Friday: Bournemouth v Fulham (11pm kick-off UAE)
Bournemouth's fine start to the season continued – the Cherries have lost just once in six games and sit sixth in the table – with an injury-time goal from Eli Kroupi earning them a 2-2 draw at Leeds United.
Fulham failed to make it three wins on the spin with their 3-1 loss at Aston Villa, which saw them drop out of the top half of the table in 11th place.
Prediction: Bournemouth 2 Fulham 1
Saturday: Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur (3.30pm)
Leeds were denied all three points and a third win of the season by Bournemouth's stoppage-time equaliser last week – after Joe Rodon and Sean Longstaff had put them 2-1 ahead – and are 12th in the standings.
Spurs go into the game on the back of three draws in four games across all competitions. Thomas Frank's side had to settle for a point at home to bottom club Wolves last weekend, maintaining their top-four spot, before fighting back from two goals down in their midweek Uefa Champions League draw with Bodo/Glimt.
Prediction: Leeds 1 Spurs 1
Arsenal v West Ham United (6pm)
Two late goals from Mikel Merino and Gabriel Magalhaes earned Arsenal a 2-1 win at Newcastle last time out, moving them back up to second in the table, two points behind Liverpool. The Gunners then beat Olympiakos 2-0 in their Champions League clash on Wednesday.
Nuno Espirito Santos' first game since replacing Graham Potter as manager ended in a 1-1 draw at Everton thanks to Jarrod Bowen's second-half leveller. The Hammers remain second bottom, though, after four defeats in six games.
Prediction: Arsenal 3 West Ham 0
Manchester United v Sunderland (6pm)
Man United's stumbling start to the season continued with a 3-1 loss at Brentford that saw captain Bruno Fernandes miss a penalty for the second time this season. Ruben Amorim's team, down in 14th place, have already lost three league games and have yet to win two league matches in a row under the Portuguese coach.
Premier League new boys Sunderland are the season's surprise package with their 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest on Saturday – thanks to Omar Alderete's first half goal – leaving them fifth in the standings.
Prediction: Man United 2 Sunderland 1
Chelsea v Liverpool (8.30pm)
Chelsea fell to a second successive league defeat with last week's 3-1 home loss to Brighton – that saw the Blues have a player sent off for the second week running – and have taken one point from three games. They were given a midweek boost in the Champions League, though, edging out Benfica 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.
It has been a bad week for defending champions and table-toppers Liverpool, whose perfect start to the league campaign ended with a 2-1 loss at Crystal Palace. The Reds followed that up with a midweek Champions League defeat at Galatasaray.
Prediction: Chelsea 1 Liverpool 3
Sunday: Aston Villa v Burnley (5pm)
Villa secured their first win of the season when they defeated Leeds 3-1 which saw striker Ollie Watkins end his nine-game goal drought and moved Unai Emery's side out of the bottom three. In the Europa League on Thursday, Villa defeated Dutch side Feyenoord 2-0.
Burnley dropped into the bottom three after losing for the fourth time is six games, this time a 5-1 thumping at Manchester City despite going in at half-time all square at 1-1.
Prediction: Villa 2 Burnley 0
Everton v Crystal Palace (5pm)
Everton moved up to ninth in the table, level on eight points with four other clubs, despite only managing to draw at home to West Ham last time out and having gone three games without a win.
Palace are up to third place following their defeat of league leaders Liverpool, which saw Eddie Nketiah score the winner with virtually the last kick of the game. The Eagles are on a club-record 19-game unbeaten run across all competitions following Thursday's 2-0 win over Ukraine' side Dynamo Kyiv in the Europa Conference League.
Prediction: Everton 1 Palace 1
Newcastle v Nottingham Forest (5pm)
Newcastle are down in 15th place after their last-gasp defeat to Arsenal despite taking a 34th-minute lead through record buy Nic Woltemade. On Wednesday, the Magpies got back to winning ways with a comfortable 4-0 win away to Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise in the Champions League.
New Forest manager Ange Postecoglou's tough start continued with a home defeat against Sunderland, having lost three and drawn two of his first five games in charge. At home to FC Midtjylland on Thursday, Forest lost 3-2.
Prediction: Newcastle 2 Forest 0
Wolves v Brighton (5pm)
Wolves ended a six-game losing streak with a 1-1 draw at Spurs, although Vitor Pereira would have taken all three points had they not conceded a goal deep into injury-time. They remain bottom of the pile, four points shy of safety.
Injury-time goals from substitutes Danny Welbeck and Maxim de Cuyper earned Brighton a 3-1 win at 10-man Chelsea with the Seagulls moving up to 10th in the table after only their second victory in six matches.
Prediction: Wolves 1 Brighton 2
Brentford v Manchester City (7.30pm)
After seeing off Manchester United 3-1 last weekend, with Igor Thiago scoring twice, Brentford now entertain Pep Guardiola's City at the Gtech Community Stadium. The Bees are 13th in the table.
Manchester City swept aside Burnley 5-1 with Erling Haaland notching a late double, taking his tally to eight in six league games as Pep Guardiola's team moved up to seventh. In the Champions League on Wednesday, City had to settle for a point at Monaco after conceding a late penalty.
Prediction: Brentford 0 Man City 2
BMW M5 specs
Engine: 4.4-litre twin-turbo V-8 petrol enging with additional electric motor
Power: 727hp
Torque: 1,000Nm
Transmission: 8-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 10.6L/100km
On sale: Now
Price: From Dh650,000
Timeline
2012-2015
The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East
May 2017
The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts
September 2021
Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act
October 2021
Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence
December 2024
Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group
May 2025
The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan
July 2025
The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan
August 2025
Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision
October 2025
Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange
November 2025
180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE
Results
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7.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh 70,000 (D) 1,600m; Winner: AF Ensito, Fernando Jara, Mohamed Daggash
8pm: Maiden (PA) Dh70,000 (D) 1,400m; Winner: AF Sourouh, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel
8.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh70,000 (D) 1,800m; Winner: Baaher, Fabrice Veron, Eric Lemartinel
9pm: Maiden (PA) Dh70,000 (D) 2,000m; Winner: Mootahady, Antonio Fresu, Eric Lemartinel
9.30pm: Handicap (TB) Dh70,000 (D) 2,000m; Winner: Dubai Canal, Tadhg O’Shea, Satish Seemar
10pm: Al Ain Cup – Prestige (PA) Dh100,000 (D) 2,000m; Winner: Harrab, Bernardo Pinheiro, Majed Al Jahouri
Sholto Byrnes on Myanmar politics
Teaching your child to save
Pre-school (three - five years)
You can’t yet talk about investing or borrowing, but introduce a “classic” money bank and start putting gifts and allowances away. When the child wants a specific toy, have them save for it and help them track their progress.
Early childhood (six - eight years)
Replace the money bank with three jars labelled ‘saving’, ‘spending’ and ‘sharing’. Have the child divide their allowance into the three jars each week and explain their choices in splitting their pocket money. A guide could be 25 per cent saving, 50 per cent spending, 25 per cent for charity and gift-giving.
Middle childhood (nine - 11 years)
Open a bank savings account and help your child establish a budget and set a savings goal. Introduce the notion of ‘paying yourself first’ by putting away savings as soon as your allowance is paid.
Young teens (12 - 14 years)
Change your child’s allowance from weekly to monthly and help them pinpoint long-range goals such as a trip, so they can start longer-term saving and find new ways to increase their saving.
Teenage (15 - 18 years)
Discuss mutual expectations about university costs and identify what they can help fund and set goals. Don’t pay for everything, so they can experience the pride of contributing.
Young adulthood (19 - 22 years)
Discuss post-graduation plans and future life goals, quantify expenses such as first apartment, work wardrobe, holidays and help them continue to save towards these goals.
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Last 10 NBA champions
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2016: Cleveland bt Golden State 4-3
2015: Golden State bt Cleveland 4-2
2014: San Antonio bt Miami 4-1
2013: Miami bt San Antonio 4-3
2012: Miami bt Oklahoma City 4-1
2011: Dallas bt Miami 4-2
2010: Los Angeles Lakers bt Boston 4-3
2009: Los Angeles Lakers bt Orlando 4-1
2008: Boston bt Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
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Film: Raid
Dir: Rajkumar Gupta
Starring: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'cruz and Saurabh Shukla
Verdict: Three stars
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UK’s AI plan
- AI ambassadors such as MIT economist Simon Johnson, Monzo cofounder Tom Blomfield and Google DeepMind’s Raia Hadsell
- £10bn AI growth zone in South Wales to create 5,000 jobs
- £100m of government support for startups building AI hardware products
- £250m to train new AI models
Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory
THE DETAILS
Director: Milan Jhaveri
Producer: Emmay Entertainment and T-Series
Cast: John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee
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Juvenile arthritis
Along with doctors, families and teachers can help pick up cases of arthritis in children.
Most types of childhood arthritis are known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis. JIA causes pain and inflammation in one or more joints for at least six weeks.
Dr Betina Rogalski said "The younger the child the more difficult it into pick up the symptoms. If the child is small, it may just be a bit grumpy or pull its leg a way or not feel like walking,” she said.
According to The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases in US, the most common symptoms of juvenile arthritis are joint swelling, pain, and stiffness that doesn’t go away. Usually it affects the knees, hands, and feet, and it’s worse in the morning or after a nap.
Limping in the morning because of a stiff knee, excessive clumsiness, having a high fever and skin rash are other symptoms. Children may also have swelling in lymph nodes in the neck and other parts of the body.
Arthritis in children can cause eye inflammation and growth problems and can cause bones and joints to grow unevenly.
In the UK, about 15,000 children and young people are affected by arthritis.
What the law says
Micro-retirement is not a recognised concept or employment status under Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations (as amended) (UAE Labour Law). As such, it reflects a voluntary work-life balance practice, rather than a recognised legal employment category, according to Dilini Loku, senior associate for law firm Gateley Middle East.
“Some companies may offer formal sabbatical policies or career break programmes; however, beyond such arrangements, there is no automatic right or statutory entitlement to extended breaks,” she explains.
“Any leave taken beyond statutory entitlements, such as annual leave, is typically regarded as unpaid leave in accordance with Article 33 of the UAE Labour Law. While employees may legally take unpaid leave, such requests are subject to the employer’s discretion and require approval.”
If an employee resigns to pursue micro-retirement, the employment contract is terminated, and the employer is under no legal obligation to rehire the employee in the future unless specific contractual agreements are in place (such as return-to-work arrangements), which are generally uncommon, Ms Loku adds.
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Abu Dhabi traffic facts
Drivers in Abu Dhabi spend 10 per cent longer in congested conditions than they would on a free-flowing road
The highest volume of traffic on the roads is found between 7am and 8am on a Sunday.
Travelling before 7am on a Sunday could save up to four hours per year on a 30-minute commute.
The day was the least congestion in Abu Dhabi in 2019 was Tuesday, August 13.
The highest levels of traffic were found on Sunday, November 10.
Drivers in Abu Dhabi lost 41 hours spent in traffic jams in rush hour during 2019
