Newcastle UnitedMidfielder who ‘doesn’t look 17, doesn’t act 17 and doesn’t play 17’ has stepped into Eddie Howe’s first team with aplomb Every so often one or two of the most promising teenagers in Newcastle’s academy are invited to train with Eddie Howe’s first-team squad. The experience is partly a reward and partly an introduction to the formidable challenges involved in becoming an elite footballer. Not too many youngsters are invited back on a regular basis.

Rick Perry This article is more than 6 years oldRick Perry ‘deeply troubled’ by election of gay Texas A&M student presidentThis article is more than 6 years oldThe energy secretary weighed in on the election at his alma mater in an opinion piece this week, implying voters were intimidated by ‘quest for diversity’ During his time as Texas governor, Rick Perry sought to crack down on electoral misconduct despite scant evidence it was a problem.

Rahim Mohamed at his deli in Red Hook. Photograph: Maya Yang/The GuardianRahim Mohamed at his deli in Red Hook. Photograph: Maya Yang/The GuardianNew YorkRahim Mohamed, AKA General Ock, has turned his bodega into a tourist hotspot with creations like pancake-wrapped bacon sandwiches The deli on 603 Clinton Street in New York City is fairly unassuming. Nestled between a Baptist church and a few auto repair shops, it operates seven days a week on the edge of Red Hook, a neighborhood in Brooklyn surrounded by shipping yards and civil war-era warehouses.

OpinionUFOs This article is more than 1 month oldThe US government should tell the public what it knows about UFOsThis article is more than 1 month oldTrevor TimmThe Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, introduced a UFO transparency bill, which some Republicans want to kill. Even sceptics should oppose their efforts It doesn’t matter the topic, there always seems to be a group of lawmakers who will stop at nothing to thwart government transparency – even when it’s a subject that could not be more bipartisan or in an obvious need for sunlight.

Chris Russell completed his fifth King of the Hill event on Mount Wycheproof at the weekend, 35 years after the last. Photograph: Tim McGlone/The GuardianChris Russell completed his fifth King of the Hill event on Mount Wycheproof at the weekend, 35 years after the last. Photograph: Tim McGlone/The GuardianThe rural network, VictoriaAustralia newsThousands cram into the Victorian town of Wycheproof as the gruelling King of the Mountain returns for the first time since 1988