Trump says he is banning three major US media outlets for 'reporting fake news'
President Donald Trump has said he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House for "reporting fake news".
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Earl Spencer claims late Queen responded 'tetchily' to Diana crash
Earl Spencer has doubled down on the explosive claims he makes in his upcoming memoir about the King's behaviour after the death of his sister, Princess Diana.
Ex-Apollo executive admits to improperly using company documents
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McIlroy in mix heading into weekend at Wentworth
Rory McIlroy stays in contention with a five-under 67 to sit four strokes behind second-round leader Ryan Gerard at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Letter to Brezhnev review – terrific return for Merseysiders’ romance with Russian sailors
Royal Court, Liverpool Ellie Clayton and Angela Simms are superb in a funny, tender adaptation that hugs close to the 1985 film By some quirk of marketing, Letter to Brezhnev is always associated with Margi Clarke. In the 1985 movie, she was the…
Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate
Though Europe has measures that address how consumers might encounter AI, technology will impact them if the worst scenarios bear Europe’s dilemma over AI was rendered in stark terms this week. The head of the continent’s central bank, Christine…
The week around the world in 20 pictures
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Trent Alexander-Arnold recalled by England but with a warning from Thomas Tuchel
Real Madrid player must help improve defensive solidity Scott, Hall, Lewis-Skelly and Calvert-Lewin selected Thomas Tuchel has told Trent Alexander-Arnold he must bring defensive solidity to the England squad after giving him a surprise recall for…
Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron
The French president says he has tasked the government with protecting critical infrastructure and defence industry sites.
‘Embrace the chaos’: Tuchel aims to harness England’s football culture
Head coach says he must accept lack of control in games ‘Deep down, English players … they go for it’ Thomas Tuchel has admitted there are times when he craves greater control in matches. But the England head coach feels the more chaotic…
'We simply don't know' - JP Morgan struggling to forecast oil prices due to Trump's war with Iran
The bank said it "assumed" there would be economic red lines, like oil at $100 a barrel, that the US would be unwilling the cross.
Earl Spencer doubles down on claims about ‘monstrous’ call with Charles after Diana’s death
Buckingham Palace has rebutted claim by Charles Spencer, Diana’s brother, that then prince told him ‘we’ll forget her soon enough’ Earl Spencer has doubled down on his bombshell claim that King Charles said of Diana, Princess of Wales, “rest…
Survivors recount panic and struggle to breathe in Nigerian prison cell where 37 died
Police fire teargas as protests break out in city of Minna after deaths of suspected illegal goldminers, many of whom were children Survivors from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of a…
This Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself | Jonathan Freedland
Spend time on the ground and you see how high the stakes are for next month’s contest – for Israelis and Palestinians alike Candidates always say it, but this time it’s true. When Israel goes to the polls on 27 October, it really will be the most…
The best books to read in September: new paperbacks from Margaret Atwood, Kiran Desai and Richard Holmes
Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some great new paperbacks, from an epic multigenerational saga by a Booker winner to a biography of an iconic Victorian poet *** Continue reading...
Warren Buffett steps down after six decades at Berkshire - 'Father Time always wins'
Since taking control in 1965, Buffett grew a struggling textile mill into a global conglomerate.
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary apologises over 'high-fare rapists' remarks
O'Leary described his choice of language as "careless" and said "it won't happen again".
Brazil’s Lula announces higher welfare payments and free weight-loss jabs ahead of election
Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s elections Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced a 15% increase in the country’s main cash-transfer programme for poor…
‘In almost every French game, there’s theatre’: Dean Richards on bringing joie de vivre back to English rugby
Doncaster Knights’ new director of rugby is passionate about the Champ, who Steve Borthwick should pick from overseas and getting players to have a bit of fun Turn up at Castle Park in Doncaster this week and, bang on cue, a pony and trap is being…
Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors
Exclusive: Official UK security assessment found Microsoft cloud platform storing files was at potential risk from hostile hackers Vast troves of highly sensitive police data are lying on Microsoft cloud platforms which an official UK security…
We wanted to let Max Dowman bloom in the shadows but he has become hard to ignore | Barney Ronay
This most modern and well-honed of footballers will not be able to escape the spotlight in an age of constant scrutiny but looks equipped to handle it The poet Jorge Luis Borges wrote a famous short story about a society that had become so good at…
Could AI pose a serious threat to our existence? | Letters
Readers respond to the warning from a former Anthropic researcher that the technology could ‘kill us all’ by the end of the decade Here we go again with another round of tech bros claiming that AI is going to develop superintelligence and kill us…
Anthony Page obituary
Stage and screen director behind landmark productions of Samuel Beckett, John Osborne and Edward Albee Anthony Page, who has died aged 90, was one of a group of talented and individual – sometimes wilful – directors who helped establish the English…
It’s not just ‘spermageddon’ that’s stopping us having children | Letters
Aubrey Foard and Nina Plummer respond to Zoe Williams’s interview with Camilla Cavendish about the reasons behind plummeting birthrates worldwide I appreciate Zoe Williams’s excellent interview with Camilla Cavendish (Spermageddon, ‘greedy jobs’…