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Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of Donald Trump, has died after being shot at a college event, the president said. The co-founder and CEO of the youth organisation Turning Point USA, the 31-year-old is the latest victim in a spasm of political violence across the United States. Videos posted to social media from Utah Valley University show Mr Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone while sitting under […]

Speculation is mounting about whether the King will be reunited with his son the Duke of Sussex during his brief return to the UK. Harry has not seen his father in over a year and is reportedly open to meeting Charles, who has been receiving cancer treatment since early 2024. Charles is thought to be in London having travelled from his Balmoral home where he has been spending his summer […]

The newly-appointed City minister will summon the UK’s biggest banks and building societies to urge them to make use of looser lending rules to help first-time buyers get a home. Lucy Rigby and housing minister Matthew Pennycook will gather senior executives from top lenders for a meeting on Wednesday. Ms Rigby replaced Emma Reynolds as Economic Secretary to the Treasury, also known as City minister, after the latter’s appointment to […]

England put themselves on the verge of World Cup qualification with a 5-0 win in Serbia. This was supposed to be the biggest test of Group K and there was jeopardy coming into the game after underwhelming performances against Andorra twice and Senegal. But this was by far the best performance of the Thomas Tuchel era as they silenced what was supposed to be a hostile crowd in Belgrade. Goals […]

The Polish military said it has downed drones that violated its airspace as Russia launched a wave of aerial attacks on Ukraine. The Polish prime minister Donald Tusk wrote on X that he had received a report from the Operational Command of the Army about “the shutting down of drones that entered our airspace and could constitute a threat”. He said he informed the Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte about […]

Just four clubs in the top four divisions are ready for the arrival of English football’s new independent regulator, according to a new study. Brighton, Cambridge, Carlisle and AFC Wimbledon are the only clubs already up to speed, as set out in the Fair Game Index published on Wednesday. The Index found almost half of the 92 Premier League and EFL clubs (43) have less than one month’s cash reserves […]

Working-age parents’ concerns about food costs have increased to levels not seen since autumn 2022, when inflation was in double figures, according to Which? Nearly nine in 10 (87%) working-age parents reported being concerned about food prices in the month to mid-August, a survey found. This was an increase of six percentage points since May and indicated working-age parents’ concerns about food prices returned to levels not seen since November […]

A three-minute brainwave test could detect signs of memory problems linked to Alzheimer’s disease years before clinical diagnosis is possible, a trial has found. Researchers suggest this could be a cheap tool for those who struggle to get a diagnosis, and can be used in multiple settings, including the home. Fastball, developed at the University of Bath, is a new method that uses EEG (electroencephalogram), a test that records the […]