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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.

Bottega gives fashion a whimsical twist as dips into dressing up box

Farmyards and high fashion do not usually gel well, but Bottega Veneta changed that on Saturday night in Milan when it staged its catwalk show among a menagerie of chickens, foxes, horses, rabbits and birds.

'Devilish' poison pen letters sow distrust in quiet village

A \"cloud of vitriol\" hangs over an East Yorkshire village amid a two-year campaign of anonymous poison pen letters that has caused some people to move away, they have said.

NHS launches virtual reality training as 'powerful' way of tackling racism at work

A black nurse called Tunde is told by his manager that personal protective equipment (PPE) was being locked away at night to prevent its theft on night shifts during the pandemic, when ethnic minorities were more likely to work these hours.

Rise of the giant gourmet sandwich takes a big bite of street food market

When it comes to sandwiches, it turns out size really does matter.

Former BBC journalist and diplomat Peter Jay dies aged 87

Peter Jay, the former BBC economics journalist and diplomat, has died at the age of 87, his family has announced.

Polish man in UK since age of seven gets deportation reprieve

A Polish man who has lived in the UK since he was seven has been granted a last-minute reprieve after facing deportation because officials said he had not provided enough proof that he has lived in the country for the past 20 years.

Drink spiking: minister called for rewrite of 'victim blaming' ads

Civil servants were told to rewrite a proposed social media campaign to combat drink-spiking after the original appeared to blame victims, a minister has told Labour conference delegates.

Lammy urges 'nerves and guts' in talks on Ukraine use of Storm Shadow

The UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, yesterday indicated that delicate negotiations with the White House to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia were continuing, arguing it was a time for \"nerve and guts\".

Tax breaks for UK firms are not worth the cost, analysis finds

Corporate tax breaks designed to encourage companies to buy new machinery and equipment will cost the taxpayer about three times as much as they generate, according to analysis of official forecasts.

Winter fuel cut Major unions line up to push for U-turn vote

No 10 is braced for a potential defeat on a Labour conference vote to condemn cuts to the winter fuel allowance, as major trade unions line up to back the motion to reverse Rachel Reeves's decision.

'Fifty pubs a month' called time this year in England and Wales

Fifty pubs a month closed for good across England and Wales in the first half of this year, with experts warning that tax rises in 2025 could make it even harder for some businesses to keep their doors open.

Labour to allow Welsh patients to receive NHS care in England

Welsh NHS patients will be allowed to travel to England to receive care for the first time ever under plans to be announced by the Welsh secretary today.

Azerbaijan 'yet to set net zero target' despite hosting this year's Cop29 talks

The host country of the next Cop29 UN climate talks, Azerbaijan, has yet to set a target for net zero greenhouse gas emissions, one of only 50 countries that have failed to do so, new research has shown.

Summer's over: warnings of floods, power cuts and rain

A late burst of summer came to a brutally abrupt end after intense thunderstorms swept the UK over the weekend with severe weather warnings for rain continuing into today across most of England and Wales.

Revealed: the real Miss Moneypenny and those other key female MI6 spies

For decades, their work has been hidden from view, their names missing from the history books.

Fake UK sites 'spreading false news' on firms in Ukraine

Fake news websites registered in the UK and made to resemble trusted British outlets are allegedly spreading disinformation about western companies operating in Ukraine.

Far-right AfD misses out in key German election, polls show

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland party appeared last night to have narrowly missed victory in an election in the German state of Brandenburg, three weeks after making gains in two other regions.

Hezbollah 'enters battle of reckoning' with Israel

Hezbollah said yesterday it had entered an \"open-ended battle of reckoning\" with Israel after it launched a series of rocket attacks on the north of the country, as world powers implored both sides to step back from the brink of all-out war.

Labour to investigate £600m Covid contracts given under the Tories

Chancellor to announce move in bid to fight back amid questions on ethics

First mass 24-hour event to help people put down their phones

Haunted by a pile of unread books? Or taunted by outdoor kit lurking in the cupboard? If you are one of the British adults who spends on average five hours a day looking at screens rather than participating in pastimes, perhaps it's time to join the offline revolution.

No longer the king of bling The staggering fall of rap star Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Brooklyn's grim Metropolitan Detention Center is, for the foreseeable future, home to Puff Daddy, AKA Sean Combs, one of the best-known voices in American entertainment and whose business empire once seemed to know no bounds.

Brandenburg stakes Last-minute push by German far right in key regional election

B jörn Höcke shielded his eyes from the lights as he peered from the stage into the crowds gathered on a square in front of a gothic church in central Cottbus.

'It's guerrilla war' The fire teams facing arson chaos in Amazon

The occupants of the military tents at this remote jungle camp in Brazil's wild west T survey the hellscape surrounding them.

"The horror of it' Trial of husband and 50 men accused of wife's rape shakes France

On the narrow streets of stone houses with pastel-blue shutters, residents of Mazan were appalled that this picturesque village in Provence was being referred to in the media as \"the village of the rapists\".

West End revival Will a traffic ban lure shoppers back to Oxford Street?

From the rooftop of John Lewis's flagship store, the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, laid out the changes planned for Oxford Street below: \"We want a public realm that is world class, green, healthy and safe but also increases footfall in the shops.\"

Live and let fly James Bond chopper firm awaits decision on £1bn deal

The Merlin helicopter sitting on a factory floor in Yeovil is a sight familiar to James Bond aficionados from the climactic shootout of the 2012 film Skyfall.