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Premier League clubs to be banned from selling assets to themselves
Clubs will no longer be able to sell assets like hotels and women's teams to themselves from next season as the Premier League moves to a new system of Financial Fair Play.

Uneasy, unnerved, un-Smith - Australian great falters in spotlight
Steve Smith has played many domineering innings against England over the past 15 years but the Australian looked uneasy against an all-pace attack on day one of the first Ashes Test in Perth.

I misled Paul's team about Joshua's weight - Hearn
Promoter Eddie Hearn says he misled Jake Paul's representatives by claiming Anthony Joshua was heavier than he was in order to agree a favourable weight stipulation for their fight.

'Shock and awe - England bring big guns to Ashes shootout'
For the first time in a generation, England finally have the pace bowling to truly worry Australia down under, writes Stephan Shemilt.

The Greek island of Santorini saw thousands of earthquakes last year - now scientists know why
Thousands of earthquakes were caused by magma "pumping through" Earth's crust for three months, they say.

UN climate summit drops mention of fossil fuels from draft deal
A row over fossil fuels has broken out at COP30 but this is also likely to be a negotiating tactic.

Man jailed for murdering teen yards from his home
Eddie Kinuthia, 19, died after being stabbed multiple times near his home in Bristol.

Second MP quits new left-wing Your Party group
He is the second MP to leave the group, which has been dominated by internal tensions.

South African women stage lie-down protest against gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit

Italy Set To Welcome 146M Tourists in 2025 — A 4.7% Surge That Breaks All Records

Five Fastest Porsche Lap Times at the Nurburgring

Australia Post adds weekend parcel delivery for holiday rush

Ojomoh replaces injured Dingwall at 12 for England
Bath centre Max Ojomoh is handed his biggest Test chance yet after England lose Fraser Dingwall to a side strain for Sunday's game against Argentina.

Arsenal defender Gabriel out for weeks - Arteta
Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta says defender Gabriel will be out for 'weeks' with the injury he picked up while on international duty with Brazil.

Grizzly bear on loose after attacking school group in Canada, injuring 11
A male teacher "got the whole brunt" of the attack and some children were hit with bear spray.

At least five killed in Bangladesh earthquake
The epicentre of the earthquake was about 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) from the capital, Dhaka.

Should I take a meter reading when the energy cap changes?
Typical gas and electricity bills are forecast to fall slightly from January when a new energy price cap began.

Steve Rosenberg: Kremlin tight-lipped on leaked plan - but advises Kyiv to accept
Russia and Ukraine may be about to enter a period of intense diplomacy, writes the BBC's Russia editor.

Afghan national admits raping 12-year-old girl
Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, admits raping the child in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

Jay Slater's mum says online trolls sent her 'to hell and back' after he disappeared in Tenerife
The mother of a teenager who died in Tenerife is campaigning for Jay's Law to help prevent the online trolling of grieving families.

Uefa apology after ordering Scotland fans to remove celebration videos
European football's governing body had claimed clips of fans cheering Scotland's World Cup qualification in front of TV screens breached copyright.