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Leon Black has sued the US House Oversight Committee after refusing to attend a deposition about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that congressional subpoenas demanding his testimony and private documents exceed the panel’s authority. The billionaire investor was due to appear before the committee in Washington on Thursday, but instead filed a case in federal court seeking to have the subpoenas declared invalid and to prevent lawmakers from enforcing them. The House panel issued two subpoenas to Mr Black in June, after he left a voluntary, closed-door interview and declined to answer questions about non-disclosure agreements. One order required…

Children who lost parents in the September 11 attacks were left to confront grief, confusion and sudden responsibility, as newly revisited archive footage records the pain of families across America. The report, first broadcast by CBS in October 2001, follows children whose mothers and fathers left for work on September 11 and never returned. Their accounts capture the weeks after the attacks, when families were still waiting for news and struggling to understand the scale of what had happened. Among those featured was eight-year-old Danielle Spinelli, whose father, Frank, died at the World Trade Centre. She said she wished she…

A 16-year-old boy accused of having a sexual relationship with his PE teacher told a court he denied it to his school and child protection officials because he wanted to “keep her sweet”. Bronwen James, 30, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court accused of four counts of sexual activity with a child in abuse of a position of trust. She denies the allegations and claims the boy was encouraged by another pupil to make them. The alleged offences are said to have taken place while James was teaching at Bitterne Park School in Southampton. The complainant, who cannot be…

ChargePoint shares surged by more than 70 per cent on Thursday after the electric vehicle charging company reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with chief executive Rick Wilmer saying the rally marked “the beginning of the momentum”. The stock’s rise followed results showing revenue of $116.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2027, ahead of analysts’ average forecast of $105.2 million. The company reported a loss of 35 cents a share, substantially narrower than the expected loss of 85 cents. ChargePoint’s shares reached $8.79, up 69.4 per cent on the previous close, according to market data. It was the company’s sharpest…

Guy Ritchie admitted he retreated to a local hotel while the cast of The Gentlemen took over his Wiltshire estate to film a lavish hunting party for the Netflix crime drama’s second series. The 57-year-old filmmaker allowed production to use his 1,134-acre Ashcombe Estate, near Salisbury, as the setting for the opening episode. But he chose not to remain at the property once filming began. Speaking at the world premiere in London on Wednesday, Ritchie said he had little idea what the cast and crew got up to between takes. “I don’t know what they got up to. I think…

Lenovo has unveiled two flagship Android tablets at IFA, with the Yoga Tab Gen 2 and Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2 combining high-resolution displays, powerful processors and long-term software support. Both models are due to go on sale this month. The 11.1-inch Yoga Tab Gen 2 is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500s chipset and features a 4K display. It has an 11,000mAh battery, up to 12GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256GB of storage, with a microSD card slot for expansion. Despite its large battery, the tablet measures 8.56mm thick. Lenovo has priced the Yoga Tab Gen 2 at…

Gabriel Martinelli has left Arsenal to join Al Hilal in a club-record £60m transfer, bringing the Brazil forward’s seven-year stay in north London to an end. The fixed-fee deal includes a sell-on clause and eclipses the £40m Arsenal received from Liverpool for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in 2017, making Martinelli the most expensive player the club have sold. Martinelli completed his medical after travelling to Saudi Arabia, with the move able to be concluded after the Premier League transfer window closed because the Saudi Pro League window remains open until Sunday, September 6. ([livescore.com](https://www.livescore.com/en/news/football/premier-league/deal-still-on-medical-tomorrow-but-arsenal-wont-finalise-60m-transfer-by-tonights-11pm-deadline-caughtoffside/?utm_source=openai)) The 25-year-old joined Arsenal from Brazilian side Ituano…

A major drug trafficking investigation in Lakeland, Florida, has led to 39 arrests and the seizure of enough fentanyl to kill an estimated one million people, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. The operation, named “End of Worlds” after alleged ringleader Michael Edwin Worlds Jr, targeted a network supplying fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine across Polk County. Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office worked with the Auburndale Police Department and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Investigators began examining suspected fentanyl supplier Demairo Harden earlier this year before tracing the operation to Worlds, 48, who allegedly facilitated drug sales…

More than 70,000 pints of Guinness were stolen after thieves took two lorries and their trailers from a depot in Runcorn, Cheshire. Police said the haul comprised more than 800 barrels of the stout, worth about £115,000, which had been prepared for delivery to pubs. Including the two trailers, the total value of the stolen property is estimated at approximately £205,000. The first lorry entered an industrial estate off Aston Lane at about 7.45pm on Monday, 31 August, before being connected to a trailer loaded with Guinness. It left the site at 7.55pm, travelling towards the Mersey Gateway Bridge. A…

The Trump administration is pressing ahead with plans for a permanent security fence around Lafayette Square, the historic public park directly opposite the White House in Washington DC. The proposed black metal barrier would stand between eight and 10 feet high and enclose the entire eight-acre park. It is due to be discussed by the National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday, although the panel is considering the fence’s design and positioning rather than granting final approval for construction. The scheme would replace the temporary fencing, bollards, bicycle racks and other improvised barriers repeatedly deployed around the presidential residence during major…