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Investors are preparing for a possible US interest-rate increase next week, as stubborn inflation and rising Treasury yields threaten to unsettle a stock-market rally that has been fuelled by strong corporate earnings and heavy investment in artificial intelligence. The Federal Reserve is due to conclude its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, September 16, with markets increasingly pricing in a quarter-point rise. The central bank has kept rates unchanged so far in 2026, but expectations shifted after new chair Kevin Warsh adopted a more forceful tone on inflation. Fresh figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed consumer prices rose 0.4%…

Suzanne Shaw has shared photographs from her first holiday as a “solo parent” with her 10-year-old son Raffi, months after separating from her fiancé of 12 years, Sam Greenfield. The former Hear’Say singer, 44, said the trip had given her and Raffi the chance to create “the most special memories” during a summer that had initially felt uncertain. Posting on Instagram, Shaw was pictured alongside her son, who wore an England football shirt and shorts, while she also shared photographs of herself relaxing in a yellow bikini by the pool. “Summer looked a little different for us both this year,…

The question of who rules Manchester will be renewed at Old Trafford on Sunday, after Manchester City midfielder Elliot Anderson declared his new club to be the “Kings of Manchester” ahead of the derby. Anderson, who joined City from Nottingham Forest for £116m in the summer, made the remark during his first interview with the club. It has since added an extra edge to a fixture already charged with local rivalry and sporting significance. “It’s one of the biggest derbies in the world and for as long as I’ve known Manchester, City have been the kings of Manchester,” Anderson said.…

A Milwaukee man has been charged after a pregnant woman was shot in the abdomen during an altercation near 23rd and Michigan streets, causing the death of her unborn child. Terrance Houston, 28, is accused of first-degree reckless injury and two felony counts of possessing a firearm as a felon. He is being held in Milwaukee County Jail on $75,000 cash bond. The shooting happened at about 12.17am on Friday, August 21, according to Milwaukee police. Officers found the 19-year-old victim with a gunshot wound, while her boyfriend, the father of the unborn child, was attempting to stop the bleeding.…

At least 35 people have died and 54 remain missing after fire swept through the MV June Aster passenger ferry off the western Philippines, with search and rescue teams continuing to recover bodies and look for survivors. The blaze broke out on Wednesday night as the vessel travelled from Manila towards Coron, a popular tourist destination in Palawan province. It was about 7.4 kilometres off the village of Turda when the fire was reported. Forty-three people have been rescued, according to the Philippine Coast Guard, while the latest toll rose after more remains were recovered from the badly damaged ship.…

Donald Trump has delivered remarks at the Pentagon to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, speaking at the site where hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 77. The president addressed families of victims, military personnel and other guests at the Arlington, Virginia, ceremony on Friday, September 11, 2026, as the United States commemorated the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks. Flight 77 struck the Pentagon shortly after 9.30am, killing people aboard the aircraft and inside the building. The attack was one of four coordinated hijackings that also targeted the World Trade Center in New York…

Rhian Sugden has marked her 40th birthday with a daring Instagram photograph, posing nude with one arm held across her body to protect her modesty. The glamour model wore only delicate jewellery and a pearl headband bearing her age in the image, which she captioned simply: “This is 40.” She was quickly flooded with birthday messages, while her husband, actor Oliver Mellor, shared a series of photographs from their celebrations at Parr Green Hall in Cheshire. Paying tribute to his wife, Mellor wrote: “Happy birthday to the light of our lives. Thank you for being a beautiful person and a…

A new Forbes ranking of America’s top 500 colleges suggests students do not need an Ivy League name on their diploma to reach a six-figure salary, with graduates of some of the lowest-ranked institutions earning more than $100,000 a decade after leaving university. The 2027 list, published on September 10, places Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University and Harvard University among the leading institutions. Graduates of the University of Pennsylvania, ranked fifth, have median earnings of $151,328 ten years after completing their studies. But the figures at the bottom of the table offer the more unexpected message. Marietta College, a…

Rivals actress Bella Maclean has been photographed with her artist boyfriend Ted Hansen in Mojácar, Spain, as they joined co-stars ahead of Emily Atack’s second wedding to Dr Alistair Garner. Maclean, 28, was seen lunching with Hansen in the whitewashed hilltop town on Friday, wearing a baseball cap and blue shorts. The couple were accompanied by fellow Rivals cast members Alex Hassell and Victoria Smurfit. The outing marks the first time Maclean has been publicly linked to Hansen, with the actress previously choosing not to discuss her private life. A source said the pair had been dating for some time…

President Donald Trump marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon on Friday, as a giant American flag was unfurled over the building’s western side in tribute to the 184 people killed there. The flag was lowered during a sunrise ceremony held in heavy rain, watched by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and senior military leaders at the site struck by American Airlines Flight 77 on September 11, 2001. Later, Mr Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, joined relatives and officials at the Pentagon memorial as the names of those who died were read aloud. A…