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Big Brother star Ben Duncan left an estate worth £91,683 after dying in a fall from a central London hotel rooftop, High Court documents show. Mr Duncan, 45, who was a university friend of Prince William, died without making a will. Letters of administration were granted to his mother, Monica Duncan, of Frome, Somerset, in July, giving her control of the estate. The papers record gross assets of £218,450. After debts and expenses were deducted, the value of the estate was reduced to £91,683. Mr Duncan fell almost 100ft from the rooftop bar of the six-storey Trafalgar St James hotel,…

British Airways is to install what it describes as the world’s largest business class cabin on its Airbus A380, increasing the number of Club World seats while removing almost 90 standard economy seats. The changes form part of a wider overhaul of the airline’s fleet and ground services, including lounges at its London Heathrow hub. They reflect the growing focus among airlines on passengers willing to pay more for additional space and luxury. British Airways A380 business class cabin to expand The revised A380 layout will contain 106 business class seats, up from 97 in the current configuration. The aircraft’s…

An attorney from the firm that represented Sean “Diddy” Combs in his federal trial has joined the defence of one of the Cornell fraternity members accused in a gang-rape lawsuit. Teny Geragos is now handling the case involving a student named in the lawsuit filed by a woman identified as Jane Doe. The allegations have not been proven in court. The firm previously helped Combs defeat the most serious charges in his federal trial. Details of the Cornell case beyond the appointment of Geragos were not provided.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea are monitoring United States defender Peyton Miller after the 18-year-old made his senior international breakthrough. The New England Revolution left-back has emerged as one of the most closely watched young defenders in MLS, with several Premier League clubs reportedly sending representatives to observe him in Arizona. Peyton Miller draws Premier League interest Miller has impressed during a rapid rise over the past two seasons. His athleticism and willingness to contribute in advanced areas have helped him establish himself as an influential figure for New England. He has scored seven goals and provided four assists in 24…

Michigan residents are being asked to record wildlife and roadkill spotted during journeys as part of the 2026 Roadside Wildlife Count, a community survey intended to identify the roads and structures posing the greatest danger to animals. The count, organised by the Environment Michigan Research & Policy Center, runs from 2 to 11 October 2026. Volunteers are being encouraged to note the number and type of animals they see beside roads, whether they are alive or dead. Calvin Floyd, who works with the organisation, said Michigan was among the states with high levels of vehicle-animal collisions but had lagged behind…

Alex de Minaur retired during the Beijing final, handing victory to Novak Djokovic. The Australian was unable to complete the match, allowing Djokovic to claim the title after de Minaur’s withdrawal.

The Trump administration has approved the execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan by firing squad, more than 16 years after he killed 13 people and injured more than 30 others at Fort Hood. Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, said the plan was recommended by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and approved by President Donald Trump. The Secretary of the Army will decide when and where the execution takes place. “Judgement day for Hasan has finally come,” Mr Parnell said in a social media post. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was convicted of murdering 13 people at a 2013 court…

A Cardiff Sixth Form College director allegedly treated the charity’s accounts as a personal fund, as a court heard she and her husband took more than £5 million to support a lavish lifestyle. Yasmin Sarwar, 48, denies nine theft and fraud charges relating to the college between 2008 and 2016. Her husband, Nadeem Sarwar, 50, has admitted stealing £5 million during the same period. Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard that the couple established the private sixth-form college as a charity after Yasmin Sarwar began tutoring A-level students. It later attracted fee-paying international pupils and gained recognition as one of the…

President Donald Trump has approved an execution by firing squad for former Army major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others in the 2009 Fort Hood massacre. Hasan admitted at trial that he was the gunman, but said he had carried out the attack to stop US soldiers from harming Muslims overseas. The decision comes days after an attempted lethal-injection execution in Tennessee went wrong. Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital and was taken to hospital. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee subsequently halted the state’s remaining executions for the year and…

UEFA is monitoring the Manchester City case and will wait for the conclusion of the Premier League’s disciplinary process before deciding whether to take any action against the club. City were found by an independent commission to have breached the Premier League’s financial regulations between 2009 and 2018, including five charges relating to UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules. The commission concluded that £830 million provided by the club’s owners had been disguised as sponsorship income over nine seasons. City are appealing the decision and insist they have “a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence” that will clear them. Manchester City appeal…