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The Football Association has spoken to Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to remind him of his responsibilities as a participant in English football, Sky News understands. The intervention from football’s governing body follows Sir Jim’s comments about immigration. The founder of the INEOS chemicals group told Sky News that Britain had been “colonised” by immigrants who were draining resources from the state.It is understood that the FA advised Sir Jim that he should remember his football responsibilities when taking part in media interviews. However, he will not face further action from the governing body over his remarks.Sir Jim, one…

A clinical trial into puberty blockers has been paused after the medicines regulator raised “new concerns directly related to the wellbeing of children”, the government said.It comes after campaigners, including Harry Potter author JK Rowling, launched legal action against the government over the trial, which Ms Rowling described as “an unethical experiment on children who can’t give meaningful consent”. Announcing the pause, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has raised “new concerns – directly related to the wellbeing of children and young people – and scientific dialogue…

Tributes have flooded in for actor Eric Dane, who died on Friday aged 53.He had been diagnosed with with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease. In a statement, a representative said: “He spent his final days surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife, and his two beautiful daughters, Billie and Georgia, who were the centre of his world”.Dane’s career took off when he joined long-running medical drama Grey’s Anatomy as the much-loved Dr Mark Sloan – better known to fans as “McSteamy”.He played the charming surgeon from 2006 until 2012. Image: Eric Dane, pictured in 2020, also starred…

More money than ever has been left over in the public finances due to more tax being paid, official figures show. January had the biggest budget surplus since records began in 1993, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It meant the government received more money than it spent last month, leaving £30.4bn left over.Money blog: Every Michelin-starred restaurant with a less than £50 mealIt’s £15.9bn more than the surplus in January 2025, although the figures are not adjusted for inflation. The surplus is even higher than anticipated by independent forecasters the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)…

Donald Trump has said he will direct the Pentagon and other US agencies to release “government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life”.In a post on Truth Social, the US president claimed his decision was “based on the tremendous interest shown” and called the matter “extremely interesting and important”. He wrote: “Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all…

Playing Tetris could help tackle memories of past trauma, research has found.The trial included close to 100 NHS staff who had been exposed to trauma at work – such as witnessing deaths during the pandemic. It found those who played the classic video game as part of their treatment experienced fewer flashbacks.The study was carried out by researchers in the UK and Sweden, with experts now hoping to test the method on a larger group of people.Known as imagery competing task intervention (ICTI), the treatment involved some 40 patients playing a slow version of Tetris while briefly recalling a traumatic…

For this week’s Savings Guide, we have a special edition with Mark Chicken, a chartered financial planner at The Private Office, looking at how you can save your child from university debt…For parents with young children, university can feel a very long way off. But with graduates in England facing up to 40 years of repayments, it’s never too early to get ahead on setting your kids up for university.Follow all the latest money newsThe average graduate now leaves university with a debt of £51,645, including tuition fees and maintenance loans, according to investment platform Lightyear. Students starting courses today…

Grieving parents awaited Mark Zuckerberg’s arrival at a courthouse in downtown Los Angeles for what is being called the social media industry’s “big tobacco moment”.”I’m comforted by the fact he’s here alone, with only his lawyers and a jury. He’s without his lobbyists or his PR machine,” says Lori Schott, whose 18-year-old daughter Annalee had a social media addiction and died by suicide in 2020. “If we would have been here in this court 10 years earlier she would have still been alive,” she adds. Image: Lori Schott from Colorado, one of the parents who say they lost their children…

DNA recovered from a glove found near the home of Nancy Guthrie does not match anything in a national database, authorities have said.It marks a significant setback for detectives investigating the case of the missing 84-year-old, who is the mother of NBC’s Today show presenter Savannah Guthrie. She was last seen on 31 January when her family dropped her off at her home near Tucson, Arizona, following dinner with them. The case has since gripped America and beyond.Authorities announced they had obtained a DNA sample from a glove found near the property on Sunday.The glove appeared to match the pair…

The rate at which prices are increasing has fallen significantly, official figures have shown, making an interest rate cut next month even more likely.Data from the Office for National Statistics says the consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation dropped to 3% in the year to January. Not since March last year has inflation been this low.Money blog: Big drop in inflation announced – follow liveIt means things are still becoming more expensive, just at a slower pace than before. But it also increases the odds of an interest rate cut in March.Now, traders think there’s an 81% chance of…