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AMORIM SAYS EUROPA LEAGUE WIN WON’T SAVE MAN UNITED’S SEASON – United are currently 16th in the Premier League  Victory in the Europa League final would not be enough to redeem Manchester United’s disappointing season, manager Ruben Amorim said. United are currently 16th in the Premier League, making today’s final against Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao their only chance to secure a spot in next season’s Champions League. Despite the potential confidence boost from a European title, Amorim acknowledged the need for extensive improvements throughout the club, including its recruitment and academy system. However, he reiterated that these changes would be…

SPURS SEEKING TO END TROPHY DROUGHT – Their last European title came all the way back in 1984 Tottenham Hotspur will be seeking to end their trophy drought today when they face Manchester United in the Europa League final in Bilbao. Their last European title came all the way back in 1984 when they beat Anderlecht to win the UEFA Cup on penalties. Forty-one years and countless managers later, Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou faces a game that could well be his last with the club — win or lose — against United in northern Spain. Tottenham have suffered their worst-ever…

M&S PREDICTS ‘CYBERATTACK’ TO COST $400 MILLION – M&S also predicts continued online disruption throughout June and into July  British retailer Marks & Spencer’s have said a “highly sophisticated cyber” attack would cost it about 300 million pounds in operating profit, with disruption set to run into July. The attack on one of the biggest names in Britain, with 64,000 staff and 565 stores, sent shockwaves through the retail sector. It forced its online clothing operation offline, left some food shelves bare, and wiped over a billion pounds from the company’s stock market value. M&S said it expected online disruption…

UK INFLATION LEAPS TO HIGHER-THAN-EXPECTED 3.5% – The annual rate of consumer price growth leapt to 3.5% in April from 2.6% in March Inflation surged by more than expected in April including in areas watched closely by the Bank of England, according to figures published that are likely to keep the central bank on its path of gradual interest rate cuts. The annual rate of consumer price growth leapt to 3.5% in April from 2.6% in March, the Office for National Statistics said, the highest reading since January 2024 and the largest increase in the rate since 2022 when inflation…

PUTIN VISITS KURSK NUCLEAR PLANT -Accompanied by Kremlin’s first deputy chief of staff, Sergei Kiriyenko Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the western Kursk region for the first time since Russian forces ejected Ukrainian troops from the area last month. The Kremlin said that during the visit, Putin met volunteer organizations in the region and visited the Kursk-II nuclear power plant. State television showed Putin meeting volunteers and local officials in the region including acting governor Alexander Khinshtein. Putin was accompanied by Sergei Kiriyenko, Kremlin first deputy chief of staff. Russia said in late April that it had ejected Ukrainian troops…

U.S. HEALTH SECRETARY KENNEDY URGES NATIONS TO QUIT THE WHO- Kennedy says nations don’t have to suffer the limits of a moribund WHO. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a statement urged the health ministers of the nations of the world to take the  U.S withdrawal from WHO as a wake-up call.  Mr Kennedy also extended an open invitation to health ministers around the world into a new era of cooperation, further adding that no nation needed to suffer the limits of a moribund WHO In his comments to the WHO, Kennedy called it “mired…

UK FM DAVID LAMMY ANNOUNCES PAUSE OF ISRAEL TRADE TALKS-After Keir Starmer said he was ‘horrified’ by the military escalation in Gaza. Britain’s Foreign Secretary, David Lammy announced that Britain had paused free trade talks with Israel after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was horrified by the military escalation in Gaza. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the offensive was not the way to bring remaining hostages home, called for Israel to end the blockade of aid and condemned what he called “extremism” in some sections of Israel’s government. Britain also sanctioned a number of individuals and groups in the…

HONDA TO SCALE BACK ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES – Given slowing demand, the company would be focusing on capturing growing demand for hybrids  Honda Motor said that it was scaling back its investment in electric vehicles given slowing demand and would be focusing on capturing growing demand for hybrids with new models. CEO Toshihiro Mibe told a news conference the automaker has lowered its planned investment in electrification and software through the 2030 business year to 7 trillion yen ($48.4 billion) from 10 trillion yen previously. Honda said it expects to sell 2.2 million to 2.3 million hybrid vehicles by 2030.…

SANTANDER UK FREEZES PAY, CUTS JOBS AND BONUSES  – It is part of  broader restructuring effort to make the bank more appealing to potential buyers Santander UK is implementing a pay freeze, reducing bonuses, and cutting jobs within its commercial banking division as part of a broader restructuring effort aimed at making the bank more appealing to potential buyers. Earlier this month, the bank began reassigning staff to new teams and altering job titles without prior warning. These changes are part of a wider review of the UK arm of the Spanish bank, which has reportedly grown increasingly frustrated with…

TANZANIA OPPOSITION LEADER IN COURT FOR TREASON TRIAL-The court had upheld their demand for in-person proceedings.“ Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu appeared in court for the first time since his arrest on April 9, facing charges of treason and publishing false information online. The court ruled that he will remain in custody pending further investigations, with the next hearing scheduled for June 2. Lissu’s legal team had objected to virtual hearings, prompting the court to require physical appearances going forward. His lawyer, Jebra Kambole, said the court had upheld their demand for in-person proceedings.“The court made another order today, that…