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• FIFA accuses UEFA of misinformation campaign over Gianni Infantinos proposal

  FIFA has launched an extraordinary attack on UEFA, accusing it of running a “misinformation campaign” to scupper Gianni Infantino’s World Cup private investor proposal.

• Manchester City must face strictest punishment if found guilty LaLiga chief

  LaLiga president Javier Tebas has called for Manchester City to face the strongest possible sanction available to the Premier League if they have breached financial rules.

• Scrapping pension triple lock would be morally wrong says union chief

  A leader of a major trade union has said scrapping the pension triple lock to fund social care would be “morally wrong”.

• UK mortgage approvals fall to lowest since end of 2023

  The number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers has slipped to its lowest level since the end of 2023, figures show, as elevated borrowing and living costs weighed on housing demand.

• Celebrity Traitors cloak added to Bella Ramsey waxwork at Madame Tussauds London

  Madame Tussauds London has added a cloak to its wax figure of The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey, who will appear in the upcoming series of The Celebrity Traitors.

• Ex snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse

  Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-age children.

• RAF Fairford suspected terror plot involved a foreign actor says Marco Rubio

  A suspected terror plot against an RAF base used by American forces “clearly involves the hand of a foreign actor”, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has claimed, but refused to provide further details.

• Burnham vows to end politics as usual in first Labour leader conference speech

  Andy Burnham will pledge to tackle the issues politicians “usually avoid” in his first leader’s speech at the Labour Party conference amid mounting speculation the pensions triple lock could be reformed to fund social care.

• OpenAI delays latest model over security concerns

  OpenAI has said it is delaying the release of a new artificial intelligence model over security concerns voiced by its researchers, the latest in the company’s effort to decelerate the pace of the technology’s advance.

• SpaceXs Starship launches into orbit for first time but flight ends early

  SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlinks yet, but cut the flight short to ensure safety.

• Sturgeon to teach women to lead under pressure during masterclass

  Nicola Sturgeon will teach women from around the world how to lead under pressure in a new masterclass launching next year.

• Trains could be publicly owned under Great British Railways Transport Secretary

  New trains could be publicly owned under Great British Railways to reduce costs and “best serve taxpayers”, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said.

• Healey sets out plan for new age of industrialisation to boost economy

  John Healey has set out plans to reindustrialise Britain with investment in industry and support for apprenticeships as part of the Government’s search for economic growth.

• Five British nationals arrested over suspected bomb plot near airbase

  The suspects arrested over a potential terror plot near an RAF base used by the US are all British nationals aged in their 20s and from London, police have said.

• Child 10 and two women crushed to death in Channel crossing attempt

  A 10-year-old child and two women have died after they were “likely crushed” in a dinghy while attempting to cross the Channel.

• Sir Rod Stewart announces UK and Ireland tour which will definitely be my last

  Sir Rod Stewart has announced The Final Encore tour, which he says will “definitely be my last”.

• Aldi set to open another 40 stores in 2027 despite pressure on earnings

  Discount supermarket Aldi has pledged to invest £900 million in another 40 new stores next year and its warehouse network despite seeing annual earnings dip lower.

• Whodunit Chance to solve a mystery and win gold in Cluedo coins launch

  Collectable Cluedo coins are being launched by The Royal Mint – which is also offering the chance for one “supersleuth” to win a gold 50p.

• Taylor Swift unveils new video after breaking MTV VMAs record

  Taylor Swift won the video of the year award as she became the most decorated artist in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards.

• 999 caller has only partial picture of RAF Fairford incident says Streeting

  The villager who said she raised the alarm about vans blocking a road near RAF Fairford had only “a partial picture” of the situation, Wes Streeting has said.

• Whodunit Chance to solve a mystery and win gold in Cluedo coins launch

  Collectable Cluedo coins are being launched by The Royal Mint – which is also offering the chance for one “supersleuth” to win a gold 50p.

• Police Scotland launch advert amid violence against women and girls emergency

  Police Scotland has launched a new advert as part of efforts to tackle a “national emergency” of violence against women and girls.

• Sycamore Gap stump shows ring of shoots three years on from felling

  Three years since the tree at Sycamore Gap was felled, the National Trust has shared images of a thick ring of new shoots around its stump.

• Wales come unstuck with another Nations League defeat in Denmark

  Wales wilted in Copenhagen as a 2-0 defeat to Denmark left them bottom of their Nations League group.

• Tom Banton century helps England thrash Sri Lanka to clinch series win

  Tom Banton’s first international century paved the way for England to cap off a turbulent summer with a series-clinching thrashing of Sri Lanka.