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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Mikel Arteta has urged his players to put their north London rivalry with Tottenham to one side as Arsenal look to stay top of the Premier League with victory at their neighbours.The Gunners will make the short trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday knowing they will remain at the summit if they leave with the three points.It would take Arsenal a step closer to a first league crown in two decades, when Arsene Wenger’s Invincibles…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsMore than half a million firms in Britain are in “significant” financial distress, with thousands facing insolvency over the coming months as Britain’s economy continues to stutter, a new report has said.Begbies Traynor, one of the UK’s biggest insolvency practitioners, said firms continued to struggle with the same pressures as last year, such as high interest rates, brittle consumer confidence and high levels of debt accrued during the pandemic.Its “Red Flag Alert” research showed that…

Donald Trump meets New Yorkers before resuming hush money trialSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump returned to court for the latest instalment of his New York hush money trial on Thursday, where the jury heard further testimony from a former tabloid mogul who detailed the “catch-and-kill” scheme at the heart of the case.Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified about his agreement with his “mentor” Mr Trump and ex-attorney Michael Cohen to suppress stories about the defendant’s alleged affairs. The cross-examination of…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Phil Foden is relishing “six more finals” after helping keep Manchester City in control of the Premier League title race by moving beyond 50 top-flight goals.England midfielder Foden reached the landmark with the first of his two strikes in Thursday evening’s 4-0 thrashing of Brighton.Victory at the Amex Stadium saw City leapfrog Liverpool into second spot and move a point behind leaders Arsenal, with a game in hand on both.Pep Guardiola’s side continue their quest to become…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington email Warning: the following livestream has not been independently fact-checked and may contain misinformation. The Independent strives to counteract misinformation across its platforms. Watch live as Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial continues on Friday, 26 April.Today’s proceedings come after the jury heard further testimony from David Pecker, a former tabloid mogul who detailed the “catch-and-kill” scheme at the heart of the case.The former publisher of the National Enquirer returned to the witness stand for a third…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Blackburn’s Millie Chandarana hopes she can help the growth of British South Asian representation in women’s football and is in no doubt as to the importance of role models.Manchester-born midfielder Chandarana, whose father is Indian and mother is English, has said she was the only Asian girl playing football that she knew of growing up – aside from the lead character in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham.In November Blackburn announced the 27-year-old was the recipient…

A gang of monkeys raided a pickup truck for oranges in a notorious macaque-infested town in Thailand.Footage shows the marauding troop swarming the back of a white pickup truck to steal fruits in front of the Phra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi province on Tuesday 23 April.The monkeys converged on the vehicle while it was waiting at a level crossing.The driver honked his horn to scare the monkeys away, but stayed inside as they are known to attack humans for food.He drove away when the traffic light turned green. Source link

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Son Heung-min has acknowledged Arsenal are one of the best teams in the world but is confident Tottenham will bounce back from their Newcastle humbling in Sunday’s north London derby.Spurs enter the fixture after an untimely two-week break on the back of a painful 4-0 loss at St James’ Park.Arsenal were also reeling a fortnight ago but have responded to their Champions League exit with impressive back-to-back wins to return to the Premier League summit.This match begins…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USMexico City prosecutors are trying to downplay the case of a suspected serial killer who kept women’s bones and a saw in his room, apparently having targeted women over the course of more than a decade.In a case of politicising crime, the city’s head prosecutor said the remains of six women were found in the suspect’s rented room, “not 20 as some unfounded reports have suggested.”City prosecutor Ulises Lara stressed that only three of the man’s…

Pep Guardiola urges Manchester City to remain focused for title run-inSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Manchester City closed the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal to just one point after strolling to a 4-0 win over Brighton last night, and now Liverpool prepare to head to West Ham United as Jurgen Klopp’s side bid to keep their fading title challenge alive.The Reds are in action in the Premier League’s early kick-off on Saturday, after Klopp conceded that Liverpool require City and Arsenal…