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MANCHESTER UNITED BEAT WOLVES 4-3 AT MOLINEUX – 18 year old Kobbie Mainoo scores 97th-minute winner  Manchester United rescued a late 4-3 victory over Wolves thanks to a dramatic winner from Kobbie Mainoo in injury time. The visitors twice had a two-goal lead, but Wolves pulled it back to 3-3 in the dying minutes with goals from Max Kilman and then an injury-time strike from Pedro Neto. Neto’s 95th-minute strike looked to have secured a point for the home side, only for United to go straight up the other end and sneak back the win with a brilliant individual goal…

WATER BILLS TO RISE ABOVE INFLATION IN APRIL – The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales is to go up by an average 6% The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales is to go up by an average 6% from April to help unlock “record investment”, an industry group has announced. Water UK said the increases, equivalent to £27 a year, would leave households with an average annual bill of £473. The body said the increase, while down on the previous year’s hike, was needed to fund infrastructure improvements following a backlash…

THOUSANDS RIOT IN ARGENTINA AS CONGRESS DEBATES ECONOMIC REFORM BILL – The South American country’s economy that is buckling under high debt loads  Demonstrators and riot police clashed in Buenos Aires on Thursday (February 1) for the second consecutive day as Argentina’s Congress debated an economic reform bill known as the “omnibus bill.” Officers with shields pushed back demonstrators rioting at the congressional complex and used water jets to break up the protest. Rioters were seen hurling objects at police officers and armoured vehicles. The Argentine lower chamber was debating on Thursday the bill proposed by libertarian President Javier Milei…

IRISH FARMERS PROTESTS AGAINST THE GREEN ENERGY POLICIES – That they say will cause food scarcity and put them out of business Irish farmers on Thursday demonstrated in solidarity with their EU counterparts, against the government’s stance to implement green energy and climate-neutral policies. These policies, they say, will cause food shortages and put them out of business. France’s main farmer union leaders called on their peers to lift roadblocks that have disrupted traffic across the country for more than two weeks. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal earlier said France would enshrine in law the principle that it should be…

UK’S PARTNERSHIP PIVOTAL TO ADDRESS HOUTHIS ATTACKS – Lloyd also thanked Shapps for the UK’s leadership on the crisis The UK’s partnership with the U.S. to address the Houthi’s attacks against military vessels and commercial shipping in the Red Sea is pivotal, U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd said during a meeting with UK’s Defense Minister Grant Shapps at the Pentagon. Lloyd also thanked Shapps for the UK’s leadership on the crisis in Israel and Gaza, adding that both countries believe that Israel should avoid harming Palestinian civilians and that the people of Gaza need more humanitarian assistance.

‘YOU NEED US, SO HELP US!’ SAY FARMERS PROTESTING AT EU SUMMIT – Farmers hoping to get the attention of EU summit leaders Farmers hoping to get the attention of EU summit leaders gathered early morning blocking and cutting off major roads in the EU quarter. Belgian farmers have joined a growing protest wave of farmers in Germany, France, Poland, Romania complaining of red tape and restrictions hampering effective farming. Farmers also say they are facing unfair competition from abroad. Their blockades and pickets are exposing a clash between the EU’s drive to cut CO2 emissions and its aim of…

LIVERPOOL THRASH CHELSEA 4-1 AT ANFIELD – Liverpool retain their advantage at the top of the Premier League Liverpool retained their advantage at the top of the Premier League table with a dominant 4-1 win over Chelsea at Anfield. Diogo Jota opened the scoring with a solo effort before Conor Bradley scored his first senior goal for Liverpool to leave Chelsea behind at the break for the first time in the Premier League this season. Darwin Nunez hit the post with a penalty before the half was over, one of four occasions on which he struck the woodwork – the…

BELGIUM SAYS EU LEADERS SHOULD DISCUSS FARMERS’ CONCERNS – Farmers are protesting against policies that could lead to food scarcity Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said farmers’ grievances are legitimate and should be discussed on Thursday as farmers pressed leaders arriving for a European Union summit to do more to help them deal with taxes, rising costs and cheap imports. He said he welcomed news the European Commission was set to propose an exemption on Thursday on rules requiring farmers to leave part of their land fallow if they apply for EU subsidies. The rules on fallow land and…

POST BREXIT CONTROL ON IMPORTS – Controls on food, plant and animal imports to Britain from the EU have come into force Food and fresh flower imports from the European Union (EU) are subject to new Brexit customs controls which have come into force today, adding more than £300m a year to the price of trading with the continent and forcing up the price of food for consumers. Some industry bodies raised concerns the rules could cause delays but others said they would help UK farmers be more competitive.  The government said its border model would “minimise burdens for traders”.…

Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena scored second-half goals as South Africa shocked Morocco with a 2-0 victory to dump the World Cup semi-finalists out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the last-16 stage in San Pedro. Morocco, who had Sofyan Amrabat sent off late on, were among the favourites at the tournament in Ivory Coast, but their continental curse continues and they remain without a Cup of Nations title since 1976, this time undone in the muggy heat of the Laurent Pokou Stadium. An Ivory Coast supporter celebrates Monday’s victory over Senegal on a street in the northern city…