Gloomy forecast for tenants as rent rises set to speed up
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The rising cost of renting a home in the UK has accelerated after a three-year slowdown - with tenants told to expect more pain to come.
Average rental costs for new tenancies were up 2.6% in July compared with a year earlier, according to property website Zoopla.
That remains lower than the rate of rising prices in general, but the property portal has forecast annual rent rises among privately rented homes will hit 4% or 5% by the end of the year.
It said there were fewer homes available to rent and - with potential first-time buyers put off by higher mortgage rates - competition for rental places in some areas was more intense.
"Our latest report shows how sensitive the rental market is to even modest changes in how many homes are available for rent," said Richard Donnell, executive director at Zoopla.
"Growing the number of homes for rent through increased investment is the most sustainable route to boosting choice for renters and ensuring stability in rent levels over the long run."
I had 11 years of chemotherapy for a cancer I didn't have
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Becky Jones was just 21 when she was told she had a terminal brain tumour and months to live.
She had not long met her partner and dreamed of a career in policing, but suddenly the future was looking bleak.
The diagnosis, by an experienced cancer consultant, led to 11 years of chemotherapy treatment which changed her life. She regularly felt sick, she was unable to take part in family events, her career was curtailed and she felt constantly "on eggshells".
Now 33, she has recently learned she never had cancer at all but an inflammation of the brain that could have been treated with steroids.
The mother of two is one of more than 40 patients taking legal action against University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust due to prolonged or unnecessary cancer treatment.
"I was told time and time again without the chemotherapy I would die," she said.
Police appeal for information on six men over anti-migrant protest
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The government condemned "intimidating and thuggish behaviour" at the demonstration, while stressing the right to peaceful protest.
On Friday, a 42-year-old man from Paulsgrove was charged with violent disorder and assaulting a police officer in connection with the incident. He has been remanded into custody.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Saturday in connection with the disorder. He has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Rowlinson said: "The reality of public order policing is that arrests at the time are not always possible, especially where evidence may need to be reviewed to clearly identify who is responsible for offences."
The force had reviewed "hundreds of hours' worth" of footage, he said, adding: "The actions we have been taking as part of our investigation send a clear warning to anyone intent on causing disruption and disorder at any future events."
Around 500 anti-migrant protesters took to the streets of Portsmouth on Saturday and were met by hundreds of counter-protesters from Stand up to Racism.
Migrants intercepted in the Channel are typically brought to Dover for initial processing.
However, the dinghy that arrived at Eastney Marina had set off from near Cherbourg in the Bay of the Seine, about 170 miles (274km) west of Calais and significantly further west than the usual departure points.
Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station
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A Russian drone has hit a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and top European security officials had passed through.
No casualties were reported after the strike at Yahodyn, which hit the train's engine. All the passengers had been evacuated, Ukrainian authorities said.
Johnson and other European national security advisers, including the UK's Jonathan Powell, had passed along the same line on a different train on their way back from a conference in Kyiv.
Russia said it had struck "railway infrastructure" in western Ukraine, but Ukraine's state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia said that "quite possibly, the target of this drone could have been the diplomatic train".
In a statement, it said the train "had left the station earlier than expected because of the timetable change... due to constant threats of Russian strikes".
It also said an evacuation order for passengers on the hit train had been given "just 15 minutes" before the strike by a Russian jet-propelled drone.
The railway authority also said former CIA chief David Petraeus had been on board another train at Yahodyn station at the time of the drone strike.
Both Ukrainian and Polish authorities said the Russian drone had struck 2km from the Polish border.
Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, who had also attended the conference in Kyiv, told the BBC passengers on board his train had been told to prepare for evacuation before subsequently being allowed to continue their journey.
"On the train I was on we received order to prepare evacuation after it had stopped. But after a number of minutes we were informed that it was clear and we could proceed," he said.
That train then safely arrived at Poland's border station in Dorohusk.
Some reports have suggested Bildt was on the same train as Johnson, but the former UK prime minister has not confirmed any details.
Johnson wrote on X: "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning.
He said this was "the kind of random and senseless attack Ukrainians are enduring every day - even on civilian railways" and urged Kyiv's allies to urgently provide Ukrainians "the air defences they need".
Ukraine has made repeated pleas to its allies - particularly the US - to provide more interceptors to defend against daily Russian attacks that increasingly use fast-moving ballistic missiles and jet-propelled drones.
'Culture shift' needed in how UK does business, Andy Burnham urges
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The UK needs a "culture shift" in how it does business, Andy Burnham has said ahead of a meeting with some of the UK's biggest bosses.
The prime minister said those who take risks in business should be backed by government and local leaders should have the power to work with businesses.
The current Labour government has been criticised for increasing costs for businesses, such as with the employer national insurance and minimum wage changes under Burnham's predecessor Sir Keir Starmer.
Downing Street said Burnham will meet with the chief executives of BP, Shell, HSBC, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, BT, Vodafone, Rolls-Royce, and several others at Number 10.
Ahead of the meeting, Burnham said he would give people "the confidence that if they have a great idea, they'll get all the support they need to bring it to life".
"When local leaders have the tools to get things done and government works in partnership with business, you can pull in investment, create jobs and transform communities," he said.
He added the government would be "a partner for growth to make every part of Britain better off".
Burnham will host a reception for the business community where local leaders are invited before a private engagement with senior chief executives at Downing Street on Monday evening.
The meeting comes as higher borrowing costs in the UK and other countries present problems for governments looking to spend money on business support or investment.
Official data revealed a surprise boost in the economy in July partly driven by artificial intelligence (AI) investment, though experts expect growth to slow in the months ahead due to high energy prices.
The US-Israel war with Iran has led to a sharp jump in oil prices, which has fed through to higher energy and fuel prices, affecting households and businesses.
This rise in energy costs has led to fears that inflation will remain high, and increase the chance that central banks will hike interest rates to keep price rises under control.
The expectation of higher interest rates, as well as competition for debt from AI firms looking to spend money on development, has driven up the cost of government borrowing in many countries.
However, many argue the UK has a particular problem with high government debt. The UK yield for 10-year bonds, a key measure of government debt costs, is higher than countries such as the US, France, and Japan.
Experts say this is due to several factors affecting investor confidence in the UK, such as multiple prime ministers, chancellors and policy U-turns over a short period.
In an interview with the BBC last week, Chancellor John Healey called for a restoration of "confidence about Britain" despite acknowledging the challenge of "historic high" borrowing costs.
Others have argued that the Labour government has created its own problems by increasing costs for businesses.
Conservative shadow business secretary Julia Lopez said: "The way for the prime minister to get businesses thriving, delivering jobs and driving growth is to cut their taxes.
"Labour's jobs tax and employer red tape have been devastating for businesses. The consequence has been a drying-up of the jobs market, weaker investment and businesses facing ever greater costs."
Trump downplays AI risks after dire expert warnings and calls to slow development down
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The issues surrounding AI have prompted fierce debate - and present a dilemma for many world leaders.
On one hand, the sector is seen as a huge opportunity to boost economic growth and a way to improve outdated digital systems and ways of working.
But there have also been a number of incidents where AI appears to have gone seriously wrong.
In August, OpenAI said it had slowed down training some of its most advanced AI models to improve security.
The ChatGPT-maker said it was adding new measures after its AI agents bypassed safeguards and hacked the tech start-up Hugging Face.
And the same month it was disclosed two of the world's most powerful AI tools created fake human profiles to try and trick people in attempted cyber-attacks.
The UK's AI Security Institute (AISI) said in the most serious case, Anthropic's Mythos AI tried to gain access to a service by sending private messages, having set up fake accounts mimicking real people - then hid the evidence.
The Trump administration argues that the US must maintain global tech dominance as a matter of national security, though it has admitted a need for vigilance around the risks posed by the emerging technology.
The weekend call by major AI executives sparked discussion in Washington, where lawmakers are facing pressure to address those potential risks around rapid AI developments.
On Sunday, Speaker Mike Johnson, the top House Republican, urged caution about rushing AI regulation during an appearance on CNN's Jake Tapper on State of the Union, arguing it could "smother American innovation".
"If Congress just races in and does some sort of emergency session to try to regulate AI, we will lose the race to China, and that is a threat to every single American," he said. "So, we've got to have balance. We've got to have steady hands at the wheel."
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries argued for "decisive action" by lawmakers.
He told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week that the US should slow down "the pace of development in order to protect the American people and ensure that AI is proceeding safely".
Responding to recent comments from the AI industry, tech investor David Sacks, who serves on Trump's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, called on the companies to police themselves.
"Stop pretending you need anyone else's permission," he posted on X.
"So go ahead and pace the frontier. You are the ones setting it... Demanding your preferred regulatory framework as the price of that will look like blackmail of the public and the political system. So just do it."
Still, there is at least some cross-party consensus on AI regulation. In July, a group of House Democrats and Republicans introduced the Frontier Act, a bipartisan bill that seeks to establish a national safety and oversight framework for AI.
"Safety researchers are resigning, powerful AI models are breaking out of their labs, and companies are racing ahead anyway," Rep Lori Trahan, a Massachusetts Democrat who co-authored the bill, wrote on X this week.
"It's past time for Congress to get off the sidelines and do its job."
Will record donations to Reform be a moment of political change?
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When news of Reform UK's two record-breaking £36m donations emerged this weekend, it felt as if Nigel Farage's inner circle was attempting a fightback.
The last few months have proved difficult for the party, with a dip in the polls, a spike in infighting and a series of questions about money that simply won't go away.
In contrast, the mood within the ranks of Labour and the Conservatives has been fairly chipper.
Most Labour MPs feel Andy Burnham has got off to an impressive start as prime minister, while many Conservatives are feeling confident about Kemi Badenoch's recent reshuffle of her top team.
But Reform has been quietly - and as of this weekend rather loudly - building a formidable war chest.
Even before these two mega donations, Reform had raised £30.5m since the start of the year, more than double their nearest rivals.
This extra £72m takes them into uncharted financial territory, which the party says will be used to hire the brightest policy minds, as well as up to 400 campaign managers in every target seat around the country.
In a world of fractured politics, when seats can be won on increasingly smaller percentages of the vote, having a ground campaign that is effective at getting out the core voter base could become increasingly important.
Some in Westminster have been less than convinced by Burnham's insistence that he won't call an early general election.
It might be tempting for the prime minister to go to the polls before Farage has had time to splash the cash on a shiny new party machine.
Some Labour MPs think that could factor into his thinking, but one Number 10 source insisted Reform's extra cash does not make an early election any more likely.
Burnham is now likely to come under increasing pressure to further change the rules on party donations.
Labour is already planning to introduce a cap on the amount of money a British citizen living overseas can donate.
There has been much talk about whether that could impact the donations to Reform by cryptocurrency billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo, but when interviewed by the BBC, Angela Rayner refused to say whether the two would be caught up in the rule changes.
The Liberal Democrats and Greens have also called for a cap for people based in Britain too, to prevent future mega donations.
Burnham has indicated that he's open to having that conversation, but chose not to support an effort by some Labour MPs earlier this month to tighten the rules.
Rayner confirmed this morning that it was still something being considered by ministers.
The Electoral Commission is looking at what more should be done in this area and the calls from within Labour for further change will now grow stronger.
Government sources insist this weekend's donations are not being viewed inside Downing Street as a game-changing moment in this debate.
But people across the political spectrum are now asking whether this massive injection of money will be remembered as a key moment when politics in this country changed.
Deep-fried food banned under new school dinner rules in England
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There will be a boost for fresh fruit and vegetables and deep-fried food will be banned in what the government has called the biggest shake-up to school dinners in England in over a decade.
Under new school food standards, fibre and wholegrains will also be increased, and breakfast clubs will have to follow nutrition rules for the first time, with schools also being monitored.
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) welcomed the changes, but said they hoped the new rules would not become "another stick with which to beat head teachers".
The changes will come into effect from 2027 and be funded with existing money for schools, the government said.
As part of the new framework, sweet desserts, like cake, will be reduced from a regular lunch offer to twice a week in secondary schools, and once a week in primary schools. They also must now be served with a portion of fruit.
Servings of processed meats such as ham, sausages and chicken nuggets have been reduced to once a week and must come with a side of vegetables or fruit.
Education Secretary Lucy Powell said they were "once-in-a-generation changes" which would "transform school food for children across the country".
Questions mount over what an AI 'slowdown' would look like
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In the UK, we have heard about plans to roll out the tech more widely within the NHS to improve patient care, and how AI gave the UK economy a much-needed boost over the summer. We are all being encouraged to use it more and more at work, in education and in our personal lives.
The industry is a key part of the UK's strategy to drive economic growth. "There is no plan B" a former government adviser told me, so could a slowdown wreck future prospects here in Britain?
The AI industry is burning through enormous amounts of money and natural resources and so far, is not creating nearly as much revenue. There are multiple reports suggesting a number of firms adopting the technology are disappointed by it.
Economists widely speculate that even the current giants are not all likely to survive and that some kind of "levelling" is coming – also known as a bursting bubble. But those firms which do make it could end up becoming the most powerful mega-corporations the world has ever seen, and that comes with its own issues.
OpenAI choosing to halt its march to the stock market could be seen as an epiphany-like moment of taking responsibility for public safety – but it could also be the move of a company which has realised it might not get the lucrative payout it needs while its entire product is perceived to be lethal.
"One of the probably the biggest challenges that we have right now is that no one can predict with certainty how this technology is going to evolve," says Alexander Voica from the UK AI company Synthesia.
"We know that these systems are getting more powerful, but we don't know where and how they're going to be used, and we haven't figured out essentially a way of taking full advantage of their potential. My only concern in rushing to regulate now, where there's still a lot of open questions, is that it could actually backfire."
We also can't deny the fact that underpinning this entire tech revolution is an ocean of investor cash.
"I'm not worried about the existential risks of AI, I'm worried about the corporate greed of the companies that are creating it," says Sasha Luccioni, the founder of Sustainable AI.
Leading computer scientist Professor dame Wendy Hall, who has advised the UN about AI, says the current crisis is all about the companies not behaving responsibly enough.
She likens the current situation to a farmer having a bull in a field which escapes and causes destruction – and the farmer blames the bull.
"Of course it's not the bull's fault – it's the farmer," she says. Clearly, the fences weren't robust enough, and that is exactly what she says we are seeing with AI guardrails right now.
But if those guardrails become too restrictive, could this spell the end of AI?
Some believe there is a more secretive, politically-motivated push for a rules-based clampdown in order to "regulate AI into oblivion" as Parker Thayer, an investigative researcher at the Conservative-leaning Capital Research Centre think-tank, put it on X this week.
His post was viewed nearly eight million times. It is an extreme and unproven view but it shows that not everybody is on board with the idea of regulation saving the day.
Whatever the reality, the storm currently engulfing the AI industry could already have caused reputational damage to the firms currently in pole position forever.
As Professor Hall puts it: "Would you invest in a company that says it's going to bring about human extinction?"
Additional reporting by Tom McArthur
Referees body admits error of judgement over Erling Haaland derby winner
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The Premier League refereeing body Pro Ref has admitted an "error of judgement" in awarding Erling Haaland's Manchester City winner against Manchester United.
As City celebrated a remarkable derby victory over Manchester United, there were questions as to whether Haaland's winning goal should have stood in a match fraught with controversy.
The striker scored in the 60th minute at Old Trafford, turning home at the back post from Josko Gvardiol's cross before it was disallowed on the field for offside.
Following intervention from the video assistant referee, the goal was awarded - the Norwegian ruled to have been played onside by Patrick Dorgu's boot.
But there was debate as to whether the offside Enzo Fernandez, diving at the ball in a more central position than Haaland, was interfering with play.
In a statement, Pro Ref said: "It was established that Enzo Fernandez did not play the ball and therefore that makes any offside offence subjective.
"However, on this occasion, the VAR did not recognise the likely impact of his position and should have recommended an on-field review.
"Contact has been made with Manchester United this evening to acknowledge what we deem is an error of judgement. A review of the incident will take place."
United defender Lisandro Martinez said it was an "injustice" while boss Michael Carrick said he was "confused" by the decision.
The goal came after City had gone down to 10 men in the first half when Phil Foden was shown a straight red card for kicking out at United captain Bruno Fernandes.
Foden was dismissed by referee Michael Oliver on 23 minutes after kicking the midriff of Fernandes while he was on the turf.
Meghan shares first glimpse of family life after return to UK
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The Duchess of Sussex has shared a glimpse of family life in footage posted to Instagram following their return to the UK.
The 34-second clip, which features Wham!'s Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, begins with Meghan, along with her husband Prince Harry, walking along a country path as she turns and says "come on, you".
UK flag and heart emojis are shown throughout the video, which also shows their son Archie running towards deer as their daughter Lilibet rides her bike.
Another clip sees Harry fishing with the children as their dog walks alongside the water.
It's the first time the Duchess has posted her family on her Instagram grid since the Sussexes returned from from the US after living in California.
It is unclear when, or where, the footage posted on Sunday afternoon was taken, external, but one clip shows a pair of wellington boots walking on the spot in a puddle and the children also appear to be in waterproof boots as they head toward the deer.
The UK has had a wet start to September after experiencing its hottest summer on record.
The post offers a rare glimpse into the lives of seven-year-old Archie and five-year-old Lilibet.
Whereas Meghan does occasionally show the couple's children on social media, their faces are often obscured as they are photgraphed from behind or their faces are hidden by their parents.
Alongside all the outside footage, there is also a moment showing a child's feet in front of an open fire.
Trump: US president says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit
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US President Donald Trump announced he will lift all tariffs on Irish whiskey at the end of his two-day visit to Ireland.
He made the announcement before handing over the winner's trophy at the Trump International golf resort in Doonbeg, Co Clare, to Irish Open winner Shane Lowry.
Whiskey distilled in the Republic of Ireland faces the standard 15% tariff which applies to EU goods entering the US, while whiskey made in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK has no tariff.
It comes after Trump doubled down on his support for a united Ireland and said joining Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland was "one of the naturals of all time".
He spent day two of his visit to Ireland watching the final day of the Irish Open.
On Saturday, Trump was in Dublin where he met with Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin and Irish President Catherine Connolly.
Addressing the crowd before the trophy presentation, Trump said he had discussed whiskey tariffs with Martin and with golfer Lowry.
"Everybody's been bugging me," he said.
"They are saying would you do me a favour? It's so unfair what's going on.
"Could you possibly take the tariffs off of Irish whiskey and I said, on behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs off Irish whiskey."
The presentation ceremony marked the end of Trump's two-day trip to Ireland before boarding Air Force One at Shannon Airport and departing for Washington.
Swedish party blocs tied after Sunday vote, projections say
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Sweden has two major political blocs featuring four parties on the right and four on the left - meaning coalition and minority governments are relatively common.
Andersson's party, the Social Democrats, have been a major force in Swedish politics since the end of World War Two.
But SD - founded by Nazi sympathisers in the 1980s - had been shunned for years until 2022 when it became the country's second largest party after campaigning on violent crime and immigration.
After casting her vote on Sunday, Andersson laid out the choice facing the Swedish public: "Should we have a government entirely dominated by the Sweden Democrats, something that has never happened in Sweden before? Or should we have a government led by me, which will steer Sweden in a new spirit of co-operation?"
Kristersson, for his part, said it was important he and his alliance were able to continue their work.
"I think there is a genuine enthusiasm for us being able to continue our important work," he said after casting his ballot in his home municipality of Strangnas.
National security, gang crime and welfare spending dominated the election campaign.
First ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to meet in Cardiff
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The first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will meet in Cardiff on Monday to discuss ways of "working more closely", including on constitutional issues.
It will be the first face-to-face meeting between the three nationalist leaders since Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth took office in May.
Ap Iorwerth will host the SNP's leader John Swinney and Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill on Monday morning. Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald will also attend.
He will hold further talks with Swinney in the afternoon with both men expected to sign an agreement on "future collaboration in areas of shared interest".
For the first time since devolution began Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, all have first ministers who want to leave the United Kingdom.
A Plaid spokesperson said ap Iorwerth's meeting with Swinney, O'Neill and McDonald was "an opportunity for the leaders of Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin to come together and talk about how we can work more closely on the issues that matter to people across our nations".
"Following the historic Senedd election in Wales and the changing political landscape across these islands, there is a strong case for practical political cooperation on areas including energy, the economy and our relationship with Europe, as well as on the wider political and constitutional questions facing our nations and on the right to self-determination," they added.
Swinney believed their was "undeniable" momentum behind constitutional change.
"Every nation across these islands is standing at a moment of incredible constitutional opportunity," he said.
"There is a growing consensus that the Westminster system simply is not fit for purpose and does not work for ordinary people.
"Prime Minister Andy Burnham has accepted that himself - and the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have made it clear at the ballot box."
The meetings come days after the matter of Scottish independence resurfaced in the Commons.
During Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Andy Burnham appeared to indicate a second referendum could be held in Scotland if there was clear public support for a vote.
He compared the situation to the conditions for a border poll in Northern Ireland explaining the Good Friday Agreement made clear a border poll would be "considered by the Northern Ireland Secretary when there is a clear consensus in the country, when public opinion has changed to the point where the call has to be considered".
"I would say that it is exactly the same situation in Scotland," he added.
The apparent softening in tone was welcomed by Swinney before Burnham clarified that another Scottish referendum remained "off limits".
A referendum on Scottish independence in September 2014 saw the country vote to remain part of the UK by a margin of 55% to 45%.
Essex security patrols to start in three places near asylum base
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Speaking to BBC Look East presenter Susie Fowler-Watt, Nolan said: "Crimes and incidents associated with the Wethersfield site are very low.
"Certainly, as far as I've seen, there is absolutely no reason for anyone to be concerned about criminality associated with migrants from the Wethersfield camp in Essex."
County council leader Peter Harris said: "Six trained security guards, two each in Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester, will provide a visible and reassuring presence on our streets, particularly for women and children.
"Our message is simple: the safety of Essex residents comes first."
David King, a senior Liberal Democrat county councillor, previously said the scheme "risks divisions and community tension".
"It could only work if the security officers integrated with already established arrangements," he said. "They won't know the place, they won't know the people, they won't be connected up."
Chelmsford City Council's Stephen Robinson, who leads the Lib Dem-run authority, said: "I think it's really important that we don't create division and that policing is carried out by the police."
Meanwhile, Conservative county councillor Lee Scott said: "We're not opposing it, but we are in the future looking at it to see if it's succeeding and making people feel safe."
The government does not record criminal offences by immigration status, but according to analysis by the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, external, foreign nationals in England and Wales are convicted at roughly the same rate as British nationals.
The council said the trial was "a direct response to concerns raised amongst local residents - particularly women and girls - over gatherings of male migrants in town centres who were regularly transported in by bus from the former military airfield to spend their free time".
"It intends to deter anti-social behaviour, provide reassurance to residents and businesses, and gather evidence about whether additional support may be required," a spokesperson said.
The local authority said it would be funded by drawing down £150,000 from the "community innovation and improvement fund"., external
There would be no additional cost to taxpayers and no increase in council tax as a result of the scheme, it added.
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Chester Zoo mistakenly advertises 'child predator tour' tickets
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A zoo has blamed a computer error after it advertised a "child predator tour" online to see its tigers and lions.
Bosses at Chester Zoo quickly changed the 90-minute bus tour's name after it was branded "sinister" by visitors.
A zoo spokeswoman said the error was "due to our default naming convention in our system", but it was "quickly changed".
The name blunder earlier this week was part of the Cheshire zoo's ticket promotion to allow visitors to go on a tour showcasing its Sumatran tigers, lions, rhinos and Komodo dragons.
The mistake was mocked by the zoo's customers and visitors online.
One remarked: "I hope this has been cleared by Cheshire Police - seems a bit dangerous."
Another said: "Staggering - how did that get approved?"
The private bus tour cost £25 for children. 'Adult predator' tickets were also advertised by mistake for £30.
The zoo's website said: "Discover the predators of the animal kingdom, and their prey in our brand new guided tour.
"You'll be the first visitors in the zoo as you board our electric tour bus and enjoy 90 minutes of the zoo all to yourself.
"Come face to face with some of the zoo's most iconic animals, away from the crowds, including our family of Sumatran tigers.
"Your expert tour guides will be on hand to share fascinating facts about some of nature's most effective hunters."
Danny Murphy column: 'Their intelligence and resilience was key' - how Man City earned 'statement win'
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If you go to Old Trafford in a derby, go down to 10 men in the first 25 minutes and still come away with a 1-0 victory, it tells you a lot about your players.
Sunday's result was a statement win for Manchester City's new manager Enzo Maresca, who got his tactics spot on, but his team's performance will have showed him exactly what they are about.
I am talking about the mentality, discipline, organisation and energy you need in order to get a result when things go wrong for you like that in a game.
They were smart too, and that experience and ability not to panic goes a long way in football in situations like the one City faced following Phil Foden's early red card.
City are used to always having most of the ball but they were fine without it against United. That is down to leadership and communication - not just from the manager, but from the players on the field.
Maresca deserves plenty of credit for his decisions too, but he must be thinking he is a lucky man for having the group of players he does, because their intelligence and resilience was key.
As I said on Match of the Day, if anyone is doubting the competitiveness of City this season, just watch that game.
US Open 2026 results: Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton for second Grand Slam title
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Alexander Zverev used his greater experience to beat home hope Ben Shelton in the US Open final and quiet a partisan crowd hoping to laud a rare American men's champion.
German top seed Zverev lifted a heavy burden by winning his first major title at this year's French Open and has quickly added another with a 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-2 victory over Shelton in New York.
At the start of the season, there were question marks over whether 29-year-old Zverev would ever win one of the sport's biggest prizes.
Now he is celebrating becoming a multiple Grand Slam singles champion, having seen the path to glory partially cleared by injuries to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner and Alcaraz swept the board between them at the majors in 2024 and 2025 - and Zverev has taken full advantage against the rest of the field in their absences.
Big-hitting Shelton has long been identified as a player who can win the most prestigious titles, but ultimately came up short in his first Grand Slam final against a rejuvenated Zverev.
Eighth seed Shelton was aiming to become the first American man to win a major title since Andy Roddick in 2003, but losing serve in the first game of the match set the tone as Zverev controlled the opening two sets.
The momentum shifted in the third set, however, as Shelton finally started applying serious pressure on Zverev's serve.
Taking his third break opportunity provided encouragement to the 24,000 home fans on Arthur Ashe Stadium, but Zverev quickly reasserted his authority early in the fourth to extinguish American dreams.
Zverev did not initially know he had secured victory when Shelton hit a return long on championship point, only breaking out into a broad and slightly surprised smile after his team pointed out the score to him.
Spanish Grand Prix: How VSC cost Lando Norris race win - and should F1 change the rules?
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Lando Norris says he was "insanely unlucky" to lose what seemed like a certain win in the Spanish Grand Prix because of the timing of a virtual safety car.
McLaren's Norris was leading comfortably when the VSC was called, seconds after he had passed the pit lane entry.
That allowed Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pit under the VSC, saving time, while the caution period ended before Norris could make it around to the pits again.
Of the VSC, Norris said: "It is a rule that should not define a whole race."
"I was the only one on the whole grid that didn't get the chance to do the pit stop," he said. "That's just unfortunate.
"There's been plenty of times where I've gained from it in the past and times where I've lost from it, and it's racing, but never when fighting for a win.
"So, it's probably one of the first times a win has been lost simply because of it."
After taking pole position with a lap his team principal Andrea Stella described as "a masterpiece", Norris was leading Antonelli by more than six seconds after 13 laps in Madrid.
He had just passed the pit entry at the end of lap 14 when a VSC was called because Lance Stroll's Aston Martin had stopped in the run-off area at Turn 20, while Antonelli and Verstappen were far enough behind to pit.
The VSC, which controls all cars to a specified maximum speed, then ended shortly before Norris completed the next lap, at the end of which he pitted.
Because a stop under the VSC costs 11 seconds less race time than one under green-flag conditions, Norris lost sufficient time that Antonelli and Verstappen were able to pass him.
Norris lost a further five seconds because of problems with his two right-hand side tyres at the stop and emerged from the pits more than 15 seconds behind Antonelli and more than nine adrift of Verstappen.
He caught the Red Bull before the end of the race but as overtaking was virtually impossible on the new Madring street circuit, he was stuck in third place.
Race-winner Antonelli, who extended his championship lead to 81 points, acknowledged Norris' bad fortune. "If I have to be realistic and honest, today we didn't deserve to win," he said. "Lando deserved to win, and so I think our result was probably P2 or even P3."
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Solheim Cup 2026: Europe's win over United States fuelled by Hull, Woad and Ciganda
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Charley Hull got the ball rolling as Europe's big names finally came to the fore in Sunday's singles as they wrested the Solheim Cup back from the USA with a 15-13 victory in the Netherlands.
Hull, who had garnered just half a point across the first two days in an unprofitable partnership with fellow Englishwoman Lottie Woad, led Europe out again on Sunday and claimed a 3&2 win over American livewire Megan Khang.
It delivered an immediate boost to Anna Nordqvist's team in the singles format that they have been unbeaten in since their last home defeat in 2015.
Woad, who alongside Hull is ranked among the top 10 players in the world, also delivered, with her 2&1 win over fellow debutant Auston Kim sparking wild celebrations on the 17th green at Bernardus Golf Club.
With Carlota Ciganda three holes up heading on to the 16th, it assured the hosts of reaching the 14½-point tally required to triumph in the biggest team competition in women's golf.
"It was the no-brainer to put Charley first," said Nordqvist.
"We saw the stats and Charley and Lottie were actually top-four players that made the most birdies for the week. They just played really tough matches.
"People don't understand how good all these players are and how good the golf has been in the past three days.
"So Charley was a no-brainer, and then finishing strong with Carlota. As we know, she's done it in the past."
Any question marks over Nordqvist's captaincy had revolved around repeatedly pairing her two star English players together over the first two days.
And Hull was one of the first on the scene to congratulate Woad, with the quip, "finally got our points didn't we Lottie".
Veteran Ciganda officially carrying her side over the winning line by beating Jennifer Kupcho could not have been more fitting as she became just the second player to secure the decisive point twice - having done so in 2023 - joining Catriona Matthew who did the same for Europe in both 2003 and 2013.
On Saturday evening Kupcho had hushed the crowd and yelled "vamos" as she drained a 91-foot putt on the 17th and then knocked in a 30-footer on the 18th green to steal a point from the Spaniard in the fourballs.
It felt like a moment that had turned the momentum of the match towards Angela Stanford's team but fewer then 24 hours later, Kupcho and her US team-mates had little to cheer with all the euphoria draped around those wearing blue and yellow.
"I was really happy to see that I was playing against Kupcho," said Ciganda. "She's a fighter, I'm a fighter, and what she did was amazing on 17 and 18.
"But [on Sunday] I knew she had no chance. I was like, I want to kill you," joked the Spaniard.
Tom English: Derek McInnes delivers togetherness & intensity in Old Firm gobsmacker
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No away fans, of course. Not that that had anything to do with it. Being locked out of Ibrox might have seemed like a curse to Celtic folk. In the end, it must have felt like the greatest blessing.
In his early months in the job, Derek McInnes has been looking for a marquee performance. Now he has it. He was looking for a formation that worked and personnel that were big enough and bold enough to execute it and he got that, too. This was 3-0 going on more. Plenty more.
The simplicity of their progression to the semi-final was a touch surreal. Neither of these were in particularly good form coming into this. They were both winning, yes, but they haven't been all that convincing.
This season, in their last eight domestic features combined - all won, in fairness - there was only a goal in it at the end in seven of them. Both sides had got themselves into a cycle of missed chances and, at times, uncomfortable days.
So the smart money was on a tight contest. Extra-time, maybe. Penalties? You wouldn't have ruled that out either. O'Neill is such a winning machine that many would have expected Celtic to find a way, somehow. So much for that.
Few Old Firm games surprise you anymore, but this one was a gobsmacker.
Rangers had all the intensity and all the togetherness. They had six players making their Old Firm debut from the start but if inexperience can be a challenge in this fixture then it was a challenge they met with gusto.
McInnes and his driven and vastly superior players neutralised Celtic, shut them down, rendered them impotent. Celtic captain Callum McGregor lords it over days like this, but the supreme central midfielder was Dan Neil, not just in his outstanding goals but in the control and the leadership he exerted.
With Nico Raskin beside him it was a no-contest in the middle of the pitch. James Penrice did a power of really good work in there, too.
Camilo Duran, playing wide again instead of through the middle, has been one of the players of the season so far, but he hardly existed, totally bossed by Olwethu Makhanya - calm in the maelstrom, classy in nearly everything he did.
Kasper Hogh needed a goal having scored in just one game in six - a hat-trick, albeit - but the record signing spent much of his day in Emmanuel Fernandez's pocket. He had no service and no sniff.
September reset: Why now is the time to start a new routine and how to stick to it
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For Cami, a content creator and podcast host from Northampton, September spells the end of summer spontaneity and a time to restore order.
"If you've been away for the summer you've probably not had a massive routine," she says. "And if you're a parent, then you've got kids at home and it's just a bit more chaotic," she says.
September feels like "back to school...getting back into your own rhythm", she adds.
It is the perfect time to "get everything sorted", she says "So when you get to January you're not trying to do everything at once.
For Bas Verplanken, professor emeritus of social psychology at the University of Bath, September is a chance to "reorient yourself".
He says his research suggests people who experienced a big change such as moving house "were more responsive to an intervention aimed at promoting sustainable behaviours" than comparable people who had not moved house.
"It's really an exciting way of looking at disruption," he told Chris and Xand van Tulleken on their What's Up Docs? podcast.
If your daily commute or school run works for you then relax back into them.
"But if there are alternative ways of doing things, explore it, this is the time to do it, and to make those changes," says Verplanken.
Nepal floods: The Himalayas are melting faster - and India's economy is 'at risk'
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The Himalayas are approaching a dangerous threshold as glaciers melt faster, glacial lakes grow more unstable and the mountains face a widening gap in monitoring, according to new research.
The findings come in the aftermath of devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, which killed more than 1,300 people and caused widespread destruction, highlighting the growing risks from a rapidly changing Himalayan environment.
Himalayan glaciers are now losing mass 65% faster than they were a decade ago, the report by global consultancy Systemiq, produced with the Integrated Mountain Initiative and with technical contributions from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, says.
Yet only about 21 of the estimated 40,000 glaciers across the Himalaya-Karakoram region are being monitored in detail and on a sustained basis, according to the report.
That monitoring gap matters because the physical landscape is changing rapidly.
As glaciers retreat, they can leave behind expanding lakes held back by unstable deposits of rock and ice. At the same time, warming is destabilising permafrost - permanently frozen ground that can thaw as temperatures rise - and high mountain slopes, increasing the possibility of cascading hazards, the report says.
How Carney plans to sell Canada to the world's biggest investors
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It's been a little over 18 months since Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country's relationship with the United States, based on over a century of tight economic and military cooperation, was "over".
Trade talks collapsing, tit-for-tat tariffs, and Donald Trump's talk of making Canada a "51st state" have all fuelled this bitter feud between the two North American neighbours.
Now, as Canada's top pitch man, Carney is looking to leverage personal relationships from his time spent in the top tiers of global finance to woo some of the world's wealthiest asset managers and business leaders to bet on his country.
For two days, Toronto will host more than 100 global investors overseeing more than C$100tn ($72tn; £53) in assets, in the hope that new economic relationships will help Canada navigate an increasingly unstable geopolitical climate.
"Canada has what the world wants," said Carney ahead of this "first of its kind" investment summit.
On Monday and Tuesday, a luxury hotel will host guests from major sovereign wealth funds from around the world - including the United Arab Emirates and Norway - and chief executives from major finance companies, like BlackRock's Larry Fink and Blackstone president Jon Gray.
There, Carney hopes to pitch them on Canada's energy and resource sectors, as well as the country’s political stability, in the hopes of getting them to invest in AI, defence, transportation, and infrastructure projects across the country.
It is all part of a strategy to build a "more independent, more resilient economy" in Canada in the wake of the tariff war with the US, which has escalated in recent weeks.
But there is no guarantee that the deep-pocketed investors will be easily sold, and challenges include a track record in Canada of lengthy approvals for projects.
A recent report by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which will co-host the summit, cautioned that the scale and depth of investible opportunity is the country's greatest weakness.
"Global capital is looking for opportunity, but opportunity alone does not make a market investible," said Naomi Powell, director of the CPP Investments Insight Institute.
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