Meta scraps third party fact checkers – and UFC boss joins board

Meta is scrapping its third party fact-checking service in the US after nine years and replacing it with a “community notes” system, similar to the one used by X.

Two bodies discovered in landing gear of plane

Two people have been found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane after a routine inspection in Florida.

French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen has died

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the French far-right National Front party, has died aged 96.

Man pleads not guilty to assisting former soldier Daniel Khalife after escape from prison

A man has denied assisting former soldier Daniel Khalife after he escaped from Wandsworth Prison.

US sends 11 Guantanamo Bay detainees to Oman

US military chiefs have confirmed that 11 men, detained without charge for more than two decades at Guantanamo Bay, have left Cuba.

British tennis star ‘not happy’ after throwing racket into crowd and hitting spectator

Cameron Norrie has said he is disappointed in himself for flinging his racket into the crowd and hitting a spectator during a tournament.

Australian prime minister says practice of reserving spots on beach is ‘not on’

Australia’s prime minister has said it is “not on” to use portable cabanas to reserve spots on the country’s beaches.

‘Nepo babies have never faced so much hate’, Mel B’s daughter says

Mel B’s daughter has said that nepo babies like her have never faced so much hate as they do now.

Growing threat to finances from rising bills

There is mounting evidence that consumers are facing hikes to bills on many fronts after Next became the latest to warn of price rises ahead.

Hospital declares critical incident over ‘exceptionally high’ demand on A&E amid rising flu cases

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital has declared a critical incident due to an “exceptionally high” demand on A&E and patients being admitted to wards.