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Pep Guardiola urged his Manchester City side to channel the momentum from their Carabao Cup final win against Tottenham and seal “the most important title of the season” by winning their next two Premier League games. City ticked off one-third of a potential treble by deservedly winning at Wembley through Aymeric Laporte’s 82nd‑minute header, watched by 7,773 supporters in the biggest crowd to have attended a domestic game for more than 13 months. It was their fourth successive victory in this competition and they were given another boost by Manchester United’s goalless draw at Leeds earlier in the day, which means six points from…

CAR TAX changes introduced earlier this month will ensure those purchasing petrol and diesel models will “bear the brunt” of the updates with road users facing extra fees. The new tax bands for 2021 have seen traditional Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates rise for owners of polluting models. They said the new fees “only spare electric cars from any increase” with owners of petrol, diesel and hybrid models set to pay more. Price differences between the polluting and cleaner engines were already massive with drivers paying thousands of pounds more to own a vehicle with a combustion engine. Sepi Arani,…

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is allowing places of worship around the state to operate at maximum capacity, about a year after the state started limiting capacity because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since last April, when the lockdowns were first initiated, there have been restrictions based on tiered guidelines for places of worship. “The change was made in light of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that enjoin states from enforcing capacity limits on churches that are more restrictive than other entities like factories and schools,” Nora Meyers, the governor’s press secretary, said in a statement over the weekend. Schools in…

Public sector borrowing was more than £300billion in 2020/21, hitting a level not seen since the end of the Second World War, according to new official statistics which reveal the extent of the economic damage done by the Covid crisis. Data published by the Office for National Statistics this morning showed that net borrowing during the last financial year is estimated to have been £303.1billion. That is some £246.1billion more than was borrowed in the previous financial year. It is the highest number recorded for any financial year since records began back in 1947. Meanwhile, the data also showed public…

A group of Manchester United fans broke into the club’s Carrington training ground on Thursday morning. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was reportedly ‘disturbed’ by the angry supporters who broke into Manchester United’s training ground on Thursday – and he was forced to cancel the session as a result. A group of fans were seen blocking the main entrance to Carrington with their clear intent being to show their anger and frustration towards the Glazers. Banners read ‘Glazers out’ and ‘51% MUFC’ with around 20 fans breaching security at the training complex. They had even managed to get onto the training pitch with…

The special one week Leadership and Discipleship Training Program organized for leaders of Christ Embassy Buea Sub Group, East West Central Africa Zone 4, has yielded a tremendous harvest of souls into God’s Kingdom. During the training, the Sub Group Pastor, the esteemed Pastor Sylvia, inspired the attendees, equipping them with the truth of God’s Word and proven strategies for effective soul winning and retention. A cross section of the new converts taking turns to be baptized. With the new zeal and passion received by the attendees, they went out in the fullness of the Spirit to win souls in…

THE EU has been warned about the risk of fraud related to the recovery fund, after it emerged that public authorities in the member states rarely reported allegations of corruption and abuse. The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is on high alert about the risk of fraud and abuse associated with the EU’s recovery fund, worth around €750billion (£668bn). The President of the court, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, said: “It is crucial to have an effective inspection system. “The faster the money flows, the higher the risks. This is inevitable.” The huge pandemic recovery fund, which will be paid off as loans and…

A petition drive in Michigan seeking to repeal a law that underpins many of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s restrictive COVID-19 executive orders has enough valid signatures to proceed up the chain that leads to the state Legislature, documents show. The conservative-led initiative, called Unlock Michigan, needed 340,047 signatures to obtain certification from the state’s Bureau of Elections, a necessary precondition to send the matter to the state’s Republican-led Legislature. An April 19 staff report from the Michigan Secretary of State’s office (pdf) estimated at a 100 percent confidence level that the petition drive had amassed 460,358 valid signatures out of a total filing…

A panel of senators grilled representatives from Apple and Google at an anti-trust hearing Wednesday, with the companies pushing back against accusations of abusing market power to squash competition and of charging unjustified developer fees in their app stores. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust and Consumer Rights heard complaints from Spotify, Match, and other app store developers, who accused Apple and Google of anti-competitive practices, including selectively hitting certain companies with high developer fees and of strong-arming developers to do their bidding. “Apple abuses its dominant position as a gatekeeper of the App Store to insulate itself from competition and disadvantage rival services…

We are ready! Russia’s army, navy and air force hold huge drills – Putin sends warning. THOUSANDS of Russian troops have completed a mass military drill in Crimea as tensions with Ukraine remain high. Hundreds of warplanes and dozens of ships took part in the largest Russian operation since it seized Crimea in 2014. According to the Russian Defence Ministry the exercise involved over 10,000 troops and 1,200 military vehicles. Sporadic fighting has continued in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian troops and Russia backed separatists. Moscow has threatened to use force if Ukraine attempts to retake its territory using force. Separately Russia…