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JJ Gabriel has asked to leave Manchester United, dealing a significant blow to the club’s academy programme and prompting interest from Manchester City and several leading European clubs. The 15-year-old forward has formally requested the cancellation of his registration with immediate effect after becoming frustrated by the latest developments surrounding his first-team prospects. Gabriel was left out of United’s senior squad for their Champions League meeting with Azerbaijani side Sabah. He had also been expected to feature in the League Cup third-round squad against Brighton, where he could have become the youngest player in the club’s history. However, the teenager…

Georgia’s Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency to death-row inmate Stacey Humphreys, but his scheduled execution has since been halted by a judge less than 24 hours before he was due to receive a lethal injection. Humphreys, 53, had been due to die at 7pm on Wednesday, 16 September, at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. Cobb County Superior Court Judge Tyler Browning issued a stay late on Tuesday to allow a hearing under the state’s new Survivor Justice Act. The law allows some people convicted of capital offences before 1 July 2025 to seek resentencing…

Belarus has freed 25 prisoners as part of a deal with the United States involving a further easing of sanctions, with US envoy John Coale saying hundreds more could be released within a month. The detainees were taken to Lithuania after being released on Wednesday, following negotiations between Mr Coale and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Mr Coale, appointed by Donald Trump to secure the release of hundreds of people, said he expected to return to Minsk in about a month. “This process has been very successful. President Trump’s very happy with this,” Mr Coale told Reuters in Vilnius. The latest…

Former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has criticised Donald Trump’s war on Iran, saying the conflict must “stop” as fuel prices become “way too high”. Ms Greene left Congress in January after a split with the US president over the Epstein files. Mr Trump subsequently branded his former ally a “traitor”. Her comments mark a break with the president over the Iran war and its impact on fuel prices.

Inflation is not spreading as quickly as it did in 2022, according to ECB official Pereira. Pereira said the pace at which inflation is passing through the economy was slower than during 2022.

Travis Kelce has been identified as a victim of a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say defrauded investors of more than $35 million. Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being named in federal court on Tuesday in connection with the fraud. He was also ordered to pay more than $31 million in restitution. Jawahar pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud. Prosecutors said he operated Swiftarc Capital LLC and directed almost all of his clients’ money into a single investment in Philip Morris Pakistan. When that investment failed, Jawahar allegedly misled investors about the performance…

A Florida woman has been arrested after allegedly drugging a man she met at a club in Hallandale Beach and stealing his Rolex, which had been valued at almost $100,000. Lynda Mae Crouse, 32, is accused of taking the watch after travelling by Uber to the man’s home following their meeting at the Carousel Club at Gulfstream Park in South Florida. According to a probable cause affidavit, the pair met around midnight on 12 April and exchanged Instagram details before going their separate ways. The man later arranged for a rideshare to collect Crouse from her home and take her…

Twenty-five Belarus prisoners have been sent home, with US Presidential Envoy John Coale expressing hope that hundreds more will be released in the months ahead. Mr Coale said the latest releases could be followed by further progress, although no additional details were provided about the prisoners or the timing of any future releases.

Government spending on influencers has reached £2.3 million since the election, with 11 Whitehall departments and major public bodies paying online content creators and agencies to promote policies and services. The campaigns have included model Daisy Lowe promoting heat pumps and reality television personality Gemma Collins discussing vocational education. Ministers say social media platforms and public figures are increasingly necessary to reach audiences. But Mike Wood, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, accused Labour of using public money to compensate for its shortcomings. “The Government is spending hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money on influencers in a feeble attempt…

Airbnb is investing an initial $250 million in affordable rental housing in the United States and abroad, as record numbers of young American adults remain living with their parents because they cannot afford to move out. The company estimates that its Housing Accelerator initiative could unlock a further $5 billion in capital investment over the next decade. It will focus on directing finance towards housing developments, supporting pro-housing policy changes, improving construction technology and removing obstacles that prevent projects from getting under way. Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky acknowledged criticism that the company has reduced the supply of long-term homes…