Alex Scott withdraws from England squad for Czech Republic Nations League match with injury

Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott has withdrawn from the England squad to face the Czech Republic on Tuesday with a thigh injury.

The 23-year-old is set to be out for six to eight weeks with the quadriceps issue.

Average five-year mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years

The average interest rate on a new five-year fixed mortgage deal has hit 6% for the first time in three years, figures show.

The cost of home loans has been rising in recent weeks, as lenders face higher costs amid international concern over rising prices, interest rates, and government borrowing costs.

England Rugby League World Cup squad: Jake Connor out, Mikey Lewis in

Jake Connor missed out on a Rugby League World Cup spot by a "small margin" as England seek the players who can best stick to their gameplan, head coach Brian McDermott says.

Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit

The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has declared it is “important that Pacific voices are heard” after landing in Fiji on Monday to attend his first UN climate summit since becoming prime minister more than four years ago.

RuneScape 4 is a new Unreal Engine MMO which reportedly grew out of a planned Dragonwilds expansion, though it's still a long way off

Coming (not too) rune

A fourth entry in the RuneScape series of MMOs has been announced by developers Jagex at this year's RuneFest. It's going by the obvious placeholder name of RuneScape 4 for now, is being developed using the Unreal Engine, and is still a decent way off.

Saudi Aramco chief says replenishing global oil stockpiles could take two years

An employee looks out over oil transport pipelines on the Arabian Sea in Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Taking Legal Action Against Police Over Search Warrants in Arrest

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince and King Charles’ brother, is taking legal action against the Thames Valley Police over search warrants relating to his February arrest.

As first reported by The Telegraph, Mountbatten-Windsor — who was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after the release of the Epstein files — has submitted a judicial review regarding the search warrants that allowed the police to investigate his Sandringham Estate home and former residence at the Royal Lodge in Windsor.

'The Movie Still Hasn't Made Any Money': Dakota Johnson is Happy to Joke About Madame Web Being One of Hollywood's Worst Ever Flops

Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, dies aged 65

Sass Jordan, the singer-songwriter who became a significant success in Canada’s rock scene in the 1990s before starring as a judge on Canadian Idol, has died aged 65.

No cause of death has been given. A statement on social media said she died on 2 October “surrounded by her loving family … She remains in our hearts, an inimitable force of nature. An irreplaceable being of light and joy!”

BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk

The UK's biggest broadband provider, BT, has agreed to buy rival operator TalkTalk to save the company from collapse.

The takeover would end of months of speculation over the future of TalkTalk and mean services for its millions of customers will continue as normal.