Robin van Persie has refused to confirm whether Feyenoord are in the race to sign his former Manchester United teammate Jesse Lingard.

Lingard has spent the last two years at FC Seoul, joining the South Korean club in February 2024 after being released by Nottingham Forest.

Now 33, the former England international hopes to make a final decision on his next move this week with clubs from England, Italy and Netherlands interested in his services.

Feyenoord are among them with the Dutch giants coached by his former United teammate van Persie.

Van Persie had three seasons at Old Trafford with Lingard out on loan for the vast majority of that time although they were briefly in the same squad together at the start of the 2014-15 season under Louis van Gaal.

The former Arsenal star was quizzed on the possible arrival of Lingard when he spoke to the media on Friday but the 42-year-old insisted Feyenoord director Dennis te Kloese will ultimately decide if he joins the club.

‘No, because I don’t think it’s my role to say anything about it,’ van Persie said. ‘That’s up to Dennis and the technical team. I play a role in that, but more behind the scenes.’

Van Persie has come under pressure at Feyenoord, who trail Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven by 17 points after a 3-0 defeat to their rivals last week.

The club also failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa League after defeat to Real Betis last week.

Another Dutch great in Ruud Gullit however has urged Feyenoord to keep faith in the former striker, insisting he is also good enough to one day perhaps return to United as manager.

‘It would be great if Robin van Persie became the manager of Manchester United in the future. I definitely hope that happens at some point! Robin is a great manager, but he’s struggling a little bit at Feyenoord at the moment,’ Gullit said.

‘I feel like the expectations for him are very high because of the career he had, so he’s under the spotlight a lot more than other managers in the Eredivisie.

‘He’s under fire over here in Holland at the moment, but I hope he’s given time to rectify it and prove how good he is. Look what happened with Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United – they kept him, and look how good he ended up being.

‘Down the line however, I think it would be great for Robin to manage at Old Trafford one day.’

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — “West Wing” and “Field of Dreams” actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted by a grand jury on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child under age 13, a New Mexico prosecutor announced Friday.

The allegations are tied to Busfield’s work as a director on the set of the TV series “The Cleaning Lady” from 2022 to 2024.

Busfield has denied the allegations, initially filed in court by police, and a defense attorney on Friday said he would “fight these charges at every stage.”

Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman announced the indictment in a social media post.

Netflix’s hit legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer has dropped all episodes of its latest season for viewers to binge at home this weekend.

Based on Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels, the series follows defense attorney Mickey Haller (Manuel García-Rulfo) on the other side of the courtroom as the defendant in a murder case.

Adapted from Connelly’s novel The Law of Innocence, Mickey races to clear his name after being accused of killing a former client.

Last year, fans threatened to ‘revolt’ if the series was cancelled, which was originally a remake of the 2011 Matthew McConaughey film of the same name.

Drawing on his legal expertise and support network form over the years, a number of familiar faces from previous seasons return.

This includes Becki Newton as Lorna Crane, Jazz Raycole as Izzy Letts and Angus Sampson as Cisco.

In addition, Scream star Neve Campbell returns as Maggie McPherson, reprising her role as Mickey’s ex-wife and former prosecutor.

Taking to X following the release of all ten episodes of the show’s fourth season, viewers heaped praise on the Netflix series as @shvnique said: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer is one of the best shows Netflix has put out.’

@alentyler also declared that: ‘Lincoln Lawyer has to be one of the best legal series I’ve watched in recent times, it’s up there with Suits and Boston Legal.’

Despite the Super Bowl in America coming on Sunday, Salaman said: ‘Forget the Super Bowl, I’m locking into the Lincoln Lawyer season 4.’

Meanwhile, Santana said: ‘I need season 5 of the Lincoln Lawyer today. I binged the entire new season last night.’

Nina furiously added that ‘work is keeping me from watching The Lincoln Lawyer’, as @lizzymax411 said: ‘Glad The Lincoln Lawyer was renewed for seasons 5 cause can’t wait to see where this sister story line will take us.’

However, not all fans were as equally happy with the latest series, as Chris argued: ‘Lincoln lawyer s4 I’m sorry but this is possibly the weakest case the prosecution has come up with throughout all the seasons.’

There is good news, though, for those of who have already binged every episode of the latest season, after Netflix confirmed that the series has already been renewed for a fifth season.

Production is expected to begin shortly after the premiere of the latest season.

This comes after Netflix sparked backlash using AI to disguise case studies in a new Lucy Letby documentary.

The 90-minute feature examines the Lucy Letby case and shows unseen footage from Chester police of her arrest.

Letby was arrested in 2020, with the former neonatal nurse charged with seven counts of murder and 15 counts of attempted murder in relation to 17 babies between June 2015 and June 2016.

The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 is available to watch on Netflix.

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Both programmes are filmed in one of the most isolated parts of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, where Amanda Owen, known as the Yorkshire Shepherdess, has raised her family and worked the land for decades.

Where is Our Yorkshire Farm filmed?

Our Yorkshire Farm is filmed at Ravenseat Farm, located in Upper Swaledale, North Yorkshire, at the head of Whitsun Dale.

Amanda, Clive and Kids altogether outside Anty John’s. (Image: CHANNEL4)

The hill farm covers around 2,000 acres of upland terrain and has been in the Owen family for generations. It operates primarily as a sheep farm and sits several miles from the nearest village.

The closest settlement is Keld, approximately three and a half miles away, a small hamlet with no shop and only a handful of buildings catering mainly to walkers.

Ravenseat previously welcomed visitors for cream teas and overnight stays, but public access was closed in 2022, and it now operates solely as a private family farm.

Where is Our Farm Next Door filmed?

The More4 series Our Farm Next Door is filmed nearby at Anty John’s, a historic farmhouse located close to Ravenseat in Swaledale.

The programme follows Amanda and Clive Owen as they renovate the long-derelict building, while continuing to run Ravenseat and care for their livestock with help from their nine children.

Amanda with crook and sheep at Ravenseat. (Image: CHANNEL4)

Series three of Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids was filmed between spring and winter 2025 and documents the renovation entering its second year, with work shifting from making the building weatherproof to interior restoration.

How remote is the Owen family farm?

Ravenseat is widely regarded as one of the most remote farms featured on British television.

The surrounding villages are sparsely populated, with limited amenities and long distances between services.

The area is best known for walking routes, including the Coast-to-Coast Walk, which passes through nearby Keld.

Further east lies Muker, one of Swaledale’s larger villages, known for its traditional stone buildings and village pub.

Anyone visiting the area is advised to plan carefully, as shops, petrol stations and mobile signal can be limited in the upper Dales.

Why the location matters

The remote setting is central to both programmes, shaping daily life for the Owen family and presenting challenges ranging from extreme weather to long journeys for basic supplies.

Despite changes in family circumstances, Our Farm Next Door continues the themes that made Our Yorkshire Farm popular: rural resilience, family life and the realities of farming in one of England’s toughest landscapes.

Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids is currently on More4, with a fourth series already confirmed.

Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders at Darlington Borough Council have warned that the authority faces a “spiralling increase” in costs and demand for key services, including children and adult social care. 

A planned council tax increase of 4.99% is among the main proposals impacting residents. 

Changes to the government’s local authority funding formula means Darlington will receive a 14 per cent spending increase over the next four years. However, the council’s financial planning remains in a “fragile position”, with forecasted cost pressures of around £27 million over the same time period. 

Town Hall officials plan to make £13.5 million worth of cuts over the four years, including £3 million in 2026/27 through back office efficiencies and energy savings. 

But Matthew Snedker, local leader of the Green Party, lamented the lack of funding that the council needs to deliver vital services and “start rebuilding a country battered by cruel austerity”. 

He told a cabinet meeting: “This is an unfair budget for the people of Darlington. We are left to take the money out of people’s pockets. This is a regressive and unfair state of affairs for us. 

“It’s deeply sad that we cannot do what we need to do for the people of Darlington because the funding isn’t there. We need a fundamental rebalancing of the economy.”

The member for College ward also warned that the proposed council tax increase would outstrip the wages of many people living in Darlington. 

“I really hope that this Labour government steps up and starts delivering the funding that we need to serve the people of Darlington better,” he added. 

Steve Harker, council leader, said the authority has been paying the price after 14 years of a Conservative government. The council’s budget was reduced by £46 million between 2010 and 2019. 

He told councillors: “When we campaigned to win the 2023 elections, we said we would tackle the £7.5m annual overspend left by the Tories. This budget does just that. It brings to an end the need to raid our reserves to balance the books. We can see an end to the Tory era of massive overspending every single year.

“We committed to making savings and efficiencies across the council. We have done that over the last two years, and that work continues.”

The footage was shared by Lincolnshire Police after Skebas was found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Lilia in Boston

Disturbing footage captures the moment Deividas Skebas observed Lilia Valutyte playing with her hula hoop before launching his fatal attack.

The CCTV material released by Lincolnshire Police reveals Skebas, then aged 22, lingering at the end of the street whilst the nine year old played outside her mother’s embroidery business in Boston. Skebas, previously of Alcorn Green, Boston, is visible waiting at the top of the road until pedestrians pass before approaching Lilia at approximately 6.15pm on July 28, 2022.

A separate CCTV recording captures Skebas, dressed in a grey T-shirt and dark trousers, fleeing the scene shortly afterwards. Additional footage reveals Skebas wandering the vicinity nearly an hour prior to the assault, whilst he was also recorded purchasing the weapon used to stab Lilia at a Wilko shop two days beforehand, on July 26, 2022, reports Lincolnshire Live.

Two additional video recordings, believed to be from police body worn cameras, depict armed officers surrounding Skebas at a residence before detaining him on July 30, 2022. In the video recording, a voice is audible informing Skebas that “you are under arrest on suspicion of murder”, to which he responded “yeah”.

Skebas, now 26, had a documented history of mental health difficulties, and, following his detention, he was deemed unfit to stand trial.

He was held in a secure hospital, and, at a trial of fact in 2023, he was determined to have been responsible for Lilia’s killing.

Subsequently, in Spring 2025, he underwent further assessment and was declared fit to plead and participate in a trial. After a fortnight-long trial at Lincoln Crown Court, Skebas was convicted of murder on Thursday, February 5, with sentencing set to take place at a future date.

On Friday, Starmer said in a letter to the Intelligence and Security Committee that a “very significant volume of material” will likely need to be reviewed in relation to Lord Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US but said the Government wanted to “ensure that Parliament’s instruction is met with the urgency and transparency it deserves”.