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Parliamentary researcher arrested for ‘spying for China’ Sky News says Two men have been arrested under the Official Secrets Act amid reports that a parliamentary researcher spied for China. The researcher has links to several senior Tory MPs and has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, according to The Sunday Times. He was arrested along with another man by officers on 13 March, the newspaper reported. The researcher, who is in his 20s, is understood to have had links to security minister Tom Tugendhat, foreign affairs committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns and other senior Tory MPs. The MPs he is…

Wilko rescue deal fails sparking huge job loss fears A Wilko rescue deal has fallen through, leaving the future of thousands of jobs uncertain. The billionaire owner of HMV, Doug Putman, hoped to keep up to 300 Wilko shops open, but his bid failed as rising costs complicated the deal. It means more than 10,000 workers face an uncertain future. Some of Wilko’s remaining stores could be sold to rival retailers, such as Poundland or The Range. Announcements about job losses and store closures are expected in the coming days. Wilko announced in August it had collapsed into administration, raising…

Covid vaccines at care homes as BA.2.86 variant spreading The NHS will start handing out Covid booster shots and flu jabs to older people living in care homes in England over concerns about a highly mutated new Covid variant that is spreading.  The rollout begins on Monday and is to quickly top up the protection of those most at risk. There have, so far, been 34 confirmed cases of BA.2.86 in England, with 28 of those behind a Norfolk care home outbreak. It’s still too early to determine if the variant is more serious than previous variants. The rollout stars…

Ratcliffe and Qatar are still waiting on developments…

Daniel Khalife: Terror suspect may have used bedsheet to escape, court hears Daniel Khalife, 21, may have used bedsheets to escape from Wandsworth prison, a court has been told. Khalife attended Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He broke out of prison and led authorities on a UK-wide manhunt for four days last week. On Saturday he was pulled off a peddle bike on a towpath in Northolt in London. He is accused of escaping from lawful custody. Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram remanded him in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 29 September. He is said to have…

A report on the Assassin’s Creed samurai game explores its two playable characters and how it’ll borrow stealth elements from Splinter Cell.

Janine MacKinlay claimed mobility issues forced her to pee in a jug and throw it outside rather than go upstairs to the bathroom.

Kim Jong Un reportedly heading to Russia to meet Putin North Korea’s Kim Jong UN is reportedly en route to Vladivostok for a summit with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. The North Korean leader is travelling in an armoured train that he uses for foreign visits. South Korean media reports the train has departed Pyongyang, citing a government official. The meeting between the two is expected to take place as early as Tuesday local time. If the summit with Putin goes ahead it will mark Kim’s first international trip in more than four years. Kim and Putin are expected to discuss…

Luis Rubiales resigns as president of Spanish FA over Jenni Hermoso kiss Spanish FA boss Luis Rubiales has finally resigned as president of the Spanish Football Federation following widespread backlash for kissing footballer Jenni Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony after Spain beat England 1-0. Hermoso, 33, said the kiss was not consensual and she filed a legal complaint last Tuesday. Rubiales told Piers Morgan on his TV show that he could not continue, and had submitted his resignation to federation acting president Pedro Rocha in a statement. He has also resigned from his position as vice-president…

US Open 2023 results: Novak Djokovic wins 24th major Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic has won a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title after beating Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final in New York. Djokovic won 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3. Despite the score, the match was a punishing one. A comfortable opening set was followed by a brutal second – which lasted one hour and 44 minutes. After the pair exchanged breaks early in the third, Djokovic took control to level Margaret Court’s 50-year record. “It obviously means the world to me,” said Djokovic on winning his 24th major. “I’m…