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Rangers have been told by an SPFL tribunal to pay Dundee a fee of around £400,000 for midfielder Lyall Cameron. Dens Park academy graduate Cameron, 23, agreed a pre-contract with Rangers last February before moving to Ibrox in the summer. The clubs were unable to agree a compensation package, so …

A gunman is reported to be at large in an Australian town following shootings that killed three people and wounded one. Police were called to two addresses in Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, after 4pm on Thursday (7am in the UK). Two couples, a man and woman, had been shot …

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed US President Donald Trump dropping his tariff threat to European opponents of his plan to annex Greenland. “Now we can start hard yards and finding a way forward on security in the Arctic,” said the prime minister. Trump caused jitters across the western world when …

Military authorities in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau have scheduled presidential and legislative elections for 6 December, despite calls for a swifter transition to civilian rule. Transitional President Horta N’Tam signed a decree on Wednesday after meeting members of the National Transitional Council, military, and government officials, as well as representatives of the …

Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala have arrested a woman in connection with the suicide of a man she had accused of touching her inappropriately on a bus. The arrest followed a complaint by the man’s family, who alleged that he faced online harassment after a social media …

Long-serving Newcastle Red Bulls prop Adam Brocklebank will remain with the Prem Rugby club for at least another season. The club have activated an option to extend the 30-year-old’s deal until the summer of 2027. In a decade at Kingston Park, Brocklebank has made 157 appearances for the club. “Newcastle …

Everton forward Kelly Gago “is free to go” if another club offers the release clause fee in her contract, says manager Brian Sorensen. Gago, 27, told French newspaper L’Equipe, external last week that Everton were blocking a move to Paris St-Germain. She also described their treatment of her as “unfair” …

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK will not yet be signing up to US President Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace over concerns about Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s possible participation. Cooper told the BBC the UK had been invited to join the board but “won’t be one of …

Although Antrim’s 2025 hurling championship campaign did not go to plan, thoughts of the Joe McDonagh Cup have been put to one side for now as the Saffrons set their sights on their Division 1B opener away to Wexford on Saturday [16:00 GMT]. Last year, a victory over Laois in …

Several people are missing after a landslide on Thursday at campsite in the New Zealand tourist hotspot of Mount Maunganui. An Australian tourist told local media he is “still shaking” after fleeing the landslide, and that it was the “scariest thing” he’s ever experienced. Rescuers are on site working to …

Australia’s Liberal-National Coalition, the country’s main opposition, has split after a row over hate speech laws, casting the future of Liberal leader Sussan Ley into doubt. The centre-right Coalition, which has been on rocky ground since a resounding election loss last year, had been divided over how to respond to …

Three people have died after a reported shooting in a small town in New South Wales, Australia, police say. A fourth person has been taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition. Local police are now investigating the reported shooting which took place in Lake Cargelligo at about 16:40 …

A study published by the Australian Institute of Sport in 2023 outlined a definitive link between an increased risk of skin cancer and those who spend all or part of their day regularly working outdoors. That skin damage, the study suggests, is permanent, irreversible and increases with each exposure. Last …

Mexican authorities have sent 37 inmates allegedly linked to powerful drug cartels to face trials in the US, after Trump floated the possibility of US land strikes targeting organised criminal gangs inside Mexico. It marks the third round of extraditions of alleged criminals from Mexico to the US over the …

BBC The infant’s mother was sentenced at Douglas Courthouse A mother who violently shook her infant son, causing him irreversible brain damage, has been jailed. The woman, who the BBC has not named because her son cannot be identified for legal reasons, caused injuries to the three-month-old in December 2022 …

“Unique. I can be anything.” Morgan Rogers refuses to be labelled – and while the Aston Villa star is talking about his positional flexibility, rather than boasting about his quality, his confidence is well-placed. The 23-year-old is third-placed Villa’s top scorer this season during their surprise Premier League title challenge. …

Elon Musk has made so many headlines that it’s easy to forget the buzzy headlines that were written when he and singer Grimes gave their son, born in 2020, a truly unique name. The boy now goes by X, the same letter as the name Musk gave to Twitter and …

Watford have signed former Roma and Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove on a five-and-a-half-year deal. The 23-year-old collapsed on the pitch two years ago during a loan spell with Fiorentina and was taken to intensive care. He was later fitted with a cardiac defibrillator, and has not played a senior game …

Three activists who organised annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have gone on trial in Hong Kong, facing charges under the city’s controversial national security law. Chow Hang-tung, 40, Lee Cheuk-yan, 68, and Albert Ho, 74, are accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the …

This is where things get interesting. Let’s start with the easy bit. For Real Madrid and Liverpool, both on 15 points, and Tottenham, on 14 points, a victory on matchday eight will secure direct entry into the last-16 draw. While Spurs face already eliminated Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany, Arne Slot’s …