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Considering they’d just gone nine games without a win, assorted Manchester United fans carping about the manner of their team’s Bigger Cup win over Roma on shouty radio phone-ins on Tuesday night struck Football Daily as the type who’d complain about a firefighter refusing to wipe their boots at the front door before rescuing them from a burning house. Yes, it’s true that United played appallingly in the first half and were lucky to be only 2-0 down. And yes, the penalty was somewhat fortuitous

Votes are still being counted in some parts of the US, with the Republican Party having lost already control of the House and Senate. Follow live.

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‘Tons of mangoes’ are also coming through, with more stone fruit on the way towards the end of the month Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Golden mangoes and juicy strawberries are to be relished this month, with the warmer weather bringing on the fruits, says Michael Hsu, operational manager at Sydney’s Panetta Mercato. An unexpectedly early start to the strawberry growing season in Victoria has yielded a “glut”, Hsu says. Dean Lamb, owner of Watts Fresh in Kyneton, Victoria, says the