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Southampton’s former stadium, The Dell, has been replaced by a housing estate, with a garden marking the site of the centre circle where the club played its final match before moving to St Mary’s. Southampton had made The Dell their home in 1898, 15 years after the club was founded. Plans for a new ground gathered pace after the Taylor Report, as all-seater requirements reduced the stadium’s capacity to 15,200 — the lowest in the Premier League. The move to St Mary’s was announced in the summer of 1999, with construction beginning later that year. The Dell hosted its final…

Sam Wood has been stood down indefinitely from the fitness and nutrition business he helped build after being charged with domestic violence offences in Queensland. The 46-year-old was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting after police were called to an address in Noosa at about 9pm on Saturday. The alleged victim cannot be publicly identified. Wood appeared before Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday, where his lawyer, Matthew Cuskelly, said the charges would be contested. “My preliminary instructions are that the charges will be defended,” Mr Cuskelly said outside court. A spokesperson for DBG Health,…

The death of an 11-year-old girl is being treated as unexplained after her body was found in a Worcestershire park.

A university professor convicted of planning to sexually abuse an eight-year-old girl continued teaching at Royal Holloway University of London while colleagues remained unaware of his arrest and criminal proceedings. Barry Langford, 61, was found guilty after exchanging messages with a woman and an undercover police officer whom he believed was offering access to a child. The pair discussed the proposed abuse through Telegram and WhatsApp in May and June 2023. Langford was arrested at his home in Richmond, west London, in October 2023 but did not inform the university. He remained in post while the case progressed, and his…

AI chatbots are being used by growing numbers of US voters to research candidates and ballot measures ahead of the midterm elections, prompting concerns that the technology may reinforce existing political views while appearing neutral. Adam Johnson, 40, spent hours discussing his ballot with ChatGPT from his home in Morgantown, West Virginia. He asked the chatbot to list the races he would be voting in before examining candidates and issues in greater detail. Johnson, a graphic designer studying to become an illustrator, already uses ChatGPT for meal planning, job searches and household tasks. He said the chatbot had become a…

Markets will be closely watched in the week ahead, with five key areas expected to shape the focus of investors and analysts. The developments will be assessed as the new trading week unfolds, with attention centred on how they may influence financial markets.

Antonio Conte has indicated he is in no hurry to return to management, despite being linked with the Manchester United job if the club decide to part company with Michael Carrick. The former Chelsea and Tottenham manager has been without a club since leaving Napoli in the summer. He remains one of the most prominent coaches available, but his latest comments suggest a move back into the dugout is not imminent. Speaking in a video message to the Festival dello Sport in Trento, Conte said: “I’m still enjoying my vacation, seeing as this year I have the opportunity to rest…

The Brisbane 2032 emblems have been officially revealed, following the image’s leak in a weekend blunder. The emblems for the Brisbane 2032 Games were released after the unauthorised disclosure of the image over the weekend.

Police in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are stringing fishing nets above vulnerable checkposts in an attempt to reduce the threat from explosive-laden drones and quadcopters. The low-cost measure was introduced in Hangu district after armed groups began combining drone attacks with mortar fire and gun battles. Officers say the nets have provided an additional layer of protection at several posts, although security experts have questioned how effective they would be against determined attacks. At the Sarki Piyala police checkpost, inspector Fayyaz Khan and his colleagues came under attack on April 16 when drones dropped explosives before fighters opened fire…

Advertising spending in the Texas Senate race has surpassed $153 million, with Democratic state representative James Talarico and Republican attorney general Ken Paxton accounting for the contest’s main spending. The total includes expenditure by super PACs supporting both candidates, making it a combined figure for the campaigns and the political action committees backing them.