The barrister now asks the witness about the layout of the hotel bedroom and balcony, and the witness says the defendant mentioned having cocktails on the balcony.

The witness describes how Gravell locked the bedroom door then sat on the bed a couple of feet away from her, and began “inching” towards her. Asked if Gravell called her “lush”, the woman replies “Probably”. The witness describes Gravell as “sleazy”

The witness says Gravell was indicating he wanted sex but she says she told him no as they had only just met.

The barrister puts it to the witness that she stood up and removed her trousers before getting on top of the defendant and having consensual sex – the witness denies that, and says Gravell pulled her trousers off.

Barrister: “Mr Gravell says he took you up to a bedroom, but that it was a room without a balcony.”

Witness: “It 100 per cent had a balcony.”

Barrister: “And you were kissing each other on the bed, and touching each other. And he says you got up and said ‘Let me take my trousers and shoes off’. He took his lowers clothes off.”

Witness: “No.”

The barrister puts it to the witness that she had the defendant had consensual sex, and the witness replies “It was not consensual.”

The UK will see September’s full Corn Moon in a matter of days and it’s expected to be bright in the sky.

The Corn Moon gets its name from farming, as in September, farmers gather their crops as summer ends.

You might also recognise it as the Barley Moon or Harvest Moon, as it has more than one name.

Here’s what we know about the Corn Moon and what to expect in UK skies in September 2026.

What is a Corn Moon?

“September’s full corn moon is so called because this is when crops are gathered at the end of the summer season.

“At this time, the Moon appears particularly bright and rises early, letting farmers continue harvesting into the night.

“This moon is also sometimes named the barley moon, and it is often the nearest full moon to the autumnal equinox, earning the title of ‘harvest moon’”, explains the Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) website.

When will the Corn Moon be visible in September?

You can look out for the Corn Moon this week as it’s expected to be visible on Saturday, September 26.

Check the sky above you at around 5.49pm to catch a glimpse of the full Moon because this is when it will be visible in London.

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How to see a full Moon

BBC Sky At Night Magazine explains that “many astronomers will tell you not to bother trying to observe the full Moon, as it’s best seen during the crescent and gibbous phases.”

However, if you’re excited to see a full Moon, it’s suggested that you go to an observing site on a clear night.

The magazine suggests: “It’s all too easy to take the rising full Moon for granted, only stopping to watch if you glimpse it inadvertently rather than treating it as a celestial event in its own right.

“Yet if you can get to an observing site with an unobstructed horizon on a clear evening, there are many fascinating phenomena to catch sight of as the Moon climbs.”

When it comes to photographing a planet on a phone, the magazine adds: “If you want to record the planets as more than just dots, point your phone’s camera down the pre-focused eyepiece of a telescope.

“Known as afocal imaging, this takes a bit of practice and a steady hand!”

When is the next full Moon and when was the last?

The last full Moon was the Sturgeon Moon on Friday, August 28.

After the Corn Moon in September, you can expect to see the Hunter’s Moon.

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It gets this name as it is “the preferred month to hunt summer-fattened deer and fox unable to hide in bare fields.”

RMG adds: “Like the harvest moon, the hunter’s moon is also particularly bright and long in the sky, giving hunters the opportunity to stalk prey at night.

“Other names include the travel moon and the dying grass moon.”

Will you be looking out for the Corn Moon this weekend? Let us know in the comments.

Patrick Clancy‘s new wife Rachel Danis is currently carrying the couple’s first child, the 60 Minutes correspondent who interviewed them last week has confirmed.

Speaking on CBS Mornings on Monday morning, Ross Douthat told show host Nate Burleson: ‘They are having a child.’

Douthat had been answering a question from Buleson about how he handled his first assignment for the newsmagazine.

The episode aired Sunday night. 

Patrick’s ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, killed the couple’s three young children at their $650,000 home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023. A triple homicide trial ended in a sensational 11-1 jury deadlock and mistrial earlier this month.

Clancy, 38, offered 60 Minutes his first post-trial interview. He testified about his first wife’s mental state.

Danis, a New York fertility doctor, sat as well. Recent photos show her sporting what appears to be a baby bump.

‘And you guys are starting a family,’ Douthat said at a point. A smiling Danis replied ‘yes.’ 

Clancy and Danis are pictured on 60 Minutes Sunday evening. He moved to New York after his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy killed the couple’s three children at their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in 2023

Burleson played back the clip on Mornings, where Douthat was joining him as a guest.

‘Ross, what can you elaborate on when it comes to them actually starting a family?’ the host asked at a point. 

Douthat – a former conservative columnist for The New York Times – quickly clarified the two were, in fact, expecting.

‘Maybe starting a family was a- maybe that was too. you know- too coy a way of asking it,’ he conceded. 

Douthat was hired by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss as part of a wider overhaul of the program in July.

‘This is- this was my first “60 minutes” interview,’ he told Burleson Monday. ‘So you know, when I’m a few years in, I’ll ask the question more — more you know straightforwardly, but yes they’re having a child.’    

Clancy filed for divorce from his first wife in February 2024 – a full year following the murders of his five-year-old daughter, three-year-old son, and eight-month-old at the family’s then-home in Massachusetts.    

His ex-wife, Lindsay, still faces being retried. A lone holdout juror refused to find her not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility, after her lawyers used what many refer to as the ‘insanity defense.’

The former labor and delivery nurse admitted to fatally strangling the children before attempting suicide. Her legal team said she was in the throes of postpartum psychosis.

Prosecutors have yet to announce plans to try the 36-year-old again.

Clancy framed Lindsay as a ‘very dedicated’ mother who’d do anything for their kids while on the stand – a stance he maintained on 60 Minutes.

His lawyer, Howard Cooper, issued a statement after the mistrial ruling last week, promising ‘consequences’ for True Crime creators who have included his client in their conspiracy theories. 

During the interview, Clancy recalled how various cocktails of prescriptions from multiple doctors failed to stop his wife’s ‘big spiral.’

Douthat said he had been ‘too coy’ in his question to the couple about starting a family during Sunday’s exclusive interview

Clancy’s ex-wife is seen in court in Massachusetts earlier this month. A jury was unable to agree on whether she murdered her children and a mistrial was declared

The Clancys’ three children Cora, Dawson and Callan are pictured prior to their deaths

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He claimed his wife began to tell him about ‘intrusive thoughts’ she was having about harming the children around early December 2022.

‘She described thoughts of hurting the kids or them having some sort of ailment,’ he said on the stand.

Clancy testified that he did not feel concerned for his kids’ safety because his wife did not express ‘any intention’ to act on those thoughts.

A multi-day stay in the psychiatric ward of a local hospital the following month left him thinking his wife’s mental health was set to improve.

‘I was hopeful,’ Clancy said. ‘She seemed much better.’

However, later that month, on January 24, 2023, Lindsay strangled their three children while Clancy left the house to pick up medicine for their eldest and a takeout order she herself placed.

Clancy testified that he kissed his daughter on the head, rocked his infant son and told his family he’d ‘be right back.’

When he returned home, he testified, ‘The door was locked.’

The three-bedroom home in the suburb of Duxbury, where the Clancy family lived before the murders

‘And that’s when I knew something was wrong.’

He walked in to a bloody crime scene and saw a window open after Lindsay attempted to take her life.

After rushing outside to her aid, Clancy asked his wife what happened, he testified.

She responded, ‘I tried to kill myself,’ before telling Clancy their kids were in the basement. 

Under the impression they were still alive, Clancy frantically dialed 911 and waited for first-responders.

When they arrived, he rushed into the house to find all of his children lying still with exercise resistance bands wrapped around their necks.

‘He looked up and he screamed, “She killed the f**king kids!”‘ Duxbury police officer Brian Josephine testified. Duxbury is the Boston suburb where the family lived. 

Weiss, meanwhile, is the founder of the center-right Free Press and was brought on herself by then-new Paramount CEO David Ellison in October.

Within months as chief, Weiss saw 60 Minutes ‘as calcified and resistant to change,’ sources told CNN in late May.

Bari Weiss – the founder of the center-right Free Press – took the reins in October. Within months as chief, Weiss saw 60 Minutes ‘as calcified and resistant to change,’ sources told CNN in May

Days later, Weiss handpicked former Times tech columnist Nick Bilton to replace longtime producer Tanya Simon. An array of firings were also carried out. 

Scott Pelley, one of the show’s longest-serving journalists, was fired the following week after speaking out about those changes. 

He accused Weiss of ‘murdering’ 60 Minutes. The show has long enjoyed a high degree of autonomy.

A recording of the June 1 meeting was leaked to the press.  

Ellison, 43, the son of conservative billionaire Larry Ellison, a known Donald Trump acquaintance, on-boarded Weiss just weeks after Paramount completed a merger with his former company, Skydance Media. 

The merger did not receive federal approval for more than a year beforehand, but was approved shortly after CBS settled a $16 million lawsuit filed against the network by Trump. 

Anderson Cooper left the show after more than two decades last May as well, fueling concerns the show would look and feel different in its 59th season.  

‘The verdict is in: it’s still “60 Minutes!”‘ New York Times media reporter Ben Mullin celebrated Sunday on X after the airing of the season’s first episode. 

A piece in the Times framed it as the beginnings of ‘The Bari Weiss Era.’

Clancy told Douthat he still dreams about his children during the interview.

The segments for next week’s 60 Minutes have yet to be announced. 

Manchester Airport confirmed this is due to a technical issue at National Air Traffic Services’ (NATS) control centre in Prestwick, Scotland.

The issue affected airports across northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland and follows a separate NATS outage earlier this month that led to more than 2,000 flight cancellations.

A Manchester Airport spokesperson said: “An air traffic control system operated by NATS has been affected by a technical issue causing delays to flights from some UK airports.

“Passengers due to travel today are advised to keep an eye out for updates from their airlines.”

The airport later confirmed that the air traffic control issue has been fixed but said some flights still may be affected.

EasyJet, KLM, Aer Lingus and Ryanair were among the airlines cancelling services from Manchester, including flights to Belfast, Amsterdam and Brussels.

Industry leaders and airlines criticised the repeated failures and called for urgent improvements.

Tim Alderslade, chief executive of Airlines UK, said: “Yet another NATS failure is causing delays and disruption for passengers and airlines alike, and comes just days after its report into the most recent major outage.

“Passengers and airlines deserve better and the independent CAA report, together with the forthcoming Civil Aviation Bill, must address the underlying weaknesses in the system so that these failures stop happening.”

EasyJet said: “This, once again, calls into question the resilience of Nats’ systems and demonstrates the need for firm actions to prevent these repeated failures.”

Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2, said: “It is simply not good enough for this critical national infrastructure to keep letting customers down.

“Customers work hard to look forward to their holidays and airlines work hard to deliver those holidays.

“What customers and airlines need now is action, accountability and proper resilience, and we need it urgently.”

Ryanair called for the resignation of NATS chief executive Martin Rolfe.

Neal McMahon, chief operations officer for Ryanair, said: “Martin Rolfe has presided over repeated system failures, repeated passenger disruption and repeated failures to deliver an effective back-up system.

“Enough is enough.

“Martin Rolfe should resign today.”

Passengers at Manchester Airport faced delays and cancellations throughout Monday.

Among the affected flights were easyJet’s 7.10am to Belfast and 11am to Amsterdam, KLM’s 11am service to Amsterdam, and Aer Lingus’ 12.40pm to Belfast.

Ryanair’s 8.30pm service to Brussels was also cancelled.

Delays ranged from 40 minutes to more than three hours.

Full list of delayed and cancelled flights from Manchester Airport

Greater Manchester Police and Wigan Council worked together to obtain the order against an address on Poplar Street.

Police said the property had been the subject of ongoing concerns and reports from people living in the local community.

The flat was located on Poplar Street in Tyldesley (Image: Google Maps)

GMP said the case related to “many years of anti-social behaviour, drug related incidents, criminal damage at the property” and a “deterioration in the quality of life” of residents living in and around the area.

The force said the problems had had an impact not just on the property itself but on a number of people living nearby.

A closure order is a legal measure which can be used where premises are associated with nuisance, disorder or criminal behaviour.

Wigan and Leigh Police announced the successful order on Facebook, saying it demonstrated the value of agencies working together to tackle problems raised by residents.

The police page said: “The order follows ongoing concerns and reports from the local community regarding activity linked to the property, which was having a significant impact on nearby residents and the wider neighbourhood.

“This result demonstrates the value of partnership working, with agencies coming together to listen to community concerns, gather evidence, and take positive action to improve the quality of life for those living nearby.”

One of the passengers believed that the driver wanted to ‘show off’, an inquest heard

A teenage boy died after driving a car at an “inappropriate speed” and ending up “fully submerged” in a river, an inquest has heard. Declan Berry and four other teenagers, aged between 16 and 18, were in the car when it entered the River Nene in North Brink, Wisbech St Mary on March 17.

The body of Eden Bunn, 16, from Sutton Bridge, was recovered the following day. The car, a VW Polo, was later recovered from the river. The three other passengers were able to escape the vehicle.

Police were called to Crab March in Wisbech by a local river official on March 31 and a body recovered there was confirmed to be teenager Declan.

An inquest into Declan’s death was held on Monday, September 21 by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Area Coroner Elizabeth Gray.

Detective Constable Les Ellmer said in court that the vehicle had rolled and entered the river when it became “fully submerged”. One front seat passenger and two rear seat passengers exited the vehicle.

The vehicle was registered to Declan, who had a full driving license and three penalty points. Evidence heard in court revealed the road, which has a 60mph speed limit, had “numerous potholes” and “uneven surfaces along its length”. There had previously been more than 100 reported complaints regarding the condition of the road on North Brink. Works were due to take place to repair the road but subsequently took place following the collision, according to evidence.

The front seat passenger had met the other occupants at a McDonald’s. Witness evidence explained that the front seat passenger believed Declan wanted to “show off”. The passenger reportedly noticed Declan was driving at around 90mph prior to the collision. They said a pothole possibly caused the vehicle to “suddenly lose control”. They heard Declan say “Oh Sh**” before the collision.

A rear seat passenger said the group had driven around Wisbech and met the front seat passenger at McDonald’s. All occupants were wearing seatbelts except one of the rear seat passengers.

A witness statement from one of the rear seat passengers read out in court said there was no music playing which they felt was “unusual”, adding that the atmosphere felt “eerie”. The witness statement explained that the passenger did not express concern of the speed and was “accustomed” to Declan driving fast.

A second rear passenger said they recalled the vehicle “flipping” and “rolled” before entering the river. At one point, the witness believed they “may not be able to escape”.

A nearby local named Thomas, who was adjacent to the River Nene, said he heard a “loud impact”, describing the vehicle as “rolling through the air”. He contacted emergency services and located three of the occupants.

A post-mortem examination determined that Declan’s cause of death was drowning. Coroner Gray concluded that Declan died as a result of a road traffic collision.

The vehicle’s speed was deemed the “most significant” contributory factor, with the presence of potholes acting as another contributory factor. Coroner Gray said the car had been driven at an “excessive” and “inappropriate speed”. The inquest heard that had Declan been driving at a reduced speed, it would have been “unlikely” that the loss of control and rollover would have been so severe.

CNN, Politico and MS NOW have said they will sue the Trump administration after the three US media outlets were barred from the White House.

President Donald Trump announced the ban on Friday, accusing the organisations of writing “fiction or lies” about his team. The companies said their reporters were denied access to the building on Saturday.

In a joint statement on Monday, they said they were pursuing legal action to “defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports”.

Major US TV networks later announced they would suspend their White House pooled coverage of Trump, leaving a potential gap as he heads to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.

The First Amendment forbids the government from “abridging” the freedom of the press – language that courts have traditionally interpreted as preventing the government from discriminating against the media based on the content of their coverage.

The statement from CNN, Politico and MS NOW said: “Without notice or process, the White House revoked our journalists’ credentials because it objected to our reporting.

“Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom and the public’s right to independent journalism free from government interference.”

Posting on Truth Social shortly afterwards, Trump said the White House was not “instituting an assault on the Free Press” and that he was targeting “FAKE NEWS”.

On Monday morning, major US TV networks pulled out of White House pool duties, which sees media organisations share material with each other to save on finance and space when broadcasting presidential events to the American public.

Fox News Washington bureau chief Bryan Boughton, who currently holds a rotating role helping to organise media TV crews covering the White House, wrote in an email seen by the BBC that “effective today, the TV pool will not be covering designated as pool coverage” of President Trump.

The message said the move followed the White House “preventing” CNN from fulfilling its pool duties for Trump’s trip to New York and that “there will be no replacement pool put in place”.

CNN – one of only five US news outlets in the White House press pool for live television – was originally due to cover Trump’s trip to the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday and Tuesday.

But on Monday morning, the five-seat CNN booth in the basement of the White House press area – typically manned throughout the day from the early hours of the morning – was empty and closed. Screens and monitors inside were turned off.

Instead, a CNN crew was outside the secured area of the White House grounds, broadcasting live from a public pavement.

Five TV networks, ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC, issued a joint statement: “The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government.

“No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting.”

Those five networks are considered the only ones with the money and infrastructure to distribute live coverage from the White House and presidential events.

For now, the White House media slot has remained vacant and instead the conservative TV outlet, Real America’s Voice, was listed as “secondary” crew on Trump’s trip to New York, where he will meet Mayor Zohran Mamdani and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday.

Announcing his ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW last week, Trump did not mention specific stories or reporting that prompted the move, but later said “it’s really just cumulative stories over the last few years”.

The US president added that there “may be others to join them”.

When later asked by a reporter what he meant by this, Trump responded: “Others to come in terms of fake news? Well, you know, the New York Times is fake news, the Washington Post is fake news.”

In February, the White House announced it was taking control of the press pool which has access to Trump and had for more than a century been managed by the White House Correspondents’ Association.

The same month, the administration moved to bar Associated Press (AP) reporters and photographers from spaces where access is limited, such as the Oval Office or Air Force One, because of the outlet’s usage of the term “Gulf of Mexico” instead of “Gulf of America”. AP filed a lawsuit and the case remains ongoing.

Trump has been frequently critical of news organisations and his administration has launched legal action against a series of outlets, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the BBC.

Some of the lawsuits have resulted in media organisations agreeing to pay multimillion dollar settlements. Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC is ongoing.

Police say a suspected bomb has been found at Falmouth Docks with two homes evacuated.

It reads: “Emergency services are responding following the discovery of a suspected unexploded ordnance device at Falmouth Docks.

“The item was located earlier today within the dock area and specialist Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers have been contacted and are en-route to assess the device.

“A 150-metre safety cordon has been established around the location, which takes in land and sea, while enquiries and assessment work are carried out. Two homes have also been evacuated.

“Members of the public are asked to avoid the area and follow the advice of emergency services and port officials. The Coastguard are also asking boat users to stay away from area.

“Officers are working closely with partner agencies, including the Fire Services, Port Authority and the Harbour Master to ensure the safety of the public.

“There is currently no information to suggest any wider risk beyond the established cordon. However, the public is urged not to approach the area or enter any restricted zones.Enquiries remain ongoing and updates will be issued when appropriate.”

The number of fixed energy deals offering a saving against the price cap has fallen into single figures as wholesale fuel prices rise amid continued disruption in the Middle East.

MoneySuperMarket Energy says the cheapest fixed deals are now only 2% below the October Energy Price Cap, compared with 14% in July.

The cheapest tariffs beat the October cap by just £31 on average, according to the latest figures.

The warning comes less than two weeks before the price cap rises by 3.9% on October 1, adding around £66 to a typical annual household bill and taking it to £1,729.

At the same time, wholesale oil prices have risen sharply, with crude oil at around $98 a barrel on September 21, after reaching $103 at the end of last week.

MoneySuperMarket says oil prices are now around 70% higher than at the start of the year.

Just four deals beat the October cap

Households looking to protect themselves from future price rises are being urged to compare fixed tariffs while cheaper deals remain available.

MoneySuperMarket says there are currently just four fixed deals beating the October price cap, while some industry forecasts suggest the January cap could rise significantly further.

The exact January figure is not yet known and will depend on wholesale energy costs and Ofgem’s eventual calculation.

MoneySuperMarket Energy expert Laura Hinton said: “The ongoing disruption in the Middle East continues to put pressure on wholesale fuel prices.

“As suppliers buy energy in advance, any easing in wholesale costs is unlikely to be reflected in bills immediately. With another Price Cap increase forecast in January, we recommend looking into fixed-rate tariffs. Locking in a fixed rate means you’re shielded from future price rises and gives you a clearer idea of what your energy costs will be for peace of mind and to make budgeting easier.

“We’ve already seen fixed tariffs become more expensive and the number of deals below the Price Cap shrink. The most competitive fixed deals can be withdrawn or repriced at short notice, so acting now could help households secure greater certainty over their bills this winter.”

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— Martin Lewis (@MartinSLewis) September 17, 2026

Energy bills already higher than last year

The latest figures show energy costs remain 9.7% higher than a year ago and 58% higher than five years ago, based on Ofgem’s updated typical consumption values.

Households are therefore facing another increase when the October cap takes effect.

However, there will also be a temporary reduction in VAT on domestic electricity.

From October 1, VAT on domestic electricity is due to fall from 5% to 0% until March 31, 2027.

MoneySuperMarket estimates this could save a typical household around £45 a year.

The VAT reduction will also apply to customers who have already fixed their tariff.

This means households do not necessarily lose the benefit of the VAT cut by taking a fixed deal before October.

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How much could switching save?

MoneySuperMarket says households could save up to £173 a year by switching energy tariffs, based on the median saving among customers who switched through the service in June 2026, excluding Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

The company also says its SuperSaveClub can provide a £10 reward when customers switch to an eligible deal.

However, the potential saving will vary between households depending on their current tariff, energy use and the deal available to them.

A fixed tariff also does not mean a household will pay exactly the same amount every year. The unit rates and standing charges are fixed, but the total bill still depends on how much energy is used.

With the number of tariffs beating the October cap already shrinking, households considering a fix will need to compare the full cost of each deal, including unit rates, standing charges, exit fees and the length of the contract.