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Liverpool’s hopes of re-signing Jarell Quansah could be complicated by the defender’s reported reluctance to return to Anfield. The 23-year-old is said to have reservations after struggling for regular first-team football during his previous spell with the club. Liverpool retain a £59.5 million buy-back clause for the Bayer Leverkusen centre-back, but that advantage may count for little if Quansah does not want to come back. A report has claimed that his experience on Merseyside could influence his decision. Jarell Quansah wants assurances over his role Quansah made only four Premier League starts during the 2024-25 campaign before leaving Liverpool in…

Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach who became the defining figure of the Chicago Bears, has died aged 86, his family announced on Friday. Known to generations of fans as “Iron Mike” and “Da Coach”, Ditka led the Bears to their only Super Bowl triumph when Chicago defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX in January 1986. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Mike Ditka,” his family said. “While the world knew Mike as a Hall of Fame football player, legendary coach, and…

Donald Trump has made no public comment on the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the military execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Trump approved the execution and said at a White House event on Friday that Hasan would be put to death by firing squad. The President did not address the livestreaming plan announced by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth the previous day. The White House has directed questions about the plan to the Pentagon. Trump told a rally in Texas on Wednesday: “We are going to deliver final justice to…

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Mike Ditka, the Chicago Bears legend who won an NFL championship as a player and later led the team to Super Bowl glory as head coach, has died aged 86. His family announced his death in a statement, describing the Hall of Fame figure as “the heart of our family”. They said he would be “missed beyond measure and remembered forever”. Known throughout football as “Da Coach”, Ditka remains the most celebrated coach in Chicago Bears history. The club said his impact over decades as a player, coach and ambassador was “immeasurable”. The NFL said it was “deeply saddened” by…

A company director has been granted permission to keep a large golf simulator cabin in his garden in Highcliffe, Dorset, despite neighbours accusing BCP Council of allowing him to “do what he wants”. Pete Bransky built the timber structure at the bottom of his garden, but residents objected after claiming it was larger than the building described in his original planning application. The cabin is 23ft wide and 13.5ft long. Neighbours said the initial plans wrongly put its height at just under the permitted 8.2ft, before Mr Bransky later submitted revised measurements. Residents also alleged that the building posed a…

California voters are being asked to approve a one-off wealth tax on billionaires, amid warnings from opponents that Proposition 40 could eventually be expanded to cover a much wider group of taxpayers. The measure would require residents with assets worth more than $1 billion to pay a levy equal to 5% of their wealth. The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, which is backing the proposal, says it could raise $100 billion and help offset federal reductions in health spending. Critics have described Proposition 40 as a “Trojan horse”, arguing that its provisions could allow future lawmakers to extend…

Braveone Jones was arrested after a police raid at rapper Trippie Redd’s South Florida home and is facing two attempted murder charges over an alleged shooting at a Miami restaurant, an arrest warrant says. Police allege Jones opened fire during a confrontation at Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen on 15 September, injuring two men. One of the alleged victims was shot in the neck, while the other was reportedly hit in the back. Officers called to the restaurant found a white cross-body bag covered in blood, according to the warrant. They later reviewed security footage which allegedly showed Jones wearing a similar…

Arsenal’s interest in Julian Alvarez could be revived after the Atletico Madrid forward began reconsidering how his future is managed, although a January transfer remains far from certain. Fabrizio Romano said the 26-year-old is preparing to make changes within his camp following a difficult summer. The development may give Arsenal another opportunity to assess a deal after they failed to sign the Argentina international during the previous transfer window. Julian Alvarez transfer situation remains unclear Alvarez had reportedly prioritised a move to Barcelona, but Atletico Madrid were unwilling to sanction his departure to their Spanish rivals. Arsenal maintained an interest…

Renewed Kīlauea volcano activity has prompted the temporary closure of two trails at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park after more than 200 shallow earthquakes were recorded beneath the summit and officials warned of further rockfalls. Halemaʻumaʻu Trail and part of Byron Ledge Trail were closed on Wednesday, 7 October, removing a combined 1.3 miles of routes from public access. Both trails descend from the caldera rim to the floor, where rockfalls have occurred previously. ([nps.gov](https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/news/20261007-nr-trail-closures.htm)) The National Park Service said the decision was taken because of continued inflation and increased seismic activity at the summit of Kīlauea, one of the world’s…