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MANCHESTER UNITED’S PURCHASE BY RATCLIFFE COMPLETED – Jim Ratcliffe completes acquisition of a 25% stake in Premier League club Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s acquisition of a 25% stake in Premier League club Manchester United has been completed. The $1.25 billion deal, in which the INEOS chairman will also invest $300 million into the club’s infrastructure and take charge of their soccer operations, was struck in December. The ownership deal still faced hurdles, including Premier League approval which was given last week. The Glazer family have owned United since 2005 and will retain a majority stake in the club but Ratcliffe’s Ineos…

LUFTHANSA STRIKE HITS AIR TRAVEL FOR SECOND TIME THIS MONTH –  Pressure in wage talks due to continue today increases Ground staff at German airline Lufthansa walked off the job at major airports in their second strike this month, raising the pressure in wage talks due to continue today. Lufthansa spokesperson Martin Leutke said it could only operate 10% of scheduled flights at the affected airports, which include the country’s biggest hub in Frankfurt as well as Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Duesseldorf, Cologne and Stuttgart The first flights were cancelled on Monday evening. Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has been hit with…

UN MEMBERS RESPOND TO US VETO OF UN RESOLUTION IN ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR The resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza was vetoed by the United States A draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza was vetoed by the United States.  It was the third such veto since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. “Proceeding with a vote today was wishful and irresponsible.” U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the 15-member body that the draft resolution could jeopardize ongoing talks between the U.S., Egypt, Israel and Qatar. “While we cannot support…

ASSANGE IN FINAL UK APPEAL AGAINST EXTRADITION TO U.S. This result will be defined by politicians – Kristinn Hrafnsson, editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange began his final legal challenge in the United Kingdom on Tuesday against his extradition to the United States on espionage charges. The UK approved his extradition to the United States in 2022 under then Home Secretary Priti Patel after a judge initially blocked it on Assange’s mental health concerns. Assange and his lawyers have appealed since then. In a two-day hearing which ends on Wednesday, two judges at the UK High Court, namely Victoria…

TRIDENT MISSILE TEST FAILS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW Officials remain confident in Britain’s Nuclear at-sea Defence  Labour has called for assurances over the effectiveness of Britain’s nuclear deterrent after “concerning” reports about the latest Trident missile test failure. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that the latest anomaly occurred during an exercise that took place on January 30 on board the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Vanguard. Officials said they could not say any more because the incident relates to national security.  But they said they remained confident in Britain’s constant at-sea nuclear deterrent and that it continues…

All of us who are saints of God, who are born again, are Priests to God. And when we come together, we are that holy temple of God. The original reason for coming together is to offer Praise in Thanksgiving unto God.” – Pastor Chris. Get ready for the All Praise Service with Pastor Chris, and a 10,000-man choir, on Sunday 25th February 2024 @2pm [GMT+1]. Showing Live on this platform, all Loveworld Networks, Ceflix, LiveTV, and social media platforms.

Union leaders have warned business groups against pushing Keir Starmer to water down Labour’s plans to introduce sweeping reforms of workers’ rights and a ban on zero-hours contracts. As the Labour leader comes under pressure from industry to scale back its shake-up of employment laws, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) said the plans were “extremely popular” with voters and good for the economy. Calling on employers to “get on board” with Labour’s plans, the unions’ umbrella body published analysis showing as many as two-thirds of workers on zero-hours contracts had been with their current employer for more than a year.…

MPs investigating the Horizon scandal are demanding to see a note that a former chair of the Post Office says he sent to record his claim that he was instructed to stall on payments to wrongfully convicted post office operators. The use of powers by parliament’s business and trade committee to see the note comes amid pressure on the business secretary, Kemi Badenoch, to back up claims that the former Post Office chair Henry Staunton was under investigation for bullying when she sacked him. A war of words between Staunton and Badenoch – who launched an extended attack on him in parliament on…

NAPOLI AXE MAZZARRI – Calzona named caretaker coach  Napoli have appointed Francesco Calzona as caretaker coach until the end of the season following the sacking of Walter Mazzarri, the Serie A club confirmed. Mazzarri became the second managerial casualty at the club, following Rudi Garcia’s sacking in November, in a season which has seen their Serie A title defence fall apart since Luciano Spalletti left the club after last season’s Scudetto win. Calzona previously served as assistant manager at Napoli under Maurizio Sarri and Luciano Spalletti, but left the club in 2022 to take over as manager of Slovakia, who…

BARCLAYS REVEALS REVIVAL PLAN TO WOO INVESTORS AS PROFITS FALL – UK-based lender’s shake-up had already resulted in 5,000 job losses Barclays has revealed a revival plan to shore up support among investors that includes cutting costs and risk while bolstering returns. The UK-based lender’s shake-up had already resulted in 5,000 job losses, will also see an overhaul of management, some business disposals and £10bn returned to shareholders over three years. A total of £3bn was planned for 2023 – up 37% on the previous year. The plan was announced as Barclays reported a 6% decline in annual pre-tax profits…