Six O'Clock News

Buckingham Palace has urged people to focus on the King's royal work and not be distracted by the scandal surrounding his brother Prince Andrew because of his relationship with the sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Also: The pilot of a new treatment for a form of blindness that affects a quarter of a million people in the UK has been welcomed by specialists and medical charities. And online access returns after a major outage at Amazon Web Services.

French police are searching for a gang who stole priceless treasures from the Louvre in Paris this morning .Officers found a damaged nineteenth century crown near the gallery. The item was covered with 1,300 diamonds, and was among several taken when thieves scaled a ladder, broke a window and escaped on motorbikes.

The family of Virginia Giuffre - who accused Prince Andrew of sexual abusing her when she was a teenager - have welcomed the announcement that he is to stop using his Royal titles. He has faced continuing revelations about his links to the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, and said in a statement that the accusations against him were distracting from the King's work. Andrew again stressed that he vigorously denied all the claims against him. Virginia Giuffre took her own life earlier this year, and her memoir is about to be published.

Ministers have spent the day in discussions about how to reverse a decision to ban supporters of the Israeli football team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, from attending a match in Birmingham next month. Also: The Government fails in its efforts to stop a challenge to its decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror organisation. And King Charles is to become the first British monarch to pray with a Pope since the Reformation 500 years ago.

The head of MI5 has said Chinese state operatives present a daily national security threat to the UK and expressed frustration about the collapse of a case into alleged spying on behalf of Beijing in Britain. Also: The Chancellor says she's planning targeted action in her Budget next month to tackle cost of living challenges. And a lucky thirteen for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, as it celebrates its biggest litter of pups for three years.

Sir Keir Starmer has said the government will publish key evidence at the centre of a row about the collapse of a case involving two men accused of spying for China. Also: A former funeral director in Hull admits 35 counts of fraud linked to his running of the business. And vets insist they're ready to help pet owners struggling with bills after the industry is criticised for over-charging.

People coming to the UK to work are to face tougher English language rules, requiring them to meet an A-Level standard in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Also: A man is sentenced to five years in jail for threatening to kill the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. And YouTube sets out a new approach to preventing young people viewing misleading content.