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Large parts of Ukraine were without power after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, including a power plant in Kharkiv, hours after President Trump said an emergency ceasefire had been agreed. President Zelensky said he would respect a cessation of strikes if Russia did, while Moscow gave no comment; reports described overnight strikes in Kharkiv that killed at least three people and injured nine, and a US correspondent said Trump had announced the energy ceasefire without either side's apparent knowledge amid concerns over diesel prices before midterms. Russell Brand appeared at Southwark Crown Court for the start of his trial on three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault, alleged between 1999 and 2009 and relating to six complainants; he denies the charges. Nigel Farage said a Reform UK government would suspend the asylum system for a full parliamentary term, refusing new claims and cancelling existing ones, with deportation and possible visa restrictions, flight bans or tariffs against countries refusing returns, while legal routes for some Afghans and Palestinians would close; he also accused the Prime Minister of lying over Russian interference in the Brexit referendum, which Downing Street clarified was not believed to have succeeded, and the Prime Minister was due to tell MPs closer EU ties would help tackle illegal immigration and growth. An IFS report warned that inflation linked to the US-Iran war and higher borrowing costs could leave the Chancellor needing up to £35 billion by 2030 while maintaining spending and defence commitments, with inflation at 3.1%, though higher earnings and taxes might offset some pressure; Middle East attacks in Saudi Arabia were noted as a risk to energy markets.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park remained closed as police investigated how a man entered a tiger enclosure and was fatally attacked; the victim's family had been informed and the Siberian tiger Altai would not be euthanised. A BBC Panorama investigation, working with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, reported that Deloitte helped falsify and backdate documents that allowed Roman Abramovich to hide wealth and evade millions in tax; Abramovich denied wrongdoing, and Deloitte said it complied with applicable laws while its Cyprus arm said it could not comment on documents more than 20 years old. In Bradford, around 5,000 teenagers began the world's first scientific trial into social media's impact on mental health, with half limiting ten apps to two hours a day and overnight curfews, results expected in the new year. A crackdown on fly tipping in Bristol highlighted rogue waste collectors and low-price online adverts, with authorities warning households to check licences and transfer notes; councils in England spend almost £20 million a year clearing such waste. Scientists wrote to the government demanding more investment in brain tumour research, the biggest cancer killer of children and young adults, as patient Hugh McCandless underwent a third awake brain surgery and fundraised for treatment in Germany unavailable on the NHS.

In BBC Points West, rural residents reliant on heating oil called for more support as prices rose above 100 pence a litre, almost double the previous year, with the market unregulated and community buses facing higher fuel costs; fuel duty had been frozen until the end of the year. A jury heard that a University of the West of England student, Jamie Collins, was found with around 30 stab wounds at his Filton student house in April, and his housemate Zach Cochlan denied murder while prosecutors said he would claim he lost self-control. A 73-year-old pensioner, Gerald Bishop, appeared in court charged with murder after a woman in her 70s was found dead in Bradley Stoke. More than 1,800 radiology patients in Gloucestershire had CT or MRI appointments cancelled this summer because scanners became too hot during heatwaves, and councillors were due to discuss the issue. Swindon's asbestos-linked mesothelioma legacy was remembered, with 330 deaths since 1981 and cases still rising, while council bosses criticised the government's decision to scrap a planned M5 junction south of Tewkesbury that would have helped unlock 25,000 new homes. Later, the government promised that pensioners relying solely on the state pension would not pay income tax as payments rose above the personal allowance, but details of how the protection would work were awaited at the budget.