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What has led to Liverpool's seven-game winless WSL run?
With just one point from their first seven Women's Super League matches this season Liverpool are not where they want to be, but the January transfer window could be key to their campaign.

Joshua v Paul? Hearn says 'maybe' with camps in talks
Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua is in talks to fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, says promoter Eddie Hearn.

The Ratcliffe revolution - inside Man Utd's mass exodus and rebuild
BBC Sport tells the story of how Sir Jim Ratcliffe ripped apart and rebuilt Manchester United's leadership team.

NHS waiting list down after three months of rises
At the end of September, the backlog stood at 7.39 million in England.

The great number nine decline - where have England's strikers gone?
BBC Sport takes an in-depth look at why England lack centre-forward options behind Harry Kane - a far cry from when the likes of Les Ferdinand only won 17 caps.

British Gas boss voices concerns over Scotland's energy jobs
Chris O'Shea, the boss of Centrica, which owns British Gas, says the energy transition is correct, but worries over the impact on jobs.

UK growth slows after big fall in car production
The cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing and weighed on growth in the economy, figures show.

Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
The government says it will save £100m over this Parliament and less than 20% of voters can name their PCC.

Council visited wrong home to check on Sara Sharif the day before her murder
A review into the run-up to her murder found "the system failed to keep her safe" and that race was a bar to reporting possible child abuse.

Ex-Knight heading home to tackle new challenge head on with 100-1 shot
Former Knights, Dragons and Eels forward Darren Treacy is confident filly Ghayoor can defy her odds in the group 3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle.

Racing dropped $20m in two years. But a Cup day betting bonanza provides new hope
Prizemoney will be under threat if Racing Victoria can’t reverse two consecutive financial year losses. But the industry’s boss believes they can.

What's up with Wales and Spurs 'mystery' Johnson?
Brennan Johnson should be a key player for Wales but, as well as being in and out of Spurs' team, he finds himself out of favour for his country.

Scott left out of England squad for Serbia match
Uncapped Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott is left out of the 23-man England squad for Thursday's World Cup qualifier against Serbia at Wembley.

Stokes takes six in England warm-up but Wood suffers injury concern
England captain Ben Stokes takes six wickets on the opening day of his side's solitary warm-up match before the Ashes begins next week.

Scottish government aiming to issue first bonds in 2026-27
Scottish ministers wants to use bonds to raise money from investors to fund infrastructure projects.

Amber warnings issued ahead of heavy rain from Storm Claudia
Storm Claudia is set to bring heavy and persistent rain to parts of the UK with amber warnings issued with risk of flooding and disruption.

Ministers urge PM to sack whoever was behind anonymous briefings
Ed Miliband and Wes Streeting are urging the PM to take action over briefings to media about a challenge to his leadership.

Jokic goes berserk in Nuggets win
Nikola Jokic scores 55 points for the Denver Nuggets in their victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Lees looks to open edition for chance to break Hunter drought
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees has won just about everything at his home track except the club’s biggest race - The Hunter.

Warren hunts stop-over win in Newcastle after grand plan falls short
Victorian trainer Jason Warren believes Grand Pierro shapes up well to give him a feature win with his first runner at Newcastle on Saturday.