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PROTESTERS IN SPAIN RALLY AGAINST HIGH RENT- House prices have reportedly increased by 44% over the past decade Protesters in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona took to the streets to rally against expensive housing. Average Spanish rents have reportedly doubled whilst house prices have increased by 44% over the past decade, far outpacing salary growth. Meanwhile, the supply of rental homes has halved since the 2020 pandemic. Spain’s government has struggled to find a balance between attracting tourists and migrants to fill job gaps and keeping rents affordable for average citizens, as short-term rentals have mushroomed in major cities…

ARSENAL DEFENDER GABRIEL TO MISS REST OF SEASON – He underwent a surgery on his hamstring Arsenal defender Gabriel will sit out the rest of the season after undergoing a surgery on his hamstring, the Premier League club said in what will be a major blow to Mikel Arteta’s side. Gabriel went down injured in the early stages of Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Fulham on Tuesday and was substituted immediately. “Gabi will undergo a surgical repair procedure to his hamstring in the coming days, and immediately begin his recovery and rehabilitation programme, with the aim to be ready for the…

FIFA ANNOUNCES PLANS TO HOST 2031 AND 2035 WOMEN’S WORLD CUPS – England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales announced they would submit a joint bid to host the finals The United Kingdom appears set to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup after FIFA President Gianni Infantino described its interest as the “one valid bid” for the tournament. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales announced last month that they would submit a joint bid to host the finals. The United States, with the possibility of other countries in the CONCACAF region joining the U.S., is also poised to be named host…

TRUMP SAYS BRITAIN HAPPY ABOUT U.S. TARIFF TREATMENT – Britain hit with the lowest import duty rate of 10% U.S. President Donald Trump has said Britain is “happy” about the U.S. tariff treatment. Britain said it believed a trade deal with the United States was close as it sought to soften the impact of Trump’s sweeping tariffs which threaten an escalating global trade war that would hurt its open economy. Britain was spared the most punitive treatment in Trump’s tariff announcement on Wednesday, April 2nd, when it was hit with the lowest import duty rate of 10%. London said that…

VIRGIN ATLANTIC FLIGHTS RETURN TO TORONTO PEARSON AIRPORT – He launched the return of daily direct Virgin Atlantic flights between Toronto and London Sir Richard Branson touched down at Toronto Pearson Airport to launch the return of daily direct Virgin Atlantic flights between Toronto and London. According to a press release, the airline last flew to Canada over a decade ago, having flown to Toronto in 2001 and Vancouver between 2012 and 2014. The new service will also offer greater connections within Canada as part of a partnership with WestJet. “We’re just so pleased to be back here together again,”…

RESCUERS CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR MISSING IN MYANMAR – As death toll crosses 3,100 Myanmar’s death toll from last week’s devastating earthquake has climbed to 3,145, the ruling junta said on Friday (April 4). More than 4,500 people were injured and more than 200 were still missing, it added, as rescuers comb through rubble in badly-hit Mandalay, the country’s second largest city, looking for more survivors. Last Friday’s (March 28) earthquake of magnitude 7.7 was one of the strongest to hit the Southeast Asian nation in a century. Myanmar’s neighbours, such as China, India and other Southeast Asian nations are…

SOUTH KOREA COURT UPHOLDS PRESIDENT YOON’S IMPEACHMENT- PM Han Duck-soo says he will ensure an orderly and peaceful presidential election South Korea’s acting Chief Justice Moon Hyung-bae stated today that ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol violated his duty as president by taking actions that were beyond the powers given to him under the Constitution. However, President Yoon’s lawyer has called the court’s ruling a completely political decision. Yoon was ousted by the Constitutional Court today, which upheld parliament’s impeachment motion over his short-lived imposition of martial law last year.“  With Yoon’s ouster, a presidential election is required to…

LAMMY SAYS UK IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH U.S. FOR ECONOMIC DEAL- Lammy says ‘all options are on the table’. The United Kingdom is engaged in discussions with the United States to strike an economic deal, Foreign Minister Secretary David Lammy said today as he arrived in Brussels to meet his NATO countries counterparts. “We have been absolutely clear that all options are on the table as we ensure the national interests of the British people,” Lammy also said. foreign ministers for France, Britain and Germany have alleged that Russian President Vladmir Putin is stalling to avoid Ukraine peace talks, and…

ONE IN THREE TEENAGE GIRLS NO LONGER FEELS SAFE AT SCHOOL AFTER LOCKDOWN – School closures have particularly impacted teenage girls One in three teenage girls no longer feels safe at school, a significant increase since lockdown, a study has found. Some 34 percent of Year 9 girls in England said they did not feel safe in school in 2023, compared with 15 per cent in 2019, the year before the Covid-19 crisis, according to the report. One in four Year 9 boys in England said they felt unsafe in school in 2023, compared with 17 per cent in 2019.…

PM STARMER SAYS HIS FOCUS IS TO ACT IN BRITAIN’S INTERESTS-UK has the lowest levy rate on imports of 10% in new U.S. tariffs Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated that his focus is to act in Britain’s interests, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the much-anticipated tariffs as promised. Starmer added that decisions to be taken subsequently would be guided by national interest, and in the interest of the UK economy,  Britain was awarded the lowest levy rate on imports of 10% in new tariffs plan announced by President Trump Starmer has stated that the UK has a continuous…