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2 Good 2 Bad: Timber's bizarre throw-in fail and a goal of the month?

A bizarre throw in from Arsenal's Jurrien Timber, and a goal of the season contender from Brentford's Yoane Wissa feature in this week's '2 Good, 2 Bad' from Match of the Day 2.

Mike Tomlin: The failed fake punt is on me, and I'd do it again

The Commanders' first touchdown today was caused by a failed fake punt by the Steelers, but Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said after the game that he would make that call again.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

Immigration cuts: Why prime ministers keep failing to meet their targets

Promises on net migration have been made for 15 years - but few kept them

Metro Bank fined £17mn for anti-money laundering control failings

UK lender failed to ensure automated system was correctly checking customer transactions

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Head of Church of England Resigns Over Alleged Failure to Deal With Prolific Abuser

Archbishop Justin Welby stepped down under pressure over allegations that he had failed to act adequately against a serial child abuser.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns amid backlash for failing to report serial abuser

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned Tuesday after an investigation found he failed to promptly report abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps.

Electoral reform was on the ballot in several states this election. Why did these measures fail?

Advocates who hoped to limit extreme gerrymandering say ‘terribly misleading ballot language’ sabotaged their efforts. As Donald Trump and Republicans scored massive victories on election day ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Pentagon fails 7th audit in a row but says progress made

The Pentagon on Friday failed its seventh audit in a row, with the nation's largest government agency still unable to fully account for its more than $824 billion budget, though officials stress ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Ghana fail to reach AFCON for 1st time since '04

Ghana failed to reach the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2004 after drawing with Angola 1-1 in qualifying on Friday.

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

Why the CofE and other big institutions still fail to protect children from abuse

More are willing to speak up about abuse but some organisations remain slow to react

China delimits contested South China Sea shoal in dispute with Philippines

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Is China cannibalising the EU car industry?

Troubles at VW point to growing doubts about future of Europe-wide sector as imports of cheap EVs rise. For decades Germany has enjoyed a reputation as Europe’s car capital, with slogans such as ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

China asks: what is an e-bike?

State bureaucracy makes the question more difficult than it may seem

World - Financial Times - October 22

Xi tightens stranglehold on China’s academia

Scholars fired or disappeared as Beijing clamps down on discussion of sensitive topics including economy

World - Financial Times - October 23

Why It’s Getting Harder to Fly to China

European carriers are enduring higher costs because they have to avoid Russian airspace, while a sluggish economy and geopolitical tensions are hurting business travel to China.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt sell-off intensifies

Bond markets unnerved by scale of extra borrowing in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 31

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