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Conservative rebels have said as many as 70 MPs could back amendments or abstain from supporting Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda bill, telling the prime minister he will have “nowhere to go” if he does not toughen up the legislation. A leading figure on the right wing of the party said at least three junior ministers and six Tories on the payroll, including a vice-chair of the party, had already informed the whips they were “sympathetic” to the amendments. Reports suggested Lee Anderson, vice-chair of the party, could be one of the “six Conservatives on the payroll” ready to support the amendments,…

Accommodation used to house tens of thousands of asylum seekers, often the worst in the UK when it comes to damp and mould, will be excluded from a crackdown on landlords managing social housing, the Guardian has learned. Following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from prolonged exposure to black mould in his family’s home, the government agreed to introduce new rules – known as Awaab’s law – to force landlords to fix damp and mould problems in social housing. According to the latest Home Office data, 118,800 asylum seekers were in receipt of accommodation and support from the Home Office and…

Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford are beginning to display signs of a potent partnership, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said after the attackers both scored in Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Hojlund’s early opener was cancelled out by Richarlison before Rodrigo Bentancur levelled again for Spurs after Rashford had put United back in front. Hojlund has scored only two league goals this season while Rashford has four but the pair appear to be developing an understanding and were involved in the build-up to each other’s goals. “I hope they keep going with this progress,” Ten Hag told reporters.…

Sales of Apple’s latest iPhone 15 series of handsets have been far worse than previous models in China. Home-grown rivals such as Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) and Xiaomi (1810.HK) offer competitive models, while sources have said some companies and government departments have been limiting staffers’ use of Apple devices – mirroring U.S. government restrictions of Chinese apps on security grounds. Chinese iPhone sales dropped 30% in the first week of 2024 versus the same period a year earlier, Jefferies analysts said in a client note, having fallen 3% for all of 2023. Analysts expect the competitive landscape to get tougher this year. Apple…

DIER JOINS BAYERN MUNICH – After a decade at Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur defender Eric Dier has joined Bayern Munich on loan to the end of the season, both clubs said. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed by either club but British media reported that Bayern paid Spurs 3.5 million euros for the 29-year-old England international. Dier, who had six months left on his Spurs deal, made over 300 appearances for the north London club since 2014 but has featured just four times since Ange Postecoglou took over as manager in June last year. Dier was mostly used as…

MICROSOFT OVERTAKES APPLE AS WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE COMPANY – Apple shares made a weak start to the year on growing concerns over demand Microsoft briefly overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company for the first time since 2021 after the iPhone maker’s shares made a weak start to the year on growing concerns over demand. Microsoft’s shares have risen sharply since last year, thanks to the early lead the company has taken in generative artificial intelligence through an investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. Microsoft’s stock closed 0.5% higher, giving it a market valuation of $2.859 trillion. It rose as much…

ISRAEL REJECTS GENOCIDE ACCUSATIONS AT WORLD COURT – Israel Called on judges to dismiss South Africa’s request to halt its offensive Israel rejected as false and “grossly distorted” accusations brought by South Africa at the U.N.’s top court that its military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide campaign against the Palestinian population. It called on judges to dismiss South Africa’s request to halt its offensive, saying it would leave it defenceless. South Africa, which filed the lawsuit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in December, asked judges to impose emergency measures ordering Israel to immediately halt the offensive.…

FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON’S NEW GOVERNMENT – Rachida Dati named new French culture minister and Sejourne becomes foreign minister French President Emmanuel Macron poached former Nicolas Sarkozy minister Rachida Dati to join his new government, a surprise move that will further weaken his conservative opponents and signals his desire to bring political experience to his cabinet. Dati, a vocal former justice minister who enjoys strong name recognition in France, was named culture minister in Macron’s new government, which also confirmed heavyweights Bruno Le Maire and Gerald Darmanin for the finance and interior portfolios. The first batch of ministers announced by…

POST OFFICE SCANDAL – Investigator denies claims of ‘mafia’ behaviour as he gives evidence to Horizon inquiry Ex-Post Office investigator Stephen Bradshaw has denied he and colleagues behaved like “mafia gangsters” towards wrongly accused sub-postmasters. Mr Bradshaw was involved in the criminal investigation of nine sub-postmasters and was giving evidence to the Post Office inquiry. He denied intimidating or misleading the sub-postmasters he investigated. Hundreds were wrongly prosecuted between 1999 and 2015 after being falsely accused of stealing money. Mr Bradshaw – who joined the unit tasked with investigating sub-postmasters in 2000 – was questioned for several hours on Thursday.…

QATAR AND LEBANON TO KICK OFF ASIAN CUP –  With two new coaches at the helm  The 2023 Asian Cup kicks off with defending champions and hosts Qatar taking on Lebanon in Group A on Friday but preparations have been far from ideal for both teams after they appointed new coaches barely a month before the continental tournament. Qatar appointed ‘Tintin’ Marquez Lopez last month after Carlos Queiroz parted company while Lebanon hired former Montenegro coach Miodrag Radulovic to replace Croatian Nikola Jurcevic. However, both coaches are not strangers to the two squads. Lopez coached Qatari side Al-Wakrah for five…