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Manchester City moved to the top of the Women’s Super League after beating London City Lionesses 2-1, while Alessia Russo rescued a point for Arsenal with a late equaliser against Aston Villa. Arsenal dominated possession and created 27 shots at the Emirates Stadium, but were made to pay for their lack of finishing when Chasity Grant put Villa ahead in the 25th minute with the visitors’ only effort of the match. Villa goalkeeper Akane Okuma produced eight saves as her side defended deep and resolutely. Arsenal finally broke through in the 85th minute, when Russo headed in from Stina Blackstenius’…

A woman was killed and an infant was critically injured in a Houston shooting after the child’s father arrived at an apartment to deliver nappies, police said. The gunman opened fire during an argument with the baby’s 19-year-old mother at the property in the 7700 block of Willow Chase Boulevard, in north-west Houston, at about 7.35pm on Saturday. Investigators said the man shot the woman’s 40-year-old mother in the back before hitting his own child in the abdomen. The 19-year-old mother was not injured and carried the baby outside the apartment. Houston shooting leaves infant in critical condition Houston Police…

China’s anti-corruption campaign is being reinforced with a renewed demand for loyalty, after the ruling Communist Party adopted a resolution promising to remove “impurities and viruses” from its ranks. The document, agreed at a key leadership gathering this week, sets out a tougher framework for internal discipline and calls for officials to be assessed on their party allegiance, conduct and personal relationships. It says the party is broadly sound but that problems involving ideological commitment, organisational discipline and working methods have not been fundamentally resolved. China’s Communist Party discipline drive The resolution calls for officials to be monitored throughout their…

Israel’s election results have left Benjamin Netanyahu without a parliamentary majority and his opponents short of one too, setting the stage for weeks of negotiations over who will form the next government. Netanyahu’s coalition secured 53 of the 120 seats in the Knesset, while a bloc of Jewish parties opposed to him won 48. Arab-led parties took the remaining 19 seats, leaving no existing alliance with the 61 needed to govern alone. The outcome means parties may have to cross political lines to assemble a coalition. Possible arrangements include a unity government bringing rivals together, a minority administration dependent on…

The US stock market is heading into a period dominated by the country’s midterm elections, corporate earnings and jobs data, as investor caution weighs on market sentiment.

Heidi Klum has marked Halloween with an elaborate costume depicting an eight-foot, bloody severed version of her own left hand. The model arrived at her 25th anniversary Halloween party at New York’s Moxy Hotel inside the gory creation, which featured her distinctive thumb ring and wedding ring to Tom Kaulitz. Red fingernails served as the costume’s feet, completing the unusual portrayal of Klum’s hand in graphic detail. Klum said the idea came to her a year earlier while she was being fitted for her Medusa costume by Hollywood makeup artist Mike Marino. “I remember sitting in the chair, and I…

Liverpool and Arsenal are scheduled to meet in the Premier League at Anfield at 4.30pm on Sunday 1 November 2026. The fixture will see Liverpool host Arsenal at their home ground, with the match listed as a Premier League contest.

Dense fog has settled across parts of Texas and Oklahoma ahead of a storm system expected to bring strong thunderstorms to North Texas on Monday night, followed by a sharp change to cooler, drier conditions. The National Weather Service issued a Dense Fog Advisory for areas of North and Central Texas, including counties east of Interstate 35, with visibility reduced to around a quarter of a mile in places. The advisory was due to remain in force until 10am on Sunday. Although much of the Dallas-Fort Worth area was initially outside the main advisory zone, forecasters warned that patchy fog…

Trust in Australian politicians has fallen sharply, with fewer than half of voters believing people like them have a meaningful say in government, according to the 2026 McKinnon Index. The survey also found that almost three-quarters of Australians believe the country has become more divided over the past year, while satisfaction with democracy has slipped to just above half. Trust in federal politicians fell from 35.9 per cent to 30.5 per cent in 12 months. Confidence in state and territory politicians dropped by six percentage points to 32.7 per cent, while trust in the federal government declined from 37.6 per…

Five teenage boys have been seriously injured after they were stabbed at a Halloween party. The material provided contains no further details about where the incident happened, the circumstances or those involved.