Author: News Desk

The Mail – ‘FA Cup set to end 3pm TV blackout’ The Mail writes that FA Cup semi finals could be shown live on TV at 15:00 BST on a Saturday, ending the traditional blackout.

The Times – ‘Clubs reject fly-on-wall Netflix series’ The Times are reporting that Premier League clubs have turned down an approach from Netflix for a documentary that shows how things work behind the scenes over three seasons.

A right to die with dignity, or a slippery slope to legalised murder? Debates over assisted dying have been going on in Europe for a long time, but they seem to have intensified, with France, Belgium, Portugal and Ireland all recently re-considering their legislation, or at least launching consultations on the subject.

The i – ‘Fergie would call me a fool for Palace return’ Roy Hodgson admits former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn’t approve of his return to Crystal Palace at the age of 75. That’s in the i.

Sadly, this isn’t an April Fools’ prank.

Sir Tony said he was ‘sworn to secrecy’ over the project.

Ruby was supported by her colleagues and fans.

UK accepted into Indo-Pacific trade bloc in biggest trade deal since Brexit Sky News says The UK has been accepted into an Indo-Pacific trade bloc in what the government says is its biggest trade deal since Brexit. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a free trade agreement between 11 countries across the Indo-Pacific, including Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam – and now the UK. The partnership sees the countries open up their markets to one another, reducing trade barriers and tariffs, with the hope of bolstering the economies…

UK joins Asia-Pacific CPTPP trade bloc that includes Japan and Australia The Guardian says Britain has joined the 11-member strong Asia-Pacific trade bloc that includes Japan and Australia after nearly two years of negotiations. The deal, part of a push to agree worldwide trade deals after Brexit, secures access for British exporters to 500 million people in the 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The agreement, secured after 21 months of talks, will allow exporters to “seize opportunities for new jobs, growth and innovation”, the government said. Spanning Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Vietnam and Malaysia, the CPTPP…

UK strikes agreement to join Asia-Pacific trade bloc FT says The UK on Friday unveiled an agreement to join an 11-member Asia-Pacific trade bloc, with British prime minister Rishi Sunak claiming it proved his government was seizing “post-Brexit freedoms”. Talks on Britain becoming a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership were finally wrapped up after two years of haggling over quotas and tariffs. The UK will be the first country to join the CPTPP since the group was established in 2018, and Sunak said the trade deal will bring economic benefits and also boost his “Asia-Pacific”…