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A California doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry has been sentenced to eight months of home detention and three years of supervised release, making him the second person to be sentenced in the actor’s death. Dr Mark Chavez is among five people – including another doctor and a dealer known as the…

Cultural funding in England should be overhauled to give more power to the regions and scrap a controversial policy that critics say sidelined artistic excellence, according to a major review of Arts Council England. The government commissioned former minister Dame Margaret Hodge to examine the activities of Arts Council England (ACE), which distributes more than…

Self-evidently, the BBC has a big decision to make. If it hoped the US president might not follow through on his threat to sue, the reality check has arrived. Now it is about gaming out the options but current indications are it plans to fight. “We will be defending this case”, the BBC repeated after…

Warnings have been issued over disposing of batteries and other dangerous materials safely to avoid fires in bin lorries and recycling plants. Shropshire Council and waste firm Veolia have launched a safety campaign, after a fire involving a battery at a recycling centre in Shrewsbury and an explosion in a bin lorry after a fire…

Former chancellor George Osborne is joining artificial intelligence (AI) giant OpenAI. He will lead its “OpenAI for Countries” programme, which is aimed at helping governments increase their AI capacity. Announcing his new London-based role, Osborne said it was a privilege to be joining the company. “I recently asked myself the question: what’s the most exciting…

The European Commission has watered down its plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035. Current rules state that new vehicles sold from that date should be “zero emission”, but carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions. Under the European Commission’s new plan, 90% of new cars sold…

US unemployment ticked up last month in the latest sign of job market weakness, but the mixed official report still leaves room for debate among central bankers. The unemployment rate rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in November, up from 4.4% in September, according to Labor Department figures on Tuesday. Employers added 64,000 jobs…

Thousands of drivers could have speeding fines cancelled after a fault saw some cameras falsely triggered on English motorways and A roads. And tens of thousands of drivers will have speed awareness courses cancelled as the government orders National Highways to look back at six years of speed camera data. National Highways said it had…

Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez has signed a one-year contract that will keep him at the Major League Soccer club for the 2026 season. Suarez scored 17 goals and provided 17 assists in 50 appearances across all competitions in 2025 as Miami won the MLS Cup for the first time by defeating Vancouver Whitecaps earlier…

Third Ashes Test, Adelaide Oval (day one of five) Australia 326-8: Carey 106, Khawaja 82; Archer 3-29 England: Yet to bat Australia won the toss Scorecard England battled hard to stay in the Ashes as Alex Carey’s century led Australia to 326-8 on the first day of the third Test. On a dramatic, poignant and…