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Watkins's legacy at Villa untarnished, says Emery as Jackson arrives

Four plead guilty to London arson attack on Jewish ambulances

Spurs boss De Zerbi targets one more big signing before window shuts

Meta's teen safety deal runs into an unsolved problem: proving age

Fed chair Warsh flags high US inflation as 'concerning'

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Man Utd new signing Baleba sidelined for three weeks

Stocks advance with all eyes on Fed chair's speech

Juve's Yildiz to miss 'several months' with foot injury

Celine Dion arrives in France ahead of sold-out comeback dates

Thieves buy tickets before plundering necklace from Vienna museum

Asian Games chiefs say room for everyone amid accommodation crunch

Norwegians mourn King Harald as son succeeds to throne

All-round Tongue stars for England in second Test against Pakistan

Prince, Andy Warhol feature in Supreme Court copyright case

Pop music and art converge on the US Supreme Court on Wednesday as it hears whether a photographer should be compensated for a picture she took of Prince used in a work by Andy Warhol.

Myanmar junta sentences Suu Kyi to 6 more years for corruption

Myanmar's junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to another six years in prison for corruption, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate's total jail time to 26 years.

Cold Siberian air would help Putin this winter

Across Europe, governments are scrambling to prevent energy rationing and blackouts this winter. Whether they succeed will depend in part on something they have no control over: the weather.

Djokovic 'would love' to play at Australian Open: tournament chief

Novak Djokovic is eager to play at the Australian Open but it's up to him to "work out the situation" with the government, tournament chief Craig Tiley said Wednesday, while confirming Russian and Belarusians can compete as neutrals.

Astros, Yankees, Phillies and Dodgers win MLB series openers

Yordan Alvarez smashed a three-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning Tuesday to give the Houston Astros an 8-7 fightback victory over Seattle in the Major League Baseball playoffs.

'Spirited Away': Ghibli theme park prepares for visitors

Beyond the gates, a whimsical world awaits, complete with a fluffy Cat Bus, the toothy grin of Totoro and a life-sized No-Face seated on a train: welcome to Ghibli Park.

Idled plants fuel German angst about de-industrialisation

The familiar plume of smoke no longer billows from one of the two chimneys at ArcelorMittal's massive steelworks in Hamburg's harbour.

Japan space rocket ordered to self-destruct after failed launch

Japan's space agency said it sent a self-destruct order to its Epsilon rocket after a failed launch on Wednesday because of a problem that meant the craft could not safely fly.

Stocks dive, dollar rallies as dazed traders gird for inflation data

Asian stocks sank again Wednesday while the dollar held gains against the yen and sterling as the volatility that has characterised markets for most of the year showed no sign of letting up.

English winemakers toast summer heatwaves

Under a blue sky, seasonal workers ran their secateurs along long rows of grapevines, harvesting a variety of pinot noir grown during the summer heatwave.

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