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Pep Guardiola has attempted to ease expectations on Manchester City in the Champions League by drawing comparisons with Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan. City are bidding to win Europe’s elite club competition for the first time after years of near misses since Guardiola took over as manager in 2016. Likening the team to Nicklaus and Jordan, all-time greats in golf and basketball respectively, may not seem an immediately obvious way […]

The majority of voters believe political leaders do not display enough compassion, research has suggested as Labour comes under criticism for its attack advert on Rishi Sunak. Some 57% believe leading politicians should show more compassion, compared with 9% who say they are already too compassionate, according to a survey. It comes as Sir Keir Starmer defied calls to withdraw Labour’s campaign accusing the Prime Minister of not thinking child sex abusers […]

Sir Keir Starmer has defied critics of Labour’s attack advert accusing Rishi Sunak of not wanting child sex abusers to go to jail by saying he stands by “every word”. The Labour leader said he makes “absolutely zero apologies” for the campaign that has provoked anger within his own party regardless of how “squeamish” it makes people. Amid frontbench unease, senior figures including former home secretary Lord David Blunkett called […]

The King led a group of senior royals to the Easter Mattins at St George's Chapel The King, Queen Consort and other senior royals have attended St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle for the first Easter Sunday service of Charles’s reign. The royal family were out in force in the grounds of the castle, enjoying the bright spring sunshine ahead of the morning service. Charles and Camilla arrived wearing matching […]

Professor Sir Stephen Powis says he's 'very concerned' about the potential impact on patients Four days of strikes by junior doctors next week will cause “unparalleled levels of disruption”, the NHS national medical director has warned. Professor Sir Stephen Powis said he was “very concerned” about the potential severity of the impact on patients, with hospitals facing nearly 100 hours without up to half of their medical workforce. Up to a quarter […]

The US President will take part in events to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement Rishi Sunak is focusing on fulfilling the promise of the Good Friday Agreement as he prepares to host Joe Biden in Northern Ireland to mark 25 years of the peace deal. The Prime Minister said “making good” on the pledge of a “better future” for the nation is first and foremost on his mind ahead of […]

The NASUWT teaching union polled almost 8,500 teachers last month More than one in 10 teachers have been physically assaulted by a pupil in the last year, a survey suggests. Nearly half (48%) of teachers surveyed said they do not feel that their school’s behaviour policy is effective and “fit for purpose”, according to a poll by the NASUWT teaching union. The survey, of 8,466 NASUWT members in the UK in March, suggests that […]

He was found dead at his home in Dorset on Thursday afternoon S Club 7 singer Paul Cattermole has died “unexpectedly” at the age of 46, his family and the pop group announced. The singer, who was due to be reuniting with the band in February for a 25th anniversary tour, was found dead on Thursday afternoon at his home in Dorset. In a statement released to the PA news […]

The UK’s largest retailer will update investors and analysts on Thursday Tesco is expected to reveal a dip in profits for the past year as the supermarket group grappled with rampant food and drink inflation. The UK’s largest retailer will update investors and analysts over its financial performance for the year to February in an update on Thursday April 13. A consensus of analysts has said Tesco is due to […]