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• King and Queen attend Sunday service in Antigua

  The King and Queen were told the voices of small states must be heard for there to be “true partnerships” in the Commonwealth as Caribbean nations welcomed the UK’s offer of slavery apology talks.

• Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean was a champion in every sense of the word

  Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean has been described as a “champion in every sense of the word” following her death aged 34.

• John Healey promises benefits bill will come down under Labour

  John Healey has promised the benefits bill “will come down under Labour” and signalled there will be more “hard decisions” on cuts to public spending.

• Noel Gallaghers ex wife Meg Mathews reveals breast cancer battle and mastectomy

  Britpop figure Meg Mathews has revealed she has been secretly battling breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy.

• Celtic stunned by Falkirk as inspired Scott Bain frustrates former club

  Celtic paid the price for a sloppy start and a superb display from former goalkeeper Scott Bain as they fell to a 2-0 defeat at Falkirk.

• King to speak about slavery with unflinching honesty but no apology expected

  The King will speak about slavery with “unflinching honesty” and “sincere sorrow” in a speech to Commonwealth leaders but is not expected to offer an apology.

• Third weekend of protests in France as youth led rallies sweep Europe

  Hundreds of thousands of protesters inspired by frustrated high school students have taken to the streets

• Burnhams Government failing to deliver change SNP Westminster leader claims

  Andy Burnham’s Government is “failing to deliver the change he promised” on living standards, the SNP has said.

• Evacuees from Russian occupied Oleshky reunited with relatives in Ukraine

  Travellers wrapped in blue and yellow Ukrainian flags stepped off buses

• More than 100 arrested outside US embassy after supporting Palestine Action

  Hundreds of people took part in the protest in Nine Elms, south-west London, on Saturday

• Michael Carrick expects to remain in charge of Man Utd for Roma clash

  Michael Carrick is expecting to still be in charge of Manchester United for Tuesday’s Champions League meeting with Roma and said he is looking forward to preparing for the game at Old Trafford.

• City of London chief Ian Thomas named UKs most influential black Briton

  The chief executive of the City of London Corporation Ian Thomas has been named the UK’s most influential black person in this year’s Powerlist.

• 320000 join nationwide protests in France in reduced turnout says government

  The French government has estimated that 320,000 people protested nationwide on Saturday in demonstrations focused on high living costs, fewer than in previous demonstrations.

• Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft win The Celebrity Traitors as faithfuls

  The pair were the last two remaining at the firepit at the end of the BBC reality gameshow

• King arrives in Antigua and Barbuda as Burnham open to slavery apology

  Charles will preside over the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in his role as the head of the “family of nations”

• Sir Ian McKellen to make cameo in Strictly Come Dancing Halloween show

  Actor Sir Ian McKellen is to make a surprise cameo appearance on Strictly Come Dancing’s Halloween special.

• Probe into Andrew and Epsteins Balmoral visit in very early stages police

  Detectives are investigating the time Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell spent at the King’s private estate in Scotland.

• Russell Brand controlled and gaslit women he treated as disposable

  Russell Brand carried out rapes and sexual assaults while treating women as a “disposable commodity” and a “means to an end”, his trial has heard.

• Four nations must move at same pace together Burnham says on devolution

  The four nations must “move at the same pace together”, Andy Burnham has said amid questions about the scope of devolution within his offer to first ministers.

• Counterfeit beauty products found to contain mercury lead and methanol

  Counterfeit beauty products have been found to contain mercury, lead and methanol following testing of hauls seized by Trading Standards.

• David Attenborough thanks public after moorland estate saved for nature

  Sir David Attenborough has thanked the public after conservationists completed the largest land purchase in England for decades and secured a 9,500-acre moorland estate for nature.

• Everton ease past Newcastle to set up Carabao Cup quarter final tie at Fleetwood

  Everton set up a Carabao Cup quarter-final against League Two Fleetwood as they eased to a 3-1 win over Newcastle.

• Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart dies aged 86

  Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died at his home in Los Angeles aged 86 following a “brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia”, it has been announced on his social media.

• Patrick Stewart Before accepting Star Trek fame his first love was Shakespeare

  Sir Patrick Stewart’s first love was the stage and the plays of William Shakespeare but it was to be a science fiction series and a series of superhero films that brought him worldwide fame.

• Met refers itself to police watchdog over action on letter about Meghans father

  The Metropolitan Police said it has voluntarily referred itself to the police watchdog because it failed to pass on a letter detailing allegations against the Duchess of Sussex’s father to relevant overseas law enforcement agencies.