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Manchester United have announced record annual revenues of £666.5 million for the year ending 30 June 2025, even as the club endured one of its poorest seasons on the pitch in decades. The financial update comes just months after United finished a dismal 15th in the Premier League, their lowest placing since the relegation campaign of 1973-74. Yet, despite the footballing struggles, the club’s commercial muscle continues to flex, largely…
Partey’s case has generated a mix of reactions among fans, commentators, and the wider football community.
Police have arrested four men in the UK after images of Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto Windsor Castle, hours before the US president’s state visit began. Thames Valley Police said the men, aged between 36 and 60, were arrested on suspicion of malicious communications following the stunt on Tuesday evening. They remain in custody while investigations continue. Officers acted quickly to stop the projection…
The UK rolled out full royal pageantry on Wednesday as King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania to Windsor for an unprecedented second state visit. The couple arrived by Marine One and were greeted with a ceremonial carriage procession, gun salutes in Windsor and at the Tower of London, and the largest guard of honour ever assembled for a visiting head of state.…
Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has described President Bola Tinubu as a “well-known tax collector,” while also acknowledging some of his administration’s economic progress. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Adebayo noted that Tinubu’s approach to tax collection is an improvement over the “disorganized system” he inherited. “He did tax collection in Lagos and he came to do tax collection in Abuja,”…
The King, Prince William and the Princess of Wales attended the funeral of Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday.
Google has announced plans to invest £5bn in the United Kingdom over the next two years to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence services, in a move the government has hailed as a major boost for the economy.
The State pension is expected to increase by 4.7% next April, pushing annual payments above £12,000 for the first time, according to the latest official figures. The rise is determined by the government’s triple lock system, which guarantees pensions grow each year by the highest of inflation, average earnings growth, or 2.5%. With inflation forecast at 4% in September, wage growth figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)…
The first group of children from Gaza has arrived in the UK to receive urgent, life-saving treatment on the NHS, report reveals.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has ordered a fresh investigation into how MI5 provided false evidence to three courts in a case involving a neo-Nazi informant. The move follows rulings by the High Court and the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, both of which rejected the security service’s explanations for what happened. The case centres on Neo-Nazi informant also known and “Agent X”, an MI5 source who used his role to coerce…
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has admitted that further defections to Reform UK are likely, following a series of high-profile losses to Nigel Farage’s party. On Monday, Danny Kruger, the MP for East Wiltshire and former shadow welfare minister, became the first sitting Tory frontbencher to switch to Reform, describing it as the new torch of conservatism. Less than 24 hours later, Maria Caulfield, a former health minister who lost her…
Boluwatife Kehinde The National Sports Commission (NSC) has confirmed the clearance of allowances and bonuses for team Nigeria athletes competing at the ongoing 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. The disclosure was made in a statement issued by the NSC’s Director of Press, Kehinde Ajayi. According to the release, the Director General of the Commission, Bukola Olopade, reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to the welfare of Nigerian athletes during…
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