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• Senior King aide was head of royal protection when Prince Andrew 'asked officer to dig up dirt on accuser'

  A current senior member of the King's household was the head of royal protection at the time Prince Andrew allegedly asked one of his police officers to dig up dirt on Virginia Guiffre, Sky News has discovered.

• Asylum seeker accused of murder denies being at train station where woman was fatally stabbed

  An asylum seeker accused of murdering a woman has told a jury he was not at the train station where she was fatally stabbed.

• Bank tax could hurt households and business lending, UK's biggest mortgage provider says

  The chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group has warned that a tax raid on the banks could harm lending to households and businesses.

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Entertainment

• Sean 'Diddy' Combs files to appeal his conviction and sentence

  Sean 'Diddy' Combs is appealing the conviction handed down to him earlier this year over prostitution charges relating to his former girlfriends and male sex workers.

• Gavin Plumb: Man jailed for plotting to rape and murder Holly Willoughby loses appeal against life sentence

  A security guard jailed for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder TV star Holly Willoughby has lost an appeal against his life sentence.

• Police investigating murder of paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins make further arrests

  Two more men have been arrested over the death of paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins.

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Strange

• Police in Derbyshire solve mystery of crocodile found in canal

  Police hunting for a crocodile in Derbyshire have said the search turned out to be "more fluff than fear".

• Long-lost Spanish treasure worth $1m discovered off Florida coast

  Long-lost Spanish treasure worth an estimated $1m (£740,000) has been discovered off the coast of Florida.

• Ashraf Mahrous: Egypt's 'strongman' wrestler pulls ship using his teeth

  An Egyptian wrestler is hoping he has set a world record after pulling a 700-ton (635,000kg) ship with his teeth.

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Technology

• Inside 'data centre alley' - the biggest story in economics right now

  If you ever fly to Washington DC, look out of the window as you land at Dulles Airport - and you might snatch a glimpse of the single biggest story in economics right now.

• 'Significant signs of recovery' hours after major internet outage

  The internet appears to be recovering after a major outage knocked out thousands of websites, including Amazon, Snapchat, Reddit and several banks.

• What's affected by internet outage - all we know so far

  Dozens of websites, banks and apps have been affected by a major internet outage. 

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Business

• Bank tax could hurt households and business lending, UK's biggest mortgage provider says

  The chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group has warned that a tax raid on the banks could harm lending to households and businesses.

• Inside 'data centre alley' - the biggest story in economics right now

  If you ever fly to Washington DC, look out of the window as you land at Dulles Airport - and you might snatch a glimpse of the single biggest story in economics right now.

• Highest September borrowing since 2020 and debt interest payments surge ahead of budget

  Government borrowing hit its highest September level since 2020 last month, according to official figures showing a leap in debt interest payments to almost £10bn,

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Sports

• United States GP: Martin Brundle's verdict on 'very significant' title race moment and Max Verstappen's surge against McLarens

  Max Verstappen and Red Bull were on blistering form in Austin, dominating both qualifying sessions along with relatively comfortable victories in the Sprint and the main Grand Prix.

• West Ham: Jamie Carragher slams 'shocking' performance vs Brentford as Gary O'Neil says they 'look lost'

  Jamie Carragher believes "shocking" West Ham are one of the slowest ever teams in the Premier League and are at risk of being relegated while former Bournemouth and Wolves boss Gary O'Neil said they looked "lost".

• Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois criticises LaLiga's plans to hold Villarreal vs Barcelona in Miami

  Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has hit out at LaLiga's plans to hold a league match in the USA in December.

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Politics

• Prince Andrew: Government faces growing calls to formally strip Duke of York title

  The government is facing increasing pressure to formally strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom.

• Children 'paid huge price' during COVID and future lockdowns should be 'last resort', says Boris Johnson

  Children "paid a huge price" to protect the rest of society during lockdown and school closures should only be a "last resort" in future pandemics, Boris Johnson has said.

• Minister called a 'liar' as third survivor quits grooming gangs inquiry

  The government's national inquiry into grooming gangs has been accused of "descending into chaos", with Home Office minister Jess Phillips being called a "liar" for disputing allegations that the inquiry is being diluted. 

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World

• Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy enters prison for five-year sentence

  Nicolas Sarkozy declared his innocence and held hands with his wife before entering prison to begin his five-year sentence.

• Gunman who shot Slovak PM sentenced to 21 years in jail

  A man who shot and badly wounded Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been given a 21-year jail sentence after being found guilty of terrorism charges.

• Japan votes in country's first ever female PM

  Japan's parliament has voted in the country's first ever female prime minister.

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