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A letter reporting alleged child abuse by the Duchess of Sussex’s estranged father, Thomas Markle, was sent to the Metropolitan Police by his first wife in 2019, it has been reported. Roslyn Loveless, who was married to Mr Markle from 1964 to 1975, is said to have detailed allegations against him in the letter. She died in 2024. Mr Markle, 82, has rejected the suggestion that his former wife wrote it and said he believed the episode was “a set-up”. “This shocks me. I’m not buying it,” he said. “Roslyn and I broke up years ago but I was good…

Manchester United and Everton have opened preliminary discussions over a possible Marcus Rashford transfer ahead of the January window. The talks are understood to be at an early stage, with no decision yet made on whether any agreement would involve a loan or a permanent move for the 28-year-old forward. Rashford’s future at Old Trafford appeared increasingly uncertain after his season-long loan at Barcelona. However, a permanent switch to the Catalan club did not materialise and he was subsequently brought back into Manchester United’s first-team squad by manager Michael Carrick. Everton consider Marcus Rashford move The England international impressed during…

Australia return to Rugby League World Cup action against Fiji at Suncorp Stadium after beating New Zealand in a thrilling start to the tournament. The match in Brisbane will see Australia continue their campaign against Fiji following their opening victory over their trans-Tasman rivals.

Lady Kitty Spencer has transformed from a shy young aristocrat into an international fashion fixture, with a modelling career, a billionaire husband and a social life spanning the worlds of high society, entertainment and luxury fashion. The eldest daughter of the Earl Spencer, and a niece of the late Princess Diana, is now 35 and married to South African businessman Michael Lewis, 67. The couple have a three-year-old daughter, Athena, and are associated with an international lifestyle that includes fashion events and holidays in the Hamptons. That image contrasts sharply with a photograph taken in 2011, when Lady Kitty was…

More than 150 motorists in Western Australia have been caught under the influence of cocaine since WA Police began testing drivers for the drug in July this year. The figures show dozens of cocaine-positive drivers have been detected on WA roads each month, according to numbers provided by the police force.

Brazil’s presidential election is heading into a closely fought second round, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro facing one another in a tight race. Polling ahead of today’s vote showed little separating the two leading candidates as Brazilians prepared to choose between Lula and Bolsonaro. The election is being followed through live updates as the second-round contest takes place.

Western Sydney International Airport’s first commercial passenger flight has taken off, with a Jetstar service carrying 188 passengers to the Gold Coast on Sunday morning. Flight JQ362 departed at 11.22am aboard an Airbus A320, after aviation enthusiasts secured every seat on the inaugural service within 45 minutes of its release. The flight was reported to be the most tracked in the world, while crowds gathered along the runways at both Western Sydney International and Coolangatta to mark the occasion. Among those on board was young Jetstar fan Ethan Leslie, who was given the honour of making the aircraft’s public address…

The BBC has been criticised over Ashok Kumar’s appearance on Politics Live, after the Green Party activist clashed with Jewish journalist Rachel Cunliffe during a discussion about a controversial party motion on Zionism. Dr Kumar, a professor at Birkbeck, University of London, had been invited to discuss the “Zionism is racism” motion adopted at the Greens’ conference this month. During the programme, he argued that it was antisemitic to link Zionism — the belief in a state for Jewish people in their ancestral homeland — with the Jewish religion. Ms Cunliffe challenged him, saying: “I am a Jewish woman being…

Arkansas Democrats are mounting an unexpected midterm election challenge by arguing that high prices, dissatisfaction with the Trump administration and frustration with Washington could overcome the state’s deep Republican lean. Senate nominee Hallie Shoffner and Chris Jones, the Democratic candidate in Arkansas’s 2nd Congressional District, are presenting themselves as candidates focused on local concerns rather than national party labels. Their campaigns are targeting voters who supported President Trump but are now unhappy with the cost of living and what they see as unfulfilled promises. Arkansas remains one of the most conservative states in the US. Nearly two-thirds of its voters…

True Religion is pursuing a turnaround by targeting Gen Z and millennial shoppers with lower-priced clothing, music partnerships and trend-led collections, rather than trying to dictate fashion as it did during its premium-denim heyday. Michael Buckley, who led the brand as president from 2006 to 2010 and returned as chief executive in 2019, said the company now aimed to be “first to be second” by adopting styles only after they had gained traction. “Years ago, we created the trend. We’re not creating any trends today. We are following the trends,” he said. The strategy includes monitoring online conversations and emerging…