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LIV to wind down after backers withdraw support

LIV Golf is set to announce on Thursday it will wind down after a financing firm retracted its support.

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Emery in line for new Villa deal - Thursday's gossip

Manager Unai Emery is in line for a new contract with Aston Villa, Trey Nyoni to stay with Liverpool and Leeds target Harvey Elliott, plus more.

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Mugabe's son arrested over 'assault' during luxury car smuggling probe

The son of Zimbabwe's late former President Robert Mugabe will appear in court on 5 November with four other men.

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Chris Mason: The US elections will change Trump – how will Burnham react?

The big question for the British government is does defeat at home make it more likely that President Trump gets angrier abroad?

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British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK

Patient is ⁠in ​stable condition and will be transferred to a specialist ‘high consequence’ infectious disease unit A British healthcare worker with Ebola is being evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK for medical treatment, it has been confirmed. “A British citizen currently in the DR Congo has tested positive for Ebola,” a spokesperson for the UK government said in a statement on Wednesday. “The UK has well-established procedures for dealing with cases like this, and those processes have been activated … The risk to the UK public from Ebola remains low.” Continue read

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British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK

Patient is ⁠in ​stable condition and will be transferred to a specialist ‘high consequence’ infectious disease unit A British healthcare worker with Ebola is being evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK for medical treatment, it has been confirmed. “A British citizen currently in the DR Congo has tested positive for Ebola,” a spokesperson for the UK government said in a statement on Wednesday. “The UK has well-established procedures for dealing with cases like this, and those processes have been activated … The risk to the UK public from Ebola remains low.” Continue read

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The pollsters had got it wrong on the US midterms, said Nige. That aged well | John Crace

After his embarrassment of epic proportions, Farage turned up at PMQs – the last place anyone would expect to find him In what counts as breaking news on this slowest of slow Wednesdays in Westminster – most eyes were on the US midterm elections – it was nice to be able to report that Nigel Farage was in the Commons for prime minister’s questions. Not something you can often say. Despite Reform UK tanking in the polls, Nige still regards himself as the official opposition and considers it a major insult that he isn’t given six questions every week. Today he was happy not to get one. Not even N

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The pollsters had got it wrong on the US midterms, said Nige. That aged well | John Crace

After his embarrassment of epic proportions, Farage turned up at PMQs – the last place anyone would expect to find him In what counts as breaking news on this slowest of slow Wednesdays in Westminster – most eyes were on the US midterm elections – it was nice to be able to report that Nigel Farage was in the Commons for prime minister’s questions. Not something you can often say. Despite Reform UK tanking in the polls, Nige still regards himself as the official opposition and considers it a major insult that he isn’t given six questions every week. Today he was happy not to get one. Not even N

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An island in mourning: Tenerife processes death of De Miguel

Tenerife football club and the wider football community mourn the loss of footballer Jesus de Miguel following an on-field collision.

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Burrage receives support after online death threats

Britain's Jodie Burrage is receiving support from WTA staff at an event in India after being sent death threats on social media.

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Team USA stake could be sold to private investors

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) could seek private investment for a stake in its commercial rights.

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Defeat ends Djokovic's hopes of making ATP Finals

Novak Djokovic is out of the race to qualify for the ATP Finals in Turin after a second-round defeat by qualifier Rinky Hijikata at the Paris Masters.

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