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Referee Shaun Evans was on VAR during Germany's victory over Curacao when he was shown staring into the camera before kick-off, as has become customary at World Cup matches.

Officers spotted a car on Saturday evening with cloned license plates. When it failed to stop, a pursuit was authorised.

Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal, who are thought to be originally from Afghanistan , are accused of receiving stolen property and if convicted could be jailed for a maximum of seven years.

He is the world's deadliest striker but until this summer, Norway hadn't reached a World Cup since 1998. Their most recent major tournament - Euro 2000 - ended two weeks before he was born.

GuruWalk's international ranking of the 50 best destinations for solo travel has been revealed - with Manchester at 36th globally.

Jurgen Klopp joked he could have 'punched himself in the face' as he made an on-air apology to Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann after appearing to cast doubt on his future in the role.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: As the game's greatest prize eluded him as a player, Koeman is determined to make amends as a coach. But his team are far more dour than previous versions.

IAN HERBERT IN HOUSTON: Kai Havertz scored a brace as Germany opened their World Cup campaign with a dominant 7-1 victory over debutants Curacao

Junior and Princess Andre enjoyed a tequila-fuelled day out with their non-drinker dad Peter as he poked fun at his tipsy kids in a hilarious new Instagram video. 

The Greater Manchester mayor has previously supported the idea of giving cash to those who have been in care.

By splitting the Right-wing vote in Thursday's Makerfield by-election, Restore could help propel Andy Burnham into Downing Street.

Sir Keir Starmer will today complete another U-turn by banning under-16s from using social media.

Learn how a consumption-based operating model provides flexibility, improves efficiency, and brings predictability to infrastructure investments.

A Russian shadow fleet tanker was anchored off the Dorset coast last night after it was seized in the first British-led operation against a Kremlin vessel.

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - A cyclist had a quarter of his skull removed after hitting a fly-tipped shed on a remote country road.

All trainlines between Purley and East Croydon are closed while 'urgent repairs' are carried out, Network Rail said.

Microsoft dropped "massive" updates for six stock Windows apps, reports the "Microsoft enthusiast" site Neowin. Here's some of their more interesting highlights for Clock, Media Player, Calculator, Voice Recorder, Photos, and Paint: The Photos app (version 2026.11060.2004.0): AI watermarking — "AI-generated or edited images can now carry a visible Copilot watermark. You choose Never, Always, or Ask Every Time in Settings, with a confirmation when saving. The watermarking is off by default in settings." Calculator (version 11.2605.9.0): More accurate square-root results. "Fixed rare cases where a calculation that should equal zero (like sqrt(2.25) — 1.5) returned a tiny leftover value instead...." Reliable launch after upgrading. "Fixed an issue where upgrading from much older versions could leave outdated settings that stopped the app from opening..." The Clock app (version 11.2605.9.0): "Timers keep counting after they hit zero — When a timer runs out, it now keeps counting up (for example, -00:27:31) so you can see how far past the time you've gone..." "Correct sun and moon icons during midnight sun — Fixed an icon that wrongly showed a moon during all-day daylight in polar regions... " "No more double announcements — Screen readers no longer read the timer value twice." Media Player (version 11.2605.14.0). "Playlists need a name — You can no longer accidentally save a playlist with a blank name."

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White House officials are reportedly alarmed after detailed accounts of sensitive Situation Room meetings appeared in an upcoming book by New York Times reporters.

US President Donald Trump has once again expressed immense frustration with the leader of one of America's closest allied nations.

Geneva police today fired teargas at protesters who set fire to a Tesla vehicle and smashed windows at a United Nations agency as they vented their anger at a G7 summit