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• Ballon dOr chaos as Kane Yamal and Mbappe leaked as winners before ceremony

  The Ballon d’Or website has published three separate articles naming Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe as winner of the 2026 men’s award.

• Jimmy Carr Comedy should be taught in schools

  The 54-year-old presenter is known for hosting 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Last One Laughing UK, as well as performing his own stand-up comedy shows.

• Fresh warnings issued as strong winds and heavy rain forecast after two storms

  Fresh weather warnings have been issued as strong winds and heavy rain are on the way after two storms battered Britain.

• Royal Mail delays full rollout of postal overhaul until after Christmas

  Royal Mail has revealed it will halt the full rollout of its second-class post overhaul until after Christmas amid calls for the service to urgently improve its performance.

• Chris Brown avoids jail after admitting nightclub affray charge

  R and B singer Chris Brown has avoided jail after striking a man twice in the head with a tequila bottle in a central London club.

• Senior doctors in England plan November strike

  Senior doctors in England are planning strike action for two days next month, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.

• Kimi Antonelli aiming to complete his F1 title march in style in Mexico City

  Kimi Antonelli will aim to finish his march to the Formula One title in style as he heads to Mexico City next weekend on the brink of the championship.

• Workers continue to restore power to homes hit by Storm Boelo

  Workers are still trying to restore power to homes cut off during Storm Boelo.

• Man killed by falling tree in Storm Boelo

  It's as conditions continued to affect northern parts of the UK with winds gusts reaching 84mph

• Michael Carrick unsure what future holds after Man Utd loss

  The manager's side crashed to a 3-0 defeat with his position already hanging in the balance

• SNL UK takes aim at Prince William and Andy Burnhams TV appearances

  Saturday Night Live (SNL) UK has mocked prime minister Andy Burnham’s appearance on Celebrity Gogglebox and Prince William’s Graham Norton Show interview.

• More than 82000 without power as Storm Boelo batters UK with 84mph gusts

  More than 82,000 properties are without power as Storm Boelo continues to batter northern parts of the UK with gusts reaching 84mph.

• Banks set to report stronger profits as they face prospect of tax hike

  Britain’s high street banks are set to unveil stronger profits as they face the prospect of being targeted for a tax hike in the Budget.

• Mikel Arteta confident Arsenal will rediscover set piece potency

  Mikel Arteta is confident Arsenal will rediscover their potency from set-pieces after breaking their duck in Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League victory over Everton.

• Tories Healey must quit if he fails to set 3 defence spending target at Budget

  John Healey should resign as Chancellor if he fails to set out how the UK will spend a 3% share of the economy on defence by 2030, the Tories have demanded.

• Delta Goodrem scores series first 10 on Strictly return from injury

  Australian singer Delta Goodrem scored the first 10 of the 2026 series of Strictly Come Dancing on her return to the show from injury.

• Thomas Markle Sr says he has paid for sex but denies child abuse allegations

  Thomas Markle Sr, the father of the Duchess of Sussex, has admitted to paying for sex in the Philippines but continued to deny allegations he had a hoard of child sex abuse images.

• Budget to increase cash for social housing and give Englands mayors more powers

  The Budget will provide more than £1 billion for social and affordable housing and give England’s mayors and regional leaders greater powers and funding.

• Storm Boelo Travel disrupted and events cancelled as UK hit by wind and rain

  Amber weather warnings have come into force as the worst of Storm Boelo could be set to hit parts of the UK.

• More than 400000 protest across France

  Clashes erupted as a mass march drew to a close in Paris on Saturday, a week after widespread rioting and looting.

• Northern Olympics project to get 7 million study in Budget

  A £7 million fund will be used to examine the potential for a future Olympics bid by northern England.

• Met Police did not share Thomas Markle Sr claims with other law enforcement

  The Metropolitan Police confirmed it passed a letter featuring claims of alleged offending outside the UK by Meghan’s father Thomas Markle Sr to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex but did not share details with other law enforcement agencies.

• Government signals end to business as usual for water firms

  The Government is to make an unprecedented intervention in the process to set water bills, with Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle expected to get involved in the regulator’s next price review.

• Police deploy in big numbers and museums shut as France braces for more protests

  Major museums in Paris closed and authorities deployed a sizable police force for a round of new protests on Saturday across France, hoping to prevent a repeat of last week’s violent unrest that shocked the country.

• Tea drinking may be good for your heart researchers in China say

  Tea drinking is good for your heart, researchers in China have concluded.