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Ferrari replaced Formula One team boss Maurizio Arrivabene with technical head Mattia Binotto on Monday after failing to win any titles last year. The news had been flagged up before the official announcement by the Gazzeta dello Sport newspaper. A statement on the team’s website stated: “After four years of untiring commitment and dedication, Maurizio Arrivabene is leaving the team. The decision was taken together with the company’s top management after lengthy discussions related to Maurizio’s long term personal interests as well as those of the team itself.” Binotto, a Ferrari stalwart, takes over with immediate effect with all of…

Internet giant and online retailer Amazon has taken Microsoft’s spot as the world’s most valued company. Amazon, established 25 years ago,  is currently valued at $797m (£634m) which is 3.4% higher than Microsoft’s $789bn. Founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos is according to reports the wealthiest man in the world with a net worth of about $135bn.. Jeff Bezos’s net worth overtook Microsoft founder Bill Gates last year, it’s the first time that the online retailer has held the top spot.

New car sales fell by nearly 7% last year in the biggest annual drop since 2008, according to industry figures. A slump in demand for diesel, stricter emissions rules, and falling consumer confidence ahead of Brexit were blamed for the decline. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed 2.37 million new cars were sold in 2018, down more than 174,000 on the previous year. The 6.8% fall was the second year in a row of decline and the largest drop since demand fell by 11.3% during the financial crisis a decade ago. SMMT chief executive Mike…

NHS bosses in England say a new 10-year plan could save up to 500,000 lives by focusing on prevention and GPs, mental health and community care will get the biggest funding increases. The aim is to curb the reliance on hospitals, which will get a smaller cut of the budget – leading some doctors to warn they were facing a “near-on impossible task.” The plans also include DNA testing for children with cancer, and other young people with a rare genetic disorder. Society of Acute Medicine president Dr Nick Scriven said he was “staggered” by the plans given the problems…

Tesla boss Elon Musk has broken ground at a new factory in Shanghai, the electric carmaker’s first manufacturing plant outside the US. The facility will produce Model 3 and Model Y cars as it pushes to grow its presence in the world’s largest car market. The American automaker faces rising competition from local rivals in China. But the new factory would help Tesla avoid US tariffs on car imports into the country. In a series of tweets on Monday, Mr Musk said the plant would build “affordable versions” of the Tesla Model 3 – the carmaker’s mass-market vehicle – and…

Relive the moments as Pastor Chris declared, “This is 2019, the year of LIGHTS!” Explicating on the message for the year, the prophet of God, Pastor Chris, revealed vital truths about Lights; taking his global congregants through relevant scriptures in both old and new testaments. In this insightful and instructive teaching excerpt from the New Year’s Eve Service, Pastor Chris identified different kinds of lights and went on to establish that we are for signs and wonders. Pastor Chris also charged, “The darker the darkness, the more brightly you’ll shine.”

Honduras’ President Juan Orlando Hernandez, met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a possible embassy move for the Central American nation to Jerusalem. The two leaders met in Brazil at the sidelines of the inauguration of Brazil’s new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. According to local media, Honduras is prepared to move its embassy to Jerusalem, following the United States and Guatemala. In response to a possible move, Israel has expressed its willingness to upgrade its diplomatic mission in Honduras.

Brazil’s newly inaugurated President Jair Bolsonaro said he would “restore order,” and vowed to tackle corruption, crime and economic mismanagement in Latin America’s largest nation. Bolsonaro, a former army captain turned lawmaker who openly admires Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship, promised in his first remarks as president to adhere to democratic norms, after his tirades against the media and political opponents had stirred unease. A seven-term congressman who spent decades on the fringes of Brazilian politics, Bolsonaro was swept to power in October by voters’ outrage with traditional political parties, making him Brazil’s first right-wing president since the dictatorship. Voters punished…

Forwards Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have again made the shortlist for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) player of the year award, the second year running the trio have battled it out for the prestigious prize. Egypt striker Salah claimed the honour last year and will be favourite again, hoping to become the fourth player to win back-to-back titles after Senegal forward El Hadji Diouf, Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure. Liverpool team mate Mane from Senegal has been getting closer to the prize after finishing third in the voting in 2016 and…

UK Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has commissioned an independent, global review into the persecution of Christians worldwide. A report that British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) and many other NGOs have been petitioning for a period of longevity. BPCA welcomes this incredibly positive overture from the UK government. The objectives of the review are to gain a deeper understanding of global Christian persecution and to provide pragmatic steps and recommendations to remediate the problems that Christians under threat experience.  BPCA’s Chairman Wilson Chowdhry gives his response to this global review.