Redundancies come after paper was bought in June by European media group Axel Springer

The new owners of the Daily Telegraph have made large numbers of staff redundant, telling them the title will be transformed from a newspaper “into a global, AI-powered premium media and intelligence business”.

In an all-company briefing and email on Friday morning, staff were told the title would rely increasingly on technology, data and AI to “reinvent the reader experience”. Newsroom insiders said they expected as many as 100 people to lose their jobs.

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Christian Wade equals Chris Ashton's Prem try-scoring record with a 101st score as Newcastle post their first league win of their season against Sale.

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Becky Drury says she was hit by gunfire before she could intervene in attack that killed four, including three children

A teacher wounded in last week’s shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school shared her account of the incident, and how she was shot before she could intervene and “[pretended] to be dead”.

Becky Drury was seriously wounded at Silver Rail elementary when Griffin J John II, a 16-year-old former student at the school armed with a shotgun, broke in and headed toward a special education classroom. He shot six people, killing Megan Lambert, a 25-year-old teacher, and three children, including five-year-old Rhoam Summer.

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Abu Agila Mas'ud al-Marimi had claimed he was victim of an illegal rendition when he was transferred into US custody.

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Declan Rice sends the travelling Arsenal support into raptures with his late equaliser in their heavyweight Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.

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Elon Musk’s company reports a 161% growth in revenue year over year driven by its Starlink and AI segments

SpaceX released its second-ever public earnings report on Tuesday, revealing a far better quarter than Wall Street projected. Elon Musk’s company, which encompasses rockets, artificial intelligence and satellite communications, reported a 161% growth in revenue year over year, driven by its Starlink and AI segments.

The company declared $14.58bn in revenue against analysts’ projected $12.72bn. SpaceX reported earnings per share of 35 cents and a net income of $4.4bn. The company’s stock, which started the day down around 8% for the year, shot up 2% in after hours trading immediately after the results.

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The Ukrainian leader's hug with Steve Witkoff in the Norwegian capital is unlikely to dispel misgivings about US policy towards his country, writes Paul Adams.

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