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The Chicago Police Department recorded five shootings involving 12 victims, one of whom died, and one aggravated battery incident on Tuesday, the second day of the Democratic National Convention in the Windy City. That compares to eight shootings, four of which were fatal, on Monday, and a total of 26 shooting incidents involving 30 total victims, five of whom died, over the weekend leading up to the DNC in downtown Chicago. Shootings on day 2 of DNC in Chicago “Our officers are out there. They’re out there. They’re highly visible. And we have officers not only along the corridors downtown,…

“America is ready for a new chapter. America’s ready for a better story” – Former President Barack Obama, DNC speech ‘Obamas back Harris’ Paper Talk The second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a popular story for the front pages this morning as the DNC brought out Democratic heavyweights Barack and Michelle Obama. The former president and first lady delivered back-to-back speeches praising Harris and warning the race against Trump will be tight. The Washington Post claims the “The Obamas electrify DNC” whilst The Boston Globe reports on the “diverse lineup” of speakers the second night but noting the…

Kylian Mbappé to take legal action against PSG over unpaid salary It’s fair to say, Kylian Mbappé’s time at PSG wasn’t an easy one. If the speculation is true, he had wanted to leave for some time.  There were rumours that the French superstar had been unhappy for some time, and when it was finally announced he would be leaving his club of 7 years – he notably thanked everyone but the club’s directors or owners. And now it seems the dispute has taken a new turn, with the now Real Madrid star taking legal action against his former club,…

Terminally ill ex-England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson delivers heartbreaking goodbye message: ‘I hope you’ll remember me’ The Metro – Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has sent a heartbreaking message as he reaches the end of his life and tells fans: ‘I hope you’ll remember me.’ The Swedish ex-Three Lions manager, who has terminal pancreatic cancer, was in charge of England’s ‘Golden Generation’ men’s football team from 2001 to 2006. The 76-year-old revealed in January that he had ‘best case a year’ to live and a new documentary about his life is being released on Amazon Prime on Friday. ‘I hope you…

Ilkay Gundogan agrees deal to return to Manchester City The Metro – Manchester City legend Ilkay Gundogan has agreed a one-year deal to re-sign for the club from Barcelona. The German ended his seven-year stay at the Etihad in 2023 in order to sign for Barcelona on a free transfer. The 33-year-old excelled at the Nou Camp, providing 14 assists and scoring five goals in all competitions last season. He played over 60% of matches, which triggered a clause in his deal for an extra two years in Spain. But Barcelona were keen to offload Gundogan following the signing of Dani Olmo and…

Conor Gallagher breaks silence on Chelsea exit and Atletico Madrid move New Atletico Madrid signing Conor Gallagher has thanked Chelsea for ‘making my dreams come true’ during his spell at the club. Gallagher joined boyhood club Chelsea at the age of eight and went on to make 95 appearances for the Blues. The 24-year-old, who has 18 caps for England, was put up for sale by Chelsea despite captaining the team regularly last season. A move to Atletico threatened to fall through earlier this month but the £33m transfer was completed on Wednesday, with Gallagher signing a five-year deal at…

Olympic defector responds to critics as he faces two-year ban after Team GB switch The Metro – Three-time Olympic medalist Matthew Richardson has defended his decision to switch from Australia to Team GB despite facing the potential of a two-year ban from competing. The cycling star won silvers in the individual sprint and keirin as well as bronze in the team sprint at the Paris Olympics but shocked teammates shortly after the Games when announcing his intention to switch nationality and ride for Great Britain going forward. Richardson was born in Maidstone, England and moved to Australia at the age…

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read