UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he plans to travel to the US next month with European leaders to lobby US President Trump on Ukraine’s defence needs.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Burnham said, “I’m looking forward to going to New York in September,” when the UN General Assembly will meet.

He said that while the details were not “fully confirmed”, it is “likely” he will go. The trip would be his first to the US since becoming prime minister in July.

“Leaving today, I’m quite clear what I need to do in the next few weeks,” he said following his official visit to Ukraine on Monday, during which he promised to continue pressuring Russia.

The UK has also agreed to hand over blueprints for British-made components for the Scalp missile, a French version of the UK’s Storm Shadow cruise missile. The blueprints will allow Ukraine to produce the long-range weapon domestically.

Burnham’s visit to Ukraine was his first official international visit. He met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv and chaired his first meeting of the “coalition of the willing”, set up by the UK and France under his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer.

Burnham has been reaffirming the UK’s support for Ukraine in the wake of escalating Russian strikes in recent weeks – including one last week on a shopping centre that killed at least 16 people.

Ukraine has been relying on American supplies of the Patriot interceptor missiles, which are used to combat Russia’s ballistic missiles, but stockpiles are running low due to the war in Iran, leaving Ukraine vulnerable to Russian attacks.

Zelensky has said he is hoping to secure 300 patriot missiles ahead of winter, when Russia is likely to increase its attacks on energy infrastructure, as it has done in past years.

In the interview with Bloomberg, Burnham said that he felt “really confident” that the issue was “fixable”. But he pointed out that it wasn’t only the US who could supply Ukraine with Patriots.

“There are other players who could help in the mix who we have influence with,” he said. “It’s probably going to be a solution that involves a lot of layers and a lot of negotiation.”

In July this year, three weeks after offering Ukraine the right to produce Patriots itself, Trump backtracked, saying, “We have not agreed to that. We’re talking about it. But it’s a hard thing to give away, that kind of technology.”

“These weapons are incredible. We have to be very careful about letting somebody build them,” Trump told a cabinet meeting.

In a joint statement after the meeting in Ukraine, Burnham and co-chairs French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the group would aim to strength Kyiv’s air defences “as a matter or urgent priority”.

They also condemned Moscow’s “systemic and escalating strikes against Ukraine’s cities, critical infrastructure and civilians” and pledged to “constrain Russia’s war chest through sanctions and actions against the “shadow fleet”.

In a statement ahead of the visit, Burnham said: “On Ukraine’s 35th anniversary of independence, the Ukrainian people should be in no doubt: the UK is behind you today and for as long as it takes.

“I am proud of the contribution our country has made to Ukraine and I want the Ukrainian people to hear it directly from me that our support will not waver. After all, Ukraine’s security is our security.”

He said the friendship Ukraine shared with the UK would “long outlast Russia’s illegal war”, adding: “Russia should be in no doubt of our resolve. We will not back down until there is a just and lasting peace.”

Hill took on the role of Sarah Sugden on Emmerdale back in 2017.

But the 23-year-old actress became concerned after learning that Sarah would accidentally kill Dr Caitlin Todd in a recent storyline.

The dramatic scenes unfolded after Sarah discovered that Dr Todd had been sexually assaulting her grandmother, Charity Dingle.

Hill said: “I was a bit speechless at first.

“And then I kind of thought, ‘Do I go to prison?’

“(Producer Sophie Roper) immediately said, ‘Don’t worry, you don’t go to prison.’

“I was like, ‘okay, and breathe – I’ve still got a job’.”

Once she was reassured she was not being written out, Hill was thrilled to be part of such a juicy plot.

She said: “I was just honoured to be trusted with the storyline.

“This is the biggest storyline I’ve had.”

Following the accidental death, Hill spoke about the emotional impact the storyline would have on her character.

She said: “You know, it changes everything, it completely rocks her world.

“But obviously, it was by accident.

“We all know Sarah as a character, she doesn’t have that in her.

“So, it comes as a massive shock.”

“I think when it first happens, she just doesn’t even know how to process it.

“She can’t comprehend that this has happened.

“It’s sort of transitioning Sarah from being this innocent, happy young mum…to then this massive moment in her life that will change her forever.”

Katie Hill’s character (Sarah Sugden) has been the centre of several dramatic Emmerdale storylines in 2026. (Image: Ian West/PA Wire)

Katie Hill the centre of several dramatic Emmerdale storylines in 2026

Sarah (Hill) has been the centre of several dramatic Emmerdale storylines this year.

This included the arrival of her daughter Leyla, who was carried by her grandmother, Charity, as a surrogate.

However, Sarah is unaware that Leyla is not biologically hers and is instead the result of a fling between Charity and Ross Barton.

Hill admitted she struggled to get her head around the family connection.

She said: “Honestly, I didn’t even think about that for a long time.

“Then someone said to me, ‘Sarah’s breastfeeding her auntie’, and then I couldn’t get it out of my head.

“I was like, ‘this is really, really weird’.”

The actress believes Sarah would still see Leyla as her child, even if the truth came out.

She said: “It’s a massive thing, because, obviously, she’s raised this baby since she was born.

“That love can’t just go away like that.

“The biological side of things has changed, but you don’t just stop loving a child that you’ve raised.”

Hill said the revelation would likely strain Sarah’s relationship with Charity.

She added: “Charity’s given her the best gift she ever could have asked for.

“So, for that to be taken away from her, it’ll definitely cause issues with their relationship.”

You can watch Emmerdale weeknights at 8pm on ITV1 and STV or from 7am on ITVX, STV Player and YouTube.

What has been your favourite Sarah Sugden storyline on Emmerdale in 2026? Let us know in the comments below.

By JACQUES PETERSON, US ASSISTANT SHOWBIZ EDITOR

Published: 23:24 BST, 24 August 2026 | Updated: 04:00 BST, 25 August 2026

A retired actor who has starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest franchises was recently spotted out and about in Los Angeles. 

The 86-year-old burst onto the scene in the ’60s and remained a fixture on television up until the late ’90s, before retiring to run a bookstore. 

He appeared in small screen classics like The Love Boat, Wonder Woman, Seinfeld, Knight Rider, Family Ties, Dynasty, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

On the film side, most people will remember him as the hunter from 1997’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park.

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He’s married to English actress Pamela Franklin, now 76, who is best known for being a 1970s scream queen thanks to her roles in horror hits like Necromancy and The Legend of Hell House.

Can you guess who he is?

A retired actor who has starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest franchises was recently spotted out and about in Los Angeles

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The 86-year-old burst onto the scene in the ’60s and remained a fixture on television up until the late ’90s, when he retired to run a bookstore

It’s retired English actor Harvey Jason, who was recently spotted outside of his boutique bookstore Mystery Pier Books in West Hollywood.

The former thespian donned a floral shirt and khaki pants as he moved a traffic cone from the front of his shop on Thursday. 

The Sunset Boulevard bookstore is known for carrying collectible literature in its first print.

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It’s a favorite of A-listers like author James Ellroy, actors Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, and director Guillermo del Toro.

He runs the store with his son Louis, which has been called ‘one of the most revered first edition book shops in America’.

One of the most expensive items in the store is a first print of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With The Wind, worth $35,000. 

The biggest sale in the history of Mystery Pier Books was the original sheet music to God Bless America, signed by contralto Kate Smith. It was sold for $150,000.

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Speaking to Spectrum News, Jason admitted that he enjoyed the spotlight during his time as an actor, but ultimately decided to leave the business because of the ‘egos’ and ‘superficial people’ in Hollywood.

It’s retired English actor Harvey Jason, who has starred in The Love Boat, Wonder Woman, Seinfeld and Star Trek: The Next Generation (pictured)

Most people will remember him as the hunter from 1997’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The retired actor now runs the boutique bookstore Mystery Pier Books in West Hollywood

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‘I’ve never been happier professionally,’ he said of his second career as a bookstore owner. 

‘I’ve come to the point of my life where I realize what’s important and what’s superficial and what I want to do with the remaining time that God allots me here.’

Jason wed actress Pamela Franklin in 1970 after they met on the set of Necromancy, which they filmed that same year. 

Franklin was successful in her own right, winning Best Supporting Actress at the National Board of Review Awards in 1970 for her role in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

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She retired from the business in the early ’80s to focus on raising her two sons, while Jason continued acting until the ’90s, with his final on-screen role being one of his biggest, 1997’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park.

For Monday-to-Friday workers who get bank holidays on top of their annual leave allowance, the 2027 calendar offers several opportunities to turn a handful of holiday days into much longer breaks.

And with colleagues likely to be eyeing up the same dates, workers may want to start planning their 2027 annual leave now.

Why would you want to maximise your days off?

While you get the same number of days however you arrange them, some workers say the planning and handover required to take time off means they can’t make the most of odd days dotted through the year, and they’d rather have longer blocks of leave.

For others, who may have caravans, second homes or family at a distance, a longer break can mean they can get away, which more evenly spread days wouldn’t allow.

For those workers, the biggest opportunities include turning four days of annual leave into 10 days off over Easter, while another four days could create a nine-day break around the May bank holiday.

There is also a particularly useful Christmas trick, with just three days of annual leave potentially creating 10 consecutive days away from work.

The 2027 annual leave dates to know

The key is to place annual leave directly next to weekends and bank holidays, rather than simply booking individual weeks.

Easter: four days of leave for 10 days off

Book off: Monday, March 22, to Thursday, March 25
Annual leave used: Four days
Total time off: 10 days

Good Friday falls on March 26, followed by Easter Monday on March 29.

Booking the four working days beforehand could mean finishing work on Friday, March 19, and not returning until Tuesday, March 30.

May bank holiday: four days for nine days off

Book off: Tuesday, May 4, to Friday, May 7
Annual leave used: Four days
Total time off: Nine days

The Early May Bank Holiday falls on Monday, May 3.

Taking the following four days off could give workers a nine-day break from Saturday, May 1, to Sunday, May 9.

Spring bank holiday: another nine-day break

Book off: Tuesday, June 1, to Friday, June 4
Annual leave used: Four days
Total time off: Nine days

The Spring Bank Holiday falls on Monday, May 31.

Taking the four days afterwards could give workers nine consecutive days off, from Saturday, May 29, through to Sunday, June 6.

August bank holiday: four days for nine days off

Book off: Tuesday, August 31, to Friday, September 3
Annual leave used: Four days
Total time off: Nine days

The Summer Bank Holiday in England and Wales falls on Monday, August 30.

Booking the following Tuesday to Friday could create another nine-day break, running from Saturday, August 28, to Sunday, September 5.

Christmas: three days for 10 days off

This could be the biggest annual leave trick of 2027.

Book off: Wednesday, December 29, to Friday, December 31
Annual leave used: Three days
Total time off: 10 days

Christmas Day falls on a Saturday in 2027 and Boxing Day falls on a Sunday, meaning substitute bank holidays fall on Monday, December 27, and Tuesday, December 28.

New Year’s Day 2028 then falls on a Saturday, with Monday January 3 becoming the substitute bank holiday.

That means booking just December 29, 30 and 31 could potentially give workers 10 consecutive days away from work.

The advice comes from Josh Felber, entrepreneur, performance coach and founder of FLBR Motorsport, who has outlined the dates workers should consider booking.

The ‘Tuesday Return Rule’

But there is another piece of advice for workers planning their holidays: don’t necessarily make every break as long as possible.

Felber suggests considering the so-called ‘Tuesday Return Rule’ – using Monday as a buffer after a holiday and returning to work on Tuesday instead.

Returning late on Sunday before being expected at work first thing Monday can leave workers exhausted.

Instead, keeping a day free could give you time to unpack, catch up on sleep, restock the fridge and mentally prepare for getting back to work.

Recommended reading:

Five ways to make your annual leave go further

Book popular dates early: Bank holiday periods can fill up quickly, so request sought-after dates as soon as possible.

Plan the whole year: Look at the 2027 calendar before using your allowance piecemeal.

Keep days in reserve: Don’t use every day immediately. Keeping two or three back gives you flexibility later in the year.

Try the Tuesday Return Rule: If you can spare the extra day, consider returning to work on Tuesday rather than Monday.

Use weekends strategically: Booking a Friday and Monday can create a four-day break while using just two days of annual leave.

For workers who get bank holidays in addition to their annual leave, 19 carefully chosen days could therefore unlock 47 days away from work across five separate breaks.

The catch? Your colleagues may have exactly the same idea, so those coveted dates could disappear quickly.

The judge’s order did not specify the nature of newly discovered evidence

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A federal judge has postponed the trial of a man charged over the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie.

US District Judge Dabney Friedrich’s cited the discovery of new evidence that defence lawyers want to examine as the reason for postponing the trail on Monday, August 24.

Jury selection was scheduled to begin on Wednesday for the of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi in Washington, DC. His trial is the first in the US for the December 21, 1988 bombing.

Judge Friedrich’s order did not specify the nature of the newly discovered evidence.

Al-Marimi’s lawyers say prosecutors disclosed the new evidence to them on Saturday and that their “constitutional and ethical obligations require the defence to investigate this development”.

The judge scheduled a September 1 hearing in Washington to discuss the status of the case.

Al-Marimi is charged in the US with making the bomb that a plane 31,000 feet over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway.

The flight was en route to John F Kennedy International Airport in New York when a bomb in the plane’s forward cargo area exploded 38 minutes after take-off from London Heathrow Airport.

The blast killed all 259 passengers and crew members and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie.

Citizens of 21 countries were killed, including 190 Americans and 43 from the UK.

Prosecutors allege Al-Marimi and others carried out the bombing at the direction of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was ousted and killed during a 2011 civil war.

Al-Marimi, now in his mid-70s, is charged with two counts of destruction of an aircraft resulting in death. He faces a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.

The delivery firm says it is important for a parcel’s address to be formatted correctly so it can be processed without any issues and delivered efficiently.

The company’s guidance states: “If you want to send a parcel with DPD, you will be required to print out a parcel label, which means that you will need our label templates.”

DPD adds: “To ensure successful delivery, it is essential that we are provided with complete and correct details for the consignee.”

The parcel address should be labelled with:

• Name
• Street
• Building number
• Postcode
• Town or city

A clearly written address will increase “the chances of a successful delivery”.

DPD also reminded customers that it does not deliver to PO boxes.

DPD advice for printing labels for its parcels

DPD recommends that its customers print labels with a laser printer or label printer.

The company said: “Ink jet printers are highly sensitive and take a while to dry.

Ink jet printers can cause potential smudging issues fo DPD parcels (Image: Getty Images)

“The labels contain highly fragile barcodes, so it does not take much for something to smudge and the codes to become unreadable.”

If an inkjet printer is the only option, DPD advises allowing the label to dry fully before sticking it onto the parcel.

DPD adds: “If you do not have self-adhesive labels and print the labels on normal paper, we recommend that you cover each label completely with clear packing tape.

“This will protect the labels and barcodes from the weather and other variables.”

DPD general packaging advice

DPD advises using “good quality carton boxes that are strong and rigid” for its deliveries.

If the box bends or folds due to the weight of the contents, it is not suitable.

It adds: “Ideally, for heavy loads, you should use carton boxes made of high-quality corrugated cardboard.

“These should preferably be double-walled to ensure strength, durability, and protection.”

Getting the correct size of carton is also crucial, as under-filled boxes are likely to collapse, and overfilled boxes are at risk of bursting open.

Do you often use DPD for your parcel delivery? Let us know in the comments.

• Megan Tangye, 31, died in December
• She was found with multiple unexplained injuries
• Her former partner has been charged with murder 
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By MAISY RAE – NEWS REPORTER

Published: 02:06 BST, 25 August 2026 | Updated: 03:20 BST, 25 August 2026

A man has been charged with murder eight months after a woman died in mysterious circumstances on the NSW mid-north coast.

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Megan Tangye, 31, was found with multiple unexplained injuries at a waterfront unit on Gore Street in Port Macquarie at 11.40am on December 27.

She was rushed to hospital and died later that day.

Detectives revealed a 47-year-old man, understood to be Ms Tangye’s former partner, was arrested on a boat moored in the Hastings River on Monday. 

Police boarded the man’s house boat and led him out in handcuffs, before transporting him to Port Macquarie Police Station where he was charged with murder (DV), and assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV). 

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A dog aboard the vessel was also seized by Port Macquarie Hastings Council rangers. 

Detective Inspector Mark Rogers said police had only just received a final findings from an autopsy, which led to the man’s arrest.

‘Whilst there were some preliminary findings for the post-mortem, we only very recently received the actual final findings and that information has been reviewed and we’ve acted on that,’ Det. Insp Rogers said.

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The former partner of 31-year-old Megan Tangye, who died under mysterious circumstances in December, has been charged with her murder

A 47-year-old man was arrested on a boat moored in the Hastings River on Monday morning

‘The cause of death in the findings was as a result of blunt-force trauma which is believed to be as a result of an assault.’ 

Det. Insp Rogers said the arrest came as a result of ‘extensive investigation’ and information from Ms Tangye’s family and the wider community.

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The man is due to front bail court on Tuesday.

It comes months after Ms Tangye’s family vowed they would see her suspected killer brought to justice.

‘This has hit very close to home; we’re not coping so well… But we’re not going to let this defeat us,’ her sister-in-law Erin Russell told the ABC at the time.

‘Megan was always so kind and caring. She would always be the first person to check in on others.’

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The British actor and comedian, 46, has reprised his role as Roy Kent, the former player-turned-assistant coach, in the fourth series of the hit Apple TV series about a Midwestern American football coach, Ted Lasso, played by Jason Sudeikis, who is hired to manage the fictional football club AFC Richmond despite having no experience in the sport.