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Liverpool are awaiting the results of scans on Cody Gakpo after the forward suffered an ankle injury during the Netherlands’ 2-1 Nations League victory over Serbia, raising doubts over his availability for the Premier League meeting with Manchester City. The 27-year-old was taken off in the first half and has withdrawn from the Netherlands squad to return to Merseyside for further assessment at Liverpool’s AXA Training Centre. Cody Gakpo injury raises concern over lengthy absence An analysis of the incident by injury specialist Physio Scout suggested that the challenge forced Gakpo’s ankle into eversion and external rotation. That mechanism can…

Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett has asked a court to intervene in a funding dispute with county officials, claiming the sheriff’s office is not receiving enough support to run its law enforcement and detention operations. Scandrett filed a case in Henry County Superior Court seeking mandamus and injunctive relief. He wants a judge to order the county to meet what he says are its legal obligations to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office says Henry County’s population growth, rising demand for services and overcrowding at the jail have placed increasing pressure on its resources. Scandrett also claims he repeatedly warned…

Five men arrested over an alleged plot targeting RAF Fairford will be released on bail while police investigate whether the incident involved people acting for a foreign state. Laurence Taylor, the head of UK counter-terrorism policing, said the men remained under investigation after being detained on suspicion of explosives offences and planning a terrorist act. The suspects, all British citizens in their early 20s and from London, were arrested early on Sunday after a local farmer reported seeing three white vans travelling towards the Gloucestershire air base. Taylor said the men would be released later on Monday under stringent bail…

The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to temporarily revive a Bureau of Prisons policy that would end certain medical treatments and social accommodations for transgender inmates. The emergency appeal follows a ruling by US District Judge Royce Lamberth, who ordered the administration to continue providing care to a class of prisoners diagnosed with gender dysphoria and barred the bureau from enforcing its revised rules. The Justice Department’s request came after the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined earlier this month to restore the policy while the legal proceedings continue. The dispute began…

A Canadian man serving a life sentence for the sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl has been granted 60 days of unescorted leave from prison, despite being denied parole last year. Shane Ertmoed was due to leave prison on September 2 to work with a Red Seal chef as part of what was described as personal development for rehabilitative purposes. The start date has since been postponed for an unclear reason. Ertmoed was convicted in 2002 over the killing of Heather Thomas, who disappeared while riding her bicycle outside her father’s townhouse complex in Cloverdale, British Columbia, on…

Former Disney chief executive Bob Chapek has said he raised concerns with the company’s board about Bob Iger “weekly” during his time leading the entertainment giant. Chapek, who was dismissed nearly four years ago, has spoken publicly about his experience in a new memoir, Behind the Castle Walls: My Thirty Years at the Happiest Place on Earth, and in an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box. He became Disney’s chief executive in 2020, shortly before the Covid pandemic forced cinemas and amusement parks around the world to close. Iger, then executive chairman, remained at the company and oversaw content initiatives including…

Teresa Giudice told police that her daughter Milania had fentanyl in her system during an earlier incident, according to bodycam footage recorded at Tampa International Airport. The footage shows Teresa speaking to officers in an airport lift last Wednesday, during an emotional situation involving the family. Milania is also heard claiming that she had been “laced”. It is unclear when the alleged fentanyl incident took place, whether Milania received medical treatment, or what substance she believed she had been given. It is also unclear who she thought was responsible. Teresa’s comments appear to refer to an incident shortly before Milania…

Manchester United have not contacted other coaches despite the pressure surrounding Michael Carrick, Fabrizio Romano has said, with the club continuing to back their manager. Romano addressed the speculation during the international break after being repeatedly asked whether Carrick’s position at Old Trafford was under threat. “My answer is clear, guys. As of today, Manchester United have not made any movement to contact other coaches,” he said in a video. Romano added that there were currently no direct conversations between Manchester United and alternative coaches or their representatives, and that the situation was expected to remain quiet for the coming…

A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the bribery case against Washington DC council member Trayon White, after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Prosecutors accused Mr White of accepting cash in return for using his elected position to help secure extensions to city contracts for an associate’s violence-intervention business. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the government would seek a retrial. “We have video showing piles of cash being given to a DC councilmember as part of a $156,000 bribe,” Ms Pirro said in a statement. “Rest assured that we will retry this case and every corruption case…

Five men arrested near RAF Fairford over a suspected terror plot have been released on police bail but remain under strict restrictions while investigators examine their alleged actions and possible motives. Counter Terrorism Policing said the men, British nationals aged between 23 and 25 who live in London, were detained on suspicion of explosives offences and preparing a terrorist act under the Terrorism Act. Laurence Taylor, an assistant commissioner with Counter Terrorism Policing, said the suspects had been released after “extensive” interviews, but stressed that the investigation was continuing. “To be very clear, this does not mean that the investigation…