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A coronation washout is forecast for many this weekend with rain and drizzle likely to provide a quintessentially British backdrop to the royal pomp and pageantry. Saturday, the day of the formal ceremony, is forecast by the Met Office to be a cloudy and wet day for many, including in the capital around midday, just as King Charles III is being crowned. Showers are likely to develop in central, eastern and northern areas, as well as across Northern Ireland, but not expected to be as intense or as heavy as those on Friday. The Met Office’s deputy chief forecaster, Steven Keates, said:…

Napoli have won their first Scudetto since 1990 after Victor Osimhen’s second-half goal secured a 1-1 draw at Udinese on Thursday night. They came within six minutes of securing the title on Sunday, but drew with Salernitana, meaning that Lazio had a mathematical chance to overtake the runaway leaders. That chance has now disappeared, with Napoli’s lead now at 16 points with just five games remaining in the season. Sandi Lovrić’s clinical finish from inside the penalty area on 13 minutes rocked Luciano Spalletti’s side, who struggled to create chances at the other end, although Osimhen threatened with a couple…

PHILIPPINES MARCOS JR. SAYS US TIES ‘NORMAL’ – his government and China were slowly inching toward a solution  Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said that relations between Washington and Manila were back on a “normal road of partnership.” Speaking to a U.S. think-tank during a visit to Washington in which he met this week with President Joe Biden, Marcos said bilateral ties now need to evolve to make them more responsive to present and emerging challenges. Marcos Jr said on Thursday that his government and China were slowly inching toward a solution in an energy exploration dispute in the South…

SUNAK GIVES FIRST REACTION TO TORY ‘HAMMERING’ ‘Alarm Bells’ ring in Conservative Party HQ Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were facing a bleak set of local election results with voters punishing his party over political scandals, sluggish economic growth and high inflation, early results showed on Friday. So far the Tories have lost control of nine councils while Labour have made key gains.  Keir Starmer has told Labour councillors and supporters they “blew the doors off” as he celebrated victory in Medway, which the party won for the first time this morning. He said Labour “are having fantastic results across…

SUDAN ARMY IS PREPARED TO CEASE FIGHTING “IMMEDIATELY” –  On condition that the Rapid Support Forces lay down arms first Sudan’s army is prepared to cease fighting “immediately” should the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) lay down arms first, Sudan’s ambassador to Ethiopia said during a press conference in Addis Ababa. Despite multiple ceasefire declarations, the two sides appeared to be battling for control of territory in the capital Khartoum ahead of proposed talks, though the leaders of both factions have shown little public willingness to negotiate after more than two weeks of fighting. The Sudanese army on Thursday…

TRUMP SAYS IF HE WERE PRESIDENT, HE’D END UKRAINE WAR ‘IN 24 HOURS’ Trump is confident he will win the 2024 Elections Former U.S. President Donald Trump said that if he were still president, he’d have ended the Russian-Ukrainian war in “24 hours”. Trump made the remarks during an interview with British television channel GB News. The 45th President said he would use his personal relationships with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to help bring an end to the conflict in a single day. Trump has outlined his intentions to run for president ahead of the…

SECURITY BULKS UP OUTSIDE BUCKINGHAM PALACE AS CORONATION NEARS The UK gears up for a new King to be coronated Security was tight around Buckingham Palace today as the UK gears up for a new King to be coronated. King Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony full of pomp, pageantry and solemn religious significance on Saturday (May 6), after he became monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms on the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth in September.

NATO is reportedly planning to open a liaison office in Tokyo, the first in the Asia-Pacific region, as it moves to deepen ties with Asia-Pacific nations amid increasing concerns over the threat of China’s communist regime. Nikkei Asia reported that the regional office would allow the military alliance to conduct consultations with its key Asia-Pacific partners (AP4)—Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea—and act as a point of contact with other nations in the region. The proposed plan is to open a one-person office in Tokyo next year. However, negotiations about whether the office will be provided by Japan or funded…

VOTING UNDER WAY IN LOCAL ELECTIONS Voter ID Required for the first time Voters in parts of England are heading to the polls to cast their ballots for councillors and mayors in this year’s local elections. Elections are being held in 230 of England’s 317 councils, within district, borough, county borough and unitary authority councils, along with four mayoral elections in Bedford, Leicester, Mansfield and Middlesbrough.  There are no local elections in Scotland or Wales, but voters in Northern Ireland will be able to have their say on 18 May, with 462 seats across 11 local councils up for grabs.…

On 70 minutes the inevitable occurred: Erling Haaland stampeded forward, took Jack Grealish’s delivery and, with Lukasz Fabianski advancing, the goalscoring phenomenon feathered a spiralling lob over West Ham’s goalkeeper for a record Premier League goal No 35. It eclipsed the tallies of Alan Shearer and Andy Cole and, more vitally, doubled Manchester City’s lead against a doughty West Ham and by the final whistle it was 3-0: Pep Guardiola’s blue machine were on top again with five matches remaining in the quest to emulate Manchester United and claim a hat-trick of titles. A corner was the result, again from the left.…