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Match of the Day pundits Rob Green and Troy Deeney criticise the “dubious” VAR decisions that the officials got “the wrong way round” in Fulham’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Craven Cottage. WATCH MORE: Highlights: Fulham 1-1 Manchester United Available to UK users only. Source link

At first glance, the penalty decision is a simple one with Bassey grabbing Mount and throwing him to the ground. Given the Premier League’s stated aim to crackdown on pulling and holding at corners this season, in part brought in to help avoid time being wasted by referees delaying set-pieces …

Reuters Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Defence secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s intelligence agency chief, just weeks after a White House rebuke of a report assessing the impact of American strikes on Iran, US media report. …

The FBI has raided the home of John Bolton, the former national security adviser to Donald Trump who has become a staunch critic of the US president. The search of Mr Bolton’s house in Maryland on Friday was part of a “national security investigation in search of classified records”, NBC …

The Trump administration has revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former US officials, accusing them of politicising intelligence for partisan or personal gain. In a memo posted on social media, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard directed several national security agency heads to immediately strip the officials of …

The entire US-Mexico border wall will be painted black to make it hotter and harder to climb, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said, crediting the idea to Donald Trump. While domestic detentions and deportations have been the primary focus of the current immigration crackdown, Trump’s policy bill passed earlier …

A man suspected of ramming a car into a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has been charged with murder. Five women and a boy died in the attack on 20 December, and many more people were wounded. Prosecutors have also charged the suspect, a 50-year-old Saudi doctor, …

A Peruvian woman has been accused of attempting to smuggle $70,000-worth (£52,000) of cocaine and ecstasy into Bali, concealed in her underwear and a sex toy. The woman, who was only identified by the initials N.S., was stopped by customs officials who felt she was acting oddly, police said. “The …

Flash floods in northwest Pakistan have destroyed homes, swept away vehicles and left widespread destruction. At least 314 people have been killed in flooding since Friday, with the majority of fatalities recorded in Pakistan’s Buner district. Officials say Buner was hit by a cloudburst – a rare phenomenon in which …

A woman dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” has agreed to plead guilty of selling the drugs that ultimately killed Friends actor Matthew Perry. Jasveen Sangha, 42, will plead guilty to five charges, including one count of distributing ketamine resulting in death or bodily injury, according to the Justice Department. The American-British …

Hull KR forward Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has been hit with a two-match ban following a controversial challenge on Wigan Warriors prop Tyler Dupree during the Robins’ win on Friday. Waerea-Hargreaves was not penalised by the match officials at the time despite leading with his elbow on Dupree’s head carrying the ball …

Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged that every effort will be made to track down and punish the person who cut down a tree commemorating a murdered Jew. The memorial tree was planted 14 years ago to honour Ilan Halimi, who was tortured and murdered by a Paris …

AFP One of the carriages flipped in the crash At least one person has died and several others have been injured after a train collided with a slurry tanker and derailed in southern Denmark, officials said. Police said the crash happened between the towns of Tinglev and Kliplev in southern …

Sakshi Venkatraman BBC News Getty Images Four people in New York City’s Harlem neighbourhood have died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, an aggressive and potentially deadly form of pneumonia. The city has seen 99 confirmed cases with 17 people in hospital with the infection, according to the New York …

Flash flooding has killed at least 224 people in India and Pakistan over the last 24 hours, according to local officials. Dozens more are missing after torrential rains struck two mountainous districts in the neighbouring countries. Some 1,600 people have been brought to safety. In India-controlled Kashmir, at least 60 …

Rangers left-back Jefte, 21, has verbally agreed a five-year contract with Palmeiras. (UOL – in Portuguese), external Jefte and his representatives will meet Palmeiras officials in London next week. (Sun), external Reported Rangers target and striker Matija Frigan, 22, is close to joining Parma from Westerlo. (Fabrizio Romano), external Arsenal …

At least three people have died and one person is missing after heavy rains and flash flooding in Tennessee on Tuesday, local officials said. Two adults and one child were killed when a tree fell on their car early Wednesday morning as a result of the storms in East Ridge, …

A watchdog is investigating complaints about a councillor’s alleged behaviour towards senior officials at Dumfries and Galloway Council, including its chief executive. Ian Carruthers has been accused of becoming inappropriately involved in operational matters, and of seeking preferential treatment. The Annandale South councillor has been suspended for three months while …

A Union Pacific train with approximately 35 cars derailed close to Gordon, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon. Video shows mangled train cars piled on top of each other on the tracks, as emergency crews attend the scene. Palo Pinto County officials confirmed the derailment happened near the Coalville Road Bridge and …

Six men and three women have died in a blast at an explosives factory near the Brazilian city of Curitiba, in southern Paraná state, emergency officials say. The explosion happened on Tuesday morning local time when a number of people were on shift in the factory. Seven people were also …