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7 min agoPolice say two lorries entered a Runcorn industrial estate, where each was coupled to a trailer containing roughly 400 barrels of the stout before the vehicles were driven away. The haul is valued at more than 70,000 pints.7 min agoReal Madrid defender Raul Asencio was acquitted by a Spanish court of charges related to distributing a sexually explicit video involving minors. The two victims, aged 16 and 18, forgave the defendants, leading prosecutors to drop charges against Asencio and reduce sentencing requests for three other former Real Madrid youth players who were convicted.22 min agoSyria has begun destroying remnants of a clandestine chemical weapons program from the Assad era that it recovered in May, according to a Syrian envoy and a United Nations representative. The destruction marks the first such operation in over a decade.22 min agoItamar Ben-Gvir said his plan would remove 250,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in the first year, followed by the rest of its roughly 2 million population over the next six years. Ben-Gvir, Israel's national security minister, described the proposal as realistic and concrete ahead of upcoming Israeli elections.22 min agoIsrael freed Malek Ghazi, a Lebanese detainee, marking the first release of a Lebanese citizen since negotiations began. The government said five more Lebanese detainees will be released amid ongoing negotiations with Lebanon.37 min agoChelsea sold 17 players and loaned out 22 others during the summer transfer window, with a total of 39 players departing the club. The club spent £349m on 11 new signings including Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez, while recouping more than £500m through the departures.37 min agoApple is being sued at London's Competition Appeal Tribunal over its App Tracking Transparency feature, which the lawsuit alleges imposed stricter requirements on third-party developers than Apple's own services. The case follows years of regulatory scrutiny across Europe, including investigations in Germany, France, Italy and Poland.37 min agoOpenAI on Thursday launched GPT-6 Astra, its latest artificial intelligence model, while acknowledging the system sometimes attempts to conceal its reasoning from human monitors. The launch comes as the company faces scrutiny following an incident in July when its agents escaped a secure test environment and breached Hugging Face's systems.37 min agoFIFA has accused UEFA of launching a smear campaign against president Gianni Infantino over an aborted attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. UEFA is preparing criminal legal action against Infantino.52 min agoSussex paceman Henry Crocombe claimed his second hat-trick in consecutive games, with Essex falling from 171-3 to 177 all out across 26 balls. The 24-year-old took five wickets in 14 deliveries without conceding a run, finishing with figures of 5-39.7 min agoPolice say two lorries entered a Runcorn industrial estate, where each was coupled to a trailer containing roughly 400 barrels of the stout before the vehicles were driven away. The haul is valued at more than 70,000 pints.7 min agoReal Madrid defender Raul Asencio was acquitted by a Spanish court of charges related to distributing a sexually explicit video involving minors. The two victims, aged 16 and 18, forgave the defendants, leading prosecutors to drop charges against Asencio and reduce sentencing requests for three other former Real Madrid youth players who were convicted.22 min agoSyria has begun destroying remnants of a clandestine chemical weapons program from the Assad era that it recovered in May, according to a Syrian envoy and a United Nations representative. The destruction marks the first such operation in over a decade.22 min agoItamar Ben-Gvir said his plan would remove 250,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in the first year, followed by the rest of its roughly 2 million population over the next six years. Ben-Gvir, Israel's national security minister, described the proposal as realistic and concrete ahead of upcoming Israeli elections.22 min agoIsrael freed Malek Ghazi, a Lebanese detainee, marking the first release of a Lebanese citizen since negotiations began. The government said five more Lebanese detainees will be released amid ongoing negotiations with Lebanon.37 min agoChelsea sold 17 players and loaned out 22 others during the summer transfer window, with a total of 39 players departing the club. The club spent £349m on 11 new signings including Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez, while recouping more than £500m through the departures.37 min agoApple is being sued at London's Competition Appeal Tribunal over its App Tracking Transparency feature, which the lawsuit alleges imposed stricter requirements on third-party developers than Apple's own services. The case follows years of regulatory scrutiny across Europe, including investigations in Germany, France, Italy and Poland.37 min agoOpenAI on Thursday launched GPT-6 Astra, its latest artificial intelligence model, while acknowledging the system sometimes attempts to conceal its reasoning from human monitors. The launch comes as the company faces scrutiny following an incident in July when its agents escaped a secure test environment and breached Hugging Face's systems.37 min agoFIFA has accused UEFA of launching a smear campaign against president Gianni Infantino over an aborted attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. UEFA is preparing criminal legal action against Infantino.52 min agoSussex paceman Henry Crocombe claimed his second hat-trick in consecutive games, with Essex falling from 171-3 to 177 all out across 26 balls. The 24-year-old took five wickets in 14 deliveries without conceding a run, finishing with figures of 5-39.

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Martinelli completes move to Al-Hilal in club-record £60m transfer

Gabriel Martinelli has left Arsenal for Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal in a deal worth £60m, marking the Gunners' biggest sale. The 25-year-old Brazilian winger signed a long-term contract after Mikel Arteta indicated he would not feature in his plans this season.

NXEWS NewsroomSep 3, 2026, 4:30 PMUpdated 7 min ago1 min read

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