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• Liverpool not for sale, confirms owner Fenway Sports Group - The Guardian

  20-02-2023 23:53 via news.google.com
  Liverpool not for sale, confirms owner Fenway Sports Group  The GuardianLiverpool's owner John Henry says he is not selling the club  BBCJohn Henry has just given Liverpool exactly what they needed  Liverpool Echo'We're never going anywhere with FSG' - Liverpool fans react to news American owners won't be selling the R...  Goal SingaporeLiverpool not for sale but investment process ongoing says owner John Henry  Sky SportsView Full coverage on Go
  
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• Manchester United transfer news RECAP with Marcus Rashford contract and takeover latest - Manchester Evening News

  20-02-2023 23:52 via news.google.com
  Manchester United transfer news RECAP with Marcus Rashford contract and takeover latest  Manchester Evening NewsWhy Bruno Fernandes' evolution shows key change at Man United  UtdDistrictMan Utd ridiculed for 'playing with 10 men most weeks' with star who cannot 'justify his place'  TEAMtalk“More dynamics”- Ten Hag explains tactical decision to bring on goal scoring hero vs Leicester  We All Follow UnitedMarcus Rashford scores for the seventh ga
  
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• New Gran Turismo 7 PSVR 2 Video Shows VR Showroom and Deep Forest Gameplay - GTPlanet

  20-02-2023 23:44 via news.google.com
  
  New Gran Turismo 7 PSVR 2 Video Shows VR Showroom and Deep Forest Gameplay  GTPlanetGran Turismo 7 Update 1.29 includes PS VR2 upgrade, a race against superhuman AI, a classic GT track and 5 new cars  PlayStationFIVE new cars and a classic track coming to Gran Turismo 7 this week!  RacingGamesGGGrand Valley Returns to Gran Turismo 7 – GTPlanet  GTPlanetBumper Gran Turismo 7 PSVR2 Patch Adds Even More Content  Push SquareView Full coverage o
  
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• Rafa Benitez on where Liverpool vs. Real Madrid will be won and lost - Daily Mail

  20-02-2023 23:31 via news.google.com
  Rafa Benitez on where Liverpool vs. Real Madrid will be won and lost  Daily MailLiverpool vs Real Madrid: Jurgen Klopp says Reds have to play 'two super games' in Champions League to progress  Sky SportsKlopp relives final ‘torture’ before Liverpool’s rematch with Real Madrid  The GuardianReal Madrid travel to Liverpool without Kroos and Tchouameni for Champions League clash  Daily MailLiverpool could lose Trent Alexander-Arnold for Real
  
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• Spinal nerve cell stimulation found to help stroke patients restore movement - The Guardian

  20-02-2023 23:29 via news.google.com
  Spinal nerve cell stimulation found to help stroke patients restore movement  The GuardianImplant gives hand control nine years after stroke  BBCTickle of the spine lets stroke patient use cutlery again  The TimesStroke survivor moves her hand for first time in a decade after groundbreaking treatment  The TelegraphWoman partially paralysed by stroke moves arm for the first time in 10 years  The MirrorView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Boy, 14, among three arrested after 'targeted' stabbing in West Yorkshire - The Telegraph

  20-02-2023 23:18 via news.google.com
  
  Boy, 14, among three arrested after 'targeted' stabbing in West Yorkshire  The TelegraphHuddersfield stabbing: 14-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder  Sky NewsHuddersfield stabbing: Murder investigation after teenager dies  BBCTeenager stabbed to death in Huddersfield as boy, 14, arrested - updates  Yorkshire LiveHuddersfield boy stabbed to death in machete horror as 14-year-old among three arrested  Yorkshire LiveView Full coverage on Googl
  
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• Huddersfield stabbing: 14-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder - Sky News

  20-02-2023 23:08 via news.google.com
  Huddersfield stabbing: 14-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder  Sky NewsHuddersfield stabbing: Murder investigation after teenager dies  BBCTeen stabbed to death as schoolboy among three arrested  Liverpool EchoTeenager stabbed to death in Huddersfield as boy, 14, arrested - updates  Yorkshire LiveHuddersfield boy stabbed to death in machete horror as 14-year-old among three arrested  Yorkshire LiveView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Nicola Bulley: The key locations in the case

  20-02-2023 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Nick Garnett visits the key places leading up to the discovery of the missing mother-of-two in the River Wyre.
  
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• What stage are Brexit negotiations at between Rishi Sunak and the EU? - The Guardian

  20-02-2023 23:05 via news.google.com
  What stage are Brexit negotiations at between Rishi Sunak and the EU?  The GuardianSunak under pressure as bid to secure Northern Ireland Protocol deal continues  Evening StandardGovernment to hold new talks with EU on NI protocol ‘in coming days’, says foreign secretary – as it happened  The GuardianLetter: Forget seven tests over reform of the Northern Ireland Protocol even three, here is just one  Belfast News Letter Protocol deal in D
  
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• Facebook and Instagram to get paid verification as Twitter charges for two-factor SMS authentication - The Guardian

  20-02-2023 23:05 via news.google.com
  Facebook and Instagram to get paid verification as Twitter charges for two-factor SMS authentication  The GuardianFacebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription - Latest News  Hurriyet Daily NewsZuckerberg May Have Better Luck With Elon's 'Blue Tick'  BloombergDoes paid-for Facebook and Instagram signal end of free-access orthodoxy?  The GuardianMeta Verified: Meta copies Twitter with paid subscription service for Facebook and Instagram  Euron
  
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• Chelsea boss Graham Potter faces 'unmanageable situation' says Rob Green - BBC

  20-02-2023 22:40 via news.google.com
  
  Chelsea boss Graham Potter faces 'unmanageable situation' says Rob Green  BBCPAT NEVIN: Chelsea fans want Graham Potter out but I hope the board stick with him  Daily MailThe five reasons Chelsea have not sacked Graham Potter yet  The TelegraphChelsea: Graham Potter has backing of Todd Boehly and club board despite poor run of form  BBCRio Ferdinand jumps to the defence of Graham Potter amid calls for him to lose his job  Daily MailView Full cove
  
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• Scotland leadership candidate Kate Forbes calls for 'reset' of SNP referendum strategy - Financial Times

  20-02-2023 22:10 via news.google.com
  
  Scotland leadership candidate Kate Forbes calls for 'reset' of SNP referendum strategy  Financial TimesTop SNP leadership candidates split over LGBT+ rights  The GuardianScotland's Finance Secretary Kate Forbes announces bid to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and first minister  Sky NewsChris Deerin: Kate Forbes has already shown she'll fight for economic equality in Scotland  The Press & JournalFrontrunner to succeed Nicola Sturgeon says trans r
  
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• Strike threats and Netflix feuds: Wales’s rugby crisis exposes greater problem | Jonathan Liew

  20-02-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  As off-field tensions reach new levels, you have to wonder if the modern international governing body is fit for purposeGot to say, I’m intrigued to see how the Netflix Six Nations documentary covers the Welsh rugby crisis. Given that the Wales team are refusing to cooperate with the Netflix crew, denying them access to team meetings and even turfing them out of Alun Wyn Jones’s press conference last week, you have to wonder what sort of material is going to be cobbled together. Perh
  
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• Eduardo Camavinga: ‘People think Madrid are dead, but Madrid are never, never dead’

  20-02-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Before Liverpool tie the midfielder discusses leaving Angola, his straight-talking parents and last season’s Champions League win“My dad told me I was the one who was going to lift the family up,” Eduardo Camavinga says. He was 11 then; he is 20 now and he is smiling. He is always smiling.He was in the fifth year at school and can picture the fire engines going past. Born in a refugee camp in Miconge, Angola, to Congolese parents, the third of six children, he was a toddler whe
  
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• Mass protests as Israel moves ahead with judicial ‘reform’ - Al Jazeera English

  20-02-2023 20:57 via news.google.com
  Mass protests as Israel moves ahead with judicial ‘reform’  Al Jazeera EnglishIsrael: Benjamin Netanyahu accuses protesters of ‘trampling democracy’  The GuardianMass protest as Israel's Netanyahu advances legal reforms  DW (English)Israelis protest as MPs prepare to vote on judicial reforms  Financial TimesDaily Briefing Feb. 20: Fateful day at Knesset as judicial overhaul set for 1st vote  The Times of IsraelView Full co
  
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• Rish! shelves his Irish border fudge after Brexiters say ‘No’

  20-02-2023 20:53 via theguardian.com
  
  PM’s cunning plan to resolve NI impasse stokes suspicions of sellout and gives opportunity for obstructionBrexit plays havoc with people’s memories. There are those of us who could have sworn that most leavers promised the country that a deal to exit the EU would be the easiest thing in the world. It would be the most amicable separation in history. The EU would be as pleased to see us go as we would be to see the back of them. We Brits would get everything of which we had always dre
  
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• Rish! delays his Irish border fudge after Brexiter meltdown

  20-02-2023 20:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Boris Johnson and co just could not let the PM put the final piece of his Northern Ireland Brexit jigsaw into placeBrexit plays havoc with people’s memories. There are those of us who could have sworn that most leavers promised the country that a deal to exit the EU would be the easiest thing in the world. It would be the most amicable separation in history. The EU would be as pleased to see us go as we would be to see the back of them. We Brits would get everything of which we had always
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv ‘unprecedented in modern times’, says US – live

  20-02-2023 20:52 via theguardian.com
  
  First time a US president visited a ‘country at war where US military does not control critical infrastructure’, says national security adviserWhat we know on day 362 of the invasionUkraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has tweeted to thank Estonia for a proposal for “joint direct procurement of arms and ammunition” for Ukraine, and to express his regrets that he is not attending the EU’s foreign affairs council meeting in Brussels later today in person.T
  
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• Suella Braverman urges Sunak not to ditch Northern Ireland protocol bill

  20-02-2023 20:51 via theguardian.com
  
  First sign of cabinet tensions emerges as Downing Street plays down hopes that deal with EU will be clinched on TuesdayRishi Sunak has been urged not to drop potential powers to unilaterally override the Northern Ireland protocol, as the first sign of cabinet tensions emerged over the prime minister’s proposed deal with the EU.The call from Suella Braverman not to abandon the bill echoes the same message from Boris Johnson. Sources close to the former prime minister over the weekend urged
  
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• What stage are Brexit negotiations at between Rishi Sunak and the EU?

  20-02-2023 20:44 via theguardian.com
  
  As the PM faces the biggest challenge of his premiership, Tory divisions are coming to the foreRishi Sunak is facing the biggest challenge of his premiership as former Conservative party divisions over hard and soft Brexit are re-emerging just as he appeared to be on the cusp of a deal with the EU to end the protracted row over the Northern Ireland protocol. Continue reading...
  
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• Turkey hit by two more powerful earthquakes two weeks after disaster

  20-02-2023 20:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Quakes of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude shake southern province of Hatay, threatening more destructionA 6.4-magnitude earthquake and a second measuring 5.8 have hit Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, terrifying those left in a region devastated by twin earthquakes two weeks ago.The latest quakes, less powerful than the 7.8- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that tore a path of destruction through southern Turkey and northern Syria on 6 February, threaten yet more devastation in a region where many p
  
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• Birmingham could face suspended points deduction after EFL charges

  20-02-2023 20:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Championship club charged with multiple counts of misconductInvestigation concluded ‘a number of individuals’ broke rulesBirmingham City could face a suspended points deduction after being charged with multiple counts of misconduct by the English Football League. The Championship club and “a number of individuals” have been charged with breaching EFL regulations after the league concluded its investigation into an attempted takeover.It is understood the charges refer to a
  
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• Azeem Akhtar departs as Essex chair despite no findings of antisemitism

  20-02-2023 20:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Announcement follows review of Akhtar’s social media activityHe said the review had ‘taken a toll’ in the last few weeksAzeem Akhtar has chosen not to continue in his role as chair of Essex, the club have announced.Akhtar was appointed in November 2022 but stepped aside in December amid an independent review into his historical activity on social media, after an article was published in the Jewish Chronicle alleging he had appeared to endorse an antisemitic tweet. Continue read
  
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• Brazil: flooding and landslides kill dozens in São Paulo state

  20-02-2023 20:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Cities cancel carnival festivities as rescue workers search for victims and clear roadsAt least 36 people have died and dozens are missing after torrential rain brought flooding and landslides to coastal areas of south-east Brazil over the weekend as the country geared up for its annual carnival celebrations.Rescue efforts continued in São Paulo state on Monday as more than 500 workers searched for victims, cleared roads and tried to reconnect isolated communities. Continue reading...
  
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• Martin Rowson on the battle over the Northern Ireland protocol – cartoon

  20-02-2023 20:30 via theguardian.com
  
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• The return of #BaftasSoWhite, three years after diversity outcry

  20-02-2023 20:27 via theguardian.com
  
  With no wins for people of colour, actors’ union Equity says pool of nominees is not diverse enoughThree years after the outcry over an all-white acting nominations lineup overshadowed the Bafta film awards, 2023’s event might have been the one where it was just all about a celebration of cinema.Yet, despite a complete overhaul of its system after being denounced for a lack of diversity in nominations, viewers and critics have once again been voicing disapproval – albeit while
  
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• 'The respect we all deserve': Canada women's team continue fight for equal pay – video

  20-02-2023 20:20 via theguardian.com
  
  The Canada women's national football team continue to call for equal pay following their 2-0 win over Brazil at the SheBelieves Cup. Canada's players are the midst of a labour dispute with its federation, Canada Soccer, following pay equity issues and reported funding cuts. The team initially planned to boycott team activities during the SheBelieves Cup and sat out of a practice before the start of the tournament. After Canada Soccer said the action amounted to an illegal strike, howev
  
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• Junior doctors in England to strike for 72 hours in March

  20-02-2023 20:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Ten of thousands to take part in industrial action in escalation of row between NHS staff and governmentHundreds of thousands of operations and medical appointments will be cancelled in England next month and progress in tackling the huge care backlog will be derailed as the NHS prepares to face the most widespread industrial action in its history.Junior doctors are poised to join nurses and ambulance workers in mass continuous walkouts in March after members of the British Medical Association (
  
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• Meghan Markle could 'impact Sussex brand' with the 'wrong reaction' to South Park skit - Daily Record

  20-02-2023 20:18 via news.google.com
  Meghan Markle could 'impact Sussex brand' with the 'wrong reaction' to South Park skit  Daily RecordMeghan Markle 'has been upset and overwhelmed by her depiction on South Park for DAYS' says source  Daily MailMeghan Markle could 'impact Sussex brand' with 'wrong reaction' to South Park grilling  The MirrorMeghan Markle's 'wrong response' to South Park skit could 'impact' Sussex brand  Birmingham LiveAre Harry and Meghan planning to sue makers of South Par
  
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• Calls for radical reform of gun laws after Plymouth shooting

  20-02-2023 20:14 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Catastrophic’ failings that allowed gunman to kill five people increase pressure to overhaul 1968 legislationSenior police officers, families of shooting victims and anti-gun campaigners have called for a “radical reform” of the firearms licensing system after an inquest jury found “catastrophic” failings allowed the Plymouth gunman, Jake Davison, to legally possess a shotgun that he used to kill five people.Pressure is mounting on the UK government to overha
  
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• UK runs short of salad crops and citrus fruits after cold spell in Med

  20-02-2023 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Supermarkets say they are working with farmers to ensure wide range of produce is availableSupermarkets are facing shortages of salad crops, including cucumbers, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, as well as broccoli and citrus fruits amid cold weather in producing countries such as Spain and Morocco.Shoppers have been complaining on social media about low stocks, particularly of cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes, as importers said supplies had been affected by a mixture of unseasonable weather and st
  
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• Dame Angela McLean to be UK’s first female chief scientific adviser

  20-02-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Professor of mathematical biology to succeed Sir Patrick Vallance after advising MoD and working with Sage during pandemicDame Angela McLean has been appointed as the UK’s chief scientific adviser – the first woman to hold the post.McLean will take over the role of providing independent scientific advice to the prime minister and members of the cabinet on 1 April, after the end of Sir Patrick Vallance’s five-year term. She will also advise on aspects of science and technology p
  
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• UK supermarkets face tomato shortages - BBC

  20-02-2023 19:58 via news.google.com
  
  UK supermarkets face tomato shortages  BBCTomato shortage in UK supermarkets as bad weather hits crops in Europe and Africa  Sky NewsWe saw the tomato shortage first hand in Liverpool as shelves lie empty across the UK  Liverpool EchoUK runs short of salad crops and citrus fruits after cold spell in Med  The GuardianSupermarket shelves left 'desolate' as UK hit by fruit and veg shortages  Yahoo News UKView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Joe Biden’s train ride to Kyiv may not put him on track for a second term

  20-02-2023 19:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Visit to Ukraine is a defining moment for the US president but foreign policy does not necessarily win electionsRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesJohn F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan had their speeches in Berlin. Joe Biden now has Kyiv, a moment to define his presidency and its era.There was no one phrase in Biden’s remarks in Kyiv to match Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” in 1963 or Reagan’s “Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall” in 1987, but the t
  
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• Joe Biden’s train ride to Kyiv makes history but will it win him a second term?

  20-02-2023 19:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Visit to Ukraine is a defining moment for the US president but foreign policy does not necessarily win electionsRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesJohn F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan had their speeches in Berlin. Joe Biden now has Kyiv, a moment to define his presidency and its era.There was no one phrase in Biden’s remarks in Kyiv to match Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” in 1963 or Reagan’s “Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall” in 1987, but the t
  
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• Worst fears confirmed - Nicola Bulley family statement

  20-02-2023 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Detective Chief Superintendent Pauline Stables reads out a statement on behalf of Nicola Bulley's family.
  
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• Texting parents may help schools tackle ‘truancy crisis’ in England, say experts

  20-02-2023 19:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Call for more personalised approach on back of broader efforts to build deeper relationships with familiesPersonalised text messages to parents could be used to help improve school attendance rates, as teachers struggle to re-engage children and their families after the disruption of Covid, according to experts.Lee Elliot Major, professor of social mobility at the University of Exeter, said there was a “national persistent truancy crisis” in England, with significantly more children
  
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• Nicola Bulley’s body recovered from River Wyre - police

  20-02-2023 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire Police's Peter Lawson confirms a body found in the River Wyre is Nicola Bulley.
  
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• The Guardian view on coup fears in Moldova: another front in Putin’s war | Editorial

  20-02-2023 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The west must not ignore the hybrid attacks by Moscow beyond Ukraine’s southern borderAs the anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine approaches, Monday’s visit to Kyiv by the US president, Joe Biden – during which he pledged further military support and a new wave of sanctions on Russia – powerfully testified to US solidarity. Mr Biden’s surprise trip, his first since the war began, was as important for its timing and symbolism as its subst
  
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• The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s Brexit fix: PM risks a Tory war he may lose | Editorial

  20-02-2023 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  The Conservative party leader needs to fight to get a deal on the Northern Ireland protocolRishi Sunak’s shuttle diplomacy – which took him from Belfast to Munich over the weekend – was an attempt to seize the moment over the Northern Ireland protocol before his enemies within the Tory party did. However, the grinding conflict over the issue reveals his government engaged in a struggle just to stop things from getting worse. Mr Sunak may get his way over the protocol, which kee
  
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• Liverpool not for sale, confirm owners Fenway Sports Group

  20-02-2023 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  John W Henry wants investment in clubSales presentation was made in NovemberJohn W Henry, Liverpool’s principal owner, has confirmed Fenway Sports Group is not looking to sell the club.FSG has been open to outside investment in Liverpool for several years and enlisted the investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in a sales presentation for the club in November. The move fuelled speculation that the Boston-based company could sell a majority stake in Liverpool, who they have owned
  
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• New Orleans carnival parade shooting kills one and injures four

  20-02-2023 19:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Man, 21, arrested on weapons charge after teenager shot and killed but police stop short of calling him shooterA shooting on a carnival parade route in New Orleans on Sunday night killed one man and wounded four other people, including a four-year-old girl, according to officials.Authorities said they had arrested a man at the scene on a weapons charge, but they stopped short of calling him the shooter. Continue reading...
  
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• Robert Mugabe’s son charged in Zimbabwe for damaging cars at party

  20-02-2023 19:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Son of late authoritarian ruler arrested over damage worth £10,000The eldest son of Robert Mugabe, the late authoritarian ruler of Zimbabwe, has been arrested for allegedly causing damage worth $12,000 (£10,000) to cars and other property at a party in an upmarket neighbourhood of Harare over the weekend.Robert Mugabe Jr, 31, spent a night in a local police station and then briefly appeared at a court in Harare, the capital, on Monday. Continue reading...
  
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• Climate activists cleared of one charge after pink paint protest in London

  20-02-2023 19:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Extinction Rebellion co-founder among four charged after throwing paint over charity buildings in 2020The Extinction Rebellion co-founder Roger Hallam has been acquitted of conspiracy to damage property after taking part in a protest that involved throwing pink paint over several charity buildings.The 56-year-old was cleared of the count along with three other protesters involved in demonstrations at the headquarters of Christian Aid, Amnesty International, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth on
  
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• Stillness falls on St Michael’s on Wyre, a village that came under siege

  20-02-2023 19:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Even as Nicola Bulley’s body was pulled from the river, ghoulish day-trippers were taking selfiesAfter three weeks under the glare of intense publicity, a stillness descended on the tiny Lancashire village of St Michael’s on Wyre on Monday. Children played in the primary school, the church bells rang every hour, and dog walkers took their usual route past the holly bush dotted with robins and thrushes to the bench where Nicola Bulley was last seen alive.For 23 days, St Michael’
  
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• Sheffield school criticised for saying job applicants must be ‘wedded’ to role

  20-02-2023 19:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Advertisement for assistant headteacher said candidates must be ‘on alert from 7am through until 6pm’ A job advertisement for an assistant headteacher has attracted widespread criticism after it warned candidates they would have to work “ridiculously hard”, be “wedded” to their job and that “we cannot carry anyone”.The candidate for the role at Mercia school, a Sheffield secondary that has been described as “Britain’s strictest school&r
  
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• Inside review – Willem Dafoe’s thief suffers for his art

  20-02-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Dafoe excels as an art thief trapped inside a super-rich art collector’s apartment in this claustrophobic fiction feature debut from Vasilis KatsoupisThere’s a throb of claustrophobic panic and despair in this movie; something like something any of us might feel while at a modern art exhibition and for a long, long moment unable to find the exit. Maybe the movie itself aspires to the cool, affectless chill of an unimaginably expensive piece of contemporary art.Documentary-maker Vasil
  
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• Body recovered from Lancashire river is Nicola Bulley, say police

  20-02-2023 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Officers confirm body is that of 45-year old mortgage adviser who went missing 24 days agoPolice have confirmed that a body pulled from a river in Lancashire is that of the missing woman Nicola Bulley.Lancashire constabulary said they had identified her after a body was found by two walkers in undergrowth near the village of St Michael’s on Wyre on Sunday. Continue reading...
  
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• Barcelona’s past payments to referees’ chief cast dark cloud over La Liga | Sid Lowe

  20-02-2023 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Questions abound after revelations that José María Enríquez Negreira, the former referee, was paid €7m by Barcelona“Today we talked about Cádiz,” said Xavi Hernández, Barcelona’s coach, and the only person there taking questions. “We talked about Cádiz, we watched a video on Cádiz, we did some Cádiz set plays, everything we did is Cádiz. We took a retreat in Cádiz.” Cádizian isolation,
  
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• The carnival of hysteria over Nicola Bulley shows us the very worst of modern human nature | Zoe Williams

  20-02-2023 18:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Bulley’s family faced a cruel sleuthing free-for-all on social media. But it is a breakdown of trust between public and police that got us hereNicola Bulley’s family now has a fresh agony to endure, now that the body found a mile from where she was last seen has been identified, seemingly confirming Lancashire police force’s original hypothesis: that Bulley was likely to have fallen into the river.For Lancashire constabulary, however, being proven right will inspire no retrospe
  
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