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Manchester United v Aston Villa: Premier League – as it happened
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Premier League top scorers 2026-27: who is leading race for the golden boot?
Find out which of the English top-flight’s sharp shooters are firing their way up the goalscoring charts

Dorgu rescues point for Manchester United in eight-goal thriller against Aston Villa
Does this late, late comeback draw keep Michael Carrick in his job? He urged United to back Tuesday’s breathless Roma comeback victory by building momentum and they did – kind of, by avoiding defeat. Patrick Dorgu’s 96th-minute equaliser went off his head and in: this made it 4-4 to follow Joshua Zi

Peschel scores on debut as USA rout Germany 5-0 at women’s hockey worlds
Emma Peschel scores on US debut in Group A win Americans outscore opponents 12-0 through two games Sweden bounce back with 4-1 victory over Finland

Labour expected to cut EV targets for UK’s car industry despite MPs’ protests
Exclusive: Louise Haigh likely to weaken mandate for sales that forms key part of emission reduction plan Analysis: Climate always comes second – are green issues slipping down Burnham’s agenda?

WSL roundup: Crystal Palace deny Charlton first point, London City stay third
Bethany England scores late to give Palace 3-2 win London City, Spurs and Manchester United all win

Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool, Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea, and more: Premier League – as it happened
Sunderland beat Chelsea to move off the foot of the table, Brighton beat Brentford to go second, while Liverpool are fourth after beating Crystal Palace

Beef industry quietly squashes part of its own science curriculum after ranchers protest
Lesson for teenagers included how cattle’s methane emissions contribute to climate crisis, but it was then scrapped

The political playbook that unraveled US transgender rights in the past decade
From the military to healthcare, Trump systematically dismantled Obama-era protections for transgender rights

Tired all the time? What to know about B12 and if it actually boosts energy levels
Med spas are raving about vitamin B12 shots as a pick-me-up. But do they actually make you feel more energized?

Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal: Women’s Super League – as it happened
Alessia Russo scored twice as Arsenal clinched a much-needed 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield.

Cop31 must deliver climate progress that people can see is real, host says
High-stakes talks involving 190 countries begin on Monday as world grapples with El Niño supercharged by fossil fuels

Revealed: how a UK firm is spearheading growth in trade of US fracked ethane
Ineos is driving exports with potentially far-reaching environmental and social repercussions

US datacenter demand spurs increased fossil fuel pipeline projects as rules are discarded
Trump administration has gutted regulations that protect lives and natural resources as pipeline build-out continues

Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power
Midterms success gives party potent leverage over Trump – expect tough campaigns of investigating and lawmaking

Stimulant overdoses on the rise as opioid deaths decline, but treatment is complex
More people recognize opioid overdoses, but education about stimulant overdoses hasn’t been as clear-cut

Who’s who at Cop31: key players at the climate talks
What are the relationships and dominant interests in play, as the summit kicks off after a bitter row over its hosting?

Premier League buildup, FA Cup first round, WSL and more – as it happened
Manchester United, Dalian Yingbo and Heerenveen mascot Heero all starred in the Sunday morning prematch chat

Cop31: what is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve?
Delegates from more than 190 countries are gathering in Turkey for climate talks, but the US will be absent

‘What is this emotion telling me?’ How anger, fear and jealousy can point the way to a better life
It’s tempting to ignore uncomfortable feelings – but maybe they’re the key to a happier, more successful future. Time to increase your psychological flexibility …

Election results in Brazil, Serbia, Israel and US renew faith in resilience of democracy
Four pivotal elections in past two weeks show power of grassroots activism to push back against authoritarianism

‘I’ve seen people in my neighbourhood pulled out of their cars’: Ava DuVernay on the cruelty and brutality of Trump’s America
Ten years after her landmark political documentary 13th, the film-maker delivers a follow-up on the 14th amendment – and the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle birthright citizenship

Trump’s shattered ‘mirror world’: American voters roundly reject president’s alternate reality
President claimed to have ushered in a ‘golden age’ even as prices soared and war dragged on – and midterm voters did not buy his looking-glass narrative

‘Windrush’ accusations over sharp rise in Turkish nationals facing removal from UK
David Lammy among those raising concerns after errors found in rejected applications for indefinite leave to remain