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Nearly 1,000 people gathered in Warren, Michigan, on Saturday to mark the 100th anniversary of De La Salle Collegiate High School. The centenary celebration brought together pupils, families, alumni and friends of the school for a special anniversary Mass and open house at the Common Road campus. De La Salle Collegiate was founded in 1926, initially serving families in Detroit before moving to its present Warren site in 1982. The school officially opened to students with 85 boys. Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger was due to celebrate the anniversary Mass, held on the date marking a century since the school was…

Aryna Sabalenka has fought back to force a third and final set in the US Open final. The women’s championship match will now be decided in the closing set after Sabalenka recovered to keep her title hopes alive.

Emma Barnett is set to leave BBC Radio 4’s Today programme after her proposals to reduce its political coverage and introduce more human-interest material met resistance from senior figures, BBC sources have said. The 41-year-old broadcaster, who joined the flagship programme in 2024 after presenting Woman’s Hour, is expected to be given her own current affairs podcast on BBC Sounds. The BBC has not formally announced her departure. However, senior sources said her exit was effectively agreed, with the decision understood to have been under discussion for several months. One insider said her suggested changes were opposed because “that is…

Gillian Anderson has revealed that she identifies as pansexual, saying she had relationships with women in her younger years and did not always have the language to describe her sexuality. The 58-year-old actress discussed her sexuality in an interview with The Australian, weeks after describing a “secretive” relationship with an older girl during her time at high school. Pansexuality refers to sexual, romantic or emotional attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity. Anderson said: “In my younger years, I was in relationships with women.” She also spoke about women of her age rediscovering their sensuality and desire…

A 51-year-old man has been charged with murder after Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned house in Jackson, Mississippi. Jarques Ratliff was arrested on Friday after the state medical examiner classified Fortune’s death as a homicide. Police said he was detained while walking along Capitol Street after officers had executed search warrants connected to the investigation. Jackson police chief RaShall Brackney said Ratliff had an “association” with Fortune but did not provide further details about their relationship. She said investigators had interviewed nearly 15 people and collected forensic evidence during the…

Hull’s Mohamed Belloumi scored against Chelsea, finding the net against the English giants.

A photographer who documented the September 11 attacks has reflected on capturing one of the tragedy’s defining images, as the photograph’s significance is revisited 25 years later. The photographer describes the circumstances in which the image was taken and considers how it came to represent the horror of 9/11. The picture remains closely associated with the events of that day and the lasting memory of the attacks. The reflection is reported by Bradley Blackburn and focuses on the photographer’s experience of recording the unfolding catastrophe, as well as the enduring impact of the image.

WH Smith has been accused of charging substantially more for everyday goods at airport shops, with prices for water and snacks found to be more than double those at other retailers in the same terminals. Travellers at Gatwick, Heathrow and Glasgow airports were being charged about £4 for a 750ml bottle of Evian at WH Smith, compared with as little as £1.80 elsewhere in the departure lounges. A packet of Walkers crisps cost £2.69 at WH Smith, while Boots was selling the same product for £1.30. Polo mints were priced at £2.69 in WH Smith, against £1.10 at Boots –…

Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon were seen holding hands at New York’s JFK Airport as the actor remained close to his girlfriend amid the continuing estrangement between him and several of his children. Pitt, 62, and de Ramon, 33, travelled together on Friday, days after he attended a screening in Los Angeles. Pitt wore a grey cropped jacket with matching loose-fitting trousers, a checked yellow shirt, yellow trainers, a backwards cap and aviator sunglasses. De Ramon opted for a flowing white blouse and matching trousers, with her dark hair worn loose and parted in the middle. She also wore…

David Raya ran straight to Arsenal’s coaching staff after Bruno Guimaraes scored from distance against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, with the goalkeeper having made a crucial penalty save just 121 seconds earlier. While Guimaraes and his team-mates celebrated their second-half strike by the corner flag, Raya headed towards the touchline, where he was embraced by Mikel Arteta and his coaches. BBC Sport journalist Alex Brotherton, reporting from the press box, said: “While Bruno Guimaraes and his team-mates celebrated that wonder-strike, David Raya ran over to the sideline and was mobbed by Mikel Arteta and his coaching staff.” “Without…