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Police dismissed teenager's sexual assault claim against Fayed in 1995

Police dismissed a teenage girl who reported an alleged sexual assault by Mohamed Al Fayed in 1995, saying they would add her name to a pile of other similar claims.

Post-Brexit checks will raise price of Christmas trees, warn importers

Every year hundreds of thousands of Christmas trees make the journey into the UK to take pride of place in living rooms across the country.

'What a privilege': how gratitude is making a TikTok comeback

\"What a privilege it is to run in the rain. What a privilege it is to have a house I need to clean.\" Social media is usually criticised for being a toxic space, but an emerging trend is pushing back against negativity with gratitude.

'I always know where my keys are': survey backs Saoirse Ronan's words on self-defence

Rarely can 10 words dropped into a TV chatshow have caused such a powerful ripple effect as those of the Blitz actor Saoirse Ronan on The Graham Norton Show.

Who will be the next Tory leader? Kemi Badenoch v Robert Jenrick

Combative culture warrior unafraid to come out swinging Centrist remainer reinvented as anti-immigration populist hardliner

Rishi Sunak Former PM 'plans to stay as an MP on backbenches'

Rishi Sunak is planning to stay the course in parliament on the backbenches, as friends said the former prime minister is keen to prove a point after jibes about his potential return to California.

EU citizen caught up in post-Brexit backlog is removed from Britain

A European Union citizen caught up in a Home Office backlog of applications for post-Brexit residency has been forcibly removed from the UK.

Tied up Reeves's pussybow blouse has a long history in high-stakes moments

It was a budget the chancellor said would \"match the greatest economic moments in Labour history\", and for the occasion Rachel Reeves chose to wear a garment to match the moment: a pussybow blouse.

National insurance rises could devastate social care, charities warn

Services that support some of England's most vulnerable people have warned that tax increases in the budget will lead to cuts and closures that could devastate the charity sector.

Have they got news for us? How BBC's quiz show has gone down in the US

Have I Got News for You, halfway through its 68th series, is a British institution.

Morrissey donates £50,000 to help save Salford Lads Club from closure

Morrissey has donated £50,000 to the Salford Lads Club, the institution pictured on the inner sleeve of the Smiths' 1986 album The Queen Is Dead.

Yoga, massage and detoxification: om his majesty's secret retreat

For years it has been one of King Charles's favourite sanctuaries for rejuvenation. And as he made the lengthy journey back from his tour of Australia and Samoa this week, it seems the king could not resist a quick spa break at his favourite Indian wellness retreat.

Pennsylvania Last push to persuade undecided Voters in must-win state

Kamala Harris stood before a cheering crowd of hundreds of her supporters in Philadelphia and promised that she would deliver in Pennsylvania, a battleground state considered a must-win in the electoral college.

Running for his life? Why election day may also be judgment day for Trump

Losing an election for the highest office is a crushing blow that no candidate forgets. But when the American electorate delivers its verdict next week, the personal stakes for Donald Trump will be uniquely high.

Vegas baby Sin City hosts rival rallies as political circus comes to town

Las Vegas serves up spectacle bigger and brasher than anywhere else.

Race to spend £2bn Ballooning donations fuel advertising assault

It was one of the most striking images of the final full week of the presidential election campaign: a giant projection of Kamala Harris's face on the 35-metre-wide, 111-metre-tall Las Vegas Sphere.

Race to spend £2bn Ballooning donations fuel advertising assault

It was one of the most striking images of the final full week of the presidential election campaign: a giant projection of Kamala Harris's face on the 35-metre-wide, 111-metre-tall Las Vegas Sphere.

The final cut? Juror #2 and the curious case of Clint Eastwood's missing film

Here is a mystery at the heart of Juror #2, the 40th film directed by Clint Eastwood and - given that he is now 94 - quite possibly the final one.

Ikea opens high street restaurant for lovers of Swedish meatballs

Its meatballs are as famous as its flat-pack furniture, with a meal in one of its restaurants often the highlight of an Ikea trip. Now shoppers can enjoy an Ikea meal without lugging around their new kitchen sink, as the furniture company has opened its first standalone restaurant on King Street in Hammersmith, London.

Gone with a bang: Warhol screen prints stolen in explosive heist

Two works from a famous series of screen prints by Andy Warhol were stolen yesterday when thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands, leaving two other works badly damaged in the street as they fled the scene of the botched heist.

Austerity policies 'linked to rise in small and premature babies'

The introduction of austerity policies has been associated with a striking increase in the number of babies in Scotland being born smaller or earlier than expected, data suggests.

Jealous teenager who stalked and stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death detained for life

An obsessed and jealous teenager who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in an alleyway was detained for life yesterday and told he would serve a minimum of 17 years.

Consumers offered more cheap deals on meat than healthy food, research finds

Supermarkets are using multibuy promotional deals to encourage shoppers to buy meat and processed meat, despite the products being linked to a heightened risk of cancer, new research reveals.

Red flags Holly Newton 'was too young to recognise warning signs'

Logan MacPhail, then 16, was \"calm and emotionless\" when he was arrested after repeatedly stabbing the 15-year-old Holly Newton. When he was told he was being charged with murder, he replied simply: \"Is she dead?\" DS Darren Davies of Northumbria police, who was in charge of the murder investigation, remembered MacPhail's chilling demeanour was the same throughout police interviews.

Cash flow problem Dry Trevi fountain installs coin pool as it prepares to charge

One of the first things American students Fiona Hastings and Olivia Nieporte did when they visited Rome for the first time was to visit the Trevi Fountain, to partake in the age-old ritual of tossing a coin over their shoulder and into the world-famous landmark.

Ripping yarn: Tom Daley's first knitting show opens in Tokyo

Tom Daley's legions of fans will forever remember the Tokyo Olympics as the backdrop to his first gold medal, secured alongside Matty Lee with a flawless final dive in the men's 10m synchronised platform.

China and Russia team up to block four new marine parks in Antarctic waters

China and Russia are working together to block new Antarctic marine parks and loosen krill fishing restrictions, undermining an international convention designed to protect the region from overexploitation, according to analysts and conservationists.

RMT calls off planned tube strike over pay

Members of the RMT union at London Underground yesterday called off plans to strike over the coming week, as transport officials urged tube drivers to follow suit.

Disposable vape ban 'could push some users back to cigarettes'

Ministers have acknowledged that a plan to ban the sale of disposable vapes by next summer could lead some users to revert or relapse to cigarette smoking.

Trump strategy to challenge US election defeat revealed

Donald Trump's campaign already appears to be preparing to challenge the US election result if he loses next week, with the former president's team filing a lawsuit in a swing state alleging voter suppression.