The 53-year-old’s departure was announced just hours before Everton were due to host League One side Peterborough in the third round of the FA Cup.

Everton announced their under-18s head coach Leighton Baines and club captain Seamus Coleman had been put in charge of the team for that game.

Right-back Coleman and former left-back Baines have made more than 800 Everton appearances between them.

Four members of Dyche’s coaching staff – Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and Billy Mercer – have also departed.

The Toffees were beaten 1-0 by Bournemouth on Saturday and sit 16th in the Premier League and just one point clear of the relegation zone.

They failed to register a shot on target at Vitality Stadium and have won just three of 19 games in the league this season.

A source close to the Friedkin Group – which completed a £400m takeover of the club last month – told BBC Sport the new owners had been in talks with Dyche over a couple of days this week, with both sides feeling they had reached the end of the road. Difficult negotiations took place over an exit package for Dyche and his staff before a settlement was reached.

The source added that the timing of Dyche’s departure, just hours before a game, was not ideal.
BBC Sport has approached Dyche – who said goodbye to his players at Everton’s training ground earlier on Thursday – for comment.

Club sources say they want Dyche’s replacement to have Premier League experience and former Everton manager David Moyes is among the names to have been linked.

However, sources close to Jose Mourinho have ruled the Fenerbahce manager out of contention.

The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham boss previously worked under the Friedkin Group at Roma, but he was sacked by them in January 2024.

Moyes, 61, managed Everton from 2002 to 2013 and recently said he was not ready to retire from football management but did not want to be in a job “fighting relegation”.

Speaking on Tuesday, Dyche said that his communication with Everton’s owners had been “positive” with “no indication” they were looking to bring someone else in. He said they had been “been very up front and open” about expectations.

In his programme notes, external for Thursday’s tie with Peterborough, Dyche wrote he hoped his side could use the FA Cup game to “build some positive momentum”.

Dyche, whose contract was due to expire in the summer, succeeded Frank Lampard on 30 January 2023 with Everton in the relegation zone.

The team secured survival with a 1-0 win against Bournemouth on the final day of that season.

He then steered the Toffees to a 15th-place finish in the 2023-24 campaign despite the Merseysiders being deducted eight points for two separate breaches of Premier League financial rules.

The club have looked strong defensively this season, keeping seven clean sheets.

But they have struggled for goals, netting only 15, and are the second-lowest scorers in the league, with only bottom club Southampton having managed fewer.

This is Everton’s last season at their 132-year-old stadium before moving to a new ground at Bramley-Moore Dock.

How bad have Everton been this season?
Everton’s numbers in 2024-25 make for grim reading: Only in three seasons in Everton’s history have they scored fewer goals after playing this number of league games.
They currently have the division’s lowest expected goals (xG) rate at 18.33.
The Merseysiders have had 63 shots on target this season. Southampton are the only side to fare worse, with 58 to date.
Everton had zero shots on target in Saturday’s loss at Bournemouth and the goalless draw at Arsenal last month.
Everton’s goals-per-game rate of 0.79 is the lowest number for the team in 13 seasons. It has dropped from 1.05 last term and 0.89 in 2022-23.

Former Toffees midfielder Leon Osman said on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Monday Night Club: “Doing commentaries on their games is not easy at the moment because not much happens.

“I do think there is a lack of quality in the squad, but anyone will tell you you should still be creating chances and scoring goals. It is tough to watch.

“In the past 10 games, Craig Dawson is Everton’s top scorer having scored two own goals in that game (the 4-0 win over Wolves).”

By BBC Sport

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The man was being held with another inmate at a prison in the eastern city of Semnan when he “committed suicide” on Thursday, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency said.

The judiciary-run Mizan News Agency said prison officials immediately took action to save the Swiss citizen’s life, but their efforts were unsuccessful.

Mizan gave no further detail about the man’s identity.

“This morning, a Swiss citizen committed suicide in Semnan prison,” a statement on Mizan’s website, attributed to Mohammad Sadegh Akbari, Semnan’s chief justice, said.

The statement added that he had been “arrested by Iranian security forces for espionage” and the case was “under investigation”.

The Swiss Foreign Affairs Department confirmed the death, adding that its embassy was in contact with Iranian authorities.

In recent years, Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have arrested dozens of dual nationals and foreigners, mostly on charges related to espionage and security.

Switzerland plays an important intermediary role between Washington and Tehran as it represents American interests in Iran and shares messages between the two countries.

Meanwhile, an Italian journalist has returned to Rome after spending weeks in an Iranian jail.

Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on 19 December, three days after an Iranian engineer was detained by Italian authorities in Milan on suspicion of supplying drone technology that led to the deaths of US soldiers.

Reports said she had been held in solitary confinement in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison.

She was greeted by her partner as she left the plane at Rome’s Ciampino airport before being welcomed home by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is understood to have taken personal charge of her case.

A well known podcaster, Cecilia Sala’s detention in prison in Tehran outraged Italians and has dominated headlines since her employer, Chora Media, broke the news of her arrest on 27 December.

It posted a picture of Sala arriving on Wednesday afternoon.

Iran said initially it had detained Sala for “violation of the Islamic Republic’s laws”, however US state department officials said it could be linked to the arrest of Iranian national Mohammad Abedini at Malpensa airport in Milan on 16 December.

He was arrested on a US warrant and one official told Italian media that Sala was being used as “political leverage”.

It is unclear what led to Iran freeing her, however the news was broken in a statement from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who cited “intense work through diplomatic and intelligence channels”.

Meloni met US president-elect Donald Trump at the weekend, when the journalist’s detention is thought to have been discussed.

Outgoing president Joe Biden is due to visit Rome later this week.

Meloni thanked “all those who contributed to to making Cecilia’s return possible”.

Sala’s partner, fellow journalist Daniele Raineri, told Ansa news agency: “I spoke to her and she told me ‘I’ll see you soon’, she was emotional and overjoyed.”

Mohammad Abedini is due to go before a court in Milan on 15 January, and Tehran has in recent days played down any connection between the two cases.

The head of Italy’s foreign intelligence service, Giovanni Caravelli, is said to have travelled to Tehran personally to bring Sala back to Italy.

Her father Renato Sala told Ansa he was proud of her and praised the government for an “exceptional job”.

He said he had had the impression that the situation had turned into a “game of chess, but with more than two players”.

Renato Sala also thanked Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pointing out they had lived near each other for 12 years and had become friends.

By BBC News

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In historic scenes just 11 days before the inauguration of Donald Trump for what promises to be a turbulent second term, the incoming president and outgoing President Joe Biden set aside their bitter rivalry to mourn Carter together.

Former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton also sat with them for the somber ceremony to honor Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100 in his home state of Georgia.

Democrat Carter was widely perceived as naive and weak during his single term from 1977 to 1981, but a more nuanced view has emerged as the years passed, focusing on his decency and foreign policy achievements.

Carter’s flag-draped coffin was transported from the US Capitol, where it had been lying in state, and brought into the immense cathedral by an honor guard of service members in ceremonial uniforms.
His grandson Joshua Carter gave the first homily to the last president of the “Greatest Generation.”

President Joe Biden will deliver the eulogy for his fellow Democrat at the neo-Gothic cathedral, a traditional venue for send-offs of US presidents, from Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan to George H.W. Bush.

Biden, who leaves the White House on January 20 after his own single term in office, has said that Carter asked him to do so when the pair — long-standing friends — met for the last time four years ago.

“Carter was a decent man. I think Carter looked at the world not from here but from here, where everybody else lives,” Biden said as he gestured from above his head towards his heart.

The funeral comes just days before another moment of profound change for the United States, with the return of Trump to the Oval Office.

Obama shook hands and chatted with the billionaire Republican.

There was also a brief moment of reconciliation for Trump and his former vice president Mike Pence, as they met and shook hands for what is believed to be the first time since the 2021 US Capitol riots when Pence refused to back Trump’s false claims to have won the 2020 election

The five presidents joined around 3,000 mourners at the service, and Thursday has been designated a national day of mourning, with federal offices closed.

Carter, who served a single term before a crushing election loss to Reagan in 1980, suffered in the dog-eat-dog world of Washington politics and a hostage crisis involving Americans held in Tehran after Iran’s Islamic revolution finally sealed his fate.

But history has led to a reassessment, focusing on his brokering of a peace deal between Israel and Egypt. He also received high praise for his post-presidential humanitarian efforts, and a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

– ‘Thirst for justice’ –
The first president to reach triple digits, he had been in hospice care since February 2023 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, where he died and will be buried next to his late wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter.

Mourners began paying their respects on Saturday, as the carefully choreographed six-day farewell got underway with US flags flying at half-staff around the country.

A black hearse bearing Carter’s remains paused at his boyhood family peanut farm in Plains, where a bell was rung 39 times and staff stood in silent tribute.

Crowds gathered along the roadside to say their goodbyes, snap photographs or salute as the motorcade rolled slowly past.

Carter’s casket arrived at Washington’s snow-covered US Capitol on Tuesday atop a gun carriage.

It was accompanied by hundreds of service members, with military pallbearers carrying Carter to the Rotunda to lie in state ahead of Thursday’s ceremony — the first presidential funeral since Bush Senior died in 2018.

Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democrats in the Senate, described Carter as “one of the most decent and humble public servants we have ever seen.”

“President Carter was a living embodiment of leadership through service, compassion, and a thirst for justice for all,” he said.

By Agencies

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Fortunately, there are ways for online casinos to establish themselves, attract new players, and retain existing ones. Below is a look at how Lucky Ones and others have built their reputations and succeeded in this highly competitive industry.

Building a reputation

Just like any other business, online casinos take time to establish a solid reputation. Trust is everything. Online operators need to be an outfit that players can trust. They also need to provide quality and operate smoothly and efficiently. Lucky Ones has built its brand and become a go-to operator for many online casino gaming fans in several ways.

Establishing itself as a luxury brand

Lucky Ones has engaged in clever marketing and presented itself as a luxury brand. All casinos want to offer good service and for their players to have the best gaming experience on the casino’s website, but Lucky Ones have really doubled down on it with their high-end, luxury lifestyle focus.

VIP program

Lucky Ones and other online casinos appreciate players choosing their igaming services and like to reward players for doing so. The casino expresses this gratitude in the form of a VIP program, one they’re extremely proud of because of all the benefits players can enjoy from it. Not to mention the fact that their program has helped the operator to secure a place among the highest rated casinos in Canada, this is due to the players being able to receive faster withdrawals, access to exclusive events, and also to a dedicated account manager. As they move up from Bronze to Diamond rank, players can reap even further benefits from the program, including chat priority and low wagers.

Massive selection of games

Another big pillar of Lucky Ones and other casinos’ trust- and establishment-building features has been the vast variety of games. This is especially the case of Lucky Ones and is important to players, who can choose from more than 5,500 games to play. Fans of casino games and other games crave variety and like to see operators updating their sites with the latest games. The presence of the latest games in a casino’s offering demonstrates to players that the operator is keeping their finger on the pulse and striving to provide value for them.

Fast, reliable withdrawal system

Whether winning a lot or just a little, players want to be sure they’ll get their winnings. A casino’s response when a player wins is another element that builds trust in players. Some casinos can take up to two weeks to process winnings withdrawals, which can be off-putting for a lot of players. This isn’t the case with Lucky Ones and many other casinos. Depending on the payment method chosen, players can withdraw their winnings either instantly or within two days. It’s also quick for players to deposit money in their account.

Bonuses and promotions

As part of giving value for money, Lucky Ones and other casinos offer bonuses and run lots of promotions for players. Lucky Ones is renowned for its deposit bonus, which is generous even by online casino standards. Players can earn a bonus of up to $20,000 and 500 free spins, depending on how big the first deposit in their account is.

The bonuses don’t stop there. During the week, there’s the Unlimited Wednesday Wealth, which sees the casino match deposits of up to $500 by 50%. If players wager $500 all in one weekend while playing live casino games, they’ll receive the Weekend Wager bonus, which rewards them with an extra $200.

Strong customer service

Reliable customer service is crucial in the online casino industry. Players need to know they can contact the casino and that the casino will resolve any issues they’re having with the services quickly. Lucky Ones offers two chat options as part of its customer service. Players can either chat with a chatbot for instant communication or they can request to chat with someone directly live. Often, it’s necessary to create an account to engage with customer support in these ways.

In a hugely competitive industry, online casinos must work hard to establish themselves and build a solid reputation. Marketing themselves well, providing quality and value, and being contactable and reliable help them to stand out, attract new players, and, importantly, earn the trust and loyalty of players to the operator.

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The suspect used ChatGPT to try and work out how much explosive was needed to trigger the blast, officials said.

Authorities last week identified the person found dead inside the Cybertruck as Matthew Livelsberger, 37, an active-duty Army soldier from Colorado Springs, and said he acted alone. The FBI says the incident appeared to be a case of suicide.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said on Tuesday the Cybertruck blast was the first incident on U.S. soil where ChatGPT had been used to build an explosive device.

Critics of artificial intelligence have warned it could be harnessed for harmful purposes, and the Las Vegas attack could add to that criticism.

“Of particular note, we also have clear evidence in this case now that the suspect used ChatGPT artificial intelligence to help plan his attack,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told a press conference. “This is the first incident that I am aware of on U.S. soil where ChatGPT is utilized to help an individual build a particular device,” McMahill added.

CHATGPT WARNINGS
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said the company was “committed to seeing AI tools used responsibly” and that its “models are designed to refuse harmful instructions.”

“In this case, ChatGPT responded with information already publicly available on the internet and provided warnings against harmful or illegal activities,” the company said in a statement cited by Axios.

The FBI says there was no definitive link between a truck attack in New Orleans that killed more than a dozen people and the Cybertruck explosion, which left seven with minor injuries.

They added the suspect had no animosity towards U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and probably had post-traumatic stress disorder.

Livelsberger’s phone had a six-page manifesto that authorities were investigating, police said.

By Agencies

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Lion Deh, who co-hosts the popular drive show ‘Mbusii na Lion Teke Teke’ alongside Mbusi, has been absent from the airwaves as he grieves this devastating loss.

The company human resource development shared the message in an internal communication.

“Please join us in comforting and standing with Cyrus Alexander Afune a.k.a Lion who is our Radio Presenter and Content Creator as he mourns the passing on of his son Lionman Ombete Afune,” the communication said.

The tragic news was also shared by Massawe Japanni, a colleague at Radio Jambo, who expressed her heartfelt condolences to Lion Deh and his family during her show.

Although Lion Deh has yet to publicly address the tragedy or disclose the cause of his child’s death, fans and colleagues have come together to support him during this difficult time.

Messages of sympathy and encouragement have flooded social media, demonstrating the deep connection the presenter has with his listeners.

Massawe also noted that Mbusi, Lion Deh’s long-time co-host and close friend, might also take time off to stand by his colleague during this period.

Lion Deh has built a remarkable career in Kenya’s reggae music and broadcasting industry, working with Mbusi for over a decade, starting from their time at Ghetto Radio.

The duo’s chemistry and engaging content have made their show a staple for reggae enthusiasts.

Despite multiple offers to move to other stations, Lion Deh has remained loyal to Radio Jambo, cementing his status as a respected figure in Kenya’s reggae scene.

Beyond radio, he is an entrepreneur and event organiser, co-founding Hakuna Mbrrrr Entertainment, which specialises in reggae-themed events.

This tragic loss follows health challenges Lion Deh faced in March 2022, when he was hospitalised due to severe anaemia.

His condition led to public appeals for blood donations, showcasing the immense goodwill and support he commands among fans

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In a report released Tuesday, Türk’s office said gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024, a figure more than 1,000 deaths higher than 2023’s toll.

In addition to the deaths, UNHCR said more than 2,200 people were injured by gang violence and nearly 1,500 were kidnapped by gangs.

“Restoring the rule of law must be a priority,” Türk said. “These figures alone cannot capture the absolute horrors being perpetrated in Haiti.”

Among those horrors was an incident last month in which at least 207 people, many of them senior citizens, were killed by the Wharf Jeremie gang in Port-au-Prince after a gang leader accused the group of being responsible for his son’s death from the group’s alleged Vodou rituals.

The gang is reported to have burned and mutilated many of the elderly Haitians’ bodies to destroy any evidence leading back to the gang. Other bodies were thrown into the sea. This incident was “one of the biggest massacres reported in Port-au-Prince in recent history,” according to The Associated Press.

Other horrors in the report included more than 300 lynchings. Most of those lynched were gang members and people affiliated with them, with some of the lynchings “reportedly facilitated by Haitian police officers,” according to the U.N. human rights report.

The report also disclosed that last year, there were “281 cases of alleged summary executions involving specialized police units.”

“It has long been clear that impunity for human rights violations and abuses, as well as corruption, remain prevalent in Haiti,” Türk said.

He also called for more logistical and financial support for the Kenya-led mission in Haiti so that it can “successfully implement its mandate” to deal with the unrest and violence in Haiti.

Türk also called for a halt to deportations to Haiti because the country is not safe.

“The acute insecurity and resulting human rights crisis in the country simply do not allow for the safe, dignified and sustainable return of Haitians. And yet, deportations are continuing,” he said.

AP reports that Haiti’s neighbor, the Dominican Republic, deported more than a quarter million people to Haiti last year.

Kenya police is leading a multi national team in efforts to contain criminal gangs there.

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According to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) these companies include Backtent Security Limited, Morara Properties Limited (also known as Blacksmith Morara Limited), Luku Fashion, Morara Home Furniture and Igrow Digital Enterprise.

Morara was informed of the investigation through a notice from the taxman, which indicated that his businesses have either been reporting no income or failing to submit tax returns, despite owning properties, business ventures, and other assets.

Additionally, the taxman highlighted that money has been transferred to Morara’s personal bank account, as well as to the accounts of Morara Properties Limited and Morara Home Furniture since 2022. According to the KRA, Morara received the funds in his personal account, primarily through M-Pesa, with the money intended for covering costs related to furniture and interior fittings.

The authority further stated that Morara Properties and Morara Home Furniture also received payments via M-Pesa Paybill transactions.

Morara has expressed interest in politics and is likely to run for president in 2027. He has been building a political base he intends to use in the run up to the polls.

He has also been a government critic

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Polytrauma is a term for multiple traumatic injuries which have been sustained to a person’s body and organ systems.

The hearing, which was held at Buckinghamshire Coroner’s Court on 17 December, was told it may take “some time” to formally ascertain how the 31-year-old died.

The inquest into Payne’s death in the UK has been adjourned until a pre-inquest review on 6 November, the coroner’s court said.

His medical cause of death was confirmed by Dr Roberto Victor Cohen as “polytrauma”.

The hearing was also told Payne was formally identified “with the assistance of the funeral directors in Buckinghamshire”.

Senior Coroner Crispin Butler said during the hearing: “Whilst there are ongoing investigations in Argentina into the circumstances of Liam’s death, over which I have no legal jurisdiction, it is anticipated that procuring the relevant information to address particularly how Liam came by his death may take some time through the formal channel of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.”
Five people in Argentina have been charged in connection with the death of the 31-year-old star.

The hotel’s manager, Gilda Martin, and its receptionist, Esteban Grassi, as well as Payne’s friend Roger Nores have been charged with manslaughter, Argentina’s prosecutor’s office says.

Ezequiel Pereyra – who also worked at the hotel – and Braian Paiz, a waiter, have been charged with supplying drugs.

‘Multiple trauma’
In November, the prosecutor’s office in Argentina said toxicology tests revealed traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in Payne’s body.

A post-mortem examination determined his cause of death as “multiple trauma” and “internal and external haemorrhage”, as a result of the fall from the hotel balcony.

According to the prosecutor’s office, medical reports also suggested Payne may have fallen in a state of semi or total unconsciousness.

The prosecutor’s office said this ruled out the possibility of a conscious or voluntary act by Payne, and they had concluded the singer did not know what he was doing nor have any comprehension of his actions.

Payne became one of the most recognisable names in pop after appearing on The X Factor and rising to fame with the boyband One Direction in the 2010s before the band went on an indefinite hiatus in January 2016.

The singer’s funeral was held in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, in November.

His former bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik were among the mourners, alongside Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy and his former partner Cheryl, with whom he shares a son.

By BBC News

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This was announced after a meeting between Presidents William Ruto and João Lourenço of Angola at the Angolan presidential palace in Luanda on Wednesday, marking a significant step in strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations.

Additionally, Angola will work towards waiving visa requirements for Kenyans visiting the country, reciprocating Kenya’s earlier gesture.

“This move will enable our professionals like teachers to access Angola much more easily,” Ruto said.

The two leaders also discussed pertinent issues in the African continent, including peace in the Great Lakes region, institutional reforms of the African Union, and the elections of the chairperson of the African Union Commission next month.

Ruto, who was given the mandate by fellow African heads of State to champion AU reforms, invited President Lourenço for a retreat in Kenya later this month ahead of the AU Heads of State Summit in February.

On the Luanda Process for Peace in Eastern Democratic Republic Congo, the two leaders appreciated the need for a joint meeting between the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) to consolidate the initiative.

“Peace and security in our continent is of paramount importance to us all, and we are keen to have a process that incorporates all and ensure its success,” Ruto explained.

He requested his Angolan counterpart for support of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s bid for the AU Commission chairpersom position.

Ruto, who arrived in Luanda on Tuesday evening from Accra, Ghana, where he had attended the inauguration of President John Mahama, also discussed trade relations between the two countries with President Lourenco.

He was accompanied by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who is also the Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary, Governors Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga) and Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay), Mandera Senator Ali Roba and Kinangop MP Kwenya Thuku.

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