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 Chelsea have announced the signing of Pedro Neto from Wolves.The Portuguese winger emerged as a surprise target for the Blues on Friday with news that a deal worth an initial £51.4million, plus a further £2.6m in bonuses, had been agreed.Such a shock move progressed quickly, with Chelsea officially confirming the arrival of Neto during half-time of their final pre-season friendly against Serie A winners Inter Milan at Stamford Bridge on Sunday - new boss Enzo Maresca’s first home match in charge of the club.The 24-year-old was paraded to fans on the pitch during the break having penned a seven-year...

Chelsea unveil Pedro Neto as latest summer signing after sealing £54m transfer

 Kylian Mbappe is in line to make his Real Madrid debut in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday night.The Champions League winners take on Atalanta, who won the Europa League last season, at the National Stadium in Warsaw, and Mbappe will hope to immediately lift his first trophy in a Madrid shirt. The Frenchman was unveiled last month as a Madrid player, but has not yet made his debut for the club after being given time off following his Euro 2024 involvement.There is every chance he starts here, though, with Mbappe potentially leading the line and supported by Rodrygo...

Real Madrid vs Atalanta lineups: Kylian Mbappe debut, predicted XIs, confirmed team news and injury latest

An armed Metropolitan Police officer who called himself “Type Two Terry” was so notorious trainee officers joked he should keep his hands well above the dashboard.PC Terrence Ellis, based in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, has been sacked for making “disgusting” abusive and misogynistic comments to two female colleagues.One complainant, a fellow officer, told a four-day gross misconduct hearing she was “bewildered and shocked” by Ellis’s boasts given the level of scrutiny on the unit which once employed Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens and serial rapist David Carrick. The woman said he proudly told her his nickname on a...

Met officer in Wayne Couzens’ police unit ‘looked for who he could grope in training exercise’

Sentencing for a man who looted cosmetics chain Lush during riots in Hull has been delayed after claims he asked a prison probation officer “if he wanted his autograph”.John Honey helped attack a car with three Romanian men in, targeted a garage leaving nine vehicles damaged and pushed bins at police lines during the disorder on August 3.The 25-year-old “played a prominent role” in 12 hours of violence and unrest that gripped the city while wearing a “distinctive” England flag T-shirt, prosecutors said.Honey pleaded guilty to violent disorder and three charges of burglary at Lush, the O2 store and Shoezone.He...

Case of Lush looter delayed over claims he offered his autograph in prison

 The stakes will be high for Europa League winners Atalanta when they face the Spanish giants Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday but coach Gian Piero Gasperini believes they can pull off another surprise.Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in May, ending the German champions' remarkable unbeaten streak, and will be up against European champions Real who beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 to lift their record-extending 15th Champions League trophy."On paper we're even more of an underdog than we were against Leverkusen, who were coming into the (final) game unbeaten in an entire season," Gasperini told a press...

UEFA Super Cup 2024: Gian Piero Gasperini confident Atalanta can pull off Real Madrid shock

 Listen here on your chosen podcast platform.Attentions are already turning towards the next Olympics in Los Angeles after a thrilling finale to a memorable Games in Paris.Team GB will be hunting an even bigger haul of medals at LA 2028 in four years’ time, having just eclipsed their Tokyo tally on a dramatic final day in France.However, a comparative shortage of golds meant that Great Britain could only place seventh in the final medal table - their lowest finish since 2004 in Athens.GB will be targeting a return of those unforgettable gold rushes in 2028, with plenty of budding...

Olympics: Who are Team GB's stars of the future eyeing medal success at LA 2028?

A disqualified driver who caused the death of a five-year-old boy has had a bid to reduce his sentence thrown out by the Court of Appeal.Darren Jacques was jailed for six years following the death of Layton Darwood in what three senior judges called an “extremely traumatic” incident in Fenham, near Newcastle, in August 2020.Barristers for Jacques, who was 42 when he was sentenced in December last year, argued at a hearing on Tuesday that the sentence was “manifestly excessive” and should be reduced.But the judges dismissed the appeal bid, stating that the sentence was “fully merited” and that the...

Driver jailed over death of five-year-old boy has appeal bid dismissed

A 75-year-old pensioner was punched twice in the face after asking a fellow passenger to stop smoking on board an Elizabeth Line service.Detectives at the British Transport Police said the victim challenged a man who was smoking on an Elizabeth Line service from London to Twyford shortly before 11.45pm on July 8.Smoking and vaping is banned on TfL services and in TfL stations.The man then threatened the victim and then punched him twice in the face as he left the service at Maidenhead.The victim sustained a black eye and a cut to his eyebrow in the attack.Police believe the man...

Man punched pensioner twice in the face after he was asked to stop smoking on Elizabeth Line train

A “hardworking family man” will miss the birth of his child after he was jailed for launching missiles at a police van during mob violence which broke out after a vigil in Southport.Dylan Carey’s pregnant girlfriend burst into tears in the public gallery as he was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to 18 months in prison after he earlier admitted violent disorder.Carey, 26, from Hindley, Greater Manchester, travelled to the Merseyside town on July 30 with his girlfriend, Natasha Keenan, to lay flowers and light a candle a day after three girls were fatally stabbed at a dance class.Widespread disorder...

Man jailed after throwing items at police in Southport ‘will miss child’s birth’

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One Walmart shopper is issuing a warning against buying meat at the massive retail chain—but the reason why isn’t strictly tied to Walmart. It seems that customers at stores such as Walmart believe it's acceptable to grab perishable items, such as meat or dairy, and then place them on any available shelf if they decide they no longer want them.

Walmart customer shares why they will never shop for meat at the store leaving viewers torn

A couple are among four people who have been remanded in custody amid accusations of throwing bricks and missiles, and live streaming disorder on TikTok.The four defendants appeared at Cannock Magistrates’ Court on Monday with charges relating to violence seen in Tamworth and Stoke-on-Trent on August 3 and 4.The court heard approximately 300 people participated in the disorder on August 4 outside a Holiday Inn hotel in Tamworth where asylum seekers were housed.Cameron Bell, 23, and Kyle Barber, 24, were charged with violent disorder after being seen together on August 4 in Tamworth.Bell, who works at a care centre, pleaded...

Couple among four remanded in custody charged with violent disorder

A man is due in court in Belfast later charged with rioting offences.The 26-year-old has been charged with riot and intentionally encouraging or assisting riot.Police said the man was arrested on Monday in the Belfast area by officers investigating recent disorder in the city.Rioting earlier this month came after an anti-immigration protest.

Man due in court in Belfast charged with rioting offences

Lexington, KY

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Eleven former University of Kentucky athletes shattered a school record, earning 13 medals at the Paris Olympic Games. The former cast of Wildcats captured nine gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze.

Eleven former University of Kentucky athletes earn 13 medals at Olympics, a school record

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Nygee Johnson, also known as “Gito,” a 25-year-old member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips, has admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Johnson pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024, to a superseding indictment charging him with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy.

Rollin' 60s Crips Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering

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Town Talks

In North Carolina, the divorce process can be challenging, particularly due to the mandatory one-year separation requirement. This law mandates that couples must live separately for at least a year before filing for divorce, a rule that can be frustrating for many.

You might be granted a divorce in North Carolina if your spouse is ‘incurably insane.’ Here’s how

 Shocking video shows a teenage gang dancing and rapping in celebration after carrying out a brutal gun and knives attack on young man at a busy east London station.Four teenagers - Elisandro Pinto Alves, Hanzell Greenaway, and Jaheim Thomas, all 18, and 19-year-old Marvin Edokpolo - have now been sentenced to a total of over 77 years for attempted murder.Video released by British Transport Police (BTP) shows the moment they ambushed their victim while he tried to take shelter in a lift at Hackney Central station, leaving him fighting for his life.A 64-year-old woman was in the lift at...

Teenage thugs danced and rapped about brutal gun and knife attack at Hackney station

Los Angeles, CA

Herbie J Pilato

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

Four men were injured after armed men tried to enter a restaurant in east London in the early hours of Saturday.Police were called to the scene in Romford Road, Forest Gate, around 3.45am to reports of a group of men armed with a knife trying to enter a restaurant.Newham Council has named the restaurant as Bronze Royale African Bar.Officers found three men all suffering “superficial” stab injuries.A short while later they received another call, reporting a man had been found with stab injuries further along the road, near to the junction with Sprowston Road.“Officers attended and found a man with...

Four people stabbed after men 'try to enter east London restaurant with knife'

 A 13-year-old girl has become the latest youngster to be convicted for her part in the widespread riots as almost a thousand people have been arrested.The teenager, who can not be named for legal reasons, admitted threatening unlawful violence outside a hotel housing asylum seekers.She pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday after she was seen punching and kicking the entrance to Potters International Hotel in Aldershot on July 31 during a protest.She is one of at least 50 youths under the age of 18 who have been charged in connection with the riots.The girl...

13-year-old girl is latest youngster convicted for the riots as almost a thousand people arrested

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

 Manchester United are optimistic about agreeing a new contract with captain Bruno Fernandes.The midfielder’s current deal is due to expire in the summer of 2026 and United want to agree fresh terms.Fernandes has been at Old Trafford since 2020 and become a key part of the team during that time.The 29-year-old was made club captain by manager Erik ten Hag in 2023 and scored 15 goals in 48 appearances across all competitions last season.Fernandes was linked with a move away from United earlier this summer, but revealed in May that he was keen to stay on if his ambitions...

Manchester United confident over major Bruno Fernandes contract boost amid double transfer push

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