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The FBI has not contacted a woman who alleges she saw former Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton viewing a chatroom containing messages about children on an American Airlines flight, according to sources close to the witness. The woman was reportedly told by the Los Angeles Police Department that the federal agency would get in touch with her after she gave a statement about the incident. She has not heard from the FBI, the sources said. The FBI has declined to say whether it is investigating. A representative said: “The FBI does not, as a matter of policy, confirm or…

Manchester United face a decision over Leny Yoro’s future, with AC Milan reportedly considering a summer move for the young French defender. The Italian club are understood to have made Yoro a priority target as they plan a defensive rebuild, while former United manager Ruben Amorim is said to be keen on working with him again. Yoro joined United from Lille in 2024 for a fee of about €62 million. However, injuries and changes in selection have disrupted his progress at Old Trafford, and regular starts have been difficult to secure under Michael Carrick this season. AC Milan weighing move…

The Coalition has unveiled plans to dismantle key Australian climate policies as part of a proposed $31 billion spending reduction aimed at easing inflation, putting the country’s green transition at the centre of its economic attack on the Labor government. Opposition Leader Angus Taylor released early budget costings on Monday, arguing that the savings would fund tax cuts while accusing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers of having “run out of ideas”. The proposals include abolishing or reducing agencies responsible for emissions reductions, scrapping home battery programmes and ending tax breaks for electric vehicle purchases. The Coalition also…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has hinted that he could fight the next election on a pledge to take Britain back into the European Union. Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Mr Burnham said he was “not proposing any changes in this Parliament”, but did not rule out pursuing a different approach at the next election. His comments came after he opened the door to Britain readopting the EU’s free movement rules over the weekend. Mr Burnham said the nature of immigration into the UK had been “different” since Brexit, with more foreign nationals moving permanently to Britain rather than returning…

The European Central Bank faces a French test, with five questions at the centre of attention.

Amanda Seyfried has explained why she turned down the role of Gamora in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, admitting she feared the film could damage her career. The part eventually went to Zoe Saldana, who has since reprised the character in four other films. Seyfried had previously joked that Marvel had not contacted her again after she rejected the role. Speaking during a career retrospective with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Seyfried said the decision had seemed obvious to her at the time. “I think turning down Guardians of the Galaxy was just so obvious to me at the time,” she said.…

Harry Kane is the bookmakers’ favourite to win the 2026 men’s Ballon d’Or, with the Bayern Munich striker facing a close contest against Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal at Monday’s ceremony in London. Victory would make England captain Kane the first Englishman to receive the award since Michael Owen in 2001. He would also become only the fifth English winner, following Sir Stanley Matthews, Sir Bobby Charlton, Kevin Keegan and Owen. Kane, who could become Bayern’s first Ballon d’Or winner in 45 years, has played down expectations despite being odds-on to claim the prize. “It’d be incredible if I do.…

Western Mines Group has reported a 7.2 million-tonne contained nickel resource at its Mulga Tank project in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields, which the company says is the largest nickel sulphide resource of its kind in Australia. The updated JORC-compliant estimate covers 2.647 billion tonnes grading 0.27 per cent nickel, with 131 parts per million of cobalt, 77 parts per million of copper and 19 parts per billion of combined platinum and palladium. It is based on a 0.20 per cent nickel cut-off grade. Mulga Tank is in the Minigwal Greenstone Belt, about 190km north-east of Kalgoorlie. The deposit also contains…

Three men have been arrested over a Jordan church attack that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen others, the country’s security authorities said. The suspects were detained after a shootout at dawn in Karak governorate, south of Amman. All three were wounded during the operation, while no security personnel were injured, according to the Public Security Directorate. The attack took place on Friday at Saint George’s Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hammoud, during a funeral. Three men were reported to have taken part. Jordan’s Interior Minister, Mazen Al-Faraya, said the detained men were responsible for…

Women across Britain are building household food reserves and emergency kits after the Government urged people to prepare for a national crisis by keeping three days of food and water at home and carrying cash. The growing number of female “preppers” includes professionals and mothers preparing for problems ranging from power cuts, storms and supply disruptions to natural disasters and wider international conflict. Ana, a 41-year-old mother-of-one from Wales, began preparing several years ago but increased her efforts during the Covid lockdowns, when she struggled to find baby formula for her newborn. Her cupboards now contain flour, oats, lentils, beans…