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The Gunners are now 4 points behind Liverpool Super sub Mikel Merino saved Arsenal’s blushes at lowly Leicester as the makeshift striker’s brace secured a much-needed win for the Premier League title hopefuls. Mikel Arteta’s men headed to the King Power Stadium reeling from a season-ending injury to top scorer Kai Havertz that looked like it was about to be compounded by the embattled Foxes. Arsenal’s new frontline failed to […]

The gap to Rangers is now 16 points Jota and Adam Idah both hit spectacular goals as Celtic moved 16 points clear of Rangers in the William Hill Premiership with a routine 3-0 home victory over Dundee United. Portuguese winger Jota was handed his second start since returning to Glasgow last month and responded with his second goal. The 25-year-old collected the ball near the left touchline, cut in past […]

Lindsay and Craig Foreman accused of “security-related” offences A British husband and wife on a motorcycle journey around the world have been detained in Iran. Craig and Lindsay Foreman were reportedly detained in January but the country’s state-run media revealed this week they had been accused of security-related offences. Their family said the situation was causing “significant concern”. The couple were ultimately heading for Australia, having crossed into Iran from […]

The swap means the fragile truce will continue Hamas-led militants have released three male Israeli hostages, parading them in front of a crowd in the southern Gaza Strip before handing them over to the Red Cross as part of a shaky ceasefire deal that requires Israel to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange. The Red Cross delivered the three – Iair Horn, 46, a dual citizen of Israel and […]

Police are searching for a man after a woman was shot dead at a pub near Sevenoaks, Kent. A woman in her 40s has died after a shooting at a Kent pub. She was shot at the Three Horseshoes in the village of Knockholt on Valentine’s Day evening, Kent Police said. Police searching for the killer have found a vehicle containing a gun on the bridge which crosses the Thames […]

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe”, and says his country’s fight against Russia has proved that a foundation for it already exists. The Ukrainian leader said Europe cannot rule out the possibility that “American might say no to Europe on issues that threaten it”, and noted that many leaders have long spoken about how Europe needs its own […]

OpenAI says its board of directors has unanimously rejected a 97.4 billion dollar (£77.3 billion) takeover bid by Elon Musk. “OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr Musk’s latest attempt to disrupt his competition,” said a statement from Bret Taylor, chairman of OpenAI’s board. OpenAI lawyer William Savitt, in a letter to Mr Musk’s lawyer on Friday, said the proposal “is not in the best […]

A London resident who has been without water for more than three days has said Thames Water’s plan to charge customer even more than previously agreed is “just greed”. Leigh McAlpine, 44, who lives in the SE20 area of Crystal Palace in south London, one of the postcodes affected by the water outage, said she has not had water since about 5am on Tuesday after a water pipe burst. Thames […]

Caroline Flack’s mother has said she wants her daughter to be remembered “for inspiring people to live”, after a suicide prevention bench was installed in honour of the TV presenter. The bench unveiled by Christine Flack in north London last September features a QR code which links users to the TV star’s story, and messages offering help to those in need. Flack, who was born in London and grew up […]