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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailA jury has determined that Donald Trump must pay E Jean Carroll more than $83m (£65m) in damages for his defamatory statements about the former Elle magazine writer, marking the year’s first federal court verdict against the former president as he campaigns for his return to the White House.The nine-member jury awarded Ms Carroll $65m in punitive damages in addition to more than $18m in compensatory damages after he was previously found liable for sexual abuse and then…

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 Jurgen Klopp will play no part in appointing his successor at Liverpool but is confident they will secure a “top manager”.The club are currently without a sporting director but in 2015 Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon led the recruitment of Klopp.A similar scenario is in place this time around but Klopp will not offer his input, saying: “No, why should I?“It looks like I do all the work but I don’t, I can’t. That means all…

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 emailsAfter a dreadful start to 2024, the FTSE 100 finally appeared to pick up some steam this week and ended with its best one-day performance since October.By the close in London the index had gained 105.36 points, or 1.40%, to finish the week at 7,635.09.It came amid wins almost everywhere, only the supermarkets and electricity generators seemed to be struggling during the day.Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, Centrica and SSE were all crowded towards the…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA 17-year-old murder suspect has escaped custody after being brought to hospital, launching a manhunt by Philadelphia police for a fugitive they consider “dangerous.”Shane Pryor, a teenage prisoner, escaped from the emergency room parking lot of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia just before midday on Wednesday after he was taken there for an apparent hand injury.By 12.29pm on Wednesday, it is believed that Mr Pryor had obtained transportation out of University City. The US Marshals Service Philadelphia…

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 Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola admitted man-of-the-match David Brooks came up with the perfect answer to being left out of his team during the 5-0 FA Cup thrashing of Swansea.Wales international Brooks made the most of a rare start this season by scoring one goal and making two more as the Cherries cruised into round five on Thursday night.Iraola said: “The wing position is where we have more options and they are all playing really well.“Sometimes it is…

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UKSign up to our Brexit email for the latest insightRishi Sunak’s government has been urged to reassure Britons there will be no shortage of red roses for Valentine’s Day due to new Brexit checks.Fruit, vegetable and flower importers are urging the government to provide more detail on the wave of new red tape imposed on imports coming in at the end of January and April.And Dutch flower growers have called on Sunak government to delay the looming border controls – warning EU…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USKenneth Smith has become the first person in the world to be put to death by nitrogen gas after officials at the Alabama Department of Corrections executed him.Smith, 58, was executed on Thursday and died from nitrogen hypoxia at 8.25pm CT, the state’s Republican Governor Kay Ivey confirmed. “On March 18, 1988, 45-year-old Elizabeth Sennett’s life was brutally taken from her by Kenneth Eugene Smith. After more than 30 years and attempt after attempt to game…

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 Pep Guardiola has hit back at Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin by telling him to keep quiet about Manchester City’s 115 Premier League charges and told him that, as a lawyer, he should not prejudge their case.City face a hearing into alleged breaches of financial regulations when, if found guilty, they could be fined, given a points deduction, relegated or stripped of some of their titles.But Guardiola, who has always insisted City are innocent, said that Ceferin –…

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailWizz Air has announced it is to resume flights between the UK and Israel.Most carriers suspended flights to Israel in October following the start of the country’s conflict with Hamas.Wizz Air said that it will resume serving the Middle Eastern nation “with routes from Budapest, Sofia, Bucharest, Krakow, London [and] Rome to Tel Aviv” from the start of March.The Hungarian airline previously connected the UK and Israel with flights from Gatwick and Luton.British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and easyJet have not announced plans to…

Donald Trump beats Nikki Haley in New HampshireSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump’s defamation trial is set to resume in New York on Thursday morning after it was postponed earlier this week over concerns that both the jury and defence team had been exposed to Covid-19.The former president had been expected to testify against complainant E Jean Carroll on Monday. He is now expected to take the stand when the trial resumes today.A previous jury has already found Mr Trump liable for…