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From drugs bans to Wimbledon champions - how did we get here?

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A Manchester United fan has admitted assaulting Manchester City player Jack Grealish by slapping his face after he claimed the footballer insulted him.

Alfie Holt, 20, pleaded guilty to a single count of assault on Grealish, who he said had called him ugly and a swear word after the Manchester Derby on 6 April, Manchester Magistrates' Court heard.

Holt, a Manchester United season ticket holder in the Stretford End, was given a three-year Football Banning Order and ordered to pay a £120 fine.

The defendant, of Droylsden, Tameside, told the court: "I did not expect [Grealish] to say what he said to me and I have reacted. I regret it. That's it."

Shazia Aslam, prosecuting, told the court Grealish was leaving the field after the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford, which was always a "contentious affair".

"Both sets of fans were very vocal, shouting abusive comments to rival players," Ms Aslam said.

The court heard that as players left the field, heading for the tunnel, Holt stood very close by, shouting abuse at City players.

Grealish then heard Holt's comments and walked back towards him before they had an "exchange of words", she said.

"As the complainant walks away, the defendant slaps the complainant across the face."

She said there was no injury and Holt had been arrested outside the stadium.

In a witness statement, Grealish told police he could not hear what the defendant was shouting due to the crowd noise, so he walked towards him and tried to engage in conversation and leaned in to speak to him.

He said he was still unable to hear, so he moved to walk away when he was slapped.

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A Manchester United fan has admitted assaulting Manchester City player Jack Grealish by slapping his face after he claimed the footballer insulted him.

Alfie Holt, 20, pleaded guilty to a single count of assault on Grealish, who he said had called him ugly and a swear word after the Manchester Derby on 6 April, Manchester Magistrates' Court heard.

Holt, a Manchester United season ticket holder in the Stretford End, was given a three-year Football Banning Order and ordered to pay a £120 fine.

The defendant, of Droylsden, Tameside, told the court: "I did not expect [Grealish] to say what he said to me and I have reacted. I regret it. That's it."

Shazia Aslam, prosecuting, told the court Grealish was leaving the field after the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford, which was always a "contentious affair".

"Both sets of fans were very vocal, shouting abusive comments to rival players," Ms Aslam said.

The court heard that as players left the field, heading for the tunnel, Holt stood very close by, shouting abuse at City players.

Grealish then heard Holt's comments and walked back towards him before they had an "exchange of words", she said.

"As the complainant walks away, the defendant slaps the complainant across the face."

She said there was no injury and Holt had been arrested outside the stadium.

In a witness statement, Grealish told police he could not hear what the defendant was shouting due to the crowd noise, so he walked towards him and tried to engage in conversation and leaned in to speak to him.

He said he was still unable to hear, so he moved to walk away when he was slapped.
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John Torode has been sacked as MasterChef presenter after an allegation against him using "an extremely offensive racist term" was upheld.

On Monday, the TV chef said he had "no recollection" of the incident, adding: "I do not believe that it happened."

But in a statement on Tuesday, the show's production company Banijay UK said it and the BBC "are agreed" that his contract on the show will not be renewed.

It plunges the BBC cooking show into a deeper crisis, after more than 40 separate allegations against Torode's co-host Gregg Wallace were also upheld as part of an inquiry into his conduct.

The controversy over MasterChef started last year, when BBC News first revealed claims of inappropriate sexual language against Wallace.

Wallace was sacked last week as dozens more people came forward to BBC News with allegations against him. He has always denied the claims.

A BBC spokesperson said: "John Torode has identified himself as having an upheld allegation of using racist language against him.

"This allegation - which involves an extremely offensive racist term being used in the workplace - was investigated and substantiated by the independent investigation led by the law firm, Lewis Silkin.

"John Torode denies the allegation. He has stated he has no recollection of the alleged incident and does not believe that it happened. He also says that any racial language is wholly unacceptable in any environment.

"The BBC takes this upheld finding extremely seriously. We will not tolerate racist language of any kind and, as we have already said, we told Banijay UK, the makers of MasterChef, that action must be taken. John Torode's contract on MasterChef will not be renewed."

Co-op boss confirms all 6.5m members had data stolen

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The disappearance of British backpacker Peter Falconio, who was ambushed in the Australian outback in 2001, made headlines around the world.

His girlfriend Joanne Lees escaped and Bradley Murdoch was found guilty of his murder in 2005, but he never revealed the location of Mr Falconio's remains.

Murdoch has now died, and always denied any involvement in the incident, as the BBC's Phil Mercer explains.

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Liverpool are in advanced talks to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike in a deal worth more than £70m.

Multiple sources have indicated that Liverpool aim to have the transfer wrapped up by this weekend.

Newcastle have had a £70m offer for Ekitike rejected by Frankfurt, with Liverpool's offer expected to surpass it.

Ekitike is open to joining the Premier League champions, who want to sign a central striker.

The 23-year-old scored 15 goals in 31 starts as Frankfurt finished third in the Bundesliga last term.

However, Ekitike is a provider as well as a scorer, with his eight assists ranking him within the top 6% among forwards for creating chances in Germany last season.

Ekitike registered 117 shots on goal in the Bundesliga last term - more than any other player.

His expected goals figure of 21.6 was the league's second highest.

Liverpool have also shown a major interest in Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, but the Magpies are adamant the Swede is not for sale at any price.

Liverpool have signed midfielder Florian Wirtz in a potential British record £116m deal this summer and paid £40m and £30m respectively for full-backs Milos Kerkez wand Jeremie Frimpong.

Newcastle are expected to accelerate their interest in Brentford striker Yoane Wissa within the next 24 hours after their own attempts to land Ekitike slowed.

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