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Available for over a year Alistair Bruce-Ball, Chris Sutton and Statman Dave are joined by comedian Luke Kempner to discuss the big FPL (and Celebrity Traitors) topics of the week. WARNING: Spoilers ahead! Can Ali rekindle his love of FPL? Is it time to sell Joao Pedro and Viktor Gyokeres? …

Sean Seddon, Wahiba Ahmed and Anna Foster Gaza health crisis will last ‘for generations’, says WHO chief Gaza is experiencing a health “catastrophe” that will last for “generations to come”, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme …

Tessa WongAsia Digital Reporter Provided by Kokila Annamalai Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, Kokila Annamalai and Mossammad Sobikun Nahar had been charged with organising an illegal procession A court in Singapore has acquitted three women who organised a walk to the presidential office to show support for the Palestinian cause. The …

Available for over a year Arsenal continued their perfect start to the Champions League this season with a 4-0 win against Atletico Madrid, Manchester City picked up their first away win in the competition since last October against Villarreal thanks to yet another goal from Erling Haaland, and Anthony Gordon …

Veteran striker David McGoldrick scored a hat-trick for Barnsley as they beat Manchester United U21s 5-2 in the Vertu Trophy, while Stevenage beat Crystal Palace U21s by the same scoreline. Barnet, meanwhile, beat Cambridge United 3-2 to go top of Southern Group H in the night’s other game. Alex Revell’s …

Liverpool considering January move for Antoine Semenyo, Elliot Anderson emerges as a target for Manchester United and Endrick now open to leaving Real Madrid. Liverpool are considering a move for Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25, in the January transfer window. (i Paper – subscription required), external Nottingham Forest …

La Liga has cancelled plans to hold a regular-season match between Villarreal and Barcelona in December. In August, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) approved plans to move Villarreal’s fixture against Barcelona to Hard Rock Stadium on 20 December – a decision that sparked discontent in Spain. The plans to hold …

Getty Images Jimmy Hagan, pictured in 1948, achieved huge success leading the Lisbon giants in the ’70s His love for the beautiful game may have started on a school pitch in the north-east of England, but Jimmy Hagan found his greatest footballing success in far sunnier climes. The Washington-born player …

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Britain has sent a senior commander and a small number of troops to Israel to help international efforts to monitor a fragile Gaza ceasefire following an American request. John Healey, the defence secretary, revealed the deployment barely a week after Yvette Cooper, the new foreign secretary, said the UK had …

As construction begins on President Donald Trump’s new, $250m (£149m) White House ballroom, mystery continues to swirl around the identities of the wealthy donors and corporations paying for it. Groundbreaking for the ornate 90,000 sq ft (8,360 sq m) project began on Monday, with excavators and construction workers tearing out …

Warner Brothers Discovery, the US media conglomerate that owns HBO, CNN and other networks, has said it is considering a sale, after “multiple parties” had made unsolicited offers to buy the company. Chief executive David Zaslav said the board would review its options in light of the bids, as it …

The Kenyan government has started the process to extradite former British soldier, Robert James Purkiss, to stand trial for the 2012 alleged murder of Agnes Wanjiru. Her body was found in a hotel septic tank in Nanyuki, Kenya. During a High Court session on Tuesday, it was announced that formal …

While the impacts for the UK are not thought severe enough for this low pressure system to be named by the Met Office, we could still end up talking about a named storm. With much stronger winds expected in northern France or Belgium on Thursday, impacts there could be much …

The BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award launched in 2015. It is decided by a global public vote after a panel of experts – including coaches, players, administrators and journalists – selects a five-player shortlist. Here are the previous winners: 2015: Asisat Oshoala Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala …

A British grandmother who has spent 12 years on death row in Indonesia for drug smuggling will be returned to the UK, an Indonesian government minister has said. Lindsay Sandiford, originally from Redcar, Teesside, was arrested in Bali in May 2012 after customs officers found cocaine worth £1.6m in her …

The Football Association have contacted Carlisle United as part of an investigation into alleged verbal abuse of Forest Green Rovers manager Robbie Savage. The former Wales midfielder, 51, spoke in the aftermath of “vile abuse” he had received during his side’s 4-2 National League defeat at Brunton Park on Saturday. …

Amazon is reportedly leaning into automation plans that will enable the company to avoid hiring more than half a million US workers. Citing interviews and internal strategy documents, The New York Times reports that Amazon is hoping its robots can replace more than 600,000 jobs it would otherwise have to …

The small Central American nation of Belize has signed an agreement with Washington to act as a “safe third country” for migrants as they seek asylum in the United States. Belize PM John Antonio Briceño said the deal – which must be approved by the Belize Senate – will mean …

Flanker Sean Reffell has been ruled out of Ulster’s United Rugby Championship game against the Lions on Saturday (12:45 BST), while Juarno Augustus is a doubt. Reffell was forced off with a shoulder injury after coming off the bench in Ulster’s 34-26 victory over the Sharks in Durban last weekend …