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Posted by Scott Murray

⚽ Updates from 8pm BST | Chelsea v Benfica: clockwatch
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1 min: Liverpool have stationed Szoboszlai at right back, with Frimpong up in Salah’s usual position … and the latter wins a corner after 49 seconds. The former to take.

Liverpool huddle, the Gala fans whistle their displeasure, and then the visitors get the ball rolling. Roar! Growl! Bedlam!

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Posted by Yara El-Shaboury

⚽ Plus EFL updates | Galatasaray v Liverpool – live
⚽️ Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Email Yara

Liverpool are at Galatasaray and Arne Slot has left a couple big names on the bench. Follow along with Scott Murray in our minute-by-minute report.

Real Madrid are up 3-0 in Kazakhstan, with Kylian Mbappé scoring a penalty before netting two in the second-half. The hosts were doing well to fend off the Spanish giants but inexperience cost Kairat with their 18-year-old goalkeeper Sherkhan Kalmurza made a silly foul in the box on Franco Mastantuono. The Kazakhstani keeper saved a spot-kick against Sporting in their first Champions League match but could not do the same against Mbappé.

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Posted by Agence France-Presse

Unit will have up to 5,500 soldiers and police officers who will tackle the violence that has overwhelmed the country

The United Nations has adopted a resolution to transform a security mission in gang-dominated Haiti into a larger, fully fledged force with military troops.

The new unit can now have a maximum of 5,500 uniformed personnel, including police officers and soldiers, unlike the current mission, which is just law enforcement. The US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, said the vote by 12 security council members to “transform the multinational security support mission to the new gang suppression force, a mission five times the size of its predecessor” showed the “international community was sharing the burden”.

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Posted by Guardian sport and PA Media

  • India, 269-8, beat Sri Lanka, 211, by 59 runs (DLS)

  • Sharma scores 53 and takes three wickets in Guwahati

Deepti Sharma impressed with bat and ball as India beat fellow co-hosts Sri Lanka by 59 runs (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) in the rain-affected opening match of the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup.

Sharma (53) and Amanjot Kaur (57) shared a seventh-wicket stand of 103 to help India post 269 for eight during an innings reduced from 50 to 47 overs by wet weather. India had slipped to 124 for six after losing four wickets for four runs in the space of 11 balls in a middle-order collapse.

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Posted by Chris Stein in Washington

Republicans push legislation to fund government through late November, but Democrats refuse unless it includes concessions centered on healthcare

Donald Trump on Tuesday said a government shutdown was “probably likely”, after talks among congressional leaders on continuing funding before a midnight deadline appeared to yield little progress.

Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare. The Senate will vote on the GOP proposal and a separate Democratic funding plan Tuesday evening, but neither is expected to pick up the support necessary to clear the 60-vote threshold for advancement.

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Posted by Athena Scalzi

Cincinnati is home to many breweries, and two of the most well-known are Rhinegeist and MadTree Brewing. I don’t drink beer, so I’ve never made it a point to visit any of these famed breweries. I always figured there was somewhere more in my wheelhouse to check out.

Two weeks ago, two of my friends from Wisconsin were coming to Cincinnati for a concert. Though it was a short trip for them, they had just enough time before they left to have brunch with me. While I definitely know a place or two for dinner and drinks in Cincy, I am much less versed in the ways of Cincy brunch locations. So, I had to ask one of my Cincy resident friends for a brunch recommendation, and she pointed me in the direction of Alcove.

I had never heard of Alcove before, and I never realized MadTree even had a restaurant at all. When I looked it up, I was immediately enticed by the well-lit, wide-open space, warm tones from all the wood furniture and flooring, and the wild amount of plants they had occupying the space. I loved the look of it, and after checking out their brunch menu, I was sold, and made us reservations.

Alcove is open every day of the week for lunch and dinner, as well as having their full brunch available from 10-3 on Saturday and Sunday. During the weekdays they still have their brunch but with a limited menu instead of the full version. Apparently this is a more recent change!

When my friends and I arrived, we were asked if we wanted to be seated in the main area, the patio, or the greenhouse. We were all intrigued by the sound of the greenhouse, so we picked that and were led to a room just off the main area that had floor-to-ceiling windows, vibrantly colored velvet furniture, even more plants, and its own bar. It was a really pretty space and we were glad we chose it.

After perusing the menu, we decided the best thing to start off with would be some of their spiked coffee options for a bit of a boozy brunch moment.

Three cocktails sitting on a wood table. The one in the center is an espresso martini with a brûléed top, and then in the background is a spiked iced coffee and a bourbon hot coffee.

I opted the for the espresso martini, which consisted of vanilla vodka, cold brew, hazelnut liqueur, vanilla simple, cocoa bitters, and came with a brûléed top. My friend Austin got their spiked coffee which comes with vanilla, amaretto, salted maple cream, and your choice of spirit. He went with bourbon, specifically Buffalo Trace (which was an upcharge). Mattea started off with an iced coffee which is what you see in the photo, but then later tried their Double Dirty Chai which is just vanilla infused bourbon, chai, espresso, and your choice of milk. I didn’t get a photo of that one but she was kind enough to let me try it and I thought it was quite good even though I don’t care for bourbon. Austin’s hot bourbon coffee was definitely too bourbony for me, though. Mattea and I agreed my espresso martini was super yummy.

For something to share, we settled on their charcuterie board. If you aren’t feeling the meat, you can make it just a cheese board for nine dollars cheaper. Here’s what we got:

A large, rectangular wooden serving board with an array of meats and cheeses and accompaniments. There's a little bowl of crackers, too.

On the menu the description is basically just “artisan meats and cheeses,” and I kind of thought that when the server brought it out she would tell us what all came on the board, but that didn’t end up happening so my friends and I just placed our bets on what was what. While I did like everything on the board, I do think it was just a little sparse. I would say this is better if it’s just you and one other person, rather than trying to share between three or four people.

For our mains, Mattea and I ordered the exact same thing: the Crispy Tofu and Couscous, as well as the Potato Gnocchi as a side. Austin went for a true brunch classic: Chicken and Waffles.

When our food came, Mattea and I were presented with something definitely different than what we ordered. Before us sat the Crispy Tofu Sandwich. It was a simple mix-up, and we both debated whether or not to say something or just eat the sandwich. Finally, we mustered the courage to say something, and our server let us keep the sandwiches on the house and brought out our correct item soon after. Hooray for free sandwiches!

Here was our Crispy Tofu and Couscous with broccolini, sun dried tomatoes, and red pepper puree:

A big white plate full of couscous, and two big pieces of crispy tofu sitting on top of the broccolini and couscous.

All of the red pepper puree is at the bottom, so you can just barely see it in the photo, but once I got everything all mixed together it was a lot more evenly distributed over the couscous and whatnot. I didn’t get a picture of the gnocchi, but it came with a roasted garlic cream sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, and asparagus. The gnocchi was really good, I ended up eating way more of that than my main dish, and had to get a box because I tore up my gnocchi.

And here was the chicken and waffles:

A round, white plate with a big ol' waffle and chicken sandwich sitting on it. There's a fried egg on top and maple syrup on the side.

(Austin added an over-easy egg on top.)

We took this opportunity to order another round of drinks. Austin picked the mimosa flight, which came with orange juice, peach juice, cranberry juice, and pineapple juice.

Four small tasting glasses on a flight board, each one filled with champagne and their respective fruit juice.

Austin, Mattea, and I all agreed on a ranking of pineapple being the best, then cranberry, then orange, and finally peach.

And I got their Basil Rosé, which was gin, rosé, basil, lime, and simple:

A coupe glass filled with a light pink colored liquid and topped with a basil leaf.

This cocktail was so summery and light, very refreshing and perfectly sweetened.

While we were dining, a photographer came over and asked if he could take some pictures of us enjoying our meal and hanging out. We obliged, and in return he gave us each a ten dollar gift card to use towards our bill. That was so generous! He really did not have to do that, we were totally fine being a part of his photos for free, but that was really cool.

All in all, we really enjoyed our brunch at Alcove by MadTree Brewing. It’s an eclectic, beautiful space right in OTR, with tons of gluten-free and vegetarian options, good drinks, and good service. I definitely want to go back sometime, and I’m happy to now know of a good brunch place in Cincinnati.

After our experience at Alcove, I decided to look up MadTree and see what else I was missing out on. It turns out they have two other locations besides Alcove. They have a taproom over in Oakley, and a location they call “Parks & Rec” up in Blue Ash. All of their locations are open everyday of the week, and their Parks & Rec location even serves brunch all day, everyday!

Both the Oakley Taproom and Parks & Rec are dog-friendly and family-friendly, but the Parks & Rec location appears to really excel in the family-friendly aspect, with indoor and outdoor play areas for kids and recreation for all ages. Their Parks & Rec location is also designed with every type of family in mind, with their Branch Out initiative, which aims towards accessibility and inclusivity for all. You can read more about their efforts on that front here.

Aside from that, I was really interested to learn about MadTree’s commitment to the environment. I learned that they are the only certified B-Corp brewery in Ohio, and belong to a whopping 0.2% of B-Corp breweries overall. They are also a part of 1% For The Planet, 100% of their spent grain goes to feeding livestock, they plant or donate 5,000 trees a year, and even pay their employees for 16 volunteer hours a year. There’s even more to learn about their sustainability efforts and commitment to community if you want to check it out here and here.

Overall, MadTree seems like a super cool company with a lot to offer Cincinnati. I can’t believe I overlooked it before just because I don’t like beer! I would love to check out their other locations, and support them and their efforts towards making Cincinnati a healthier, happier place.

Do you like spiked coffee? Are you a brunch connoisseur? Have you tried MadTree Brewing before, or any of their locations? Let me know in the comments, be sure to check out MadTree Brewing, their Oakley Taproom, Parks & Rec, and Alcove on Instagram, and have a great day!

-AMS

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Posted by Yara El-Shaboury

⚽ Plus EFL updates | Galatasaray v Liverpool – live
⚽️ Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Email Yara

Liverpool are at Galatasaray and Arne Slot has left a couple big names on the bench. Follow along with Scott Murray in our minute-by-minute report.

Real Madrid are up 3-0 in Kazakhstan, with Kylian Mbappé scoring a penalty before netting two in the second-half. The hosts were doing well to fend off the Spanish giants but inexperience cost Kairat with their 18-year-old goalkeeper Sherkhan Kalmurza made a silly foul in the box on Franco Mastantuono. The Kazakhstani keeper saved a spot-kick against Sporting in their first Champions League match but could not do the same against Mbappé.

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Posted by Scott Murray

⚽ Updates from 8pm BST | Chelsea v Benfica: clockwatch
⚽️ Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Email Scott

1 min: Liverpool have stationed Szoboszlai at right back, with Frimpong up in Salah’s usual position … and the latter wins a corner after 49 seconds. The former to take.

Liverpool huddle, the Gala fans whistle their displeasure, and then the visitors get the ball rolling. Roar! Growl! Bedlam!

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Posted by Guardian sport and PA Media

  • India, 269-8, beat Sri Lanka, 211, by 59 runs (DLS)

  • Sharma scores 53 and takes three wickets in Guwahati

Deepti Sharma impressed with bat and ball as India beat fellow co-hosts Sri Lanka by 59 runs (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) in the rain-affected opening match of the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup.

Sharma (53) and Amanjot Kaur (57) shared a seventh-wicket stand of 103 to help India post 269 for eight from an innings reduced to 47 overs by wet weather. India had slipped to 124 for six after losing four wickets for four runs in the space of 11 balls during a middle-order collapse.

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Posted by Paul MacInnes

  • National federations accept decision to pause Israel ban

  • Maccabi Tel Aviv due to face Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday

Uefa has paused plans to ban Israel from European football after the announcement of Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for the region.

Expectation had been growing of a decisive intervention by Uefa this week, amid growing pressure within football and from outside groups, including the United Nations. But Trump’s announcement of his plan in a joint press conference with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday put any measures on hold.

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Posted by Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

BBC’s Panorama to broadcast allegations about Charing Cross station after sending evidence to police chiefs

The Metropolitan police are braced for an undercover documentary showing officers and staff allegedly being supportive of the far-right activist Tommy Robinson, making anti-Muslim comments and using excessive force against suspects in custody.

The allegations, which centre on Charing Cross police station in central London, are contained in a BBC Panorama documentary airing on Wednesday evening.

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Posted by Will Unwin in Monaco

  • ‘He is not injured but in the tendon he has a difficulty’

  • Midfielder missed Burnley win but available for Monaco

Rodri is not able to cope with the demands of Manchester City’s rigorous schedule as he continues his comeback from a cruciate ligament injury, according to Pep Guardiola. The Spanish midfielder missed ­Saturday’s win over Burnley after stating he was not fit but will be available to face Monaco on Wednesday in the Champions League.

City’s form collapsed last season after Rodri suffered the injury against Arsenal a year ago. Guardiola is wary of overloading him at this stage and putting the midfielder at risk of the problem recurring.

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Posted by Chris Stein in Washington

Republicans push legislation to fund government through late November, but Democrats refuse unless it includes concessions centered on healthcare

Donald Trump on Tuesday said a government shutdown was “probably likely”, after talks among congressional leaders on continuing funding before a midnight deadline appeared to yield little progress.

Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare.

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Posted by Yara El-Shaboury

⚽ Plus EFL updates | Galatasaray v Liverpool – live
⚽️ Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Email Yara

Liverpool are at Galatasaray and Arne Slot has left a couple big names on the bench. Follow along with Scott Murray in our minute-by-minute report.

Real Madrid are up 3-0 in Kazakhstan, with Kylian Mbappé scoring a penalty before netting two in the second-half. The hosts were doing well to fend off the Spanish giants but inexperience cost Kairat with their 18-year-old goalkeeper Sherkhan Kalmurza made a silly foul in the box on Franco Mastantuono. The Kazakhstani keeper saved a spot-kick against Sporting in their first Champions League match but could not do the same against Mbappé.

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Posted by Scott Murray

⚽ Updates from 8pm BST | Chelsea v Benfica: clockwatch
⚽️ Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Email Scott

1 min: Liverpool have stationed Szoboszlai at right back, with Frimpong up in Salah’s usual position … and the latter wins a corner after 49 seconds. The former to take.

Liverpool huddle, the Gala fans whistle their displeasure, and then the visitors get the ball rolling. Roar! Growl! Bedlam!

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Posted by Ella Creamer and Colwill Brown

Brown’s story of a teenage life ‘critically damaged in a moment’ was the ‘unanimous’ pick for the £15,000 prize
• Read an extract from the story below

Doncaster-born writer Colwill Brown has won this year’s BBC national short story award for a “heartbreaking” entry about shame and the long-term effects of trauma, told in South Yorkshire dialect.

Brown was announced as the winner of the £15,000 award, run in collaboration with Cambridge University, at a ceremony held at BBC Broadcasting House on Tuesday evening.

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Posted by Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

BBC’s Panorama to broadcast allegations about wrongdoing at Charing Cross police station

The Metropolitan police are braced for an undercover documentary showing officers and staff allegedly being supportive of the far-right activist Tommy Robinson, making anti-Muslim comments and using excessive force against suspects in custody.

The allegations, which centre on Charing Cross police station in central London, are contained in a BBC Panorama documentary airing on Wednesday evening.

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Posted by Pippa Crerar and Eleni Courea

Prime minister lambasts Nigel Farage and the politics of Reform in combative Labour conference speech

Keir Starmer has warned that Britain faces an era-defining choice between Labour and the populist right, as he launched a scathing attack on Nigel Farage, saying the Reform leader neither “liked or believed in Britain”.

In a speech that drew the battle lines for the next general election, the prime minister said the UK stood at a fork in the road where “we can choose decency, we can choose division, renewal or decline”.

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Posted by Chris Stein in Washington

Republicans push legislation to fund government through late November, but Democrats refuse unless it includes concessions centered on healthcare

Donald Trump on Tuesday said a government shutdown was “probably likely”, after talks among congressional leaders on continuing funding before a midnight deadline appeared to yield little progress.

Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare.

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