As a return to Elland Road brings memories of Ruben Amorim’s demise, another explosive interview and the latest criticism of United’s hierarchy leaves Carrick needing a result to change the narrative of their unravelling season. By Richard Jolly

Pope Leo spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Friday, calling for a ceasefire in a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine, as he recovers in hospital from a lung cancer operation. The Vatican said that Pope Leo “expressed his deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and called for a ceasefire to allow the delivery of food and medical assistance, and the voluntary and safe evacuation of the civilian population”. The...

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The Press Council of India issued guidelines for journalists covering protests, urging them to prioritise safety, carry identification and more. This comes after detention of journalists on October 11 during a CJP protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu says layoffs are common in the SaaS industry, but the company is trying to avoid mass job cuts by retraining employees and redeploying them as AI reshapes productivity and raises data centre and computing costs.