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Johan Manzambi heads the winner for Aston Villa against Newcastle, marking manager Unai Emery’s 100th Premier League victory.

Despite the off-field turmoil, this is City’s best start to a league season in 129 years. Only Chelsea in 2005-06 (first nine) and Liverpool in 2019-20 (first eight) have ever won the first seven matches of a Premier League campaign. Both went on to win the title. “First of all, I am very happy because … Read more

The alligator was “removed as a danger to the public” and “dispatched” by trappers, he said. “Always be aware of your surroundings, always be safe. Local wildlife – respect it, keep your distance,” Mason said. “It looks like it’s docile, it looks like your Florida emblem, but it can be dangerous.” After attacking the man … Read more

Chelsea recorded their first Premier League clean sheet for nine months, since a 2-0 win against Brentford in January. Although Alonso said he was “not obsessed” with keeping a clean sheet, his side, who had conceded a league-high 13 goals before kick-off, were keen to address that record after a much-improved 5-1 win over Bournemouth … Read more

Due to the vagaries of the international rugby league calendar, this was McDermott’s first match in charge of England since being appointed in April as Shaun Wane’s successor. Wane had his critics, many of them justified, but he organised a defensively solid England team who whitewashed Tonga on their tour of Britain in 2023. He … Read more

Pope Leo XIV has been discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, just four days after an operation to remove a cancerous growth from his lung. The 71-year-old walked unaided to his waiting car, stopping to speak to well-wishers. The Vatican said the Pope will give the traditional Angelus prayer and blessing to a crowd in St … Read more

The government must do more to protect key infrastructure against “hybrid attacks” from Russia, a former national security adviser has told the BBC. Lord Ricketts said more money should be spent on the defence budget, as well as improving the resilience of energy, transport and air traffic control. He warned hybrid attacks were becoming “more … Read more

England (0) 12 Try: Brimson, Young Goal: Savala 2 Tonga (10) 30 Tries: Olakau’atu 2, Utoikamanu, Koula Goals: Katoa 3 Penalties: Katoa 4 Four years ago, England were left shocked and shattered by Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup semi-finals. Now in 2026, Tonga – another Pacific island nation – have done the same … Read more

The nationalist first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland held a summit in Cardiff last month where they signed an agreement, which is not legally binding, that said no Westminster government had the right to “block democracy”. Swinney will tell his party’s supporters that “one by one, the stars are aligning in our favour”. … Read more

The Piper Tomahawk II aircraft took off from Glasgow Airport on Friday afternoon at 16:17. It stopped transmitting at 16:37, a few miles north east of Drymen in Stirling. Earlier the plane had taken off from Cumbernauld Airport at 11:46 on Friday morning, before flying 15 minutes to Glasgow Airport. It stayed there until around … Read more

While Wales provided threat going forwards, in defence they provided little resistance as England’s powerful attack pierced through with frightening ease. A slick move after three minutes resulted in Amelia Brown scoring the England opener, before Wales got their time in the sun. A series of England errors allowed Wales to apply pressure, and they … Read more

WXV Global Series Canada (5) 24 Tries: Bauder, Corrigan, Menin, Seumanutafa Cons: De Goede (2) England (14) 21 Tries: Feaunati, Harrison, Bern Cons: Harrison (3) England’s 41-match unbeaten streak ended in dramatic fashion as Shoshanah Seumanutafa’s late try handed Canada a thrilling 24-21 victory in Toronto. Canada, who previously snapped England’s 39-match winning run with … Read more

“It’s very hard to pick against the winner of the first fight when there’s a rematch. Dubois was so composed, even after being knocked down twice. Wardley can knock out any person at any time, that’s what took him from no experience on the white-collar scene to a world champion. You know what you will … Read more

On 9 October, Trump announced that he had held a phone call with Putin, and had agreed to purchase diesel from Moscow. Since the war with Iran started in February, US fuel and especially diesel prices have skyrocketed, adding to the financial pressure faced by American voters already worried about the cost of living. Trump … Read more

Chancellor John Healey has said building a third runway at Heathrow Airport has “always been a case for growth”, after Prime Minister Andy Burnham refused to say whether he backed the expansion. Speaking from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings in Bangkok, Healey said that airport expansion, including at Heathrow, had been “a big part … Read more

A Mexican judge has sentenced three men convicted of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, and their US friend Carter Rhoad to 158 years and nine months in jail each. The Robinsons and Rhoad were killed in an apparent botched robbery of their truck on a secluded beach in Baja California in 2024 while … Read more

When it comes to the future direction of the global economy there is a bit of a tug of war going on. There are starkly opposing forces. On the one hand holding back growth are the familiar, recurring crises from the energy shock, trade conflict and actual war. This is reflected most clearly in the … Read more

The White House says Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of the role of press secretary just days after taking the job. It comes after US President Donald Trump said on Friday he suggested to Zacharia she should “reconsider” the job. Trump went on to say that Zacharia has been treated “very, very badly” by the … Read more

Police say the suspect was armed with about 44 more rounds of shotgun ammunition when he was stopped. He fired as many as 15 rounds in the class. “To the people who showed courage in the face of such violence, and intervened to prevent this tragedy from being any worse, we owe you a debt … Read more

Also on Friday, the Pope phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin from hospital to urge a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky, where access to food and water has been cut off for thousands. “The fact that he accepted the call and spoke with the Pope may, I hope, be a sign that the … Read more

Zacharia’s halting Tuesday press conference performance, combined with those questions about her legal background, essentially sealed her fate. And subsequent press appearances, including a less-than-welcoming interview with conservative pundit Sean Hannity on Thursday – which Trump said he watched – did nothing to change that. As president, Trump has essentially acted as his own press … Read more

8. Daniel Sturridge There’s a good case for Danny Welbeck, who as the only current player in the top three, with 19 goals, still has time to catch those above him. Welbeck was a goalscoring sub at Manchester United and Arsenal but perfected the art on the south coast, with 12 of his tally coming … Read more

An individual described as “well-known” has asked London’s High Court to prevent two media organisations from publishing “serious allegations”, including of a sexual nature, against him. The court heard he had submitted medical evidence saying that if the allegations were made public this would “almost certainly” lead to him “attempting to take his own life”, … Read more

Police are assessing a social media post by the wife of the government’s national security adviser Jonathan Powell which referenced Palestine Action, a group labelled a terrorist organisation by the Home Office. Sarah Helm wrote on the social media site X: “God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action.” She was responding to … Read more

Jon Rahm will give up a reported £75m owed to him by LIV Golf after reaching a separation agreement that will secure his exit from the league. The league filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States in September after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund withdrew its multibillion-dollar backing. Spaniard Rahm was listed … Read more