Sky News pulls out of Boris Johnson interview over recording ban

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Beth Rigby’s withdrawal after not being allowed to record conversation follows BBC cancellation over notes gaffe

Sky News has pulled out of an interview with Boris Johnson after its political editor, Beth Rigby, was told she could not make an audio recording or transcript of the talk.

The former prime minister had promised to “reveal what really happened during my time as [London] mayor, foreign secretary and PM” during the conversation next week as he promotes his memoir Unleashed. Johnson’s interview with the BBC was dropped earlier this week after the presenter Laura Kuenssberg mistakenly sent him her briefing notes.

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Beirut strikes target potential new Hezbollah chief, Israeli official says – CNN

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  1. Beirut strikes target potential new Hezbollah chief, Israeli official says  CNN
  2. Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei defends strikes on Israel in Tehran speech  BBC.com
  3. Live Updates: Israeli Strikes Rock Lebanon as Iran’s Leader Issues Warning  The New York Times
  4. Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei defends missile barrage against Israel in rare sermon  Fox News
  5. Live updates: Iran’s leader gives defiant address; Israeli strike hits key road at border  The Washington Post
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In Antarctica, the ‘Greening’ Spread Has Been Dramatic – Newser

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  1. In Antarctica, the 'Greening' Spread Has Been Dramatic  Newser
  2. Antarctica is turning green at a ‘dramatic’ rate and it is concerning, study reveals why  Hindustan Times
  3. Antarctica is ‘greening’ at dramatic rate as climate heats  The Guardian
  4. Scientists looked at images from space to see how fast Antarctica is turning green. Here’s what they found  Yahoo! Voices
  5. Parts of Antarctica are turning green at an 'astounding' rate  New Scientist
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Haitian gang kills at least 70 people as thousands flee, UN says – Reuters Canada

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  1. Haitian gang kills at least 70 people as thousands flee, UN says  Reuters Canada
  2. At Least 70 People Dead in Gang Attack in Haiti  The New York Times
  3. At least 70 people killed in gang attack on Haitian town: UN  Al Jazeera English
  4. Haiti: UN 'horrified' after at least 70 killed in gang massacre  Sky News
  5. At least 70 dead in Haiti gang attack, U.N. says  The Washington Post
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Yazidi woman captured by ISIS rescued in Gaza after more than a decade in captivity – CNN

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  1. Yazidi woman captured by ISIS rescued in Gaza after more than a decade in captivity  CNN
  2. Yazidi woman kidnapped by ISIS in Iraq escapes from Gaza a decade later, officials say  CBS News
  3. Yazidi woman held hostage for 10 years in Gaza rescued in Israel, US operation  Fox News
  4. Israel rescues Yazidi woman from Gaza after her kidnapping by ISIS at age 11  The Times of Israel
  5. State Department describes US role in helping escaped Yazidi woman flee Gaza  The Independent
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IDF says over 250 Hezbollah operatives killed in southern Lebanon ground offensive – The Times of Israel

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  1. IDF says over 250 Hezbollah operatives killed in southern Lebanon ground offensive  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon the ‘most intense aerial campaign’ outside Gaza in last two decades  CNN
  3. Live: Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon, Gaza, occupied West Bank  Al Jazeera English
  4. Israel-Iran live updates: Beirut strikes target new Hezbollah leader Safieddine; Khamenei praises missile attack  NBC News
  5. Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria  The Associated Press
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US supreme court will rule on $10bn suit Mexico filed against US gun makers

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Mexico argues negligence from makers such as Colt and Glock has led to gun trafficking to drug cartels and criminals

The US supreme court said on Friday it will decide whether to block a $10bn lawsuit Mexico filed against US gun manufacturers and distributors that argues that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed bloodshed in the country.

The lawsuit, filed in Boston in August, names Smith & Wesson, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Colt and Glock, as well as Boston-area wholesaler Interstate Arms.

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US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels – The Associated Press

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  1. US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels  The Associated Press
  2. US military strikes 15 Houthi targets in Yemen  Reuters
  3. US strikes 15 Houthi targets in Yemen: Pentagon  The Hill
  4. American airstrikes launched on Yemen's Sanaa and Hodeidah  The Jerusalem Post
  5. US and British militaries strike over a dozen Houthi targets across Yemen  The Times of Israel
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Naomi Campbell admits failures at fashion charity but denies misconduct

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Campbell ‘accepts her accountability’, says spokesperson after watchdog’s scathing report about Fashion for Relief

Naomi Campbell has admitted she failed in her duties as a trustee at the Fashion for Relief charity she founded – but has insisted she never engaged in financial misconduct or used the charity for personal gain during its chaotic nine-year existence.

Campbell was last week banned from running a charity for five years after a scathing report found she and her two fellow trustees were culpable for multiple incidents of serious misconduct and financial mismanagement.

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Starmer defends UK ceding control of Chagos Islands amid Tory criticism

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PM says deal has secured future of US-UK military base as Conservative leadership hopefuls play blame game

Keir Starmer has defended giving up UK control of the Chagos Islands, as the decision has descended into a political blame game among Conservative leadership candidates.

The prime minister said the agreement with Mauritius over the islands would secure the long-term future of a joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, which he deemed as the “single most important thing”.

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Executive resigns at Trump Media, Truth Social’s parent company

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COO Andrew Northwall last month left the company that now owes almost 800,000 shares to an investor

The chief operating officer of Truth Social’s parent company has resigned, and the company must hand over almost 800,000 shares to one of its investors as part of a court ruling, according to a regulatory filing.

Andrew Northwall, the former COO, resigned from Trump Media & Technology Group Corp late last month, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission filing, adding that the company plans to “transition his duties internally”.

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US south-east reels from ‘catastrophic’ devastation from Hurricane Helene

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Communities are stranded, over 200 people have died with more expected, and more than 700,000 are without power

Rescue crews in parts of the south-eastern US were still searching on Friday for those missing as they entered the eighth day since Hurricane Helene roared ashore in Florida and became the deadliest mainland hurricane in the US since Katrina in 2005.

The death toll could grow higher, having surpassed 200 on Thursday, while the sheer scale of the devastation from wind and floods has slowed efforts to find many people’s loved ones and also get supplies to stranded communities and restore power to more than 700,000 people.

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Police officer charged after death of woman, 81, in collision with royal escort

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Helen Holland killed last year in collision with motorcycle that was part of escort for Duchess of Edinburgh

A police officer has been charged over the death of an 81-year-old woman who was killed in a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Friday it had charged Christopher Harrison, 67, with causing death by careless driving following a review of the evidence provided by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

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Meta announces new AI model that can generate video with sound

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Facebook owner claims Movie Gen can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips that rival competitors’

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Friday it had built a new artificial intelligence model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips in response to user prompts, claiming it can rival tools from leading media generation startups like OpenAI and ElevenLabs.

Samples of Movie Gen’s creations provided by Meta showed videos of animals swimming and surfing, as well as clips using people’s real photos to depict them performing actions like painting on a canvas.

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Antarctica is ‘greening’ at dramatic rate as climate heats – The Guardian

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  1. Antarctica is ‘greening’ at dramatic rate as climate heats  The Guardian
  2. Sustained greening of the Antarctic Peninsula observed from satellites  Nature.com
  3. Scientists looked at images from space to see how fast Antarctica is turning green. Here’s what they found  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Parts of Antarctica are turning green at an 'astounding' rate  New Scientist
  5. Greening of Antarctica Is Another Sign of Significant Climate Shift on the Frozen Continent  InsideClimate News
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