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Teenager jailed for sharing terrorist documents and attacking transgender woman

People watch the speech of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as they sit in a cafe in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Thursday (Hassan Ammar/AP)

People watch the speech of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as they sit in a cafe in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Thursday (Hassan Ammar/AP)

Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices

The Prime Minister said his team was focused on his Government’s ‘big mandate to deliver change’ (Justin Tallis/PA)

The Prime Minister said his team was focused on his Government’s ‘big mandate to deliver change’ (Justin Tallis/PA)

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Starmer insists he is ‘completely in control’ amid Sue Gray salary row

Police at the Holiday Inn Express in Tamworth, Staffordshire (Jacob King/PA)

Police at the Holiday Inn Express in Tamworth, Staffordshire (Jacob King/PA)

Man who assaulted female police officer pleads guilty to riot

The Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Rothesay when in Scotland, speaks during a ‘Thank You’ event hosted by Homewards Aberdeen for workers from across the city’s homelessness sector (Russell Cheyne/PA)

The Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Rothesay when in Scotland, speaks during a ‘Thank You’ event hosted by Homewards Aberdeen for workers from across the city’s homelessness sector (Russell Cheyne/PA)

William praises ‘unconditional care’ of workers in homelessness sector

Lebanese soldiers and firefighters gather outside a mobile phone shop after what is believed to be the result of a walkie-talkie exploding inside it, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon (Mohammed Zaatari/AP)

Lebanese soldiers and firefighters gather outside a mobile phone shop after what is believed to be the result of a walkie-talkie exploding inside it, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon (Mohammed Zaatari/AP)

What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria

Poems Chiefly In The Scottish Dialect was Robert Burns’s first published works (PA)

Poems Chiefly In The Scottish Dialect was Robert Burns’s first published works (PA)

Rare first edition Robert Burns poetry book fetches £62,700 at auction

The Lamone river overflows its banks near Bagnacavallo, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Fabrizio Zani/AP)

The Lamone river overflows its banks near Bagnacavallo, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Fabrizio Zani/AP)

Floods in central Europe threaten new areas as 1,000 people evacuated in Italy

Grange School has been shortlisted among the world’s best for innovation (T4 Education/PA)

Grange School has been shortlisted among the world’s best for innovation (T4 Education/PA)

Three schools in England named finalists for global education prize

The Met Office has issued two weather warnings for thunderstorms this week (Victoria Jones/PA)

The Met Office has issued two weather warnings for thunderstorms this week (Victoria Jones/PA)

Thunderstorms to batter parts of the UK after spell of warm, dry weather

Trouble flares during an anti-immigration protest outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham (Danny Lawson/PA)

Trouble flares during an anti-immigration protest outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham (Danny Lawson/PA)

Man whose teenage son was first to be sentenced for Rotherham riot also jailed

There have been delays in fitting some offenders who have been released from prison with electronic tags (Danny Lawson/PA)

There have been delays in fitting some offenders who have been released from prison with electronic tags (Danny Lawson/PA)

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Delays in fitting electronic tags to some offenders released from prison – MoJ

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has been taken to hospital in Copenhagen after a fall (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has been taken to hospital in Copenhagen after a fall (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, who abdicated this year, in hospital after fall

The trimming of the world’s oldest topiary gets under way at Levens Hall in Kendal, Cumbria (Owen Humphreys/PA

The trimming of the world’s oldest topiary gets under way at Levens Hall in Kendal, Cumbria (Owen Humphreys/PA

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Gardeners begin mammoth six-month trim of world’s oldest topiary

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he was not holding physical surrgeries because of security concerns (PA)

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he was not holding physical surrgeries because of security concerns (PA)

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Farage not holding constituency surgeries amid concerns over knife attacks

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage is to relinquish control of Reform UK, he has said (Paul Marriott/PA)

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage is to relinquish control of Reform UK, he has said (Paul Marriott/PA)

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Nigel Farage to ‘relinquish’ control of Reform UK by giving up majority shares

Kylie Minogue will tour the world next year (Matt Crossick/PA)

Kylie Minogue will tour the world next year (Matt Crossick/PA)

Kylie Minogue announces world tour with dates in England and Scotland

The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 5% (Aaron Chown/ PA)

The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 5% (Aaron Chown/ PA)

UK interest rates kept at 5% as Bank of England says ‘vital’ inflation stays low

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (Maja Smiejkowska/PA)

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (Maja Smiejkowska/PA)

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Nigel Farage to give up majority of shares in Reform UK Ltd

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute leadership conference (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute leadership conference (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

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Harris plans livestream with Oprah as Trump to address Israeli-American group

Cillian Murphy at the Bafta Film Awards 2024 (Ian West/PA)

Cillian Murphy at the Bafta Film Awards 2024 (Ian West/PA)

Short film starring Cillian Murphy to have London premiere at Southbank Centre

Lindsey Burrow, centre, pictured with presenters Charlotte Hawkins and JustGiving’s Casper Harratt (Matt Crossick/PA Photo Assignments)

Lindsey Burrow, centre, pictured with presenters Charlotte Hawkins and JustGiving’s Casper Harratt (Matt Crossick/PA Photo Assignments)

Rob Burrow’s wife accepts JustGiving award recognising his fundraising work

The head of arts body Creative Scotland insisted their ‘hands were tied’ when they closed a key fund that supports artists in the summer (Andrew Milligan/PA)

The head of arts body Creative Scotland insisted their ‘hands were tied’ when they closed a key fund that supports artists in the summer (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Creative Scotland’s ‘hands tied’ when key fund was closed, chief executive says

Community pharmacies could stage ‘work-to-rule action’ before Christmas (Julien Behal/PA)

Community pharmacies could stage ‘work-to-rule action’ before Christmas (Julien Behal/PA)

Pharmacies to be balloted for action over funding cuts

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir (Mukhtar Khan/AP)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir (Mukhtar Khan/AP)

Modi visits Indian-controlled Kashmir on election campaign amid massive security

The UK is to hold a conference on AI safety (PA)

The UK is to hold a conference on AI safety (PA)

UK to hold conference of developers in Silicon Valley to discuss AI safety

Five women have alleged that they were raped by Mohamed Al Fayed (Daniel Hambury/PA)

Five women have alleged that they were raped by Mohamed Al Fayed (Daniel Hambury/PA)

‘I’m petrified of someone that’s no longer alive’, says Mohamed Al Fayed accuser

A Land Rover Defender utility vehicle has been converted into what is claimed to be the UK’s smallest museum (British Red Cross/PA)

A Land Rover Defender utility vehicle has been converted into what is claimed to be the UK’s smallest museum (British Red Cross/PA)

Land Rover Defender converted into ‘UK’s smallest museum’ to celebrate Red Cross

Michael Sheen plays the Duke of York in A Very Royal Scandal (Prime Video/PA)

Michael Sheen plays the Duke of York in A Very Royal Scandal (Prime Video/PA)

‘A bad episode of The Crown’ – Newsnight drama receives mixed reviews

Former Nissan Motor Corporation executive Greg Kelly speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

Former Nissan Motor Corporation executive Greg Kelly speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

Lawyer for American charged in trial of ex-Nissan chief appeals for ‘justice’

The move will aim to decrease instances when smaller firms are left cash-strapped while they await payment from larger firms (Alamy/PA)

The move will aim to decrease instances when smaller firms are left cash-strapped while they await payment from larger firms (Alamy/PA)

Reynolds: Crackdown on late payments to small businesses is Government priority

Truong My Lan, a real estate tycoon sentenced to death for financial fraud, attends her second trial in Vietnam’s largest fraud case in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Thanh Tung/AP)

Truong My Lan, a real estate tycoon sentenced to death for financial fraud, attends her second trial in Vietnam’s largest fraud case in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Thanh Tung/AP)

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Real estate tycoon sentenced to death for fraud faces trial on new charges

Chinese authorities inspect the scene of a stabbing at the Shenzhen Japanese School in Shenzhen, China after a 10-year-old Japanese student was attacked by a man (Kyodo News/AP)

Chinese authorities inspect the scene of a stabbing at the Shenzhen Japanese School in Shenzhen, China after a 10-year-old Japanese student was attacked by a man (Kyodo News/AP)

Pupil at Japanese school dies after stabbing in China

High street giant Next has upped its annual profit outlook for the second time in less than two months (PA)

High street giant Next has upped its annual profit outlook for the second time in less than two months (PA)

Next hikes profit outlook again as UK sales rebound

Elon Musk listens to a question as he speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington (Susan Walsh/AP)

Elon Musk listens to a question as he speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington (Susan Walsh/AP)

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Musk’s X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users in change to server access

More than 20 women have made allegations of sexual assault against Mohamed Al Fayed (Steve Parsons/PA)

More than 20 women have made allegations of sexual assault against Mohamed Al Fayed (Steve Parsons/PA)

Multiple women accuse Mohamed Al Fayed of rape and sexual assault

Police have arrested a teenage girl after an empty New York City subway train was taking on a brief joyride by two people before they crashed it and fled (New York City Police Department/AP)

Police have arrested a teenage girl after an empty New York City subway train was taking on a brief joyride by two people before they crashed it and fled (New York City Police Department/AP)

Teenage girl arrested over New York subway train joyride

The treeless landscape of the Falkland Islands (University of Southampton/PA)

The treeless landscape of the Falkland Islands (University of Southampton/PA)

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Falkland Islands ‘were covered in lush rainforest up to 30 million years ago’

Debris from the Titan submersible is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St John’s, Newfoundland (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press/AP)

Debris from the Titan submersible is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St John’s, Newfoundland (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press/AP)

Mission specialist for Titan submersible owner to give evidence

Your Zoom background could influence how tired you feel after a video call, scientists say (Myriam Borzee/Alamy/PA)

Your Zoom background could influence how tired you feel after a video call, scientists say (Myriam Borzee/Alamy/PA)

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Scientists reveal the type of virtual backgrounds associated with ‘Zoom fatigue’

Traffic stopped during the shooting on Interstate 75 (Camden Mink/Mount Vernon Fire Department /AP)

Traffic stopped during the shooting on Interstate 75 (Camden Mink/Mount Vernon Fire Department /AP)

Body found in search for Kentucky highway shooting suspect

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

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UN chief calls on nations to approve plan to tackle global challenges

House Speaker Mike Johnson (J Scott Applewhite/AP)

House Speaker Mike Johnson (J Scott Applewhite/AP)

House rejects temporary funding bill for US government

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, centre, oversees a launch (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, centre, oversees a launch (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

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Kim Jong Un supervises missile tests, says North Korean state media

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Long Island on Wednesday (Alex Brandon/AP)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Long Island on Wednesday (Alex Brandon/AP)

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Iranian hackers tried to interest Biden campaign in stolen Trump info

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute leadership conference in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute leadership conference in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

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Harris hits out at Trump’s promise of mass deportations

What the papers say – September 19 (PA)

What the papers say – September 19 (PA)

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What the papers say – September 19

A still from the new John Lewis ad, the first in a three-part campaign (John Lewis/PA)

A still from the new John Lewis ad, the first in a three-part campaign (John Lewis/PA)

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John Lewis releases early hint of Christmas ad with new campaign

Detective Superintendent Kate MacLeod said many people do not realise upskirting is an offence (Jane Barlow/PA)

Detective Superintendent Kate MacLeod said many people do not realise upskirting is an offence (Jane Barlow/PA)

Many people don’t realise upskirting is a crime, says senior officer

Fergal McCusker was shot dead at the back of a youth club in Co Londonderry in 1998 (PA)

Fergal McCusker was shot dead at the back of a youth club in Co Londonderry in 1998 (PA)

Family has ‘no confidence’ in ICRIR to probe allegations of collusion in murder

The seat also features a privacy screen and space to hang clothes and store bags (Future Travel Studio/PA)

The seat also features a privacy screen and space to hang clothes and store bags (Future Travel Studio/PA)

‘Game-changing’ train seat that can be converted into lie-flat bed unveiled

A senior manager at a Glasgow hospital at the centre of a public inquiry has said a ‘purist’ approach to infection control could have posed a greater risk to patient safety (Andrew Milligan/PA)

A senior manager at a Glasgow hospital at the centre of a public inquiry has said a ‘purist’ approach to infection control could have posed a greater risk to patient safety (Andrew Milligan/PA)

‘Purist’ approach to infection control poses risk to patient safety, probe told

Sir Keir Starmer said the Government was committed to dealing with deprivation and immigration (Jeff Overs/PA)

Sir Keir Starmer said the Government was committed to dealing with deprivation and immigration (Jeff Overs/PA)

Starmer says concerns over immigration and deprivation are no excuse for riots

Angela McKearney said relatives would continue their campaign for justice (Liam McBurney/PA)

Angela McKearney said relatives would continue their campaign for justice (Liam McBurney/PA)

Families of UVF shooting victims ‘not giving up’ after inquiry request refused

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