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Nov 9, 2026 - World

TV producer, who was in relationship with ex-comedian that reportedly ended in 2014, accuses him of ‘violence, coercive control and abuse’ Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assaultJemima Goldsmith has said Russell Brand physically assaulted her and she accused him of “violence, coercive control and abuse”.The 52-year-old TV producer said she has always been “strongly and unequivocally” on the side of Brand’s victims as she opened up about her own “painful” experience with her former partner in a social media post on Monday. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - World

Particles from fireworks and bonfires likely to have contributed to levels well above WHO’s daily guidelineAir pollution soared to “very high” levels across urban parts of England on Monday as still, foggy weather kept emissions trapped after a weekend of fireworks and bonfires.Government monitoring showed 11 sites, mainly in London and Greater Manchester, reached the highest band on its 10-point index for particulate matter in the 24 hours to 10am. A further 27 sites recorded “high” levels across the capital, the north-west, the Midlands, Yorkshire and the east of England. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - World

The Nvidia board announced on Sunday that it had begun an independent investigation into reports that Jensen Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence operation.

Nov 9, 2026 - World

Women say move will be ‘massively detrimental’ to services for vulnerable children, and hit their own pensionsThe 33 women waving banners outside a nursery in the South Yorkshire village of Grimethorpe have never been on strike before.Passing cars beep their horns in support of the workers, who have taken action at six nurseries run by Barnsley council after its Reform UK leadership agreed to transfer them to private companies. They say the move will have a hugely negative impact on the services they provide to vulnerable children, and to their own pensions. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - World

US authorities have reportedly been investigating Megaspeed since 2024. They suspect that the company may have helped send Nvidia chips to China by getting around US export rules.