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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USCoyotes are biting people in Lake Las Vegas, according to officials.Animal Control Administrator for Henderson, Las Vegas Danielle Harney said coyotes have bitten four people in the last three months, including two incidents in January.The Nevada Department of Wildlife added that one of the incidents involved a little girl who was bitten by a coyote outside the Lake Las Vegas Village grocery store. In a separate incident, a woman from Wyoming was bitten by a coyote…

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 EFL plans to stick with the two-leg format for the Carabao Cup semi-finals next season with no new funding agreement in place with the Premier League.The PA news agency understands consideration is being given to reducing the semi-finals to a single leg as part of a ‘New Deal’ with the Premier League which includes extra funding for the EFL.Calendar considerations are a part of the ‘New Deal’ talks as the Premier League seeks to manage the…

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailEurostar said its passenger numbers increased by more than a fifth last year.The rail operator said it carried 18.6 million passengers in 2023.That’s a rise of 22 per cent on the previous 12 months and is a return to levels last seen in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.Eurostar operates direct and indirect routes between the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.The year-on-year increases on Eurostar’s three main routes serving London St Pancras were Amsterdam (up 38 per cent), Brussels (up 33 per…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThe body of a man who has been missing for weeks has been found stuffed inside the chimney of a Georgia home he was renting.Police said the body of Anthony Rumplik, 43, who had been missing since late December, was found on Friday wrapped in a blanket and stuffed inside the chimney of a house in Macon.Bibb County coroner Leon Jones said the condition of Mr Rumplik’s body indicated he had been dead for several weeks.“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 Stay up to date with the latest football news with our Indy Football WhatsApp Channel.Run by our chief football writer Miguel Delaney, the Channel will include updates, discussion and dispatches straight to your phone – for free! Miguel will be posting his articles in the Channel first, so readers can expect to receive updates before anyone else.As well as football news, Miguel will also be sending exclusive insights into the world of football as he covers the…

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviewsSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Young theatregoers decked out in Elsa dresses and Olaf costumes have been flocking to London’s West End to see Disney’s Frozen the Musical for years – but that will all end when the show closes later this year.On Monday (22 January), Disney Theatrical Group announced that the stage adaptation of the wintery hit film was being extended for the last time.The show, which has been running at the 2000-seater Theatre Royal Drury Lane since the summer of 2021, will…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump threatened that Nikki Haley would be “under investigation” if she beat him in the Republican primary after defeating her in New Hampshire.The former president appeared to threaten his former UN ambassador after she vowed to continue her fight for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.“Just a little note to Nikki, she is not going to win, but if she did she would be under investigation by those people in 15 minutes. I could tell you five reasons…

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 Chris Hughton was fired on Tuesday as coach of Ghana after their elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations was confirmed, the country’s football association said in a statement.Ghana finished third in Group B at the tournament in the Ivory Coast after a 2-2 draw with Mozambique on Monday and any outside hope they had of a place in the last 16 as one of the four best third-placed finishers ended on Tuesday with results in Groups…

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 emails A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane has creashed in Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, state media has said.State news agency RIA quoted the defence ministry as claiming it was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war to be exchanged in a swap. RIA cited the defence ministry as saying that the plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, alongside six crew members and three other people, when it crashed. There was no immediate…

(PA)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 January transfer window has been slow to get going this month, but might be start to heat up as clubs try to bolster their squads for the second half of the season.Kieran Trippier is on the list for clubs like Bayern Munich, although Newcastle United are likely to want to hold onto the player Eddie Howe described as the “heartbeat” of the side.Kalvin Phillips is a wanted man with Newcastle, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid all interested…