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Aston Villa are preparing to offer Emi Buendia a new contract as Leeds United and clubs in Turkey and Saudi Arabia monitor the attacking midfielder’s situation. The Argentine is approaching the final six months of his current agreement, increasing the pressure on Villa to secure his future before rival clubs can make offers in January. Aston Villa contract offer for Emi Buendia Buendia remains regarded as an important player at Villa Park, and the club’s intention is understood to be shared by the player. A report by TeamTalk says Villa are stepping up efforts to reach a long-term agreement with…

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Philadelphia on Tuesday for the funeral Mass of police officer Shane Seiber, who was shot and killed in an ambush in West Philadelphia earlier this month. The service took place at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City, where colleagues, relatives and public figures paid tribute to the 40-year-old officer, a husband and father of two. A private burial was due to follow the service. ([fox29.com](https://www.fox29.com/news/funeral-mass-held-tuesday-fallen-philadelphia-police-officer-shane-seiber)) Seiber was posthumously promoted to sergeant during the Mass, in a customary honour for officers killed in the line of duty. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker…

Prince Harry has said he wants his disagreements with his brother and father, King Charles, to “work out”, signalling a desire to reconcile with his family. The Duke of Sussex referred to the divisions with his brother and the King while expressing his wish for the disputes to be resolved.

Whether language shapes the way we think is the central question in a new Doha Debates discussion. The debate examines the relationship between the words people use and the way they understand the world around them, focusing on whether language influences thought or simply expresses ideas formed independently.

Social Security benefit cuts of up to 22% could face millions of Americans in the early 2030s unless Congress acts, despite a 3.6% cost-of-living increase due to take effect next year. The Social Security Administration said the 2027 adjustment would increase payments for nearly 72 million beneficiaries from January. About 7.3 million people receiving Supplemental Security Income will receive the higher rate from December 31 2026, with the overall increase reaching 76 million Americans, including people receiving both types of support. The average retirement payment is expected to rise by about $75 a month, from $2,095 to $2,170. The annual…

Jodie Sweetin has recalled surviving a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles while travelling in a limousine with friends and her late Full House co-star Bob Saget. The incident happened outside Ed Debevic’s on La Cienega Boulevard in the early 1990s, shortly before the group was due to attend a Janet Jackson concert. Sweetin was sitting in the limousine with Candace Cameron Bure’s sister and another young person when gunfire erupted. “S*** was wild,” she said. During the chaos, the group fled the vehicle and ran back into the restaurant for safety. Saget and the other adults were still inside at…

Alex Scott’s potential January move to Chelsea has come into sharper focus after Fabrizio Romano said Bournemouth have opened the door to a possible transfer. The midfielder was considered Chelsea’s top midfield target during the summer, but a deal could not be completed. Romano said the club remain interested as the winter window approaches. “Let me clarify one thing. Bournemouth are not putting Alex Scott on the market. It is not that Bournemouth are saying they want to sell Alex Scott,” Romano said on his YouTube channel. He added: “Obviously, he is a fantastic player and an England international. So,…

David Hresil’s family is still seeking answers nearly 18 years after the 18-year-old was fatally shot while walking home from St Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago’s West Lawn neighbourhood. Hresil, a senior at the school, was killed on 8 January 2009 near 60th Street and Springfield Avenue. His relatives say he had been expected home that afternoon, where the family planned to see him. Instead, his mother, Monica Hresil, received an urgent telephone call while she was at a laundromat and was told to return home immediately. The family said David had been shot 12 times and was…

UK police have re-arrested two men on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service as part of an investigation into activity at RAF Fairford last month. Counter Terrorism Policing said one of the men, a 24-year-old UK citizen, was initially detained outside the military base in south-west England in the early hours of September 27. The second man is a 25-year-old UK-Iranian dual citizen who had previously been arrested in London, police said. Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of National Counter Terrorism Policing, said: “We consider it highly likely that there is Iranian state involvement.” The arrests relate to activity…

Two men arrested in connection with a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford have been rearrested on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service, Counter Terrorism Policing said. The suspects are a 24-year-old UK national and a 25-year-old dual UK and Iranian national, both from Westminster, London. Police confirmed that Iran is the country linked to the investigation. The younger man was first arrested near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on September 27. The second man was arrested in Westminster on October 1. Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of national counter terrorism policing, said the investigation remained ongoing and that officers were…