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What is the cronyism row engulfing the Labour Party?

As Labour settles into government, it has been engulfed by cronyism allegations. The Tories have accused the party of a growing scandal”, while Labour has claimed nothing it has done has been out of the ordinary. But what is the row actually about?

Dagenham tower block fire raises fresh cladding fears

Residents flee burning building in early hours of the morning

Norris beats Verstappen on home turf to ignite title race

Briton crosses line 22.8 seconds clear at Dutch Grand Prix

Supersub may give Arsenal a key advantage in title race

To win the Premier League title in 2024, just having a multitude of world-class players is not enough - this is what Manchester City have done with their shattering of conventional footballing standards.

Slot takes back seat for win in first Anfield experience

Liverpool's Dutch manager exudes calmness on the sidelines

FIGHT SAID FRED

Reading proves its culture-leading spirit is alive and kicking but headliners Lana Del Rey and Fred Again face a battle to be heard over nearby rave thumps, writes Mark Beaumont

Being late for our Danube cruise left us feeling blue

Q We booked a river voyage from Budapest, flying with Austrian Airlines firstly to Vienna with a connecting flight to Budapest.

OUTLAW COUNTRY

Season two of James Graham's hit crime drama 'Sherwood' makes the mistake of trying to do politics, writes Nick Hilton

TAKE A НІКЕ

Tom Mulvihill picks out 12 of the best late summer walks in the UK, featuring an all-important pitstop pint for each one

'I grew up in a cult and then I got free... but who was I?'

Bexy Cameron was raised by the infamous Children of God but then expelled, with nowhere to go, aged just 15. So began an often traumatic search to find herself. She tells her story...

Diners reach a tipping point and refuse to pay for service

So much for Britons meekly coughing up. Hannah Twiggs says it's time to rethink how we reward those who wait on us

Brazil puts 36 cities on high alert after wildfires spread

Wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people, officials said, with at least 36 cities put on high alert.

Syrian asylum seeker held over festival stabbing spree

The man handed himself in to police over the assault during which he killed three people in the German city of Solingen

Tech mogul who died when yacht sank in Sicily doubted Letby evidence, says Davis

Former cabinet minister Sir David Davis has said that Mike Lynch, the tech mogul who died when his yacht sank off the coast of Sicily last week, was planning to examine the murder conviction of nurse Lucy Letby over concerns about its safety.

How to tell if your child has been radicalised by far right

With the recent explosion of far-right anti-immigrant violence across the UK, some parents may be wondering what their children are getting up to on their phones.

His mum thought he was on video games but teen was being groomed by far right

Lucy* thought her teenage son was busy in his room playing video games and talking to friends online – but in reality he was getting groomed into the far right under her very roof.

Woman, 32, critical after being stabbed at Carnival

A 32-year-old woman is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being stabbed at the Notting Hill Carnival, the Metropolitan Police said.

There's never been a better moment for Oasis to return

“Get back together, stop messing around,” The 1975 singer Matty Healy advised Oasis in a Canadian radio interview last year.

Oasis fans in a frenzy over growing rumours of reunion

Oasis fans are all worked up again thanks to fresh reunion rumours, fuelled by some typically tongue-in-cheek posts from former frontman Liam Gallagher.

British man killed in missile attack on hotel in Ukraine

A British man has been killed in a suspected Russian missile strike that destroyed a hotel in Ukraine.

Will PM’s speech pile on the pain or restore hope’?

Since winning the election in July, the new government’s rhetoric has largely been a blame game.

Tories question donor's appointment to Treasury

The prime minister’s ethics adviser is being urged to investigate the chancellor over the appointment of a party donor to a civil service job, as the cronyism row engulfing the Labour Party continues to escalate.

Reeves is warned of 8.6bn annual bill to fix social care

Labour has been warned £1.1bn savings from the cancellation of a planned cap on social care costs is “small change” compared to an estimated £8.6bn needed to fix the crumbling sector.

Hopes for a Gaza ceasefire have never felt more distant

In Lebanon, the sky flashed red above the blasted southern neighbourhoods.

Fears of wider war as Israel warns exchange of fire with Hezbollah 'is not the end'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that “this is not the end” after Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire in southern Lebanon in an escalation of the Middle Eastern conflict.

Root guides England home with unbeaten half century

Sri Lanka 236 and 326; England 358 and 205-5

Ipswich suffer cruel twist after leading against City

There was a moment that capped Ipswich Town’s rise. Two years ago, their first away game of the campaign was at Forest Green Rovers. Now it was at Manchester City. They walked past the Premier League trophy that Pep Guardiola’s side have won for four consecutive seasons. They dared to take the lead.

Brighton win exposes Red Devils' glaring weaknesses

The same old for a frustrated Manchester United, but an exhilarating new hope at Brighton. After a summer when so much of the talk was of what might be possible at Old Trafford, a more interesting question for the Premier League might be just how high Fabian Hurzeler’s side can now go.

Arsenal weather Villa storm to secure crucial late win

Two games are no barometer of a team’s title chances but the early psychological signs are on point for Arsenal as they ended their Aston Villa hoodoo with a result the Gunners of a few years ago could not have hoped to claim.

We shouldn't judge J-Lo just for being a hopeless romantic

And just like that, another love story for the ages has been destroyed.