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Tens of thousands of Serbians, led by university students, on Friday protested outside Serbia’s state television headquarters in the capital, Belgrade, to call for objective reporting. The students condemned what they called pro-government bias and smear campaigns against them on the public broadcaster Radio Television Serbia and demanded objective coverage of the protests. They say the state television is reporting President Aleksandar Vucic’s claims that the students were funded by foreign secret services to topple his government. What else happened at the protest? Friday’s rally came one day after a driver rammed his car into a protesting crowd and injured a student. The…

The governor of the Bank of Spain, José Luis Escrivá, has vindicated this Friday the work of central banks in an increasingly complex world. In a conference with Agustín Carstens, director of the Bank for International Settlements (the central bank of central banks), and Mário Centeno, governor of the Bank of Portugal and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB), Escrivá put the focus on how difficult it is to set monetary policy in a context of increasing unexpected negative events and challenges to the independence of these organizations. “Black swans have been increasingly common in…

Hassan Sentamu, the 18-year-old who repeatedly stabbed schoolgirl Elianne Andam in a row over a teddy bear has been found guilty of her murder. Sentamu, now 18, admitted manslaughter, claiming he was not in control of his actions because of his autism but the jury, after deliberating for nearly 12 hours, did not accept this defence of diminished responsibility.

The murderer of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen has been recalled to prison after “shamelessly boasting” about his crime, the Probation Service said. Jake Fahri, then 19, was convicted of murder after he threw a large glass dish that shattered, severing an artery in the 16-year-old’s neck, at a bakery in Lee, south-east London, in 2009.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced plans for a nationwide review of grooming gang evidence and five government-backed local inquiries. She stopped short of launching a statutory national inquiry, as called for by the Conservatives and some Labour MPs, but this marks a clear shift in the government’s position.

Manchester United beat Southampton late on in last night’s Premier League match thanks to a really late hat-trick from Amad Diallo. Erling Haaland has signed a nine-and-a-half-year deal with Manchester City and Utd reject Napoli move for Garnacho.

Mostly cloudy across Scotland and Northern Ireland, with patchy rain, though mainly focused over the hills in the west. Mild and breezy here. Largely dry but often cloudy across England and Wales but feeling chilly. Tonight: Further rain and brisk winds across northern Scotland, though clearing during the early hours. Cloudy for many, with clear spells in the north and west. A patchy frost in places.

Man Utd 3 Southampton 1 – That’s Amad trick! The back page of the Daily Mirror leads with Amad’s late hat-trick to give United the win over Southampton.

Man U 3 Southampton 1 – Amad finish The back page of The Sun leads on Manchester United’s late win over Southampton after Amad scored a hattrick within 12 minutes.

The back page of the Mail reports on Diallo’s late hat-trick to beat Southampton in last night’s Premier League match.

Diallo hails ‘best week of my life’ The back page of the Daily Telegraph reports Amad Diallo says he is having one of the “best weeks” of his life after scoring his first Manchester United hat-trick and signing a new contract.

BP’s under-fire boss cuts 4,700 jobs in fight to revive shares The Middle East is “on tenterhooks”, the Financial Times says, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas “nears [the] finish line”. Featured is an image of Palestinians jostling for food aid in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, as “the world waits for Israel to approve” the agreement. The paper leads on BP cutting “more than 5% of its workforce”, as its “under-fire boss” fights to save costs and “revive a share price that has lagged behind rivals”.

The terrible cost of 466 days in conflict The Independent dedicates its entire front page to assessing the cost of the war – both looking at death tolls as well as the humanitarian crisis.