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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 emailsVladimir Putin has repeated a claim that Boris Johnson scuppered negotiations for a peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine, which the former UK prime minister has previously labelled “nonsense”.During a highly anticipated sit-down interview with former Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson, the Russian president said, via a translator, that a “huge document” had been prepared and approved by the head of the Ukrainian delegation, before Mr Johnson had stepped in and “dissuaded” Ukraine’s president Volodymyr…

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 Premier League managers have slammed propsoals to introduce blue cards and sin-bins into football. Football’s lawmakers are determined to crack down on dissent towards referees by giving officials the power to send players to the technical area for 10 minutes – mirroring similar protocols that are used in rugby union and other sports.However, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), have delayed publishing details of the trial until next month. It comes as Premier League bosses responded to…

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inboxSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterThe Sun is going to disappear from the sky in the US – before coming back again, almost five minutes later.A total solar eclipse on 8 April, visible across North America, means that day will briefly turn into night. And this time around it is relatively easy to see.The eclipse is much longer than the previous one. This time around, the total darkness will last up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds – twice as long as a similar event in 2017.It will also…

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 The celebration police will undoubtedly be on high alert, but if Arsenal defeat West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday there could be some justification to Mikel Arteta’s side believing victory is worth more than just three points in the Premier League title race. The Gunners have already lost twice to David Moyes’s side this season, in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup in early November and a dismal home defeat in the Premier League…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USIdaho’s longest-serving death row inmate is pleading for another clemency hearing after the previous one ended in a tie vote, yet the state governor has already declared he has “zero intention of taking any action that would halt or delay” the execution.Thomas Eugene Creech, 73, was sentenced to death over four decades ago after he was convicted of killing his fellow inmate, 23-year-old David Dale Jensen, by beating him to death with a sock filled with…

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 England boss Gareth Southgate is keeping a close eye on teenage talent Kobbie Mainoo having been impressed by his “fabulous” breakthrough at Manchester United.The 18-year-old academy graduate joined the Red Devils aged nine and has long been tipped for stardom, going onto make his first-team bow in January 2023.Mainoo has now made 14 appearances in all competitions for United and would have played more had he not sustained an injury during their US tour in the summer.The…

Officers saw missing 5-year-old in Sept 2019’: Police chief on Harmony Montgomery caseThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USProsecutors in Adam Montgomery’s trial over the murder of his five-year-old daughter revealed disturbing details about the way he abused the little girl’s corpse. Mr Montgomery’s trial is under way in New Hampshire, more than four years after Harmony was last seen alive in late 2019.Authorities failed to search for the missing child – who was known to protective services – for more than…

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 German football can resemble a monopoly. The records are dominated by one club. Bayern Munich have won the Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal most times. For good measure, they have taken the most points ever in a top-flight season, registered the most wins, suffered the fewest defeats, scored the most goals and conceded the least.Name a record, from the obvious to the obscure, and the chances are that Bayern possess it, including their run of 11 successive…

A wayward kangaroo on the loose was spotted casually hopping around an apartment complex in Florida on Thursday, 8 February.Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to the rogue ‘roo after it was seen in the pool area of the residential building.Footage shot from a helicopter shows the animal running around the complex.The police department also released audio of a female resident of the complex calling in to report it.“I actually see a kangaroo. It’s kind of a large kangaroo,” an unidentified woman says. “We got him closed in the pool gate area.”The animal was captured and reunited with its owner…

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 One of the men behind behind the acclaimed Sunderland ‘Til I Die documentary series has admitted he may have to rethink a decision to call time on it if the club make it to the Champions League.The third and final season of the Netflix show, which charts the Black Cats’ bid to fight their way out of Sky Bet League One at the fourth attempt, is due to hit screens next Wednesday and provide viewers with the…