News 12/11/26

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick has been sacked after the team won just three of their first 15 games across all competitions this season.

Carrick originally rejoined the club on an interim basis in January, guiding the side to a third-place Premier League finish by winning 12 of their remaining 17 fixtures before signing a permanent contract.

Anti-immigration activist Daniel Thomas has pleaded guilty to criminal damage after slashing a migrant boat with a knife in the English Channel.

The thirty-seven-year-old founder of Patriot Platform, known as Danny Tommo, admitted the charge at Portsmouth Crown Court today, though he denied a separate offence of failing to disclose his phone’s pin number to police following his arrest in September.

Former Radio One DJ Tim Westwood has pleaded not guilty to further charges of sexual offences against two more women.

During a brief hearing at Southwark Crown Court, the sixty-nine-year-old denied indecently assaulting a teenage girl in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1991, and sexually assaulting an eighteen-year-old woman in Wandsworth in May 2004. Westwood now faces seventeen charges involving nine women.

The United Kingdom’s economy grew by zero-point-seven per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to early official figures confirming a boost from artificial intelligence investment.

The Office for National Statistics noted an acceleration from the zero-point-five per cent recorded between April and June, marking the fastest annual growth in almost two years, despite rising energy costs in September.

At least two people have been killed after a building collapse in Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed.

Fire crews responded within one minute of the first emergency call, with hundreds of rescuers scouring the precarious wreckage for survivors. Mr Mamdani described the scene as an incredibly challenging and fast-moving situation, with dangerous voids beneath the surface.

Nvidia is reportedly preparing to oust its chief executive after United States media outlets claimed Jensen Huang had a second extramarital affair.

Reports allege Mr Huang had a relationship with a subordinate executive, following his earlier admission of an affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy. Nvidia shares dropped over eight per cent to one hundred and twenty pounds in extended trading.

Some young people could face benefit reductions under a radical overhaul recommended by a government-commissioned review.

Former Health Secretary Alan Milburn’s year-long report will recommend moving under-twenty-fives off main sickness and disability benefits when published on Tuesday. Tasked with reducing the number of young people not in education, employment, or training, Mr Milburn warned his proposals will not be pain-free.

The government is prepared to force the entertainment industry to improve safeguarding practices unless rapid change is introduced.

Following allegations of sexual misconduct against David Walliams, which he denies, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will warn industry leaders next week. She is prepared to enforce mandatory participation in the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority to protect whistleblowers if their response proves insufficient.

Levels of the two most toxic forever chemicals in England’s rivers have dropped by nearly a third over the past decade, according to Environment Agency figures.

The decline in PFOS and PFOA follows stricter product restrictions after evidence emerged of their damaging impact on health and nature. However, the regulator warned thousands of similar chemicals still require tighter monitoring and regulation.