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Axel Springer’s media assets to be split off in €13.5bn KKR deal

Axel Springer has struck a €13.5bn (£11.3bn) deal that will see its media assets, which include Politico, Business Insider and newspapers Bild and Die Welt, hived off into a...

Former Arsenal player charged after £600,000 of cannabis seized at Stansted

A former Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers footballer has been charged in connection with an attempt to smuggle...

Thousands evacuated as Storm Boris causes havoc in northern Italy

About 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna overnight after...

Met investigates four officers over case of double domestic murderer

Four Metropolitan police officers are facing a misconduct investigation after two women were murdered by a man they...

Global AI fund needed to help developing nations tap tech benefits, UN says

Governments and private companies should contribute to a global artificial intelligence fund that will allow developing nations to...

UN members back resolution directing Israel to leave occupied territories

In a symbolic step exposing Israel’s continued international isolation, the UN general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to direct Israel to leave the occupied Palestinian...

Hiker who set out for remote Highlands pub found after ‘challenging’ search

A hiker who went missing in the Highlands during a quest to win a free pint has been found after a massive land and...

Sue Gray being paid £170,000 a year – more than Keir Starmer

Sue Gray, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has been given a salary of £170,000 – more than the prime minister.Gray was given a pay...

Hezbollah pager explosions: questions over strategy behind unprecedented attack

It may not have been acknowledged by Israel but the extraordinary, coordinated attack on Hezbollah, blowing up thousands of pagers used by members of...

Tupperware files for bankruptcy in US and hunts for new owners

Tupperware, the lossmaking 78-year-old American plastic food container brand, has filed for bankruptcy and is on the hunt for new owners as it attempts...

John Major criticises Rwanda asylum plan as ‘un-Conservative and un-British’

Sir John Major has criticised the former Conservative government’s Rwanda scheme, saying it was unsuitable for the 21st century and was “un-Conservative and un-British”.The...