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Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford says he has been “blown away” by local businesses offering support for his free school meals campaign after MPs voted against extending the provision into the half-term and Christmas holidays. Rashford, who was awarded an MBE for his work in helping vulnerable children during the COVID-19 crisis, forced a government U-turn in July when he won his battle to ensure free meals during school the summer holidays. Last week, the 22-year-old proposed extending the campaign for families receiving financial assistance from the government, with a petition getting more than 300,000 signatures. MPs on Wednesday voted against…

Britain and Japan formally signed a trade agreement on Friday, marking Britain’s first big post-Brexit deal on trade, as it continues to struggle to agree on a deal with its closest trading partners in the European Union. Britain formally left the EU in January and it has focused on negotiating new trade pacts with countries around the world as its status-quo transition period ends on Dec. 31. “How fitting it is to be in the land of the rising sun to welcome in the dawn of a new era of free trade,” British Trade Secretary Liz Truss told reporters after…

British finance minister Rishi Sunak looks set to unveil more support for businesses and workers hit by rising COVID cases later on Thursday, when he updates parliament on the outlook for the economy. Sunak is due to address parliament around 1030 GMT, in a hastily arranged briefing at a time when there has been growing political anger that economic support is falling away while coronavirus restrictions tighten for many firms. “Hopefully this afternoon we’ll see the chancellor tack a little bit, trim the sails, to make sure we’re getting the right balance to support the economy properly,” Malthouse told the…

Senate Judiciary Commitee Republicans seemed unfazed by reports that their colleagues across the aisle may skip Thursday’s vote to move Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination forward for a full Senate vote. “We’ll vote the nominee out,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican and Judiciary chairman, told reporters when asked about Democratic boycotts.  Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday a full Senate vote on Barrett’s confirmation is expected for Monday. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee are “strongly considering” not showing up for the vote on Thursday in protest of Republicans moving forward with Barrett’s confirmation just before the November election, according…

Manchester City came from behind to make a winning start in Champions League Group C on Wednesday with a 3-1 victory over Porto at the Etihad Stadium. City had fallen behind to a fine 14th-minute solo strike from Luis Diaz but a Sergio Aguero penalty brought them level before second-half goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres secured the win. Pep Guardiola’s side, defeated in the quarter-finals last season, struggled to find their fluidity in the opening 45 minutes but as Porto tired after the break, City’s quality proved enough. “If I’m being honest we are struggling at the moment,”…

The paper, drawn up by the German government after discussions with other member states, is the latest to outline the EU’s months-long plans to address the WHO’s shortcomings on funding, governance and legal powers. The document, dated Oct. 19 and seen by Reuters, urges the WHO to adopt measures that would increase “transparency on national compliance” with International Health Regulations. These require WHO member states to quickly share information on health emergencies. The United States has accused the WHO of being too close to China in the first phase of the pandemic, when Beijing was slow in sharing crucial information…

The Welsh government is poised to nationalise its railways after bailout talks with the current operator, KeolisAmey, failed, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. A formal announcement of transfer of operations to state-owned Transport for Wales (TfW) is expected on Thursday morning, the report bit.ly/3dJTbOH said citing insiders. Transport for Wales will take direct control of travel on the country’s 900 miles (1,450 km) of railway, replacing a joint venture of Britain’s Amey and French-owned firm Keolis, the newspaper said. Transport for Wales, Keolis and Amey did not immediately respond to requests for comment. According to the report, Wales’s “Operator of Last Resort”…

 Britain’s Metro Bank MTRO.L reported a 2% increase in lending for the third quarter, but warned its capital levels remain below buffers expected by regulators as it grapples with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lender did not provide an update on its bottom line, after it swung to a 240 million pounds loss in the first six months of the year following provisions to cover expected loan losses. Metro said that while its core capital ratio including additional funding known as MREL stood at 20%, in line with requirements, that level was below the excess buffer required by regulators. It…

The FBI is in possession of the laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden which contained emails revealing his foreign business dealings, including contacts in Ukraine and China, two senior administration officials told Fox News Tuesday. The FBI declined to confirm or deny the existence of an investigation into the laptop or the emails, as is standard practice. Further, Fox News has learned that the FBI and Justice Department officials concur with an assessment from Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe that the laptop is not part of a Russian disinformation campaign targeting Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Ratcliffe, on Monday, said…

Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford can become a “world class” forward if he sharpens his poacher’s instincts in front of goal, former defender Rio Ferdinand has said. Rashford scored a late winner in United’s 2-1 Champions League group stage victory at Paris St Germain on Tuesday, repeating his heroics from 2019 when his winner sent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side into the quarter-finals. Ferdinand said Rashford, 22, can emulate United’s all-time top scorer Wayne Rooney who similarly added poaching to his repertoire when he joined the club at a young age. “I think this kid could definitely be world class if he…