Counter-terrorism police ‌said on Tuesday ​that they had ​arrested ‌two people under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 as ​part of an investigation into ​a ⁠suspected terrorist ⁠plot. The two men, in ⁠their 30s, ​were arrested ​in ​Newton Street, in central Manchester on Sunday ⁠and taken to a London police station where they remained in custody, the Metropolitan Police said. Officers also searched ‌addresses in Salford and Liverpool. Yom Kippur, widely held to be the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, ran from sundown on Sunday until nightfall on Monday. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, senior national co-ordinator for counter-terrorism policing (CTP), said the arrests followed a long investigation in which the force has disrupted "a plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area. Police realise it will cause "further concern" to the Jewish community, "especially given the significant High Holy Day period," she said, adding that officers "are doing everything we can to keep them and the wider public safe. Ms Evans said her unit and local forces are working together "to provide protective security support and advice for areas with Jewish communities, and particularly during the High Holy Day period". Manchester Mayor Bev Craig said in a post on X that the arrests "will send a chill down the spine amongst Jewish communities" in the city. Warning people that there would be increased police presence, she said she and her deputy, Kate Green "will do everything in our power to keep people safe, to challenge hatred and to stamp out the poison of antisemitism" in the region. The Community Security Trust (CST), which monitors antisemitism in the UK, said news of the suspected plot was "utterly chilling" as it came so close to the anniversary of the terrorist attack at Heaton Park Synagogue. Urging the Jewish community to stay calm, CST said it has been working closely with police in Manchester and around the country throughout Yom Kippur, "as part of our security operation over the High Holy Days". Last October, two Jewish worshippers were killed in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, carried out by ⁠a British citizen of Syrian descent who had ​said he was acting for Islamic State. Jihad al Shamie, 35, drove into the gates of the synagogue, hitting a security guard, before attacking Melvin Cravitz with a knife. Mr Cravitz was killed, as was fellow worshipper Adrian Daulby - hit by a single police bullet as he held the doors closed - to stop the terrorist getting inside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue. Al Shamie, who was wearing a fake suicide vest, was shot dead as he charged at officers with the knife. The attack came four months after four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity in northwest London were set on fire in an arson attack that caused around £1m in damage. Four men - Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatshi, 18, and Saif Ali - admitted destroying or damaging property by arson at the Old Bailey last month. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News app. You can also follow us on WhatsApp and subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with the latest news.

The agreement clears a major hurdle to the proposed deal - announced earlier this year after Paramount beat out a bid from Netflix. It includes independent editorial boards for the CNN ‌and CBS networks - as the merger would bring the rival news outlet under the same ownership - and a $30m (£22.4m) penalty ⁠per film ​falling short of the ​30-movies-a-year release ​target that Paramount has promised. The settlement also states that Paramount must spend at least $300m on US film production compared to 2025. It's unclear whether that means cuts to foreign film production. While Trump administration regulators cleared the deal for Paramount to absorb Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), a coalition of 12 state ⁠attorneys general sued in July to block the merger. 'A stronger Hollywood' says Paramount head Led by California's attorney general, the lawyers argued the merger - mainly aimed at creating a bigger rival to the likes of Netflix - would substantially weaken competition in the US market, driving up prices for consumers and costing jobs. A settlement with the states will help Paramount avoid a $7m-a-day (£4.4m) "ticking fee" it owes WBD shareholders for each day the deal does not close past 30 September. California Attorney General Rob Bonta called the settlement "a strong antitrust ⁠outcome", adding: "More production, more choice, and guardrails that keep this industry competitive. "I ⁠don't think these two companies should merge, but that's not something that we are focused on with our resolution here." Concerns were raised that the deal would give US President Donald Trump more influence over CNN due to the possibility of Paramount head David Ellison and his father Larry, a longtime Trump associate, reorienting the network. After the deal, Mr Ellison thanked the ​states and California Governor Gavin Newsom for his support and said: "Our goal has always been ​to build a stronger Hollywood." It comes after CNN, MS NOW and Politico said they have notified Donald Trump's administration they are filing a lawsuit over being denied White House access over the weekend. Paramount snatched deal from Netflix WBD's board first announced it was open to selling or partly selling the company in October 2025 after a summer of hushed speculation. Back in June that year, WBD announced its plan to split into two companies: one for its TV, film studios, and HBO Max streaming services, and one for the Discovery element of the business, primarily comprising legacy TV channels that air cartoons, news, and sports. More: Why was Warner Bros for sale? After Netflix announced it had agreed a $72bn (£54bn) deal for WBD's film and TV studios on 5 December, Paramount launched a hostile bid - meaning straight to shareholders - with a $108.4bn (£81bn) bid several days later. Paramount claimed to have tried several times to bid for WBD through its board, but said it launched the hostile bid after hearing of Netflix's offer because the board had "never engaged meaningfully". Eventually, WBD accepted Paramount's offer of $110.9bn in February after Netflix withdrew. US union concerned despite settlement Another lawsuit against the merger - filed by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), also in California - was settled on Monday. The union's east and west sectors filed a joint antitrust suit in July, arguing the joint entity "would have both the incentive and the ability to lower costs by suppressing writers' wages and reducing output". "Writers will be paid less and have fewer employment opportunities", the WGA added. While the union agreed to settle its claim, it said the deal will damage the industry, and that the earlier deal with the states forced it to "contend with the reality of forging ahead alone, with no backing from government. More from Sky News:Compensation warning after second air traffic outage in weeksMoscow and Washington 'welcome' far-right success in Germany UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy also said in June she was "minded" to intervene in the merger over public interest concerns, but later said she would not so, due to the legally binding commitments provided to her by Paramount. Sky News has contacted the UK's film and media union - BECTU - for comment on the settlement.

Every crown court will have at least one courtroom dedicated to such cases within the next two years. There will also be a private entrance and waiting room to shield victims from the defendant. People can already request this, but it depends on availability. Court staff will get "trauma-informed training", a single person of contact will be provided, and trials will be assigned a fixed date rather than put on a floating list. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the move - estimated to cost £23m - would "rebalance the scales of justice and put victims first" and was "long overdue". "For too long, victims of rape and serious sexual offences have felt let down by our justice system," he said. "Prosecution rates for rape remain shamefully low, with many victims waiting years for justice." The government praised Labour MP Charlotte Nichols' "immense strength and bravery" in speaking about being raped and calling for changes to cut the backlog of cases. Ms Nichols spoke in the Commons in March about having to wait more than 1,000 days for her case to be heard. She thanked the prime minister and justice secretary and said the changes were a "hugely important milestone" that would make things easier for victims. "I'm proud that substantive meaningful change has come from waiving my anonymity to speak about my own experiences," she added. The courts pledge is one of a series of government announcements to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG), something Labour has promised to halve within a decade. The charity Rape Crisis said it was a "significant step forward" and the package of reforms would ensure courts "properly meet the needs of victims and survivors". More from Sky News:National taskforce to tackle misogyny launchedSecond arrest after remains of missing woman found Shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy also welcomed the move but criticised the government's wider plan to reduce the number of jury trials. "The fact that victims have been withdrawing their cases because they have taken too long has been a disgrace," he said. "Labour need to get courts sitting throughout the year, end the delays and clear the backlog - not undermine our right to a trial by jury."

Wood departs the sport having featured in 38 Test matches where he claimed 119 wickets. The 36-year-old has not played for England since an eight-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Test of the 2025/26 Ashes series, where - in the series opener - he suffered a recurrence of the same injury which ruled him out of the remainder of the Ashes series. Latest Sky Sports deals or stream with no contract on NOWEngland cricket homepage - news, views and match reportsListen to latest episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast In conversation with Sky Sports Cricket's Ian Ward on whether his decision to retire was difficult, straightforward or emotional, Wood replied: "Probably all of them. When you speak to other people, they say it hits you in the face, there's a big feeling around that being it: 'You're done.' "I've never really had that, I love playing cricket, I love playing for England, that's been something I've felt really strongly about and proud to do. But I've had a lot of injuries. "I've always found a way where I've believed I'd come back and had that resilience where I'm going to come back again, or I'll be better, or I'll prove somebody wrong again, but this time it's just ground me down really. "I think it's been a long time since Perth, that was in November 2025 my last game, so it's been a year-and-a-half really where it's just sort of ground me down to thinking: 'I'm never going to get back to this level.' "Plus the contract situation. My contract ends in September, and I think it just feels like the right time. "I never really wanted to give up England, but the lads that are coming through are doing a fantastic job and the news should be about the lads going to get their contracts and I can just focus on other things." Wood made his international debut in 2015 in limited-overs cricket, and retires having made 70 one-day international appearances and been a part of England's 50-over World Cup-winning squad in 2019. He also played 38 T20 internationals and took nine wickets in four games as England won the World Cup in 2022, though injury would deny Wood the chance of playing in the semi-finals and final. Wood will be part of the Sky Sports commentary team for Tuesday's one-day international between England and Sri Lanka in Durham. Mark Wood's injury timeline 2015: Left ankle injury, misses third Ashes Test 2016: Ankle problems continue, undergoes surgery and misses England's home Test summer 2019: Side strain, misses first two Ashes Tests 2022: Right elbow injury in the West Indies, requires surgery 2022: Body stiffness rules him out of the T20 World Cup semi-final and final 2024: Right thigh muscle injury against Sri Lanka 2024: Right elbow stress injury, ruled out for the remainder of the year 2025: Left knee ligament damage, undergoes surgery 2025-26 Ashes: Suffers recurrence of knee injury after returning to Test cricket 2026: Forced into international retirement after recurring knee problems Wood: My knee never got right - I rushed back too quickly Having expressed a determination to play for England again after his latest injury, Australia proved to be Wood's final Test appearance, ending a career beset and curtailed by injury. "I knew it was bad [knee injury] because I'd had that previous surgery where I was always trying to chase my tail," Wood added to Sky Sports. "Looking back now, it probably never was quite right. "I was always chasing that dream of, can I physically do this? My ankle problems, my elbow problems, all the rest of them, every time I went back, it felt better. This time, something wasn't quite right. "Since I've had the second operation, things have improved, but not to the point where I believe I could play Test match cricket. I couldn't play 50-over cricket. I mean, I'd still love to play for England for 20 overs, but I think it just feels like a nice time to just say that's a natural end. "Probably, from my point of view [came back too early and rushed return]. I don't think it's to blame anybody else, it was just, I was desperate to play Perth because it was the fastest wicket there. "There and in Brisbane, they were the two games I was definitely trying to pencil myself in for. "I hadn't had much time back on my legs. The warm-up game, my hamstring got incredibly tight because it was looking after my knee, and I think that whole time, when you talk about injury, people don't see the work you're putting in behind you. "I was desperately trying to get it right. I was taped up to the nines, and I was like a mummy at one point I had that much tape on, but I just couldn't get back quite to that level, and I was just not quite the same in Australia." Watch the first one-day international between England and Sri Lanka, in Durham, live on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event from 12pm Tuesday (first ball 12.30pm). Latest Sky Sports deals or stream with no contract on NOW.

The 37-year-old defendant, from Essex, and his family were reportedly a few days into their holiday at the southwestern resort of Paphos in July when the boy fell from the hotel's fourth-floor. The father admitted a charge of causing death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act at a court in Paphos on Tuesday, where he was accompanied by his parents. The circumstances of the fall remain unclear - and the boy's age has been reported as both two and three years old. The defendant has not been named by the court. The man's lawyer, Alexandros Alexandrou, said his client decided to plead guilty late on Monday, largely to avoid a lengthy trial. He said it was also to spare his family from reliving the circumstances of the boy's death through detailed evidence presented in court. A long trial would mean the man is "again a victim of this tragedy," Mr Alexandrou said after the hearing. He added: "The most important thing for him is to return to his family." The charge carries a maximum of four years' imprisonment and a minimum of a fine. A judge can suspend a sentence if a defendant is sentenced to three years' imprisonment or less. Mr Alexandrou said the court should take into account previous similar cases in which defendants received a fine or a suspended sentence. He also said he would ask the court to lift travel restrictions against his client so that he can return to his wife and five-year-old daughter in the UK, until his sentencing. More from Sky News:US can't give same Saudi support as UKMartha's Rule to be extended to A&E The defendant previously appeared in court in Paphos on 31 July and was allowed to leave to return to the UK for his son's funeral in August, on condition that he flew back to Cyprus last week in order for the plea hearing to take place. Last Thursday, Mr Alexandrou said his client was disappointed the attorney general denied a request to dismiss the case on humanitarian grounds. He said he would appeal any sentence that gives his client the maximum penalty. The lawyer refused to give any details about his client's identity, saying even authorities have avoided mentioning the man's name in court. Although the attorney general understands the defendant's grief, the case must proceed as a matter of public interest, state prosecutors previously told the court. At another hearing at Paphos District Court on 5 October, the prosecutor will set out the facts of the case and the defence will present mitigation, a court official confirmed.

All of Sheeran's support acts - including his backing band - have quit the current Loop tour after the US rapper Macklemore was dropped following comments he made in support of Palestine during a show in New Jersey. Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft barred the rapper from performing at the Massachusetts venue later this month, saying he would not "provide a platform for hate speech". And following the decision of the support acts to pull out of the tour, Sheeran was forced to play a solo set at the Lincoln Financial Field Stadium in Philadelphia on Saturday, beginning the concert by addressing the week's events. He said: "I've had to take, and make, difficult decisions, and I am making mistakes and I'm so, so sorry for them. "I don't want to disappoint fans, and I've never wanted to be an activist musician, but this has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet." Sheeran insisted that he has tried to avoid becoming a "political commentator" during his career, and that he wants his music to be "about unity, not division". He added: "This is a humanitarian issue, and I cannot hide how I feel about it anymore. "What happened in Israel and at the Nova music festival on October 7 was horrific and compounded centuries of Jewish pain. "What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate. My heart has been broken by the scale of devastation and loss of civilians' lives, children's lives." Sheeran went on to thank fans for coming to the show, adding: "I am honestly so grateful that you're here tonight with me. "This concert is still a place where everyone is welcome and everyone here can stand beside people that have opposing views, and everyone can stand beside people that they don't agree with on everything, but they can all agree on singing these songs." Becoming emotional at the end of the gig, Sheeran reflected on feeling "abandoned" in the wake of the controversy. The singer told the crowd he felt "so much love" from the audience, adding: "Everyone is telling me to cancel, and I'm feeling all of my friends and family and people I know abandon me, and I look at the end of the week, and I see 50,000 people who haven't abandoned. "The world is a scary place right now. America is a scary place right now. This gives hope." Pro-Palestine protest near stadium A small but vocal pro-Palestine demonstration was held several hundred metres from the venue, near the train station that serves the Lincoln Financial Field Stadium. One woman told the Associated Press she was attending the protest after receiving a refund for her tickets to the concert. Hillary Steinberg said: "I think all art is political, and all music is political, and so this choice - even though he was saying that he wasn't complicit - is a political choice." Sheeran's ongoing tour began in Auckland, New Zealand, in January. It will finish in Mexico City in December, with 16 other shows still scheduled across North and South America. More from Sky News:Earl Spencer accuses King of gaslighting him Girl, 13, missing for eight days found safe and well The other acts who dropped out include Irish singer Aaron Rowe, Grammy Award-winning musician Finneas, who is Billie Eilish's brother, and Danish singer Lukas Graham. The start time for Saturday's show was pushed back from 5.30pm local time to 8pm and a small pro-Palestine protest was also held outside the subway station closest to the stadium.

The group will seek to root out harmful attitudes online, in workplaces and within communities, bringing together representatives from women's organisations, academia, local leaders and ministers. Women and equalities minister Bridget Phillipson told Sky News' Sunday Morning with Kamal Ahmed that the taskforce "will tackle some of the attitudes that we've seen develop, particularly in recent years, that I thought were a thing of the past". She continued: "And I want women to live lives of opportunity, of freedom, and not to have to worry about whether they feel safe on the street, whether they're safe in their own home, about whether they'll face harassment on public transport, attitudes in our schools that young girls will experience. "This is about all of us, across government, coming together to tackle these attitudes, this underlying problem that, sadly, does lead to women losing their lives. It leads to terrible, terrible consequences." Further announcements will be made this week to move forward with Labour's 2024 manifesto pledge to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) within a decade, officials said. Those working alongside Ms Phillipson on the taskforce include Girlguiding chief executive officer Felicity Oswald, West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin and End Violence Against Women Coalition interim director Janaya Walker. The first meeting is expected to take place shortly after conference recess (12 October) and will focus on young people. Ms Phillipson, who previously worked at a women's refuge before entering parliament, said: "I've seen first-hand the devastating impact on women and girls when harmful attitudes are tolerated and left unchallenged. "No woman should have to make her world smaller or curb her ambitions out of fear - and making that a reality is everyone's business. "As a whole society, we can and must be better." Ms Oswald said girls were telling Girlguiding they are facing rising levels of sexism and misogyny online, in public and in schools. "That's why we are calling for more education around healthy relationships, gender stereotypes, early warning signs and consent," she said. "We welcome the opportunity to bring girls' experiences and perspectives directly into discussions with government. "Girls are experts in their own lives and it is vital that their voices are heard when decisions are made that impact them." More from Sky News:Girl missing for eight days found 'safe and well'Teenagers jailed for killing 17-year-old outside McDonald's Deniz Ugur, deputy director at the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said "meaningful commitment and engagement" by ministers across all government departments would be needed to ensure the group was effective. On Thursday, campaigners told Sky News' Mornings With Ridge And Frost how urgent action was needed to tackle abuse. One of the guests was Nour Norris, whose 22-year-old niece Raneem Oudeh was murdered along with Nour's sister Khaola Saleem at the hands of Ms Oudeh's ex-partner Janbaz Tarin in 2018. She told the programme that even survivors "don't get heard" and that more voices were important to make changes.

Palmer, Rice, Tino Livramento and Manchester United duo Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford have all withdrawn from the camp, with Morgan Gibbs-White and James Garner being recalled as replacements. Palmer, who was left out of Tuchel's World Cup squad in the summer, played the full 90 minutes in Chelsea's defeat to Brentford after being recalled for the Three Lions' Nations League games against Spain, Czech Republic and Croatia. After announcing his squad for the September and October fixtures, Tuchel revealed what both Gibbs-White and Palmer had to do to become regulars. "We can see the form Morgan is in and he ended the season very strongly and was the key player for Forest to not be relegated. We can see him stepping up now," Tuchel said. "It's one thing to be nominated and getting back in the squad and to perform. Cole needs to show these kinds of numbers and performances to get his shirt and justify the nomination." After struggling with injuries last season, Palmer told Sky Sports he felt he was back to full fitness coming into the new campaign. Analysis: Thomas Tuchel must win back trustEngland news and analysis | Follow our England blogNeville: I have a big problem with Tuchel's DNA comments "Physically I feel good, probably the best I've felt in ages, but I think I can [get fitter] with games and more minutes," Palmer said. "Before my groin injury, I'd never really been injured. Well, rarely [injured]. So then I would just come back and play when I shouldn't have played. "Obviously the World Cup was coming up, so I was in a bit of a dilemma thinking, 'if I don't play I'm not going to go. But if I play then, I can't play [properly].' "It was just a bit of a sticky situation. I didn't really know how to deal with it, but it's one of those things. I was just seeing different people, getting different ideas of why I was injured and what it was. "Since I've come back I've been working every day to obviously stop it happening again. I just want to stay injury free, and if I'm on the pitch then I know what I can do." Rice was a focal point of England's side during the World Cup but had to play through injury throughout the tournament. He since started each of Arsenal's five Premier League games this season. Mainoo unable to prove Tuchel wrong after withdrawal Sky Sports News reported prior to the announcement that Mainoo and Rashford were both doubts for the squad. The pair were substituted during United's 1-1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage. Rashford had a hip injury that the club have been handling since the World Cup and was seen limping after being replaced during Sunday's fixture. Mainoo meanwhile played 80 minutes against Fulham with Michael Carrick saying he was replaced due to tactical reasons. The 24-year-old was part of the World Cup squad in the summer but did not play a single minute, something which Tuchel promised would not be the case this international break. "I expect him to be on the pitch and it's my duty to get him on the pitch. That was totally on me. He didn't put a foot wrong during the World Cup," Tuchel said. "He was class in behaviour on the training pitch. There was big competition; we played Reece [James] in central midfield also. Elliot Anderson is amazing for us, Declan Rice is a very unique player "We trusted them more than we trusted Kobbie. It was difficult for him. It was on me. "He got injured before the France game so we couldn't even give him minutes there, which hurt me. Maybe he was more hurt than me but it was my responsibility and it's my responsibility to reward him for that." How will Tuchel react to Palmer's withdrawal? Sky Sports News' chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol: "It's not a serious injury but it's something that needs to be managed. It doesn't make sense from Chelsea's perspective for him to go away on international duty for three weeks. "Everyone knows Palmer has had quite a lot of injury problems, especially last season. He had a longstanding groin injury which meant he missed long stretches of last season. He wasn't really at his best. "He has been at his best this season though. He has started every game. He started when they lost away at Brentford. "Some cynics may be asking if there is more to this than meets the eye. Tuchel controversially left him out of his World Cup squad in the summer so he really had a point to prove. Straight away he lets him down by not being able to make the squad. "Tuchel is someone who places great store by these camps away from your club for a long time. Some of the reasons that he picked the players he did in the summer was because they impressed him in the camps last autumn. "It is a little bit of a black mark against Palmer's name but it should be a kept in proportion because the next tournament is still two years away."