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Ministers approved two separate decrees following protests over an 87-year-old woman’s eviction. Both face a test in Congress, where the governing coalition lacks a majority.
Marks & Spencer and Sephora have agreed to bring staffed beauty areas to 100 M&S stores from spring 2027, alongside an online launch. Branches and commercial terms have not been announced.
The Senate passed a bipartisan college sports bill that would reshape athlete payments, transfers and NCAA oversight. It still needs House approval.
Sam Gough, once excluded from school PE as her sight declined, is in England’s squad for the women’s blind football European Championship in Istanbul.
The 2026 VMAs highlighted the craft behind music videos as artists and viewers increasingly encounter their images across streaming and social platforms.
More than 500,000 faces were scanned during the February-to-July trial, according to an FOI-based report. Its sole watchlist alert was incorrect.
Burnham met business leaders at Labour's conference while Healey promised fiscal discipline. Business groups welcomed the engagement but pressed for relief from rising costs.
Maricarmen Abascal could return to her Madrid flat under a proposed lease with rent capped at 30% of her net income, but she has yet to approve the deal.
Christian Horner has described a Ferrari job as a dream, but the available reporting establishes no offer or appointment. Fred Vasseur remains team principal.
Lawrence Dallaglio’s 2003 Rugby World Cup winners’ medal is listed for a 13 October auction. He has spoken publicly about his bankruptcy, but the sale has yet to take place.
Andy Burnham is expected to signal willingness to review the pensions triple lock as he argues for social care reform. No change or funding plan has been announced.
Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly are absent from England’s squad to face Greece, while Lexi Potter receives her first senior call-up and Leah Williamson returns.
Estonia has attributed the August arson at a Milrem Robotics building to Russian security services. Three suspects are in custody, but the evidence behind the attribution has not been...
Sky News says Burnham may propose reviewing the triple lock after the next election. His social-care plan remains under development, with its funding unsettled.
Liverpool’s global talent team is widening its search for young players. Recent recruits show the approach, while work permit rules and player development remain significant limits.
Some Scotch producers are pausing production amid pressure on whisky stocks. Holyrood has stopped distilling, while GlenWyvis faces an administration process.
Jack Willis has retained France’s Top 14 best-player award. His latest comments underline a Test rugby ambition that remains constrained by selection rules.
A Ferrari spokesperson said the team had made its choice on Frédéric Vasseur, as questions about his future continued after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.