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Wigan Athletic have signed Manchester City defender Finley Burns on a three-year deal.The 23-year-old came through City’s academy and made his only appearance for the senior side in an EFL Cup win over Wycombe in September 2021.He has spent time on loan with Swansea, Stevenage, Hull City and Reading in the past five seasons.

Fire crews are continuing to tackle blazes in the West Midlands after multiple fires tore through the region on Thursday.A number of house were destroyed by a fire in Stourbridge, with officials saying it is thought the fire started in nearby grassland before spreading to a residential area.The ‘s Alison Freeman reports from the scene.

O’Connor finished fourth in heat two of the 100m hurdles with a PB of 13:30 to come in 11th overall, the race won by Lithuania’s Beatrice Juskeviciute with a season best 13:09, ahead of Italy’s Sveva Gerevini and Weissenberg.In the high jump, O’Connor equalled her personal best of 1.86m which was matched by Sulek-Schubert.Returning on Friday evening, the Dundalk St Gerard’s AC athlete fouled on her second shot put attempt before throwing 13.96m, but responded well in the 200m with a 23.79 PB to finish third in heat two, edging out Sulek-Schubert on the line.”After Glasgow, I think I lost…

Disabled and terminally ill campaigners have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to reform social and palliative care before assisted dying legislation is introduced in England and Wales.The Assist Us To Live group says people are currently being “failed by society” and “introducing assisted dying in these circumstances will put sick and disabled people’s lives at risk”.Burnham believes the funding of palliative and social care should be “fixed” before assisted dying is considered. The government is likely to remain officially neutral, but the PM’s remarks suggest he personally will not back the bill proposed by Labour MP Lauren…

Castleford director of rugby Chris Chester told BBC Radio Leeds:”I thought we were the best side. We showed some real toughness, some real resilience and some real fight, which is probably what we’ve been lacking these last few weeks.”I’m pleased for the boys after a real tough week and I’m just really proud of them because it’s a hard place to come.”I think the pressure was off, coming away from home, we could play without fear.”They were always going to come back at us and I just liked the response when they scored, the response from the players and Hoodie…

Tributes have been paid to a “legendary” Manchester United fan and podcaster who travelled the world to follow the Red Devils.Darren Webb, who ran the Webby & O’Neill podcast, died from cancer on 12 August, his family said.They announced their “devastating loss” with “deep sorrow and unimaginable grief”, adding Webb had suffered a “long battle with cancer”.Happy Mondays singer Rowetta and Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess were also among those leaving tributes to “Webby”.Rowetta said she would him “so much” and thanked him for “always looking out for me”.In their statement, his family said: “Darren absolutely loved life, his family, friends,…

A petition to block the early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers has been signed by more than one million people.The police officer, from Wallingford, Oxfordshire, died in 2019 when he was dragged by a car as three teenagers fled the scene of a quad bike theft in Berkshire.Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers were sentenced to 13 years for his manslaughter in 2020 but could be released next year under plans to tackle prison overcrowding. The prime minister is looking at ways to keep them in jail.Thames Valley Police (TVP) Federation acknowledged the important milestone the petition had reached “without…

Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson is unable to defend her 800m European title taking silver behind Switzerland’s Audrey Werro who has too much in the tank down the back straight.READ MORE: Hodgkinson beaten to European gold by rival WerroAvailable to UK users only.

It is a question prompting at least some debate within the party.”When he goes down this angry route he doesn’t help himself,” the prominent Reform activist Tim Montgomerie told Radio 4’s The World At One.Montgomerie, the founder of the ConservativeHome website, defected to Reform two years ago. He praised Farage’s political ability but added: “It’s very frustrating how he’s behaved today. He needs to get a grip of this problem.”Montgomerie argued Farage and Reform were at their best when they were more positive rather than “inward looking” and focused on “grievances.” The “grievances,” as Montgomerie puts it, are real and…

Arsenal lead race for Jack Hinshelwood, Barcelona set to make third Rodri bid, and Manchester United and Tottenham join Arsenal in discussing Victor Osimhen.Arsenal are leading the race to sign English midfielder Jack Hinshelwood, 21, from Brighton. (Sun), externalBarcelona are set to make a third bid of about £60m for Spain midfielder Rodri, 30, but are still set to fall £10m short of Manchester City’s valuation. (Independent), externalManchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal have held internal talks about the possibility of signing Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 27, from Galatasaray. (Teamtalk), externalLiverpool’s Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, 27, has reached an agreement in…