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Actor Noel Clarke has been charged with six sexual offences allegedly involving five women, the Metropolitan Police said. The 50-year-old, who lives in Kensington, west London, faces two counts of sexual assault, three counts of voyeurism and one count of exposure. The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 2007 and 2016. Clarke was charged on Wednesday, 9 September, after the Crown Prosecution Service authorised the Metropolitan Police to proceed following an investigation which began in September 2025. He was first arrested on 25 September last year and was later interviewed by detectives as inquiries continued. Clarke is…

Hungary’s central bank cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% at its August meeting, minutes released on Wednesday confirmed, marking the third consecutive quarter-point reduction. The Magyar Nemzeti Bank’s Monetary Council voted unanimously on 25 August to lower the base rate from 5.75%. The new rate took effect on 26 August. The overnight deposit rate was reduced to 4.5%, while the overnight collateralised lending rate fell to 6.5%, the central bank said. The council said its future decisions on the base-rate path would be guided by the September Inflation Report. It reiterated its commitment to achieving…

Love Island Australia winners Tyra Johannes and Kale Roberts have welcomed their first child, making them the first couple from the series to become parents. The couple announced the arrival of their son, Colton Quinn Roberts, in a joint Instagram post. He was born on 5 September, with the new parents sharing photographs of their newborn. “We are so in love with you,” they wrote alongside the images. The official Love Island Australia account congratulated the pair, commenting: “Congrats from everyone at the Love Island team! We love you Colton!” Tyra, 26, and Kale, 25, first met during the fifth…

AI music company Suno has launched a new model family trained on licensed music, as it faces continuing copyright lawsuits from major record labels and artists. Suno v6 was developed using material licensed from Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe, the company said. It replaces the data used to train earlier versions of Suno’s music-generation models, which create songs from written prompts. The company has released three versions. Suno v6, aimed at paying customers, is designed to provide more predictable and controllable results, while Suno v6 Wild is an experimental option intended to produce less expected outcomes. A faster version,…

Arsenal defender Ben White has named Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford as the toughest attacker he has faced in the Premier League, placing him ahead of a list that includes Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland and Son Heung-min. White, who joined Arsenal from Brighton in a £50 million deal in 2021, was asked during an appearance on Men in Blazers to identify the most difficult opponent he had faced in England’s top flight. “I’d probably still go with [Marcus] Rashford, I think he’s the toughest I’ve played against,” he replied. Ben White singles out Marcus Rashford The assessment represents a significant…

A 41-year-old man suspected of killing his mother in Wyandotte, Michigan, died by suicide as police moved to arrest him in Toledo, Ohio, authorities said. The suspect, identified by the Lucas County Coroner’s Office as Trent Stoddard, had been traced across the state line using licence-plate reader cameras after his 67-year-old mother was found fatally shot at her home. Wyandotte murder investigation Police were called to the property in the 800 block of Sixth Street at about 3.15am on Sunday, 6 September, after receiving further information about the woman’s welfare. She was found inside the house with multiple gunshot wounds…

A 70-year-old boxing coach in Townsville has been charged with seven alleged child sex offences following an investigation into historical claims involving a teenage child. Queensland Police allege the Kirwan man used his position as a coach associated with a boxing gym to offend between 2021 and 2022. Detectives from the Townsville Child Abuse and Sexual Crime Group executed a crime scene warrant at a gym in Kirwan on Wednesday, seizing several items they described as relevant to the investigation. The man was arrested and charged with four counts of sexual assault and three counts of indecent treatment of a…

Kelly Osbourne has said she does not agree with her mother Sharon’s public support for Tommy Robinson, while insisting that the pair’s political differences have not altered her love for her. Speaking to Attitude on the National Television Awards red carpet on Tuesday night, 8 September, Kelly was asked about Sharon’s backing for Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally. “I don’t agree with my mum, no,” she replied. “That’s one thing that I can say I don’t agree with her on. It’s hard because I love my mum, but I also have to understand that she’s entitled to her own opinions…

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller has acknowledged using artificial intelligence to help write an opinion article criticising Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, prompting a debate over whether wealthy public figures are held to a different standard from other writers. The piece, published by The Wall Street Journal, attacked the US government’s decision to increase purchases of long-term Treasury bonds in an attempt to lower borrowing costs. Druckenmiller, a former mentor to Bessent, argued that the policy risked distracting from America’s wider spending and debt problems. Suspicion about the article’s authorship grew after readers submitted it to Pangram, an AI-detection service, which indicated…

Jamie Oliver has spoken about his eldest daughter Poppy’s engagement, joking that the news made him realise he and his wife Jools are getting older. The 24-year-old is set to marry her long-term partner Ben Newman after he proposed during a sunset beach trip. The couple, who have been together for five years, met while studying at university. ([independent.co.uk](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/jamie-oliver-poppy-daughter-engagement-ben-newman-b3028380.html?utm_source=openai)) Speaking on This Morning, Oliver said the engagement was “a lovely thing” before adding that it had made him feel his age. Discussing their children with presenters Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley, the chef said: “We were just talking about kids…