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Briton Anthony Joshua delivered the most powerful statement to the heavyweight division with a destructive second-round knockout win over Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Joshua, 34, floored the UFC champion in the first round and early in the second. A dazed Ngannou rose to his feet in Riyadh but was stunned by an explosive and formidable right moments later as the referee halted the contest. The 37-year-old appeared to be out before he even hit the canvas and required medical treatment. “I’m going back to my cage and when they let me out, I’ll fight again,” Joshua said, as WBC…

Mr Looney, who earned more than £10m in 2022, was obliged to repay BP £1.8m last year after leaving the company under a cloud.He did receive a basic salary of £1.18m, but that was more than outweighed by the loss of bonuses and share-based awards from previous years, worth nearly 3m.BP previously announced that Mr Looney would forfeit up to £32.4m after his departure, including nearly £25m in long-term share awards.At the time it said the former boss had “knowingly misled” the board about his personal relationships.In 2023, BP made a full year profit of $13.8bn (£10.7bn), down from a…

The Duchess of Sussex has criticised the “toxicity” of social media, revealing she was targeted while pregnant. Source link

A joint statement from the European Commission, Cyprus, the US, UK and UAE said operating a sea corridor would be “complex” and they would continue to press Israel to expand delivery of aid by road, facilitating more routes and opening additional crossings. Source link

This “fiscal drag” will mean over three million more higher-rate taxpayers, and nearly four million more low earners paying tax. On current trends, a recipient of the full basic state pension alone is also on course to have to pay tax, and perhaps fill out a tax return in 2026/27. Source link

Ahead of the Oscars on 10 March, here are the ways you can watch some of the contending films. Source link

In a statement, USAID’s administrator, Samantha Power, said that some of its members had been subjected to “overnight detention, transportation in unsafe conditions, prolonged interrogation, seizure of and intrusion into personal electronic equipment”. Source link

HelloFresh, along with its competitors including Gousto and the Mindful Chef, saw business boom during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when people were told to stay at home.Customers choose meals from a changing online menu and receive recipe cards and fresh ingredients in a box once a week ready for cooking. Subscribers are often attracted by deals with large discounts off their first box.But customer numbers have dropped after restrictions eased and with the cost of living rising in recent years. Some 7.1 million people worldwide subscribe, according to the company’s latest figures, down from more than 8.5 million…

A suspected ransomware attack has left the Belgian brewer unable to make beer at four of its sites. Source link

There have been more than 500 cases of the risky infection since the start of the year, officials warn.