Author: News Desk

Manchester United’s dramatic FA Cup comeback after Fulham’s 5-minutes of madness Manchester United came from a goal down to beat nine-man Fulham and secure a spot in the FA Cup semi-finals at Old Trafford in a thrilling match last night. Fulham looked set to make only their second last-four appearance since 1975, but a handball incident 15 minutes from time changed everything. Jadon Sancho was poised to score the equaliser, but Willian cleared the ball off the line with his hand, leading to a VAR check and subsequent red cards for Fulham manager Marco Silva and Willian. Aleksandar Mitrovic, who…

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Workers £11,000 worse off a year due to stagnant wages – Resolution Foundation Research shared exclusively with BBC Panorama by the Resolution Foundation think tank, which focuses on low-to-middle income households, reveals that British workers have suffered from 15 years of wage stagnation, leaving them £11,000 worse off per year. The think tank also found that typical UK household incomes have fallen further behind those in Germany, with a gap of £4,000 compared to just over £500 in 2008. The Treasury argues that the UK economy is more resilient than many predicted, however, experts argue that problems with incomes go…

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Met officers investigated for sexual misconduct working as normal According to figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats, over 100 Metropolitan Police officers who are under investigation for sexual misconduct are currently able to work without any restrictions. The figures, which were obtained through a Freedom of Information request, reveal that more than a quarter of the 548 officers being investigated for domestic abuse and sexual misconduct were working as normal as of February 3rd. The Met has stated that it is working to rebuild public trust, which has been badly damaged in recent years, especially since the murder of Sarah…

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Russia and China are fighting ‘common threats’ says Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia and China are fighting “common threats” ahead of welcoming China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit.  Putin wrote in the People’s Daily newspaper saying Xi’s visit is a “landmark event” that “reaffirms the special nature of the Russia-China partnership”. The outlet is the official newspaper of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Xi’s state visit to Moscow will last for three days.  The Chinese president took to the Kremlin’s Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily to write a 12-point peace plan drafted by Beijing last month to…

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