Fox News fate at stake as Murdochs take family shares to court

One family succession battle is gripping the media and dominating water cooler conversations at the New York headquarters of Fox News.

Leftist Dissanayake wins Sri Lankan presidential election after historic runoff

A Marxist leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has won Sri Lanka's presidential election, in what is being seen as a widespread rejection of the old political elite blamed for the country's continuing economic woes.

Gaza Seven killed in Israeli airstrike on school shelter

Seven people were killed yesterday after an Israeli airstrike hit a school housing displaced people in western Gaza City, Palestinian health officials said, amid fears that Gaza's worsening humanitarian crisis might be forgotten as tensions boil between Hezbollah and Israel.

Teenage refugees in school 'no man's land', report says

Thousands of teenage asylum seekers are thought to be spending up to a year out of education in a \"no man's land\" because schools are reluctant to accept them if they arrive after September, a report warns.