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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...

UK inflation stays at 2.2% as lower petrol prices offset by higher air fares

The UK’s annual inflation rate rose by 2.2% in August, matching the increase in July, as lower petrol prices at the pump were offset...

Starmer’s £100,000 in tickets and gifts more than any other recent party leader

Keir Starmer has declared more free tickets and gifts than other major party leaders in recent times, with his total now topping £100,000 after...

Dozens arrested around Australia as federal police target secret app allegedly used for criminal communications

Dozens of people have been arrested following days of raids targeting the alleged creator and users of a secret app for criminal communications.Around 700...

Catherine returns to royal duties for first time since end of cancer treatment

The Princess of Wales has been listed in the official record of royal events for the first time since her cancer treatment ended.Catherine was...

Nine dead, over 2,000 wounded in Lebanon pager explosions

Nine people have been killed and thousands have been seriously injured after pagers exploded in Lebanon, the country’s health minister has said. Firas Abiad said...

‘There’s a fire here’: four young boys died trapped home alone, court hears

Four young boys who died after being left alone in a rubbish-strewn home cried “there’s a fire here” as neighbours desperately tried to rescue...