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Manchester United will look to sign a left winger in the summer and could target a Chelsea player, according to reports. The Red Devils sold Alejandro Garnacho to Chelsea last summer and did not sign a direct replacement, though forwards Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and Benjamin Sesko all arrived. Man Utd want to sign a left winger and midfielder in the summer The lack of a natural option on the left has seen Mason Mount play in Ruben Amorim’s front three for much of this campaign, while natural left-wing-back Patrick Dorgu has been deployed as a left winger under interim…
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Asked how he plans to marry those two seemingly opposing notions, Favey replies: “For us, both go together. Yes, we want to be upper mainstream, but we are a mainstream brand, which means we want to sell cars to everybody.” Tough gig. How do you simultaneously boost the aspirational element of a brand while both enhancing its attainability and using it as a platform to introduce potentially divisive new technology and features? Can Favey really make Peugeot’s cars more alluring and more ubiquitous at once, in the context of a market environment that is more tempestuous and crowded than ever…
Suella Braverman’s defection from the Conservatives means Reform UK now has eight MPs. Constituents of her Fareham and Waterlooville seat had a mixed reaction to the news, with many saying they were unsurprised, while others suggested it should mean there is a by-election. But Braverman is not obliged to trigger a new vote. When people vote at the polls in the UK they are voting for the individual to represent their area, not the party. Braverman joins five sitting Conservative MPs who have defected to Reform, including Newark MP Robert Jenrick and East Wiltshire’s Danny Kruger.
Volvo’s boss has spoken about his hopes that rivalry between the company’s upcoming EX60 and the new BMW iX3 and Mercedes GLC EQ will spark renewed interested in electric cars at the premium end.The whole industry should be thinking the same. So far the European premium brands have failed to provide the leadership from which enthusiasm in new tech usually emerges from.
Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar was attacked with an unknown substance at a town hall she was hosting on Tuesday, when an audience member used a syringe to spray liquid at her, Minneapolis police said.Omar was uninjured and continued to speak. The man was immediately arrested and forensics were being conducted at the scene, police added.”I thought it was one of her aides going up to hand her a note or something,” Jacquelynn Goessling said of the man that attacked Omar with liquid, the acrid smell of which consumed the front of the room.In a statement on X, Omar said: “I’m…
Canadian-American rock star Neil Young is offering Greenlanders a year’s free access to his archives in what he hopes will “ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats” they are receiving from the Trump administration. Donald Trump has threatened to annex the Danish territory for what he says are national security reasons, though recently walked back comments, saying he was seeking “immediate negotiations” and insisting he “won’t use force”. Young is known for his political protests, and has been a long-time vocal critic of Trump. He announced the offer “of peace and love” on his website, where he added that…
Daniel BushWashington correspondentWatch: Republican senators express disappointment in DHS Secretary NoemRepublican lawmakers are starting to break with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, as the party scrambles to respond to growing public anger after two US citizens were killed by federal agents.But even as some Republicans in Washington speak out against the fatal shootings, they’ve avoided directly criticising President Donald Trump or his broader immigration agenda.The emerging messaging on Minneapolis points to the party’s main dilemma heading into the midterm elections: whether and how to distance itself from the biggest controversies of Trump’s second term, while running…
The scramble for tickets to K-pop band BTS’ comeback tour, which comes after a four-year hiatus, has seen Mexico’s president appealing to her South Korean counterpart to add more shows in her country.”I wrote a letter to the [president] of Korea… I still haven’t received the answer, but let’s hope it’s positive,” Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday.BTS will hold three shows in Mexico City in May, as part of its 79-date world tour after a four-year hiatus. Tickets were wiped out in less than 40 minutes, local media reported.Some fans have also accused Ticketmaster and resale platforms of…
Donald Trump has threatened to end US support for Iraq if former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki wins power again.Maliki, who has links to Iran, was selected at the weekend by an alliance of Shia-led parties as its nominee for prime minister.In his latest intervention in another country’s politics, the US president wrote on Truth Social that Maliki would be a “very bad choice”, adding: “Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty and total chaos.” Maliki, whose time in office between 2006 and 2014 was marked by sectarian violence, stepped down after Islamic State seized large parts…