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• Websites across Europe taken down to protect systems - as critical software update issued

  Government and business websites across Europe were taken down in a bid to protect organisations after a critical software update was issued over vulnerabilities in programming language.

• Jailed former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson accused of raping woman inside Parliament - reports

  Police are investigating former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson over an allegation that he raped a woman in the Houses of Parliament, the PA news agency reports.

• Police given more time to question two men re-arrested in RAF Fairford investigation

  Two men who were re-arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford can be held for up to seven days after police were given more time to question them.

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Entertainment

• Actor Noel Clarke pleads not guilty to six sexual offences

  Actor Noel Clarke has pleaded not guilty to six sexual offences.

• BBC announces details of cuts in bid to save £500m

  The BBC has confirmed it will close BBC Three, BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4 Extra linear broadcast services in the spring of 2027.

• Ex-Brookside star Philip Foster jailed after fleeing UK over £13m fraud on would-be models

  A former soap opera star has been jailed for nine years after fleeing the UK for Spain to avoid facing trial for allegedly conning would-be models out of more than £13m.

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Strange

• Number of Britons arrested abroad in connection with drug smuggling has quadrupled in three years

• 'Fully restocked': Witness huge operation to resupply US aircraft carrier ready for war

• What are the US midterm elections? Sky News Explains

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Technology

• Vital clues could help predict prostate cancer years in advance, study suggests

  Scientists have found clues that could help predict who will develop aggressive prostate cancer many years in advance.

• Websites across Europe taken down to protect systems - as critical software update issued

  Government and business websites across Europe were taken down in a bid to protect organisations after a critical software update was issued over vulnerabilities in programming language.

• Exceeding key climate target is now 'imminent and unavoidable', United Nations warns

  Exceeding a key global climate target is now "imminent and unavoidable", United Nations (UN) scientists have warned.

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Business

• Football regulator to address EFL clubs as quest for deal goes on

  The head of English football's watchdog will address the 72 clubs below the top flight on Thursday as the quest for a financial redistribution deal with the Premier League continues.

• Online gambling group BetGoodwin eyes punt on £80m London float

  The father-and-son team who control BetGoodwin, an online sports betting and casino operator, have begun plotting a London stock market listing even as their peers intensify warnings over tax rises in next week's budget.

• UK unemployment rate falls to lowest level since July last year

  The UK's unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7%, in a set of official figures that will support the case for a Bank of England interest rate hike next month.

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Sports

• Johnny Fisher will reach "another level" for next fight, says Zuffa Boxing's Dana White | Charles Martin wants Fisher fight

  Johnny Fisher will reach “another level” for his next fight, says Zuffa Boxing founder Dana White.

• VAR official Matt Donohue set for Premier League return after wrongly awarding Erling Haaland winner vs Man Utd

  The VAR who incorrectly awarded Erling Haaland's winner in last month's Manchester derby has been reinstated to Premier League duty.

• Viking’s Champions League adventure: Erik Nevland and Eirik Bjorno explain the Norwegian club’s rise from the depths

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Politics

• Report reveals vast scale of antisemitism in English schools

  A landmark report is details the vast scale of antisemitism in English schools and colleges, Sky News can reveal.

• NHS faces 'more challenging' winter after summer of heatwaves, Yvette Cooper warns

  The NHS faces a "more challenging" winter than normal after this summer's record-breaking heat, the health secretary has warned.

• No police action against wife of PM's adviser over Palestine Action post

  Police have said no further action will be taken against Sarah Helm, author and wife of Andy Burnham's national security adviser, after she was accused of supporting the banned protest group Palestine Action.

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World

• Websites across Europe taken down to protect systems - as critical software update issued

  Government and business websites across Europe were taken down in a bid to protect organisations after a critical software update was issued over vulnerabilities in programming language.

• Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer

  Pope Leo's doctors say final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localised, and no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.

• Garda investigation launched as two bodies found in Ireland

  A Garda investigation has been launched after two bodies were discovered in Ireland.

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