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Newcastle United are reportedly considering a January move for Al Ahli striker Ivan Toney, with manager Matthias Jaissle said to be pushing for a reunion with his former player. Reports in Saudi Arabia claim the England international has emerged as a leading target as Jaissle looks to strengthen Newcastle’s attack during the winter transfer window. Toney worked under Jaissle at Al Ahli before the German left to succeed Eddie Howe at St James’ Park this summer. The manager is now understood to be keen on bringing the 30-year-old back to the Premier League. Newcastle identify Ivan Toney as attacking target…

Police are investigating three separate overnight incidents across metro Atlanta, including gunfire at a northwest Atlanta apartment complex, a death inquiry near downtown and a call-out to a home in Lithonia. DeKalb County officers were sent to a property on Davidson Drive shortly after midnight on Wednesday. Authorities had released no details about the incident by early morning. Gunfire reported at northwest Atlanta apartments About an hour later, Atlanta police attended the Crystal at Harwell apartments on Harwell Place, where an apartment door had been struck by multiple bullets. No injuries were reported and the gunman had not been identified,…

Western Australian Labor MP Jagadish Krishnan is being sued in New Jersey over an alleged $1 million loan that a US businessman claims has not been repaid. Kannan Amalraj and his company, Kenyan Consulting LLC, are seeking $1.2 million from the Riverton MP, including interest, alleging he was unjustly enriched after failing to settle the debt within the agreed timeframe. Krishnan has vowed to defend the action and has launched separate defamation proceedings in the WA Supreme Court against Mr Amalraj and his wife, Gokila, over emails they sent to senior Western Australian figures about the disputed loan. Court documents…

At least 10 people have died after two high-speed trains collided in central Spain, according to the country’s state-owned news agency and local media. The crash happened on Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo, with rail services suspended between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia, rail operator ADIF said. Spanish broadcaster TVE reported that both trains were travelling in the same direction when one struck the rear of the other. Two carriages were knocked off the track. Manuel Galán, mayor of the nearby town of Urda, told TVE that passengers had been injured. Civil protection authorities asked the town hall…

At least 10 people have died and multiple passengers have been injured after two high-speed trains collided in central Spain, bringing services on the Madrid-Andalusia line to a halt. The crash happened at around 9am local time between Mora and Orgaz, near Toledo, as a Renfe train and an Iryo service travelled from Madrid towards Seville. About 400 passengers are believed to have been on board the two trains. The confirmed death toll is feared to rise sharply. Regional emergency response co-ordinators are understood to have put the number of fatalities as high as 39, while other claims suggested it…

Democrats are mounting an effort to reclaim rural districts across the upper Midwest, betting that anger over high prices, tariffs and the war in Iran can break the Republican grip on areas that turned sharply to the right during Donald Trump’s rise. The party’s prospects are being tested in western Wisconsin, southern Minnesota and eastern Iowa, where local organisers believe even a favourable midterm climate will not overcome years of distrust without a hard-fought ground campaign. “Everything’s on a razor’s edge,” said Clara Serrano, a Democratic volunteer canvassing among farms and cornfields outside Eau Claire, Wisconsin. In Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional…

Robinhood shares fell after a slowdown in cryptocurrency markets contributed to the company missing profit expectations. The decline came as cooler crypto-market conditions weighed on the trading platform’s results.

Michael Carrick has held a meeting with Manchester United’s players and staff in an attempt to rally the squad, with his position as manager under growing pressure. The discussion was reportedly productive, although Carrick faces a difficult test when United travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend. United have won only two of their 12 matches in all competitions so far, leaving little room for further setbacks. A stronger performance against Chelsea is therefore viewed as crucial as scrutiny of Carrick intensifies. Michael Carrick’s future at Manchester United Carrick guided Manchester United to third…

Steve Smith’s abrupt withdrawal from Australia’s return to Newlands has intensified questions over how much longer the 37-year-old will continue in the baggy green cap. Smith was ruled out with a neck problem, leaving Pat Cummins’ team without one of its most experienced players for the first visit to the ground since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. The decision came with little warning and appeared to surprise members of the Australian squad. Mitchell Starc said he only realised Smith would not play when he went out to warm up. “Didn’t know anything about it until well, I sort of knew something…

John Healey is expected to abandon plans to cut the cash Isa allowance from £20,000 to £12,000 for under-65s, reversing a policy introduced by his predecessor Rachel Reeves. The proposed reduction, due to take effect next April, was designed to encourage more savers to invest in stocks and shares and direct more money towards British companies. Instead, Healey is expected to argue that people should be better educated about investing rather than having their tax breaks restricted. The reversal would preserve the existing £20,000 annual Isa allowance for cash savings. Cash Isas are exempt from tax on interest, as well…