The Times reports soldiers accused of murder were sent into war zones while still under police investigation.

The headline on the front page of the Independent reads: “Hundreds arrested as French protests become violent”. The headline on the front page of the Sunday Times reads: “SAS men hunting Isis in Syria were arrested for murder”.

'French protests become violent' and SAS men 'arrested for murder'

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New York City v Los Angeles

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New England v Chicago Fire

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New York RB v Toronto

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Orlando City v DC United

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Atlanta United v Inter Miami

Joe Hart analyses Jordan Pickford's keeping

'Take Usyk out and Dubois is best in world'

'He's regressed massively' - reaction as Dubois overwhelms Wardley

Turkish girl group manifest on taking their music to a global audience, as they prepare for their first UK concert.

Manifest: From reality TV to Wembley Arena in one turbulent year

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Guadalajara v Tigres UANL

Diane Watson's best friend Pauline recalls a shocking school murder and its lasting legacy.

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The playground murder: Trauma, loss and a love that endured

Match of the Day's Joe Hart and Danny Murphy analyse how Manchester City made it seven wins from seven in the Premier League with a 3-2 victory against Ipswich. 

How 'dangerous' Man City maintained 100 per cent record

Match of the Day's Danny Murphy analyses how Liverpool are still to "easy" to play against despite their 2-1 victory over Brentford.

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Why Liverpool are still 'too easy' to play against

The practical impact of Northern Ireland's budget delay seemed relatively muted until earlier this week when hospital doctors announced two strikes.

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Health workers run out of patience with Stormont budget delay

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Santos Laguna v Querétaro

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Millonarios v Jaguares de Córdoba

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Atlético Tucumán v Rosario Central

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Vélez Sarsfield v Gimnasia Mendoza

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Man City's players and fans 'fueled' by boos and bananas

Newcastle fan Raul Kohli says his club's defeat to Aston Villa was a tale of past rejections, with summer failed signing Johan Manzambi influential for the visitors.

Newcastle fan discusses Aston Villa defeat

Newcastle 'haunted' by failed signing Manzambi in defeat to Villa

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Athletico Paranaense v Palmeiras

Rangers were full of positive energy as they made the trip to Dundee on the back of seven straight wins. However, a Dan Neil error felt "like a balloon popping", says Derek McInnes.

Rangers 'pop balloon' as Neil gift wastes chance to go top

Satellite images give clues about how Kim spends his holidays - something far out of reach for most North Koreans.

Satellite images of four luxury vessels associated with Kim Jong Un

Photos show luxury boat with 50m pool and water slides near Kim Jong Un's summer retreat

'Terrfic point' but Dundee boss Pressley wanted more

Dundee leveller 'like a balloon popping' for Rangers

WBO champion Daniel Dubois underlines his status as Britain's leading heavyweight with a devastating second-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley. 

Daniel Dubois lands a punch on Fabio Wardley

Dubois destroys Wardley in two rounds to retain title 

Two games in, no points gathered and a chorus of boos greeting him at full-time at Easter Road. The honeymoon is well and truly over for Marink Reedijk.

Reedijk has 'sick feeling in stomach' - are his Hibs team in relegation fight?

Demonstrations across the country turned violent, with cars and buildings set alight and shops ransacked.

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How day of protests unfolded as disorder breaks out across France

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Atlético Mineiro v Coritiba

Highlights of Saturday’s five Premier League matches, including Manchester City vs Ipswich Town and Brentford vs Liverpool.

Watch: Match of the Day

Which pundit is the strongest?

Munster start their Champions Cup campaign with a 33-25 win over Racing 92 on an emotional night at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

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Munster hold on to beat Racing after Foley tributes

Aston Villa are a side back in form, with Johan Manzambi scoring the winner against a Newcastle team he turned down to move to Villa Park.

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Villa's Manzambi shows Newcastle what they missed out on

Chelsea fan Savage Dan praised a mature performance from the Blues in their 2-0 win over Everton, which delivered their first clean sheet in the Premier League this season.

Chelsea's 'most accomplished performance of the season' in Everton win

Montpellier score 22 second-half points without reply to beat Bath on the opening weekend of the Champions Cup.

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Bath lose at home to Montpellier in Champions Cup

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Botafogo v Chapecoense

Jason O'Connell sparked debate when he started wearing the glasses, which have an autocue feature.

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Reform politician says smart glasses helping him make speeches in Wales' parliament

Although he represents the Bank of England, Rhys Phillips' Welsh heritage is "very important".

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'I'm not sure how King Charles would feel about being replaced by Tom Jones on our money'

Harry Kane scored on his 100th Bundesliga appearance while Luis Diaz netted a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrashed RB Leipzig 6-1 to go top of the table.

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Diaz hat-trick fires Bayern to win in Kane's 100th Bundesliga game

There were violent clashes between demonstrators and riot police throughout Saturday in the capital Tirana.

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Anti-government protesters battle with police in Albania 

The alleged comments were filmed by an undercover reporter for an ITV broadcast: Undercover a Year in Reform

Reform activist suspended after reportedly saying Muslims cannot be British

Lamine Yamal, Rodri, Gabriel Jesus, Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo all scored for Barcelona as they swept aside Real Betis in a seven-goal thriller to stay five points clear at the top of La Liga.

Lamine Yamal opens scoring as Barcelona beat Real Betis

West Ham fan Josh Birdi speaks about the Hammers' victory against Swansea, the players that stood out and the luck they had. 

West Ham 'lucky' but it's another three points gained

Pundits predictions ahead of Dubois vs Wardley

Who wins? Dubois or Wardley?

Viktor Gyokeres wants to leave Arsenal, Xabi Alonso eyes Barcelona duo and Liverpool target Dortmund's Felix Nmecha.

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Gyokeres pushing for Arsenal exit - Sunday's gossip

Nick Welsh seals an overtime win for Cardiff Devils after they fight back from 4-2 down to extend their EIHL winning streak to five out of five at the start of the campaign.

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Welsh seals overtime win for Devils against Blaze

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Platense v Lanús

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Minnesota United v St. Louis City

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Independiente Rivadavia v Tigre

Sarah Helm, who is married to Jonathan Powell, was responding to a discussion about the author Sally Rooney. 

No further action against government adviser's wife over Palestine Action post, police say

Fulham fan John Charles believes Fulham's first win of the Premier League will relieve the pressure on under-fire boss Alvaro Arbeloa.

'Relief' after Fulham's first league win but concerns remain on team selection

Florian Wirtz is instrumental as Liverpool return to winning ways in the Premier League, but does he remain boss Andoni Iraola's great conundrum?

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Wirtz delivers but remains Liverpool's conundrum

Dr Kreseda Smith said rural crime included drug trafficking and modern slavery. 

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Rural crime costing £41m is 'tip of the iceberg' 

Relive Daniel Dubois' swift two-round victory over Fabio Wardley to retain the WBO heavyweight world title

Daniel Dubois holds WBO heavyweight title

Relive Dubois' two-round demolition win over Wardley

BBC Final Score pundit Aaron McLean looks at the weekend's talking points in the EFL, including West Ham win over in-form Swansea City and Norwich City's woes.

West Ham unstoppable, Norwich in trouble - Aaron McLean's EFL takeaways

Hull City fan Ryan Frankish speaks about the club's defeat against Fulham in the Premier League and how it showed the quality of the division. 

Quality of the Premier League evident in Hull's defeat against Fulham

Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle criticises his team's decision-making in the final third after their 1-0 defeat by Aston Villa at St. James' Park. 

Newcastle made 'wrong decisions' in final third - Jaissle

The incident took place at a farmer's yard in Old Leake just before 10:00 BST.

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Man dies after crashing into two parked cars

'Unstoppable' Yamal fires spectacular opener for Barcelona

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery reacts to his 100th Premier League win after victory against Newcastle at St James Park.

Unai Emery reacts to Aston Villa's win against Newcastle

Emery praises Manzambi's 'skills and intelligence' 

Martin Keown's suggestion to reduce diving...

Liverpool fan Abigail Rudkin was delighted with Florian Wirtz's performance during the Reds' win at Brentford, after increased scrutiny over the German's start to life at Anfield.

'Florian Wirtz - unbelievable!'

Many more have been injured at an event in the Indian city of Kolkata to mark a Hindu festival.

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At least 17 dead in crush at Hindu festival event in India

Johan Manzambi heads the winner for Aston Villa against Newcastle, marking manager Unai Emery's 100th Premier League victory.

Johan Manzambi celebrates a goal for Aston Villa against Newcastle.

Manzambi heads Villa to victory at Newcastle

Welsh Water said they were working with residents to mitigate the impact of the drilling.

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'Frustrating' 24/7 drilling causing residents headaches and sleep deprivation

Lions and Sale Sharks are among the clubs to pay tribute to Hyron Andrews at their matches on Saturday, following the South African's death aged 31.

Lions players are emotional during a minute's silence for late team-mate Hyron Andrews

Tributes to Andrews before Champions Cup matches

Man City fan speaks about the club's Premier League win against Ipswich, Enzo Maresca, Erling Haaland and the shock at how many minutes were added on.

'12 added minutes? Have the sanctions already started?'

Liverpool come from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium as the hosts finish with nine men after red cards for Yehor Yarmoliuk and Vitaly Janelt. 

Liverpool come from behind to beat nine-man Brentford

Manchester City go six points clear at the top of the Premier League as Enzo Maresca's side record a seventh straight league victory with a 3-2 win over Ipswich at the Etihad. 

Haaland nets double as Man City go six points clear at the top

Alex Iwobi fires Fulham to their first Premier League win of the season against Hull.

Alex Iwobi scored his first Premier League goal of the season for Fulham against Hull

Iwobi delivers Fulham's first win of season

Pedro Neto scores twice for Chelsea as they beat Everton 2-0 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, in a game overshadowed by a nasty head injury to Emiliano Martinez. 

Neto scores twice as Chelsea win at Everton

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Sparta Rotterdam v Willem II

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Valencia v Athletic Club

Several teams earn their spots in Monday's first round draw for the first time in their history.

Four sides reach round one of FA Cup for first time

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Roma v Genoa

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Troyes v Lens

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Sligo Rovers v Dundalk

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Lille v Brest

Wrexham had to "block everything out" says Phil Parkinson as they responded to recent criticism with a victory over Preston North End.

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Wrexham had to block outside noise - Parkinson

Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.

Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,000 arrested after protests

The Israeli military condemns the violence but the prime minister's office says it is part of a "smear" campaign.

Vehicles at the site where Belgium's foreign minister says masked settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank attacked Palestinians, Catholic representatives and Western diplomats and officials.

European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in West Bank

Hearts' last trip to Parkhead ended with their title dream being crushed in the space of 11 minutes. They return to face Celtic on Sunday refreshed and reshaped.

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Can Hearts prove credentials at scene of title heartbreak?

Connacht produce a superb attacking performance to beat Saracens in their opening Champions Cup pool game.

Connacht celebrate a try against Saracens

Seven-try Connacht beat Saracens in Champions Cup

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Philadelphia Union v Charlotte

Tens of thousands of visitors are expected for the annual free River of Light festival.

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City road closures for River of Light festival 

John Swinney tells the SNP conference in Aberdeen that the campaign for indyref2 has already begun.

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Campaign for indyref2 has already begun, Swinney tells SNP conference

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17 October 2026