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Power begins to return to Iberian peninsula after unprecedented blackout

The outage, blamed by operators on temperature variations, left tens of millions across Spain and Portugal without electricity

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said “everything possible is being done” overnight to restore power to all parts of the country following an unprecedented regional blackout that left tens of millions of people across the Iberian peninsular without power.

Speaking late on Monday night, Sánchez said the idea was to get the power back on across Spain on Tuesday, adding that 50% of the national electricity supply had been restored in the past few hours.

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© Photograph: Ana Beltran/Reuters

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MLB commissioner Manfred to rule on Pete Rose ban after Trump meeting

  • 17-time All-Star was given life-ban over betting scandal
  • Manfred and Trump also discussed foreign players

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport’s permanent ban of the career hits leader, who died in September.

Speaking Monday at a meeting of the Associated Press Sports Editors, Manfred said he and Trump have discussed several issues, including Manfred’s concerns over how Trump’s immigration policies could impact players from Cuba, Venezuela and other foreign countries.

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© Photograph: John Swart/AP

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The Last of Us recap: season two, episode three – yes, Joel has been replaced already

In an episode more moving and raw than ever before, a traumatised Ellie grabs a gun and rides off to take revenge. But can she possibly make it – and who are the scarred newbies?

This article contains spoilers for the The Last of Us season two. Please do not read unless you have seen episodes one to three.

Despite growing up amid a fungal apocalypse that she alone may have the ability to undo, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) is a typical teenager in one key regard: constant sarcastic backchat. We’ve seen the unfiltered 19-year-old dish it out to friends and authority figures alike, rarely thinking twice before saying whatever is on her mind. Which makes it all the more affecting when she spends so much of this episode in pained silence, grieving for the surrogate father she helplessly watched get killed at the end of last week’s relentless emotional wringer.

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© Photograph: Warner Bros Discovery

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Leeds close in on title after Tanaka and Ramazani’s double crushes Bristol City

As, partway though the first half, the home supporters launched into a chorus of “Daniel, Daniel Farke,” a little smile played across the face of the Leeds manager as he offered a polite wave in return.

Up in the directors’ box, Paraag Marathe looked on inscrutably. If, and it remains quite a big if, he really is considering sacking Farke, the club’s chairman – who, perhaps significantly pulled out of a planned pre-match television interview at the last minute – must surely be having second thoughts after this.

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© Photograph: Carl Recine/Getty Images

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