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The supporters, aged 28 and 29, were hospitalised with knife wounds after the attack in Rome, Italy at around midnight on Wednesday.

BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan has died aged 32 after a short illness, the broadcaster has announced.

Real Madrid have secured their spot in the Champions League quarter-finals as Vinicius Junior scored in the 65th minute. But just two minutes later RB Leipzig equalised. But thanks to a 1-0 win in the first leg, Madrid had done just enough to sneak past Leipzig. 

City went into the game already ahead by two goals from the first leg, and any hopes FC Copenhagen could claw their way back were ended within nine minutes as both Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez had found the net. 

Arsenal put on a dominant display in front of their home crowd to help them secure a place in the Women’s League Cup (Conti Cup) final. 

Chelsea will travel to Manchester tonight as they face City at the Joie Stadium in the latest of the semi-finals. 

Metro leads on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s hopes that his spring budget will pull the rug from under Labour rivals ahead of the general election.

Front page summary The Independent – 2p: Too little, too late? Hunt bets on NI cuts to revive Tories Ex-chancellor George Osbourne says the 2p national insurance cut in Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget will not be a “silver bullet” to revive the Conservative party’s fortunes, The Independent reports. Elsewhere, the front page features a report on Nikki Haley dropping out of the US presidential race – leading to a Trump-Biden rematch.  The Independent – Sunak’s big election gamble: 2p off NI – but no cut in income taxBy WTX NewsMarch 6, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share…

The chancellor’s budget announcement is “a last desperate act” ahead of the general election, with tax at its highest level since 1948 despite a 2p national insurance cut, according to The Guardian. It adds that the cuts bring the “threat of a fresh squeeze on public spending to come after polling day”.

The Daily Express hails Jeremy Hunt’s budget for “turbo-charging the economy” by putting more cash in people’s pockets, in a bid to win back voters.