DRC: Arsenal, PSG and Bayern urged to end Visit Rwanda deals

The Democratic Republic of Congo has called on Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain to end their “blood stained” sponsorship deals with Visit Rwanda amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in…

UK: The painful divorce of Marcus Rashford and Manchester United

He joined Manchester United at the age of seven. Twenty years, 426 appearances, 138 goals and five trophies later, Marcus Rashford is set to leave for Aston Villa. It will…

UK: Arsenal humiliates Manchester City at Emirates Stadium

Arsenal moved to within six points of Premier League leaders Liverpool by thrashing Manchester City at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners, who knew only a victory would suffice with Liverpool opening…

UK: Mayor Richard Parker’s homes upgrade for struggling households welcomed

An energy charity said thousands of people in the West Midlands contacted them every month looking for help to pay their bills. Act On Energy said it welcomed a £167m…

UK: Lloyds Bank to close 136 branches as people shift to apps

Lloyds Banking Group is to shut another 136 branches by March next year, arguing that customers are increasingly using digital channels for their day-to-day banking. It is the latest in…

UK: Barclays says payment issues resolved after tech outage

Barclays has said the “technical issue” impacting payments and transactions for customers has been resolved following three days of disruption. The bank said delayed payments had been processed and it…

Northern Ireland: A week after Storm Éowyn 6,500 properties still without electricity

About 6,500 properties in Northern Ireland are still without power one week on from Storm Éowyn. Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has brought in 350 additional engineers from across the UK and Europe to…

UK: Flood victim to tell summit ‘what it’s really like’

A councillor whose home was badly flooded said she hoped her personal experience would help a flooding conference understand “what it’s really like”. Alison Thomas’s house in Long Stratton, Norfolk,…

UK: Lib Dem’s Ed Davey urges Starmer to start EU customs union talks

Sir Keir Starmer should “fire the starting gun” on creating a new UK-EU customs union at a meeting with European leaders in Brussels on Monday, the Liberal Democrats have said.…

Syria: President Sharaa vows to pursue criminals

Syria’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to “pursue the criminals who shed Syrian blood and committed massacres and crimes” in his first address to the nation since the fall…