The main national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, said all trains were held at stations because of a nationwide problem with a digital communication system. Nearly two-and-a-half hours after it first reported the outage, Deutsche Bahn said the problem had been resolved and its service was resuming "step by step". It came after the company said there was a nationwide problem with the GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway) system. Not long after the outage, the company said it had identified the cause of the issue, but did not specify what it was. The system is used for internal communication on the railway network. Deutsche Bahn CEO Evelyn Palla was quoted by The Bild newspaper, saying they "were able to stabilise the situation with an emergency system". During the outage, the company said ​it would issue taxi ​and hotel vouchers to passengers ⁠and offer replacement transport where possible. It also apologised for the disruption. Train delays and disruption has become more common in Germany in recent years. Government-owned Deutsche Bahn has started conducting overhauls of major routes in a bid to improve its performance.

Some outlets previously said they received ransom notes about the case in the days following the disappearance of Ms Guthrie from her home near Tucson, Arizona. Two notes sent to a TV network in the wake of the 84-year-old's disappearance were believed to be potentially credible by investigators. The first note said Ms Guthrie, the mother of Today host Savannah, was safe and demanded cryptocurrency in exchange for her release, whereas the second did not ask for money and was said to be very different from the first. Now Sky's US partner network NBC News has reported that this second note indicated she had died after her disappearance. However, it did not offer an apology or ask payment for the release of her body, according to NBC. According to the note, those who kidnapped her did not mean to kill her, but she died shortly after being taken. The existence of the note was known, but some details including claims she had died, had not previously been released. Tucson TV station KOLD that received two notes agreed to hold off sharing the contents publicly so any future communications with the kidnapper or kidnappers could be authenticated. Jessica Bobula, news director of KOLD, said the station received several notes after Ms Guthrie disappeared and the station told authorities and shared only what the FBI released about the correspondence. Read more from Sky News:Iran war threat to UK powerEx-Wimbledon champion banned Ms Guthrie was reported missing from her home on 1 February and was last seen at the property at around 9.45pm the previous evening. Police believe she was kidnapped or "otherwise taken against her will" after finding blood near her front doorstep. The FBI released surveillance videos of a masked man outside Guthrie's front door on the night she went missing. It has since described the man as a suspect. Volunteers and search teams scoured the nearby desert terrain filled with cactuses, bushes and boulders in the weeks after she vanished. A volunteer group recently conducted a search for her body near the Arizona-Mexico border but didn't report finding her. Investigators involved in the case examined the two notes following Ms Guthrie's disappearance and believe they could be credible. After the second note was sent, Savannah Guthrie spoke about her mother's possible kidnapping in an Instagram video, and said the family would "pay" for her return. "We received your message and we understand," Savannah Guthrie said, sat beside her brother, Camron, and sister, Annie. "We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace." "This is very valuable to us, and we will pay," Savannah Guthrie added. Her video did not specify the details of the message she received. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said on Tuesday: "The investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie remains active and ongoing. "The Pima County Sheriff's Department continues to work closely with the FBI as investigators follow up on leads, review information, and pursue the facts surrounding this case." Savannah Guthrie returned to NBC's Today show in April for the first time since her mother's disappearance. The 54-year-old has said she's a changed person since she went missing and that it's difficult to press ahead without knowing what happened to her.

Murrell was sentenced to five years and three months in prison after admitting to illegally using £400,000 of party cash for personal purchases over a 12-year period. The former SNP chief executive, and ex-husband of Nicola Sturgeon, used the party's funds to buy items ranging from the expensive to the mundane. Here is a sample of the items Murrell spent his party's embezzled money on: All pics: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

The Three Lions struggled to break down the low block of Ghana and were forced to wait until the 57th minute before registering their first shot on target. Tuchel searched for a reaction after making five substitutes - with one of them in the form of Nico O'Reilly coming closest when his header hit the bar - but were ultimately forced to settle for a point on an evening where they looked off the pace in Boston. Here, Sky Sports rates all 16 players following the disappointing performance... As it happened | Teams | Stats | Group L guideWorld Cup day-by-day schedule | Latest: World CupFollow our World Cup coverage in the Sky Sports AppGroup L guide | England's routes to World Cup finalWorld Cup 2026 fixture schedule and UK kick-off times Jordan Pickford - 5 A bystander for most of the fixture and was not forced into making a save but was very, very lucky to get away with a rash challenge on the edge of his box, which could have swayed a tight fixture in Ghana's favour. Pickford raced out of his area and collided with Prince Adu when the Ghana forward raced through on goal. Luckily for him and England, the referee sided with the goalkeeper. His performance came under scrutiny against Croatia and despite only being involved in flashes, his decision-making in that moment should also be questioned. Reece James - 5 Started the game with early promise after combining well with Noni Madueke down the right but that influence quickly faded as England's struggles became more prominent. Tuchel opted to keep James on and take Spence off in the second half, meaning the Chelsea defender has now played two full games ahead of the third game. Doubts could be raised about him playing every minute of all three group stage games. Ezri Konsa - 4 Another player who was very, very lucky to escape a potentially result-defining decision in the game. Konsa was clumsy in his challenge on Prince Adu when the forward raced into the penalty area, bundling him to the ground from behind, but was saved by a confusing offside flag, drawing play to an end. VAR did not appear to check the incident and Konsa's blushes were spared. Marc Guehi - 5 Centre back pairings were at the heart of the discussion but this game will leave supporters, and possibly Tuchel, wondering if John Stones was the right call after all. Guehi had more touches than any other player (143) but doesn't possess the same qualities as Stones in helping to break teams down. His header that was cleared off the line would have eased the discussions post-match but expect the centre back conversation to be at the forefront of everyone's thinking ahead of Panama once again. Djed Spence - 5 A shock inclusion from Tuchel and it was an experiment that did not pay off. Spence, who is a natural right-back but can play on the left, tended to drift infield and encroach on the space of players such as Declan Rice, hindering England's momentum and contributing to a disjointed performance. Not having a left-footer at left back brings familiar problems for England, after playing Ashley Young and Kieran Trippier in the role across years gone by. England missed the overlapping runs of O'Reilly and the threat he possesses in the box, too. Elliot Anderson - 5 Anderson is an all-action midfielder but England needed more from him in this fixture. He was clumsy in his defensive work at times and needed to be braver with his passing to progress the team forward. He had 91 touches of the ball, completing 89 per cent of his 74 passes, but more of them needed to be directed at Harry Kane, who only got on the ball 19 times. Declan Rice - 5 Rice was another player falling short of his usual standards in this game. England's set-piece prowess was clear to see against Croatia; it was a crucial avenue needed to restore their lead with Harry Kane's header on that evening. Rice's delivery in Boston was short of his previous standards and in a game where England created as little as they did, chances from those situations were crucial. Noni Madueke - 6 Madueke linked up well with James down the right in the early stages of the game but his influence quickly fizzled out as time went on. The Arsenal winger was always a stopgap inclusion while Bukayo Saka got to full fitness but games like this one highlight just how much they need him back on the right wing. Madueke would eventually switch to the left wing when Saka was introduced and looked more comfortable when crossing on his stronger foot. A good chance for the opener came when the two combined in that manner, but Saka failed to keep his header down. Jude Bellingham - 7 Like much of the England team, Bellingham failed to have his usual influence on proceedings but tried desperately to step up when needed and spark his team into life. The Real Madrid man, who fired England ahead against Croatia to guide them to victory, was ushered away from the ball at every given opportunity and saw his only chance on goal smothered by a logjam of defenders when the space opened up. His well-timed sliding challenge on Antoine Semenyo, as the only defender back to deal with the counter, raised the volume from the England fans when it was duly needed. It wasn't his day but the effort levels were there. Anthony Gordon - 4 Given the nod ahead of Marcus Rashford, who had a lingering hamstring issue, but squandered another chance to impress in the starting line-up. The newly-signed Barcelona forward struggled to get the beating of Ghana right-back Marvin Senaya and even failed to track the defender in his own box, as he threatened to give his side the lead. Gordon finally got into the game and recorded England's first shot on target in the 57th minute but was withdrawn shortly after. England need a lot more from their wide players and Gordon has failed to impress on two occasions now. If Rashford is fit, he needs to start against Panama. Harry Kane - 4 A bystander for much of the fixture and should have won it for England with less than five minutes to go in the game. After Nico O'Reilly's header cannoned off the bar, the ball fell into the path of Kane from point-blank range. In usual circumstances and considering his performance against Croatia, there is no other player you want in that scenario. However, Kane, like much of the England team, was off the pace in this game. His shot ballooned over the bar. An uncharacteristic miss on an uncharacteristic evening for the striker. Substitutes Nico O'Reilly - 7 A shock exclusion in the starting line-up after being replaced by Spence but very nearly had the perfect introduction after climbing off the bench in the second half. The left-back possesses a rare threat from that position with his runs into the box and saw his header crash off the bar, after coming close on two occasions against Croatia, but it wasn't to be. Bukayo Saka - 6 Substituted on in the second half and almost had an immediate impact after latching onto Madueke's cross but couldn't keep the header down. Saka posed a threat that England lacked throughout the game and highlighted just how important he is for their chances to go all the way this summer. After his header ballooned over the bar, he cut in on his favoured left foot and forced Benjamin Asare into one of just three saves on the night. Tuchel said the Panama game is the fixture we could see Saka start in and after a performance like this from the Three Lions, it is desperately needed. Morgan Rogers - 5 Rogers was brought on to replace Bellingham as England frantically searched for an avenue to break the deadlock but failed to grab his chance to impress in the role. He had just nine touches of the ball in 17 minutes and failed to live up to the 'finisher' tag that Tuchel had spoken about in the build-up to this tournament. Eberechi Eze - 4 Eze's introduction came to be as England looked for an increased attacking threat but it almost had the opposite effect when he was shrugged off the ball by Issahaku Fatawu, leading to a Ghana counterattack. Adu then raced into the box and as previously noted, was brought down by Konsa before he could shoot. Eze's error in possession would be discussed in further depth had that situation ended in a penalty for Ghana, which it likely should have, but he escapes the limelight. What will be equally as worrying for Tuchel is the lack of impact that players like Eze and Rogers had after being introduced, with the tepid display continuing despite a change in personnel. Marcus Rashford - 6 Rashford was substituted on in the 83rd minute and had little time to make the same impact that he had against Croatia. He picked up a slight hamstring issue after the first game and his limited role in this draw most likely indicates he was not fully fit. However, this was a game where England needed his pace, threat and prowess in the final third. It was a game that lacked quality and Rashford offers that in abundance whenever he takes to the field.

Named only by police as Lilly, she was discovered in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina on Monday night. She had been reported missing and was last seen wearing a long black dress in the town's high street around 6.50pm on Saturday. Blaina is in the South Wales valleys, about 18 miles north of Cardiff. Detective Chief Inspector Steven Thomas said: "We understand that this will cause distress and concern amongst our communities. "We have a large police presence in the area at this time as enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the death. Our officers are here and available for you to speak to." Anyone with information can call Gwent Police on 101, direct message the force on Facebook or X, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Read more:Second boy charged with murdering 17-year-old Former SNP chief jailed for £400,000 embezzlement

Turner Prize winner Helen Cammock's 40-minute video work titled Persistence made a reference to "the wilful starvation of the Indian population by Winston Churchill". In the work, narrated by Cammock, she examined Oliver Cromwell's 17th century military campaigns in Ireland, and said he had "starved people, en masse", which was "a little like" Churchill in the Bengal famine. The artwork prompted Churchill biographer Lord Andrew Roberts to pen an open letter - signed by more than 50 peers including Churchill's grandson Sir Nicholas Soames - refuting the claims. Other signatories include Michael Grade and Zac Goldsmith. Three million people in east India have been estimated to have died in the Bengal famine of 1943. Churchill's policies as prime minister at the time have been criticised by some for exacerbating the situation. Lord Roberts of Belgravia argued the installation's description of Churchill was a "bare-faced lie" and "ideologically motivated rant" that "denigrated" the war-time prime minister. "The Bengal famine was an unimaginable tragedy and disaster, but the accusation that it was deliberately visited upon the Bengalis by Churchill is foul and vile," he said. "It is also historically ludicrous, as every serious historian of the period attests." Lord Roberts said the Bengal famine was caused by a typhoon and that Churchill told his war cabinet every effort must be made to help those affected and asked international leaders to send in grain. Following the backlash, Cammock said she made the decision to "withdraw" the work from the gallery. "There is an incredible pressure on artists and arts institutions to bend to external pressure; to be benign at best and silent at worst. I do not accept this pressure," she said. "To question, challenge and explore ideas and histories is vital to a healthy society and art is intrinsic to this. "For me, art is about dialogue, it is about a questioning of existence through the transformation and translation of thoughts and ideas. "It asks us to think, to feel, to react - and we must take responsibility for our own reactions to it." Read more from Sky News:Note claims Nancy Guthrie died after her 'kidnap'Legendary music mogul Clive Davis dies aged 94 She said her work "asks us to think about who is honoured and valorised and who is not; whose stories are told and whose are not". She added: "Persistence will have its own life after this: it won't hide and it won't be afraid to speak with those who are prepared to sit with it and listen - not agree or submit to it - but to hear it out, consider its points and make their own minds up." In a statement, the gallery said: "Helen Cammock has decided to remove her film, Persistence, from display at the National Portrait Gallery. "We respect her decision, just as we acknowledge the opinions of those who were offended by what was said in the film." The gallery added: "The aim of this project was to give artists the opportunity to create works as personal and creative responses to our collection. The work was presented as an artistic piece, not a documentary, and the views expressed in the film do not necessarily reflect those of the NPG." Lord Roberts said Cammock "should be commended for doing the honourable thing and putting historical truth over her artistic licence".

In less than a month, Britain is set to get its seventh prime minister in a decade. And, barring a political earthquake, it's all but certain to be Andy Burnham. But several questions remain about what the King of the North really stands for - he now has just over three weeks to turn a by-election victory into a policy platform to govern the country. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy look at the fading prospect of challengers and likely coronation. Can Burnham really steady the ship 10 years on from the Brexit referendum? With the battle for No 11 well under way, the duo also look at the economic agenda and what characters could form a Burnham government as the party begins to shape ideas for the next phase.

Thomas Tuchel's side were made to wait until the 57th minute to land a shot on target. The game, in fact, was the first of the tournament to be absent of any accurate effort at goal from either team in the first half. Ghana were set up to spoil any rhythm developing. They made the game a difficult, tetchy watch. Pub-going fans up and down the country had hung their hopes on Tuchel delivering more thrills and spills football. The kind that sends pints flying. Tuchel even admitted to enjoying that aspect of the performance in Dallas. But in the cooler temperatures of Boston, England looked much further from home. Far less comfortable. By the end their dominance was clear, reflected in the numbers, but the football overall was far too safe. Ghana's deep block emerged relatively unscathed. England 0-0 Ghana - Match report and reactionWorld Cup day-by-day schedule | Latest: World CupFollow our World Cup coverage in the Sky Sports App "It's always difficult when you play against 11 behind the ball," said Declan Rice. "Give credit to Ghana, they were very compact." He's right. Ghana were good. And yet, observers will inevitably point to the reoccurrence of second-game syndrome that seems to engulf England at major tournaments. Scotland, USA, Slovenia and now Ghana. All goalless draws. All in England's second game of a group stage. Like clockwork. Tuchel rightly earned plaudits for his affect on the Croatia result, giving a half-time team talk that injected energy and vibrancy into England legs. But tweaks on this occasion were far less influential. Openings did improve after the introduction of Morgan Rogers, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka, which will prompt thought ahead of facing Panama on Saturday - another team who will be forced to sit deep to stop England's talents playing their way. Perhaps one or all of that trio now have a claim at a starting shirt. Problems appeared most obviousyly down the left, Nico O'Reilly also making a positive difference with his entry. He nodded against the crossbar in a flurry-filled final minutes, squandering the type of chance he's been eating up for Manchester City all season. Harry Kane then ballooned the rebound well over. Pressure had got to England heads, and pressure and patience are not normally friends. "I was waiting for the ball to bounce my way," Kane, who only managed 19 touches all game, reflected afterwards. That much showed. He was isolated, man-marked out of the contest. Carlos Queiroz actually had a plan to contain all of England's best threats. In fairness to him, Ghana are one of only four teams yet to concede at these championships. How worrying is all of this, then? The bigger picture will dictate no immediate panic. England have been unremarkable before and have gone on to make back-to-back European finals. But a lack of inspiration should still concern Tuchel. No player was able to make the step up. Provide the moment, the spark needed to turn a probable draw into something more rousing. No doubt more fuel will be poured on the selection fire, as fans ask: 'What if England could call on Cole Palmer's intelligence?' or 'What if Phil Foden was an option?' Fluency and variation, perhaps, would be in better supply if one of those two mentioned were an alternative to building solely around Kane. If physicality and pace out wide is Plan A - what and who is Plan B? Both Palmer and Foden can play this version of controlled possession, albeit that argument is unhelpful in the here and now. "I saw it coming as I knew this would be a difficult game," Tuchel admitted. "You need to be patient but at the right moments be brave." And that was just it, England were too tolerant for too long, found lacking in the decisive moments. No team in World Cup history has been so possession dominant (78.8 per cent) without scoring. Tuchel's side now have a meeting with Panama on Saturday in their final group game to fix things, an assignment they should relish. The England boss must demand far more attacking threat and tempo from his team. His side produced the highest xG (3.20) of all the 48 nations at this World Cup in their beating of Croatia. Something similar against Panama is what they need to restore confidence in a campaign that has had its momentum frustratingly capped.