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A private hire taxi driver who picked up a Manchester United fan and his seven-year-old son without a booking after a match and charged £35 for a five-mile journey has lost his licence. Rehan Mirza, 42, picked up the pair at a taxi rank on Sir Matt Busby Way and …

A water company is extracting sugar from toilet paper flushed down the loo. United Utilities said it was undertaking the “ground-breaking” trials at its Blackburn sewage works. The water company said the naturally occurring glucose could be turned into biofuels, bioplastics and detergents. United Utilities (UU) said people could be …

Eddie Howe says Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’s claim that Newcastle United were “idiots” for paying £69m for Nick Woltemade is “irrelevant”. The Bayern Munich supervisory board member congratulated Stuttgart for “finding an idiot who will pay that much money” and stressed “we would have certainly not done that” during an interview with …

Moves for a UEFA vote on suspending Israel from European football are on hold while Donald Trump attempts to end the war in Gaza, Sky News understands. UEFA had been hearing last week of a growing clamour among UEFA executive committee members and within European FAs to kick out Israeli …

Image-hosting platform Imgur has blocked people in the UK from accessing its content. Imgur is used by millions to make and share images such as memes across the web, particularly on Reddit and in online forums. But UK users trying to access Imgur on Tuesday were met with an error …

The family of a Mexican man shot last week at an immigration and customs facility in Dallas say he’s died, becoming the second detainee to be killed in the attack. Police previously said one person was killed and two critically injured after a gunman opened fire at an ICE field …

An internet and mobile phone blackout has hit Afghanistan, as part of a Taliban crackdown on immorality. Internet connectivity in Afghanistan had flatlined to about 1%, said NetBlocks, an international internet access monitoring organisation. “The incident is likely to severely limit the public’s ability to contact the outside world,” it …

Saliba joined the Gunners from Ligue 1 side Saint-Etienne in July 2019 and was loaned back to the French club for the 2019-20 season before having further loan spells in Ligue 1 at Nice and Marseille. He made his Arsenal debut in August 2022 and has established himself as a …

Goalkeepers: Karl Darlow (Leeds United), Adam Davies (Sheffield United), Tom King (Everton). Defenders: Ben Cabango (Swansea City), Jay Dasilva (Coventry City), Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City), Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City), Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion), Joe Rodon (Leeds United), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest). Midfielders: Ethan Ampadu (Leeds …

Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack is flying back to Scotland this week in an urgent bid to help manager Jimmy Thelin turn around the club’s fortunes. (Aberdeen Live), external Celtic and Rangers have been offered Pierre Ekwah, with the former Sunderland midfielder claiming to have had his contract cancelled at St …

A Russian woman who made global headlines after being found living in a cave in India with her two young daughters has flown back to her country, an official told the BBC. Nina Kutina, 40, and her daughters – aged six and five – were rescued on 9 July by …

Pele. Ronaldo. Romario. Jairzinho. The list could go on. Brazil has been blessed with great goalscorers throughout their footballing history, players who have fired them to a record five World Cup wins. Now the race is on for the striker to lead their line at this summer’s tournament in the …

Derry City winger Michael Duffy has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the Brandywell until at least the end of the 2028 season. The 31-year-old made his 200th appearance for his hometown club in Friday night’s League of Ireland Premier Division draw at Drogheda United. Speaking after …

Gabija GataveckaiteBBC News NI Dublin correspondent Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile Catherine Connolly, Jim Gavin and Heather Humphreys took part in the first Irish presidential television debate on Monday Candidates in the Irish presidential election went head to head on the use of the Irish tricolour by anti-immigration campaigners, Gaza and a united …

Sean Longstaff (Leeds) A last-gasp Bournemouth equaliser on Saturday may have been painful for the Elland Road faithful but the performance of Sean Longstaff gives Daniel Farke and co much hope for the rest of the season. In a standout display, the former Newcastle United man both scored and assisted …

Antoine Semenyo is wanted by top clubs, England internationals Bukayo Saka and Kieran Trippier are offered new deals, plus more. Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo is continuing to attract interest despite signing a new contract in the summer, with Tottenham, Manchester United, Manchester City and Aston Villa all keen on the …

Chris ClementsSocial affairs correspondent, BBC Scotland National Crime Agency Goran Assad Jalal was charged in 2017 over a fraud at Heart of Midlothian FC worth more £85,000 The suspected ring-leader of a people-smuggling gang is also wanted over a construction fraud at Heart of Midlothian Football Club, the BBC can …

Watch Premier League highlights as new West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo earns a draw at Everton in his first match in charge. BBC News

It’s been 30 years since the original PlayStation was released in North America and Europe after first debuting in Japan nine months earlier. To mark the occasion, Sony has announced a “large-format photography book” featuring 400 pages filled with photos of prototypes of controllers and consoles the public hasn’t seen …

Steven Fletcher has announced his retirement from football at the age of 38. The 33-times capped Scotland forward was most recently at Wrexham, helping them secure back-to-back promotions to the Championship. Fletcher started his career at Hibernian and was linked with a return to Easter Road this summer. He moved …