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• Four people taken to hospital after reports of stabbing in south east London

  Four people have been taken to hospital after reports of a stabbing in south-east London, emergency services said.

• Police and Army veterans gather for A66 crash officers funeral

  Police officers and Army veterans came together to pay their respects to a former colleague and comrade who was killed on duty in a horrific crash on the A66.

• Dont wear RNLI branding says charity to deter anti migrant protests

  RNLI volunteers and staff have been warned not to wear the charity’s branding because of the “unacceptable abuse” they have faced from anti-migrant protesters.

• Holidaymakers face tourism tax with new powers for mayors across England

  Holidaymakers across England face a new tax on overnight stays under Government plans to give mayors greater economic power in their regions.

• Pharmacists will be able to treat people for more illnesses under NHS scheme

  Pharmacists will be able to treat people with migraines, acne, more types of ear infection and other conditions as the NHS “pharmacy first” scheme is expanded.

• Mayors to be given power to impose tourist tax

  Plans to give England’s mayors the power to introduce a tourist tax will be set out on Thursday.

• Flight disruption easing as air traffic boss faces calls to resign

  Flight disruption that caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers has eased, with schedules set to return to normal later.

• Bayeux Tapestry set to be unveiled to the public today

  The Bayeux Tapestry is set to be unveiled to the public today at the British Museum.

• August was worlds joint hottest month on record scientists

  August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said.

• National security cant come at the expense of social security Andy Burnham

  National security “can’t come at the expense of social security”, the Prime Minister has insisted, as he criticised Tory plans to fund defence.

• Transport Secretary does not believe air traffic control issue was unavoidable

  The Transport Secretary has told MPs she did not believe the air traffic control problems that have caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers were “unavoidable”.

• Reform UK under criminal investigation amid allegations of donation rules breach

  Reform UK is under criminal investigation after allegations the party breached donation rules on foreign funding.

• Hundreds of police line street at A66 crash colleagues funeral

  Hundreds of police officers lined the street at the funeral of a colleague who was killed in a collision on the A66.

• Nottingham set to bring in new powers to fight intimidating use of balaclavas

  New powers to tackle young people wearing balaclavas to intimidate members of the public in Nottingham city centre are set to come into force next week.

• Lee Westwood ponders LIV Golf stay despite it filing for bankruptcy protection

  Lee Westwood will consider staying with LIV Golf despite the organisation filing for bankruptcy protection.

• Celebrity Traitors and Clarksons Farm win top prizes at National TV Awards

  The Celebrity Traitors and Clarkson’s Farm won top prizes at the National Television Awards.

• EastEnders star Shane Richie pleads not guilty to drink driving

  EastEnders actor Shane Richie has pleaded not guilty to a charge of drink-driving and faces a trial next year.

• Tributes from around the world for officers killed in A66 crash Police Fed

  The families of two police officers who were killed in a head-on collision on the A66 have been given “overwhelming” support from around the world, a Police Federation Chair said.

• 17 million waited for more than 12 hours for AE care last year review

  More than 1.7 million patients waited for more than more than half a day for emergency care, despite concerns that long A and E waits are linked to an increased risk of death, according to a new report.

• Air traffic control boss to face Transport Secretary as flight chaos to continue

  The boss of an air traffic control provider will speak to the Transport Secretary on Wednesday as disruption is set to continue after a technical issue grounded flights.

• Childrens commissioner warns of 42000 hidden Neets absent from colleges

  Youth unemployment is likely to be even higher than official statistics, according to the Children’s Commissioner who has warned of a “blind spot” with tens of thousands of young people “slipping through the cracks”.

• Monty Don to leave Gardeners World after 23 years

  Monty Don has announced he will leave Gardeners’ World after more than 20 years.

• Englands Harry Kane Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice make Ballon dOr shortlist

  Harry Kane is on the shortlist for the 2026 Men’s Ballon d’Or award along with England team-mates Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice.

• Flights departing UK disrupted by air traffic control technical issue

  Flights departing the UK have been disrupted by an air traffic control “technical issue”, Nats has said.

• Miliband risks backlash from US and Israel as UK announces West Bank sanctions

  The UK accused the Israeli government of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband risked an international backlash by announcing sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements.