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In November McGregor was ordered to pay damages to Nikita Hand, who accused him of raping her in a hotel in Dublin in 2018.
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Watch Pape Sarr scores from near that halfway line, as Tottenham claimed a 1-0 pre-season victory over Arsenal in the first north London derby outside of the United Kingdom.
Small boat migrants total passes 25,000 in July for first time
The earliest that figure has been reached before was in 2022 on 27 August, Home Office data shows.
Air traffic control failed for just 20 minutes. Why did it cause so much chaos?
Details are emerging about how a 20-minute outage caused airport chaos on Wednesday.
Watch: Relative of hostage responds to declarations of Palestinian statehood
Dalia Cusnir tells the BBC "the only way of securing the future of the region" is to return the hostages and force Hamas to down weapons.
'Absolute madness!' - Gill gifts England easy run out
Gus Atkinson punishes Shubman Gill's attempt at a quick single by running India's captain out for 21 to leave the tourists on 83-3 on day one of the fifth Test at The Oval.
MMA fighter Conor McGregor loses appeal in civil rape case
In November McGregor was ordered to pay damages to Nikita Hand, who accused him of raping her in a hotel in Dublin in 2018.
West Ham's Paqueta cleared of spot-fixing charges
West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta is cleared of spot-fixing charges by an independent regulatory commission.
Minister says lawyers missing the point on Palestinian recognition
Jonathan Reynolds hits back at top lawyers who say plan to recognise Palestinian state may be illegal.
Newcastle's Isak trains at old club Real Sociedad
Alexander Isak is training alone at former club Real Sociedad amid continued uncertainty around his future at Newcastle United.
Mother's instinct ignored by NHS before boy's death, report finds
Yusuf Nazir, five, was sent home from hospital with antibiotics despite protestations by his family.
'Like a sci-fi movie': US baby born from 30-year-old frozen embryo breaks record
It is believed to be longest that an embryo has been frozen before resulting in a successful live birth.
Most popular boys' and girls' names of 2024 revealed
New entrants into the top 100 most popular in England and Wales include Athena and Yahya.
Man, 76, arrested on suspicion of poisoning after children fall ill at summer camp
Police say the man is being held on suspicion of administering poison.
Ofcom investigates 34 porn sites over age checks
Ofcom said on Friday that more than 6,000 porn sites would begin verifying users, but it believes some are ignoring the new rules.
Hotel tycoon reveals Heathrow expansion proposal
Arora Group says a shorter runway will avoid the cost and disruption of diverting the M25 motorway.
Russian strikes kill eight and hit Kyiv apartment block, officials say
A boy and his mother are among the dead and Kyiv says it has seen the biggest number of child casualties of the war.
Man injured in Tommy Robinson station investigation leaves hospital
Police are wanting to question far-right activist Tommy Robinson in connection with the incident on Monday.
Man injured in Tommy Robinson station investigation leaves hospital
Police are wanting to question far-right activist Tommy Robinson in connection with the incident on Monday.
Funeral held for Norman Tebbit at cathedral
A public ceremony is being followed by a private service in honour of Lord Tebbit, who died aged 94.