Author: News Desk

It’s happened again (Sony) The Monday letters page is frustrated at Rocksteady’s wasted decade after Batman: Arkham Knight, as one reader is confused by Xbox’s next gen plans. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] It happened againSo PSN was down for most people over the weekend and… what a disaster that was. Not only did multiplayer not work – which I’m sure most people can live without for a while – but lots of single-player games didn’t work and I hear even disc drives didn’t work, because for some reason they have to check online too.…

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Who is Albin Kurti the man standing to be the Prime Minister in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections. In Sunday’s election, Kurti’s campaign to stamp out Serbian influence in Kosovo clashed with the opposition’s promise to stimulate the economy in one of Europe’s most impoverished areas. Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s ruling party led with the most seats although exit polls indicate it fell short of a majority. With no party winning a clear majority in the 120-seat assembly, extended coalition talks are likely. Who is Albin Kurti? Kurti proclaimed victory for his Vetevendosje (Self-Determination Movement) party late on Sunday. He said he…

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So who are the main opposition parties in Kosovo? pitted against Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s ruling party appeared set to secure the most seats in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results. It is the main political party in Kosovo however with drop in votes in this election, it is unlikely that it will be able to govern by itself. Kurti will need to form a coalition and with one of the other parties. WTX News and its Kosovan correspondent breakdown who are the main opposition parties in Kosovo and what do they stand for. Vetevendosje party (“Self-Determination”)(VV) It…

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Joe Gomez was withdrawn during the first half Arne Slot is hopeful that Joe Gomez has avoided a serious injury after he was subbed off during Liverpool’s shock FA Cup defeat to Plymouth Argyle. Captaining his side in his first game back since late December, Gomez lasted just 11 minutes before having to make way at Home Park. The centre-back quickly went down to the turf after an early sprint, indicating that he had some discomfort with his hamstring. The 27-year-old made way for Isaac Mabaya, with things going from bad to worse for Slot’s side as Ryan Hardie’s…

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Barcelona star Fermin Lopez reportedly snubbed a transfer approach from Manchester United in January, despite the Premier League club offering to double his current salary. United, along with fellow Premier League side Aston Villa, were prepared to pay Barcelona €70m (£58.3m) to land the 21-year-old, according to Spanish outlet Sport. Lopez, though, made it extremely clear that he had no desire whatsoever to depart Barcelona and remains fully committed to the Catalan club. The midfielder was not tempted to even consider United or Villa, who were willing to double his estimated €76,923-a-week (£64,000-a-week) wages. Lopez, capped twice by Spain, came…

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Federico Chiesa has been singled out for his ‘poor performance’ as Liverpool crashed out of the FA Cup to Plymouth Argyle. Just as talk of a quadruple was beginning to bubble again, the Reds fell to a shock 1-0 defeat at Home Park as the side bottom of the Championship upset the Premier League leaders. Plymouth turned in a heroic performance to provide the shock of the fourth round but Arne Slot was made pay the price for naming a weakened side. Alisson Becker, Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah were among the first-team stars given the afternoon…

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Slot praised Plymouth for getting the better of his side Arne Slot compared Plymouth Argyle’s tactics to those used by Manchester United after the Championship’s bottom club eliminated Liverpool from the FA Cup. Liverpool suffered a fourth round exit after a 1-0 defeat at Home Park on Sunday afternoon, ending their hopes of a quadruple for another season. Slot opted to rest many of his first-team regulars with Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah among those left out of the squad. Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota were among those tasked with getting the job done against the…

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Furious Ange Postecoglou fires back at Tottenham ‘agenda’ to get him sacked Under-fire Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has leapt to the defence of young stars and hit out at ‘agenda-driven stuff’ aimed at his side. Three days on from their limp exit from the Carabao Cup at the semi-final stage against Liverpool, Spurs were dumped out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa on Sunday evening. Tottenham found themselves a goal down after just one minute with goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky at fault, letting Jacob Ramsey’s effort past him all too easily. Premier League legend Alan Shearer was critical of…

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Rashford came off the bench to make his Villa debut on Sunday Unai Emery praised the performances of Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio after the pair made their Aston Villa debuts off the bench against Tottenham. A week on from joining the club on loan from Manchester United, Rashford was named among the subs on Sunday night alongside Asensio, another loan signing from Paris Saint-Germain. Moments after Morgan Rogers had doubled Villa’s lead, the two new signings entered the fray as Villa sealed a 2-1 victory in their FA Cup fourth round tie to pile more pressure on Spurs…

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Calling all coffee and Oatly oat milk lovers – as the collaboration you never knew you needed until now, has arrived. Yes, our dairy-free prayers have been answered and we now have the incredible Vertuo limited edition Oatly Barista Edition pods available. Don’t have a Vertuo machine? Fear not as you might next week… but more on that later. Costing 79p per pod and much less than the bang average ‘coffee’ you’re buying every morning, Nespresso says: ‘when used with Oat drink, this coffee displays strong cereal and sweet aromatics, complemented by a smooth texture, low bitterness, and light body.’…

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