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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter There is a global interest in the Manchester derby but if there was a defiantly local flavour as Mancunians brought the magic. Manchester City 3-1 Manchester United was also Stockport 2-1 Wythenshawe. With squads compiled for a colossal cost, three goals came from the homegrown. City may claim Erling Haaland, born in the summer his father joined them, as one of their own too, but his sixth derby goal was the suffix to Phil Foden’s brace.For United,…

Snow in area affected by Texas wildfiresSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailThe Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas, which has merged with another fire and crossed the state line into western Oklahoma, was only 15 percent contained after six days, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Strong winds and dry conditions through the weekend threatened to intensify the monster wildfire which is already the largest in state history.The fire has burned more than 1.1 million acres across the Texas Panhandle and destroyed 500 structures, Texas authorities confirmed.The…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo were on target as Bournemouth ended a seven-match winless run in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory at Burnley.The Clarets already appear doomed to relegation and, despite dominating possession and chances, they fell to an 11th home defeat from 14 league games at Turf Moor.Kluivert provided a moment of real quality in the 13th minute to open the scoring, while Burnley had a second-half effort from Josh Cullen ruled out for…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA seven-year-old girl has died in the capsizing of a small migrant boat carrying 16 passengers with no life jackets.The tragedy occurred in Watten in northern France, 20 miles from Calais, where a small vessel carrying 16 people overturned in a canal. This waterway connects to the English Channel near Dunkirk and is used by migrants seeking to cross into the UK. The boat was not big enough to support the passengers – which included…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Manchester City host Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium as the hosts to bolster their bid for another title with derby day victory – but the match is kicking off at the “unusual” time of 3.30pm GMT.The clash between the cross-town rivals looked set to take the 4:30pm slot on ‘Super Sunday’, when the standout fixture of the Premier League weekend is usually played.But the kick-off time has been brought forward by an hour following consultation between…

Related video: 2024 Election: ‘Super Tuesday’ just days away Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump netted comfortable victories in Idaho, Missouri and Michiganon Saturday. The former president added to his rising tally of delegates in the Republican primaries, extending his lead over his remaining challenger for the nomination, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.Mr Trump appeared in Greensboro after winning Missouri’s Republican caucus, which gave him 54 delegates, and he later won the Michigan and Idaho Republican caucuses, taking all 39 and 32…

Forest were targeting Bruno Fernandes, Ten Hag claims after FA Cup tieManchester City host Manchester United in the headline Premier League fixture on Sunday with derby bragging rights at stake.Pep Guardiola will be desperate to keep pace with Liverpool and Arsenal in what has been a furious title race so far, while Erik ten Hag is under pressure to prove his worth after Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s takeover with an ongoing power struggle at the heart of the Old Trafford club.The Cityzens ran out 3-0 winners at Old Trafford earlier this season, with an Erling Haaland double and Phil Foden securing…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe Body Shop has admitted to breaking employment law in sacking hundreds of people at a moment’s notice, The Independent can reveal.Administrators for the troubled cosmetics company made some 270 head office staff redundant last Tuesday, telling them over Microsoft Teams that they would not be paid beyond the end of the day and the company would not provide them any form of redundancy package.The dismissed employees – some of whom had worked there for…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsFresh hope has been given in one of the biggest mysteries of modern times – the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.Malaysia’s government said on Sunday it may renew the hunt for the missing plane after a US technology firm proposed a fresh search in the southern Indian Ocean where the plane is believed to have crashed a decade ago.The relatives of the victims have endured 10 years of not knowing of the fate of…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Manchester United can learn from Manchester City’s success but will not try to copy their methods, according to manager Erik Ten Hag.United head to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday for the Manchester derby once again a long way adrift of their neighbours in the Premier League.A restructuring of United’s football hierarchy is under way following the investment made by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group, with their first move to bring in Omar Berrada from City as chief…