BBC World
- Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison in 2024 after pleading guilty to violating money laundering laws.
- Thieves stole €88m worth of French crown jewels in broad daylight on Sunday morning.
- Authorities said the "mind-boggling" fraud involved tens of millions of dollars and included members of organised crime.
- She was married to Ghana's longest-serving leader Jerry John Rawlings and known for her women's rights work.
- The BBC's Russia editor says Trump's decision to call off his Putin talks and impose oil sanctions will not go down well in Moscow.
Independent
- Jeriah Sellers, a devout Christian and part-time worker at Hershey’s MeltSpa in Pennsylvania, claims her employer violated her religious freedoms
- One Republican senator suggests Republicans change the filibuster to reopen the government
- While Trump previously said he wouldn’t interfere with the existing structure of the East Wing, his construction crews began to tear it down this week
- Ex-sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson is facing murder charges after he shot Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old single mother of two teenagers who called 911 over a suspected prowler
- California Governor Gavin Newsom had threatened to sue the Trump administration if the president deployed the National Guard to the state
The Guardian
- US vice-president suggests votes were ‘stupid political stunt’ as Israeli PM orders a stop to any further work on bills The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered a halt to the advancement of parliamentary bills linked to the annexation […]
- President confirmed he spoke with the city’s mayor and Silicon Valley leaders about calling off deploymentDonald Trump has canceled plans for a deployment of federal troops to San Francisco that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and sent protesters […]
- Piastri: ‘He’s come to the fight quicker than I expected’Verstappen feels ‘positive pressure’ in chasing leadersOscar Piastri has admitted that the late charge into a tense, three-way Formula One title fight by the defending champion, Max Verstappen, has taken him […]
- ‘Shutdown fairness act’, introduced by Ron Johnson, Republican senator from Wisconsin, failed in a 54-45 voteUS politics live – latest updatesThe Senate failed on Thursday to pass legislation that would keep federal workers deemed essential and troops paid throughout the […]
- Three days in the job, two training sessions and, most importantly, one victory. Sean Dyche succeeded where Ange Postecoglou had failed so miserably, winning at the first time of asking to get Nottingham Forest’s Europa League campaign truly up and […]
Mail Online
- Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have only just revealed that they are leaving Strictly Come Dancing but speculation over their replacements is already rife.
- Celebrity Traitors came to a dramatic end on Thursday, with a huge twist throwing plans for the next murder into chaos.
- The banishment ceremony got heated with Jonathan Ross , Joe Marler, Nick Mohammad, David Olusoga and Stephen Fry all finding themselves in the spotlight.
- Brooklyn, 26, who is the eldest son of Victoria, 51, and David, 50, has been estranged from the Beckham family since earlier this year amid a feud.
- The Celebrity Traitors Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr and Cat Burns struck again on Thursday night's episode, killing off a fan favourite faithful.