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Ex-footballer Joey Barton says he is appealing his conviction for sending grossly offensive social media posts about broadcaster Jeremy Vine and TV pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.Barton was convicted in November by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court, who found he “crossed the line between free speech and a crime” with six posts he made on X. On December 8, he was sentenced to six months in custody, suspended for 18 months.The 43-year-old must also complete 200 hours of unpaid work in the community and pay prosecution costs of £23,419.Two-year restraining orders were issued against each of his victims…

Manchester United’s controversial cost-cutting measures under Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS are reflected in an operating profit, as the club released their results for the first quarter of the new financial year.The headlines from the latest report include: Total revenues are down slightly from £143.1m to £140.3m. This compares the last three months of commercial activity with the same three months in 2024.Man Utd registered an operating profit of £13m compared to an operating loss of £7m a year ago.The club is predicting total revenues for the year of £640m to £660m. A quarter of that is £160m plus per…

Manchester United’s net debt has broken the $1 billion barrier for the first time due to summer borrowings for player recruitment, taking the club’s overall debt to its highest level since the Glazer family takeover in 2005.In the club’s first-quarter accounts published Thursday, United’s noncurrent borrowings — debt mountain built since the Glazers’ leveraged takeover — were reported at £481 million ($644m).But with United using a further £105m from their revolving credit facility — an additional borrowing mechanism — to take their total borrowings to £268m, United’s total net debt has grown to £749m ($1.002bn). United have been servicing their…

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday that the U.S. should focus on bringing in immigrants that help grow the economy as the White House rolls out its long-awaited “gold card” visa.”We’re the only great country that lets other people just come in without vetting them and deciding whether they’re really going to help the economy of America,” Lutnick said Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.””Let’s bring in the top of the best,” he said. “Let’s help them grow America and build America. Why should we take people who are below average? It just doesn’t make any sense.”Lutnick said the “average green-card…

At least 50,000 people in Kuwait have lost their citizenship since September 2024. Campaigners suggest the figure could be as high as 200,000. However, the government stopped regularly announcing figures in September 2025. Kuwait, with a population estimated to be just shy of five million, has long been regarded as one of the more democratic states in the Gulf. Unlike its neighbours, since 1963 it has had a parliament – albeit one with limited power. Occasionally acting as a mediator in negotiating diplomatic crises in the region, Kuwait has also offered safe haven for dissidents fleeing its more authoritarian neighbours. “In the 70s, Kuwait was a…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. Holding out for a heroStocks surged yesterday after the Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected interest rate cut at its final policy gathering of the year. But the bank seemed to take the “hawkish cut” stance many were anticipating, saying that the…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday proposed a major change in how the government approaches financial regulation and stability.In a letter released Thursday afternoon, Bessent will recommended altering the approach of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.Whereas the agency’s focus had been tightening regulations and oversight of the institutions it oversees, the new plan will switch that, and push for looser regulation and a freer approach.”[T]he Council will work with and support member agencies in considering whether aspects of the U.S. financial regulatory framework impose undue burdens and negatively impact economic growth, thereby undermining financial stability,” the letter states.Bessent further noted…

JetBlue Airways’ new lounge, BlueHouse, at JFK’s Terminal 5.Courtesy: JetBlue AirwaysJetBlue Airways’ first airport lounge since it started flying nearly 26 years ago is here, inspired by a New York City apartment — but bigger. The 9,000-square foot lounge, called BlueHouse, is set to open Dec. 18 at 5 a.m. ET at the airline’s home hub at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 5. A seating area in JetBlue’s new airport loungeCourtesy: JetBlue AirwaysWith the new space, JetBlue joins the ranks of larger carriers like Delta Air Lines and credit card companies like Chase, American Express and Capital One in…

Jeff CarlisleDec 11, 2025, 08:00 AM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.The holiday season sees players on the U.S. men’s national team in wildly different parts of their respective campaigns. The halfway mark of the European club season has just about arrived. Some competitions — like the Premier League — power through the festive period, while others are about to take a short break. Meanwhile, Major League Soccer has gone into hibernation, with Liga MX about to conclude its Apertura campaign.There is no rest, however, for the players, especially with a certain AC Milan…

A Palestinian infant died from the cold on Thursday as heavy rain across the Gaza Strip continued for a second day, flooding tented encampments and roads. Eight-month-old Rahaf Abu Jazar died in Khan Younis after rainwater leaked into her family’s tent during overnight storms.  Her family was among hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians awoken in the night as torrential downpours inundated the makeshift shelters they rely on for protection. Gaza’s war-damaged sewage system also overflowed under the heavy rain. “We are drowning in rainwater mixed with sewage,” said Amal Eleiwa from Gaza City. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign…