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“Bruno, Bruno” was the ecstatic cry offered to Manchester United’s talisman, whose goal here – his side’s third of the night – killed off Real Betis and gave the Portuguese a dash of redemption four days after the 7-0 humbling by Liverpool. Fernandes’s petulant display in that horror show led to his status as United’s stand-in captain being questioned, so to score in this Europa League last-16 first leg was the perfect response – as was the result for Erik ten Hag’s team. In choosing the same XI that earned the wrong kind of immortality at the hands of their arch rivals, the…

Matt Hancock was instructed by the Cabinet Office to tone claims in his memoir that the Covid-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory leak in China, according to leaked correspondence. Officials are said to have warned it would “cause problems” if he repeated the claim in his Pandemic Diaries and insisted he must make clear he was not reflecting the government’s view. The changes to the book were made after he submitted the manuscript to the Cabinet Office for review last year, according to The Telegraph – a procedure all former ministers are obliged to follow. The newspaper reported that Mr Hancock had wanted to say that “given how cagey…

Rishi Sunak’s government is understood to be planning to welcome in more foreign builders to tackle a chronic post-Brexit labour shortage in Britain’s construction industry. Despite the crackdown on illegal immigration routes, the government is said to be ready to add construction workers to a “shortage occupation list” in a bid to boost sluggish housebuilding. The building sector has suffered from acute lack of workers since Brexit caused many European labourers to return to the EU. The government’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has recommended that bricklayers, plasterers, roofers and others construction workers should be added to the shortage list, according to the Financial Times.…

They will, of course, keep trying. Another few signings in the summer, perhaps a new coach, a few tweaks to the project. Certainly Ligue 1 defences can expect a whole new world of punishment next season. And in a sense, this is simply the mantra of the modern Paris Saint-Germain. Ever bought? Ever failed? No matter. Buy again. Fail again. Fail better. Fail with the two greatest forwards in the world at your disposal. Fail by giving it away in your own penalty area and letting Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting tap the ball into an empty net. Fail by not scoring a…

Rishi Sunak has refused three times to say he has confidence that Simon Case will remain the Cabinet Secretary until the next election, amid a growing backlash to his pandemic-era WhatsApp messages. The Prime Minister was on Tuesday night asked to comment on speculation that Britain’s most senior civil servant was preparing to stand down, but initially said only that he “continues to support the government’s agenda,” including on small boat crossings. It came as Labour sources said Sir Keir Starmer would sack Mr Case if he was to win the next election and The Telegraph revealed new WhatsApp messages in which he criticised…

STOCKHOLM/BERLIN—Western allies on Wednesday warned against reaching premature conclusions on who was responsible for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines, with Germany suggesting the attack could also have been a “false flag” operation to blame Ukraine. A New York Times report, citing intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials, said on Tuesday a pro-Ukrainian group may be behind the blasts that became a flashpoint between the West and Russia after last year’s Russian invasion of Ukraine. The report, while not pointing to any official Ukrainian involvement, comes at a time when Kyiv is urging its Western allies to ramp up supplies of…

CLASHES ERUPT IN FRANCE AGAINST PENSION REFORMS Macron hopes to raise the pension age by two years to 64 Water cannons and tear gas were used to disperse protesters, as defiant demonstrators responded by throwing objects and rocks. Around 1.28 million people took to the streets in demonstrations across the country, the interior ministry said, making turnout for the protest day – the sixth against the reform this year – the highest so far. This is a critical time for labour and the government since French President Emmanuel Macron hopes parliament will adopt his plan to raise the pension age…

HEATHROW IS CONSIDERING NEXT STEPS Airlines Secure Victory on Passenger Charges Heathrow Airport says it is “considering its next steps” after the industry regulator ruled it must cut per passenger fees it charges airlines from next year. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said Britain’s hub airport could charge an average maximum price per passenger of £27.49 over the 2022-2026 period. It marked a significant victory for airlines using the west London airport who have long argued that charges are too high. The charge covering this year, which is passed down to passengers via their tickets, is £31.57. Airlines including British…

The unveiling of some of the 41,000 hours of video from Jan. 6, 2021, that was hidden from public view for more than two years has sparked a new national conversation about just how much still isn’t known about the Capitol incursion. Fox News host Tucker Carlson was given exclusive access by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to U.S. Capitol security videos and other footage, most of it hidden from public view. If Carlson’s first broadcast special on the footage that aired on March 6 is any indication, the prevailing Jan. 6 narrative is on life support, and the day’s legacy of…

Cabinet ministers are using technology that automatically deletes WhatsApp messages, raising fears that they are circumventing the Government’s transparency rules. Some frontbench figures have switched on a function offered by the social media service that effectively means messages self-destruct after a short time period such as a day. It calls into question whether ministers are fully following guidance that electronic messages about government policy should be stored for possible Freedom of Information requests. Some political advisers have even switched on the technology in the wake of The Lockdown Files, which revealed some of the 100,000 leaked WhatsApp messages involving Matt Hancock. Opposition MPs  called for the…