A 42-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man were detained at addresses in London by officers from Counter Terrorism Policing London, as part of an investigation into suspected National Security Act (NSA) offences. It follows searches of addresses in north-west London on 24 June, with a third property in the area also searched on 9 September. Both were held on suspicion of an offence under section 3 of the NSA, 2023 - assisting a foreign intelligence service. The suspects were taken to a London police station, and were subsequently released on bail with strict conditions until a date in late October. Read more:At least 20 people killed after fire on cargo shipRemembering 9/11: A son's final call Police said the investigation was not connected to any of the incidents or attacks earlier this year that have been targeted at various venues and buildings linked to Jewish and Iranian communities across London. Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London said: "We know that news of these arrests will come as a concern to some members of the public, but I want to stress that we do not believe there to be any imminent threat to the wider public in connection with this matter. "We've seen a marked increase in the tempo of our work linked to national security and state threats over the past year and this investigation is a continuation of that. "As we've shown here, if we suspect any activity could threaten the safety of the UK or the public, then we will not hesitate to take action." She added: "I would also like to remind the public that the overall terrorism threat level is at severe, so we continue to ask for everyone's support through being vigilant, and if you see or hear anything that doesn't look right, then please, trust your instincts, and report it to us."

The 62-year-old, best known for playing Alfie Moon in the long-running soap, faces a trial next year. He appeared by video-link before Colchester Magistrates' Court on Wednesday under his real name, Shane Roche. The actor spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and address and to enter his plea. The video-link to the court briefly dropped out, but when the connection returned he said: "Sorry, I'm in a hotel up north." Richie, of Tadworth, Surrey, is accused of driving a white Hyundai car in Church Langley Way, Harlow, Essex, while above the legal limit for alcohol on 29 July. He is alleged to have provided a breath sample of 65 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol. Vladimir Silea, prosecuting, said police attended a Tesco petrol station in Church Langley Way at 11.15pm where Richie was arrested and taken to Harlow police station. Read more from Sky News:Oil rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict escalates'Very hot' drinks can increase risk of cancer, study finds He said that officers "commenced the drink and drug-driving procedure" at the police station, and the lower reading provided was of 65 micrograms of alcohol. Deputy District Judge Christopher Maynard bailed Richie until 17 November 2027, when he is due to stand trial at the same court. Richie, who came fourth on I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2020, has also hosted a number of TV game shows and appeared in pantomimes.

Anthony Lee, 49, who headed the party's campaigning effort that year, pleaded guilty to two charges of cheating at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday. Lee was responsible for deploying Tory resources for the contest, which then-prime minister Rishi Sunak called for 4 July. His wife, Laura Saunders, 38, who appeared in court under her married name Laura Lee, admitted one charge of cheating. She was the party's head of international, based at head office and had been chosen to run in the Bristol North West constituency. The couple's guilty pleas follow admissions by Craig Williams, the former Tory MP for Montgomeryshire and Cardiff North who was Mr Sunak's parliamentary private secretary, and Amy Hind, the wife of Conservative deputy digital director Anthony Hind, that they too had cheated at gambling. They were all charged after an investigation into allegations that inside information on the date of the 2024 general election had been used to place bets. Hind, Lee, and Sanders are all now due to be sentenced at the same court next month. Williams is due to be sentenced after trials in September next year and January 2028 of other party officials and insiders who are also accused of cheating at gambling.

Emilio Gay (60) and Harry Brook (52no) each struck fifties in the final session to rescue England from 39-3 after their own top-order wobble, in which Joe Root (8) was pinned lbw for a 10th time in 13 innings by Pakistan's hugely-impressive debutant pacer Razaullah (2-42). Root had earlier opted to insert the visitors at the toss in overcast conditions, but it wasn't long before his side were preparing to bat anyway, as Pakistan lasted just 33.5 overs - their shortest innings in a series full of disappointing batting displays. Scorecard: England vs Pakistan, third Test at EdgbastonEngland vs Pakistan - as it happened on day one in BirmingamListen to episodes of the Sky Sports Cricket PodcastNot got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream cricket with no contract Seven wickets fell in a chaotic morning session which saw Ollie Robinson (3-15) claim his 100th in Test cricket, before the innings was wrapped up soon after lunch. Josh Tongue finished with 4-42, dismantling the stumps of Pakistan captain Babar Azam (7), Mohammad Imran (5) and lone bright spark Saud Shakeel (43), while Jofra Archer proved potent once more, taking 3-25. The tourists failed to bat out a full 90 overs - the equivalent of a day's play - across their two innings in either of the first two Tests, and they will struggle to buck that trend barring a stunning turnaround this week. Pakistan's squad overhaul feeds into chaotic first innings Pakistan's 194-run defeat at Lord's, which saw them lose the series with a match to spare, prompted an unprecedented overhaul of their squad and coaching staff prior to the series finale in Birmingham. Seven players were dropped from the squad altogether, with four changes made to their starting XI and three of the newcomers making their Test debut. The only one with prior experience was opener Saim Ayub who, while no doubt grateful for the call-up, must have been wondering what he'd got himself into when trapped for a 10-ball duck by Robinson in only the third over. Robinson also removed Abdullah Shafique (3) caught in the gully, the wicket sandwiched between a couple of freebies for Archer handed out by scrambled Pakistan batters - Azan Awais (9) and Shan Masood (5) both spooning simple catches to midwicket, the latter's particularly galling, as the visitors slipped to 26-4. Tongue then produced the prototypical fast bowler's delivery, angling in, nipping away and knocking back the top of off stump to see off Babar, while he added debutants Ghazi Ghori (4), lbw, and Imran, to a devastating yorker, prior to lunch. Razaullah (11), much like he would do later with his bowling, caught the eye with a couple of hefty swings of the willow either side of lunch before nicking Robinson to Ben Duckett, who made amends for a couple of earlier drops in the slips - Azan, three deliveries prior to his dismissal, and Saud when on seven. Saud was next to be castled by Tongue, before Mohammad Abbas (21) and Mohammad Ali (5no) hung around and showed a great deal more fight than some of their top-order team-mates to add 26 for the final wicket - the highest partnership of a miserable innings. Ali had taken a painful blow on the ankle when batting, but was fit enough to open the bowling and claimed the early wicket of Duckett (11), flashing an edge to second slip in the fourth over. Jordan Cox (4) wasted a review on a plumb lbw decision against Abbas, before Root departed to Razaullah's fourth delivery in Test cricket, a devastating nip-backer from the 21-year-old talent. Gay and Brook rebuilt impressively, sharing a 104-run partnership for the fourth wicket that pushed England into the lead before Razaullah returned to bowl the former off an inside edge. Tongue chuffed with wobble-seam success on first day England fast bowler Josh Tongue, speaking to Sky Sports Cricket: "Really pleased with the day. Coming here this morning, winning the toss, putting Pakistan in to bat, then bowling them out for 130-odd, we're in a really strong position. "Even a couple of days out it looked a good pitch, so to bowl them out cheaply on a decent-looking pitch, I thought we bowled really well. "There's probably a tiny bit of pressure on us to make sure we put the balls in the right areas, but how we started today, with Archer and Robinson getting them four down... it meant that when I came on, I thought I could be aggressive with that line and length. "I've been working on a wobble in the nets this week, and that came out nice. I spoke to Robbo quite a bit about it; it's just trial and error. "I tried it, and it got me a wicket! "I thought as a collective we've been very good the whole series, and we showed that again today." 'X-factor Razaullah the bright spark Pakistan needed' Sky Sports Cricket's Nasser Hussain: "Pakistan have been calling out for something different from their bowlers for a long while. "It is nice to watch that spell from Razaullah that had something, that had a point of difference, had some pace. "It hurried one of the greatest batters there has ever been in Joe Root, and got him out." Sky Sports Cricket's Urooj Mumtaz: "Twenty-one-years-old, first time on a plane out of Pakistan, onto a cricketing tour and he gets one of the greatest of all time with his fourth delivery! "89mph and then just ramped it up to 91mph. And the best part was that the pace throughout his spells did not drop. "An inspired selection. They just needed that X-factor. "The conveyor belt is not broken, it is the system." Watch day two of the third Test between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am on Thursday. Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream with no contract on NOW England vs Pakistan - results and schedule All games live on Sky Sports First Test (Headingley) - England won by innings and 103 runsSecond Test (Lord's) - England won by 194 runsThird Test (Edgbaston) - September 9-13

Bronwen James, 30, was convicted at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday of three counts of sexual activity with the 16-year-old pupil while working at Bitterne Park School in Southampton, Hampshire. James was found not guilty of one count of sexual activity with the pupil. She flirted with the student in class before they started sending Snapchat messages, the court heard. James later drove him to Weston Shore in Southampton, where they kissed in her car. The pair later went to the defendant's house where they watched television, before going to James' bedroom where they had sex. She previously pleaded guilty to four counts of engaging in sexual activity and one count of sexual communication with another schoolgirl, and two charges of sexual activity, one count of sexual communication and making an indecent photograph of a child relating to a second schoolgirl. Edward Culver, prosecuting, said another student showed a teacher text messages which James and the boy had supposedly exchanged. He told the trial: "They suggested a sexually-charged relationship, he was named as 'number 8' in the messages as a cover, him being the eighth man she had slept with. Her photo was visible on the phone screen." Mr Culver went on: "She acted not only in an unprofessional and overfamiliar way, but failed to recognise any boundaries, exploiting her position to engage in sexual activity with one of her young students." During a police interview, the boy said he had been "groomed" by James. He added that she would "slip him vapes" in his coursework and also said she liked him to call her "miss" when they were alone. Read more from Sky News:Soldier who plotted to rape baby jailedIceland set to open store in Falklands Bethany Adams, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "James manipulated her victims with calculated precision, exploiting her position of authority to isolate them and normalise the abuse. "This was not a lapse in judgment; it was a sustained pattern of predatory behaviour against children in her care." James is due back at Winchester Crown Court on Monday to find out the date of her sentencing, and will be remanded into custody.

The broadcaster said it had done a "comprehensive review" earlier in the year and found a need for a "change in how the organisation operates". It said its new structure would "greatly reduce non-programming spend" and reduce management layers, simplify decision-making and remove duplication. The changes come nearly two years after it axed 200 roles under Alex Mahon's leadership. Current Channel 4 chief executive Priya Dogra - who joined from Sky in March - said the broadcaster was a "precious asset which plays a unique role in the UK". "We need to secure and own our future so we can continue to make shows others won't, reach audiences others can't, and thrive as a distinctive and disruptive British voice for future generations," she said. Ms Dogra said Channel 4 needed a "fundamental transformation in how we work" to deliver programmes audiences want to watch and "deliver its future strategy". She added: "I know the proposals we are announcing today will be very difficult for many colleagues and will have a significant impact across the organisation. Many talented people who have made an enormous contribution to Channel 4 will be leaving as a result." The cuts equate to 28% of the company's workforce. Read more:Hundreds more UK flights cancelledBody found in search for missing teen Ms Dogra said the job losses had not been taken lightly but were needed "to create a simpler, more focused and more sustainable Channel 4". Channel 4's chair, Geoff Cooper, said it would mean a "more sustainable and resilient organisation" that could maximise investment in content. A formal consultation with staff over the cuts will take place and the broadcaster said more details on its future strategy would be shared in the coming months.

It includes co-operating with other countries to establish a worldwide body to oversee and regulate AI development, as well as a legal ban on lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS). LAWS can independently identify and engage targets without human intervention. The UK does not currently have them but the recent Defence Investment Plan (DIP) promised £5bn into drones and autonomous systems, which can operate without human control. The Greens see a crackdown on tech as a new political priority and hope to push the government to "recognise the urgency of the situation" by ramping up the rhetoric, a source told Sky News. Party insiders are buoyed by the government's major decision this week to impose a trade ban on illegal Israeli settlements, believing they were ahead of the political curve on the issue. They hope to make tech the next big pressure point, having recently called for a freeze on the approval of new data centres due to the energy and water they use. Dame Chi Onwurah, the Labour chair of the Science and Technology Committee, said the party was right to call for regulation "in the light of recent events". But she claimed their announcement "is a hodge-podge of buzzwords and meaningless phrases". She told Sky News: "Regulate AI - to do what? Protect copyright, require security assessments, protect personal likeness? My select committee has called for clarity on AI regulation, and the government strategy for technology sovereignty, the government response should set that out." Other elements of the Greens' plan include directing public funding towards AI "for the public good" and protections for workers to keep key decisions in human hands. This is as well as a cross-sector plan to build our own AI infrastructure to end reliance on US tech. The party did not explain how this would be funded, with more details expected in due course. The Green's science and technology working group had already been drafting the proposals but brought forward an announcement in light of new warnings about the threat of AI to humanity Green MP Sian Berry, leading on plans, told Sky News: "Technologies with the power to reshape our lives must be subject to effective public oversight. "Greens want strong regulation of AI, with clear safeguards against harmful uses and proper democratic accountability." On Wednesday a top safety researcher at Anthropic, Evan Hubinger, warned he believed there was a greater than 10% chance AI could pose a species-ending risk within 10 years. Read more:Apple launches first foldable iPhoneSpanish spies warned of migrant surge He laid out his concerns on X in response to another Anthropic researcher, Jacob Coxon, announcing his departure from the company and claiming those building the tech "earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade". The Financial Times also reports that Anthropic had withheld its latest model from the UK's AI Safety Institute, one of the world's leading bodies for testing the risks of the technology. PM acknowledges security risk Andy Burnham acknowledged "risks to national security" when asked about the AI threat at Prime Minister's Questions by Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey. He said his decision to boost the role of AI safety minister Kanishka Narayan by giving him a seat at the Cabinet table had "lifted the level of the conversation about artificial intelligence within government". He suggested he was open to cross party talks, saying colleagues "on all sides of the House" could be "part of that crucial discussion". The prime minister is also facing pressure from Labour MPs, with former Cabinet Office minister Darren Jones calling for a new multi-national treaty to regulate the development of the technology. Meanwhile Alex Sobel, part of the soft-left Mainstream group closely allied to the prime minister, has proposed a bill to prohibit superintelligent AI systems. He told Sky News it was backed by about 50 of his colleagues so far. Another Labour MP, Will Stone, who is a former soldier, said AI "can enhance the military power of the UK" while protecting jobs in defence and technology. However he said he supports regulation "and a cautious approach". A government spokesperson said: "The UK is working with partners around the world to better understand the most advanced AI systems, raise safety standards and build a shared evidence base for managing emerging threats. Through the AI Security Institute we are leading global efforts to test and understand frontier AI systems, while helping to develop the standards and safeguards needed to keep people, businesses and critical infrastructure secure."

Garcia is set to embark on the first defence of his WBC welterweight title against Benn at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Benn vows to wreak havoc against Garcia in Las VegasNot got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream contract-free on NOWDownload Sky Sports app for expert analysis, video and moreChoose the Sky Sports push notifications you want Earlier in the week, the pair were due to meet at the Mandalay Bay Hotel for a media event, but the American fighter did not show up, with Benn subsequently claiming his opponent had "bottled it". During a press conference on Wednesday, Garcia said: "I wasn't there because I didn't want to be. "Look, we have a face-off at the press conference [Thursday], then at the weigh-ins [Friday] and then a final face-off literally in the ring when the refs give you instructions. "I've been doing this for so long. I've had fight weeks in Vegas before. I've never had to do a face-off on [Tuesday]. So I have a routine to do, and it's just something I didn't want to do.'' "It was funny seeing him [Benn] staring at himself." Benn, meanwhile, believes Garcia's absence let the fans down. "Ultimately it's disrespectful to the public because they deserve it,'' he said on Wednesday. "The public deserves us giving you guys the best. This is what we do. This is what we're here for.'' Benn: Weight cut dragged me through the pits of hell Benn comes into this fight as the underdog after stepping up to middleweight to fight Chris Eubank Jr. He lost his first fight against his rival in April 2025, before avenging that loss later that November. He comes into this weekend's bout after beating Regis Prograis at a 150lbs catchweight in April. Should Benn make the weight at Friday's weigh-in, this will be the first time that he has fought at the welterweight limit in over four years, with his last fight at under 147lbs coming against Chris van Heerden in April 2022. The 29-year-old hit back at those who have doubted his ability to make the weight, but added he felt like he had been "dragged through the pits of hell and had a fight with satan" during his preparations. "A lot of people said I couldn't make the weight, watch me do it," Benn said, adding he went through 15 weeks of dieting before the fight. "I've done it, and that's it." Benn added that this would be his last fight at 147lbs and is hoping to move up in weight after this to 160 or 168lbs. Garcia said he didn't want to hear any excuses from Benn after the fight regarding his weight cut. "All we can do is go by past experience," Garcia said. "He cut back down to 150lbs to fight Regis Prograis. We have seen how he bloated up. Now he has an extra three pounds to go. I don't want to hear any excuses. He doesn't have a rehydration clause. "I don't want to be hearing any crybaby s*** from him. He's trying to set up a narrative, because when he gets his a** whopped, he'll say: 'I was drained'. I'm about to beat his a**, it doesn't matter how much he weighs."