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Sheeran praises curriculum changes which mean more kids will study music

4 hours ago ShareSave Hazel ShearingEducation correspondent ShareSave Getty Images Children will be taught how to budget and how mortgages work as the government seeks to modernise the national curriculum in England’s schools. Read More

Kristen Stewart rails at ‘devastating’ setback for women in Hollywood

US actress and director Kristen Stewart has said she is “so angry” that progress for female film-makers in Hollywood has gone backwards after a post-MeToo boost. Read More

‘Addictive’ diaries win prestigious non-fiction prize

A collection of diaries has won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction for the first time. Read More

Zohran Mamdani projected winner of New York City mayoral election

Zohran Mamdani, 34, is the projected winner of New York City’s race for mayor in a contest that rallied young voters and sparked debate about the future direction of the Democratic Party. Read More

Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney dies aged 84

Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, a key architect of George W Bush’s “war on terror” and an early advocate of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died at the age of 84. Read More

Badenoch calls for sackings at BBC over edited Trump speech

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said “heads should roll” at the BBC, following reports that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump. Read More

China sentences infamous Myanmar scam mafia members to death

A Chinese court has sentenced five top members of an infamous Myanmar mafia to death as Beijing continues its crackdown on scam operations in South East Asia. Read More

Polls open in NYC mayoral race – here are five things to watch in US elections

1 hour ago ShareSave Kayla Epstein ShareSave EPA/Shutterstock It’s election day in the US. Polls have opened in New York, Virginia and New Jersey, while California polling centres will open later. Read More