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Díaz and Salah double up as leaders Liverpool run riot at Tottenham

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Well done, boys, good process. Liverpool stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points, having played one game fewer than second-placed Chelsea, with the latest illustration of their remorseless cut and thrust under Arne Slot.

It was an occasion when Tottenham, playing their way, the Ange Postecoglou way, with zero compromises, were taken to pieces. They conceded six but it could and should have been double figures. Time and again, Liverpool sliced through and a prominent detail at the end of a wild occasion was the glaring nature of some of their misses.

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Tiger’s son comes up aces in PNC Championship with first hole-in-one

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Charley Woods, 15, makes first ace on par-3 fourth holeHole-in-one gives Woods clan temporary share of lead

Tiger Woods isn’t the only member of his family to can produce big moments. His 15-year-old son Charlie made his first ace Sunday in the PNC Championship.

Woods was more excited than if he had made the hole-in-one himself.

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Chinese man charged with acting as Beijing agent in local California election

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Authorities arrest Yaoning Sun for allegedly working for Chinese government while trying to get politician elected

A Chinese man was arrested this week on charges of acting as an illegal agent for Beijing while serving as the campaign manager for a Los Angeles-area politician, in a case that highlights rising concerns that the Chinese government has cultivated a network of operatives to influence US politicians and advance their interests.

US authorities on Thursday arrested Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 64, on accusations he worked for the Chinese government while trying to get an unnamed politician elected to a southern California city council.

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European football: Mbappé on target as Real Madrid climb up to second in La Liga

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French striker scores and assists in 4-2 win over SevillaDybala scores twice in Roma’s 5-0 win against Parma

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé netted the opener and set up another goal as the hosts beat mid-table Sevilla 4-2 on Sunday to move up to second place in La Liga and close the gap on Atlético Madrid to one point going into the winter break.

Mbappé scored with a thunderbolt from outside the box in the 10th minute before Federico Valverde put reigning champions Real two goals ahead from long-range 10 minutes later. Rodrygo fired home the third in the 34th from a cross by Lucas Vazquez.

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Joe Cullen storms out of press conference at PDC worlds over lack of respect

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‘I’ve been shown no respect … I’m going to go home’Ian White jokingly calls Luke Littler ‘Runcorn’s No 2’

Joe Cullen stormed out of his post-match press conference after accusing the media of a lack of respect following a 3-0 second-round win over Wessel Nijman at the PDC World Championship.

The 2022 Masters champion, who will face 2021 winner Gerwyn Price next, gave short answers during a tetchy on-stage interview at Alexandra Palace. Bradford-born Cullen then vented his frustration at reporters backstage before departing prematurely.

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Paul Gordon obituary

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My colleague and friend, the psychotherapist, author and campaigner Paul Gordon, has died aged 70. While eschewing the limelight, Paul was an influential figure and unique voice in the world of psychotherapy. His political commitment and determination to improve people’s lives led him to train as a psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychotherapy and Social Studies in London in the late 80s, and later at the Philadelphia Association, founded in 1965 by RD Laing and colleagues in order to challenge established ways of thinking about and responding to distress.

Paul became its chair, and was a strong advocate for the unique sanctuary and asylum their therapeutic homes have long offered to anyone in need. Indeed, facilitating access to low-cost or free therapy was important to Paul, who also worked with young people at North London’s Open Door, at Freedom from Torture, and helped to establish the Free Psychotherapy Network.

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John Fetterman to fellow Democrats on second Trump term: ‘You gotta chill out’

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Pennsylvania senator who’s seeking to position himself as a bridge to the far-right advises Democrats to ‘pace yourself’

Senator John Fetterman – once a darling of the left but increasingly seeking to position himself as a bridge to the far-right – on Sunday doubled down on advice for fellow Democrats loathing the thought of the looming second Donald Trump presidency: “You gotta chill out.”

“You know, like the constant … freak out – it’s not helpful,” Fetterman said.

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Saracens serve Premiership notice with six-try victory against Northampton

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Saracens 39-24 NorthamptonFergus Burke leads the way for home side with two tries

It was a cold, bleak midwinter afternoon in north London but the race to be crowned as England’s top club side in 2025 is hotting up. Saracens also have key upcoming games against the Premiership pace-setters Bath and Bristol over the next fortnight and this emphatic win over last season’s champions underlined their ambitions to finish top of the tree in six months’ time.

If it helped that Northampton, 24-0 down at half-time, were initially miles off the pace there was no doubting the hosts’ superior power, aggression and defensive line speed off the back of a couple of encouraging Champions Cup results. Their aerial game also heaped pressure on Saints’ rearguard and the upshot was six tries and third place in the table heading into Christmas.

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Waspi decision will lead to voters deserting Labour | Letters

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Readers respond to the recent announcement that the government won’t pay compensation to women affected by the rising pension age

I’m furious at the government’s decision to ignore the advice of the ombudsman and refusal to compensate Waspi women (Anger greets UK government decision not to compensate ‘Waspi women’, 17 December). What’s the point in having a lengthy and expensive review if you don’t pay it any heed? I along with many others have been waiting a long time to hear what our compensation would be, even though it would go nowhere near the £50,000 many of us lost. I didn’t imagine they would so easily dismiss our suffering as a result of government failure to give us time to plan. Labour has already removed the winter fuel allowance. One wonders what it will hit us with next.

When you’re close to the edge of a precipice, every kick brings greater jeopardy. It’s almost as if they want pensioners to suffer, that we are their scapegoats. This is a last straw for me when it comes to Labour. I will never trust it with my vote again. I’d leave the country and go and live close to my daughter in New Zealand, but I can’t because the government then freezes your pension and you’re effectively worse off every year. I wrote to the pension minister about that, but it seems I’m not even important enough to warrant a reply. Maybe the government thinks we don’t matter because we’re not powerful, or that we’ll be gone before too long. It underestimates us.
Cathy Preston
Heathfield, East Sussex

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Where Rachel Reeves can get help on the economy | Brief letters

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Good advice | Visionaries | Map trap | Stobbies v Nobbies | Jelly breaks the mould

Rachel Reeves claims that she does not see people putting forward alternatives to her measures to manage the economy (Report, 20 December). She ought to read the letters section in the Guardian. If I were prime minister, it would be the first thing I would read every morning.
Eddie Ross
Colchester

• As I read the correspondence on the prime minister’s vision for Britain (Letters, 18 December), I was reminded of the quip by the former West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt: “Anyone who has visions should go to the doctor.”
Steve Woods
Bristol

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