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Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool: Drab draw encapsulates sides’ mid-table mediocrity BBC says The sound of referee Anthony Taylor’s final whistle echoing around a rapidly emptying Stamford Bridge to the sound of silence was the perfect backing track to this non-event. Chelsea and Liverpool have played out many epic clashes in domestic and European fixtures over the last two decades as they fought each other for the game’s biggest prizes. This was not one of them. If those past meetings reflected their elevated status as two of the prime forces in the Premier League, Champions League, the FA Cup and League Cup,…

Chelsea’s machine chews up nostalgia while Liverpool cling to memories The Guardian says It was, if nothing else, the perfect tribute. Not for Chelsea’s players the outsized leaving card or the valedictory video message. No, what better way of celebrating the legacy of their outgoing coach Graham Potter than by creating plenty of chances and then missing them in increasingly comedic circumstances? Expected goals: Chelsea 2.19-0.20 Liverpool. Actual goals: Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool. Dearest Graham. Always in our hearts. Thing is, Potter has gone and taken his oil diffuser and self‑help books with him. Who carries the can now? Certainly, it…

Chelsea could offer Frank Lampard caretaker manager role until the end of the season The Metro says Frank Lampard could be offered the chance to manage Chelsea until the end of the season in a caretaker capacity. The club legend was back at Stamford Bridge last night to watch the struggling Blues once again fail to score as they were held to a goalless draw by an equally out of sorts Liverpool. Lampard has been unemployed since January when he was sacked by Everton following a disastrous run of results which left the Toffees in the relegation zone. The 44-year-old’s…

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband arrested in SNP finance probe The husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with an investigation into Scottish National Party finances. Peter Murrell, 58, was taken into police custody on Wednesday morning. More to follow

Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers erupt at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, 350 arrested Israeli police clashed with Palestinian worshippers at the Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on April 5. Police said they arrested 350 people in a pre-dawn raid after “agitators” with fireworks, sticks, and stones barricaded themselves inside. Palestinians said stun grenades and rubber bullets were used to clear out the group, resulting in 14 injuries. Later, militants in Gaza fired nine rockets at Israel and its military carried out air strikes in response. The incident took place just ahead of an overlap between the Islamic…

Jacinda Ardern to tackle online extremism as post-PM role revealed Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been appointed as special envoy for the Christchurch Call, a newly created position aimed at combating extremism and terrorist content online. The Christchurch Call was created by Ardern in response to the 2019 mosque shootings in which 51 people were killed. The attack was live-streamed on social media, prompting Ardern to push for stronger protections against extremist content on platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. The Christchurch Call project calls on signatory nations to adopt and enforce laws that ban objectionable material…

Trump attacks indictment in speech after pleading not guilty to 34 charges Former President Donald Trump returned to his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Tuesday evening after pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a Manhattan court. During his short speech, he attacked the judge’s daughter over her political connections and portrayed himself as a political martyr. He attacked the Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, an elected Democrat, as “a local failed district attorney charging a former president of the United States for the first time in history on a basis that every single pundit…

Terence Kelly jailed for 13 years for abducting Cleo Smith A man has been sentenced to 13 years and six months in jail for abducting a four-year-old girl from a remote campsite in Western Australia. Terence Kelly, 37, admitted to taking Cleo Smith from her family’s tent in October 2021, and she was found alive 18 days later at his house, minutes away from her own home. Kelly kept Cleo locked in a bedroom with the door modified to be lockable from the outside and turned up the radio to drown out her cries for her mother. The court heard…

Rupert Murdoch’s engagement abruptly called off – US media Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and former police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith have reportedly called off their engagement just weeks after announcing it. According to Vanity Fair, a source close to Murdoch stated that he became uncomfortable with Smith’s outspoken evangelical views. Murdoch, who split with his fourth wife Jerry Hall in 2022, has not commented on the matter. The couple met in September 2022 at an event at Murdoch’s vineyard in California and announced their engagement only last month. In March, Murdoch stated to the New York Post, one of his…

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by the historic arrest and arraignment of Donald Trump – the first time a former US president has ever faced criminal charges. Mr Trump has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records for his alleged role in paying hush money to hide damaging personal stories during the 2016 election campaign. According to The Independent, it was a day that shook America, as most newspapers lead with a photograph of Donald Trump sitting between his lawyers in a New York court. The defendant is described as “ashen-faced” by The Financial…