A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos bought close to 40% of Liverpool from Fenway Sports Group (FSG).

It was initially reported that 1892 Holdings had bought about a third of the club, but – as first reported by The Athletic, external – it is actually about 38%.

There is also an option for the consortium to buy a controlling stake in Liverpool in the next 12 months, though that does not involve a formal commitment.

In a statement on Friday, FSG confirmed it had entered into a “definitive agreement” for the sale of a “strategic minority investment” to 1892 Holdings.

The group – named after Liverpool‘s founding year – is led by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia and also includes Bezos and billionaire Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

Bhatia will become Liverpool‘s vice-chairman and join an expanded board pending regulatory approval.

The son-in-law of Indian billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal, he had been a director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for 18 years before relinquishing his stake in the club last month.

The deal is understood to value Liverpool between £5bn and £6bn.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is England skipper Leah Williamson’s omission from the top 27 ratings. The Arsenal defender was rated 87 overall in EA FC 26, but has seemingly dropped to no higher than 85 in FC 27.

Fellow Lioness Keira Walsh has also not made the top 27, but given she was 85 overall last year it’s possible that the cut-off means her and Williamson share the same rating as Park, James, Greenwood, Le Tissier and Bronze.

The biggest upgrade for WSL players goes to Yui Hasegawa at Man City (+3 to 88 OVR).

WASHINGTON (AP) — Disney filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights.

The suit comes after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr recently defended the agency’s actions against ABC, saying broadcasters have a duty to “operate in the public interest” and the FCC is merely trying to restore that standard.

Carr has said the country should have a “trusted, respected news media, and we’re not there.”

ABC had accused the agency of a brazen attempt to chill its constitutionally protected free speech — and by extension, that of every media outlet in the country. The network’s July comments came in its latest filing to the agency, expressing its formal opposition to the FCC’s early review, launched in April, of eight ABC local broadcast licenses well before they expire.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired. When the FCC launched its early review of ABC’s licenses in April, it came amid a fight with Kimmel over a joke that offended Trump. The agency cited diversity, equity and inclusion practices at the company.

Messages were sent seeking comment to the FCC and ABC.

The plans could extend a Cambridgeshire city

Plans could see more than 1,600 homes built to extend Ely. Network Rail has raised “significant concerns” about the proposals, saying the potential increased use of level crossings could introduce “additional safety risk”.

The Church Commissioners for England, which manages the Church of England’s investment portfolio, has submitted plans for up to 1,607 new homes in Ely. The plans are for land at High Flyer Farm on the north of Apollo Chase.

They also propose an extension to Ely Country Park and a community allotment or orchard, as well as an extension to the Chettisham Business Park. The site covers 85.21 hectares.

The applicant said: “The redevelopment of the site will contribute towards meeting the council’s housing requirements within the planned growth strategy for Ely, delivering a range of homes including affordable housing to meet local needs, alongside significant publicly accessible open space and landscape enhancement.”

They added that the plans would aim to create an “attractive, distinctive and inclusive new neighbourhood of exemplary design quality”.

The plans form part of the larger Ely1 allocation in the East Cambridgeshire District Council Local Plan for 2015, covering around 210 hectares of land and plans for up to 3,000 homes. The applicant also proposes to build two new primary schools and two local centres to “incorporate retail and community facilities”.

Concerns have been raised since the plans were submitted to East Cambridgeshire District Council in July. A member of the public said the development seems to be “focusing on just cramming more housing onto land”, which they see as “critical for future food production”.

The objector said: “We have had multiple developments built within the last twenty or so years at the expense of good quality arable farm land. Seen previous developers promise infrastructure improvements and nothing ever comes of it.” They urged to “put the brakes on this development until Ely can support it properly on non arable farm land and infrastructure to support”.

Due to the scale of the scheme, its proximity to operational railway infrastructure, the potential increase in rail demand, and the “likely impacts” on nearby level crossings, Network Rail has raised “significant concerns regarding the safety and operation of the railway network”.

The comment put forward by Network Rail states: “Given the scale of the proposal, comprising up to 1,607 dwellings, Network Rail considers that the development would generate a significant increase in pedestrian, cyclist and equestrian movements across these level crossings.

“Increased use of level crossings introduces additional safety risk and is contrary to Network Rail’s long-term objective of reducing, and where possible eliminating, level crossing use.”

Network Rail has put forward “suitable mitigation” that should be secured. This includes the provision of a grade-separated bridleway bridge across the railway, replacing the function currently served by the Clayway and Second Drove level crossings, which would aim to provide a safer crossing point for non-motorised users while reducing level crossing risk.

In a separate issue, another member of the public said that there “needs to be much more greenery” leading to the Chettisham boundary to make the Ely Country Park extension “a true country park that is additive to the local landscape”.

The objector added: “Chettisham must remain a separate entity to the city and not become part of the general urban sprawl; this can be achieved by adding a much more expansive green space, protecting biodiversity.”

Lindsay Clancy told her mother that medication was ‘destroying’ her mind and admitted having thoughts of harming her children in the months before she killed them, a court has heard.

Paula Musgrove said that her daughter was losing weight, becoming ‘paranoid’ and desperate to feel like herself again.

Clancy’s behaviour became so unsettling that she once asked if she could sleep in her mother’s bed with her.

Clancy, 36, is charged with murdering five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson and eight-month-old Callan at the family home in Duxbury, Massachusetts on January 24, 2023.

She does not deny fatally strangling the children with an exercise band but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, described under Massachusetts law as a lack of criminal responsibility.

Her lawyers argue that the killings were caused by severe postpartum mental illness rather than a deliberate and criminal act.

Prosecutors contend that Clancy intentionally killed the children before making an ‘insincere’ attempt to take her own life which left her paralysed.

Much of the trial has focused on her mental health, treatment and behaviour during the months leading up to their deaths.

Musgrove was among the first witnesses called by the defence after prosecutors rested their case on Monday. She described a conversation in which Clancy approached her and her former husband, Patrick, saying: ‘I want to tell you guys something,’ The Guardian reports.

‘She said she had thoughts of harming the children,’ Musgrove told jurors in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Patrick previously testified that his wife had made the statement but that she had said she didn’t have any plans to hurt them.

Five days before the killings, Clancy used her phone to search for ‘symptoms of postpartum psychosis’ and ‘psychosis symptoms’, jurors heard.

She had also looked up ‘how quickly does Wellbutrin work for depression’ and ‘ketamine for suicidal ideation’.

The searches were discovered by digital forensic expert Ian Whiffin, the prosecution’s final witness. He examined Clancy’s internet history, calls, messages and health data.

Musgrove told the court that her concerns had begun months earlier. On October 20, Clancy sent her a message reading: ‘I’m really sick. Something is wrong.’

Lindsay Clancy said she didn’t know how she would make it through each day and that the medicine she had been prescribed had ‘made things worse’.

‘It’s just really scary and I don’t want to be alone,’ she added.

Musgrove travelled from Connecticut to her daughter’s home and stayed for a week. She and her husband continued making repeated trips during November and December, but said Clancy’s condition didn’t appear to improve.

‘In November and December, it was not getting better,’ Musgrove testified. She said her daughter believed ‘this wasn’t her mind’ and feared the medication was ‘destroying’ it.

Clancy also told her: ‘This isn’t me. I just want to feel better and enjoy my kids again.’

Her lawyers say she experienced a broad range of depressive symptoms and sought psychiatric help before the killings.

Clancy’s sister, Allison Ozga, also testified about learning that she had been experiencing suicidal thoughts. ‘She’s feeling numb, she’s feeling hopeless,’ Ozga told the court.

Patrick previously told jurors that Clancy later spoke to him from hospital about hearing a man’s voice before the children were killed.

She said it told her ‘that if she didn’t do it now, she would lose her chance, or something like that’, according to his evidence.

Clancy also spoke to Patrick by phone while he was away from the house collecting medication from a pharmacy and picking up a takeaway.

The prosecution has used evidence about that evening to argue that her actions were planned, while the defence maintains that she was severely mentally ill at the time.

If convicted of first-degree murder, Clancy faces the possibility of life in prison without the possibility of parole. If jurors find that she lacked criminal responsibility, however, she would instead be committed to a state psychiatric hospital.

The trial continues.

The court heard that he sent his teenage victim a picture of his private parts and asked her to video chat whilst naked

A Co Tyrone man who was sexually communicating with an underage girl today narrowly avoided immediate custody and was instead handed a three-year probation order.

Matthew Leonard Kilpatrick, 31, of Sycamore Avenue in Sion Mills, had previously pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual communication with a child on dates between February 3 and February 10, 2024.

He further admitted a charge of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity on dates between February 3 and February 9, 2024.

Kilpatrick also pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing indecent images of a child on March 20, 2024.

Dungannon Crown Court, sitting in Belfast, heard that the offences all related to a girl then aged 14 referred to only as ‘T’.

Outlining the facts of the case, Judge Brian Sherrard said the offences came to light on March 20, 2024, when the victim’s mother had confiscated her mobile phone and came across live messaging taking place on Facebook from another computer where the defendant and ‘T’ were communicating.

He said in October 2023 the defendant made contact with ‘T’ online and she told him she was aged 14.

Said the judge: “You contacted her again in February 2024 and you fostered an inappropriate online relationship, much of this was made up of childish exchanges.

“The conversation also turned sexual on February 3, 2024 and it was your assertion that ‘I really want to take you to bed’. You asked if she was a virgin.”

The court heard Kilpatrick sent his teenage victim a picture of his private parts and asked her to video chat whilst naked. The following day the defendant asked for a picture of her bra.

“You said to her that you ‘wished you could join her in the shower and you wanted to see her t**s’. Again, this is just a 14-year-old child,” remarked Judge Sherrard.

The court was told that on February 5, 2024, Kilpatrick messaged the victim to say he wanted to see her bra and wanted to see her naked. He also discussed a sex dream about her.

Judge Sherrard told Kilpatrick: “You knew from the outset that you were much too old for this girl who was under the age for any sexual activity and you expressly stated that as early as the October 2023 communications.

“You also knew, it seems to me, that you might find yourself in legal jeopardy, saying on February 3, 2024, that you ‘hoped the girl didn’t report me on Snapchat’.”

The court heard the girl had also sent Kilpatrick moving and still images which related to the two charges of possessing indecent images of a child.

Judge Sherrard said the impact of Kilpatrick’s offending on the young was “significant”.

In a victim impact statement to the court, she said the offending had placed limitations on her freedom of movement, the impact it had on her education, the impact it had on her relationships with her peers and also her “anxiety around men”.

Said Judge Sherrard: “This is far from being a victimless crime simply because it occurred online. I am mindful that you did not meet the girl and the offending took place over a relatively short period.”

Judge Sherrard said he had a ”raft of papers” before him all dealing with Kilpatrick’s “vulnerabilities”.

A report from a clinical psychologist said the defendant had attended a school for pupils with special needs and had a moderate learning difficulty.

In a further report, a Registered Intermediary described the defendant as a “significantly vulnerable individual”.

In a pre-sentence report compiled by the Probation Board, the author stated that Kilpatrick had “limited insight and accountability for his actions” which added to the risk of this offending happening again and assessed him as a high likelihood of reoffending.

The court heard that Kilpatrick had encouraged the girl to hide her phone, to create a passcode on the phone and not to disclose the code to her mother.

Judge Sherrard said he had concluded that Kilpatrick had “intellectual limitations” which had some impact on his culpability.

“Moreover, those intellectual limitations also impact on the risk of future offending which is something of profound concern to me.

“There would be little opportunity for you to address your established and significant deficits after a relatively short custodial sentence and these deficits must be addressed. These are difficult cases for the court as they cry out for condign punishment but the balance in my mind has to be in favour of public protection which is the most important consideration.

“I consider this matter is best dealt with by way of a three-year probation order which will protect the public and effect your rehabilitation,” added Judge Sherrard.

Kilpatrick was made the subject of a SOPO for a period of five years and he was placed on the sex offenders register for an identical period.

The court granted a destruction order for the indecent images and all devices seized.

Sutton Bank is a key route on the county’s highway network, and regular maintenance is vital to preserve the road’s condition, protect the public and prevent deterioration that could result in unplanned disruption.

This year’s programme of works will require the bank to be closed from 7am on Sunday, September 13, until 7pm on Sunday, October 4.

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North Yorkshire Council’s executive member for highways and transport, Cllr Malcolm Taylor, said: “The works will include planned maintenance to the rock face and routine maintenance of the road. The longer scheme will also allow for further drainage and repairs.

“Carrying out these improvements at the same time will maximise the benefits of the road closure and help minimise the need for disruption to road users in the future.

“This year’s programme also marks the start of a wider programme of improvements planned over the next three years to enhance the resilience and long-term condition of Sutton Bank.”

Cllr Alyson Baker, who represents Hillside and Raskelf on North Yorkshire Council, added: “The A170 is a vital transport link for communities, businesses and visitors travelling across North Yorkshire.

“This annual programme of works will help ensure the route remains safe, reliable and well-maintained for everyone who depends on it.

“We will do everything possible to minimise disruption and would like to thank motorists, residents and businesses for their patience and cooperation while the work is carried out.”

Access to homes will be maintained whenever possible, but the nature of the work means there could be times when access is restricted.

To view the diversion routes, visit North Yorkshire Council’s roadworks map at www.northyorks.gov.uk/roadworks-map

Anderson also spoke about the controversy with The Radio Times last week, saying: “It’s very unfortunate. The film was doing really well in the UK – beyond my expectations. I think we were about to sign with Sony Classics for the United States the week when the article came out, so it sucked, and continues to suck.”

On its surface, Samuel Abrahams’ Lady appears to be a familiar entry in the recent “eat the rich” cinematic trend, trailing in the wake of high-profile films like Saltburn, Parasite, The Menu and Triangle of Sadness. However, there is more to this surrealist film.

Here the setting is Ravenhyde Hall, a country estate in Suffolk where Lady Isabella (played by Sian Clifford) resides in eccentric isolation. The 40-something Isabella has decided that she is “aristocracy’s answer to the Kardashians” and is determined to become a modern influencer and artist. To facilitate this pivot, she hires Sam (Laurie Kynaston), a struggling young filmmaker desperate for a Bafta-winning breakthrough.

The film’s central irony lies in Isabella’s visibility. By virtue of her title, wealth and enormous home, she ought to be impossible to ignore. Yet, Isabella feels profoundly unseen.

The narrative’s most striking surrealist conceit begins when Isabella physically starts to disappear. The invisibility metaphor points to the diminishing cultural visibility of ageing women in a society that treats female bodies as commodities. Isabella attempts to become an aristocratic Kardashian at precisely the moment she fears she is disappearing from the world.

For Sam, Isabella only becomes a truly compelling subject when she begins to vanish; the more of her identity that is obliterated, the more valuable the footage becomes to him as content.

Initially, the film delights in mocking Isabella’s outlandish creative mission. Her wealth gives her the freedom to turn every private whim into a publicly consumable spectacle. However, as the plot unfolds, it becomes clear that Isabella is as much an instrument of the satire as its target. Her narcissism, we learn, is rooted in a deep, psychological avoidance of reality. When her hands begin to turn invisible, she simply hides them in gloves. When the condition is suggested to be a symptom of perimenopause, she dismisses it entirely.

Beneath Isabella’s performance of the “tortured artist” lies a history of genuine grief: a loveless marriage of convenience and the devastating loss of her only child. Her determination to remain the centre of attention is an elaborate strategy for avoiding everything she cannot bear to confront.

In one of the film’s most revealing exchanges, Sam accuses her of being self-obsessed. She indignantly corrects him, stating she is “self-centred” rather than “self-obsessed”. This distinction, while absurdly self-important, captures the essence of her struggle: she has turned her suffering into an artistic project where even her pain must be reconfigured as an act of self-expression, effectively shielding her from the world outside herself.

As Isabella becomes a more sympathetic and vulnerable figure, the satirical focus shifts toward Sam. He views himself as an objective truth-teller, the professional documentarian who can see through Isabella’s ridiculousness. Yet, he is revealed to be every bit as performative and exploitative as his subject.

When he captures footage of Isabella at her most unhinged and vulnerable, he is eager to package it into a sizzle reel for Netflix. The cruelty of his position is laid bare when Isabella asks why she looks “old and crazy” in the footage, and Sam replies with shocking brutality that it is because she is old and crazy. He is not, as he claims, objectively observing her madness and decay but instead facilitating it as part of a bid to ultimately profit from it.

While comparisons to Saltburn are common due to the country house setting, eccentric wealth and giant inflatable pink flamingo, Lady’s satirical method is actually closer to the black comedies like Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 or Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation. Like these narratives, Lady begins with outrageous, comic behaviour but gradually gives way to a grim psychological reality.

The film reaches its emotional and narrative climax at “Stately Stars”, an annual talent contest Isabella sponsors for local children. In a move that highlights her total lack of social awareness, Isabella decides to compete in the contest herself. Her performance is a raucous, surreal display: she appears naked, wearing a giant raven’s head that seems to float above her now fully invisible body. However, the moment of resolution occurs when she turns her attention away from her own performance to help Sam, who suffers from crippling public-speaking anxiety. By helping him perform one of her poems, she confronts a reality outside herself, which paradoxically reverses her physical disappearance.

Ultimately, Lady concludes with a serious argument hidden behind its obvious gags about eccentric aristocrats. It suggests that in a culture of relentless performance of identity, the obsessive attempt to make the self visible is precisely what threatens to erase it. Isabella and Sam spend the film looking at themselves, one in front of the lens and one behind it, while failing to truly see one another.

The film’s aggressively wholesome final message is that looking beyond your own ego is the only route to becoming truly visible to yourself. In a world that demands we turn our lives into spectacle, the most radical act of self-knowledge may simply be the decision to look outward.

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St Kevin’s Primary parent council organised the gathering, with activities including sports, live performances, stalls, food, face painting and bouncy castles.

Hundreds of excited locals gathered at St Kevin’s Community Hub in Bargeddie for a community event bringing together families, local organisations, businesses and performers.

St Kevin’s Primary parent council organised the Community Fun Day at the new school and community hub, with activities including sports, live performances, stalls, food, face painting and bouncy castles.

The event was organised by a small team of parent council volunteers and attracted a turnout which surprised even some of those who had expected the day to be busy.

The original idea for the Fun Day came from parent council member Rachael Kennedy, who proposed holding an event which could bring families together while making use of the new community facilities.

“I don’t think any of us realised just how much the idea would grow,” she said.

The scale of the response was praised by Coatbridge MSP Fulton MacGregor, who said he had been taken aback by just how many people attended.

Mr MacGregor added: “The parent council – all you guys – have done absolutely brilliantly.

“I’m astounded by how busy it is. I did think it would be busy because I know you’ve got a very good reputation and Bargeddie is a close-knit community, but I think just how busy it has been has really caught everybody by surprise.

“I can’t remember a community event recently that has been as busy as this.”

Coatbridge West councillor Gary Robinson said: “Look at the amount of people who have come together here today.

“There are hundreds and hundreds of people seeing what this community hub has got to offer, and it’s just a fantastic day.

“If you look at the range of activities that are available for families, the amount of stalls that are here and the number of organisations represented, it’s absolutely fantastic.”

Councillor Michael McBride, convener of the education, children and families committee, also highlighted the importance of community-led events in bringing residents together and opening local facilities to a wider audience.

He added that parent councils also had an important role within schools and needed support to help them develop activities and opportunities for families.

The Fun Day was made possible with support from a number of businesses, with nearby Viridor providing the largest contribution.

Other sponsors included Money & Me Solicitors, Kane Building & Landscape, Archiplan Glasgow, ATG Plumbing & Heating, The Princess Bar in Riddrie and AM Fagan Estate Agents.

Suzanne McLean, community benefits officer at Viridor, said the company wanted to support the new school and continue building its relationship with the surrounding community.

“We really value the community,” she added.

“We are right in the heart of it, and we want to be good neighbours and look after the community.

“You can see all the kids with their faces painted and big smiles on their faces.

“They all look like they’re having an absolute ball at all the different stalls and on the bouncy castles as well.”

Facepainting proved particularly popular, with unicorns the most requested design.

Julieanne from Doodlebug Facepainting described the Fun Day as a “brilliantly well-run event” with “wonderful feedback” from families.

Entertainment formed a major part of the Fun Day, with young dancers getting the opportunity to perform in front of families from across the local community.

Lisa Boyle, owner and instructor at ExtravaDance Academy, said: “The dancers were made to feel so welcome and the support from the audience was excellent.

“Most of our dancers are from the Bargeddie community so this was a fantastic opportunity for them to showcase their talents.

“It was also a lovely way for the local community to see what the dance school is truly about; making our young people confident, happy and healthy.

“The Fun Day brought lots of new interest in the dance school and we’re so excited to welcome along the new faces who have signed up to join our classes.”

Families were entertained throughout the day by Robert’s Magical Entertainments and the parent council also thanked Aurelia, Allegria and Isabella, students of Ruthven Music, who provided live musical entertainment, adding to the atmosphere across the event, and all of the volunteers who helped to make the whole day run “so smoothly”.

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