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MAN CITY SIGN REIJNDERS AHEAD OF CLUB WORLD CUP – A City team source has put the transfer fee at 55 million euros Manchester City confirmed the signing of midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan on a five-year contract and said the Netherlands international will be available for this month’s Club World Cup. Financial details were not released but a City team source has put the transfer fee at 55 million euros. The 26-year-old, who has been capped 23 times, joined Milan in 2023 on a five-year contract before extending it until 2030 in March. He made 104 appearances for…

EU WILL NOT BAN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CHILDREN – Setting an age limit on social media is up to member states says EU Commission Spokesperson  The EU is not heading to a bloc-wide social media ban for children under the age of 15 said a European Commission spokesperson. Setting an age limit on social media is up to member states, said EU Commission Spokesperson Thomas Regnier after French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation following a fatal stabbing at a school in eastern France. Macron said in an interview late on Tuesday (June 10) that…

£5 CONGESTION CHARGE COULD HIT OXFORD’S DRIVERS BY AUTUMN – The proposed scheme would be enforced by automatic number plate recognition cameras Oxford is making headlines once again as the historic university city could soon become the first place in over two decades to impose a new congestion charge, adding yet another layer to what many are now calling a full-blown “war on motorists.” Under a newly proposed scheme by Oxfordshire County Council, drivers could be slapped with a £5 daily charge just for entering the city centre. While officials are calling the plan “temporary,” many locals see it as…

CHINA AFFIRMS TRADE DEAL WITH U.S. – Agreement has been reached in ongoing trade negotiations between the world’s two largest economies China affirmed a trade deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying both sides needed to abide by the consensus and adding that China always kept its word. The deal, reached after Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping spoke on the telephone last week, brings a delicate truce in a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Lin Jian, a foreign ministry spokesperson, said at a regular news conference that, “China has always kept its word and delivered…

LAW TO CRIMINALISE ROUGH SLEEPING SET TO BE SCRAPPED – New legislation will still target “organised begging by gangs” and certain forms of trespassing In a major policy shift, the UK government has announced that rough sleeping will no longer be treated as a criminal offence, as it moves to repeal the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act. First introduced in 1824, the Vagrancy Act was originally designed to deal with rising homelessness in post-Napoleonic Britain. But now, the government is officially scrapping it, calling it “cruel and outdated.” Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said the Labour government is “drawing…

GERMAN DEFENCE MINISTER VISITS UKRAINE-Pistorius says support to be provided by Germany will be discussed German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has arrived in Kyiv to discuss military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia). Pistorius plans to hold talks with Ukrainian government representatives about further weapons aid from Berlin, according to the report. Pistorius said the support to be provided by Germany and other European countries will be discussed. Germany is Ukraine’s second-biggest military backer after the United States, whose commitment to Kyiv has been called into question, putting pressure on Europe to step up. Russia and Ukraine met…

UK JOB MARKET SLIDES AS BUSINESSES PULL BACK – Between March and May, job vacancies plummeted by 63,000 Britain’s job market is showing warning signs as businesses cut back on hiring, with fewer replacements and new roles being created. Between March and May, job vacancies fell by 63,000, dropping to 736,000 available roles, a sharp decline that highlights growing pressure on the labour market. Recent rises in employer National Insurance and the minimum wage, while helping workers, have added strain without enough support for businesses. The Office for National Statistics confirmed the slowdown, reporting 55,000 fewer people on payrolls between…

LABUBU HUMAN-SIZED FIGURINE SELLS FOR OVER $150,000 – Viral plush stuffed animals set record at Beijing auction  A Beijing auction house set a new record today by selling a human-sized Labubu figure for 1.08 million yuan, or about $150,000. The auction, held by Yongle International Auction, marked the first-ever sale dedicated to Labubu — the toothy monster toys from China’s Pop Mart that have sparked a global craze. With 48 lots on offer, roughly 200 people attended in person, while over a thousand bidders participated via Yongle’s app. The auction raised a total of 3.73 million yuan. The top lot…

TENSIONS BETWEEN POLICE AND PROTESTERS SIMMER IN LOS ANGELES – National Guard form human barricade to contain the protests Riot police were deployed across Los Angeles on Monday, as protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown entered a fourth consecutive day. Trump activated the National Guard on Saturday to contain the increasingly violent protests against the ongoing immigration raids targeting illegal migrants in Southern California. The police on Monday dispersed demonstrators who gathered in downtown Los Angeles. National Guard forces had formed a human barricade to keep people out of the building.  The Los Angeles police are also employing tactics…

U.S. HEALTH SECRETARY KENNEDY FIRES VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE – All 17 members of a U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts have been fired Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired all 17 members of a U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts and is in the process of replacing them, drawing protest from many vaccine scientists. The move is another in a series of actions by Kennedy to reshape U.S. regulation of vaccines, food and medicine. Scientists and experts said the changes to the vaccine panel, which recommends how vaccines…