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World number two and five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. The 23-year-old reigning French Open champion tested positive for a heart medication, trimetazidine (TMZ), in an out-of-competition sample in August 2024, when she was world number one. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA)…

Actor and singer Jason Donovan has said he is “truly sorry” to the “dedicated fans” who turned up at a theatre expecting to see him star in The Rocky Horror Picture Show on a day when he was scheduled not to perform. Theatregoers said they booked tickets thinking the ex-Neighbours star would appear in the…

BBC/Shine TV Production company Banijay said Wallace is “fully co-operating” with its investigation Gregg Wallace is to step away from presenting MasterChef while allegations of historical misconduct are investigated, the show’s production company has said. It comes after BBC News sent a letter to Wallace’s representatives on Tuesday setting out allegations of inappropriate sexual comments…

Photopress Paul Dunleavy, a Christian Brother and former teacher, is already serving a prison sentence for previous convictions A Christian Brother and former school principal is expected to die in prison after being sentenced to a further 10 years in jail for historical child sex abuse. Paul Dunleavy, with an address at Glen Road in…

BBC Tamzin Hall, 17, died after being hit by a car on the M5 on 11 November Two police officers have been served with misconduct notices after a 17-year-old girl died after fleeing a police vehicle, the watchdog has announced. Tamzin Hall, 17, from Wellington, Somerset, sustained fatal injuries when she was struck by a…

EPA Israel is creating a new military dividing line in Gaza, separating off the far north of the strip, satellite images studied by BBC Verify appear to show. Troops are in control of, and are clearing, an area across the width of north Gaza. Satellite images and videos show that hundreds of buildings have been…

Aside from the bonus, Sweeney’s basic salary has grown hugely in the five years he has been in the job, from £430,000 to £742,000. While the RFU says his salary is in line with other companies of a similar size, Sweeney remains one of the highest paid administrators in UK sport. He has spent much…

Lee Durant/BBC The home secretary met with Iraq’s Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari Britain and Iraq have agreed an unprecedented joint plan to tackle people smuggling gangs responsible for thousands of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats. On a three-day visit to the country, the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper also signed a new agreement…

Typhoo Tea has fallen into administration as the 120-year-old brand’s sales slump, losses widen and debts rise. Advisory firm Kroll has been appointed to handle the administration and find a buyer for the tea business. Vape and battery maker Supreme is front runner to buy Typhoo, but it said there was “no certainty” a deal…

Getty Images The world gets a first look inside a resplendent new Notre-Dame on Friday, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron conducts a televised tour to mark the cathedral’s imminent re-opening. Five-and-a-half years after the devastating fire of 2019, Paris’s Gothic jewel has been rescued, renovated and refurbished – offering visitors what promises to be a…