New York&s top court yesterday rejected Donald Trump&s request to halt the president-elect&s sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, with a decision on a possible delay now in the hands of the Supreme Court.

Jimmy Carter, a US president who served only one term but was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the White House, was remembered during his state funeral yesterday as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.

Downing Street has rejected suggestions that Keir Starmer is wavering in his insistence that a national inquiry into grooming gangs is not necessary.

US and Arab mediators have made some progress in their efforts to reach a ceasefire accord between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but not enough to seal a deal, Palestinian sources close to the talks said yesterday.