How AI visionary Jensen Huang was undone by his own bad decisions
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Colette Kress, who takes over for now, will be a familiar face internally and that must feel reassuring to some at Nvidia.
She's worked at the company for 13 years and for those who follow its considerable finances, she is often present on earnings calls. She is a billionaire in her own right and a high-flying tech executive.
But she's not an engineer and Nvidia's products are highly technical.
She will have to convince investors that it is business as usual for Nvidia, that the innovation for which it is renowned can continue at its existing pace, and that the top talent won't leave with Huang.
A wobbly Nvidia would be bad news for the entire AI industry because its ever-advancing chips drive the most powerful AI models, and it's also regarded as something of a central bank, loaning money to other firms.
As for Huang himself, we assume for now that the investigation into his relationship with the woman accused of being a Chinese spy will continue, and the results of that may well determine what he does next.
He probably won't be short of offers despite his conduct – and I expect Nvidia's rivals can't believe their luck that their formidable rival has taken himself out of the game. Elon Musk has already said it would be "an honour" to work with him at SpaceX.
It's important though to remember that even if Huang turns out not to have betrayed his company or his country, he still betrayed his wife of 41 years, Lori Huang.
And for her, it's not a story of tech, temptation and trillion-dollar-valuations.
It's a painfully personal matter.
Russian warship hit by Ukrainian drone in Gulf of Finland
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Finnish officials have confirmed that a Russian warship was attacked in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday, although little is known about the strike.
Ukraine's SBU security service said it targeted the ship Naro-Fominsk as part of a broader drone operation against Russia's Ust-Luga oil export depot on the Baltic coast.
The attack, thought to be the first time Ukrainian drones have attacked a Russian ship in an area of the Baltic Sea open to civilian maritime traffic, has raised questions about whether Ukraine could expand its strikes.
Helsinki has been one of Kyiv's closest European allies, and Finnish officials have described the incident as a direct result of Russia's continued full-scale war.
Finland's military has given few details of the incident, but it appears to have taken place in a narrow stretch some distance from the Finnish coast.
The country's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen was adamant that the situation in the Baltic Sea remained stable and safe and that there was no threat of any kind to marine traffic.
Defence officials are understood to have stressed to Kyiv that the Gulf is a relatively narrow waterway used by oil tankers and civilian vessels, and is also home to subsea data cables.
Ukraine's SBU described the Russian ship as a Buyan-M type small corvette that carried Kalibr and Oniks cruise missiles. There were also unconfirmed reports of Russian combat helicopters being destroyed.
Martin Herem, the defence minister of Estonia, which borders the Gulf, told public broadcaster ERR that the ship was hit at about 05:30 (03:30 GMT) on Wednesday but did not say how it was attacked: "We know that smoke came from the ship afterwards. The ship itself went back towards St Petersburg."
The extent of casualties or damage sustained by the Russian navy ship remains unclear, and Moscow rarely gives such details.
US envoys head to meet Zelensky after talks with Putin in Moscow
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US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held a fresh round of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a day after the latest discussions aimed at ending the war in Ukraine wrapped up in Abu Dhabi.
The pair are now flying to Dublin to meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Witkoff said a new round of trilateral talks had already been agreed with Putin.
But in a sign of further tension, Zelensky said on Thursday morning that Ukraine's military was again facing "systematic" restrictions to Starlink's military-grade satellite service, Starshield, meaning Kyiv was struggling to intercept Russian jet-powered drones.
The peace talks in the Emirates were framed as being centred around European security arrangements in a post-war scenario, although a resolution to the war sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 still appears distant.
Comments by both President Vladimir Putin and Kremlin officials suggest that Russia's position on the war has not shifted, and that Moscow's demands for territory and neutrality continue to far exceed what Ukraine is prepared to consider.
Witkoff said that Europeans would join the next round of talks. "They are our partners and it's important to us that they take part," Witkoff told Russian state TV after meeting Putin in the Kremlin.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham had said that UK national security adviser Jonathan Powell would join Zelensky, Witkoff and Kushner for talks in Dublin, but Downing Street later said they had been delayed, meaning the national security adviser could no longer join.
Earlier on Thursday, Zelensky said Ukraine was trying to clear up the Starlink situation with the American side but added "some things" were already clear: "If someone in America is making decisions that basically treat Ukrainian territory as if it is not Ukrainian, then this tells us where things are going." He did not elaborate further.
Starshield was developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX company for government and military use. Along with Starlink, it has come to play a vital role in facilitating communication on Ukraine's front line. A similar issue with connectivity affected the front line in late October and lasted about a week before it was fixed and it remained unclear who had ordered the temporary restrictions.
Microsoft outage sees Teams, Outlook and Copilot suffer 'connectivity issues'
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Microsoft says it is working to tackle "connectivity problems" after users worldwide reported outages on Thursday.
Services including Teams, Outlook and Microsoft's AI software Copilot were affected.
The tech giant said a part of its infrastructure was experiencing "elevated load", which was likely contributing to connectivity errors.
While the issue was originally reported in the US, Microsoft said the connectivity problems could affect users "in any region".
At around 18:30 GMT on Thursday evening, monitoring website Downdetector showed a spike in UK users reporting issues with Microsoft products.
Similarly for the US, the monitoring site suggested there had been over 131,000 reports of Microsoft Outlook problems at 18:15 GMT.
"We determined the elevated load isn't driven by an increase in traffic, but by a number of servers being unexpectedly unavailable; straining the remaining infrastructure," Microsoft said in a statement.
In a further update issued at 19:50 GMT, Microsoft said it was "testing a configuration" to fix the problem, which was "causing servers to fail automated health checks and become unavailable".
All affected servers had been restarted, it added.
Can Andy Burnham avoid another Labour welfare rebellion?
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Andy Burnham has committed to bringing the welfare bill down, but he knows just how the high the political stakes are.
He saw how last year's welfare rebellion marked the beginning of the end for his predecessor in Downing Street.
Sir Keir Starmer's authority was shredded when 120 - more than a quarter - of his own MPs threatened to derail his reforms.
To defuse this, Sir Keir was compelled to guarantee that existing claimants of personal independence payment (Pip), the main disability benefit in England and Wales, wouldn't lose out.
Even then, 49 of the 120 potential Labour rebels still voted against their own government.
Next week, a review from former New Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn has the capacity to create another internal row in Labour's ranks.
Milburn has spent a year grappling with how to reduce the nearly one million young people who are not in employment, education or training (Neets).
In an interview with the Times, he has now confirmed he is set to recommend cutting benefits for some 16-24 year olds who currently receive Pip, or the enhanced health-related payment of Universal Credit.
Taking benefit cuts to the Parliamentary Labour Party would usually have a similar effect to adding phosphorous to water.
But from my soundings, the deep waters of the Labour ranks are calmer than might be expected.
Why?
What we know about Brooklyn building collapse that killed eight people
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Eight people have died and 18 more were injured after a three-storey building collapsed in the Flatbush neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York.
Witnesses described hearing a loud boom and seeing dust in the air as the building came down and fell into an adjacent construction pit where people were working on Wednesday.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, described a harrowing scene, saying workers "who had only barely survived themselves turned back and dug victims out of the rubble".
The city's fire commissioner, Lillian Bonsignore, said firefighters were on the scene within minutes and called their actions "incredibly heroic".
Speaking on Thursday, she said fire crews "are still in a recovery phase".
Despite the hard rain and falling temperatures at the site, she said, their efforts would continue until every victim was located.
Planning permission granted for MoD Bicester asylum centre plans
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Planning permission to house asylum seekers at a former military site near the Oxfordshire village of Piddington has been granted by the government.
The Home Office's application to house up to 1,256 men at the MoD Bicester site was fast-tracked using an Urgent Crown Development application.
The nearby village of Piddington symbolically voted to leave the UK in opposition to the planned site, which has also been legally challenged by campaigners.
A Home Office spokesperson said the planning permission "allows us to continue to progress the use of MoD Bicester" but no final decision on the proposal had been taken.
A government report said the decision received 3,177 representations against, and one in support.
It also said Housing Secretary Angela Rayner ruled permission should be granted because "national demand for asylum accommodation remains high".
The permission allows for demolition of existing buildings, the erection of new modular accommodation, and provisions for health and welfare facilities.
Chris Philp MP, Shadow Home Secretary, said: "Angela Rayner and the Labour government have betrayed the people of Piddington by abusing their emergency powers in this way."
He continued: "Instead of accommodating illegal immigrants, the government should leave the ECHR so they can be rapidly deported."
Hegseth awards medal to war memorial guard who reprimanded him and group
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has awarded a medal to the guard who reprimanded his group at Arlington National Cemetery.
A video of a Veterans Day observance event on Wednesday showed Hegseth, his wife, and senior advisers laughing and talking while posing for photos in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before the guard told them to be quiet.
In a statement, the Pentagon later announced that Hegseth had given Specialist Thomas Iglesias a Joint Service Commendation Medal "for the execution of his duties at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier".
Photos shared on the defence secretary's X account showed him presenting the medal to Iglesias.
He was accompanied by others whom the Pentagon identified as members of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment, known as the Old Guard, which is responsible for holding vigil over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
"We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist. Carry on Patriots," the accompanying text on Hegseth's post reads.
In the video, the army sentinel on duty later identified as Iglesias can be seen stepping towards Hegseth's group and shouting: "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times."
Duran Duran's Roger Taylor quits Birmingham band over tinnitus
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Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor said he will leave the band due to his worsening tinnitus.
Taylor has been the chart-topping group's drummer since they formed in Birmingham in 1978, which he described as "the joy of my life", but said he had "reached the point where I must now listen to my body and my doctors".
The 66-year-old said his condition has been getting steadily worse, leading to him making one of his hardest decisions to quit the band.
The group, made up of Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist John Taylor, said his decision came after "careful consideration and medical advice", which said that "protecting his hearing and long-term health must now come first".
Taylor, who left the band in 1985 before returning in 2001, said: "Playing drums in this band has been the joy of my life, and I'll never be able to properly thank the fans for the love they've shown us over the years.
"But the truth is that my tinnitus has been getting steadily worse," he said.
'How does a building just fall?' Neighbours grieve after Brooklyn building collapse
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Over the loud noise of her radio, Ann Marie did not hear the sound of the Brooklyn building behind her home collapse on Thursday night, but she soon saw the flashing lights of fire department trucks rushing to the scene.
When she made her way out to the wreckage, workers were still searching for bodies. One of the building's walls had torn off, exposing the inside of several apartment homes, and the rubble had collapsed into a construction site next door.
At least eight of her neighbours died in the accident - six adults and two children, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
"Right now, I'm really scared," Marie told the BBC. "Now that I'm seeing exactly this side of the building, you can imagine the fright of those people, what happened to them."
On Thursday afternoon, Mamdani said he had visited survivors in hospital. Eighteen people were injured, including four firefighters. One person is in critical condition.
"I want to take a moment to remember those we have so senselessly lost," Mamdani added. "These were our friends and our neighbours, parents and children, young families building their lives in our city, immigrants from Mexico, Colombia, Trinidad and beyond."
Man Utd's Mauricio Pochettino pursuit and Michael Carrick decisions
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Michael Carrick must have known what was coming.
Not just because reports of his imminent dismissal were widespread - followed by information about who would be replacing him as Manchester United boss.
But because, effectively, he and his representatives were given heavy enough indications of what was to follow.
On Monday, according to well-placed sources, Carrick's agent was contacted by chief executive Omar Berrada to be told he and director of football Jason Wilcox would be heading to Monaco for a planned meeting with co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe that would include a discussion about the head coach's future.
A day later, it is believed Wilcox had a similar conversation with Carrick.
It is understood that on both occasions it was communicated that a recommendation regarding Carrick's future at the club would be made.
What is not clear is whether Carrick and his representatives knew that recommendation was to relieve him of his duties.
By that point, BBC Sport has been told United were aware of a $10m (£7m) release clause in Mauricio Pochettino's contract with the United States national team. One source even indicated it was representatives of the Argentine who told the Premier League side.
There is some regret behind the scenes at United that machinations leading to Carrick's departure on Thursday were played out so publicly.
But with football clubs the size of United, keeping such developments completely private is extremely difficult - and there is a feeling they were as transparent with Carrick as they could be.
Following heavy defeats by Como and Bournemouth, United placed huge importance on the following three games - against Chelsea, Roma and Aston Villa.
It is understood United's leadership team were clear with Carrick that results and performances needed to improve. A defeat, a victory and draw weren't enough to save him.
There is a feeling that during that three-game period, there was not enough progress, particularly in terms of team structure - underlined by the fact they conceded eight goals.
The rise and fall of Jensen Huang - how the tech superstar became mired in scandal
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Huang has hailed AI as a "new industrial revolution" that is on par with the advent of electricity. Nvidia is the world's second most valuable company and its customers include the biggest firms on the planet, Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, SpaceX, Tesla, OpenAI and Anthropic, all spending big on its products.
So it is no surprise that at a recent AI summit at the White House, Huang was picked out from a group of 42 to flank the president, alongside Elon Musk, both men with whom Trump has famously close relationships.
"Jensen Huang is a tech visionary of the likes of Steve Jobs," Stephen Witt, the author of Thinking Machine, a biography on Jensen Huang, told the BBC, referring to the late boss of Apple. He added that Huang was responsible for creating AI hardware as we know it today.
He described him as a "demanding" boss, who "really pushes his people to the limit".
But while the former Nvidia CEO is "very brilliant" and a "world-class computer scientist", there's also "a level of arrogance" and "a level of self-deception as well", he said.
Huang had gone to great lengths to present himself as a family man, he added, something that was "very important to him".
"He praises his wife, he talks about her in very glowing ways," Witt added. "The fallout of this would be bad for anyone's family. But for someone who has gone to such great lengths to cultivate an image of being a family guy and who keeps his children very close, it is very bad."
First reports emerged on 29 October in the New York Times that Huang had conducted a relationship with Alice Huang, no relation. US officials allege the businesswoman associated with Singapore-based firm Megaspeed is a Chinese intelligence asset.
After the revelations of the first affair, Huang admitted to having been "unfaithful" to his wife and apologised for hurting their family.
Trump, as well as other leaders in the AI tech industry, initially backed Huang to continue in his role at Nvidia. The president described him as "honourable".
But the reporting of a second affair, with Kimberly Powell, vice president of healthcare who has worked at Nvidia for 18 years, prompted a board meeting, followed by the announcement Huang was stepping down.
In the aftermath of that news Trump said Huang had done "a fantastic job" and proposed Tim Cook of Apple as a suitable replacement at the head of Nvidia.
Police identify gunman in Washington DC shooting that left one dead and four injured
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Police have identified the 46-year-old man who was killed after a gunman opened fire in Washington DC.
James Stewart was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, while four others who were injured were rushed to local hospitals for treatment. One of the injured is in a critical condition, police said.
The shooting began on Thursday morning local time inside a gym in an apartment building in the Logan Circle neighbourhood, which is about a mile (1.6km) north of the White House.
Police said the suspect, identified as 55-year-old Matt Wade Lambert, barricaded himself in one of the apartments, and later died of self-inflicted gunshot wound.
While the suspect was barricaded, "he did fire through the door at officers at least on two occasions", Carroll said.
Negotiators had been on the phone with the suspect when they heard a gunshot and he stopped communicating with them, according to Carroll.
Officers forced their way into the apartment and saw the suspect had what appeared to be a "self-inflicted gunshot wound", he said.
Carroll added that police "believe there was a fire that was set", which has been contained.
Authorities are still working to understand the exact timeline, suspect's motivation, and other details of the incident.
"We believe there was some sort of a conflict with the apartment building, but we don't have much more than that," Carroll said.
Authorities recovered three firearms from Lambert's apartment. He was a registered gun owner, police said.
Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser called it a "senseless act of gun violence" and said the White House had been briefed.
Some childhood offenders may no longer have to reveal convictions to employers
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Some job applicants in England and Wales would no longer need to declare criminal convictions they received as children under government proposals designed to improve the employment prospects of rehabilitated young people.
The changes would mean criminal records for people detained when they were under 18 years old would no longer show up for life during checks carried out by employers.
The Ministry of Justice has also launched a consultation on relaxing disclosure requirements for some specific drug-related and violent crimes committed by children.
Young people who have not re-offended as adults struggle to find work because of their past behaviour, the government says.
Many employers require applicants to undergo a background check, which in their most basic form require people to self-declare if they have a criminal record.
For more sensitive roles, such as working with children or joining the police, an employer can carry out a standard or enhanced check, which allows them to request information from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
How long a criminal record must be volunteered for or will show up in those checks differs depending on the severity of the offence, the punishment received and how long ago the crime was committed - sometimes referred to as whether a conviction is 'spent'.
For example, a young person who was convicted and fined for an offence when they were under-18 will have that information show up in checks for five-and-a-half years. If they were given a custodial sentence, that will be disclosed for the rest of their lives.
The government wants to reduce the number of young people those disclosure rules apply to if an applicant has not continued to offend as an adult.
Five offences would be removed from a list of crimes which will show up in background for checks for life if committed by an adult. They are: affray, violent disorder, supplying a controlled drug to a child, robbery and assaults occasioning actual bodily harm.
Between March 2022 and March 2026, around 8,500 under-18s were convicted of those offences, according to Ministry of Justice data.
The government says that type of crime is often a result of peer pressure, exploitation and "adolescent impulsivity" by individuals who are still developing, as opposed to a broader propensity for crime and violence.
Under the new rules, they would cease to show up in checks after five-and-a-half years.
Lifelong disclosure would also be removed for offences which led to a detention period of less than two years, the maximum which can be handed out by a youth court, and replaced by a new 11-year disclosure period.
In cases where a child was given a sentence longer than two years - which can only happen if the severity of the crime meant they were dealt with by an adult crown court - the rules would stay the same.
The most serious offences - including severe violence, terrorism-related crimes and sexual offences - would be exempted from the reforms.
Other proposed changes include:
Cutting or removing altogether the disclosure period for offences which led to a fine, the majority of which are for driving-related crimes
Ending disclosure of offences which were dealt with via an out of court resolution, which have primarily been used to tackle knife possession and assault
Reforming how long earlier offences appear in checks for young people who committed more than one crime as a child
Announcing a consultation on proposals, justice minister Jake Richards said: "Many young people who offend do not go on to lead lives of crime.
"They take responsibility, turn their lives around and want to make something of themselves.
"When they do, we should recognise that progress and support them – not put unnecessary barriers in their way."
The proposals come as the government prepares to publish a long-awaited report authored by former Labour minister Alan Milburn on tackling the number of young people not in work or education.
In May, he warned the UK was at risk of a raising a "lost generation" as almost one in eight young people are not working or studying.
Richards pointed to that intervention as he announced the disclosure reforms, saying barriers to employment can be "particularly difficult to overcome" for people who committed crimes as children.
Fourteen dead after truck loses control in 23-vehicle crash in UAE
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Fourteen people have been killed and dozens injured after a truck driver lost control and hit several vehicles in Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates, the interior ministry has said.
The accident involved 23 vehicles including five trucks, and happened at the entrance of the eastern emirate in "slow-moving traffic" just before midnight, the ministry added in a statement.
The impact caused "the truck to catch fire and the blaze to spread to several other vehicles, resulting in a heavy loss of life", it said.
Thirty people were injured and taken to hospital, Fujairah Police said, adding that DNA tests are being used to identify the bodies of the victims.
Some of them were Emirati nationals, the police added.
The Indian consulate in the UAE said its citizens were also among the deceased, and said it has reached out to "bereaved families" and is working with the local authorities to provide assistance and support.
Officials said the truck collided with another vehicle before overturning and striking others that had stopped due to "slow-moving traffic" on the street.
Emergency services, including the police, paramedics and civil defence teams rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire, transfer the injured to hospitals and secure the site, where specialist teams remain.
Both the interior ministry and police expressed their deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the families of the deceased, and wished a speedy recovery to those injured.
Half of the injured were discharged from hospital after receiving treatment, while the rest remain in medical care.
The authorities said their nationalities are Emirati, Omani, Indian, Brazilian, Pakistani, Jordanian, and Egyptian.
Kayla Smith admits murdering love rival Chloe Watson Dransfield in Leeds
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A teenager has admitted murdering a 16-year-old girl who she stabbed to death in a pre-planned fight over a boy.
Leeds Crown Court heard that Chloe Watson Dransfield was attacked by 18-year-old Kayla Smith after going to Smith's home with her boyfriend Blake Dowling in the early hours of 28 March.
Smith had pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied murder. She then changed her plea to guilty on the second day of her trial.
Dowling, 18, who took Chloe to the house in Kennerleigh Avenue in Leeds, and Archie Rycroft, 20, who followed Smith to the fight, are also charged with murder and manslaughter and their trial will continue. They both deny the charges against them.
The judge, Mr Justice Cavanagh KC, said he would sentence Smith once the trial was over.
He told her the only sentence he could give was life imprisonment, but that he would need to set the minimum term she must spend in custody.
The trial previously heard that Dowling had been in a relationship with both Chloe and Smith and "knew of the bad feeling between the two females".
Dowling's mother told the court that Smith was "jealous and obsessed" over her son's relationship with Chloe.
St Asaph man jailed for 'appalling' violent abuse of partner
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Warning: This article contains details and references to suicide and abusive behaviour
A man subjected his partner to an "appalling" catalogue of abuse, including beating and abusive messages, which the judge said was "one of the worst" cases of coercive control the court had seen.
John Gizzi, 55, from St Asaph, Denbighshire, was jailed for four years and 11 months after pleading guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour towards Natasha Farah, 32, and for intentional strangulation of her sister.
There were shouts of "scumbag" and "rot in hell" from the public gallery towards Gizzi who appeared at the hearing via video link from prison.
Farah's mother said she would campaign in her daughter's name for sentences around coercive and controlling behaviour to be longer.
At Mold Crown Court, some people called out that the sentence was too short, until they were asked to be quiet by a court usher.
The court heard that a catalogue of physical and verbal abuse of Farah by Gizzi was unearthed after she made a suspected suicide attempt that left her with severe brain damage.
In his sentencing remarks, Judge Mills said Farah and her family and friends had faced an "appalling tragedy" and said the case of coercive control was one of the worst the court had seen, telling Gizzi he had subjected her to "appalling" behaviour.
Judge Mills said Gizzi had used "dreadful misogynistic language" towards Farah which was "part of the process of humiliation" and "destroying" her self worth.
Farah's mother, wearing a T-shirt saying Justice for Natasha, read a lengthy victim impact statement, saying she wanted to detail the "sheer devastating" impact Gizzi's behaviour had had and the "pain, grief, anger, torture" he had inflicted.
She described her daughter as "the most beautiful, funniest, kindest soul in the world" and told Gizzi, who was appearing by video link, that he was a "smiling devil monster".
Judge Mills said Natasha was often seen to have bruises, and was once assaulted by Gizzi with a dumbbell.
"You would accuse her of sleeping with other men… assaulted her frequently… sometimes in front of other people… you assaulted her in front of her child," he said.
The judge also said Gizzi had assaulted her on Valentine's Day and Mother's Day.
"She would plead with you to desist," he added.
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Where does Harry Kane rank among England's all-time greatest stars?
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Harry Kane is now England's most-capped men's player as well as his country's record goalscorer, but harder to quantify is where these achievements place him among the Three Lions' greatest ever players.
This is a tricky debate with so many variables and a timescale as old as the game itself and, to my mind, not merely a determination of a player's individual ability but also a measure of their impact upon the nation's psyche.
Ballon d'Or winners Stanley Matthews, Kevin Keegan and Michael Owen would surely have a shout if the criteria was such, not to mention genius technicians such as Glenn Hoddle, Chris Waddle and John Barnes.
Likewise, if any England boss managed to extract the best from Paul Scholes, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard they would be surely making a classic late dart from midfield.
But to qualify as one of the greatest England players of all time, you need the above ability combined with an impactful overall contribution - those memorable moments and an element of longevity - in a Three Lions shirt.
It might be controversial then to leave out Geoff Hurst, who produced the most recognisable performance in England history, while the man he replaced, Jimmy Greaves, would be a shoo-in were it not for injury earlier in the tournament.
It is also hard to rank the contribution of those whose best football came outside of major tournaments and before the dawn of continental competitions - see Eddie Hapgood, Tom Finney, Nat Lofthouse, Dixie Dean et al.
There are only 10 spots, after all, so here we go.
England vs Croatia player ratings: Harry Kane scores winner as Lewis Hall impresses
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Jordan Pickford - Was left exposed by Jarell Quansah's mistake for Croatia's goal. Was as reliable as ever prior to that. 6
Trent Alexander-Arnold - Played within himself. Some nice link-up play with Morgan Rogers down the right. 6
Jarell Quansah - Dreadful mistake to gift Croatia an equaliser. Was entirely comfortable up to that point. 5
Dan Burn - Not picked in the original squad but started. Unspectacular but largely reliable in the heart of defence. 6
Lewis Hall - Another effective contribution from the Newcastle defender. Is he now England's first-choice left-back? 7
Elliot Anderson - Kept things ticking over nicely in the engine room and always looked to play forward. 6
Declan Rice - Back in the team after missing the previous internationals through injury and conducted the midfield expertly. 6
Jude Bellingham - Not quite the outstanding level as his most recent England displays but still oozed quality in possession. 6
Morgan Rogers - Posed a threat down the right and deserved his goal - his third for England at senior level. 6
Harry Kane - A historic night for the England captain as he became the nation's most capped player. Scored the winner from the spot to boot. 6
Anthony Gordon - Was sensational during the last set of international games. Less so here, but remains crucial for England. 6
Substitutes
Rio Ngumoha (on for Gordon 78). 6
Ben White (on for Alexander-Arnold 78). 6
James Garner (on for Garner 78). 6
Subs not used: Trafford, Steele, Gibbs-White, Hill, Branthwaite, Jobe Bellingham, Calvert-Lewin, Eze, King
Jack Grealish issues Everton apology following disciplinary breach
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Jack Grealish has issued an apology to Everton fans for his recent absence due to a disciplinary issue.
The on-loan Manchester City midfielder missed the Toffees' two games against Newcastle United in the Premier League and Carabao Cup, as well as the win against Coventry prior to the international break, following a "breach of club discipline".
But he returned to action for the first time on Thursday, featuring in a behind-closed-doors victory against Championship side Derby County.
The 31-year-old posted an apology to the club and fans social media, saying he "can't wait to be back playing in front of you."
"Nice to be back out there with the boys today after a good few days training," Grealish wrote on his Instagram story.
"I want to apologise to the fans and everyone at the club for not being able to help the team the last few weeks.
"I love playing for this club and can't wait to be back playing in front of you guys in an Everton shirt. See you soon."
Before Everton's game against Coventry, manager David Moyes was asked if the international break would give Everton the opportunity to resolve the issue with Grealish, to which he said: "We just need to wait and see how things go."
Grealish is trying to rebuild his career at Everton, having fallen out of favour at City despite costing the club £100m in 2021.
He scored twice in 22 games for Everton last season during a loan spell which was cut short by injury.
The midfielder returned to the club for a second loan spell this season but had only made six appearances before falling out of favour.
Barcelona 1-1 Arsenal: Gritty Gunners show different side in positive draw
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It was not a scintillating display from Arsenal, nor a tactical masterclass, but it was a gritty showing that we have not seen enough of this season.
With manager Slegers under scrutiny and the players under pressure to perform, the last thing they needed was to face the full-throttle Barcelona attack.
Caroline Graham Hansen's cleverness, Sydney Schertenleib's constant threat and the aura of top scorer Ewa Pajor is enough to strike fear into any team in Europe.
Even with three-time Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati on the bench, Barcelona were able to impose their superiority against a wounded Arsenal – but the Gunners stood firm.
Frida Maanum opened the scoring against the run of play for Arsenal in the first half and they somehow made it to half-time with their lead intact despite 18 shots from their dominant hosts.
Barcelona did continue as expected after the break, equalising through Graham Hansen, but failed to kick on, with Arsenal's experience and maturity showing to see out a draw that ended the Catalan giants' 100% record in this season's Champions League.
"I'm very pleased in general with the players and how they have gone about it, their preparation, ownership and engagement. You know in these games it's about the margins," said Slegers.
"The execution was so good. It is always going to be difficult against Barcelona because they are so good on the ball. It's hard to defend against but we did well.
"We knew there would be opportunities. I'm really pleased with the way we played as it's very different to how we usually play. That we can do it this way [is] a big boost for us as a team.
"We will take that going forward because the next games are coming quickly. It is really difficult to go to Camp Nou. The one point is okay for us, though obviously we went for three."
WTA Finals: Coco Gauff battles through back injury to beat Marta Kostyuk
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Coco Gauff showed all of her battling qualities as she fought through a back injury to beat Marta Kostyuk and keep her WTA Finals last-four hopes alive.
American Gauff was visibly in pain as she received treatment on her lower back midway through a match she needed to win to stay in the tournament.
She found herself 5-1 down in the second set - only to win six games in a row to complete a 6-4 7-5 win at Indian Wells.
"Physically, I wasn't at my best, which I'm not really used to," Gauff told Sky Sports.
"It was like a mental challenge, learning how to play through that."
The long tennis season has taken a toll on a number of players, with Ukraine's Kostyuk also receiving treatment on a wrist injury that has been hampering her since August.
It is the second time that Gauff has overturned a 5-1 deficit at this tournament, having done the same to beat Jessica Pegula on Sunday.
However, the 22-year-old admitted she was not expecting it to happen again, and was already preparing herself for a third set.
"I asked my physio at 5-2 down, what can I do on the bathroom break [between sets] to try and loosen up," Gauff said.
"And then there was no bathroom break!"
Gauff will need Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova to beat Pegula in the final group match if she is to reach the semi-finals.
Gauff struggled with her serve throughout, producing nine double faults to one ace, but said afterwards she struggled to get through her motion without feeling pain.
Kostyuk - a late call-up to the season-ending finals after Elena Rybakina's withdrawal - also struggled to generate pace and spin because of her wrist problem.
World number four Gauff came back from an early break down to take the first set, but immediately ran into problems in the second.
She called for the trainer after going 3-0 down but soon trailed by a double break, with Kostyuk saving three break points inbetween.
However, with her movement hampered and the crowd behind her, Gauff was able to swing hard and ultimately outlast Kostyuk.
US envoys meet Zelensky in Dublin after talks with Putin in Moscow
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US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held a fresh round of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a day after the latest discussions aimed at ending the war in Ukraine wrapped up in Abu Dhabi.
The pair are now in Dublin to meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Witkoff said a new round of trilateral talks had already been agreed with Putin.
But in a sign of further tension, Zelensky said on Thursday morning that Ukraine's military was again facing "systematic" restrictions to Starlink's military-grade satellite service, Starshield, meaning Kyiv was struggling to intercept Russian jet-powered drones.
The peace talks in the Emirates were framed as being centred around European security arrangements in a post-war scenario, although a resolution to the war sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 still appears distant.
Comments by both President Vladimir Putin and Kremlin officials suggest that Russia's position on the war has not shifted, and that Moscow's demands for territory and neutrality continue to far exceed what Ukraine is prepared to consider.
Witkoff said that Europeans would join the next round of talks. "They are our partners and it's important to us that they take part," Witkoff told Russian state TV after meeting Putin in the Kremlin.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham had said that UK national security adviser Jonathan Powell would join Zelensky, Witkoff and Kushner for talks in Dublin, but Downing Street later said they had been delayed, meaning the national security adviser could no longer join.
Earlier on Thursday, Zelensky said Ukraine was trying to clear up the Starlink situation with the American side but added "some things" were already clear: "If someone in America is making decisions that basically treat Ukrainian territory as if it is not Ukrainian, then this tells us where things are going." He did not elaborate further.
Starshield was developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX company for government and military use. Along with Starlink, it has come to play a vital role in facilitating communication on Ukraine's front line. A similar issue with connectivity affected the front line in late October and lasted about a week before it was fixed and it remained unclear who had ordered the temporary restrictions.
Cole Palmer: Morgan Rogers says Chelsea team-mate committed to England
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Morgan Rogers says any suggestion Cole Palmer is not committed to England "is a lie" and "nonsense".
Rogers scored the opener in Wednesday's 2-1 Uefa Nations League win over Croatia, with Harry Kane adding a penalty on his record-breaking 126th appearance for the men's side.
But his Chelsea team-mate, and childhood friend, Palmer had been left out of the squad after boss Thomas Tuchel said he "misses too many chances to impress".
The 24-year-old Palmer, who was also not called up for the World Cup, withdrew from the previous England camp in September citing a minor injury.
Forward Rogers, also 24, was asked about the criticism of Palmer following the win at Wembley, and told BBC Radio 5 Live: "He wants to be here.
"He wanted to get called up and he wanted to come and represent his country as he always has done.
"He was in quite a low place with his injuries last year and didn't feel 100% himself on the pitch, so he wants to be here and he wants to be the best version of himself.
"But he also has to look at his body. He wants to play for 10 or 15 years, he also has to manage himself. If he has to manage himself in the short term for the greater good then he has to do that and you have to fully support it.
"It has nothing to do with England or not wanting to play with England. It's a nonsense really that people are questioning someone that wants to play for England. It's a lie.
"You see the joy and smile on his face, how much he loves the game, so I honestly don't get it and he doesn't get it."
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