63 h. ago Hunter S Thompson’s death to be reviewed more than 20 years later

The journalist and author’s wife requested ‘fresh look’ from Colorado FBI, after his death was ruled a suicide in 2005The death of Hunter S Thompson is set to be reviewed, more than 20 years after it was ruled a suicide.The journalist and author was believed to have killed himself on 20 February 2005 at the age of 67 and while there isn’t any new evidence to suggest otherwise, his widow Anita Thompson has requested that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation conduct a review. Thompson died at his home in Woody Creek, Colorado.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counsellor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Aston Villa star addresses 'crisis' and makes John McGinn point

Aston Villa are winless in six matches this season, but Ezri Konsa is not worried about their early form

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1 week ago UK nurse jailed for killing four patients is denied chance to appeal

Three judges block Colin Campbell’s attempt to overturn his murder convictions at the supreme courtA nurse convicted of murdering four patients and trying to kill a fifth will not be allowed to appeal to the supreme court, judges have ruled.Colin Campbell, 49, was jailed for life in 2008 for killing Doris Ludlam, Bridget Bourke, Irene Crookes and Ethel Hall on orthopaedic wards in hospitals in Leeds. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man accused of ramming a car into Filipino festival in Vancouver found mentally fit to stand trial

A judge has ruled that the man accused of killing 11 people by driving his SUV into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival is mentally fit to stand trial

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3 w. ago Thomas Tuchel marvels at England’s display of ‘teamwork in its purest form’

Manager praises players’ intensity against Serbia ‘It’s a perfect result and perfect moment’Thomas Tuchel praised “teamwork in its purest form” after England kickstarted the head coach’s reign by taking control of their World Cup qualifying group with a dominant 5-0 thrashing of Serbia. Goals from Harry Kane, Noni Madueke, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guéhi and Marcus Rashford stunned the crowd at the Rajko Mitic Stadium and lifted England seven points clear at the top of Group K. Tuchel, whose side have won their first five qualifiers, was delighted with the best performance of his tenure and hailed his players for how they combined to humiliate the hosts in Belgrade.“I think it was teamwork in its purest form,” the German said. “We helped each other out, we had the right intensity in the right moments. We put the work in to not allow one shot on target for a strong home team. If you want to do this you need to support each other, you need to play disciplined and keep the intensity up. This is...

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3 w. ago England vs Serbia player ratings as four 8/10s shine in dominant World Cup qualifier

England produced a stunning performance to beat Serbia 5-0 in World Cup qualifying, with Harry Kane, Noni Madueke, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi and Marcus Rashford all on target

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3 w. ago England match paused after laser pen shone in Ezri Konsa’s face

The Aston Villa player recoiled in the first half when a green light from the crowd was directed at his head.

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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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