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There were delays and cancellations at the Hollywood Burbank Airport and at airports in other US cities on Monday as the government shutdown worsens an existing shortage of air traffic controllers. Air traffic control at the southern California airport was unmanned for nearly six hours and remotely managed due to …

Uefa says it consulted stakeholders and found “widespread lack of support” for league matches to be played abroad, echoing concerns raised by fans, other leagues, clubs, players and European institutions. But it said world governing body Fifa’s regulatory framework is “not clear and detailed enough” for it to block the …

OpenAI and designer Jony Ive are trying to solve a number of technical challenges before releasing their mysterious AI gadget, according to a Financial Times report. Two of the challenges include figuring out the palm-sized device’s “personality” and how often it should talk. “The concept is that you should have …

Louise CullenBBC News NI agriculture and environment correspondent Getty Images It is the first case of suspected bird flu in a commercial premises since February A suspected case of bird flu has been found at a chicken farm in County Tyrone. Disease control measures have been put in place around …

Botswana’s diamond-reliant economy is under severe strain, with the country’s main diamond company seeing an almost 50% drop in sales last year, which it blamed on dwindling global demand. And in another blow to the industry in recent months, the US imposed a 37% tariff on all goods imported from …

Graeme van Buuren, who signed a new contract earlier this week to remain at Gloucestershire until 2027, got under way with a cracking cover drive, bettered only by the one which took Bracey to 50, the wicketkeeper-batter raising his seasonal landmark in the process. Van Buuren though didn’t stay long, …

The family of a man who died in prison has received a public apology from the Scottish Prison Service, the Crown Office and police for failings in the case. Allan Marshall, 30, was on remand at HMP Edinburgh in March 2015 when he was restrained face down by prison officers. …

A man who stalked singer Cheryl Tweedy has been jailed for 12 months for breaching a restraining order after turning up at her home. Daniel Bannister showed up at her home, in the Chalfonts area of Buckinghamshire, for the fourth time on 19 June. The 50-year-old, who has already spent …

Grace Harris has been ruled out of Australia’s squad for the World Cup, which begins on 30 September. The big-hitting all-rounder suffered a calf strain in Saturday’s third one-day international against India, a record-breaking match which Australia won by 43 runs. The 32-year-old will be replaced by fellow all-rounder Heather …

OpenAI and Nvidia have struck one of the biggest partnerships in AI, with Nvidia pledging to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI while supplying the compute power needed to build the company’s next generation of models. The deal, announced Monday in a letter of intent, calls for OpenAI to …

[ In this photo provided by Doctors Without Borders, men stand outside an Ebola treatment center in the remote Bulape Health Zone, Kasaï province, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sunday, Sept 7, 2025, that was set up following the outbreak of the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus. Credit: MSF …

South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity in a move that some fear could reignite the country’s civil war. Justice Minister Joseph Geng Akech said the charges against Machar relate to an attack in March by a militia allegedly linked to …

Epping Forest District Council has asked for permission to take its case against a hotel housing asylum seekers to the Supreme Court. Thousands of people have protested outside The Bell Hotel in Epping over the last two months. The district council obtained a temporary injunction from the High Court which …

Both Stella and Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said it was not yet clear whether the oil leak was caused by a chassis or engine problem. Stella also praised Piastri for the calm way he had built towards pole and victory after being a step behind Norris throughout the practice …

A judge has warned that incidents of disorder in hospitals is becoming “all too common,” as he sentenced a man to four months in prison. Lee Doherty, 34, of Creevagh Heights in Londonderry, was sentenced on Friday after admitting charges of assaulting police officers, criminal damage and disorderly behaviour on …

India and Canada have appointed new high commissioners to each other’s countries, in the latest step to restore ties strained by the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in a Vancouver suburb in 2023. India’s previous high commissioner left Canada last October after Ottawa expelled him, linking six diplomats to …

Kiran Carlson won the toss for the first time in seven games and decided to bowl with an unfamiliar attack short on pace, while the Foxes changed three of their seamers. An action-packed first hour saw Sol Budinger blast 33 off 19 balls, mainly off the medium pace of Andy …

Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong has said that Beijing “firmly opposes” Washington’s steep tariffs on Delhi and called for greater co-operation between India and China. Xu likened the US to a “bully”, saying that it had long benefitted from free trade but was now using tariffs as a “bargaining …

Northumbria Police Lewis Armstrong admitted assault and criminal damage A man who smashed a disabled couple’s windows as they sheltered his terrified pregnant partner from him has been jailed. Lewis Armstrong’s girlfriend of nine months had sought sanctuary at her neighbour’s home as she feared he would attack her, Newcastle …

David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after an “administrative oversight” meant he went fishing with JD Vance without a rod licence. The foreign secretary failed to catch any fish when he hosted the US vice president at his grace-and-favour retreat in Kent on Friday. “The Foreign Secretary …