US tech giant Nvidia has opened an independent investigation following reports its CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.

The company, one of the most valuable in the world, said its board had no reason to believe the company's secrets or national security were compromised, adding that the CEO was committed to continuing to lead the company.

Separately, Jensen Huang admitted to having been "unfaithful" to his wife and apologised for hurting her and their children.

US intelligence officials believed that Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang, was a spy for Beijing, according to a New York Times report.

Jensen Huang said he took "full responsibility" for what he did, adding that he had fallen short of his responsibilities to Nvidia's employees, board and shareholders.

Nvidia is one of the world's largest companies and seen as central to making the hardware for emerging AI technologies, and Jensen Huang has been in charge of it for more than 30 years.

He said: "I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry."

His statement continued: "Regarding the national security concerns raised in news reports, Nvidia's Board of Directors has initiated an independent investigation. I support the investigation and will cooperate fully.

"I love our country and our company. I am committed to protecting Nvidia and supporting America's national security. I am proud and grateful to be an American."

A separate statement issued by Nvidia's board of directors said it would begin an investigation in "light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort".

It continued: "The Board prioritises US national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of Nvidia and its shareholders.

"While the Board has no reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised, the Board's inquiry will examine all available information."

Jensen Huang rescued Nvidia from almost going broke on more than one occasion, and he took a punt on AI a long time before the rest of the world did.

His decision to make Nvidia chips, originally designed for gaming, become the best in the business for AI development, has now paid off in spades and the company is worth trillions.

This is a big blow for a man who is renowned for being a workaholic, a perfectionist and someone who expects incredibly high standards from his staff.

Alice Huang, who is of no relation to Jensen Huang, is linked to Singapore-based data centre firm Megaspeed.

The company told the New York Times last month its current leadership took the allegations seriously and had appointed external legal advisers to conduct an internal investigation.

Nvidia is a central player in AI infrastructure, providing chips to leading AI model developers including OpenAI and Meta.

The microchip manufacturer is worth some $4.5 trillion, making it one of the most valuable companies ever.

China has previously rejected allegations of an espionage operation targeting Nvidia's chief, describing the claims as "groundless speculation".

US intelligence agencies had been monitoring Alice Huang and concluded that she was acting on behalf of the Chinese government, according to unnamed sources cited by The New York Times.

Surveillance reportedly revealed communications between Alice Huang and an American citizen, who was subsequently identified as Jensen Huang through a process known as "unmasking".

It remains unclear what information Alice Huang – who is also known as Huang Le – allegedly passed to Beijing, how valuable it was, or when she is believed to have begun gathering intelligence.

Alice Huang did not respond to the paper's request for comment.

Last week, members of Congress wrote to Jensen Huang, asking him to appear before them in the light of the reported relationship.

Three House Republican committee leaders asked the CEO to appear later in the month, to talk about Nvidia's "security protocols against foreign adversary espionage" given his reported relation Alice Huang.

"Recent reports raise significant national security concerns regarding the PRC's [China's] access to sensitive US technology and information.

"The issue of PRC infiltration and access to cutting-edge US technology is core to the investigative work of our three committees this Congress," the letter said.

Nvidia's AI chips have been a major focus of the rivalry between the US and China, and Washington has previously imposed controls on where its advanced products can be sold.

The H200, Nvidia's second most advanced semiconductor, had previously been restricted by Washington over concerns that it would give China's technology industry an edge over the US.

In January, the Trump administration said it would allow the company to sell its H200 chips to Chinese customers under certain conditions.

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The Financial Times looks at the fallout from the rout of the Republican Party at the US midterm elections. "Democrats pledge to impeach Trump aides", writes the paper. It quotes Robert Garcia – the top Democrat on the House oversight committee - saying "there was 'real investigative work' to be done into Elon Musk's purge of federal employees". He adds: "There are so many allegations... whether it's the pardons that have gone out to billionaires and donors, whether it's been companies that have been giving to the ballroom – in exchange for what? We need to find out."

Warning: Strong language and descriptions of sexual violence

Although she had just bought hashish from a drug dealer, the woman decided to call the police.

It was because, along with the illegal drugs, she had been handed a note by the young seller during their brief meeting on a Marseille housing estate in 2022.

"We're being held captive and need help. We are 15-years-old," it read.

The teenage dealer, a French court heard earlier this year, was one of two boys being held by a gang which they had both initially approached looking for paid work - albeit illegal.

One boy had been tasked with handling money, the other worked streets around the Frais-Vallon estate. Soon though, bosses had accused them of being responsible for "shortfalls" in takings.

What followed were regular beatings, the court was told, and being forced to dance naked in front of a camera as a form of blackmail. One of the boys was also raped.

Hours after the woman was passed the note, the two teenagers had tried to escape from a second-storey window, injuring themselves in the process. One managed to get away, while the other was caught, beaten and stabbed, but survived.

Arrests were made. Photos on the phone of one of the boys' alleged torturers showed several other young men in a similarly distressed condition. Six men have since been handed hefty sentences for what happened to the two teenagers.

The boys' story highlights the grip that drug gangs hold over parts of France's second city.

While the blend of Mediterranean culture, street art and hip-hop scene has made Marseille a popular tourist destination - beyond the city centre, it is another story.

After months of trying, a BBC team managed to enter this dangerous world - centred on deprived streets and high-rise housing estates in the port city, which police do not enter lightly.

We found an environment where ruthless gangs lure vulnerable young people with promises of easy money, but end up trapping them in a world of drug dealing, brutality and exploitation.

We saw how gangs use social media to recruit hitmen and spoke to several young men caught up in the violence. From prison, one gang member accused of involvement in several murders explained how his "cold-bloodedness" had helped him rise through the ranks.

A gunman suspected of killing six people in Krakow has died in hospital, Polish police say.

The 24-year-old, who prosecutors say was inspired by "far-right ideologies", was injured after opening fire in central Krakow, the second largest city in Poland, on Saturday.

Armed officers raced to the scene and engaged in a gunfight with the suspect, who was shot within three minutes of the attack beginning, preventing a further massacre, officials said.

Krakow police said the suspected gunman died early on Monday morning.

After the shooting, which began shortly before 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT) in Krakow's busy Main Market Square, police identified the attacker as a 24-year-old Polish man but did not confirm his name.

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When a bartender asked James Bond in 2006's Casino Royale whether he'd like his vodka martini shaken or stirred, the irritated spy replied: "Do I look like I give a damn?"

Such throwaway lines were a clever way of signalling to the audience that this was a new era for 007 - and that the film series launched in 1962 was being overhauled with the arrival of Daniel Craig.

Over the next few films, producers struck a balance between nodding to the past while also moving away from some of the cheesier elements of the series, no longer sticking rigidly to all of the tradition and tropes of Bond.

"Were you expecting an exploding pen?" Ben Whishaw's Q later asked the secret service agent in Skyfall. "We don't really go in for that anymore."

Two decades on from Craig's debut, the series is about to be rebooted once again, with a new actor and new creative team. It's an exciting time for Bond fans as they wait to see what shape the next era will take. Here's what we know so far.

England's back three of George Furbank, Tommy Freeman and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso caused plenty of problems for Australia, but I think you have to include Fin Smith and Henry Slade in that as well.

Potentially, there is something in that backline that may allow us to see the Slade we see for Exeter that we have not seen as much for England.

Having the likes of Feyi-Waboso, Freeman and Furbank around Slade and them understanding the sorts of positions he can get them into - there might be some long-term benefits to that.

Feyi-Waboso is X-factor, there is no question about that. For his early disallowed try, he shifted his weight and beat someone with that pace - I do not think there are many people in the world who could do that.

When you have got players like him who can do that regularly, all of a sudden you are getting momentum.

There was a massive difference in ruck speed and in momentum; England were getting lined up defensively and pushing Australia back, whereas when you have got players like Feyi-Waboso and Ben Earl, and then when Henry Pollock comes on as well, you have got plenty of players who can break the line in traffic and it makes attacking that much easier.

Fin Smith is leading the team, he looks like he is a general and in control of the game.

He has got a safe pair of hands and communication from Seb Atkinson, he has got vision from Slade and then a back three that if you give them half a chance, they are going to bust the line, create opportunities and probably finish.

There were bits of Sunday's game where if New Zealand were doing it, everybody would be ranting and raving about how complete some of those tries were.

The 2026 BBC Sports Personality of the Year show will be held on Sunday, 13 December - with five winners decided by public votes.

Clare Balding, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott will again host the programme, which will be hosted in Salford and broadcast live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app from 17:45 GMT.

Five of the nine awards to be presented on the night will be decided by public vote.

The show will celebrate another great year of sport, including Team GB's most successful Winter Olympics, England's best finish at a men's Fifa World Cup since 1966, and record-breaking displays at the European Athletics Championships.

There will be two new award categories at the ceremony this year - Men's Footballer of the Year and BBC World Service Women's Footballer of the Year.

The latter has been a BBC World Service award since 2015 but will now be presented as part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards for the first time. Voting - for global audiences - opens on Tuesday, 10 November.

In addition to crowning the winners of both football awards, fans will also select the winners of the World Sport Star of the Year, Team of the Year and Sports Personality of the Year award itself.

An independent panel made up of industry experts, sports broadcasters, sports journalists and former sportspeople will determine the shortlists for the Sports Personality of the Year, Team of the Year and World Sports Star awards, with the winners chosen by public votes. The independent panel will also determine the winners of Young Sports Personality of the Year and Coach of the Year.

Separate panels of football experts will provide the shortlist of contenders for Men's Footballer of the Year and Women's Footballer of the Year.

Alex Kay-Jelski - director of BBC Sport - said: "What I love about BBC Sports Personality of the Year is that it brings together all those moments that stopped us in our tracks. The goals, the medals, the upsets, the records, the stories that had us talking at work, in the pub and around the dinner table.

"And what a year we've had. This year's shortlists will be packed with athletes and teams who have achieved extraordinary things, but what's especially exciting is that audiences will have a bigger say than ever before in who takes home the trophies."

The nine award categories are:

BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Helen Rollason Award

Young Sports Personality of the Year

Coach of the Year

Team of the Year

Lifetime Achievement award

Men's Footballer of the Year

Women's Footballer of the Year

World Sport Star of the Year

Full voting details, dates and T&Cs will be announced in due course.

The potential Super Bowl contenders are starting to emerge in the NFL with the regular season having reached its halfway point this weekend.

The San Francisco 49ers have the league's best record after winning on Sunday and will be joined on 7-1 by either the Buffalo Bills or Minnesota Vikings - provided they do not have a tie in Monday's game.

The Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos both ground out hard-fought wins to improve to 7-2 heading into their bye weeks.

The Cincinnati Bengals put on a show as the NFL's international series continued while the Green Bay Packers outclassed one of last season's Super Bowl teams.

Here are the top stories from week nine in the NFL.

Coco Gauff battled to a three-set victory over fellow American Jessica Pegula as she made a winning start to the WTA Finals.

Gauff, the 2024 champion, demonstrated resilience and superb athleticism to overcome 2023 runner-up Pegula 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 at Indian Wells in California.

Gauff - at 22, the youngest player to appear at five consecutive WTA Finals since Martina Hingis in 2000 - last competed at the China Open in early October.

"I'm really proud of myself for this one," she said.

"To play a tournament like this with no preparation is something I've never done in my career, but I'm just really happy to get through.

"It was a tough match. I was having a lot of fun."

Gauff has won only one title this year, when she beat Pegula in the Cincinnati Open final in August.

Pegula, 32, has won titles in Dubai and Charleston and reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and US Open.

She is only four wins behind Elena Rybakina's tour-leading 54 this season, despite playing only one match since the US Open ended in September.

"Jess is an incredible player. We always go back and forth," Gauff said.

"Today the key was just trying to be aggressive, but I also had to run a lot.

"My shoes are pretty torn up now. Some of my shoes are somewhere on the court there. So I'll have to change shoes tomorrow."

The world is on course for its hottest year on record as the planet is hit with warming from climate change and El Niño, scientists have told BBC News.

The warning comes as world leaders and negotiators gather in Turkey on Monday for the opening of COP31, the latest UN climate summit.

Berkeley Earth, the independent US research group behind the forecast, said that even with two months of the year left it is 95% confident that 2026 will surpass the previous record set in 2024.

The impact of rising heat has been felt acutely in recent months by countries attending COP, with extensive wildfires across Europe and the sudden glacier collapse in Nepal which killed more than 1,000 people.

"We have had a run of record warm years," said Dr Robert Rohde, of Berkeley Earth. "That is what we expect as global warming progresses… glaciers collapsing, record-breaking heatwaves and droughts."

On Friday, the EU's Copernicus climate service, external confirmed that October was the hottest on record.

But Rohde warned this was just the start. "There is potential for much larger and much more dramatic changes down the line," he said.

The main driver of rising global temperatures has been the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, largely caused by burning fossil fuels.

The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published its own report on Monday, external, and although more cautious than Berkeley, it has forecast that 2026 will be among the four warmest years on record.

It said that 2027 will provide no let-up, as an unusually powerful El Niño will continue into next year, pushing temperatures higher.

WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said it "gives new meaning to the phrase off the charts".

Usman Khawaja is "100% accurate" in his recounting of the Australia ball-tampering scandal in 2018, says former team-mate David Warner.

Australia were found to have used sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.

Warner and captain Steve Smith were banned a year and fellow batter Cameron Bancroft for nine months.

Khawaja last week said the entire Australia team knew about the use of sandpaper, despite consistent denials from the bowlers that they had knowledge of the plan.

Warner, who retired from international cricket in 2024, said in a video statement on Instagram:, external "It's been eight years since I spoke on this topic. And Ussie, I throw my full support behind you.

"I thank you for what you've done. It's 100% accurate what you've said. Now everyone knows the truth."

Warner said the investigation process following the incident was "rushed and botched".

More to follow.

US President Donald Trump has said he "was kidding" about asking Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White to be the White House press secretary.

Trump told the media on Sunday that White "loves the idea" but that the invitation was "just a little fun".

It comes after the president posted on his Truth Social platform on Saturday that he had offered White the role, asking him to take it while writing, "Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other."

White said later that day he was going to meet the president on Monday, but would not be drawn into whether or not he would take the vacant position.

On Sunday Trump told reporters White was visiting him on Monday for "other reasons".

"I think he's going to be in Washington. So he's going to come over and see me.

"I will tell you, I was only kidding. But Dana loves the idea. And there's only one Dana. He's great," the president said.

"But, it was it was just a little fun."

The press secretary role is yet to be filled after it became vacant in October when Katie Zacharia quit after less than five days in the job.

She took over from Karoline Leavitt, who was the youngest press secretary in US history and had held the role since Trump began his second term.

Trump's job offer came after a heavy loss in the midterm elections, where the Republican Party lost its majority in both houses of Congress.

In his Truth Social post on Saturday, he said he was "pleased to announce" that White "has been offered the job".

He said he had asked White to bring with him several current and former mixed martial arts fighters as "assistants".

"We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left," he wrote.

"Dana, please take the job!"

Asked about the Trump offer at a news conference on Saturday, the UFC chief executive said he had "lot of jobs already".

"I'm sure we'll have something to talk about after that," he said of their planned Monday meeting, but did not say whether or not he would take the job.

White leads UFC, and PowerSlap , a regulated slap-fighting promotion league, as well as recently launching promotion company Zuffa Boxing.

He is also a board member of Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

White appeared as a speaker in support of Trump's White House campaigns at the Republican National Conventions in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

He also appeared on stage for Trump's victory speech in the 2024 presidential election.

This summer, the UFC staged a cage match on the White House lawn.

At least 34 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Senegal, the Senegalese Press Agency (APS) reports, citing an official source.

The Interior ministry said one person had been rescued, but the number of people still missing was yet to be established.

The small wooden boat capsized between the capital, Dakar and the northern city of Saint-Louis, as it headed towards Spain's Canary Islands.

Spanish migrant rights group Walking Borders recorded 635 deaths on the Atlantic route to the Canary Islands between January and May 2026, the highest toll among the routes it monitors.

Saliou Diouf, founder of Senegalese migrant aid group Boza Fii, told AFP that all the bodies recovered so far were Senegalese. The nationalities of other people on board was yet to be established, as search operations continued.

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has expressed his condolences to the victims' families and urged Senegalese nationals not risk their lives on the dangerous sea crossings.

In a statement posted on X, he pledged to intensify efforts to dismantle the networks organising the journeys.

"We will relentlessly continue the fight against those who organise these crossings and the work that gives our young people reasons to hope here," he said.

The tragedy comes amid renewed concerns over the dangers facing migrant attempting to reach Europe by sea.

Walking Borders estimates that about 21 people died for every 100 who reached the Canary Islands during the period it monitored.

Senegalese authorities said they had intercepted another boat, on Friday, carrying 142 migrants attempting to reach Spain.

Those on board included 23 women, two babies and two other children. Police said the group comprised nationals of Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Nigeria.

Meanwhile, a state of emergency was declared on the Spanish island of El Hierro on Saturday following a surge in migrant arrivals.

More than 3,300 people have reached the island in about 30 boats since the beginning of November, according to local authorities.

The Canary Islands have become a major entry point into Europe for migrants and refugees making the dangerous Atlantic crossing from West Africa.

The route has grown in prominence amid tighter controls and increased cooperation between European countries and North African states, which may have diverted some journeys away from the central Mediterranean.

Limited employment opportunities, family pressures and established migration networks are among the factors driving people to leave Senegal, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

For many young people, the prospect of finding work and earning more abroad remains a powerful incentive, despite the risks of crossing the Atlantic in overcrowded boat.

Nearly one in four young people in Senegal was unemployed in the second quarter of 2026, according to the country's statistics agency.

The figure highlights the challenge facing President Faye's government as it seeks to create jobs for a predominantly young population that overwhelmingly voted for him in the 2024 elections.

In a statement on Sunday, Senegal's interior ministry said it would continue efforts to combat people-smuggling networks, including by strengthening cooperation with neighbouring countries.

Hard-hitting beats, club anthems and unapologetically sexy lyrics are what Shygirl is known for.

But the singer and DJ - real name Blane Muise - has introduced a different sound for her second album, Swallow!

Shygirl hasn't totally left her electronic roots behind though.

You can still hear the sweat-soaked energy of Charli XCX's 365 remix and relentless pulse of 2024 hit mr useless on her latest record, which dropped on Friday.

But there's also guitar strums, heartfelt songwriting and a dreamy haze, giving it an indie edge.

"I've learned over the 10 years I've been making music to have this confidence and to not be afraid of failure," she tells BBC Newsbeat.

"The big part of starting this record was wanting to have natural instrumentation and not feel like that was barred from me."

Shygirl puts the change down to a desire for a more "authentic" sound - a growing trend among British electronic artists who've been bringing a rockier influence to their music.

Newcastle's Dan Burn has been added to the England squad to play Croatia and Spain in the Nations League this week after Manchester City defender Marc Guehi pulled out with a hip injury.

Guehi was substituted at half-time of City's loss at Nottingham Forest on Saturday and manager Enzo Maresca said afterwards the centre-back had requested to come off because of the injury.

BBC Sport revealed on Sunday that the 26-year-old was having a scan to determine the severity of the ongoing issue, and the defender has now been ruled out of this week's matches.

The former Crystal Palace captain has been a mainstay of Thomas Tuchel's team since his appointment as England head coach in January 2025.

Guehi started in all but one of England's games at the World Cup and all four of the team's Nations League fixtures in September and October.

Burn has 11 international caps and was also part of Tuchel's squad for the World Cup, where he made two substitute appearances.

The 34-year-old has not featured for the Three Lions since after he missed the previous international break with an ankle injury.

England face Croatia at Wembley on Thursday, before travelling to Madrid to face World Cup winners Spain on Saturday.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker wants to stay at the club beyond the end of the season, when his current contract expires.

The 34-year-old joined from Roma for £66.8m in 2018 and has made 347 appearances for the Reds.

"Yes [I want to stay], in my mind. I'm focused on playing every game but in my mind I'm happy to stay," said Alisson.

"That depends on a lot of aspects and different situations. But my will is to stay - I'm happy here and my family is happy here.

"I'm still hungry for titles and to delivering good performances. I still want to play at the top level for as long as I can, so that's my thinking."

Last week, Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola said he did not know if this would be Alisson's last season at the club but hoped the goalkeeper could "continue for more time".

Asked if he has had conversations over a new deal, Alisson said: "No, but my agent is talking with the club."

The Brazil keeper did consider a move to Juventus earlier this year but ultimately chose to stay at Anfield.

After a difficult week - with Liverpool losing to Arsenal and then Fenerbahce - Alisson made a number of crucial saves in Sunday's win at Crystal Palace.

The goalkeeper says Liverpool now need to find consistency in order to challenge for silverware.

"Our reality is that we're not doing as well as we can. It doesn't mean that we are not doing well - we are doing well in so many games - but the consistency is not there yet," he said.

"We have a top manager, top players. We are capable of great things but as a team we need to get to a point where we feel: 'We are OK now. We have the confidence. We have everything that's needed to win.'

"We are building that. I hope we get there really quick but it takes time.

"We have to be patient but as players, in our mind, we don't have time to waste."

A man has been jailed for sending the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch emails threatening to shoot her dead.

Ex-teacher Kieran Kyle sent three emails on 2 May to the Tory party leader in which he made racist references and claimed to have been in the IRA, the court heard.

The 43-year-old, from Gillingham in Kent, pleaded guilty on 22 September at Westminster Magistrates' Court to two counts of sending communications of an indecent or offensive nature.

Kyle was sentenced to 20 weeks in prison at the same court on Monday.

In a victim impact statement read to the court, Badenoch and her husband Hamish said the "malicious communications and targeted harassment" not only had an effect on them, but also undermined "a healthy democracy".

In two of the emails, Kyle had made racist references and written: "I'm ex-IRA, so Bloody Sunday references from you are going to give you trouble," the court heard.

The messages were sent on the day Badenoch apologised for footage from Bloody Sunday being mistakenly used in a social media clip to criticise a parliamentary Bill on legacy issues in Northern Ireland.

The Tory leader had said she did not sign off the video and that it was sent out by "very young people".

The video criticising the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, posted to her social media channels on 28 April, showed Badenoch saying the Labour legislation would "drag" Troubles veterans back to court.

Thirteen unarmed civilians were shot dead when members of the Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside area of Londonderry on 30 January 1972, a date that became known as Bloody Sunday.

The court heard Kyle had also sent an email to Badenoch's husband Hamish on 29 April, which used a racist term and said she had a "big mouth" and he should "put a leash on her".

A passenger on a train where a mass stabbing took place said he initially thought it might have been a suicide bomber, a court has heard.

Milan Campion was travelling on a London-bound LNER service on 1 November last year when it made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon amid an attack by Anthony Williams, Cambridge Crown Court heard.

Campion told jurors Williams was "threatening everyone indiscriminately" so he "came to the conclusion that he wasn't sound of mind".

Williams, 33, of Peterborough, denies 10 counts of attempted murder on the train. He is also charged with four other attempted murders following earlier incidents in Peterborough and London.

In a video interview played to jurors on Monday, Campion said he got on the train at Grantham, adding "quite a lot of us had travelled from the Nottingham Forest versus Manchester United game".

The court heard how Campion, who is not one of those Williams is accused of trying to kill, opened a toilet door to find Williams inside.

Campion said "he was just sitting on it staring at the ground" and it was "weird that he hadn't locked the door".

He said later he heard people shout "there's a guy with a knife" and there was a "big chain of us running down the aisle shouting to follow us".

"I thought it was a bomb at first," he said.

"I thought it might have been a suicide bomber so I need to get as far away as possible to maximise your chance of survival if it goes off."

A couple whose surprise radio proposal captured hearts across the country were given an unforgettable wedding gift when singer and broadcaster Michael Ball turned up to perform at their ceremony.

Dawn Lloyd was shocked when her partner of more than 25 years Dave proposed on BBC Radio 2's Love Songs with Michael Ball programme in the summer and was stunned all over again when the presenter appeared at the couple's wedding at Weston Hall, in Stafford, on Sunday.

"I had no inkling whatsoever that this was going to happen," she said. "I was blown away.

"I just can't believe Dave has surprised me like this a second time. I was fooled the first time and now he has got me again."

Ball appeared without warning during the ceremony and performed Love Changes Everything, leaving Dawn and the wedding guests stunned.

Dawn said the day had been "perfect", with Dave adding he was "grateful for what Michael has done for us as a couple and for all of the family and friends to enjoy it as well".

Professor Michal Pędziwiatr, one of two surgeons who treated victims on the street in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Krakow, has spoken to the BBC about his experience.

Two doctors were eating near the city's Main Market Square on Saturday when a gunman began firing at random, killing six and injuring 15.

"We rushed into the area and started our rescue" before the emergency services arrived, Pędziwiatr said.

The pair raced to treat both the attacker and two officers shot while subduing the perpetrator.

Read more about how the two doctors helped the Krakow shooting victims.

Huang founded Nvidia with fellow electrical engineers Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem in 1993.

The company was originally known for chips that process graphics, particularly for computer games.

Eventually it changed focus to AI, a field it now dominates.

"In 2012 these machine learning neural net researchers started to use it for that purpose and Jensen immediately recongnised that this was going to be a massive industry and the future of computing. He began to pour enormous amounts of resources into building what was essentially the AI hardware market," says Witt.

"Today when we think of that, we think of these giant data centres - none of that existed. There were no customers for the stuff he was building. In fact his first customer was Open AI at the time they had 30 people - he actually gave it to them, he donated it to them."

Nvidia is now worth some $4.5 trillion, making it one of the most valuable companies ever.

"The first real neural net of modern times on an Nvidia network was Alex Krizhevsky's Alexnet and they trained that on two Nvidia cards in Alex's bedroom. Now we do the same thing but we do it with 200,000 - 300,000 cards and instead of doing it in a bedroom we do it in a giant barn full of computers called a data centre," adds Witt.

"So when you think about a data centre buildout, when you hear the AI infrastructure buildout, Jensen runs a tollbooth. All of that goes through him. And it made his company at least temporarily, the most valuable company in the world."

Nvidia's board has announced a probe following reports by the New York Times that Huang had engaged in a romantic relationship with a woman believed by US intelligence to be a Chinese spy.

For now, though, Nvidia's board appears to have little appetite for removing Huang, saying in a statement on Sunday that they have "confidence in Jensen and his leadership team".

Sources tell the BBC his removal is unlikely because there is so much money at stake. There is also no clear successor to the 63-year old tech boss.

US tech giant Nvidia has opened an independent investigation following reports its boss Jensen Huang had a relationship with businesswoman Alice Huang, a suspected Chinese spy.

Huang has been in charge of the tech giant for 30 years, and is a popular public figure - but will this scandal hurt his reputation? The BBC’s Steve Lai explains everything you need to know.

US tech giant Nvidia has opened an independent investigation following reports its boss Jensen Huang had a relationship with businesswoman Alice Huang, a suspected Chinese spy.

Huang has been in charge of the tech giant for 30 years, and is a popular public figure - but will this scandal hurt his reputation? The BBC’s Steve Lai explains everything you need to know.

Yellow weather warnings for dense fog are in effect across parts of the UK as low visibility threatens to disrupt travel on Monday morning.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning across much of England and eastern Wales running until 11:00 GMT on Monday. An additional fog warning has been issued for Northern Ireland running until 10:00 GMT.

The larger warning covers an area of England and Wales stretching from Canterbury to Cardiff, Hull to St Asaph and Southampton to York, and includes London, Birmingham and parts of Greater Manchester.

Visibility could fall to less than 50m in places, making driving difficult. Bus, train, ferry and flight services could also face delays or cancellations.

Usman Khawaja is "100% accurate" in his recounting of the Australia ball-tampering scandal in 2018, says former team-mate David Warner.

Ex-opener Warner also said Cricket Australia's investigation process following the incident was "rushed and botched".

Australia were found to have used sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.

Warner and captain Steve Smith were banned for a year and fellow batter Cameron Bancroft for nine months.

Khawaja last week said the entire Australia team knew about the use of sandpaper, despite consistent denials from the bowlers that they had knowledge of the plan.

Warner, who retired from international cricket in 2024, said in a video statement on Instagram:, external "It's been eight years since I spoke on this topic. And Ussie, I throw my full support behind you.

"I thank you for what you've done. It's 100% accurate what you've said. Now everyone knows the truth."

Former batter Khawaja has said he was shocked not to be asked to provide evidence during Cricket Australia's investigation.

"In an ideal world, I don't want to do this. I don't want to be the one who comes out and talks about the truth," he wrote.

"The issue is that I genuinely thought after eight years the truth would have been out by now."

In response, Warner said: "This is Usman's story. This is what Usman believes. Ussie wrote down every single thing from that day on.

"This whole interview process was rushed and botched. Ussie was sitting next to Cameron Bancroft. Ussie was not interviewed.

"How is that a thorough investigation? It baffles me. We're not here to point fingers and we're not opening old wounds. It's about accountability, transparency, ensuring that the truth is properly examined.

"Perhaps it's time people stop scrutinising the person asking for accountability and start asking those responsible for the investigation to provide it."

While Smith, Warner and Bancroft - all batters - were punished, there was never an explanation of how bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon did not notice a change in the state of the ball.

Cummins has been Test captain since 2021 and all four players remain fixtures in the Australia red-ball side.

The quartet released a joint statement in 2021 which said they "did not know a foreign substance was taken on to the field".

Warner said in his video that there were "a lot of statements and inaccuracies over the last eight years that were out in the media by people. And there was a lot of people who stayed silent."

The 40-year-old, who scored 8,786 runs in 112 Tests, said he delayed his reponse to Khawaja's comments so he could explain the incident to his daughters.

"I had to tell them exactly what had happened," said Warner. "My 12-year-old, Ivy, wanted to know why we were holding her, why there were so many cameras, why we were all crying on TV. That was a hard thing to do.

"But one thing I did say is, 'Girls, tell the truth, because lies will eventually get out'.

"It's a very tough time. This is for everyone in Australia. It's been the question everyone's been asking.

"It's been a tough time for my family, Steven and Cameron, no doubt. But this is what needed to come out. I fully support that, Ussie."

Dense fog disrupted travel for many this morning and is likely to cause further disruption on Tuesday.

A Met Office warning for much of England and eastern Wales expired at 11:00 GMT on Monday. An additional fog warning for Northern Ireland ended at 10:00 GMT.

An area of England and Wales stretching from Canterbury to Cardiff, Hull to St Asaph and Southampton to York, and including London, Birmingham and parts of Greater Manchester was impacted.

The Met Office has issued a further warning for fog from Monday evening into Tuesday morning.

England have opened the door for Brydon Carse to return to Test cricket for the tour of South Africa by naming the pace bowler in the Lions squad.

Carse could come into the Test squad as cover for Josh Tongue, who will miss the opener to the three-Test series to be at the birth of his second child.

England have named a 15-man group for the series, which begins in Johannesburg on 17 December. Uncapped Nottinghamshire left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White is called up for the first time, at the expense of Shoaib Bashir.

Carse has not been part of any England squad since being handcuffed - explained as arrested then de-arrested - outside a nightclub in Derby in August.

Although Derbyshire Police have ended their investigation into a potential assault, Carse has been charged by the Cricket Regulator, with a verdict still to come.

Carse has continued to play for Durham and has remained available for England selection since the Derby incident.

However, England have previously explained his absence by a need for Carse to spend time away from the international arena.

Speaking as the Test and Lions squads were announced on Monday, England selector Marcus North said: "The past few months, under investigation, there has been a time where he has stood back, a time of reflection.

"It's obviously been a challenging time for Brydon, it's one that we haven't felt that the demands of playing international cricket and what he was dealing with wasn't necessarily right for Brydon or for us.

"There have been numerous conversations over this period. The conclusion is we feel he is in a place where we feel we can introduce him back into the England environment and we feel the Lions is the right place for him to come."

England squad for three-Test series in South Africa: Joe Root (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Liam Patterson-White, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.

Tongue is missing England's one-day series in Australia with a toe injury and is due to see a specialist in the UK.

Depending on the status of his injury, he could play in England's only warm-up game ahead of the South Africa Tests before returning home for the birth, leaving the tourists a seamer light.

Carse will be competing with other Lions seamers Henry Crocombe, Olly Stone, Matthew Fisher, Eddie Jack, Matthew Potts and Mitchell Stanley for the chance to cover for Tongue.

And North confirmed England will call up "one or two" players to the senior squad.

"This is where I feel using the Lions tour to our advantage - we have a very strong bowling group in that Lions programme," he said.

"That enables us to have a look at where they are at, under competition and training."

The tour of South Africa will be England's first under new head coach Stephen Fleming.

With the white-ball team currently in Perth preparing for the first one-day against Australia on Friday, Fleming travelled from his home in New Zealand to meet with the rest of the management and select the Test squad.

Jacob Bethell returns to the Test team for the first time since July following a knee injury.

The left-hander's return creates congestion in the top order after Emilio Gay and Jordan Cox both featured in the 3-0 home win over Pakistan, with North confirming England are yet to settle on their top six for the first Test against South Africa.

All-rounder Sam Curran, touted as a potential replacement for former captain Ben Stokes, was not considered because he is getting married. The wedding was planned before Stokes announced his international retirement during the summer.

England Lions red-ball squad for two first-class matches in South Africa: Shoaib Bashir, Brydon Carse, James Coles, Mason Crane, Henry Crocombe, Matthew Fisher, Jack Haynes, George Hill, Eddie Jack, Ben Mayes, Ben McKinney, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, James Rew, Thomas Rew, Mitch Stanley, Olly Stone, Asa Tribe.

England Lions 50-over squad: Rehan Ahmed, Brydon Carse, Mason Crane, Adam Finch, Matthew Fisher, Calvin Harrison, Jack Haynes, George Hill, Ben Mayes, Ben McKinney, Ollie Pope, James Rew, Naavya Sharma, Ekansh Singh, Asa Tribe.

Bashir's omission is eye-catching, given the faith England showed in the off-spinner under Stokes and previous Test coach Brendon McCullum.

Given a debut at the age of 20 and after playing only six previous first-class matches, Bashir was fast-tracked as England's number-one spinner, becoming the youngest England bowler to 50 Test wickets in the process.

However, a broken hand and a lack of form meant he was not picked during last winter's 4-1 defeat in Australia, and conditions meant he bowled in only one of England's six home Tests during the past summer.

Bashir was still the only specialist red-ball spinner given a central contract last month, an indication he remained the first choice, though is now effectively dropped from a squad for the first time in his England career. The 23-year-old will instead join Carse in the Lions.

"Our investment hasn't changed," said North of Bashir. "He is still a very young man, he is someone who we still have a very positive outlook for.

"We look at each Test series in isolation, and we feel Liam gives us the best balance and that spinner for this tour. We continue to be incredibly invested in Shoaib over the winter."

Patterson-White, who turned 28 on Sunday, is called up on the back of strong form for Nottinghamshire and after being given an England development contract.

Last season, his 42 wickets were the most by a spinner in Division One of the County Championship, while he can contribute with the bat too, having made three first-class hundreds.

Patterson-White may also have benefitted from new coach Fleming's links to Nottinghamshire, the county he once captained.

"Liam has got some great attributes," said North. "There is a lot of consistency with Liam and his bowling.

"We feel that has really come and matured during the past two seasons at Nottinghamshire. He has the ability to hold an end, but also get into the game at the back end.

"We're really excited to see Liam in that Test environment. It's recognition of his development over the past year or so."

The Test squad will arrive in South Africa in different groups, with some joining the Lions in late November and others after returning to the UK following their part in the three one-dayers in Australia.

From the Test players who are also involved in the T20 series in Australia, white-ball captain Harry Brook, Bethell and Cox will miss the fifth and final match of the series in order to travel to South Africa.

For Brook, it will be the first England game he has missed since the T20 tour of Ireland last September. In his absence, all-rounder Will Jacks will captain England for the first time.

Hard-hitting beats, club anthems and unapologetically sexy lyrics are what Shygirl is known for.

But the singer and DJ - real name Blane Muise - has introduced a different sound for her second album, Swallow!, which dropped on Friday.

Shygirl hasn't totally left her electronic roots behind though.

You can still hear the sweat-soaked energy of Charli XCX's 365 remix and relentless pulse of 2024 hit mr useless on her latest record.

But there's also guitar strums, heartfelt songwriting and a dreamy haze, giving it an indie edge.

"I've learned over the 10 years I've been making music to have this confidence and to not be afraid of failure," she tells BBC Newsbeat.

"The big part of starting this record was wanting to have natural instrumentation and not feel like that was barred from me."

Shygirl puts the change down to a desire for a more "authentic" sound - a growing trend among British electronic artists who've been bringing a rockier influence to their music.

One of two surgeons who treated victims on the streets in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Krakow, Poland said his colleague"undoubtedly" saved the life of a gravely injured police officer.

The pair were eating near the city's Main Market Square on Saturday when a gunman began firing at random, killing six and injuring 15.

The doctors raced to treat both the attacker and two officers shot while subduing the perpetrator.

On Sunday, the officers - both hailed as "true heroes" by the prime minister for preventing further deaths - emerged from comas.

Prosecutors launched a terror investigation after ministers previously said the 24-year-old Polish attacker - who remains in a critical condition - was apparently inspired by "far-right ideologies".

A British national and Austrian woman were among those killed alongside four Poles.

Professor Michal Pędziwiatr and Dr Mateusz Wierdak were having lunch in central Krakow with their families when they heard gunshots, local media reported.

"Suddenly my son ran up and said: 'Dad, they're shooting at people there, people are falling to the ground'," Pędziwiatr told news outlet Fakt.

Pędziwiatr said when they got to the scene, they treated both the apparent attacker and the police officers.

"When it comes to saving lives, it doesn't matter who is who," he added.

Once the shooting stopped, Pędziwiatr said he took care of the other victims and the perpetrator, while Wierdak began working on the police officer who was shot in the chest during the gunfight.

King Charles III led the nation in a solemn two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday in London to honour veterans who had died in conflict.

On a stone-grey autumn morning, he laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall before a march-past by 10,000 armed forces veterans.

That included a shrinking number of World War Two veterans, with 12 taking part this year, including 103-year-old Annie Duplock, who described it as a "very emotional day".

Meanwhile, the number of former prime ministers reached a record high, with nine lined up to lay wreaths, while Andy Burnham attended for the first time as the current occupant of No 10 Downing Street.

And for the first time, the leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, had enough MPs in Parliament to qualify to lay a wreath alongside other major party leaders.

Presenter Maya Jama has announced she is stepping down as the host of reality TV show Love Island after three years.

The 32-year-old wrote on Instagram alongside a highlights reel of her on the programme that it was "time to throw myself into something new".

"While my own Love Island journey has come to an end, I wish the show and the team all the success in the world, I'll be cheering you lot on from the sidelines forever," the TV and radio presenter said.

Jama's announcement comes hot on the heels of an appearance as a contestant on Celebrity Traitors that won her praise and speculation in the Times, external that she could "get £1m per deal" thanks to her success.

Thanking fans and the production team on Love Island, she said she had an "unforgettable time" on the programme.

"I started hosting the show aged 28 and during the nine incredible series met the most wonderful humans along the way. I've loved every slow-mo walk, fire pit and live show.

But she added: "I've always believed that to truly grow, you have to take a leap every now and then."

Jama landed her biggest presenting role to date as the host of the reality TV show in 2023, taking over from Laura Whitmore.

The programme couples contestants together who then complete a range of tasks and keep swapping in the hope of meeting the love of their life.

An ITV spokesperson said: "Maya has been a fantastic and much loved host on Love Island - we thank her for everything she has brought to the show over the last three years and wish her every continued success."

Love Island is one of the most popular reality TV shows in the UK but the series has polarised viewers, with some arguing the show is misogynistic and raising concerns about the welfare of contestants.

At least seven people have died in a train crash near the Egyptian city of Giza, with more than 100 injured.

The country's railway authority said two trains travelling south from Giza and Cairo collided, causing several carriages to derail and fall down an embankment.

Images from the scene showed people looking inside overturned carriages for injured passengers as a massive emergency response was launched.

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said he had ordered state authorities to "investigate the circumstances of the accident, and hold accountable anyone found to have been negligent".

The public prosecutor's office warned the death toll could rise.

The top Democrat widely expected to be the next US House of Representatives Speaker has said he is "a hard yes" for impeaching Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries told ABC's programme This Week that Hegseth had "abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran".

Outgoing Republican congressman Thomas Massie, a foe of President Donald Trump, has said he plans as early as Monday to introduce a resolution to impeach Hegseth, which could result in his removal from office.

The Pentagon told the BBC it had followed the law and that Hegseth would not be deterred by "phony investigations".

As the current Democratic minority leader in the House, Jeffries is favourite to become Speaker when his party takes control of Congress in January following their landslide victory in last week's midterm elections.

"I'm a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution," Jeffries told ABC on Sunday.

"Pete Hegseth has got to go," he continued.

Kentucky congressman Massie's resolution contains eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth, alleging that he made war on Iran without the required congressional authorisation under the War Powers Resolution of 1973.

Iran has executed three men accused of carrying out armed unrest during January's anti-government protests, according to state media.

Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh were accused of throwing Molotov cocktails and grenades, using bladed weapons and firearms, and setting fire to public facilities in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran's state news agency Tasnim, external reported.

The executions are the latest in a series linked to the protests, including those of people accused of having ties to Israel and the United States.

The number of executions in Iran has increased since US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic began in late February.

The protest movement initially sparked in December last year by the high cost of living rapidly evolved into widespread anti-government demonstrations that peaked on 8 and 9 of January.

Iranian authorities reported more than 3,000 deaths, and blamed the violence on "terrorist acts" orchestrated by the US and Israel.

However foreign-based NGOs gave higher figures and the BBC received multiple accounts from Iranians of security forces opening fire on unarmed protesters.

Tasnim reported that the three men were executed after the Supreme Court upheld their convictions and found them guilty of "participating in operational activities on behalf of the Israeli Zionist regime, the United States and hostile groups".

The damage allegedly included an electricity substation in Karaj which caused power outages in some areas.

Dioband was arrested on 11 January after investigations identified him as a suspect in attacks on public property and incitement to violence.

Ten others accused of taking part in the unrest under his supervision were later arrested.

Reuters news agency reports that they received prison terms of 5 to 10 years.

The latest executions in Iran come after the UN human rights chief Volker Türk said he was alarmed by the rise in death penalties.

In August, Türk said at least 56 people had been executed on national security-related charges since 19 March, including 27 in cases linked to January's nationwide anti-government protests.

Iran is thought to be the world's second-most prolific executioner after China. Last year, it put to death at least 2,159 people, according to Amnesty International.

The human rights group said that was the highest figure on record since 1981 and included 45 executions of suspected dissidents on national security-related charges.

Two men have been arrested and three police officers injured during a street disturbance outside a bare-knuckle fighting championship in Glasgow.

Footage circulating on social media shows a group of men trading punches in the street outside the Ovo Hydro where the event was held on Saturday evening.

More than 20 police vehicles and a police helicopter converged on the area. Three officers were hurt, two of them requiring medical treatment, as they responded to the disorder.

Police Scotland said two men, aged 32 and 27, had been arrested and charged with offences including assault, obstructing police and threatening and abusive behaviour.

The Aramco Tower, a skyscraper in the Saudi Arabian capital's central financial district, had been hit by an air attack.

A statement issued via the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency confirmed the group had targeted Riyadh's business zone on Saturday, without mentioning the Aramco Tower by name.

The Saudi energy ministry said the tower had suffered only "minor damage" and no one had been killed or injured.

Footage authenticated by BBC Verify shows more extensive damage to the building, with at least one floor appearing to have been badly hit by a missile or drone strike.

Windows on more than one level appear to have been shattered by the strike.

The Houthis also said Riyadh's airport and Aramco oil storage facilities were targeted in separate strikes. Saudi Arabia said its air defences had intercepted and destroyed several missiles.

The strikes were the latest claimed by the Yemen-based armed group against targets deep inside Saudi Arabia, which the Gulf power has struggled to contain in recent months.

It came a day after the Houthis accused a Saudi-led coalition of killing at least 33 people, including women and children, in an air strike on Yemen.

Footage broadcast by Houthi-run television channel Al Masirah showed rescuers pulling bodies from the rubble of several buildings in al-Shariyah, a town to the east of the capital, Sanaa.

Saba said 39 people had been injured in the strike. Saudi Arabia has not commented.

A Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Houthis for more than a decade in support of Yemen's internationally recognised government, which has lost control of a large swathe of the country to the rebel group.

Although the conflict had largely been dormant in recent years, fighting has intensified following the outbreak of the Iran war.

An informal ceasefire unravelled in July after the Tehran-backed Houthis announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia and began missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities and tankers in the Red Sea.

The Houthis said they were retaliating for what they have called a Saudi blockade of their territory, as well as an air strike on Sanaa airport Saudi Arabia said had been to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing there.

Major fighting has since resumed between Houthi forces and troops aligned with Yemen's Saudi-backed government.

The United Nations says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed.

Secondary schools will be told not to teach GCSEs early as part of a major shake-up of how children in Years 7 to 9 are taught.

The government plans to make Key Stage 3 a more distinct education phase, urging schools to focus less on exams and more on a "richer, more engaging" experience.

The changes come in response to two reviews that found pupils were increasingly becoming disengaged in their early teenage years, affecting attendance and achievement, the Department for Education (DfE) said.

The move will mark a reversal of the approach taken by the previous Conservative government to focus the first three years of secondary school on core subjects and on doing well in assessments.

Former Education Secretary Michael Gove prioritised English, maths and science, while raising grade boundaries, making exams harder and limiting resits.

He also made GCSEs linear, meaning they are sat all in one go at the end of Year 11 instead of over the course of Key Stage 4.

These reforms meant teachers started preparing pupils for exams at an earlier stage at the expense of teaching unexamined parts of their subject.

Education Secretary Lucy Powell said: "The early years of secondary school should be a time when children are excited to go to school and engage in the specialist and much broader teaching on offer, and where they find their passion and develop a love of learning."

She added that ringfencing Key Stage 3 studies would allow for "more time to develop deeper understanding, as well as a richer experience that will engage more young people in their passions".

The DfE has pledged a "more engaging offer" in subjects like drama, PE, music and languages, which have seen a decline in students taking them, when it publishes its new curriculum later this year.

It says persistent absence nearly doubles among pupils between Year 6 and Year 9, from 13% to 15%.

The department pointed to a recent survey commissioned by the International Baccalaureate that found GCSE prep dominated Key Stage 3 learning in England, with 57% of teachers saying it was the leading influence on the curriculum.

"The pressures of GCSEs and an overcrowded curriculum are resulting in too many children receiving a narrower offer during Key Stage 3 and being rushed towards exams without grasping the fundamentals or developing deeper understanding," Powell said. "I'm putting a stop to that."

A 2015 Ofsted report suggested that Key Stage 3 may be "wasted years", echoing the view at the time that pupils aged 11-14 lacked a clear motivation to work hard.

However, the government faced criticism at the time that its reforms made each exam far more significant, meaning teachers refocused lessons only on what could come up in them.

Reacting to the DfE's announcement on Sunday, Lib Dem education spokeswoman Munira Wilson MP said school was "more than drilling kids for exams" but cautioned against "micromanaging" teachers.

She added that a new curriculum "alone won't get children back into the classroom", noting that "too many pupils are missing school because of anxiety and unmet mental health needs" while "schools can't offer more drama, music and languages without the teachers to teach them".

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The larger fog warning for England and Wales covers an area of the southern UK stretching from Canterbury to Cardiff, Hull to St Asaph and Southampton to York, and includes London, Birmingham and parts of Greater Manchester.

Visibility could fall to less than 50m in places, making driving difficult. Bus, train, ferry and flight services could also face delays or cancellations.

A Ukrainian woman who fled to Scotland after Russia invaded her homeland has been told she could face a £9,000 property tax charge because she still owns a flat in Kyiv.

Kateryna Stepanovych, 38, discovered the potential charge when she tried to buy a house in North Ayrshire with her Scottish partner Mattias Lindgren.

The couple were told the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) charge would apply because she already owned a property overseas.

Kateryna bought the small flat in 2018, before Russia's invasion. She fled the war zone in 2023, leaving the property behind.

US President Donald Trump's administration has vowed not to change course on its mass deportation plans after last week's midterm elections defeat.

"This administration will not slow down its efforts to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens who terrorise our communities," the White House said in a statement to the BBC.

Trump's promotion on Friday of immigration hawk Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff had signalled no climbdown from the administration on border security.

Exit polls indicate immigration was the third most important issue for midterm voters, after the economy and the state of democracy.

A London council has issued more than £1m worth of penalty charge notices (PCNs) to drivers under a School Street scheme in less than two years.

Brent Council issued PCNs totalling £1.15m after introducing the scheme outside Manor School in Kensal Rise in November 2024, saying it would improve road safety and the environment.

Ward councillor Barbara Want raised concerns about the scheme and claimed that the signs were "too high and not properly visible".

Brent Council said the signs in place complied with Department for Transport guidelines, but that it had decided to install extra lower-level signs and gateway features to give more clarity to drivers.

In the 21 months the scheme has been in place, the north-west London council has collected £54,799 on average per month, with the scheme only in place during term time.

School Streets are being trialled across the borough to enforce road closures during drop-off and pick-up times, policed by CCTV cameras and mobile enforcement teams. Those caught face a PCN of £160, reduced to £80 if paid within 14 days.

Previously, it was reported that 70,000 PCNs were issued in 12 months, at a rate of 384 per school day.

In July 2025, the two cameras enforcing the scheme outside Manor School raised more than £107,000 in a single month, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Want said: "For months I have been highlighting the huge volume of PCNs issued to drivers on the Manor School Street. The fact that it has raked in more than £1m in two years should have told them something wasn't right.

"It is failing children's safety if drivers are still using the road. I fear the scheme is more about revenue generation than improving road safety or air quality."

Promise Knight, the council's cabinet member for cleaner streets, transport and public realm, said School Streets existed in the borough "to make the journey to and from school safer for children and families".

"The purpose of the scheme is to protect children by reducing congestion and improving air quality.

"We will continue to review the scheme and make practical improvements where they can help drivers comply."

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After yet another breathless, chaotic, shambolic Old Trafford classic, Manchester United do not know whether to laugh or cry.

Their fans didn't, booing at some points, cheering at others.

Defender Diogo Dalot was singled out for gruesome treatment amid the second-half protests and songs of defiance as he was replaced by Patrick Dorgu in the 66th minute.

The players didn't, running away joyously to celebrate Dorgu's 96th-minute equaliser that made it 4-4 against Aston Villa.

They then applauded the supporters who stayed on despite the apparent hopelessness of the situation as the game entered injury time with United trailing 4-2, presumably to vent their anger on a day when defeat seemed certain.

Manager Michael Carrick was in spiky mood when he was quizzed about his future by Sky Sports reporter Patrick Davison.

"That's not going to happen," he said, when asked if he was going to walk away.

"Will there?" Carrick then added, when it was suggested there would "clearly be conversations" with United's hierarchy.

"You're telling me what you think," he responded.

"I'm quite clear what direction the club needs to go in. It's got to win games."

That is the big question.

Sunday's ridiculous eight-goal thriller with Villa - a game in which the hosts twice fought back from two goals down - left United in the drop zone in 18th place.

As they enter the international break, they will spend more time in the relegation zone than they have done since 1986.

United have not won a league game since they beat Ipswich on 30 August, have conceded 15 goals in their past five games and conceded inside two minutes in three of their past seven matches.

Three minutes and 40 seconds was the earliest they have ever trailed 2-0 in a Premier League game.

Up next is a trip to Anfield to play rivals Liverpool on 22 November.

On the positive side, United's players have not downed tools for their manager.

Somehow, despite being two goals down on three occasions in the past two games, they have emerged with a win and a draw.

Added to a creditable first-half display in a 2-0 loss at Chelsea on 31 October where they had Lisandro Martinez sent off, before which Carrick was backed to turn the current situation round, was that enough for Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family - and detached from this latest crazy day?

Was it enough for chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox who were at Old Trafford?

"Plastic energy."

That's what Bongi Mbonambi described it as.

After scraping past Steve Borthwick's side in the 2023 Rugby World Cup semi-final, the South Africa hooker was scathing of England's back-slapping and celebrating of in-game wins.

By then, it had already become something of a meme. Back row Ben Earl pumping his fist to celebrate Ireland's crooked line-out throw in a pre-tournament warm-up was a particular source of online mockery.

But, while it isn't the diesel grunt that can win matches on its own, "plastic energy" is still something.

It is the body language that shows mindset and intent, that a team's pilot light is on and burning bright.

England had it under Borthwick at the Stade de France three years ago, coming agonisingly close to derailing the Springboks. And they had it in spades in Sunday's 45-22 win against the Wallabies.

Earl, inevitably, was one outlet, loudly celebrating a third-minute scrum success.

But there were plenty more examples throughout the match. Jamie George bellowing into the stands after the opening score; captain Maro Itoje being surrounded with congratulations after an early charge-down; Henry Slade being embraced after a lung-busting late try-saving tackle on Max Jorgensen.

Borthwick needed it all.

A report in the Times newspaper earlier in the week had said that a rift between the players and their coach opened in Argentina in July, at the end of the summer's campaign.

England's senior players denied it. Nothing more to see, they said, than the transparent honesty of a team where input is valued and improvement is the lodestar.

But, they also promised proof on the pitch against Australia. It was a risky gambit.

Another misfiring, disjointed, underpowered performance – like that in their most-recent visit to Twickenham, February's 42-21 defeat by Ireland - would dial up the pressure on Borthwick another notch.

Instead, his fired-up players turned up.

They did so in the obvious ways. There was gainline physicality, breakdown bravery and crunching physicality.

Ben Curry leaping out of the line to land a big hit on fly-half Declan Meredith was satisfyingly old school.

But there was more than that. There was a different sort of bravery – the one that dares to chance the arm, throw a final pass and back ability, rather than take a safe option.

Full-back George Furbank summed it up. Playing his first Test in nearly two years, his ball-playing smarts were deliciously demonstrated in Jack van Poortvliet's try, hitting a line, flashing a dummy and smuggling an offload to cut the Wallabies to ribbons.

Henry Slade and Seb Atkinson pulled strings expertly as well.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso showed the sort of Test match mojo that England must protect at all costs.

The Exeter wing, who, like Furbank, has endured a rotten injury run, was electric in the first half.

Every time the 23-year-old touched the ball, expectation crackled around the stands. And it was mostly met.

McLaren's Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen to win a gripping Sao Paulo Grand Prix in which new world champion Kimi Antonelli and Mercedes team-mate George Russell both made critical mistakes in difficult conditions.

Norris, who started from pole, lost the lead to Antonelli at the start and dropped back when the track was wet.

But an earlier pit stop for dry-weather tyres put Norris on Antonelli's tail and the Italian spun away the lead at the first corner.

After reclaiming first place, Norris dominated through a late shower of rain which required a switch back to wet-weather tyres to take his first win since the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August.

A few laps before Antonelli lost the lead, Russell, who started seventh, spun exiting the pits and lost 15 to 20 seconds after working his way back into podium contention.

Despite their travails, Russell and Antonelli finished fourth and fifth to clinch the constructors' championship for Mercedes a week after the Italian had tied up the drivers' title.

Norris had too much pace for Verstappen whether the track was dry or wet and stamped his authority on the race.

But the Dutchman put in another supreme drive in changeable conditions in Interlagos to take second after starting in 21st place.

The key stories of the race were:

Constant changes in formation and personnel - and another disappointing defeat.

Xabi Alonso's frustration was obvious as Chelsea's struggles for identity continued in the 1-0 defeat by Sunderland.

It is starting to feel as though the Spaniard is the latest "Tinkerman" at Stamford Bridge, a moniker first associated with Blues boss Claudio Ranieri back in 2002-03.

For the first time this season, Chelsea lined up with a three-man midfield - but they were also without a recognised striker for the second match in a row, with Pedro Neto again struggling to lead the line in their loss at the Stadium of Light.

By contrast, struggling Sunderland were led by target man Brian Brobbey, who won a 36th-minute penalty after being brought down by Levi Colwill. Enzo le Fee converted the game's only goal from the spot.

That decision came moments after Chelsea were denied a penalty when Cole Palmer went down under a challenge from Luke O'Nien, but the video assistant referee ruled that contact had started outside the box.

Those two incidents in quick succession meant Alonso and his coaching staff appeared angry on the touchline after the Sunderland goal.

However, the Chelsea manager refused to criticise the officials after the game - instead he gave brief answers that changed the subject and were critical towards his players for not carrying out the gameplan properly.

Asked whether Brobbey was simply unstoppable, Alonso, 44, replied: "No, he's stoppable. He's stoppable, but we have to do it better than we did today.

"Out of almost nothing he got a couple of chances. He got the penalty as well.

"I'm not happy with how we defended that situation. It's something that we could have avoided, something that we had worked on during the week. To concede penalties is not good for us."

It left nowhere to hide for Colwill, who was substituted at half-time, with Moises Caicedo filling in at centre-back despite having barely completed a full training session all week and needing careful management of his own fitness issues.

Chelsea also created few clear chances, aside from a headed opportunity that £117m signing Morgan Rogers squandered, while Palmer also struggled - days after being left out of the England squad.

Before the season started, Alonso said he wanted his Chelsea side to be "unpredictable".

Although factors such as injuries are beyond his control, his side have achieved that, but to their own detriment.

As each week passes, though, it is becoming increasingly difficult to dismiss Brighton's credentials.

Having won seven of their opening 10 Premier League matches, including beating Arsenal and Manchester City, the Seagulls have shown quality as well as character.

But it is not just their league position that makes for impressive reading. Almost all of the underlying numbers point to a side capable of maintaining their early-season form.

Brighton have created the second-highest number of big chances (37) in the division and scored more goals (26) than any other side this term.

Much of their attacking threat has been driven by Gross, who rejoined the club from Borussia Dortmund in January, having left in 2024.

The German midfielder has spent seven-and-a-half years at the Amex across two spells, either side of his spell back in his homeland, and has re-established himself as Brighton's creative heartbeat this season.

Gross has created eight big chances in the Premier League, more than any other player.

As well as finding the back of the net against Brentford, he also created at least five chances for his team-mates.

It was the 27th time since the start of the 2017-18 season that Gross has created five or more chances in a single match, with only Kevin de Bruyne (48) and Bruno Fernandes (47) having managed more.

He admitted earlier this week: "I just keep going. I think I'm fit, I try to prepare as good as I can and try to help the team win games."

At the other end of the pitch, only defending champions and current leaders Arsenal have been more impressive than Brighton, who have kept the joint-highest number of clean sheets (seven) and conceded the second-fewest goals (five) in the division.

"The way they're playing at the moment, Champions League qualification is probably the minimum that you'd expect Brighton to achieve," former Everton midfielder Leon Osman told BBC Sport.

"They look like a team that has really kicked on over the last 18 months. The football they're playing is outstanding and they are a great team to watch.

"Can they win the league? I think it would be unexpected if they did, but I expected them to win something this year, whether that is a domestic trophy like the FA Cup or the Conference League."

There was another welcome boost for Brighton as Yankuba Minteh made his first Premier League appearance of the season against Brentford.

The Gambia forward, who was the subject of an unsuccessful bid from Liverpool during the summer, has been one of their most dangerous attacking players since joining from Newcastle United in 2024.

Minteh's return to fitness is expected to be followed closely by that of Kaoru Mitoma, who has been sidelined since May with a hamstring complaint.

Just 60 days after his comeback tournament was ended in a late-night New York blockbuster against Ben Shelton, Carlos Alcaraz took his revenge.

In doing so, the Spaniard offered the latest indication that his ascension back to the top of the men's game is nearing completion.

Alcaraz exceeded expectations when, on his return from four months out with a wrist injury, he reached the US Open quarter-finals in September before going out in an astonishing five-set epic against rising American star Shelton.

In the two months since, Alcaraz has won three titles and lost once in 17 matches.

Victory over world number four Shelton on Sunday sealed the 23-year-old's first triumph at the prestigious Paris Masters 1000 tournament.

It also confirmed a fully-fit Alcaraz, who has now won seven of the nine ATP Masters 1000 events, will once again be ready to compete for the sport's major prizes in 2027.

Following his 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph, Alcaraz said: "It's something I've been chasing for a long time. I had some of the toughest losses of my career here.

"Today was one of the toughest challenges we have in tennis right now, facing Ben. Great champion, great player, great person. He is doing better and better every tournament. From here, it is going to be even tougher facing him.

"I'm just really happy that I finally got it. This tournament is really special."

Interlagos did what it often can, and threw everything at the drivers. The race started on a wet track, which dried progressively. There was more rain at the end.

Through it all, Norris was virtually impeccable. He made new world champion Kimi Antonelli look fallible for pretty much the first time all year, and then fended off what at one point was threatening to be one of those days when Verstappen appears to have descended from the Gods.

It says a lot for Norris' performance that it overshadowed Verstappen's drive from 21st on the grid to finish second.

Actually, perhaps the race had also started with a small blemish from the man who has had to hand his title of world champion to Antonelli this year without ever really being able to defend it.

Starting from pole, Norris was relatively slow away, at least compared with the Italian, and Antonelli blasted into a lead that for a while looked as if he would not lose.

But after the Mercedes driver had built an eight-second advantage in the first 13 laps, Norris began to come back at him as the track dried.

Stopping for slick tyres a lap before Antonelli cut a seven-second deficit to nothing, and when three laps later the new champion spun at Turn One under pressure from the old, Norris was promoted into a lead that he never again looked like losing.

"A lot was thrown at everyone on a day like today, but it was probably one of our best races in terms of execution and pit stops, timing of things," Norris said.

"We boxed one lap early on to the slicks. I came out and was right behind him and forced him to push a little bit more, and obviously he went into a mistake and I could capitalise on it.

"So, in terms of always being there where we needed to be, being able to put people under pressure was a very good day for that.

"Also, from my side, just not making any mistakes, which is so easy to do on a day like today. So, great performance from the whole team. Certainly up there with one of the best I've ever had."

Jill said escaping the situation was difficult and that she only gradually came to understand the extent of what had happened to her.

"By the time I got away, I was very aware of what he was doing and it took some effort to get away," she said.

"I was by then aware that I could not have been the only one.

"I tried to raise the alarm, I tried to warn people."

Salah Fayed was one of three Fayed brothers who purchased Harrods, the luxury Knightsbridge department store, in 1985.

After his death, Mohamed Al Fayed was accused by more than 20 women of sexual assault in a BBC documentary Predator at Harrods that aired in 2024.

Since those allegations more than 400 alleged victims or witnesses have come forward to lawyers.

If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story, information and support is available at BBC Action Line.

Earlier this year, Police Scotland said it was carrying out further investigations into allegations connected to Balnagown Estate.

In a statement, a police spokesperson said: "Three people have been identified in connection with offending against a number of victims.

"Our inquiries are ongoing and it would be inappropriate to comment further."

The Metropolitan Police is separately investigating allegations linked to Mohamed Al Fayed and those suspected of facilitating his offending.

It said it was one of the largest and most complex investigations it was currently undertaking.

"Seven suspects have so far been interviewed under caution on suspicion of offences including aiding and abetting rape and sexual assault, assisting the commission of sexual offences, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation," a Met Police statement said.

"To date, 168 victims have now come forward. We will continue to assess victim testimonies for evidence of human trafficking."

In a confidential note, shared with survivors, of a meeting between the Met and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Survivors of Fayed and Harrods, it said about 70 people had been referred to the Home Office as potential victims of trafficking.

Action from "across society" is needed to help improve the educational outcomes of white working-class children, the co-chair of an independent inquiry looking into the issue has said.

The inquiry's first report, published this summer, concluded that once-in-a-generation reforms were needed to fix a system "not serving the interests of white working-class children".

The next phase will focus on early years children and teenagers aged 14 to 19, aiming for a stronger start at primary school and improving older students' routes through education into successful careers.

Education Secretary Lucy Powell said she was "backing" the inquiry to "get to the heart of the barriers holding children back".

Inquiry co-chair and former education secretary Baroness Morris said the next phase of the inquiry's work will consider "what needs to be done".

"This isn't just the responsibility of schools but calls for action from across society," she said.

The Independent Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, external was commissioned by the multi-academy trust Star Academies, and is supported by the Department for Education.

It spoke to thousands of young people and their parents, as well as hundreds of teachers.

Education data about white working class pupils was also analysed as part of the year-long review, looking at the 1.25 million young people in England who are white British and in receipt of free school meals.

Dormouse numbers may be recovering in England and Wales after years of decline, offering a rare piece of good news for one of our best-loved mammals.

The animal has disappeared from much of the countryside with conservationists warning of a long-term collapse in its population.

However, new data suggests dormouse numbers increased between 2020-2025, a period that coincided with warmer springs and summers.

Scientists believe these conditions may help dormice survive, by boosting food supplies and reducing the time they spend asleep.

That gives the animals more opportunity to breed and build up fat reserves ahead of winter.

How soon is too soon when it comes to thinking about Christmas and your finances?

The answer, of course, is that it is never too soon. Save early and the cost becomes more manageable.

The squeeze is harder for some than others, with charity Barnardo's warning that some parents will skip meals so their kids get a Christmas dinner with the trimmings.

But, debt advice charity StepChange is offering tips to everyone, to avoid Christmas spending leading to a financially painful new year.

I'm "words of affirmation", and so is my husband. This is supposedly our shared love language.

But, while we do like receiving compliments, they make us both feel a bit awkward.

Despite this, our result was confidently defined when we took the original Love Languages Quiz online, a personality test published by US pastor Gary Chapman who first came up with the five types of expressing and receiving love in 1992.

I'm sceptical. Does the theory really know more about us than our own lived experience of a 10-year marriage?

The five love languages are: Quality Time, Acts of Service, Words of Affirmation, Receiving Gifts, and Physical Touch - and they feel more ubiquitous than ever.

Contestants on dating shows ask each other their love languages; "My love language is…" is a common prompt on dating apps.

A cruise ship pianist was found treading water around 20 miles (32km) off the Californian coast after falling overboard, according to US media reports.

Two fishermen discovered the Royal Caribbean employee near Catalina Island on Friday and officials believe he may have been in the Pacific Ocean for nine hours, according to CBS News, the BBC's US news partner.

"I'm like, 'Yeah, it's a human being. Stop the boat; let's get all of our lines in," Grant Garrett was quoted as saying, recalling the moment he and Sean Norton spotted him.

The man, who has not yet been identified, was taken to hospital in a stable condition, the US Coast Guard told the BBC, adding it was investigating the incident.

The fishermen say the man identified himself as a pianist on a 14-deck cruise ship called the Ovation of the Seas.

"The only thing he said to me was, 'Thank you. I thought I was gonna die,'" Norton said.

The Coast Guard said in a statement it had received a report from "a Good Samaritan who recovered a conscious individual from the water".

The person was handed over to Newport Beach Lifeguards, who confirmed he was an employee of the Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, it said.

Lifeguard officials believe he may have fallen overboard at around 02:30, about nine hours before he was discovered.

"It was approximately 15 to 20 miles offshore, pretty much in the middle of the ocean," Newport Beach Lifeguard Battalion Chief Adam Yacenda told CBS.

Norton credited the man's survival to unusually warm ocean temperatures.

"You have this crazy super El Niño year. This guy was in the water for probably 10 hours, but the water's 76 degrees," Norton said, which equates to about 24C.

"A different year, no way he makes it," Norton said.

The developing El Niño climate phenomenon is now the strongest on record, according to scientists monitoring the Pacific, with ocean temperatures about 3.05C above average.

In a statement to the BBC, a Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson said: "We are providing support and assistance to our crew member during this difficult time.

"To respect the privacy of our employee, we have no additional details to share."

The UK government's electric vehicle (EV) targets are expected to be reduced this week in a move likely to be welcomed by carmakers but opposed by environmental groups.

Under the current rules, 80% of new cars sold in the UK must be electric by 2030 but industry groups have long called for "urgent relief".

New petrol or diesel cars are due to be phased out by 2030 and by 2035 all new cars must be zero emission.

But the speed of the transition to electric has been hotly debated, including within the cabinet.

The government has been consulting on reducing its 80% rule and a significant reduction is now expected.

Downing Street has insisted no decision has been made.

A government source told the BBC it would approach the issue in a "pragmatic and balanced" way.

If ministers do decide on a steeper watering-down of the rules, it will arguably be interpreted by some - alongside the approval of the Jackdaw gas field - as Prime MInister Andy Burnham prioritising economic considerations over environmental ones.

Sustainability groups say any weakening of the 2030 target will threaten the UK's long-term electrification and climate goals.