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• Sabina Nessa: Teacher may have been murdered by stranger as she walked to meet friend at pub

  Teacher Sabina Nessa may have been murdered by a stranger as she took a five-minute walk to meet a friend in a pub, police have said.

• COVID-19: UK reports another 36,710 cases and 182 more deaths

  ­­­­The UK has recorded 36,710 new COVID-19 cases and another 182 deaths in the last 24-hour period, with 7,588 people currently in hospital with the disease, according to the latest government figures­­.

• Motorists urged by Number 10 to 'shop for fuel as usual' as BP shuts some petrol stations

  Motorists have been urged by the government to "shop for fuel as usual" after BP said it had closed some of its petrol stations due to supply issues.

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Entertainment

• R Kelly trial: Prosecutor says singer hid his crimes in 'plain sight' as abuse trial nears end

  Closing arguments are under way at R Kelly's abuse trial in New York, after the singer decided not to testify in court.

• Linda Evangelista: Supermodel opens up after being left 'permanently deformed' by fat freezing cosmetic procedure

  Supermodel Linda Evangelista has shared her pain over being left "permanently deformed" by a cosmetic procedure.

• Johnny Depp says 'no one is safe' from cancel culture as he accepts major film festival award

  Johnny Depp has warned that 'no one is safe' from cancel culture as he accepted an award at a film festival in Spain.

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Strange

• 'Sexy' Bernie Sanders outfit could be scariest costume this Halloween

  It could well be the scariest Halloween costume of the year - a racy take on Bernie Sanders' now-infamous outfit from Joe Biden's inauguration.

• Miami: Cat-astrophe averted as fans catch falling feline using flag at American football game

  A cat has been saved by fans at an American football game in Miami after it plunged about 30ft from an upper deck of the Hard Rock Stadium.

• Moove it - runaway cow stops rush hour traffic on M25

  A cow wandered on to the M25 motorway on Thursday morning after breaking through a fence and escaping its field.

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Technology

• Apple opposes European Union directive for all mobile phones to have universal charger

  Apple has hit back at the European Union's plans to make all mobile phones have the same charger in a bid to crackdown on electronic waste.

• Lithuanian defence ministry urges people to 'throw away' Chinese phones after discovering censorship tools

  The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence has urged people to stop buying Chinese phones and throw away the ones they already possess after discovering censorship software.

• COVID-19: Llama antibodies have 'significant potential' as coronavirus treatment with new research hailed

  Llamas produce a unique kind of antibody which scientists believe could offer a new frontline treatment against COVID-19, administered via a nasal spray.

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Business

• Motorists urged by Number 10 to 'shop for fuel as usual' as BP shuts some petrol stations

  Motorists have been urged by the government to "shop for fuel as usual" after BP said it had closed some of its petrol stations due to supply issues.

• Iceland boss pleads for shoppers not to panic buy ahead of Christmas

  The boss of Iceland has told Sky News the "array" of pressures facing the supermarket sector is a worry but there is no need for customers to panic buy in the run-up to Christmas.

• Energy crisis, labour shortages and supply chain issues hitting the UK - here's what we're short of and the industries under threat

  From "cancelled" Christmas dinners to numerous energy suppliers collapsing and items missing from supermarket shelves, many industry experts claim Britain is in crisis.

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Sports

• Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk go face to face for the first time ahead of world heavyweight title fight

  Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk went eye to eye in a tense first meeting to tee up their world heavyweight championship fight.

• Ryder Cup: Save judgement on Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka rivalry until after event, says Rich Beem

  Rich Beem explains why now is the time to focus on Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka's Ryder Cup prospects on the course, rather than their relationship off it, plus looks at Team USA's hopes of retaining the trophy on home soil.

• Ryder Cup 2020: Brooks Koepka hits out at media's reporting of comments about team events

  Brooks Koepka has hit out at the media for how his comments about the Ryder Cup were reported and insisted he was looking forward to representing Team USA this week.

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Politics

• GMB Union boss says Sir Keir Starmer must use Labour's party conference to show nation he 'has what it takes' to be prime minister

  Sir Keir Starmer must use the Labour conference to show the nation he "has what it takes" to be prime minister, the leader of the GMB Union has said.

• Ministers preparing for 'worst-case scenario' of persistently high gas costs beyond 'short spike'

  The government is preparing for the "worst-case scenario" of gas costs continuing to stay high beyond a "short spike", a minister has told Sky News, as Labour said the government has been "far too complacent" about the crisis.

• COP26: Boris Johnson urges humankind to 'grow up' and 'come of age' at Glasgow climate change summit

  Boris Johnson is urging humankind to "grow up" and "come of age" at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow this year.

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World

• La Palma volcano: Canary Islands eruption could last for three months, experts say

  A volcanic eruption in Spain's Canary Islands could last three months, experts have said.

• La Palma volcano eruption: Unstoppable rivers of lava spew from crater - destroying everything in their path

  Swathes of La Palma are swimming in volcanic ash. It's everywhere, on the roads, covering cars and buildings and in your clothes, and probably lungs.

• La Palma eruption: How bad is the damage - and why is lava meeting the ocean so dangerous?

  Authorities have warned people on the island of La Palma of fresh dangers after a new volcanic vent blew open and rivers of unstoppable lava flowed towards more densely populated areas and the sea.

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