Porto head coach Francesco Farioli believes both Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol were fortunate to not be sent off during Manchester City’s 2-0 win in the Champions League. Erling Haaland scored twice at the start and end of the second half to secure three points for the Blues. However, Farioli felt the game hinged on two decisions during the game. The first came during the opening 45 minutes when Marc Guehi collided with Gabri Veiga, leaving the Porto midfielder covered in blood. Replays showed that City’s defender caught Veiga with his elbow but no further action was taken.

In the second half, Gvardiol was quickly replaced by Abdukodir Khusanov having skirted close to receiving a second yellow card. Asked initially about whether City were lucky to have 11 men still on the pitch at half time following the Guehi incident, Farioli told Prime Video: “Yeah, I think so from the matches that I saw, I believe a card could have been given. Of course, in that moment, it is a red.”

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Preparations are underway in Oslo for the funeral of Norway’s Harald V, whose death after 35 years on the throne has plunged the country into mourning. 

More than 150 flights carrying royal guests, heads of state and VIPs are expected to land at Gardermoen ahead of the royal state funeral tomorrow afternoon as photos showed the Crown Prince and Princess of Serbia, Japan and Bulgaria arriving in Oslo.

Harald – a cousin of King Charles III – died on August 28 aged 89 following a hospital admission where he was treated for haemolytic anaemia, a disorder causing red blood cells to be destroyed at an abnormally fast rate.

A statement released by the Norwegian Palace confirmed the late monarch will be laid to rest on Wednesday, September 9, at Oslo Cathedral, with kings, queens, princes, heads of state and dignitaries from across the world expected to attend the funeral service. 

The Prince of Wales – who dropped off his eldest son Prince George at Eton College today – will lead an extraordinary gathering of royals as he represents his father King Charles III. 

In keeping with precedent that the sovereign does not attend funerals of other heads of state, the duty falls to William, a future king, to represent his father and pay his respects at the poignant service.

William will be joined by his aunt, Anne, Princess Royal, 76, who will appear in a personal and private capacity as the godmother of Norway’s new king, Haakon VIII, 53.

The death of Harald follows an especially tumultuous period for the Norwegian royals – from the new Queen Mette-Marit‘s health setbacks and the scandal surrounding her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein to her son Marius Borg Hoiby’s rape conviction. 

Controversially, Haakon’s 29-year-old stepson, who has been under house arrest since July, will attend Harald’s funeral after he was also allowed to carry Harald’s bier from the Royal Palace to the Palace Chapel for his lying in state. 

Hoiby, who was found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison, was pictured alongside Haakon, Princess Martha Louise, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, as they carried Harald’s coffin through the palace on August 31. 

It is not known whether he will join the royal procession walking behind Harald’s bier after it leaves the Royal Palace at noon tomorrow, as mourners line the streets of Oslo to bid farewell to the ‘grandfather of the nation’ and a 21-gun salute is fired at Akershus Fortress. 

Mette-Marit will travel alongside Harald’s widow Queen Sonja in an A2 Audi after she missed her husband’s swearing-in ceremony due to ‘complications’ from her recent lung transplant surgery in June. 

Haakon’s sister Martha Louise, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who is now first in line to the throne, and Prince Sverre Magnus will all be in attendance, as per a detailed guide to the proceedings released by the royal household. 

However, Martha Louise’s ‘shaman’ husband Durek Verrett is not listed on the official list of names confirmed to participate in the Royal Procession before Harald’s bier arrives at Oslo Cathedral at 1pm for the service. 

At the beginning of the ceremony, which will be led by the president of the Church of Norway, Olav Fykse Tveit, a minute of silence will be observed throughout the country. 

After the funeral, Harald’s coffin will be taken to Akershus Fortress for a private service attended only by his family and foreign royals, according to Hello! magazine. 

Harald will be buried alongside his parents, King Olav and Crown Princess Martha, as a second ceremonial gun salute marks the end of the ceremony. 

Flags that have been flying at half-mast will be raised to their highest point as the country’s church bells ring for an hour before the Norwegian royal family drive back to the palace for their balcony appearance. 

The Prince of Wales – who dropped off his eldest son Prince George at Eton College today – will lead an extraordinary gathering of royals as he represents his father King Charles III

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia and Yugoslavia arrivef at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, this morning 

Princess Rosario Nadal of Preslav (Princess Rosario of Bulgaria) will also attend tomorrow’s royal state funeral 

Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and his wife Crown Princess Kiko boarding a plane at Haneda airport bound for Norway

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Norwegian national flags set on half mast at the Karl Johans Gate road, which leads to the royal palace, at the eve of the funeral of Norway’s late King Harald

The day will end with an official reception at the Palace, attended by royalty, heads of state and government officials.  

Senior royals from around the globe are expected in Oslo to pay their respects to Harald, who maintained a close friendship with his counterparts from Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. 

King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark will attend the funeral with their children,  Crown Prince Christian and Princess Benedikte, alongside Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. 

Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will also be in attendance, joining King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain along with Queen Sofia. 

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will be accompanied by Princess Beatrix, who abdicated the throne in 2013, with Monaco’s Prince Albert also among those confirmed to attend the state funeral. 

King Abdullah of Jordan, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko of Japan, Greece’s Queen Anne-Marie and Prince Kyril of Bulgaria will also be present at tomorrow’s service. 

The royals are expected to wear black for the funeral, including mourning veils worn by the women. 

While Charles, who is receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, will not attend the funeral in line with state protocol, the King extended his ‘deepest and most heartfelt condolences’ to the Norwegian Royal Family following the death of his ‘dear cousin’.

Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway sits next to her father King Haakon VIII of Norway during an oath-taking ceremony for the new king to Norway’s constitution in the main chamber of the Norwegian Parliament

The coffin of King Harald V of Norway is moved from the Red Salon to the Palace Chapel in Oslo on August 31, 2026 by members of the royal family

Controversially, Haakon’s 29-year-old stepson Marius Borg Hoiby was allowed to carry the bier after he was convicted of rape in July 

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The pair were second cousins once removed, sharing great-great-grandparents Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark.

He said: ‘As Norway mourns the loss of so towering a figure, my whole family join in remembering a much-loved kinsman and friend whose kindness, compassion and deep sense of duty echoed from across the sea and across the decades.

‘The Queen and I extend our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Queen Sonja and all her family, as Britain shares in Norway’s grief at this time of such heartbreaking loss.’

King Haakon later paid tribute to his father in his first official speech as monarch, in which he thanked Harald ‘for everything he was and everything he did’.

Wearing a sombre black suit and sat beside a picture of Harald, King Haakon described him as ‘such a good father’, and a ‘loving and thoughtful husband’.

He said: ‘As king, my father represented Norway and the Norwegian people with pride and joy, through visits around the country, at events here at the royal palace, and while working on Norway’s behalf around the world.

‘I’m going to miss him. I’ll miss his laughter. His good-natured way of dealing with people and situations.’

King Haakon VIII swore an oath of allegiance without his wife, as their daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 22, took Mette-Marit’s place and stood by his side.

Norway’s Queen Mette-Marit has suffered ‘complications’ from her lung transplant

Norway’s Queen Sonja (centre) is welcomed by Oyvind Stabrun (left) and parish priest Ida Buen Hanevold (2ndL), upon her arrival to attend a memorial church service for her late husband, King Harald V on August 30, 2026

Mette-Marit missed the historic day as she is under medical observation due to the ‘complications’ from her lung transplant surgery in June.

The queen was also unable to attend her late father-in-law’s church memorial service over the weekend.

The Norwegian royal family shared a statement this morning from pulmonologist Dr Are Holm from Norway’s National Hospital confirming the 53-year-old’s absence.

He said: ‘It is not uncommon for complications to occur after a lung transplant. The queen has had complications on some occasions since the operation, including today.

‘As a result, the queen must be observed throughout the day. The queen will therefore unfortunately not be able to attend the swearing-in ceremony in the Storting today.’

The 53-year-old was removed from the event programme available on the Royal House’s website, and the new king was joined by his children, Princess Ingrid and Prince Sverre, alongside his mother, Queen Sonja.

The new queen has suffered for several years from chronic pulmonary fibrosis.

Her condition has deteriorated significantly over the past six months, and she was placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant earlier this summer.

Doctors said the procedure was a last resort when a patient is believed to have less than two years to live without new lungs.

After the surgery, the Royal House of Norway confirmed the transplant had been successful and that ‘everything has progressed well so far’.

In July, the future queen suspended her official duties, and Norway’s royal court said ‘there will be a longer period of rehabilitation and training’ during which ‘there will initially be no updates’.

Haakon confirmed at the time he would cut back his public engagements to spend time with his wife; however, this may change now that he is Norway’s new king.

King Haakon’s first official address to the nation came as tributes to his father poured in all weekend. 

 Thousands of mourners descended on Oslo to pay their respects to the late king, placing flowers, flags and condolence cards outside the Royal Palace.

Flags were flying at half-mast throughout the country, as portraits of Harald in gala uniform were displayed everywhere, from metro stations to public buildings.

Churches and city halls were also opened specially so people could light candles and write their thoughts about the deceased king in condolence books.

Harald – who was known for his warmth, humour and informal style – has been hailed as an inclusive ‘people’s king’ who modernised the Norwegian monarchy during his 35 year-reign. 

Footage shared online showed the group, many wearing balaclavas, walking down Buchanan Street at around 4.20pm on Tuesday.

Police have contained a large group of masked far-right protestors in Glasgow following threats by the group that they would bring the city centre to a “standstill”.

Footage shared online showed the group, many wearing balaclavas, walking down Buchanan Street at around 4.20pm on Tuesday. They made their way towards Charing Cross, where they were stopped by officers.

A video shared on social media showed the masked group being held by dozens of uniformed cops outside the notorious Best Kebab shop on Dundas Street. It’s understood the protest was organised by a group called the Scottish Citizen Army, who named it “Operation Standstill”.

The organisers issued a statement on social media, warning the public that they “will hold up journeys home from work” and that it “regrets the disruption”.

They also warned of more disruptive demonstrations “until the Government listens.” The post read: “We apologise to drivers delayed later today. This afternoon’s protest will hold up journeys home from work.

“We know that will anger people. We are doing it because working people in Scotland are already paying more tax, waiting longer for homes and treatment, and watching homelessness, mental health demand and drug deaths rise.

“Operation Standstill begins today for those who cannot get out to say this themselves. We regret the disruption. Until the Government listens, it will continue.”

Despite this, no disruption was reported in the city centre and the group were quickly contained by police. The force has confirmed that there was no risk to the wider public and work is underway to disperse the group. It is not yet known if any arrests have been made in connection.

It comes after hundreds of anti-immigration protesters dressed in black and wearing balaclavas brought the Port of Dover to a standstill by blocking key access roads on Saturday.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.20pm on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 we were made aware of a large group of people gathered in Buchannan Street, Glasgow.

“The group made their way through the city centre towards Charing Cross where officers contained them to engage, maintain public safety and minimise disruption. “They are in the process of being dispersed from the area, and there was no wider risk to the public or disruption to travel networks.”

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Two thieves allegedly sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and stole four valuable Renoir paintings from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of the artworks as they fled, according to authorities

Two burglars cut through fencing, entered via a window and made off with four prized Renoir paintings on Tuesday from a modest museum on the French Riviera, though they discarded two of the artworks during their escape, officials confirmed.

A nationwide manhunt for the culprits was immediately launched.

The entire raid lasted under three minutes and specifically targeted the most precious pieces at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, according to the regional prosecutor’s office.

The robbery brought back distressing recollections of last year’s dramatic theft of crown jewels from Paris’s Louvre Museum and reignited demands for enhanced security and increased funding for France’s numerous cultural institutions, both large and small.

Cagnes-sur-Mer’s Mayor Bryan Masson put the combined worth of Tuesday’s stolen Renoir pieces at 9 million euros ($10.5 million), though art theft specialists cautioned they would prove exceptionally difficult to offload.

The Renoir Museum occupies the final residence of artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, where he spent his days until his death in 1919. It stands as the most renowned attraction in Cagnes-sur-Mer, nestled between Cannes and Nice along the Mediterranean coastline.

The “well-equipped” and “well-informed” criminals gained access to the Renoir Museum through the garden, Masson informed journalists at the location.

Using an electric knife or saw, they sliced through fencing, accessed the museum via the ground floor, then severed the clips holding the artwork frames in place, Masson explained in comments broadcast by local station Ici Azur. The museum’s alarm was triggered at 5:48am local time, with officers on the scene within five minutes, according to the mayor.

Their rapid response “forced the burglars to flee in haste and helped limit the scale of the theft,” the mayor confirmed in a written statement to The Associated Press.

Two of the pinched artworks were discovered abandoned in the museum grounds – Renoir’s “Portrait of Madame Pichon′′ and “Coco Reading,” prosecutors revealed. The pair still unaccounted for are “Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano” and “Young Woman at the Well.”

The venue housed 12 Renoir pieces altogether, the mayor noted. The museum remained shut on Tuesday while inquiries continued.

Marseille prosecutors launched an investigation into theft by an organised gang, with France’s national office for traffic in cultural goods joining the probe.

“This incident should serve as a warning about the protection of our museums,” the mayor stated.

Art theft specialist James Ratcliffe from the Art Loss Register told the AP that insufficient funding remains the primary challenge facing museums globally, not solely in France. Smaller institutions are particularly vulnerable due to their restricted budgets.

”The theft of the Louvre has demonstrated to everybody with criminal intent that museums are potentially soft targets,” he explained. ”People are looking at museums differently.”

Unlike the Louvre robbery or other recent museum raids focusing on gold or jewels that can be melted down or recut, the Renoir theft presents the criminals with a dilemma.

”Although the (paintings) are valuable, and will have probably seven figures attached to them in terms of the financial value, trying to find a buyer who will pay that is going to be almost impossible for them,” Ratcliffe said.

”Unless they have a plan for that in advance, they’re not going to be able to just go to an art dealer and say, ‘Look, I’ve got these two nice Renoirs, would you like to buy them?

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About two weeks after giving birth, Bridget María Chesterton was curled up on the bathroom floor, saying things that made little sense. Later, in the emergency room, she kept repeating, “What’s going on?” She’d lost touch with reality.

The family eventually learned that Chesterton had postpartum psychosis, a severe mental health disorder thrust into the spotlight by the case of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts woman on trial for strangling her three children. A key question is whether postpartum psychosis drove Clancy to do it.

Researchers estimate that the condition — a mental health emergency that is less common than postpartum depression — afflicts 1 to 2 out of 1,000 women after delivery. Although most who develop postpartum psychosis don’t harm their children, mothers with severe cases may try to harm themselves or their kids.

If not for medication and strong family support, Chesterton said her own situation “could have gone sideways.”

Chesterton bristles at online comments about the Clancy case suggesting postpartum psychosis is not a real disorder. She feels driven to raise awareness by sharing her story publicly; a poem she wrote about the experience will be published in a journal in the fall. She wants to dispel misconceptions about the widely misunderstood condition — and let families know there is hope.

“It’s something that we do not talk about as a society,” said Chesterton, a 52-year-old history professor who lives outside Buffalo, New York. “I’m not embarrassed about what happened. I want people to know about it.”

A mom was fine at first, then ‘in bad shape’

Chesterton and her husband James Fitzsimmons wanted a baby desperately and underwent fertility treatment for years. She finally got pregnant in her mid-40s and had severe asthma during the pregnancy that put her in the hospital. She gave birth to her daughter by C-section in January 2019, about two months early.

“Everything about bringing her into the world was awful,” Chesterton said. “It was the longest seven months of my life.”

Just after the birth, the baby was hurried off to the neonatal intensive care unit, where she spent her first weeks of life. To protect the child’s privacy, The Associated Press is withholding her name at the family’s request.

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Chesterton went home and seemed fine at first. But the day Fitzsimmons found her on the bathroom floor, her family said, she had trouble remembering basic details of her life and made strange comments, such as “it’s meditation day” even though she doesn’t meditate. Fitzsimmons called his wife’s mom, Maria Chesterton, who met the couple at the hospital.

“She didn’t even remember having a baby,” the elder Chesterton said. “She knew us vaguely.”

People with certain conditions are more likely to be affected

Disorganized thinking and delusions are among the symptoms of postpartum psychosis, which also may include hallucinations, paranoia, agitation and mood changes. Postpartum depression, by contrast, is a mood disorder affecting about 1 in 7 women after giving birth — or more, according to some research.

Postpartum psychosis can happen to anyone after giving birth, but the chances are higher for people with certain mental health conditions such as bipolar disorder. Chesterton didn’t have such conditions, said Dr. Emily Williams of Buffalo OB/GYN, one of her doctors.

Chesterton was transferred to BryLin Hospital in Buffalo, which provides crisis mental healthcare, and spent about two weeks there. Her mom, who was staying at the couple’s house to help out, remembers visiting her with food and Valentine’s Day chocolates.

When she was released, she did OK for a few days, her mom remembers, then “just lost it.” She stared blankly ahead, not knowing where she was or what was happening. But she did manage to aggressively express that she didn’t want to go back to the same place she’d just left, so she was institutionalized involuntarily.

“We had no choice,” her mother said. “She was in bad shape.”

She stayed for another two weeks — apart from her baby.

“I was kind of lucky that she was in the NICU,” Chesterton said, “because we had somebody to take care of her when I was so sick.”

Medication and family support help a mom recover

Chesterton believes antipsychotic drugs ultimately brought her back to reality. But just as essential was the support of her family. When the baby came home after nearly two months at the hospital, her team of helpers included her husband, mom, dad and a postpartum doula.

“She helped me learn how to take care of the baby, remember her — you know, to become a parent again,” Chesterton said, adding that she knows how lucky she is that her family had the resources to provide such care.

Williams, the doctor, said family support is crucial in the postpartum period even if everything is going well. “The more hands on deck, the better,” she said.

Over the next several months, it was as if a fog slowly lifted.

“We could see improvement in her. It was a little bit at a time,” her mother said. “She was taking care of the baby. The glassy-eyed look was gone.”

Chesterton stayed on antipsychotics for about a year. By her daughter’s first birthday party, she was back to normal.

Doctor encourages families to be on alert for signs of trouble

Williams said Chesterton’s family did the right thing when they took quick action after symptoms arose. Sometimes, the doctor said, people may deny that something so serious could be wrong with a loved one’s mental health and attribute signs of postpartum psychosis to things like needing more sleep.

Chesterton’s mother advised other families to be vigilant for signs of the illness, then come together to shepherd loved ones through it.

“If my daughter would not have had the support system,” she said, “I don’t know how this would have turned out.”

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Aerial imagery of a restored wetland in England “shows what climate resilience could look like across the UK”, a leading conservation charity has said.  

From above, the Holnicote Estate in Somerset (pictured) appears lush and green, in stark contrast to the parched landscape around it. 

According to the National Trust, that’s because ecologists at the estate have reconnected rivers, restored wetlands and reintroduced beavers in a bid to retain water. At the end of what is expected to be the hottest summer on record in the UK, the approach appears to have worked. 

“For generations, as a nation we’ve drained wetlands, straightened rivers and moved water off the land as quickly as possible – here we’ve reversed that approach and the results are remarkable,” said Ben Eardley, project manager at the National Trust, which runs the estate. 

The UK has lost around 90% of its wetlands over the last century. Restoring them could help it to become more climate resilient, the trust argues. 

“Evidence shows that nature-based solutions can reduce flood risk, improve water quality, increase biodiversity and build resilience to drought,” said Eardley. “Nature shouldn’t be viewed as a cost of climate adaptation. It should be seen as one of our greatest allies.”

Related: How rewilding could help stop the spread of wildfires

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Children across Europe have returned to school after a summer of extreme heat. As the climate warms, one question is becoming harder to ignore: how can students learn when classrooms become dangerously hot?

Extreme weather is likely to disrupt schooling more often in the years ahead. But climate change can influence a child’s education even before they set foot in a classroom.

In research conducted with my colleagues, we examined evidence on exposure to extreme weather during pregnancy and early childhood, including floods, droughts and unusually high temperatures. Such exposure has been linked to lower birthweight, poorer childhood development, starting school later, lower enrolment and completing fewer years of education. The effects can be particularly severe in low- and middle-income countries, where families may have fewer resources to cope with a sudden loss of food, income or access to healthcare.

The reasons can be painfully simple. When crops fail or floods destroy livelihoods, families may have less money for food and medical care. Pregnant women may eat less, work longer hours or struggle to reach health services. Young children may miss out on adequate nutrition or care while their bodies and brains are developing rapidly.

Research is beginning to show how these early shocks can reverberate years later.

In Ecuador, researchers studied children whose mothers experienced severe flooding caused by El Niño during pregnancy. El Niño is a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific that disrupts weather around the world and can bring unusually heavy rain to Ecuador. Each additional month of flood exposure was associated with lower household income and food consumption in the following year. Children exposed before birth were also more likely to have a low birthweight and anaemia. They were shorter for their age and performed less well on some tests of thinking and language development.

In rural Burkina Faso, children exposed before birth to unusually low rainfall scored lower on tests of thinking and learning ability. They were also more likely to start school late, less likely to be enrolled and more likely to work.

Heat appears to pose risks too. A study using data from 29 tropical countries linked climate conditions during pregnancy and early childhood with later educational attainment. In south-east Asia, children who experienced temperatures far above the local average during these early years were predicted to complete about 1.5 fewer years of schooling than those exposed to average temperatures.

Unequal risks

These studies formed part of a wider review conducted by my colleagues and I. We examined 254 studies, with 90 statistical studies forming the core analysis. The review found a consistent pattern: exposure during pregnancy and early childhood can affect health, learning and the amount of education children eventually receive.

This does not mean that every flood, drought or heatwave will have the same effects. The consequences depend on the timing and severity of the exposure and on a family’s circumstances.

Climate change can therefore deepen existing inequalities. A failed harvest or flooded home may be devastating for any family. But families with savings, insurance or reliable public services have more ways to recover. For someone already struggling to afford food or healthcare, the same event can mean smaller meals, missed appointments or children leaving school to work.

The children at greatest risk often live in countries that have contributed relatively little to the greenhouse gas emissions driving global warming.

Exposure to a climate shock early in life does not mean a child is destined to struggle. Some studies find that children can recover, particularly when families receive effective support.

One possible form of support is social protection: government programmes designed to help people avoid or cope with poverty. These include cash transfers, which provide families with money, sometimes on conditions such as children attending school or receiving healthcare.

In our review of interventions, four of the six studies that examined cash transfers during droughts, floods or cyclones found positive effects on education. The benefits varied according to factors including the child’s age, the size of the payment and the severity of the shock.

Research from rural Mexico offers an example. Children exposed to adverse rainfall around the year they were born went on to complete fewer school grades and were less likely to continue into education after secondary school. But children whose families were assigned to receive payments through the Progresa cash-transfer programme experienced smaller educational losses.

Cash transfers cannot stop a drought, rebuild a flooded school or replace the wider action needed to cut greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate. But they can help families maintain food, healthcare and schooling when their income suddenly falls.

That is particularly important as international development budgets come under pressure. In 2025, the UK government announced that official development assistance would fall from around 0.5% of national income to 0.3% by 2027.

Protecting support for pregnant women and young children deserves particular attention. Climate shocks experienced in the earliest stages of life can reach far beyond childhood, influencing how children learn, how long they remain in education and the opportunities available to them long after the floodwaters have receded.

A child was bitten on the arm and leg by a 9-12ft alligator at Florida’s Weeki Wachee Preserve, Hernando County Sheriff’s Office revealed, with the youngster rushed to hospital

A youngster has been taken to hospital after suffering a vicious alligator attack while swimming in Florida on Labor Day.

The child, whose age and sex have not been disclosed, sustained bites to the arm and leg from the gator, which is believed to measure between nine and 12 feet in length, according to Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred in a preserve where swimming is prohibited.

The youngster was reportedly stuck on a sandbar in the Weeki Wachee Preserve alongside several other children on Monday afternoon, unable to reach the mainland. Hernando County Fire Rescue swiftly intervened, deploying an airboat to bring the children back to shore before administering essential medical treatment.

One child was transported to Bayonet Point Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the county sheriff’s office confirmed.

A licensed Florida wildlife trapper attended the scene and set traps in an attempt to capture the animal responsible for the attack, according to NYP, reports the Daily Star.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has since opened an investigation into the swimming violation. Officials are now urging the public to adhere to regulations at the state’s waterways and to take extreme care.

The sheriff’s office stated: “Do not swim in areas where swimming is prohibited.”

The Weeki Wachee Preserve covers more than 11,200 acres in west-central Florida, situated approximately 50 miles north of Tampa. The Southwest Florida Water Management District states on its website regarding the preserve: “no swimming allowed in any of the lakes.”

Three women who were jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have spoken out for the first time since the case was ruled a mistrial. 

Speaking with NBC10 Boston, the three women detailed the arguments they had with the one male juror who would not acquit. 

One of the women, known only as juror two, told the outlet: ‘He, I think got up to the cart [with the exhibits] once and then went back to his seat.

‘He would not interact with us and try to understand. We read to him the definition of reasonable doubt. 

‘He said one day “why don’t we have the judge read it again?”, and we were like no we have it in front of us.’

One woman, the jury’s foreperson, told the outlet: ‘He had reasonable doubt. He admitted he had reasonable doubt. 

‘I started filling out the forms, I was so excited. There were three forms I had to fill out, and then he said “but I’m still not going to say she’s not guilty.”‘ 

According to the trio, they argued so much with the man that the alternate jurors could hear them through a wall. 

The three women, seen here, detailed the arguments they had with the one male juror who would not acquit

The outlet’s commentator Sue O’Connell conducted the sit-down with the three women, a post to her X said that an hour-long special would follow later tonight. 

It comes after Clancy’s lawyer Kevin Reddington spoke on Good Morning America earlier today saying that to his knowledge 11 jurors who agreed believed that Clancy deserved a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict, barring the one holdout juror. 

He also pleaded with President Donald Trump to consider pardoning Clancy, describing her as a good person. 

Reddington said: ‘I’d like to say that perhaps Donald Trump, who felt compelled to speak out about this case.

‘Mr President, I hope that you would consider this young lady, the type of person she is, what she’s been through, and consider a pardon.’

Reddington also described her as being ‘intelligent’ and ‘hardworking,’ while describing the strong bond he has with Clancy. 

‘I do feel a very strong bond with Lindsay because of the type of person she is. She’s such a wonderful, wonderful person.’

George Stephanopoulos questioned the lawyer about his remarks at the end of the trial in which Reddington said he ‘crushed’ the prosecution, asking if he regretted them.

The foreperson told the outlet that she was ‘excited’ to hand in the verdict before the hold out juror threw a spanner in the works

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The full conversation is set to be released later this evening, the outlet said

He added: ‘I don’t regret saying it at all. I think that the defense was very strong and I think it went in very well.

‘I think I perhaps could have been a little more circumspect dealing with [prosecutor] Tim Cruz, and instead of saying I crushed him, I could I have said I did a good job.’ 

Reddington then said that he was open to reaching a deal with Cruz, the District Attorney, so that Clancy did not need to go through another trial.

‘I’m willing to listen to Tim [Cruz]. I’ve known Tim for 30 years. I hope, however, after this trial, that he would revisit that issue and we could work something out that will be acceptable for both sides,’ he added.

Reddington said that he didn’t know much about postpartum depression before taking on Clancy’s trial. 

Clancy faces a retrial after the jury of nine women and three men were unable to agree on whether she was guilty of the murders or manslaughter of Cora, five, Dawson, three and eight-month-old Callan in January 2023. 

Reddington and Clancy are seen here as Judge William Sullivan declared the case a mistrial 

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Clancy was charged with murder after strangling her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan in 2023

Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial at Plymouth Superior Court on Friday afternoon. 

Clancy admitted to strangling her children with exercise bands but denies it was murder.

The former nurse said she was overmedicated while suffering from postpartum depression and that the cocktail of drugs she was prescribed brought on psychosis.

She tried to kill herself by jumping out the upstairs window of the home she shared with ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, in the wake of the killings.

The suicide attempt failed but left Clancy paralyzed and permanently confined to a wheelchair.

Jurors spent more than 37 hours deliberating five-and-a-half weeks of evidence, with one refusing to side with the others late Thursday and early Friday.

Reddington sought an emergency order to try and force jurors to enter one final round of deliberations but it failed.