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A number of councils across England are poised to take legal action to remove asylum seekers from hotels in their areas. It follows the High Court granting a district council a temporary injunction blocking asylum seekers from lodging at The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, which was the subject of protests after an asylum seeker living there was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said all 10 councils controlled by his party will "do everything in their power to follow Epping's lead". Border Security Minister Dame Angela Eagle said the government will "continue working with local authorities and communities to address legitimate concerns".

The Kremlin has watered down talk of an imminent meeting between Putin and Zelensky, despite a push from US President Donald Trump for the pair to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said any meeting would have to be prepared "gradually... starting with the expert level and thereafter going through all the required steps".

The onset of motor neurone disease (MND) when she was 34 left Sarah Ezekiel without a voice or the use of her hands, meaning she was only able to speak through a machine with an emotionless robotic voice. But 25 years on, artificial intelligence (AI) has recreated her real voice from just eight seconds of audio on a scratchy VHS tape. Read more .