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  Permanent controls at the Schengen borders. The denial of entry to people seeking asylum at the German border if they have already traveled through another EU country. Detention of those who have been told they have to leave the country. These are just some of the measures that Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democrats’ (CDU) candidate for chancellor, wants to see implemented. He currently leads the polls and has the best chance of forming the next German government. Earlier this year, with votes from the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), he was able to push through…

Mbappe was the star of the show as he scored a hat-trick which helped Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-1 to reach the last-16 of the Champions League on Wednesday. PSG annihilated Brest 7-0 at the Parc des Princes. Champions League: Madrid outclass Man City as PSG power into last 16

A US judge said on Wednesday he will take some time to consider a request by prosecutors under orders from a Donald Trump political appointee to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, saying he wants to make a reasoned decision on a “somewhat unusual situation.” US judge considers 'unusual' request to drop New York mayor corruption charges

The Minister of Economy and Finance of the Generalitat, Alicia Romero, presented on Wednesday the Cluster of Serveis Financers, which aims to boost innovation and sustainability in the financial field. He has done this Wednesday in an event held in the Barcelona Stock Exchange, in which he explained that the initiative intends to “raise projects and resources” in contribution to private actors to boost the Catalan economy. The project, framed in the Government’s investment macroplan presented in January, wants to respond to the “global” challenges facing the financial system. “In the public sector we have financial instruments, but it is…

The WTA said Ruaducanu was targetted by a man who “exhibited fixated behaviour” during her second-round loss to Karolina Muchova.

Score Draw: Celtic knocked out of Champions League by sickening last-gasp Bayern Munich strike The back page of the Scottish newspaper The Herald reacts to Scottish team Celtic FC being knocked out of the Champions League following a late equaliser by Bayern Munich. Celtic went into the match down by a goal on agg and put on a ‘masterclass’ last night only to be undone in the dying moments of the game by Davies.

Davies crushes Hoops’ dreams at the last The back page of the Guardian reports on Celtic FC’s loss to Bayern Munich – right in the dying moments of the game. Celtic had done well to level the score (after losing the first leg 2-1). They took a surprise lead in the 63rd minute and created plenty of chances. But a 94th-minute goal from Davies brought the game to 1-1 with Celtic losing on agg. Pep Guardiola speaks about City’s chances in tonight’s Champions League match against Real Madrid – City lost the first leg 3-2. England rugby player Marcus Smith…

Real Madrid v Man City – We’ll have to be real deal The back page of the Daily Mirror reports on Manchester City’s trip to Real Madrid today in the Champions League play-offs. City needs to beat Madrid by more than one goal to progress to the next round after losing at home at the Etihad 3-2 in the first leg. Arne Slot is looking ahead at the Premier League title race and Liverpool’s support at home.

Real Madrid v Man City – Pep: I fibbed about 1% chance The back page of The Sun reports on the upcoming Champions League match between Real Madrid and Man City (3-2 agg). Boss Pep Guardiola says his team will do all they can to scare Madrid after previously saying City only have a 1% chance of winning. Lewis Hamilton is pictured on the back page.

Can Friedrich Merz save Germany? The Economist looks ahead at the upcoming German elections (23 February) asking the question: Can Friedrich Merz save Germany? “He is on track to win the election, but to fix Europe he will have to fix his country first”