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Defence lawyers say the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch may have dementia, and a competency hearing is necessary to determine if he can face sex charges. Lawyers for Michael Jeffries said in court papers unsealed on Monday in federal…
Former president Bill Clinton has been discharged from a Washington hospital, and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day before with a fever. Mr Clinton is being treated for the flu, Angel Urena, his deputy chief…
Christopher Walken and Donald Trump are both back in the headlines. Credit: Tinseltown/Shutterstock Big news out of Tinseltown: Christopher Walken has been cast, alongside Sam Rockwell, in Martin McDonagh’s next movie, called Wild Horse. Something about men on an island;…
Ruben Amorim has questioned the “choices” of people surrounding Marcus Rashford while offering his support to the Manchester United striker. Rashford sat out a third successive game on Sunday as United crashed to a 3-0 Premier League home defeat to…
Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen said he was “surprised” to win BBC Northern Ireland’s Sports Personality of the Year. Wiffen won Olympic gold in the pool in the 800m freestyle and bronze in the 1500m freestyle at the Paris Games in…
Arsenal have been dealt a major injury blow after Mikel Arteta revealed a “really emotional” Bukayo Saka has been ruled out for “many weeks” with a hamstring tear. Saka, 23, left Selhurst Park on crutches after he went down in…
An explosion at an ammunition factory in north-west Turkey left 11 dead and five injured on Tuesday morning. The blast occurred in Balikesir province, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. The factory is in a rural area away from population…
A Nasa spacecraft will attempt to make history on Christmas Eve with the closest-ever approach to the sun. Moving at speeds of up to 430,000mph and enduring temperature of up to 982C, Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe is on a mission…
American Airlines flights were cleared to fly by regulators early on Tuesday after a brief grounding due to a systemwide technical issue. Just before 7am Eastern time (12pm Irish time), the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all American Airlines flights grounded…
The Philadelphia Eagles lost quarterback Jalen Hurts to concussion and saw their franchise-record 10-game winning streak come to an end with a dramatic 36-33 loss to the Washington Commanders. Two late field goals from Jake Elliott had given the Eagles…