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Qatar stuns FIFA with demand for beer ban

The call, just three days before kick-off in the World Cup, puts FIFA at risk of a multimillion-dollar contract breach.

Owen Slot, Matt Lawton and Martyn Ziegler

Career on brinkThe Times

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Erik ten Hag speaks to Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Manchester United at Villa Park on November 06, 2022 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Refusing to come on for Man United the right move: Ronaldo

The Portuguese star has doubled down on his decision to defy United manager Erik ten Hag, saying the ‘coach didn’t have respect for me’ as their relationship hits rock-bottom.

Charlotte Duncker

Trial underwayThe Times

The blood test, which searches for genetic material shed from cancer cells, is being led by Professor Nicholas Turner of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Picture: Getty Images/The Times

Test could ‘revolutionise’ breast cancer care

A blood search has been designed to spot risk of recurrence long before it shows up in scans.

Rhys Blakely

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A scene from Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben Ostlund. It won the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

Stomach churner an endurance test

A 15-minute vomiting scene is challenging viewers of Triangle of Sadness.

KEVIN MAHER

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PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 15: Kimberly Guilfoyle, Jared Kushner, Eric Trump, and Laura Trump listen as former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump announced that he was seeking another term in office and officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP

Missing links at Trump’s launch

The former President faced a chorus of rejection from senior Republican figures and his daughter Ivanka, who refused to take part in his launch for a third campaign.

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Breakthrough may lead to Alzheimer’s treatment

Scientists believe discovery of rare genetic variant that increases risk of developing the disease may lead to drug treatments.

Rhys Blakely

risky rewardThe Times

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 09, 2022, Samuel Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX, testifies during a Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing about "Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation," on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. - The new chief executive of troubled cryptocurrency platform FTX said on November 12, 2022, the company was making "every effort to secure all assets" following unauthorized transactions potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Additionally, the platform's chief executive, 30-year-old Sam Bankman-Fried, once considered a star in the freewheeling cryptocurrency world, resigned. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Crypto collapse is a familiar tale of the big lie

Inventors from Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs on have followed a ‘fake it till you make it’ credo, but it only succeeds if investors suspend scepticism.

David Aaronovitch

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Former US President Donald Trump, joined by former US First Lady Melania Trump, arrives to speak at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 15, 2022. - Donald Trump pulled the trigger on a third White House run on November 15, setting the stage for a bruising Republican nomination battle after a poor midterm election showing by his hand-picked candidates weakened his grip on the party. Trump filed his official candidacy papers with the US election authority moments before he was due to publicly announce his candidacy. (Photo by ALON SKUY / AFP)

So Melania wasn’t being held hostage. But is Trump?

As he announced his White House bid, Donald Trump’s first lady was by his side. Trump’s most desired prize, the US presidency, is impossible without her.

Helen Rumbelow

World CupThe Times Sport

A still from David Beckham's Qatar Stopover, a promotional video being shown to fans flying out to the World Cup. Picture: YouTube

Money over morals for David Beckham

Here in Qatar, David Beckham has even been asked to sell sand in the desert. Clearly cash is important to the former England captain, but the deal comes at a heavy reputational cost.

Matt Lawton

Power struggleThe Times

(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 27, 2022 Manchester United's Dutch manager Erik ten Hag (L) directs substitute Manchester United's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Manchester United at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England. - Manchester United said on November 14, 2022 they were "considering their response" to an interview given by star forward Cristiano Ronaldo where he said he felt "betrayed" by the club. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Ronaldo must not play for us again: Man United boss

Dutch manager Erik ten Hag agrees with club chiefs the team is better off without the Portuguese star after his scathing interview with Piers Morgan.

Charlotte Duncker and Paul Hirst

rinos chargeThe Times

TOPSHOT - Supporters of Republican gubernatorial candidate for Florida Ron DeSantis cheer during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on November 8, 2022. - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has been tipped as a possible 2024 presidential candidate, was projected as one of the early winners of the night in Tuesday's midterm election. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP)

In Ron we trust, Republican big beasts tell Trump

An influential group of conservative donors has bad news for Donald Trump ahead of his anticipated launch of a third presidential campaign.

David Charter

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In this picture taken on October 6, 2020, a user checks the dating app Tinder on a mobile phone in Islamabad. - Unlike in many countries where meeting online is routine, Pakistanis who use dating apps regularly face harassment and judgmental relatives -- and now also have to contend with a government clampdown. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP) / To go with 'PAKISTAN-MARRIAGE-DATING', FOCUS by David Stout and Kaneez Fatima in Lahore

Sex infections jump as over-65s swipe right

Elderly people are driving a surge in demand for sexual health services linked to online dating, a report has warned.

Eleanor Hayward

Attention seekersThe Times

Two chimpanzees sitting on sand in Kenya.

Chimpanzees enjoy ‘show and tell’ like humans

Scientists say the interaction in Uganda shows not only that chimp toddlers are as annoying as their human counterparts but that they share a key cognitive attribute.

Tom Whipple

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HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 30: Residents cross an intersection at a shopping district on October 30, 2022 in Hong Kong, China. The world's population is slated to reach 8 billion on November 15, according to the U.N. Hong Kong is one of the densest urban population centers in the world, with its developed areas reaching skyward to house its nearly 7,000 people per square kilometer in slender high rises along narrow tracts of land across the territory. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

World population passes eight billion

Some time today Earth’s population is expected to pass eight billion, according to the United Nations.

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The Amazon BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts on November 10, 2022. - Nothing is a matter of chance at Amazon. The robotics laboratory of the US e-commerce giant is developing the automation of its distribution centers around the world so that customers receive their orders efficiently in the shortest possible time. Delivering the Future" is the motto of this "hub of the robot universe" that is turning the company that Jeff Bezos founded 28 years ago to sell books over the Internet into a pioneer in distribution with its own technology and "made in USA" production. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)

Amazon to start cutting 10,000 jobs

Amazon has become the latest tech giant to pull the trigger on widespread layoffs, with about 10,000 jobs to go.

Callum Jones and Tom Saunders

Defence strategyThe Times

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JULY 20: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley participates in a news briefing at the Pentagon on July 20, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. General Milley and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke about their virtual meeting with the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Biden urged to reverse scrapped nuclear missiles program

The Pentagon’s military hierarchy is pressuring US President Joe Biden to reinstate a near-$15bn weapon system to deter Russia, China and other potential threats.

Michael Evans

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 06: Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez attends 2021 LACMA's Art+Film 10th Annual Gala at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Bezos to give away most of fortune

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos plans to join the ranks of the world’s great philanthropists by giving away most of his fortune during his lifetime.

Keiran Southern

RoyalsThe Times

(L-R) Britain's King Charles III, Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Britain's Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex stand behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as it is carried to Westminster Abbey, for her State Funeral in London on September 19, 2022. (Photo by Marc Aspland / POOL / AFP)

King wants to replace the dukes of hazard

King Charles has asked parliament to allow the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex to stand in for him, in order to avoid calling on the Duke of York and Duke of Sussex.

Valentine Low

‘Bad candidates’The Times

BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 20: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie stand together before their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Trump ‘a serial loser not fit to run’

A former New Jersey governor has joined a growing list of top GOP names attacking Donald Trump, casting serious doubts on his bid for a return to the White House.

Alistair Dawber

‘Betrayed’ legendThe Times

Manchester United explore Ronaldo legal action

Furious Manchester United executives are talking to lawyers over how to deal with Cristiano Ronaldo for his comments in an explosive interview with Piers Morgan.

Charlotte Duncker

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