Manchester United explore Ronaldo legal action
Furious Manchester United executives are talking to lawyers over how to deal with Cristiano Ronaldo for his comments in an explosive interview with Piers Morgan.
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True betrayal is Ronaldo’s toxic behaviour
Cristiano Ronaldo claimed Manchester United ‘betrayed’ him with their lack of respect – but it is the legendary forward who betrayed the club he professes to love.
Police release footage of Istanbul ‘bomber’ suspect
A 23-year-old Syrian woman has been arrested following an explosion that killed six people in the Turkish capital, as video shows her moments before the blast.
Painting the Nazis warned against
During the rise of Nazi Germany, experimental art was condemned as degenerate, so Max Beckmann fled to Amsterdam and kept painting.
UK pact with France to stem migrants
Britain and France are to announce a pact to block asylum-seekers after it emerged 40,000 boatpeople have arrived in the UK this year.
Ardern’s hopes risk being killed by kindness
New Zealand Labour’s support is at its lowest since Jacinda Ardern became leader, and there’s a real prospect her government will be rejected.
Key changes in nature of pop hits
No. 1 singles are shorter and slower while key changes and fades have almost disappeared, analysis for the UK chart’s 70th anniversary has found.
Twitter deemed ‘unsafe to advertise brands’
One of the world’s biggest advertising agencies has told clients to suspend their spending on the social network due to safety risks since Elon Musk’s takeover.
Refugee who inspired Tom Hanks film dies in Paris airport
An Iranian man, who spent 18 years living in Charles de Gaulle aiport and became the foundation for Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal, has died of a heart attack.
Top referee ‘unmasked as drug boss’
A senior official at Italy’s association of football referees has been accused of living a double life as an international drug trafficker nicknamed ‘Rambo’.
Energy giants float a big idea to harness wind power
The turbines – standing taller than skyscrapers – will bob on waves that average 9m high in winter storms.
Row over migrants ship
New Italian leader Giorgia Meloni has lashed out at France in an increasingly bitter battle over migration, accusing it of ‘incomprehensible and unjustified’ aggression.
‘Naive’ Andrew thought scandal would blow over
The Duke Of York was too slow to accept his fate because his closest advisers kept telling him they would find a way for him to return to his royal role.
Is China using the pandemic as an excuse to control its population?
China says it has beaten Covid. But the public is starting to realise that keeping the policy of zero infection is about politics, surveillance and control.
Prince Philip mulled legal action over The Crown
The Duke of Edinburgh spoke to his lawyers about suing Netflix over a plotline in The Crown that left him deeply ‘upset’.
‘Putin kaput, glory to Ukraine!’: Kherson celebrates liberation
Filled with adrenaline, Kherson residents share raw memories of the eight months of misery inflicted by their brutal Russian occupiers.
Ukraine fallout pushes up emissions
Global carbon emissions are expected to rise 1 per cent this year, imperilling the 1.5C target countries are trying to save at the COP27 conference in Egypt.
Star defies mullahs with hijab protest
Taraneh Alidoosti held up a poster saying Jin, Jiyan, Azadi or Women, Life, Freedom, written in Kurdish.
Kim is sending postcards of hate to America (again)
Shops catering to tourists in the capital are once again selling cards depicting North Korean soldiers defeating the enemy.
Donald in dress falters in bid for Arizona governor
Kari Lake was being touted as a running-mate should her mentor try for the White House again.
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