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Iran war intelligence reports suggest Tehran is increasingly confident in its ability to strike US and allied targets across the Middle East and is preparing to prolong the conflict, potentially into the November midterm elections. The assessments, seen by current and former US officials, indicate that Iran’s leadership believes it has gained a clearer understanding of its military strengths during months of intermittent fighting. Officials warn that the hard-line government may now be considering a significant escalation. The latest exchanges have remained limited, but Iran has recently targeted commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and American forces in the…

Women accounted for almost all of the jobs added to the US economy in August, as payroll employment rose by 162,000 in a sharp rebound that confounded forecasts. Employment among women increased by 158,000, or about 98 per cent of the monthly gain, while men added roughly 4,000 jobs, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The overall increase was almost three times the roughly 55,000 jobs economists had expected. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 per cent, while the labour force participation rate edged up to 61.6 per cent. The figures offer another indication of…

Olivia Attwood has said infidelity is “not about” the person who has been cheated on, arguing that people who betray their partners often lack morals and self-control. The former Love Island star made the comments while discussing cheating on her podcast, Olivia’s House, several months after splitting from footballer Bradley Dack. “People cheat because they have, you know, lax morals, lack self-control,” Attwood said. “Some people are genuinely wired that way. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you weren’t loved.” Her remarks come after she alleged that Dack had lied to and cheated on her repeatedly during their decade-long relationship. Attwood…

Disney+ has begun losing Google Cast support in Germany and the Netherlands after a patent dispute with technology company InterDigital led to injunctions against the streaming service. The restriction prevents subscribers in the affected countries from sending Disney+ programmes to Chromecast and other Google Cast-enabled devices. Some users are seeing a warning stating: “Streaming via Chromecast is not available in your country of origin.” The move follows a series of legal setbacks for Disney in its dispute with InterDigital. The streaming platform has previously lost access to features including 4K HDR playback in Dolby Vision and 3D content in certain…

Liverpool have the most expensive squad in the Premier League, moving ahead of Manchester City in a ranking that places reigning champions Arsenal only sixth. The figures underline the uneven relationship between transfer spending and success. Liverpool’s squad is valued at £980 million despite the club finishing fifth last season without winning a major trophy, while Arsenal’s title-winning group is priced at £848m. Liverpool lead Premier League squad spending Liverpool’s rise to the top has been driven by a succession of huge deals. They broke the British transfer record for Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak last summer before paying £123m…

A Pittsburg police officer and a 31-year-old suspect were injured when a firearm was discharged during a physical struggle at a police station in California. The incident happened shortly before 4pm on Thursday, 3 September, while the man was being booked at the department’s facility on Civic Avenue, near Highway 4. According to a statement from the City of Pittsburg, the suspect had been arrested and was being processed by a lone officer when an altercation broke out. A firearm was discharged during the confrontation, striking both men. Police have not said who the weapon belonged to, who was holding…

Sarah Ferguson’s failure to publicly acknowledge the birth of Princess Eugenie’s daughter has prompted questions over whether the latest scandals surrounding the former Duchess of York and her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, have placed strain on her relationship with her royal daughters. Ferguson has traditionally been a prominent and affectionate presence in the lives of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, frequently celebrating their milestones and those of her grandchildren. Her apparent silence since Eugenie welcomed her third child has therefore attracted particular attention. Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, announced the safe arrival of their daughter on 3 August at a…

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, the husband of Princess Beatrice, has travelled to the United States on a business trip for an upcoming project being developed by his luxury interior design company, Banda Property. The firm announced the journey on social media, describing it as a “quick stop” to visit one of its projects “halfway across the world”. Mr Mapelli Mozzi, who is a father of three, was also shown working at a workshop during the visit. Banda said its chief executive was “already assessing all available options” as the project progressed. The company later posted that the trip had been brief…

Luxury travel is shifting into autumn, with wealthy holidaymakers increasingly choosing September, October and November for trips to Europe as they seek milder weather and fewer crowds. New figures from the luxury travel network Virtuoso show that autumn bookings are 59 per cent higher than last year, while sales have risen 69 per cent. September has emerged as the strongest month, with sales up 77 per cent. October sales have increased by 54 per cent, while November sales are 71 per cent higher than a year ago. Virtuoso has dubbed the trend the “fallcation”, as high-net-worth travellers move holidays traditionally…

Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II have discussed the making of By Any Means, a crime thriller inspired by the murders of civil rights activists in 1960s Mississippi. The film follows two men from sharply contrasting worlds as they attempt to investigate the killings, build trust and pursue justice in a period marked by racial violence and institutional resistance. Abdul-Mateen plays a young Black FBI agent sent to Mississippi to examine a series of brutal attacks targeting civil rights leaders. Wahlberg portrays Greg Scarpa, a notorious Mafia hitman recruited to help with the investigation. The story is based on the…