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ARSENAL BEATS SPORTING – Arsenal sees a 1-0 lead over Sporting in the first leg of their Champions League Arsenal substitute Kai Havertz scored a stoppage-time goal to snatch a 1-0 win at Sporting in the first leg of their Champions League. The Germany forward was found unmarked inside the box by Gabriel Martinelli before calmly slotting the ball past goalkeeper Rui Silva to settle a tactical encounter. After a first half in which Sporting’s Maxi Araujo and Arsenal’s Noni Madueke struck the woodwork, the visitors had a Martin Zubimendi effort disallowed before David Raya produced several late saves to…

BMA OFFERS STAFF HALF OF PAY RISE – The 2.75 percent to its own staff is lower than the 4.9 per cent offer that it rejected  The British Medical Association (BMA) has offered its own employees half the pay rise it demands for resident doctors. Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, said the association was not “willing to put their hands in their own pockets to pay their own staff” while demanding a taxpayer-funded pay increase. The BMA’s most recent pay offer of 2.75 per cent to its own staff is lower than the 4.9 per cent offer that it rejected…

U.S. AND IRAN HAVE AGREED ON A CEASEFIRE –  Trump says its “A big day for world peace U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday described a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran as a “big day for world peace” that could usher in a new “golden age of the Middle East”. In a social media post on Truth Social, he said the United States “will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz” and that Iran can “start the reconstruction process”. On Tuesday, Trump told reporters that the U.S. had won a “total and complete victory” after agreeing…

MILLIONS OF WORKERS GET NEW ACCESS TO SICK PAY AND PARENTAL LEAVE – Landmark employment rights reforms kick into force  The world of work has been upgraded for the 21st century, as landmark UK employment rights reforms kick into force.   Beginning on the 6th of April, employees will receive Statutory Sick Pay from their first day of sickness absence – rather than having to wait until the fourth day, regardless of how much they’re getting paid. This will benefit millions of people across the United Kingdom, who will get around 400 million a year extra in sick pay.    By ensuring…

PRESSURE ON GHANIAN PRESIDENT TO SIGN ANTI-LGBTQ BILL – Bill approved in 2024, which intensifies a crackdown on the rights of LGBTQ  A lawmaker from Ghana’s ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday urged religious leaders and civil society groups to press President John Dramani Mahama to support and sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill once passed by parliament. John Ntim Fordjour accused the opposition National Democratic Congress of reversing its stance on the legislation, which would rank among Africa’s most restrictive if enacted. Ghana’s parliament approved the bill in 2024, which intensifies a crackdown on the rights of LGBTQ people…

SAMSUNG FLAGS JUMP IN QUARTERLY PROFIT – AI chip demand stokes prices Samsung Electronics today projected its first-quarter earnings would exceed its entire profit for last year, beating expectations as booming demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure caused supply bottlenecks and drove chip prices higher. The world’s largest memory chipmaker estimated an operating profit of 57.2 trillion won for the January to March period, compared with an LSEG SmartEstimate of 40.6 trillion won and a more than eightfold jump from 6.69 trillion won a year earlier. The record-high results nearly triple Samsung’s previous record quarterly operating profit of 20 trillion won,…

EASTER SUNDAY ATTACK IN NORTHWEST NIGERIA – Armed men kill five people, abduct at least 30 Gunmen stormed a Baptist church in northwest Nigeria during Easter Sunday service, killing five congregants and abducting approximately 35 others in a brazen daylight attack that has left a rural community shattered. The armed bandits arrived on motorcycles in Ariko village, Kaduna state, as Pastor Sunday Gajere was reading the Bible to his congregation. The pastor said the attackers pursued fleeing members through the village. “We saw them with many motorcycles, plenty of them. So they began to follow people, began to kill people,…

DEADLINE TO OPEN STRAIT OF HORMUZ NEARS – Trump says he will strike U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to take out Iran in “one night”, saying that night “might” be Tuesday evening if Iran does not accept his demand to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.  “The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night,” Trump told a press conference at the White House.  Trump said his administration has a plan to strike and destroy bridges and power plants across Iran by midnight Tuesday.  The U.S. president said that the 20:00…

ISRAEL WARNS PEOPLE IN IRAN TO AVOID TRAINS AND RAILWAY LINES – Israeli military gave the warning on X  The Israeli military on Tuesday told people in Iran not to use trains or go near railway lines, warning doing so would “endanger” their lives.  “For the sake of your security, we kindly request that from this moment until 21:00 Iran time, you refrain from using and travelling by train throughout Iran,” the military posted on its Persian-language account on X. “Your presence on trains and near railway lines endangers your life.” Israel together with the U.S. has been at war…

TORIES PLEDGE CHURCH REPAIR FUNDING – Badenoch vows to restore grants for churches amid concerns over closures  Kemi Badenoch has pledged to restore funding for church repairs, as part of a commitment to protect Britain’s Christian heritage. The Conservatives say they will reinstate the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, which helps cover VAT costs for maintaining churches and historic religious buildings. The move follows government plans to replace the scheme with a new, capped funding model—raising concerns among faith groups about long-term support. Badenoch says churches remain central to community life and must be preserved, warning that historic buildings…