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Liverpool’s expensively assembled attack showed signs of finally clicking as they came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1, with Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola all making decisive contributions. Isak endured a quiet evening for long periods, managing only 16 touches as Brentford worked hard to restrict him. But his second-half finish was a reminder of his quality, as he controlled the ball and fired it home with remarkable speed. The goal was Isak’s fifth of the Premier League season, leaving him behind only Erling Haaland in the scoring charts. It also offered encouragement after a difficult first campaign.…

A 24-year-old US Forest Service firefighter has died after being struck by a tree while responding to a wildfire in Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest. Kaitlyn “KK” Gallagher, from Alexandria, was injured on Wednesday 14 October during an initial attack on the Broken Creek Fire in Rapides Parish. A federal incident review said a tree struck a utility task vehicle, seriously injuring one of its occupants. Gallagher later died from her injuries. The fire covered about 10 acres before being brought under control, officials said. Gallagher joined the Forest Service in 2025 as a wildland firefighter apprentice. She spent two summers…

Israel’s general election on October 27 is being presented by senior former politicians as a decisive test of the country’s identity, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fighting to remain in power after years of political upheaval, war and deepening polarisation. Former prime minister Ehud Olmert said he had often heard Israeli elections described as the most important in the nation’s history, but believed the claim was justified this time. “The crisis we are in today is the most threatening to the nature of what Israel was and what Israel is supposed to be that we have seen,” he said. Mark…

President Donald Trump plans to invite an Oregon father who shot dead a school gunman to the White House, after the man intervened during an attack that killed three children and a teacher. Kaylub Giamanco, 36, was driving past Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend during his lunch break on Thursday when he saw the 16-year-old attacker throw a shotgun over a wall. His two daughters attend the school. Giamanco, who has a concealed-carry permit, took his legally carried pistol and ran inside. He found the gunman, Griffin J. John II, struggling with a teacher and shot him dead. Trump…

Tyler Perry has bought a $30 million mansion in Puerto Rico and plans to establish a production office on the island, with shows set to be filmed there. The 14,475-square-foot property sits on nearly 1.4 acres in a gated community. Perry is understood to have completed the purchase of the five-bedroom, 10-bathroom home, which was built in 2021. The house includes a cinema, an open-plan kitchen, a swimming pool and a gym. It is expected to provide the film-maker with a base to relax as well as work while in the Caribbean. Perry’s Atlanta studios will continue operating, while the…

Brentford head coach Keith Andrews said Liverpool defender Jeremy Jacquet was “cute and clever” in the incident that led to Yehor Yarmoliuk’s red card during the 2-1 defeat at the Gtech Community Stadium. Yarmoliuk was dismissed in the eighth minute of first-half stoppage time after referee John Brooks reviewed the challenge on the pitchside monitor and judged that the Brentford midfielder had made “a headbutting action”. Jacquet went to ground inside the penalty area, although Liverpool were not awarded a penalty because the corner from which the incident arose had not yet been taken. Andrews accepted that Yarmoliuk should have…

A huskydoodle named LouLou has been found alive after spending more than 50 hours alone in the Alaskan wilderness following an avalanche that seriously injured her owner and his hiking partner. LouLou was hiking near Pepper Peak in Chugach State Park, close to Eklutna Lake, on 10 October when the avalanche swept the two men about 500ft down a mountain ridge. Both were rescued and taken to hospital, but the dog disappeared in the snow. Lauren Padawar, LouLou’s other owner, was out of the country when she learned what had happened. She used social media to organise a search involving…

Police clashed with protesters in Paris as nationwide demonstrations over the rising cost of living descended into violence, with cars set alight, shops looted and at least 272 people arrested across France. Officers fired tear gas and used water cannon at the Place de la République after masked and hooded demonstrators threw fireworks, paving stones and other objects. Several people were injured during the confrontations. Thick black smoke rose from burning cars, bicycles and rubbish bins, while a kiosk was also set on fire. Police said they were trying to stop smaller groups from reaching government buildings. The office of…

Donald Trump’s conflict with the European Union has intensified after the US president announced an agreement with Vladimir Putin to buy Russian diesel, prompting warnings that the future of Nato is being put under strain. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the deal as “a gift” to the Kremlin, while European leaders criticised the decision as a potential source of fresh income for Russia’s war effort. Trump responded by accusing the EU of hypocrisy, claiming the bloc had paid Russia 250 billion dollars for energy. “I made the right choice for the American People – ALWAYS, AMERICA FIRST!” he wrote on…

Mark Geragos has responded to allegations that he was leaking information about Jane Doe’s case against the Cornell 7, after the woman’s lawyer identified him in legal filings opposing a proposed gag order. Thomas Giuffra argued that he had only spoken publicly to counter negative reports about his client. In the same filing, he alleged that defence information was being passed to the media through Geragos. Giuffra suggested that Geragos’s daughter, Teny, could be relaying information from her work representing one of the Cornell 7 to her father, who would then pass it on. Teny has denied the allegation. Geragos…