Dion Rudakubana, who is two years older than his brother, said Axel has a "short temper" and was prone to "violent outbursts", hitting him regularly when they were children. He said Axel's behaviour escalated after he was expelled from the Range High School in Formby, Merseyside, in 2019 and their parents had "lost control". The public inquiry into the Southport attack heard by the time he left for university in 2022, Dion feared his brother would kill a family member. In messages sent to a friend when he returned to the family home for Christmas, Dion said: "My brother doesn't show mercy, my dad just has to try not to die... We hide knives to mitigate that factor." He told the inquiry there were times the police would be called out and recalled one incident when "my father was holding my brother off". "I remember being scared somebody was going to die… my dad," he says. Rudakubana was 17 when he murdered Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, in a knife attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 last year. Eight other children, who cannot be identified because of their age, were also injured, along with yoga instructor Leanne Lucas, who was leading the dance class, and businessman John Hayes, who was one of the first people on the scene and tackled the killer. Giving evidence from a remote location by video-link, Dion's voice could be heard but he could not be seen at Liverpool Town Hall. After swearing on the Bible, he told how he and his brother grew up in Cardiff after their parents Laetitia Muzayire and Alphonse Rudakubana came to the UK from Rwanda and were granted asylum. Dion says the genocide had a "very heavy influence on them" but he doesn't feel he was "traumatised" by his parents' experiences. His mother and father studied for degrees and moved to Southport in 2013 because his mother got a job, while his father started working as taxi driver because "he was not finding work in the area he studied in", Dion said. Read more:More capacity for mental health referrals needed, warns senior counter-terrorism officerHead of former school says Rudakubana was 'building up to something' He told how Axel was resentful of him after they had to move schools because of his health issues. Dion said Axel was physically bigger, and he felt "increasingly wary" of his younger brother who would regularly hit him and smash plates and glasses in their home. Dion said the last interaction he had with his brother was in the summer of 2023, when Axel threw a metal bottle at him, but luckily he had already closed the door. In his witness statement, Dion compared his brother with the "sociopath" played by Javier Bardem in No Country For Old Men, who kills ten people over the course of the film. "I watched it recently and it concerned me," he told the inquiry, which continues on Wednesday.

After years in the running following his OBE in 2003, the former England captain and Manchester United star has now been knighted for his services to sport and charity at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. Sir David's wife Victoria, the Spice Girl turned fashion designer and now Lady Victoria, joined him at the event - and of course, designed his suit. The couple married in 1999 and have four children together, Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper. Speaking to Sky News after being knighted by the King, he said it was "such a big moment" for him and his family. "I cried when I first found out, and possibly for a few months after it as well," he said. "This week has been really emotional... I've not been nervous, I've just been emotional." Asked how he now likes to be referred to at home, Sir David joked: "I'm not insisting, [but] if they would like to call me Sir Dad or Sir Son, they can. But no, it's going to take some getting used to people saying it. It's just a huge honour." A "huge royalist", Sir David, 50, was last year named an ambassador for the King's Foundation, an educational charity established by Charles in 1990. "I'm very proud," he said of his knighthood. "You know, I grew up in a very humble background in the East End of London, always wanting to be a professional footballer. And then I'm stood here at Windsor Castle with the most important monarchy in the world and, getting a knighthood, so it doesn't get much better." England caps and Man U trophies The football star, who grew up in northeast London, earned 115 caps playing for England, with 59 of those as captain, and scored 17 goals for his country. He played in three World Cups, in 1998, 2002 and 2006, and two Euros, in 2000 and 2004. His England career was marked by intense scrutiny with the player enduring harsh criticism at times - especially after his red card during the 1998 World Cup game versus Argentina - but also praise, like after his performance against Greece in 2001, enabling England to reach the finals in 2002. He made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in 1995 and was part of the team that earned a dramatic Champions League final victory in 1999 - when they beat Bayern Munich with two nail-biting late goals. It was the year they famously won the treble, also taking home the Premier League and FA Cup silverware. During his time with the club, Sir David scored 85 goals and collected honours including six Premier League titles and two FA Cups, before going on to play for clubs including Real Madrid, AC Milan, LA Galaxy, and Paris Saint-Germain. He retired from the sport in 2013. Alongside his football career, he is also known for his charity work, including serving as a goodwill ambassador for humanitarian aid organisation UNICEF since 2005. Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sir Kazuo Ishiguro and West End performer Dame Elaine Paige were also among the stars recognised at the investiture ceremony. Read more:Brightest ever flare from supermassive black holeCultural workouts - the key to better health? Japanese-born author Sir Kazuo, who moved to the UK as a child and is known for 2005's Never Let Me Go and 1989's The Remains Of The Day, for which he won the Man Booker Prize, was made a Companion of Honour. Dame Elaine, who became an overnight star thanks to her portrayal of Eva Peron in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical Evita, and also starred in musicals including Cats and Sunset Boulevard, was given her damehood for services to music and charity.

Asked directly by our political editor Beth Rigby if she stands by her promises not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT, the chancellor declined to do so. She told Rigby: "Your viewers can see the challenges that we face, the challenges that are on [sic] a global nature. And they can also see the challenges in the long-term performance of our economy." Follow live updates from Westminster She went on: "As chancellor, I have to face the world as it is, not the world as I want it to be. And when challenges come our way, the only question is how to respond to them, not whether to respond or not. "As I respond at the budget on 26 November, my focus will be on getting NHS waiting lists down, getting the cost of living down and also getting the national debt down." 'Each of us must do our bit' Ms Reeves's comments to Rigby came after a highly unusual pre-budget speech in Downing Street in which she set out the scale of the international and domestic "challenges" facing the government. She also hinted at tax rises, saying: "If we are to build the future of Britain together, each of us must do our bit for the security of our country and the brightness of its future." Despite her promise that last year's budget - which was the biggest tax-raising fiscal event since 1993 - was a "once in a parliament event," the chancellor said that in the past year, "the world has thrown even more challenges our way," pointing to "the continual threat of tariffs" from the United States, inflation that has been "too slow to come down," "volatile" supply chains leading to higher prices, and the high cost of government borrowing. She also put the blame squarely on previous Tory governments, accusing them of "years of economic mismanagement" that has "limited our country's potential," and said past administrations prioritised "political convenience" over "economic imperative". Ms Reeves painted a picture of devastation following the years of austerity in the wake of the financial crisis, "instability and indecision" after that, and then the consequences of what she called "a rushed and ill-conceived Brexit". "This isn't about re-litigating old choices - it's about being honest with the people, about the consequences that those choices have had," she said. 'I don't expect anyone to be satisfied with growth so far' The chancellor defended her personal record in office so far, saying interest rates and NHS waiting lists have fallen, while investment in the UK is rising, and added: "Our growth was the fastest in the G7 in the first half of this year. I don't expect anyone to be satisfied with growth of 1%. I am not, and I know that there is more to do." Amid that backdrop, Ms Reeves set out her three priorities for the budget: "Protecting our NHS, reducing our national debt, and improving the cost of living." Cutting inflation will also be a key aim in her announcements later this month, and "creating the conditions that [see] interest rate cuts to support economic growth and improve the cost of living". She rejected calls from some Labour MPs to relax her fiscal rules, reiterating that they are "ironclad," and arguing that the national debt - which stands at £2.6trn, or 94% of GDP - must come down in order to reduce the cost of government borrowing and spend less public money on interest payments to invest in "the public services essential to both a decent society and a strong economy". She also put them on notice that cuts to welfare remain on the government's agenda, despite its humiliating U-turn on cuts to personal independence payments for disabled people earlier this year, saying: "There is nothing progressive about refusing to reform a system that is leaving one in eight young people out of education or employment." And the chancellor had a few words for her political opponents, saying the Tories' plan for £47bn in cuts would have "devastating consequences for our public services," and mocked the Reform UK leadership of Kent County Council for exploring local tax rises instead of cuts, as promised. Concluding her speech, Ms Reeves vowed not to "repeat those mistakes" of the past by backtracking on investments, and said: "We were elected to break with the cycle of decline, and this government is determined to see that through." 'Reeves made all the wrong choices' In response to her speech, Conservative shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride wrote on X that "all she's done is confirm the fears of households and businesses - that tax rises are coming". He wrote: "The chancellor claims she fixed the public finances last year. If that was true, she would not be rolling the pitch for more tax rises and broken promises. The reality is, she fiddled the fiscal rules so she could borrow hundreds of billions more. "Every time the numbers don't add up, Reeves blames someone else. But this is about choices - and she made all the wrong ones. If Rachel Reeves had the backbone to get control of government spending - including the welfare bill - she wouldn't need to raise taxes." He called for her to resign if she raises taxes.

Winger Tom Roebuck has joined full-back Freddie Steward in becoming a major doubt for the Allianz Stadium appointment due to injury, preventing Steve Borthwick from naming his team on Tuesday as planned. Steward has yet to train this week due to a hand problem while Roebuck was unable to complete Tuesday's session after suffering ankle damage - although both players will be given until Thursday to prove their fitness. Steve Borthwick reveals plans to deploy Henry Pollock on the wingAutumn Nations Series 2025: Schedules for England, Ireland, Scotland, WalesGet Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW If they are ruled out, Marcus Smith is expected to be given the No 15 jersey while Henry Arundell could fill the vacancy on the wing in what would be his first Test appearance since the 2023 World Cup. It raises the prospect of Borthwick fielding a thrilling back three that would be completed by Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, the Exeter flyer who England are determined to use to greater effect after he saw little of the ball in Saturday's 25-7 victory over Australia. Excitement gripped Twickenham when Feyi-Waboso did set off on a run against the Wallabies, earning the 22-year-old the comparison with cross-code great Robinson that has been made by Kevin Sinfield. Robinson, nicknamed 'Billy Whizz', won 51 England caps from 2001 to 2007 and was known for his electric footwork and searing acceleration. Sinfield, a former Leeds and Great Britain playmaker, faced Robinson earlier in his career. "Manny reminds me a lot of Jason Robinson and that's a fair similarity I know, but I don't think I have come across anybody as powerful, or anybody as explosive over that first couple of metres as Manny - I haven't seen it," Sinfield said. "Rob Burrow was very explosive but he wouldn't have had the muscle mass that Manny has. "Jason is probably the most similar player we have got - his ability to pull through tackles, the strength in his hips. There aren't many players like that. "They just beat people. And they don't just beat people one way, they can do it in a variety of different ways. If we can get the ball in his hands more often we will score more tries." Feyi-Waboso welcomed being resembled to Robinson ahead of the second of four Tests at Twickenham this month with New Zealand and Argentina completing the schedule. "I have watched some highlights of Jason and it's crazy. Anything that compares me to him is massive," said this season's leading try-scorer in the Gallagher Prem. "I'd love to be half the player he was with his pace and power. I would love to resemble any aspect of his game I can - he was such a great winger. "If I like something or something looks effective in another player's game I try to incorporate it, but feet that fast are hard to incorporate! No one was like him."

Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) say officers are attending the scene of the accident near Louisville International Airport. The force added: "LMPD and multiple other agencies are responding to reports of a plane crash near Fern Valley and Grade Lane. "Grade Lane will be closed indefinitely between Stooges and Crittenden. Injuries reported." UPS said it has been notified of an incident involving one of its aircraft. In a statement on its website, the company said three people were on board. A shelter-in-place order was also issued within five miles of the Kentucky airport, which is also home to UPS Worldport, the delivery firm's largest package handling facility in the world. The airport said that all arriving and departing flights are temporarily suspended, that the airfield is closed, and warned passengers should closely monitor their flights. Sky's US correspondent David Blevins noted that the incident occurred during the US government shutdown, meaning the budget for paying air traffic controllers has not been finalised. The failure to reopen the federal government after 35 days has, he said, resulted "in a shortage of staff locations" and added: "There will be many questions asked in the coming days by the National Transportation Safety Authority about what exactly has gone wrong in Louisville, Kentucky, this evening." The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said the crash happened around 5.15pm local time (10.15pm UK time) as the plane left the airport, bound for Honolulu in Hawaii. It added that the aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 plane, primarily used by cargo airlines. Read more from Sky News:Who is the 34-year-old socialist tipped to be New York City's next mayor?Analysis: Dick Cheney believed history would vindicate himRail worker who protected passengers during train stabbing named Kentucky governor Andy Beshear added on social media: "First responders are onsite, and we will share more information as available. "Please pray for the pilots, crew and everyone affected. We will share more soon."

Laura Dern, Ladd's daughter who is also an actress, announced her mother's death on Monday. Ladd was a triple Academy Award nominee for her supporting roles in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose. She also starred in 1973 film White Lightning and HBO's Enlightened in 2011 with her daughter. Often, they played mother and daughter together. For the 1991 drama Rambling Rose they were the first, and only, mother and daughter duo to receive Oscar nominations for the same film in the same year. 'She doesn't care what anybody thinks' Ms Dern, who starred in Jurassic Park, said of her mother in 2019: "She is just the greatest actress, ever. You don't even use the word brave because she just shows up like that in life. She doesn't care what anybody thinks. "She leads with a boundarylessness." In 2023 they released a joint memoir together titled Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love. Read more from Sky News:Diane Keaton's family issue statement as cause of death givenThieves steal more than 1,000 items from museum The book was based on their conversations together during daily walks after Ladd was given only months to live, after she was diagnosed with lung disease. Ms Dern said at the time: "The more we talked and the deeper and more complicated subjects we shared, my mother got better and better and better. "It's been a great gift." Ladd was married three times and worked into her 80s.

In 22 days, she must perform the biggest U-turn it is possible for a chancellor to make. She must hike taxes to the tune of tens of billions of pounds, having promised in the election manifesto that this would not be necessary, and reiterated this promise under a year ago after an initial £40bn of rises. Not many inhabitants of Number 11 would stay in post if they had to make such a pivot. But Sir Keir Starmer cannot lose her and know for sure that he also stays in place. So Ms Reeves is battling for her credibility - and ultimately the survival of this government. The stakes are high. Politics latest: Reeves refuses to rule out manifesto-breaking tax rises So back to this morning. Ever since the summer, those in Westminster have known tax rises are on the way in the autumn budget. A Treasury source told me that pitch-rolling for the budget began in July - yet their issue is that to date, almost no-one had noticed. The subject of the budget was an omerta as recently as the Labour conference a month ago - it simply wasn't on the agenda in Liverpool. The first public acknowledgement that she was looking at taxes was in an interview with me on Sky News three weeks ago. She has intermittently revisited the subject subsequently, but quite bluntly, the public haven't yet noticed. As recently as last week, people in the Treasury were acknowledging to me that the public are as yet unprepared for the tax shock expected on the scale on 26 November. So this morning's event was designed to be shock and awe - an 8am news conference is designed to jolt Westminster and the viewing public to attention, because inside the Treasury they are "desperate" - their words - to get the public watching. The format allows her to look in control, like a stateswoman in Downing Street making arguments on her terms, even though these are arguments she has been forced into. So the job of this morning was to educate the public that tax rises are coming, but also put them on notice that this could involve a breach of manifesto promises by raising one of income tax, national insurance, corporation tax or VAT - and then to try and lay the blame anywhere but at the feet of this government. She also wants to give some hope - by giving a sense of what priorities she would protect. So what to make of the arguments she made? 'The impact of Tory austerity, their botched Brexit deal and the pandemic on Britain's productivity is worse than feared' Is it really all the Tories fault? Ms Reeves made an argument today about how lower growth is responsible for Britain's economic ills, and listed causes with a long tale going back many years for it. This is true, but isn't strictly the reason for her problems at this budget. On 26 November, she must fill a £20bn-£30bn "black hole" - that's the extent to which she is in on course to breach her own self-imposed borrowing limits, known as fiscal rules. Many of the components of the black hole cannot be put at the door of the Tories. Here's why: She must find £10bn to account for policy decisions the government has been pushed into - a failure to push through welfare reform, a U-turn on winter fuel payments, a likely rollover of fuel duty. She is likely to have to find a further £5bn for decisions she is likely to take - scrapping of the two-child benefit cap, help for energy bills and an emergency injection for redundancy bills and strike coverage costs. So £15bn of the black hole cannot be blamed on the Tories. A further £2bn-£4bn for additional debt interest costs is a consequence of the higher borrowing just since the March spring statement - again not the Tories' fault - and also wants £10bn to give herself a bigger buffer to exit the doom loop. Ms Reeves has greater scope to argue that the productivity review has longer-term causes, but this is likely to be offset by better wage news, and there is an argument that Labour could have foreseen the productivity downgrade before the election because the Office for Budget Responsibility figures were out of line with other forecasters. So this is a tricky case to sustain, even though the government has no choice but to make it. 👉Listen to Politics At Sam And Anne's on your podcast app👈 'Protecting our NHS, reducing our national debt and improving the cost of living' The news is grim - but this is the chancellor's promise of what she is going to prioritise. But what does this amount to? NHS: I understand this is not a promise of new money for waiting lists in this budget. Ms Reeves is actually making a political argument about the need to not U-turn on last year's £22bn a year NHS investment - although the public may not hear it. Cost of living: Partly this is an argument about investment already made in things like breakfast clubs. But with CPI inflation at 4.1%, it's a major concern - but not one that can be tackled without government spending many billions. There will be some help for energy bills, but not the tens of billions that Liz Truss put towards such schemes. So this risks disappointment. Reducing debt: It is not about to go down. Her fiscal rules mean she is going to be reducing debt as a percentage of GDP - and even then, only debt on some things, as the fiscal rules spell out some exemptions. So the actual amount we borrow from the markets will continue to grow. Does it work? Today is about saying with a louder megaphone things we already knew. She declined to say whether ultimately she will break the manifesto, or what will happen. She has, however, candidly started a conversation that needed to begin.

Dowman was introduced as a substitute in Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Slavia Prague in the Champions League - becoming the first player of his age to play in Europe’s premier club competition at 15 years and 308 days old. It came six days after he became Arsenal’s youngest-ever starter in a dazzling Carabao Cup display against Brighton. Slavia Prague 0-3 Arsenal - report and reactionAs it happened | Teams | Match stats | Live CL table In the Czech Republic, Dowman immediately won a foul off a defender after his first touches of the ball and the Arsenal manager says age is just a number when it comes to the forward. "What he's done on the pitch - he comes in, the first ball he takes is he takes people on, he starts to dribble and gets a foul,” said Arteta. “That's personality, that's courage - and you cannot teach that. You have it or you don't. "And it doesn't matter what his passport says. You throw him in this context and he is able to adapt and have a good performance." Next Up: Inside the rise of Dowman "Ball-carrying has been his super strength all the way through," former Arsenal academy coach Temisan Williams - now founder of Coach Accelerator Masterclass Community - told Sky Sports. "I got to coach Max for the whole season when he was an U11s player and right from the get-go I was like: 'Okay, there's something very special about this young man'." Dowman is now the most talked-about teenager in Europe. He ticked off his first-team and then competitive debuts in a matter of weeks in August - now he is taking his game to the Champions League. All this sparks the question: How far can he go? And how quickly? "Champions League, World Cup, Premier League," says Williams. "He's got all the capabilities; he's got the mentality. Mikel Arteta wouldn't bring him into the fold at that age if he didn't." There can be little doubt anymore - Max Dowman is Next Up. Read more on Max Dowman's development in the Arsenal academy here.