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PA MediaThe prime minister will attend an international peace summit in Egypt on Monday where the peace plan for Gaza will be signed, Downing Street has said.Sir Keir Starmer will pay “particular tribute” in Sharm El-Sheikh to US President Donald Trump, No 10 added.A ceasefire in Gaza took effect on Friday morning after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire agreement and hostage return deal brokered by Trump, with the next phases still to be negotiated. The US president will lead the summit alongside Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with leaders from more than 20 countries…

Scotland and Denmark would be on 10 points and both would be guaranteed to be, at worst, in the play-offs.The Danes would still lead on goal difference, unless Clarke’s side win by six or more and Brian Riemer’s men only by one. And that is the first deciding factor if teams are level on points – not head-to-head.For those play-offs, the 12 runners up – plus the four best Nations League group winners who fail to finish top two in their sections – will be drawn into four sets.Each set will have a one-legged semi-final – with the seeded team…

A widow said she plans to take legal action against an electricity company after her husband was electrocuted as he pruned hedges near a substation in Cheshire.Father-of-two Blair Campbell, 35, was working at a house in Mobberley in 2022 when his tools touched live electricity wires that were covered in ivy and could not be seen. “He made his coffee, said goodbye, gave us a kiss and left. And then he never walked back through that door again,” his wife, Tina Campbell, said.SP Energy Networks, which maintains the substation, said it has since updated its health and safety policy.Mr Campbell…

Pasta lovers across Britain can tuck into a free meal next week while helping families in need, thanks to Bella Italia.On October 15, Britons can donate an unopened packet of dried pasta to a participating restaurant.In exchange, pasta fans will receive a complimentary dish worth around £15.The donated pasta packets will be passed on to food banks in local communities to help stock their shelves.”Pasta has always been the hero of Bella Italia’s menu, with guests returning time and again for its rich beef ragù, creamy carbonara, spicy arrabbiata, and oven-baked lasagne,” the restaurant stated.”By linking its best-loved dishes with…

Rebecca Woods andEleanor Lawsonin BirminghamSoho Road BIDThe busy Soho Road runs through the centre of Handsworth, in BirminghamThree miles of glittering lights should have been illuminating Handsworth’s Soho Road this weekend, with 20,000 people expected for the annual Diwali celebrations.Instead, organisers have been left scrambling to organise a muted switch-on, with Sunday’s event cancelled following advice from its safety advisory group, amid nationwide security concerns in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack.At the offices of the Soho Road Business Independent District (BID), Rakesh Soni has just got off the phone to a coach firm that was due to bring…

Britain’s Kat Matthews claimed silver at the World Ironman Championship, but compatriot Lucy Charles-Barclay was forced to pull out while leading as competitors battled sweltering conditions in Kona, Hawaiʻi.Matthews benefited from the late withdrawals of Charles-Barclay and American Taylor Knibb to finish second behind Norway’s Solveig Lovseth, who claimed her first Ironman world title.Charles-Barclay was leading after 10 miles of the marathon but visibly began to struggle as temperatures pushed 28C with 70% humidity.She eventually pulled out with about nine miles remaining after consulting with her husband at the side of the road.That seemingly left the path clear for Knibb…

29-year-old Maggie May travels around the world to share her story of living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderWhen Maggie May McHugh was told she had Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) by her social worker, at the age of 15, everything started to make sense.Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can happen when alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to her baby through the placenta. It is a lifelong condition that can not be reversed. “Up until that point, I didn’t understand why I was not like everyone else. I made mistakes. I couldn’t learn the way everyone else did. I’d have…

He was England’s top scorer when they reached the final of the delayed Euro 2020 tournament with four goals in seven games, although the 2022 World Cup ended in disappointment as Kane missed a penalty in the 2-1 defeat by France in the quarter-final in Qatar.Kane, by his own standards, had a disappointing Euro 2024, looking so jaded there was a clamour for England’s captain to be replaced by Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.He was substituted in every one of England’s knockout matches, including after only 61 minutes of the final loss to Spain in Berlin – and yet still finished…

Zarah Sultana has compared her rift with Jeremy Corbyn to the famous fall-out between Noel and Liam Gallagher as she declares the “show is now back on the road” for the left-wing Your Party. The Coventry South MP, who had the whip suspended by the Labour Party last year, became embroiled in public row with Mr Corbyn after she accused him of turning the new left-wing party into a “sexist boys club”. Ms Sultana attempted to put the spat to bed on Friday as she affirmed that Your Party was still a potential home for disgruntled Labour supporters and compared…

British drivers are being warned of new EU rules being introduced today that could change the way they travel to the continentFrom today, Sunday, October 12, 2025, the European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) will be introduced, impacting motorists across the UK and the continent.When travelling to any countries in the Schengen area, Britons will be required to provide biometric details, including fingerprints and a photo.The EES registration will replace the current system of passport stamps when visitors arrive in the UK.The Schengen area includes: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,…