14 h. ago I don’t understand PSR but it ‘killed’ Aston Villa’s transfer window, says Ezri Konsa

Villa were passive in the transfer market until making two swoops on deadline day

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21 h. ago Case against Tennessee man accused of killing 4 people can move forward to grand jury, judge rules

An FBI agent says data from a cellphone used by a Tennessee man accused of killing four members of the same family and kidnapping a baby showed he was in the vicinity of the wooded area where the bodies were found with gunshot wounds and covered with tarpaulins

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22 h. ago Ezri Konsa: I couldn’t watch deadline day as financial rules have ‘killed’ Villa

Villa had to sell homegrown talent Jacob Ramsey and were left scrambling around on Monday’s transfer deadline.

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23 h. ago Aston Villa ‘killed’ by spending rules in transfer window, says Ezri Konsa

Club affected by Premier League and Uefa financial fair play‘It’s crazy. We’re going to have to deal with what we’ve got’Ezri Konsa has said that football’s spending regulations “killed” Aston Villa during a difficult summer transfer window. The club, who have started the season badly with one point from three games and no goals scored, were hemmed in by the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules and the equivalent in Uefa competition.Villa paid out one major fee – £30.5m to Nice for Evann Guessand – and made only four further first-team additions, Marco Bizot being followed in on deadline day by Victor Lindelöf, Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho. The club were open to selling Emiliano Martínez only for there to be no buyer and moved Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle for £39m despite Unai Emery preferring to keep him. As a homegrown player, Ramsey counted as pure profit on the books. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Ezri Konsa reveals why England boss Thomas Tuchel laughed at him in first meeting this season

Aston Villa star Ezri Konsa got laughed at by Thomas Tuchel in their first interaction of the season after the Midlands side's draw with Newcastle United in the Premier League

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53 h. ago Big blow to accused serial killer Rex Heuermann’s defense after judge rules on evidence in Gilgo beach murders trial

Prosecutors say the new technique is reliable and helped link Heuermann to victims whose bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2010

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56 h. ago Match of the Day pundit loses £5MILLION from 'financial abuse' and opens up on 'shame and embarrassment'

Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy has admitted that he has lost up to £5million due to 'financial abuse' from investments made during his football career.

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3 d. ago Trump fortune balloons by billions after family firm’s crypto token starts trading

World Liberty Financial’s digital token $WLFI fell in price on first day, a year after launch by Trump family and partnersThe Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, put its namesake digital tokens up for sale on Monday, adding some $5bn in paper value to Donald Trump’s family fortune. The token, known as $WLFI, fell in value on Monday in their first day of trading.The World Liberty tokens were sold to investors after the Trump family and its business partners last year launched the venture, a decentralized finance platform that has also issued a stablecoin, a cryptocurrency meant to maintain a specific price by tying its value to a specific asset. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Buildup to Premier League and EFL, transfer news and Forest uncertainty – matchday live

Latest news before the afternoon kick-offsTen things to look out for | Mail Matchday liveBrentford are another side hoping to bounce back from an opening-weekend defeat. Keith Andrews will come up against Unai Emery today as Aston Villa visit the Gtech Community Stadium.Dango Ouattara, Brentford’s record signing, could make his debut today following his £42.5m move from Bournemouth this week. Villa, meanwhile, could hand a first start to their £30.5m new forward, Evann Guessand. After being sent off against Newcastle, Ezri Konsa is suspended on his return to his former club. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Brentford vs Aston Villa Premier League prediction, odds and betting offer

Brentford chase first win under Keith Andrews as Aston Villa visit after a battling draw and Ezri Konsa’s red card

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1 week ago Lyle Menendez denied parole a day after brother Erik’s bid rejected

Parole board rules against elder Menendez brother, convicted over killing parents in Los Angeles in 1989Lyle Menendez was denied parole for his role in the 1989 killings of his parents on Friday, just a day after the California parole board denied the release of his brother Erik.California governor Gavin Newsom will have the final say in whether or not the 57-year-old will be released. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Newcastle were quick and slick at Aston Villa but Alexander Isak saga may have cost them two points

Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle United: The visitors dominated but failed to put away their chances despite Ezri Konsa’s sending off in the second half

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2 w. ago Newcastle miss killer instinct of Alexander Isak in draw at 10

The visitors struggled to break down their hosts, who had Ezri Konsa sent off.

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2 w. ago Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa sees red as Newcastle draw blank without Isak

Newcastle demonstrated how united they are without Alexander Isak but also how much they miss his goal power. Despite dominating this match, before and after Ezri Konsa was sent off for Aston Villa, Eddie Howe’s men had to settle for a draw against the side they pipped for a Champions League place.Still hoping to buy Yoane Wissa from Brentford and having let the veteran Callum Wilson leave for free to West Ham, Newcastle played three wingers across their frontline and only brought on Will Osula, the one recognised central striker in their squad, in the 90th minute. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Aston Villa vs Newcastle live: Hosts cling on for a point after Ezri Konsa sent off in Premier League clash

Newcastle dominated the game but couldn’t find the breakthrough to earn a victory on the opening weekend

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3 w. ago Girl, 14, who died on children's mental health ward when Ghanaian agency worker with a fake ID left her unsupervised was unlawfully killed, inquest rules

Ruth Szymankiewicz, who was being treated for an eating disorder at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire, was under strict one-to-one observation when the staff member for her walked away.

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3 w. ago National Financial Awareness Day: Expert tips to take control of your money

14 August is National Financial Awareness Day - we want to get more people talking about money and improving their financial resilience!

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3 w. ago Daughter's fury as Court of Appeal rules teenager who killed dog walker father Bhim Kohli will NOT have his sentence increased after it was referred for being 'unduly lenient'

The teenage killer of 80-year-old dog walker Bhim Kohli, who was savagely beaten to death, will not have his sentence for manslaughter changed, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

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3 w. ago Daughter's fury as Court of Appeal rules teenager who killed dog walker father Bhim Kohli will NOT have his sentence increased after it was referred for being 'unduly lenient'

The teenage killer of 80-year-old dog walker Bhim Kohli, who was savagely beaten to death, will not have his sentence for manslaughter changed, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

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