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Frank Lampard backed the VAR decision to disallow a late Nottingham Forest goal as Coventry secured a win. The call prevented Forest from scoring late in the match, with Lampard supporting the decision made after the video review.

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied entry to the White House on Saturday, a day after Donald Trump announced that the three organisations would be barred from covering his administration. CNN senior White House reporter Betsy Klein and MS NOW correspondent Akayla Gardner said their press badges had been disabled when they arrived at the complex in Washington. Politico later said its White House reporter, Cheyenne Haslett, had also been turned away and had her credential confiscated. Ms Gardner said she passed through two gates before reaching a checkpoint where her badge was due to be scanned.…

Eyewear entrepreneurs Linda and Allen Hammond have listed their architect-designed Byron Shire mansion for between $13.5 million and $14.5 million, citing the amount of time they spend travelling. The contemporary four-bedroom home is in Coopers Shoot, in the hinterland of New South Wales’ North Coast. The Hammonds are also understood to own a property on the Gold Coast. Linda Hammond founded and runs Otra Eyewear after co-founding Quay Australia with her husband. The couple sold Quay to a US private equity firm in 2016, after the sunglasses brand had built a global profile through collaborations with celebrities including Kylie Jenner,…

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has begun his “Send Me Tour” in Texas, launching the military outreach effort as his net favourability has fallen to a record low of minus 24 points amid growing public frustration over the Iran war. Hegseth invoked the biblical words, “Whom shall I send?”, referring to the declaration in Isaiah: “Here am I. Send me.” The tour comes as criticism linked to the Iran war continues to weigh on the US defence secretary’s public standing. His net favourability has reached its lowest recorded level, at minus 24 points.

Citi expects a hawkish Federal Reserve to slow the non-AI economy, according to the bank’s assessment. The view points to a potential divergence between activity linked to artificial intelligence and the wider economy as the US central bank maintains a more restrictive stance.

Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel has described being hit by a black pickup truck in an extract from his forthcoming memoir, recalling how the accident prompted him to reconsider the way he had spent his life. Emanuel writes that the incident happened in early summer 1994, after he had spent several hours at work speaking to dozens of people about their problems. He walked to Kate Mantilini’s restaurant at the corner of Doheny and Wilshire in Los Angeles, where he ate an omelette while reading a script. On his way to the restaurant, he noticed cars travelling unusually fast and thought:…

Metro Atlanta and North Georgia are at risk of scattered strong-to-severe thunderstorms on Saturday evening, after temperatures climb into the mid-30s Celsius and heat and humidity build across the region. The National Weather Service said increased moisture would help trigger storms during the afternoon and evening, with the greatest chance of severe weather in north and west-central Georgia. The main threats are damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning and heavy rain. Temperatures in the Atlanta area are expected to reach about 34-35C, with heat index values approaching 38C in some communities. The unseasonable warmth is running roughly 10-15 degrees above average…

Kai Lohmann produced a decisive third-quarter performance to inspire Brisbane to a preliminary-final triumph after a quiet opening half. The Brisbane forward had made little impact before the interval, but transformed the contest after half-time as the Lions secured an epic victory.

Online sports gambling addiction is the focus of the lead report in this week’s edition of “CBS News Sunday Morning”, which examines the rapid growth of betting since it was legalised beyond Nevada in 2018. The programme says the amount legally wagered on sport has risen to $167 billion a year. It also highlights data indicating that bankruptcies and credit-card delinquencies increase by 25% in states where online gambling has been legalised. Correspondent Jim Axelrod speaks to a gambler who wagers his annual income, while examining how betting platforms FanDuel and DraftKings interact with customers. The companies are now the…

A new podcast series examining allegations against Mohamed Al-Fayed has detailed claims that the former Harrods owner operated an abuse network comparable in scale and organisation to that of Jeffrey Epstein. The series, Al-Fayed: Who Looked Away?, focuses on the accounts of women who say they were sexually assaulted or trafficked, and asks why repeated allegations did not result in criminal charges against the businessman before his death in 2023. Among those featured is Joanna Brittan, who says she was taken to Al-Fayed’s Surrey estate after being dismissed from her job as a translator and personal assistant to United Arab…