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Manchester United centre-back Leny Yoro has singled out Kobbie Mainoo as a “top guy” and one of his closest friends in the Red Devils squad. Yoro joined Man Utd from Lille last summer, and says he immediately became close with Mainoo, while he also spends a lot of time with other young players at the club, such as Amad Diallo and Ayden Heaven. Still, there’ll undoubtedly be a few United fans who are interested to see Yoro praising Mainoo in particular amid some uncertainty over his Old Trafford future. As reported here for the Daily Briefing, Mainoo is struggling for…
If you ever find yourself wanting to make a documentary about a revolution but you can’t be there in person, you may want to ask Volia Chajkouskaya for insight. The Belarusian filmmaker emigrated to Estonia in 2018, and she will world premiere her feature documentary Not Made for Politics in its capital, Tallinn, on Saturday. Screening in the Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition program of the 29th editionof theTallinn Black Nights Film Festival(PÖFF), the film tells the story of three women who have emerged as central figures speaking out against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko during the 2020 uprising and beyond –…
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 emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsOne in five adults have said they had been targeted by scams and had money taken from them in the past year, a report has revealed.Twenty percent of people lost money to these scams in the year to March, according to the State of Scams in the UK report.The research was released by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), in partnership with fraud prevention service Cifas and financial software…
Gordon Brown is set to issue a stark warning that child poverty represents both the UK’s most significant social division and its greatest long-term economic threat. The former Labour leader is also expected to intensify calls for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to increase taxes on gambling companies to find the lifting of the two-child benefit cap. Mr Brown, who has repeatedly spoken out on the issue of child poverty, will brand the issue a “shameful epidemic” in a speech on Thursday to mark the 60th anniversary of the Child Poverty Action Group (Cpag). Speaking at an event in London, he is…
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice arguably has a bit more to his game even than recent Ballon d’Or winner Rodri of Manchester City, according to Jody Morris.The Gunners splashed the cash to sign Rice from West Ham in the summer of 2023, and it’s proven a great piece of business for them as he’s been a consistently world class performer at the Emirates Stadium.Rodri won the Ballon d’Or in 2024 for his performances for Man City, but former Chelsea man Morris actually thinks Rice has even more qualities.Rice is undoubtedly up there now in the conversation about the best midfielders in…
The naira maintained relative stability on Friday, November 7, 2025, trading between ₦1,437 and ₦1,444 to the US dollar at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) volume-weighted average price showed minimal movement, according to market data. At the parallel market in Lagos and other major cities, dealers sold the dollar between ₦1,440 and ₦1,455, with some unverified reports of trades reaching ₦1,515. This means the black-market rate was about ₦10 to ₦70 weaker than the NFEM average. Why the naira is stable Traders attributed the steady performance to stronger dollar inflows into the…
Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has hailed former United States President Donald J. Trump as the “president of the world,” commending his past leadership and peace-making influence. This happened during a bilateral exchange following Trump’s announcement of a major U.S.-Uzbekistan trade deal. Mirziyoyev credited Trump with preventing global conflicts during his tenure. Hesaid, “In Uzbekistan, we call you the president of the world. You’ve done a lot. You were able to stop eight wars.” Call for peace in Russia-Ukraine war Mirziyoyev expressed strong confidence in Trump’s ability to help end the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, describing him as uniquely positioned to restore…
GistReel A young Lady serving as a corper in Abuja has found herself in the spotlight after a chance encounter with Senator Ned Nwoko went viral on social media. The young woman, known on TikTok as @euget.x, shared a short clip capturing her surprise moment at the National Assembly and Nigerians can’t stop talking about it. In the now-trending video, she expressed her astonishment at seeing the Delta North Senator in person, saying: “My eyes could not believe it when I saw Senator Ned at NASS today. The man is still very calm and coming to work amidst all these…
Borussia Dortmund are reportedly ready to bring Jadon Sancho back to the club for a third spell if he leaves Manchester United on a free transfer next summer.The 25-year-old winger has had a nightmare spell at Man Utd, proving one of their worst flops of recent times considering the amount they paid for him and the hype and excitement that surrounded his arrival.Sancho is currently on loan at Aston Villa and struggling to play regularly there, having also been out on loan at Chelsea last season in a mostly underwhelming spell.Previously, however, Sancho looked like an elite talent as a…