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Liverpool flight delay adds to troubled buildup to Eintracht Frankfurt trip

Technical problems prevents takeoff for several hours Four-match losing run precedes Champions League game Liverpool’s preparations for their Champions League match at Eintracht Frankfurt have been seriously disrupted after the team’s flight was delayed due to technical problems with the plane. Arne Slot and his squad were scheduled to depart Liverpool John Lennon airport at about 4pm on Tuesday after a training session at the club’s base. However, the flight was delayed for more than three hours, leaving Liverpool’s players waiting in the executive lounge throughout that time. Liverpool had to cancel Slot’s customary pre-match press conference and needed to take off in time to land in Germany before Frankfurt airport closed at 11pm German time (10pm BST). Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/lBtAbpq

Grandchildren of Ruth Ellis, last woman to be hanged in UK, ask for pardon

David Lammy urged to consider 1955 case in light of evidence Ellis was abused by partner before she killed him The grandchildren of the last woman to be hanged in the UK are asking ministers to posthumously pardon her in light of evidence that she was emotionally and physically abused by her partner before she killed him. Ruth Ellis was executed in 1955 after killing David Blakely her partner , who she had met while working in the nightclub she managed two years earlier. At the time, she was portrayed as a “cold-blooded killer” but evidence has since emerged that Blakely, a racing-car driver, physically and emotionally abused her. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/NWwydQJ

Nasa looks to other companies for US moon program as Musk’s SpaceX lags behind

Nasa head said agency is opening up contracts for crewed lunar program Artemis after SpaceX had to delay timelines Nasa is looking to contract with other companies for its crewed lunar program as Elon Musk’s SpaceX is “behind” on its timeline, the space agency said on Monday. In an interview with CNBC, Sean Duffy, transportation secretary and interim head of Nasa, said the agency was “not going to wait for one company” as it pushes forward with its Artemis program to get astronauts on to the moon. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/20/nasa-moon-program-elon-musk-spacex

English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson

Measure, which will allow increase in line with inflation, is part of white paper on post-16 education and skills University tuition fees in England are to rise in line with inflation, but only for institutions that meet “tough new quality thresholds”, the government has announced. In an attempt to put the higher education sector on a firmer financial footing, all institutions will benefit from increased fees for the next two academic years, starting next September, the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, told MPs on Monday. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/oct/20/english-universities-can-raise-tuition-fees-if-they-meet-tough-standards-says-phillipson

Rangers’ managerial chaos continues as talks with Kevin Muscat break down

Manager follows Steven Gerrard in failing to agree a deal Ole Gunnar Solskjær also linked with the job Rangers’ messy search for a new manager has suffered its latest blow after talks broke down with Kevin Muscat. The 52-year-old follows Steven Gerrard in failing to agree a deal with the Rangers hierarchy despite detailed and advanced discussions. Danny Röhl, who has admirers on the Ibrox board, ruled himself out of the running after Muscat emerged as a clear favourite. The off-field scenario at Rangers appears increasingly chaotic. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/5eVuWdM

Nottingham Forest approach Dyche and Mancini after Postecoglou sacked

Forest moving fast to replace Ange Postecoglou Fulham manager Marco Silva also on shortlist Nottingham Forest have sounded out Sean Dyche and Roberto Mancini regarding their vacancy, after sacking head coach Ange Postecoglou . Evangelos Marinakis, the Forest owner, made the call to sack Postecoglou just 40 days into the job during the club’s 3-0 home defeat by Chelsea . Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/c2DGIue

Disgraced former congressman George Santos released from prison in New Jersey

Trump commuted Santos’s seven-year sentence for fraud and identity theft after he had served less than three months Disgraced former US House member George Santos was released from prison in New Jersey late on Friday, hours after the Republican’s seven-year, three-month prison sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft was commuted by Donald Trump . An X statement attributed to Santos’s lawyer, Joseph Murray, called Trump “the greatest president in US history”. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/TOkbQ86