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Russell Brand will return to court today to find out his sentence for rape and sexual assault.

Weather conditions in the UK are creating the "perfect recipe" for fog, the Met Office has said, as it issued a warning over travel conditions.

The government is seriously considering banning children from online sales platforms such as eBay and Vinted, the culture secretary has said.

Secondary schools will be told to stop teaching GCSEs to students until they reach Year 10 in a bid to keep younger children engaged, according to the government.

A stretch of the M20 was temporarily closed and two people were seriously injured after more than 30 vehicles were involved in a crash.

Tech giant Nvidia is investigating reports that chief executive Jensen ⁠Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.

The leading solvent bidder for Poundland is urging its owner to immediately release tens of millions of pounds of funding needed to restock the discount retailer's shelves and save more than 10,000 jobs.

Poundland's owner has cashed in close to £20m in fees and interest payments from the discounter during its brief stint as its owner - and could stand to gain millions more from its collapse.

Poundland's owner is seeking to give evidence to MPs in private next week as it seeks to avoid an evidence session on the discount retailer's fate turning into "a show trial".

A banking technology business which wants to become one of the industry's leading platforms is plotting a £20m fundraising as it seeks to expand globally.

Russell Brand will return to court today to find out his sentence for rape and sexual assault.

Russell Brand's barrister has reported himself to a professional regulator over a clash with a journalist after his client was convicted of rape.

Comedian Katherine Ryan has said she feels "grief and relief" after Russell Brand was convicted of rape and sexual assault.

Russell Brand has been told by a judge that he faces a "significant custodial term" after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault.

Tributes have been paid to British celebrity hairstylist and beauty brand entrepreneur John Frieda who has died aged 75.

The government is seriously considering banning children from online sales platforms such as eBay and Vinted, the culture secretary has said.

The UK has agreed to engage in "structured, time-bound, inclusive and good-faith" talks that address the "historical harms" of the transatlantic slave trade, Commonwealth leaders have said.

The Palace of Westminster is at risk of a "catastrophic event" if delays to a renovation initiative are not resolved, a group of MPs have warned.

The prime minister has said the UK will play a leading role reshaping the Commonwealth, including pursuing a debt "reset" to help nations struggling with higher borrowing costs.

A major Poundland supplier has urged the government to "thoroughly investigate" the conduct of its majority owner as the discount chain teeters on the brink of collapse.