22 minutes ago Mikel Arteta gets exactly what he wanted as Arsenal smash Sporting to end rotten run

SPORTING LISBON 1-5 ARSENAL: Mikel Arteta watched on with glee as his team made a mockery of their struggles on the road in Europe by putting Manchester City's conquerors to the sword

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25 minutes ago US lawmakers urge Biden to pardon Assange to send ‘clear message’ on media freedom

Exclusive: James McGovern and Thomas Massie warn US president they are ‘deeply concerned’ the Wikileaks founder’s plea deal sets worrying precedentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPresident Joe Biden has been urged to pardon Julian Assange by two US congressmen who warn they are “deeply concerned” the Wikileaks founder’s guilty plea deal sets a precedent for prosecuting journalists and whistleblowers with espionage offences.James McGovern, a progressive Democrat from Massachusetts, and Thomas Massie, a libertarian Republican from Kentucky, wrote to the president with the bipartisan request to pardon the Australian publisher earlier in November. Continue reading...

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35 minutes ago Saka and Arsenal blow away Sporting to banish doubts on road in Europe

This was some response to charges of being shot shy. Arsenal’s lack of cutting edge on foreign trips had been the pre-match talking point but it turned out they had saved up a hiding for the continent’s form team.Sporting had no answer to a masterful first-half display that was reflected accurately by strikes from Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Magalhães, all of whom exposed a grievously flaky backline. While the hosts were given hope by Gonçalo Inácio early in a more competitive second period they had too much to do. Arsenal went back through the gears when it mattered, Bukayo Saka’s penalty and a Leandro Trossard header dealing their ambitions of swift passage to the knockout stage a significant boost. Continue reading...

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40 minutes ago Tractor driver, 57, arrested after speeding through flooded high street was allegedly rushing to save a child and 'is deeply sorry for the damage caused', friends say

EXCLUSIVE: The swell crashed through windows and doors of businesses in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire after the River Teme burst its banks during Storm Bert on Sunday.

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68 minutes ago I’m a Celebrity live: Ant and Dec issue warning as Barry McGuigan ‘goes missing’

The first public vote is a matter of days away

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81 minutes ago Angry drivers slam NCP after hundreds left trapped inside Manchester city centre car park

There have been at least FIVE incidents that the MEN is now aware of where hundreds of motorists have been left trapped inside the NCP car park in the city centre when the shutters wouldn't open

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94 minutes ago Liverpool murder sees police cordon off main road outside flats as man arrested

Spellow Lane in Everton, Liverpool, has been cordoned off after ambulance and police raced to a block of flats where they found a 65-year-old man who was rushed to hospital but has since died

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95 minutes ago US trade tariffs would pose risk to economic growth, top BoE official warns

Clare Lombardelli says frictions would dent productivity as she voices concerns over domestic inflation

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2 hours ago Popular YouTuber 'tortured by gang' found dead on side of road with his eyes taped shut

YouTube content creator Miguel Vivanco, known to his fans as 'El Jasper', was found dead by his relatives by a road in the city of Culiacan, northwestern Mexico two days after he went missing

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2 hours ago John McGinn hit by grim Rangers warning sign every time he watches them

McGinn reckons the empty seats at Ibrox are a sign of the grim times the club are going through

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