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- Virginia man convicted of murder says he did not kill wife before dismembering her body
Naresh Bhatt, 28, said he dismembered wife’s body after she took her own life, a claim prosecutors called ‘ridiculous’A Virginia man who claimed he dismembered his wife’s body after she took her own life is facing a life sentence after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder.Prosecutors in Manassas called it “ridiculous” that Naresh Bhatt insisted that he woke to find Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, dead from suicide in their bedroom in July 2024, then panicked because he thought he would be held responsible.
- ‘Hear the goals during the afterlife’: Barça fans get to inter ashes at club’s new memorial
Memorial FC Barcelona, part of upgrade to Camp Nou stadium, will consist of 26,000 niches where fans can deposit their ashesLifelong supporters of Barcelona football club will soon be able to cheer on the club from beyond the grave – but, like everything else at Barça, eternal devotion comes at a price.As part of an upgrade to the Camp Nou, the club has inaugurated the Memorial FC Barcelona, consisting of 26,000 niches where fans can deposit their ashes after their own final whistle has blown.
- Jockey Tom O’Brien, Cheltenham festival winner, dies aged 39
O’Brien rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps‘Tom meant so much to so many people across our sport’Tom O’Brien, who rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps including five Grade Ones and two at the Cheltenham festival, has died at the age of 39 after being diagnosed with cancer.O’Brien, who retired from race riding in April 2023, had a close association with Philip Hobbs’s stable near Minehead throughout his 20-year career in the saddle and enjoyed his most prestigious Grade One victories aboard Hobbs’s Thyme Hill in the Stayers’ Hurdle at Aintree in April 2021 and the Kauto Star Novice…
- Diners, deserts and donkeys: 100 years of Route 66 – in pictures
A selection of images from the famous US highway, which was established on 11 November 1926
- Football Daily | Mauricio Pochettino readies his jungle outfit for another big adventure
- US could lose measles-free status soon as RFK Jr’s pushes anti-vaccine agenda
Country is in the middle of worst measles outbreak since 1991, with more than 5,400 cases nationallyThe United States could lose its measles elimination status this week, an event likely to cement health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s legacy of meddling in vaccine policies amid the worst outbreak of the virus in the US in 35 years.If the US loses its measles-free status, it would join Canada and several European and Asian nations that had eliminated the disease only for it to return.
- Jaylen Brown gives former teammate Jayson Tatum frosty greeting as Celtics beat 76ers
- ‘An eternal shame’: Bilic and Croatia aim to use 7-0 humbling as fuel against England
The home humiliation last month has left a scar on Croatian football but their manager wants them to use it to positive effect in the Wembley rematchAs Croatia prepare to face England at Wembley on Thursday in the Nations League, wounds from a humiliating defeat by the same opponents just over a month ago are fresh and there is a lingering feeling of unease.No one will say it – certainly not Slaven Bilic, who always believes in goals that may seem unreachable to most others – but the impression is that Croatia would be satisfied to accept another defeat, provided it was gentle enough by score…
- Pete Hegseth survives effort to impeach him | First Thing
- How Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps ‘failed epically’
- New Orleans attorney fined $400,000 after exposing abusive priest says it was ‘worth it’
Richard Trahant says accusers have been vindicated after Catholic church officially classifies Paul Hart as sex abuserAn attorney who was fined more than $400,000 after getting an abusive Roman Catholic priest removed as a New Orleans high school’s chaplain says it was “worth it” now that the church has officially classified the cleric as a clergy molester.That remark from Richard Trahant came days after the archdiocese of New Orleans, having waited years, added Paul Hart on 6 November to a list of Catholic priests and deacons faced with credible claims of clergy abuse while serving in the…
- How a small, newly socialist US city became the second to cut ties with Israel
Voters in Providence, Rhode Island, chose to pull foreign investments from countries that profit from genocideThe tectonic blue wave that washed over the country in last week’s midterms also brought about a historic night for the pro-Palestine movement.Up and down the ballot, candidates who demanded an end to Israel’s war in Gaza resoundingly defeated opponents funded by the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac).
- Danny Kelly, football broadcaster and renowned editor, dies aged 69
Danny Baker pays tribute to the ‘funniest man I knew’Kelly was former editor of the NME and Q magazinesThe journalist and broadcaster Danny Kelly, who helped define coverage of music and football in the UK for a generation, has died at the age of 69.Kelly edited the NME and Q Magazine and launched the Football 365 website before going on to be a presenter and pundit on the BBC and TalkSport. He had been receiving treatment for oesophageal cancer.
- The Spin | Farewell Dennis Breakwell, Somerset stalwart and mentor to generations of cricketers
Left-arm spinner who has died aged 78 played alongside Ian Botham and Viv Richards in county’s glory days, experience he passed on to Jos Buttler and many othersAway from the bright lights and the hungry eye of television, cricket unfolds as it has always done, with a quiet welcoming handshake across the generations. Dennis Breakwell was the quintessence of that.Breakwell died this week at the age of 78, after a 15-year career as a slow left-arm bowler at Northamptonshire and Somerset, and more than 20 years as a groundsman and coach at King’s College Taunton. There he cut the grass, watched,…
- Some Democrats who missed key procedural vote to impeach Pete Hegseth blame traffic jam in DC – US politics live
- League One clubs aim for further curbs on spending as budgets continue to spiral
Wage bills in third tier have increased by 15% this season‘Luxury tax’ and three-year limits on losses consideredLeague One clubs want to introduce new spending restrictions to reduce losses by limiting investment from owners.Clubs in the division voted to tighten the rules last summer by reducing spending limits from 60% to 50% of turnover, and removed a staggered approach to owner investment, so that only 50% of equity injections can be spent on squad costs, with the rest assigned to infrastructure projects. Less than six months later many want to go further.
- Project 2025 had a plan to target federal data. The Trump administration obeyed
Hundreds of datasets and websites that contradict government’s ideology have been altered or wiped – a tactic taken straight from Heritage Foundation’s policy blueprintEven amid Donald Trump’s failures – the Iran war, soaring prices and a sharp rebuke in the midterm elections last week – there’s still at least one area his administration continues to carry out adeptly: its mass public information censorship campaign.In less than two years, the Trump administration has done staggering damage to US data and information infrastructure. Hundreds of federal datasets have been terminated or…
- Democrats’ US election sweep brings the price of their promised social contract into focus
- Bethell faces fitness race for South Africa Tests after being ruled out of Australia tour
All-rounder sent back to UK with swelling on kneeSouth Africa Test series begins on 17 DecemberJacob Bethell is battling to be fit for England’s Test series in South Africa next month after being ruled out of the white-ball tour of Australia.The 23-year-old underwent surgery on his right knee at the end of August and while he was not expected to be ready for the one-day internationals that start in Perth on Friday, it was hoped he would feature in the Twenty20s that follow.
- Pochettino’s Manchester United interest is as natural as it is disruptive to the US
The former Tottenham manager is always going to be a subject of interest, but United’s job carries a rare powerAs Mauricio Pochettino left the podium to close his final press conference of the last international window, he offered an ambiguous farewell.“See you next …” Pochettino began as he headed to the tunnels of Allianz Field in Saint Paul, before cutting his sentence short. Then, a bit of a sing-song: “See you next, see you next.”
- NFL trade deadline winners and losers: Vikings go full dadcore with Kirk Cousins in Super Bowl quest
Teams with championship aspirations tooled up at the deadline. Most, but not all of them, have improved their chances After what happened on Monday night, the Minnesota Vikings had to do this. In a dispiriting loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Vikings saw their tremendous defense go to waste, as Carson Wentz completed eight of 25 passes for 81 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions, and a passer rating of 8.9. It was one of the worst quarterback performances in recent history, and it continued a run of recent QB futility for the Vikings, from JJ McCarthy to Kyler Murray to Wentz. Vikings…
- Manchester United reach framework deal with Pochettino before settling Carrick’s fate
- US Treasury chief Scott Bessent is reportedly latest Trump official to move to military base
Bessent, driving force behind US push to cripple Iran’s economy, relocates over alleged threat to his lifeThe US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has relocated from his home in the Washington area to a military base after an Iranian threat against his life, the New York Times has reported.Bessent has spearheaded a US push to cripple Iran’s economy since the start of the Middle East war, vowing “economic asphyxiation” of the Islamic republic through a web of sanctions.
- Which football club has had most international captains in the same team? | The Knowledge
Plus: more speedy marathons by footballers, headed goals of the season and chairs acting as managersMail us with all of your questions and answers“Which club team has had the most international captains playing together at one time?” asks MH Zahid. “Conversely, which international team has had the most club captains in its starting lineup at one time?”A quick web search finds a fuss being made in various corners of the internet of Chelsea’s 2009-10 squad because it contained six national team captains in Michael Ballack (Germany), Petr Cech (Czech Republic), Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire),…
- Is No 10 still the best, or No 41? The myths and maths of Premier League shirt numbers
While No 9s still score the most goals and No 1s try to stop them, trends have changed since the introduction of squad numbers in the early 1990sHow much is a shirt number worth? It costs £8 if you want two digits added to the back of Arsenal’s 2026-27 home shirt, whereas Manchester City add on £16 for customisation, whether you want a name as well as a number or not.That is cheap compared to what baseball players decide among themselves. Juan Soto bought Brett Baty a $92,000 (£69,000) car in exchange for getting his preferred number (22) when he joined the New York Mets last year. But that’s…
- For Trump, Musk and Farage, the message is the same: voters don’t want to be hijacked by billionaires | Rafael Behr
- Bone broth, sweets ban and acupuncture: Harry Kane’s road to record England cap
Obsessive attention to detail is helping striker to reach new heights – and a 126th international appearance on ThursdayIt was Harry Kane’s dirty little secret. Something the England captain got up to after matches. He felt he deserved the indulgence. Yes, it can be revealed, Kane loved to reward himself after a gruelling 90 minutes with a bag of sweets. “I do like a Haribo,” he said with a smile after the Nations League win against Czechia in Prague at the end of September.No more. At the beginning of last season, Kane took the decision to cut out the naughty treats. After a while, he…
- Baby found alive after being buried in dog crate for 24 hours, South Carolina police say
Koah was found ‘clinging to life’ in a shallow grave after he went missing while in the care of his father, Lexington sheriff’s department saidAn 11-month-old boy was found alive in South Carolina after he was believed to have been buried for about 24 hours, local police said.The infant, Koah Sharpe, was found on Tuesday wrapped inside a dog crate that was in turn wrapped in a towel and buried just under the surface in the woods, according to the Lexington county sheriff’s department.
- Who is Stephen Miller, the new gateway man to Trump - podcast
Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad examine the Democrats failed impeachment attempt against US defence secretary Pete Hegseth and ask – could we see another bid soon?The other Donald Trump appointee making headlines is the president’s new chief-of-staff, Stephen Miller. Known as the architect of Trump’s tough immigration policies, the appointment is seen as a clear sign Trump has no intention of playing nice with the other side, despite indicating he would do just that after the Republicans massive midterms loss. Jonathan looks back at Miller’s past to try and decipher how a descendent of a…
- Trump could be about to sell out Ukraine. Europe must get its act together, fast | Paul Taylor
- Usman Khawaja bunkers down as book tour ‘adjusted’ amid ball-tampering claims
Book tour will still go ahead but with changes this week’s schedule Khawaja evasive when questioned on ABC’s 7:30 ReportUsman Khawaja’s promotional book tour has been subject to “adjustments” after the former Australia Test batter was grilled about certain claims on the ABC’s 7.30 Report.Khawaja pulled out of some radio and television spots on Wednesday, with his publisher Penguin saying that while the tour had not been cancelled entirely, changes had been made to his schedule this week.
- Three dead in Los Angeles after driver crashes into pedestrians, officials say
Three others critically injured and taken to hospitals as reports say car crashed into food stand in North HollywoodAt least three people are dead and three critically injured, after a car struck pedestrians on a Los Angeles corner during Tuesday rush hour, authorities said.The fatal crash took place near a North Hollywood metro station.
- Two white students at University of Mississippi make monkey gestures in Ring video
- Nima Momeni sentenced to 16 years to life in murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Tech consultant convicted of second-degree murder in 2023 stabbing death of Cash App founderNima Momeni, the man convicted of murdering Cash App founder Bob Lee, has been sentenced to 16 years to life.Momeni, 42, has been in San Francisco’s county jail since late April of 2023, after he was arrested in connection with the stabbing death of Lee, who had created the mobile payment service and was serving as the chief product officer of the cryptocurrency MobileCoin at the time of his death.
- Federal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed
Trump-appointed judge Jeffrey T Kuntz partially denies British broadcaster’s motion to dismiss over editFederal judge Jeffrey T Kuntz ruled on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC can proceed, denying in part the British broadcaster’s motion to dismiss the case. The president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit stems from the BBC’s splicing together of disparate comments he made before the 6 January US Capitol insurrection, as rendered in a Panorama documentary called Trump: A Second Chance.“Accepting the allegations in the complaint as true, the Court finds Trump plausibly pled damages…
- Kennedys sue to block Trump’s gilded arch, saying it would ‘cast shadow’ over JFK grave site
- Cricket Australia wants to move on from ball tampering saga but its equivocation has the opposite effect | Jonathan Horn
The interminable sandpaper scandal will drag on to the next press conference, social media post or book, until it festers into something much bigger than it needs to be There are some stories that you look back on and wonder whether we lost our collective minds. In Australia, 2018 was not a good year for banking executives, for prime ministers, for oily lord mayors and for cardinals. But the greatest betrayal of trust apparently concerned our national cricket team. There was public bawling, righteous indignation, weasel words and sanctimonious pieties. Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, flanked…
- Noskova beats Gauff to reach WTA Finals semi-finals as Pegula stays alive
Czech defeats Gauff 6-3, 6-3 to reach last fourPegula eliminates Kostyuk with straight-sets victoryGauff and Pegula remain in contention for final berthLinda Noskova secured her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Coco Gauff on Tuesday, while Jessica Pegula knocked Marta Kostyuk out of the season-ending tournament with a straight-sets win.The Czech, who beat Kostyuk in her opening match, has won both encounters without dropping a set and is assured of advancing to the knockout stage. Gauff and Pegula are both 1-1, with the final round-robin matches on…
- Who is Jim Jordan? Pugnacious Trump ideologue to lead diminished Republican ranks
Controversial far-right congressman defied 2022 subpoena from Capitol attack panel and was accused of ignoring sexual abuse as college wrestling coachThe election of Jim Jordan on Tuesday to lead House Republicans elevates a combative Donald Trump ideologue who defied a congressional subpoena over the 6 January attack, as the party tries as it tries to adjust to life out of power.Jordan will lead a diminished Republican conference, as its ranks shrink to one of the smallest in decades. But it is a triumph for the Ohio Republican who was pushed out of the contentious House speakership race…
- House Republicans block effort to impeach Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth
Trump ally, accused of an array of illegal acts, had earlier condemned impeachment push as ‘a farce and a stunt’House Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort to impeach Pete Hegseth, rejecting allegations that the defense secretary had repeatedly violated the constitution through his handling of the Iran war and other conflicts globally.The vote came a week after Republicans lost control of the Senate and House of Representatives in their worst midterm election in more than a half century, and underscored how lawmakers remain wary of crossing Donald Trump, who has signaled his continued…