Arsenal trounce Manchester City 3-0 in Community Shield masterclass

Premier League champions hand new ​City boss Enzo Maresca a humbling defeat ⁠in his first football game in ​charge.

Arsenal have powered to a 3-0 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield, delivering a swaggering statement of intent ahead of their Premier League title defence.

Arron Banks hired private investigators to dig into Conservative party chair

The businessman and Reform UK backer Arron Banks commissioned a private intelligence firm to dig into the Conservative party chair, in addition to having paid for an investigation into a prominent journalist.

Emergency alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say

Most people received the blaring alert at 19:00 BST on Friday - and it came as a surprise given the government had not told people it was coming, as it has done for tests of the system.

‘She is a hero’: 13-year-old survivor of Michigan shooting rampage called 911

A 13-year-old girl in Michigan survived being shot four times in a shooting spree that left six people dead – including the suspected attacker – and called emergency help herself shortly before investigators identified the gunman, according to a state police official and her family.

Suspect in Virginia State University shooting found hiding in dorm closet

A young man suspected in connection with the shooting of five people on Saturday on the campus of Virginia State University (VSU) hid in a dormitory closet for more than 14 hours being found and arrested, according to authorities.

Nazi artefacts still being sold online years after trade outlawed across Australia

Nazi artefacts bearing prohibited symbols are being openly sold in Australia three years after the federal government made it illegal to do so, with vendors saying they are doing so for “educational” reasons.

Europe’s tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in small Polish village

An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest was inaugurated on Saturday in a small Polish village, in the presence of the anti-communist leader Lech Wałęsa.

Cambridge University defends its mental health support for Jason Arday

The University of Cambridge has defended its mental health support for the academic Jason Arday.

The university said it had continued to provide Arday with extensive mental health support and security measures, including installing panic alarms and screening racist emails and post, after he resigned from his post as professor of sociology of education this month.

Logies 2026: Sam Pang wins gold and Sam Neill wins posthumous best actor at Australia’s TV awards

Sam Neill has won a posthumous best actor award at Australia’s biggest television awards, the Logies, with comedian Sam Pang taking home the night’s top honour, the Gold Logie award for most popular personality.

‘Absolutely manic’: hot weather puts unprecedented pressure on Greater Manchester police

On England’s hottest day of the year so far, Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester was thronging with pedestrians, many clutching ice-creams or cold drinks as they passed through the town centre.