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New York City is expected to ban horse drawn carriages after the mayor and the speaker of the city council expressed support for ending the practice.

A United Kingdom oil refinery breached legally permitted toxic pollution limits on dozens of occasions, according to documents disclosed to the BBC, with contamination reported to have entered local rivers and protected sites.

A government potty-training scheme is to be rolled out to 20 additional areas, as part of efforts to ensure more children leave their first year of school with a good level of development.

Denise Lee, a lifelong horse lover receiving hospice care, was able to spend time with two ponies after her daughter appealed for help to fulfil a final wish.

The Conservative Party has promised to create 50,000 new prison places, arguing the plan would halt early releases and cut crime.

Wales’s first minister, Rhun ap Iorwerth, has demanded a new deal for the nation as Plaid Cymru prepares for its first conference since winning the Senedd election.

Typical household energy bills in the United Kingdom have risen again, adding about £60 to annual costs, according to reporting that also notes households can take steps to restrain spending.

Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, has had his legal aid withdrawn following a conviction for embezzlement. He had been receiving publicly funded legal support since last year.

An 87-year-old Spanish pensioner who was evicted from her home can return, her lawyer has said, after the case triggered large-scale protests across Spain.

A judge has imposed a £100,000 bail condition on a man accused of killing Tutsi civilians in Rwanda, or of directing and encouraging those killings. He denies the allegations.

Well-meant donations of unsellable goods, including mouldy books and dirty boots, are costing charities large sums to throw away — undermining the help donors intended to give.

A United Kingdom ticket has won a EuroMillions jackpot of £111 million, a prize described as life-changing, in the third such UK success of the year according to National Lottery operator Allwyn.

British rapper Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, will face a retrial in Australia next June on three rape charges after a jury was unable to reach verdicts. He was cleared of several other sexual offences in July.

A United States judge has temporarily overturned a Trump White House media ban, directing the government to restore access to the building for CNN, Politico and MS NOW.

Prince William and Catherine joined Tom Cruise at the premiere of his film Digger, where the royal couple were seen sharing a laugh with the star and renewing a well-known friendship.

Dr Vincent Brown has appeared in a United Kingdom court, becoming the first person to face British prosecution in connection with the 1994 Rwanda genocide after investigators spent seven years building the case.

Three American media organisations are preparing a lawsuit against a White House ban, arguing that officials must not decide what the press reports or publishes.

Meta’s glasses have made it simpler to film people in public without drawing attention. As wearable cameras spread, the gap between what is lawful and what feels acceptable is becoming harder to ignore.

The creators of Shaun the Sheep have said artificial intelligence does not threaten filmmaking, as they bring the franchise’s third cinema feature to the screen.

A spotted wild cat in Bolivia, previously confused with its relatives, has been identified as a new species. Only one living individual is presently known.

South African police are investigating a series of deaths after a ninth woman’s body was found, warning the public not to assume the killings are linked even as many women remain afraid.

A husband accused of drugging and raping his wife over two decades is no longer part of a criminal trial, while twelve other men still face allegations of serious sexual offences against the same woman.

A visual survey of Bob Mackie’s work traces his glittering costumes from Marilyn Monroe to Sabrina Carpenter, with Cher, Elton John, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus among the stars to have worn his designs.

Sweden’s left-wing opposition bloc is narrowly ahead after a preliminary count, with the election authority projecting a three-seat majority even as the result is still too close to call.

A woman named Ella accepted a tour-guide role after attending a job fair, only to discover that the organisation’s so-called head office was an empty property and that statements on its website were false.

The owner of Mentmore Towers has responded to a dispute involving bats at the estate, stating that a repair scheme is under way.

Sleeping next to a snorer is more than a domestic nuisance, specialists have warned, with disrupted rest capable of leaving a partner feeling unwell and potentially harming their health.

Anthony Lee, a former Conservative campaign chief, has pleaded guilty after passing confidential information to his wife, Laura Lee, about when the 2024 general election would be held.

The parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez have said execution “would be perfect” if D4vd is found guilty, as they urge the death penalty in his trial.

Britain is to call up some military veterans as part of a large national exercise next year, intended to test the country’s preparedness for war, a government minister has said.

Five people have died and five others have been injured after an Amazon cargo aircraft overshot the runway on landing at Miami International Airport, prompting an investigation into the overrun.

Sleepmaxxing has turned rest into a project of gadgets, scores and strict routines. Coverage of the trend cautions that the very habits adopted to improve sleep can heighten anxiety and make a good night harder to achieve.

Police in Cheshire say thieves have stolen two lorries loaded with more than 800 barrels of Guinness — about 70,000 pints — from a depot in Runcorn.

A government minister has advised people to stock up on food as officials warn that extreme storms could strike this winter.

A woman whose XL bully dog killed her cousin has received a suspended prison sentence after admitting she was in control of a dangerous dog.

The Trump administration has announced a global economic campaign aimed at cutting what it calls Iran’s financial lifeline, pledging a sharper sanctions drive under the banner of Operation Economic Outcast.

Tiffany, the pop star whose late-1980s hit still defines her for many listeners, is making her Off-Broadway debut and treating the stage as the latest chapter in a long campaign of self-reinvention.