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Fashion week Big and bold tributes to trailblazing female artists

On the 16th floor of a Brutalist office block, the actor Joely Richardson chatted in the front row at the Roksanda London fashion week show, her salmon pink two-piece accessorised with kingfisher tights and dramatic hand gestures.

Muslim body calls on Labour to stop freezing it out of talks

The head of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has called for an explanation and a review of the government's policy of non-engagement with the body after her appeals for contact during the summer riots were ignored.

Conservatives Cleverly does not rule out future Hester donations

The Conservative party leadership candidate James Cleverly yesterday declined to rule out accepting future donations from Frank Hester, the businessman who said Diane Abbott made him \"want to hate all black women\".

Transparency Lammy calls buying outfits with donor funds routine’

The foreign secretary, David Lammy, has suggested it is routine for political donors to pay for outfits for prime ministers and their spouses in a row over the late declaration of funds for a personal shopper and clothes for Keir Starmer's wife, Victoria.

Channel crossings Eight people die when small boat sinks off French coast

Eight people died trying to cross the Channel from France to England early yesterday, French regional authorities said.

Billionaire splashes down after splashing out for private spacewalk

The civilian crew on SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission returned to Earth yesterday after a historic five days in orbit that took them higher than anyone since Nasa's trips to the moon more than half a century ago.

Purple patch for British blueberries as farmers enjoy fruits of sales boom

Whether they add them to smoothies or salads, or just pop them straight in their mouths, Britons are eating more blueberries than ever before.

Harry gets first birthday greeting from his brother in three years

The Prince and Princess of Wales delivered a small peace offering in their rift with the Duke of Sussex yesterday by wishing Prince Harry happy birthday for the first time in three years.

Trump safe after shots fired near golf course

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe after gunshots were fired near his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, last night.

Jewish Chronicle writers quit over 'fabrications'

A number of prominent columnists have resigned in protest from the Jewish Chronicle (JC) after allegations it printed articles about the Gaza conflict based on \"wild fabrications\".

PM accused of seeking to copy far right on migration

MPs and NGOs alarmed by Starmer meeting with Italy's Meloni on asylum

'A very different vibe' Disquiet over Linkin Park's explosive comeback

Oasis may have sold a lot of tickets, but for many music fans there's an even bigger rock comeback this year: Linkin Park, whose first three albums went 25 times platinum between them in the US alone, have dramatically ended a seven-year hiatus that followed the 2017 suicide of co-frontman Chester Bennington.

Spud we like How TikTok helped spark a huge baked potato revival

By 10.30am, a queue is already forming outside a closed baked potato van in a converted tram in Preston, Lancashire.

Turkey Body of activist killed in West Bank lands in Istanbul

The body of the Turkish-American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi has landed in Istanbul, carried by a procession of Turkish honour guard soldiers.

First spy cams, now deepfake porn South Korean fury at scale of abuse

The anger was palpable. For the second time in just a few years, South Korean women took to the streets of Seoul to demand an end to sexual abuse. When the country spearheaded Asia’s #MeToo movement, the culprit was molka – spy cams used to record women without their knowledge. Now their fury was directed at an epidemic of deepfake pornography.

Boeing workers begin strike for more pay after rejecting CEO's pleas to accept deal

Tens of thousands of Boeing workers walked off the job yesterday after voting overwhelmingly to strike for higher pay, halting production of the planemaker's strongest-selling jet as it wrestles with chronic output delays and mounting debt.

Public body takes control of UK gas and electric network

The government has agreed to take over the National Grid unit tasked with keeping the lights on in a £630m deal that takes effect from next month.

Bristol airport Private parking fines may be unenforceable

Are private \"fines\" sent by Bristol airport to motorists picking up passengers outside its designated, paid-for, drop-off and pickup zone unenforceable? It certainly looks as though they may be, if an eagle-eyed Guardian reader and a leading consumer solicitor are correctly interpreting the bylaws that govern the airport.

Fall of Huw Edwards is a turning point for BBC, say experts

The dramatic fall of Huw Edwards has to be a wake-up call for broadcasters and a turning point for the embattled BBC, experts have said, days before the sentencing of the disgraced presenter on Monday.

Good times, bad times UK fashion bounces back after bad year

The question at London fashion week is: do you want the good news or the bad news first? The outlook for British fashion depends where you look.

There have been many noble visions to save the NHS. Will this one be realised?

The NHS is in serious trouble. This is the considered diagnosis of Lord Darzi and this week's report into the NHS.

Lib Dems a better opposition than 'Punch and Judy' Tories - Davey

Ed Davey has said it is \"frustrating and surprising\" the government does not yet have a plan for the care sector, as he pledged that the Liberal Democrats could be a more effective opposition than a divided Conservative party.

Conservatives 'Dossier' on Cleverly may have been paid for by rival

A firm that specialises in digging dirt on political candidates has been circulating a \"dossier\" on James Cleverly that appears to have been commissioned by one of his Tory rivals or a third party trying to influence the party's leadership contest.

Russia accuses six UK diplomats of spying as Starmer meets Biden

Russia announced it had revised the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow on accusations of espionage as Keir Starmer prepared to meet Joe Biden in Washington to discuss how Ukraine could use longrange missiles deep inside Russia.

Football moves the goalposts Universities in cities with top clubs pull in more students

There are many things to consider when choosing a university: where has the best course, what is the campus like, who are the lecturers? And also, perhaps, how did the local football team get on last season?

'They learn to socialise' The school head who swears by a total ban

Vicki Dean, the principal of Tenbury High academy, says visitors to her secondary school in the Worcestershire countryside think its pupils appear less mature than others their age - because they are running about and playing, rather than sitting huddled around their phones.

Northern lights offer dazzling display in UK

Skies across the UK have been lit up again by the northern lights, which produced a spectacular display in some areas on Thursday night.

The Hague to be first city in world to outlaw fossil fuel advertising

The Hague has become the first city in the world to pass a law banning advertisements promoting fossil fuel products and climate-busting services.

Beckham joins mourners at Eriksson's funeral in Sweden

David Beckham joined mourners at the funeral of former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in his home town of Torsby in Sweden to hear tributes to a “genuinely kind” man who “loved good food and drink and travelling first-class”.

The British are coming, again! Fiennes, Grant and Craig are all set for Oscars face-off

Tomorrow, the Toronto film festival will hand out its prizes and roll up its red carpet, a week after the Venice film festival did the same. This means only one thing: the start of Oscar season.