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'Fragile, frail & weak' – Man City's defensive woes continue
Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol cost £77m when he joined City from RB Leipzig in August 2023. He struggled in the 4-0 home defeat by Tottenham at the weekend and on Tuesday was at fault for Feyenoord’s first and second goals. Gvardiol horribly misplaced a backpass which allowed Anis Hadj Moussa to nip in and round…
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Remains exhumed from cemetery in Disappeared search
The body set up to find the remains of the Disappeared has carried out an exhumation at a cemetery in County Monaghan. The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR) said it received information about suspicious…
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How does assisted dying work in other countries?
Getty Images For the first time in almost a decade MPs are going to vote on giving terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to have an assisted death. While it’s something that remains illegal in most countries, more than 300 million people now live in countries which have legalised assisted dying. Canada,…
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Online slots gambling to be limited to £5 per spin
The amount of money people can place on a single online slots bet will be restricted as part of a wider government overhaul to tackle gambling addiction. A £5 per spin limit will apply to all adults aged 25 and over with a £2 per spin limit for 18 to 24-year-olds. The Department for Culture,…
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Families of Australians killed in Laos call for answers
The families of two Australian teenagers killed in a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos have welcomed news that eight people have been detained during a police investigation into the incident. Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, were among six foreign tourists who died after apparently consuming the toxic substance, which is commonly added to…
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Plan to boost NHS dental treatments 'not on track'
The £200m rescue package to increase access to NHS dentistry this year is not on track, a spending watchdog says. The dental recovery plan published by the Conservative government in February set a target of 1.5 million extra treatments in 2024-25. To achieve that, dentists were offered an increase in payments for seeing NHS patients…
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Israel Hezbollah ceasefire deal agreed, confirms Biden
A ceasefire has been agreed to end 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, US President Joe Biden has announced. “Effective at 04:00 tomorrow local time (02:00 GMT on Wednesday), the fighting across the Lebanese-Israeli border will end,” Biden said, adding that it aimed to be a “permanent cessation of hostilities”. Israel’s…
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Officer who Tasered 95-year-old guilty of manslaughter
A police officer who Tasered a 95-year-old woman with dementia symptoms at an Australian care home has been found guilty of her manslaughter. Kristian White, 34, used his weapon on Clare Nowland after the great-grandmother was found wandering with a small kitchen knife in the early hours of 17 May 2023. Her death a week…
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Trump picks Covid lockdown critic to lead top health agency
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a leading Covid lockdown sceptic Jay Bhattacharya to be the next director of a key US public health agency. Trump said he had selected the Stanford University-trained physician and economist to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s biggest government-funded biomedical research entity. Bhattacharya became the face…
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Minor NFL Transactions: 11/26/24
Today’s minor moves: Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs New England Patriots New Orleans Saints Seattle Seahawks Claimed off waivers (from Chargers): S A.J. Finley Waived: DT Myles Adams The Patriots moved on from one of their OL starters today. Michael Jordan started all 11 games for New England this season, although that was mostly due…