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A sustainable farming company that helps fight climate change has secured $250 million in funding, a boost it

Lampedusa has seen an influx of migrants with 7,000 people arriving in two days, prompting its mayor and the United Nations refugee agency to warn the Italian island is becoming overwhelmed.

Today's Premier League gossip includes Jesse Lingard in contention to sign for West Ham, Reece James linked with Real Madrid and Joao Palhinha could be on his way to Bayern Munich.

The office of Special Counsel Jack Smith has argued in a motion that there’s “no valid basis” for Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself after Donald Trump’s legal team argued that she should leave the case because of statements she made when sentencing January 6 rioters. “There is no valid basis, under the relevant law and facts, for the Honorable Tanya S. Chutkan, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, to disqualify herself in this proceeding,” the special counsel’s office wrote in a 20-page filing on Thursday. “In service of his motion (ECF No. 50) seeking the Court’s recusal, the defendant both takes out of context the Court’s words from prior judicial proceedings and misstates the proper legal standards governing judicial recusals.” The special counsel added that Mr Trump “has failed to identify anything approaching the clear and convincing evidence necessary to overcome the presumption of impartiality”. The office argued that Mr Trump was using “suggestion and innuendo to insinuate something sinister in the Court simply doing its job by addressing sentencing arguments”. More follows...

Shanna Gardner, the ex-wife accused of orchestrating the death of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan, appeared in a Washington court on Thursday to dispute her extradition to Florida. Ms Gardner appeared in Benton County Superior Court after Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed an extradition order, the Jacksonville State Attorney’s Office told News4Jax. The extradition hearing was an attempt by Ms Gardner’s attorneys to prevent her extradition to Duval County where she faces charges of first-degree murder, solicitation to commit first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and child abuse. The ex-wife of Bridegan is accused of hatching a murder-for-hire plot with her second husband, Mario Fernandez, to kill Bridegan by hiring Henry Tenon to shoot him. Bridegan was dropping off his two children at Ms Gardner’s home in Jacksonville Beach when he was ambushed and fatally shot. One of his other children was in the car at the time. Ms Gardner, who resides in Washington state, was arrested on 17 August – more than a year after Bridegan was killed. The Independent has reached out to Jacksonville State Attorney for comment. Read More Ex-wife charged with murder of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan was shot dead in a chilling ambush. Did his ex wife arrange it?

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was not happy when asked about the future of Mohamed Salah amid interest from the Saudi Pro League.

'Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth' will only be available on PlayStation for the first three months.

Idris Elba has two new songs in the spy-thriller expansion.

Fans will be able to start playing 'Hades 2' in early 2024.

Ahead of the cinema release of his black comedy ‘Hit Man’, Richard Linklater has said he cast ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ star Glen Powell as the main character as he thought he had a shy side that leads to him wanting to hide behind roles.

A ban on imports of Russian diamonds is expected to be agreed to by Group of Seven nations

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has won the Premier League Manager of the Month award for August 2023. Spurs took seven points from the first nine available to them, notably beating Manchester United.