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Minimum salaries are being introduced in the Women’s Super League and WSL2 this season and will stop second-tier players needing part-time jobs on the side, Holly Murdoch, the chief operating officer of WSL Football, has told the Guardian.WSL2 has moved to fully professional criteria and its minimum “salary floor” has been agreed in collaboration with the Professional Footballers’ Association, Murdoch said. Previously, average salaries were understood to be so low at some clubs that many second-tier players needed additional income from jobs such as teaching or physiotherapyskip past newsletter promotionSign up to Moving the GoalpostsNo topic is too small or…

I will admit that, once upon a time, I was not the Puffy Cloud’s biggest supporter. I’ve tested this memory foam mattress multiple times over my five-year mattress testing career and believed it simply wasn’t for me—too soft, not enough spinal support. Well, times change, don’t they? Granted, during my previous tests, I didn’t spend a whole week sleeping on the Cloud in my own bedroom, as I did this time. I now also consider myself a side sleeper, which has a whole other set of requirements than my previous sleeping position of choice, which was on my stomach.Fast forward…

At least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza since war began, says UN committeeAt least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on 7 October 2023, a United Nations committee said on Wednesday.About 40,500 children have suffered “new war-related injuries” in the nearly two years since the war began, with more than half of them left disabled, said the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.ShareKey eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureUAE official warns West Bank settlement plans ‘red line’ for Abu DhabiThe United Arab Emirates…

The full lineup for this year’s BFI London Film Festival has been unveiled with Noah Baumbach’s George Clooney-starring Jay Kelly and Chloé Zhao’s buzzy Shakespeare tale Hamnet among the additions. On Wednesday, a total of 247 titles — comprised of features, shorts, series and immersive works — from 79 countries were confirmed to premiere at this year’s festival, running Oct. 8-19. Rian Johnson’s next Knives Out installment, Wake Up Dead Man, was previously announced as the opening gala and Julia Jackson’s 100 Nights of Hero is set to close the fest. The headline galas are jam-packed with Hollywood’s top talent. Kicking off…

Success in large-scale mining depends not only on the durability of the machines, but also on the precision, discipline, and expertise of the professionals maintaining them. One such professional is Gustavo Figueroa, a seasoned field technician at Matco CAT, whose leadership in high-risk, high-stakes maintenance operations has positioned him as an indispensable expert in the management of Caterpillar equipment across Matco’s mining division. His work has been recognized internally and externally for its impact on safety, performance, and operational continuity in extreme environments. Over the past decade, Figueroa has accumulated a range of advanced certifications on Caterpillar machinery, including the…

Much of the affected region has become mostly inaccessible to the UN and aid groups, with Doctors Without Borders describing the area as a ‘black hole’ in Sudan’s humanitarian response. Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025Sudan has appealed for international aid after a landslide destroyed an entire village in the western Darfur region, killing more than 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history in the country beset by a brutal civil war.The village of Tarasin was “completely levelled to the ground,” the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A), the rebel group that controls the area, said as…

This article has been updated with comment from lead counsel in the Raine family’s wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI. OpenAI said Tuesday it plans to route sensitive conversations to reasoning models like GPT-5 and roll out parental controls within the next month — part of an ongoing response to recent safety incidents involving ChatGPT failing to detect mental distress. The new guardrails come in the aftermath of the suicide of teenager Adam Raine, who discussed self-harm and plans to end his life with ChatGPT, which even supplied him with information about specific suicide methods. Raine’s parents have filed a wrongful…

Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, White HouseDonald Trump/Truth SocialDonald Trump posted a video on social media showing a motor boat speeding across choppy waters before it bursts into flames.President Donald Trump says the US has carried out a strike against a drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 “narcoterrorists”. He posted on social media that Tuesday’s US military operation had targeted members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.Trump said the vessel was in international waters and was transporting illegal narcotics bound for the US. The Trump administration has ratcheted up military and political pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro…

Trinity CineAsia has secured U.K. distribution rights to Jackie Chan‘s latest action hit “The Shadow’s Edge,” setting an Oct. 3 theatrical release date for the thriller that has dominated the Chinese box office. The Europe-wide distributor acquired U.K. rights from Golden Network Asia Limited for the Larry Yang-directed film, which has grossed $122 million worldwide in its third weekend of release. The film currently sits at No. 1 on both the Chinese box office and the global Comscore chart. The film marks a reunion between Chan and Tony Leung Ka-fai, who last collaborated on “The Myth” 20 years ago. In…

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