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UK to make last-ditch effort to stop Israel closing East Jerusalem consulate

Israel has threatened to close the consulate, which handles UK relations with Palestinians in the city, over British sanctions on Israeli settlements.

Oct 6, 2026, 7:17 PM

Man charged with GP's murder

A man is charged with the murder of a GP who was found dead at her home.

Oct 6, 2026, 7:16 PM

UK Security Adviser Jonathan Powell Traveled to Israel Ahead of Consulate Closure

Jonathan Powell, Britain’s national security adviser, visited Israel last week to try to negotiate over the looming closure of his country’s consulate in Jerusalem, according to three officials.

Oct 6, 2026, 7:06 PM

Sally Yates to Lead Internal Investigation Into Cornell’s Handling of Sexual Assault Report

The university hired Sally Yates, a career federal prosecutor, to investigate how it handled a former student’s claim she was raped in 2024.

Oct 6, 2026, 7:05 PM

Texas Governor in Tight Race to Skip Trump Rally in San Antonio

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is planning to skip a political rally in San Antonio headlined by President Donald Trump, declining a chance to appear with the country’s highest-profile Republican as his reelection bid faces a surprisingly strong challenge from Democrat Gina Hinojosa.

Oct 6, 2026, 7:01 PM

Walter’s Insurance CEO Told DOJ He Was Unaware of Boss’s Loans

The head of Mark Walter’s insurance companies told authorities he was unaware that the firms had loaned more than $20 billion to the sports mogul’s other businesses, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Oct 6, 2026, 6:34 PM

German far right secures first regional parliament president

Tobias Rausch wins secret support from four mystery backers from established parties

Oct 6, 2026, 6:10 PM

Morrisons is not a must-do deal for Sainsbury’s

Odds are good the CMA would approve of a supermarket merger. But does Sainsbury’s need Morrisons?Would competition regulators really smile upon a combination of Sainsbury’s and Morrisons? One must assume the two companies believed the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) would give a thumbs up if asked, otherwise they would not have initiated their now-aborted merger talks.It’s easy to list the arguments the duo could make. First, the combined market share of Sainsbury’s (15.2%, on the latest numbers from Worldpanel analysts) and Morrisons (8.4%) would still be less than that of mighty Tesco (27.8%). It would not be a case of leap-frogging the market leader, which was Sainsbury’s big idea back in 2018 when Asda was in its sights. Continue reading...

Oct 6, 2026, 6:10 PM

Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns

Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessmentsGoogle has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites.The planned datacentres in Muhos and Kajanni are part of a €13bn (£11bn) project across multiple sites in northern Finland by the technology company amid huge demand for space to house online infrastructure. Continue reading...

Oct 6, 2026, 6:02 PM

Anduril plans shipyard to manufacture parts for US Navy’s top submarines

Palmer Luckey’s defence tech start-up to invest $3.7bn as Trump attempts to reduce dependence on leading ‘prime’ contractors

Oct 6, 2026, 4:21 PM