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23/08/2025

NEWS: England began their World Cup campaign in style after running in 11 tries to beat the United States 69-7 at the Stadium of Light.

In front of a record-breaking crowd of 42,723, the number one ranked side in the world went ahead through Sadia Kabeya and Hannah Botterman, before Erica Jarrell-Searcy responded for the USA.

After Alev Kelter was shown yellow, Maud Muir and Ellie Kildunne scored in quick succession for England to lead 28-7 at the break.

In a ruthless second-half showing, the Red Roses went on to add a further seven tries as Abby Dow, Kildunne and Amy Cokayne all went over and Jess Breach and Lark Atkin-Davies each ran in braces.

England have now won 28 straight games and extended their winning run against the United States to 21 matches.

John Mitchell named an unchanged starting line-up from England’s pre-season win against France earlier this month, while 11 World Cup debutants were listed in the USA squad, including four in the starting 15.

A bright start for the hosts was rewarded in the ninth minute when England utilised the driving maul from a lineout and Kabeya crossed before Zoe Harrison slotted between the sticks.

Although the United States gained some ground, the Red Roses soon stormed up the field and their next try stemmed from Megan Jones’ neat grubber kick onto the right flank.

Dow then scooped the ball up and from the resulting ruck, Botterman was played in by Natasha Hunt to ground, with Harrison converting.

The USA hit back in the 25th minute when a quick switch in play saw Jarrell-Searcy evade Hunt’s tackle to charge down the pitch and score, with McKenzie Hawkins adding the extras.

However, moments later they were reduced to 14 when Kelter was sent to the sin bin and England took advantage.

Their troublesome maul was well-defended by the USA, who offered some stubborn resistance on their own tryline before Muir eventually went over, with Harrison converting.

England then struck only seconds after the restart when Dow broke down the right and offloaded into Kildunne, who flew over the line and Harrison’s kick was successful.

Only moments into the second half, the Red Roses piled on the pressure and after 15 phases on the tryline, a quick move to the right saw Dow cross in the corner three minutes in.

Kildunne struck for a second time when Breach played a grubber kick on the left, which Lotte Sharp was unable to collect and the England full-back grasped the ball before reaching over to ground, with Harrison converting.

England soon sailed away with the game as a quick move from the lineout saw the ball offloaded to Cokayne, who touched down in the corner and they scored again when a quick switch in play saw the ball played into Breach in plenty of space to easily ground.

Following another good spell of pressure on the USA tryline, replacement Atkin-Davies powered over and Harrison converted.

Kildunne was at the heart of England’s 10th try, keeping her kick in before offloading to Breach to score and on her fifth World Cup appearance, Emily Scarratt was unable to convert.

Atkin-Davies added a second try in the final five minutes from another maul and World Cup debutant Emma Sing added the extras.

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23/08/2025

NEWS: TikTok is putting hundreds of jobs at risk in the UK as part of a restructure of its trust and safety operations as it increasingly uses artificial intelligence (AI) to moderate content.

The video-sharing app said it was “concentrating our operations in fewer locations globally”.

Plans for a global restructure will involve jobs in the UK, as well as south and south-east Asia.

It is understood that several hundred jobs will be impacted in the UK, where it currently employs more than 2,500 staff.

Under the proposed plans, the work of affected employees will be reallocated to other offices in Europe and some third-party providers – with some trust and safety roles and operations remaining in the UK.

TikTok’s UK head office is in Farringdon in London, and it is set to open a new office in Barbican in the capital early next year.

A spokesman for the social media firm said: “We are continuing a reorganisation that we started last year to strengthen our global operating model for trust and safety, which includes concentrating our operations in fewer locations globally to ensure that we maximise effectiveness and speed as we evolve this critical function for the company with the benefit of technological advancements.”

TikTok has increasingly been harnessing AI to moderate content shared on the app.

More than 85% of the content removed for violating its community guidelines is identified and taken down by automation, according to the platform.

It also says that AI can reduce the amount of distressing or graphic content that its moderation teams are exposed to.

A spokesperson for the Communication Workers Union said: “This news will put TikTok’s millions of British users at risk.

“TikTok workers have long been sounding the alarm over the real-world costs of cutting human moderation teams in favour of hastily developed, immature AI alternatives.

“This has been a constant concern throughout the process of TikTok workers’ efforts to form a union.”

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23/08/2025

NEWS- A lost Spandau Ballet song named Eyes, recorded in the pop band’s early days when they were named Gentry, is to be released for the first time.

The track, which featured in the band’s Blitz Club sets, will feature on a new boxed set of the group’s early work called Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982, which will be released on September 12 – with the track being made available on streaming on Friday.

The band’s songwriter and guitarist, Gary Kemp, said: “Eyes, which we demoed at Halligan’s, was one of the early songs that I wrote with the synthesiser. It’s kind of Gothic post-punk.

“It suits what was going on at the time with Joy Division, Siouxsie and Magazine. We liked the dirty garage quality of that period. We had all been brought up on guitar riffs and now we could riff in a way that was very monophonic and grainy that had a very modern but retro sound.

“I would write on the synth and on an upright piano in our hallway at home. Producer Richard Burgess didn’t think Eyes was right for the album. I like it, but it went by the wayside.”

Eyes was recorded during the late 1970s at Halligan’s rehearsal studio, the location where they were given the name Spandau Ballet by journalist Robert Elms, with the song featuring on the Demos disc of the new box set.

The release comes as the band is due to feature in the Blitz: The Club That Shaped The 80s exhibition at London’s Design Museum opening on September 20, which they will soundtrack.

Made up of Kemp and his brother Martin on bass, singer Tony Hadley, saxophonist Steve Norman, and drummer John Keeble, Spandau Ballet are best known for their UK number one single True, and have also had a UK number one album with the LP of the same name – which was released in 1983.

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23/08/2025

NEWS: Families should utilise England’s £3 bus fare cap to “get out and enjoy everything their area has to offer”, a minister said.

Minister for local transport Simon Lightwood urged people to plan days out by bus “without worrying” about the cost of travel.

Bus fares on thousands of routes in England are capped at £3 until March 2027.

Among popular tourist destinations than can be reached through the scheme include Alton Towers, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Warwick Castle, West Midlands Safari Park and the National Space Centre.

Visitor attractions company Merlin said it encourages people to “leave the car at home”, and reported an increase in visits to its sites by public transport.

Mr Lightwood said: “Whether it’s a trip to the seaside, a day out at a museum or just visiting friends, we want people to get out and enjoy everything their area has to offer – without worrying about the cost.

“That’s why we’ve kept the £3 fare cap in place and why we’re investing in better, more reliable buses across the country.

“It’s about making travel simpler, cheaper and better for everyone, driving growth and access to opportunity.”

Patricia Yates, chief executive of tourism agency VisitBritain, said cutting the cost of public transport to England’s “first-class attractions” is “removing barriers whilst supporting greener travel choices”.

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23/08/2025

NEWS: A British Airways flight attendant was found high on drugs and completely naked in an onboard toilet during a flight from California to London, a court has heard.

Haden Pentecost, 41 – who was described as agitated, sweating and babbling – had to be stood down by the flight’s manager when he failed to help with any pre-flight safety checks.

After complaining of stomach cramps and saying he needed to change his clothes, the air steward locked himself in one of the plane’s bathrooms.

When he opened the door, his colleague found him naked and oblivious to the fact he had no clothes on. She had to dress him before moving him into a free seat, the court was told.

Pentecost appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to performing an aviation function while impaired by drugs.

The flight attendant was spoken to by the captain before a health professional was called for, magistrates were told.

He had dilated pupils, a high heart rate, and had to be checked every 20 minutes until the plane arrived at Heathrow – where paramedics took him to hospital.

A blood test later revealed Pentecost had methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system, the court heard.

He has since been sacked by British Airways, and lives with his husband, the court was told.

Pentecost, of Basingstoke, was granted to bail to be sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court at a later date.

British Airways has been approached for comment.

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23/08/2025

NEWS: Foreign Secretary David Lammy has described the declaration of famine in Gaza City as “utterly horrifying” as he accused the Israeli government of causing a “man-made catastrophe”.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said on Friday that famine is occurring in Gaza City and could spread further south.

It comes after weeks of warnings by aid groups that restrictions on aid were leading to starvation among Palestinians.

In a statement on Friday afternoon, Mr Lammy said: “The confirmation of famine in Gaza City and the surrounding neighbourhood is utterly horrifying and is wholly preventable.

“The Israeli government’s refusal to allow sufficient aid into Gaza has caused this man-made catastrophe. This is a moral outrage.

“The IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) report makes clear the sickening consequences, especially for children.

“The government of Israel can and must immediately act to stop the situation deteriorating any further.

“It must immediately and sustainably allow unhindered food, medical supplies, fuel, and all types of aid to reach those who so desperately need them.”

It is the first time that the IPC has confirmed a famine in the Middle East.

The IPC report said that more than half a million people in Gaza face catastrophic levels of hunger, and many are at risk of dying from malnutrition-related causes.

Mr Lammy also repeated calls for “an immediate ceasefire, to enable aid delivery at maximum speed and at the scale required”, including a halt to military operations in Gaza City.

He added: “The UK reiterates its condemnation of this military action, which will only worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian situation and endanger the lives of the hostages held by Hamas. We urge the Israeli government to change course and halt its plans.

“This terrible conflict must end. An immediate and permanent ceasefire is the only way to stop the suffering, secure the release of the hostages, achieve a surge in aid and deliver a framework for lasting peace.”

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23/08/2025

NEWS: Police have arrested 100 people in a bid to deter those they say “pose the greatest risk” to the safety of Notting Hill Carnival.

Officers carried out “intelligence-led interventions” and 21 people were recalled to prison, and 11 fi****ms and more than 40 knives seized, the Metropolitan Police said.

The Met said 266 people either have police bail or probation licence conditions not to attend the carnival this weekend.

Commander Charmain Brenyah, the force’s spokeswoman for the event, said around one million people are expected to be on the streets of west London.

Ms Brenyah said: “Our policing plan makes tackling serious violence a priority, which is why we’ve carried out intelligence-led interventions against those groups and individuals who we have reason to believe pose the greatest risk to the safety of other carnival-goers.

“We hope that this police activity will be a significant deterrent for those who otherwise might have been planning to come and engage in violence and other criminality.”

Around 7,000 police officers will be on duty across the capital this Sunday and Monday.

The Met said live facial recognition (LFR) technology – which captures people’s faces in real-time CCTV cameras – will be used on the approach to and from the carnival as well as outside the boundaries of the event.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said earlier this week the force’s rules and safeguards over using the tool “fall short”, and could have a “chilling effect” on individuals’ rights when used.

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley sought to reassure campaign groups that the technology will be used without bias amid concerns it is discriminatory.

The force believes the tool is “reliable and effective”, and helps keep Londoners safe.

Alongside the use of LFR technology, the Met also plans to install screening arches at some of the busiest entry points to the carnival, where stop-and-search powers will be used in a bid to keep weapons out.

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23/08/2025

NEWS: Actor Noel Clarke has lost his High Court libel claim against the publisher of the Guardian newspaper over its reporting of misconduct allegations.

Clarke, 49, sued Guardian News and Media (GNM) over seven articles and a podcast, including an article in April 2021 that said 20 women who knew him professionally had come forward with allegations of misconduct, including bullying, harassment and sexually inappropriate behaviour.

The Doctor Who actor denies the allegations, while GNM defended its reporting as being both true and in the public interest.

Mrs Justice Steyn agreed, dismissing Clarke’s claim in a judgment on Friday saying that the newspaper “succeeded in establishing both truth and public interest defences to the libel claim”.

She added: “I have accepted some of Mr Clarke’s evidence… but overall I find that he was not a credible or reliable witness.”

The High Court in London heard evidence from multiple witnesses who made accusations against Clarke, including that he had allegedly shared n**e photographs of them without their consent, groped them, and asked them to look at him when he was exposed.

However barristers for Clarke told the court that there was a conspiracy of people with financial and personal grudges against him who engineered his downfall because they could not bear to see him receive a Bafta award.

However Gavin Millar KC, for GNM, said there was “not a shred of evidence” to support Clarke’s claim of a conspiracy, describing it as “nonsensical and rather desperate speculation”.

In Friday’s judgment, Mrs Justice Steyn said the conspiracy claim did not have a “proper foundation”.

She said: “Mr Clarke’s case that there is an unlawful means conspiracy against him, in which many of the witnesses, and some non-witnesses, are said to have engaged, was born of necessity, in the face of the large body of witnesses giving evidence against him.

“It lacked any proper foundation and led to numerous witnesses being asked speculative questions as to their connections, without a case being put that they conspired and colluded to invent allegations – or any evidential basis on which such a case could have been put.”

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22/08/2025

NEWS: Legislation to restrict supermarket sales of junk food has led to a “significant” reduction in purchases, according to the first ever independent analysis.

The research, which was carried out in England by the University of Leeds, estimates that two million fewer products high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) were sold per day after the new law took effect.

The team analysed 11.6 billion items sold in Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Asda.

Before the legislation was implemented, 20 out of every 100 items sold were HFSS products that fell within the scope of the legislation.

This number dropped to 19 after the legislation, which restricts the location of HFSS products within supermarkets in England as part of the UK Government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy, was introduced in October 2022, the study found.

Nearly 2,000 shoppers were also surveyed to find out how the legislation was perceived and how it affected their shopping behaviour.

Although 73% of shoppers did not think it would impact their own shopping behaviour, 71% believed it would have more impact on others who did not plan their shopping.

Nearly all shoppers (90%) thought making healthier foods affordable was just as, if not more, important than the legislation against less healthy food.

The study noted that the legislation was intended to go unnoticed and this was largely achieved, as 56% of shoppers did not notice any changes in store.

Professor Michelle Morris, who led the research team, said: “Our research shows that the HFSS legislation was a force for good, leading to significant reduction in sales of in-scope HFSS products.

“But more now needs to be done to make healthy and sustainable diets the easy choice for our population, so that we can shift more people’s eating habits towards the national recommendations of the Eatwell Guide.”

Dr Alison Fildes, of the University of Leeds School of Psychology, said: “Our findings suggested shoppers were in favour of the HFSS legislation.

“However, they also expressed their support for greater promotion and affordability of healthy foods.

“Tightening the current legislating to ensure HFSS products are replaced in prominent locations with healthier foods, would go further towards helping shoppers make healthier purchases.”

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22/08/2025

News: People who do not drink enough water have a stronger biological response to stress, according to a study.

Researchers found those who habitually drink less release greater levels of the stress hormone cortisol, despite not feeling any thirstier than people who drink more.

Keeping a water bottle nearby during stressful periods could be beneficial for long-term health, researchers suggest.

The study, led by experts at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), included 16 people who drank under 1.5 litres of water a day, along with 16 people who regularly met daily recommended guidelines for fluid intake.

Researchers used the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) guidelines, which recommends men should drink 2.5 litres of water a day while women should drink two litres.

In the UK, the Eatwell Guide suggests adults should drink between six and eight cups of fluid a day, which is roughly 1.5 to two litres.

However, people may need to drink more when it is hot, if they are very active, if they are recovering from an illness, or if they are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Researchers monitored hydration in both groups over seven days using urine and blood samples, after which they were invited into the lab for a stress test.

The test involved an impromptu job interview, for which each individual was given 10 minutes to prepare for.

After that time, they were invited into another room where a fake camera was set up and asked to do the interview to a panel of three people dressed in white coats.

Following the fake interview, individuals were then asked to do a mental arithmetic challenge which involved subtracting numbers as fast as they can.

Professor Neil Walsh, of the LJMU School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, described the test as “really flustering”.

He told the PA news agency: “We know that people who have a low daily fluid intake, who don’t meet the recommendations, are likely to be poorly hydrated.

“But what we didn’t know was whether, when you then stress those people under controlled conditions, they would have a greater stress hormone response.”

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22/08/2025

NEWS: The Army has bought more air defence missile systems with the capability to shoot down cruise missiles and drones, the Ministry of Defence has said.

The £118 million move will double the number of British-made Land Ceptor systems available to the British Army. It said they could be deployed both in the UK and overseas.

The new equipment will form part of Sky Sabre, a state-of-the-art defence system that can intercept munitions and aircraft. It replaced the previous Rapier system, which had run since the 1970s.

The MRAD (medium range air defence) system will be made by manufacturer MBDA in Bolton. The Government said 140 jobs will be supported by the move.

Defence minister Luke Pollard said: “We are delivering on the strategic defence review by equipping our armed forces with state-of-the art equipment to help keep us safe. Doubling our deployable Sky Sabre capability will strengthen the UK’s air defences, protect UK forces abroad, and deter our adversaries.

“Through this investment we are supporting over 100 jobs across the UK, with more to come.”

The Land Ceptor systems are able to hit a tennis-ball sized object which is travelling at twice the speed of sound.

The Sky Sabre operation can control 24 missiles at one time. As part of the system, the Land Ceptors operate alongside radar and a wider command and control centre. However, they are also able to be used on their own.

Sky Sabre was recently tested as part of a Nato exercise in the Outer Hebrides, the Ministry of Defence said. It has already been deployed in Poland, as part of Nato operations with on eye on Russia.

Commanding Officer of the 16th Regiment Royal Artillery, Lt Col James Boutle, said: “Sky Sabre represents a step change in the UK’s ground-based air defence capability.

“As the Army’s most advanced air defence system, it provides a powerful shield against modern airborne threats, from fast jets to precision-guided weapons and drones.

“For 16th Regiment Royal Artillery, operating Sky Sabre is both a privilege and a responsibility – ensuring we are trained and ready to strengthen the UK’s contribution to Nato when called upon.

“As part of this, we work hand-in-hand with industry partners, such as MBDA here in the UK, to continuously optimise the system to ensure it remains on the cutting edge – a collaboration that guarantees we stay ahead of adversary technology.”

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22/08/2025

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