Author: News Desk

Europa League Round of 32 first leg match reports: A mostly positive night for British teams RZ Pellets WAC 1 – Tottenham Hotspur 4 It was a strong showing by Jose Mourinho’s men, as Spurs scored 3 of their 4 goals in the first half to take a demanding lead going into the second leg. Their first goal came just 13 minutes into the game, as Gareth Bale’s low powerful cross found the falling head of Heung-Min Son who guided it into the far corner. Bale then scored 15 minutes later, after a clever turn saw him lose his defender…

Daily News Briefing Brief. Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZcef46jR-Y The top stories Nasa’s Perseverance rover in ‘great shape’ after Mars landing BBC News says there’s a new robot on the surface of Mars. NASA has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet’s equator called Jezero. “The good news is the spacecraft, I think, is in great shape,” said Matt Wallace, the mission’s deputy project manager. Engineers at Nasa’s mission control in California erupted with joy when the confirmation of touchdown came through. The six-wheeled vehicle will now spend at least the next two years drilling into the…

#DeleteFacebook #BoycottZuckerberg Fed-up Aussies share their final words on Facebook before deleting their profiles for good – as #BoycottZuckerberg gains traction on Twitter in wake of the news ban Daily Mail says the hashtags #DeleteFacebook and #BoycottZuckerberg are trending on Twitter as some Australians delete their profiles in protest at the platform completely banning news from the platform. Outraged users are sharing their final Facebook posts and asking friends to send their phone numbers before they delete the platform for good. Facebook has banned Australian news outlets from sharing content, and has also inadvertently blocked charities, government agencies and smaller…

House explosion kills a 79-year-old woman and leaves two injured A 79-year-old woman has died and two people have been injured in an explosion which caused a house to collapse. The blast at the property in Summerseat, near Bury, happened at about 21:30 GMT on Wednesday. Police said the woman died at the scene.  Another woman and a child were left with minor injuries and taken to hospital, others were treated at the scene by paramedics.  Greater Manchester Police said the surrounding houses were initially evacuated but, other than those on the same road, residents have returned to their properties. …

Recipe: Clodagh McKenna’s 12 rock buns Clodagh’s taking us back to her childhood with one of her favourite family recipes; The delicious Clodagh McKenna rock buns Crunchy, crumbly rock buns are the perfect accompaniment to those precious five minutes to yourself. Rock buns Makes: 12 Ingredients 220g/1 cup plain /all-purpose flour 2 tsps of baking powder 110g / ¼Ib butter, cubed and chilled 110g / ½ cup light brown sugar 80g / ½ cup of any of these dried fruits – sultanas, raisins, cranberries, dates, figs, orange peel ½ tsp of ground nutmeg 1 tsp of ground cinnamon 1 egg…

Whilst many people in Britain were asleep at 5 am on Saturday morning, a fight was brewing at UFC 258 it looked as though, for a slight moment, that the challenger Gilbert Burns was about to put Kamaru Usman to sleep himself. Despite rocking him early, however, Usman’s experience and world-class striking helped him overcome this scare. On Saturday night, Kamaru Usman successfully defended his UFC 258 Welterweight title after defeating former training partner Gilbert Burns with a third-round TKO at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, USA. Despite having a wrestling background, it was Usman’s striking, particularly his jab, stole…

Thursday’s Briefing VIDEO: Demi Lavato opens up about 2018 overdose; three strokes and a heart attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53jnuaYcts4 Strong decline in coronavirus across England since January, React study shows Budget to provide fresh Covid rescue package as tax rises deferred Italian PM Draghi wins confidence vote, vows ‘reconstruction’ from Covid-19 crisis Heavy snowfall, gales as winter storm hits Middle East ‘Wildly unfair’: UN boss says 10 nations used 75% of all vaccines Hackers disrupt Myanmar govt sites as part of anti-coup protests Biden ‘Open’ to Funding Study About Slavery Reparations Facebook blocks Australians from viewing and sharing news Ford joins motor…

Daily News Briefing Brief. Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53jnuaYcts4 The top stories Strong decline in coronavirus across England since January, React study showsBBC News says there has been a “strong decline” in levels of coronavirus infections in England since January, say scientists tracking the epidemic.Imperial College London’s React study found infections have dropped by two-thirds across England since lockdown began, with an 80% fall in London.But virus levels are still high, with one in 200 testing positive between 4 and 13 February.This is similar to levels seen in late September 2020.Read on………………..Budget to provide fresh Covid rescue package as tax rises deferredThe…

Wednesday’s Briefing VIDEO: 1.7m in England told to shield – Caroline Flack documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw7iZ2SlAFY 1.7mn more people in England told to shield from Covid-19 after checks by Oxford Uni algorithm Cutting Covid top-up ‘will put 700,000 people into poverty’ Rishi Sunak urged to charge-up green investments in UK’s Covid recovery French MPs approve bill to combat Islamist extremism Italy’s Mount Etna spews lava as it erupts several times Oman’s coronavirus-related ICU patients double in 2 weeks UN warns of Myanmar violence, as protesters create gridlock Republican groups censure party lawmakers who voted to Impeach, Convict Trump Bitcoin storms past $50,000…

Dominic Raab demands UAE proves that ‘kidnapped’ princess still alive The UK wants to see proof that Princess Latifa  – daughter of the ruler of Dubai – is still alive after she said she was being held against her will in “deeply troubling” new footage.  Dominic Rabb was asked if he would support seeing proof from the UAE that Latifa was alive, telling Sky News:  “Given what we’ve just seen, I think people would just at a human level want to see that she’s alive and well, of course, I think that’s a natural instinct and we would certainly welcome…