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Getty ImagesA group which has funded research in the UK has been supporting Beijing’s spying apparatus, MI5 has announcedMore than 100 academics linked to British institutions have unwittingly assisted China’s espionage operations against the UK via a front company working for its intelligence and security services, MI5 has warned.In the highly unusual public alert, the UK’s internal security service warned universities and academics that continuing ties with China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI) could ultimately lead to criminal charges for aiding a foreign state.Security minister Dan Jarvis said MI5’s warning exposed attempts by Chinese intelligence agencies to use British academic…

‘I pulled the controls’: Passenger tells Israeli PM how he helped stop attackerThe man says he “pulled the controls” of the plane after it plummeted during the attack.34 mins agoMiddle East

Tennessee Department of CorrectionsIf the execution proceeds, Christa Pike would be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in more than 200 yearsThe execution of Tennessee inmate Christa Pike has been halted just over an hour before it was due to happen.Pike, 50, has been awaiting execution since she was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.In their ruling on Wednesday, judges from the Sixth Circuit Appeals court said they needed more time to consider the arguments in Pike’s case. It is unclear how long the pause will last.This latest ruling comes after…

Watch: ‘Strong indications’ Iran played a part in RAF Fairford incident, Burnham saysThe government believes that Iran played a part in the RAF Fairford incident which resulted in five men being arrested and then bailed, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said.”There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford,” he told the BBC. He did not provide further details. Tehran has strongly denied any involvement.Burnham’s comments come after it emerged that one of the five men had dialled 999 himself before the group were arrested.Asked why the suspects had been released…

Passengers describe what happened on Israel-bound planePassengers on the Flydubai flight bound for Israel filmed the moments following the stabbing.1 hr ago

Watch: Couple describe relief at rescue after whale destroys their yachtJeremy and Gemma Cooper were 500 miles off the coast of New Zealand when their yacht, the Tai Tam, collided with a sperm whale.4 hrs agoAustralia

Kyiv State Emergency ServiceRussia has launched the largest attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the spring, primarily targeting Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi has said.At least five people were killed in overnight attacks across the country, including a child in the Kyiv region, Koretskyi said.The strikes also impacted people’s power supplies, with Ukraine’s biggest private energy firm, DTEK, saying power to 8,000 homes had been restored following “a difficult night” for the capital.The Russian defence ministry said one of its targets was the Trypilska power station, the largest supplier of electricity to Kyiv.”However, a mass…

Watch: Why an investigation into alleged frat house gang rape is reopeningNew York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the alleged rape of a woman at Cornell University in 2024.The woman filed a civil lawsuit against the Ivy League university on 16 September alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house at the university.She also alleged that Cornell failed to protect her or adequately punish the men involved.The men have been dubbed the “Cornell Seven” and the woman was identified as Jane Doe in court filings.Here’s what we know about the case.Getty ImagesCornell in Ithaca, New York,…

Tennessee Department of CorrectionsIf the execution proceeds, Christa Pike would be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in more than 200 yearsThe US Supreme Court has declined to stop the execution of Tennessee inmate Christa Pike on the eve of the date appointed for her death by lethal injection.Pike, 50, has been awaiting execution since she was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate.Hoping for a last-minute reprieve, her attorneys filed a petition with the high court ahead of her scheduled execution on Wednesday morning.But after the high court’s decision to…

PA MediaMeghan and Harry pictured at the Za’atari refugee camp earlier this yearThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have accused an international photographer of “extraordinary recklessness” for looking into the grounds of the school attended by their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.Two men, both wearing backpacks, were spotted circling the perimeter of the school, with police later identifying one of them as an international press photographer.A spokesman for Prince Harry and Meghan called it “an unacceptable intrusion into the privacy of children”.Harry, Meghan, and their children returned to the UK last month after living in California for six years.The…