Authorities believe a man shot and killed his wife and two children before turning the gun on himself in their Southern California home, where their bodies were found Friday. Via: California family found dead in apparent murder-suicide
England claimed Steve Smith’s prized wicket after Usman Khawaja hit his maiden Ashes Test century as Australia tightened the screws on the tourists in the… Via: England deny Smith another ton, Khawaja hits maiden…
Rising productivity and a potential promotion for Jeremy Hunt are also featured. Via: What the papers say – January 6
Over-by-over updates from the Sydney Cricket GroundEngland’s Crane passes the Warne test on Ashes debutKhawaja plays it cagey in battle to preserve Test placeEmail jonathan.howcroft.freelance@guardian.co.uk | Tweet @JPHowcroft 1.55am GMT Ben Parker, if I had an award to hand out you might be in the running for it. “Two of Read more
America accused of ‘preposterous bullying’ by Iran as heated discussion lays bare deep rifts over Middle East’s future The US successfully fought off a Russian-led attempt on Friday to block a UN security council discussion over the past week’s Iranian protests. But it immediately found itself at odds with its Read more
BitPay, Cryptopay and Bitwala all have their cards suspended Via: Visa locks down prepaid cryptocurrency cards, hitting bitcoin and ethereum users
• Brazilian forward clashed with Mason Holgate in first half of Cup tie• FA expected to launch an investigation into the flare-upThe Football Association is expected to launch an investigation into allegations by the Everton defender Mason Holgate that he was racially abused by Roberto Firmino during Liverpool’s FA Cup Read more
• United manager raises Chelsea rival’s ban for failing to report match-fixing• Conte, whose ban was overturned, had said Mourinho needs a health checkJosé Mourinho has raised the ante on Antonio Conte, appearing to reference the Chelsea manager’s four-month ban for failing to report alleged match-fixing by stating he would Read more
Temperatures to fall across Britain with icy conditions likely in the north-east of England and Scotland, and in Cornwall, Devon and SomersetTemperatures across the UK are expected to plummet this weekend with weather warnings for ice issued.The Met Office released a yellow warning for icy conditions on Friday night and Read more
Parts of Scotland could see -10C, well below average for this time of year Via: UK weather latest: Met Office issues ice warning as temperatures set to plummet at weekend