In Brief

Oxford University ousted from top spot for the first time

‘Wizz’s cheeky takeover bid will have come as a blow to the corporate ego’

He was supposed to deliver ‘a return to presidential normalcy’, but Biden’s administration is already struggling

Priti Patel has secured new advice authorising Border Force to ‘push back’ migrant boats into French waters

Opposition candidate now ‘clear favourite’ to win, but Bolsonaro’s behaviour is still cause for alarm

Official says race is ‘hot conversation topic’ in Royal Family after Sussexes’ ‘racist royal’ allegation

‘In his selfish unilateralism’, Biden is no better than Trump, said The Daily Telegraph

From next May, digital avatars of the foursome will be performing concerts in east London

Last week, the Chinese Communist Party published a diatribe against ‘popular celebrities’ who bring ‘chaos to the internet’

Judge seemed to think introducing student ‘to high culture’ would ‘magically make him a better person’ said The Daily Telegraph

SB8 authorises private citizens to sue anyone who performs, ‘aids or abets’ an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy

Last week it claimed responsibility for the ‘dramatic assault’ on Kabul airport – an attack that killed up to 170 people

Last week, Manchester United re-signed the forward on a two-year deal thought to be worth more than £400,000 a week

Last week, the TV cook announced she was axing the word ‘slut’ from her recipe for Slut Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly

Sajid Javid readying NHS England to roll out jab for children over 12, amid fears infections will rocket

Afghanistan named the least peaceful, while Iceland continues to hold top spot as safest country

Last week, the James Bond actor said he does not plan to leave ‘great sums’ of his estimated £116m fortune to his daughters

The excitement around Morrisons is proving ‘contagious’ – is Sainsbury’s next?

This ‘cynical alliance’ has only one aim, says the New Statesman: bolstering Nicola Sturgeon’s case for a second referendum

Two months ago, face masks were consigned to bins. Now the country is in a ‘unique moment of epidemiological doubt’

Charity provoked backlash after claiming beloved 1968 book reinforces ‘harmful’ gender stereotypes

Supply is predicted to drop by 20% this festive season owing to staff shortages

Amnesty International says killings prove minorities are at risk from Afghanistan rulers

Anglo-Australian mining giant is shifting its primary stock-listing to Sydney 

Exodus has sparked panic among Western leaders

The Nobel-winning folk songwriter is accused of abusing 12-year-old girl in 1965

Source says Matt Hancock was privately told of the issue shortly before he resigned as health secretary

Health chief warns that crisis is nearing ‘boiling point’ as backlog grows

On one day last week, the price of a private PCR test ranged from £23.99 to £575

For thousands of Belarusians living in exile, the message is chillingly clear: ‘no one is safe’

PM sparked fierce backlash by suggesting that Margaret Thatcher helped decarbonise the economy by closing coal mines

This summer of climate horror feels like the ‘first, vertiginous 15 minutes of a disaster movie’, says The New York Times

The talent show hadn’t actually been on air since 2018, but its death knell was officially sounded last week

‘Every day, new evidence accumulates that humanity is on an unsustainable path’