2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Gunners release SEVENTEEN players, Sane talks, Sesko bid imminent, Zubimendi ‘move in doubt’
ARSENAL are looking ahead to a busy summer transfer window after another trophyless season.
The Gunners have opened talks with the camp of Leroy Sane over a potential switch, with the German winger available on a free transfer this summer.
Elsewhere, Arteta and Co are closing in on a new striker, with a big for main target Benjamin Sesko ‘imminent,’ according to reports.
In other news, Arsenal‘s move for Martin Zubimendi is said to be in doubt.
Liverpool had been prepared to go to £120m including add-ons for Wirtz.
But they now accept the Bundesliga club will not back down on their original valuation.
They are hoping all negotiations can now be completed by the weekend and that Wirtz will be signed and sealed before heading out on holiday in readiness to join his new club for pre-season training which starts early next month.
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Car finance compensation update as millions could be due back cash
THE Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a major update in the car finance compensation scandal.
In a statement today, it said it will confirm whether customers could get redress within six weeks of a Supreme Court decision.
PAThe FCA has issued a major update on the car finance scandal[/caption]
Should a redress scheme go ahead, it could see those who bought a car, motorbike or van on finance before January 28, 2021 owed thousands of pounds.
The compensation case affects specifically those who were overcharged when they took out a loan to buy a vehicle.
Dealerships were incentivised to push customers towards pricier finance deals through what are called Discretionary Commission Arrangements (DCAs).
A Court of Appeal ruling in October last year found that a broker could not lawfully receive commission from the lender without obtaining the customer’s fully informed consent to the payment.
The Court’s decision has been applead by car finance firms Close Brothers and Motonovo.
The Supreme Court, a higher court, is now considering the appeal.
The FCA will then confirm within six weeks of the decision of that appeal whether a consultation on a redress scheme will go ahead.
If it decides one will go ahead, it will set out the timings of that consultation.
Whether a redress scheme is put in place will be decided following the consultation.
The specific “final rules” of the scheme would also be set out including when redress is expected to be paid.
The FCA estimates this will in 2026.
It has also now confirmed how that redress scheme might be shaped, including seven “principles”.
These include fairness, certainty, timeliness and transparency.
Darren Richards, head of Broadstone’s Insurance, Regulatory and Risk Advisory division, said: “The update this morning from the FCA sets out some of the key decisions it is grappling with when it comes to implementing a redress scheme to deal with motor finance compensation.
“It is clear that the decisions behind the design of a redress scheme are complex and need to balance fairness for consumers and the integrity of the motor finance market.
“The message is that clear that preparation should continue – but executing redress will require consultation and there is a waiting game until the FCA concludes this process and provides details of the redress scheme.”
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Mum slammed for moaning about breakfast selection in Tunisia & gets told ‘if you want a full English go to Blackpool’
A BRIT mum has been ordered to ”go to Blackpool” after she moaned about the breakfast options at her all-inclusive hotel in Tunisia.
TIKTOK/@laurenhudson19The mother-of-two was ordered to ‘go to Blackpool’ after moaning about the brekkie options in Tunisia[/caption]
TIKTOK/@laurenhudson19Lauren later told viewers she was ‘fussy’[/caption]
Lauren jetted off to Tunisia with her family earlier this season and has regularly been sharing snaps on TikTok, sharing the sunny weather and poolside views.
However, after inspecting the breakfast options at the hotel, the mother said she wasn’t ”enjoying the food”.
The buffet menu consisted of a huge variety of dishes from the local cuisine, with heaps of veggies, scrambled eggs and more.
”God knows what it is,” Lauren could be heard saying in the video, as she walked viewers through the huge collection of meals.
Right next the different types of cereal Lauren also spotted eggs, a hearty porridge, a dish consisting of sausages and veggies.
”Doesn’t look very nice,” the Brit mum moaned.
Hungry holiday-goers also had the option to kickstart their day with a range of healthy fruit, including watermelon, dates and a pile of apricots.
Those keen to add more vitamins and minerals to their diet could also opt for a juice or indulge by the salad bar, with a range of dressings to choose from.
The all-inclusive hotel had also provided guests with several spreads, pastries and cornbread – to name a few.
In the end, Lauren went for one croissant, as well as fried egg, as she told viewers: ”I’m not enjoying the food.”
‘Go to Blackpool next time then’
Since sharing her thoughts online, Lauren has faced backlash, with her video racking up 260k views and more than 1,300 people flooding to comments where they slammed her.
One person reminded the mum: ”Different country different cultures, we don’t offer Tunisian breakfast in English hotels, see how this works?”
Another agreed, writing: ”You are in another country with other cultures – not sure travel is for you if you can’t adapt – embrace it you will discover new favourites.”
”Yeah, if you are just wanting full English breakfasts stay in England or go to Benidorm. You won’t like many other place,” a third advised.
”Go to Blackpool next time then,” someone else urged.
”Looks like a lot of different options there. What else did you need?” a baffled viewer wondered.
Hitting back at the critics, Lauren responded: ”I’m just fussy I guess.”
Experts weigh in on whether you should reserve your sunbed with a towel on holiday
EVERY summer, hotels become the sites of frantic battles, as guests try to reserve the best loungers with their towels first thing in the morning.
But etiquette and elegance expert Katarina, who shares her expert opinions about manners on TikTok at @katarina.etiquette, says people need to be less selfish and more considerate of other hotel guests.
In the footage, she said: “If you’re staying at a hotel, avoid blocking the sunbeds if you’re not planning on staying. It’s disrespectful toward other guests.
“Unless the hotel has a reservation system in place, only occupy the sunbeds when you’re staying by the pool.”
Renowned etiquette expert, William Hanson, believes there is a 30-minute grace period on poolside reservations.
This is where hotel guests can use a towel or a book to reserve a spot for no longer than half an hour.
William told the Sun Online Travel: “In the morning, at the start of the day, and you’re by the pool after breakfast, then it’s fine at 8.30 to put your towel on the bed to reserve your spot.
“But later on in the day after you’ve used the lounger, and go off for a massage, for example, which is going to be an hour, then you can’t use a towel to reserve the sun lounger.”
He said: “It also gives your towel time to dry off.”
William said despite the grace period, “You can’t hog the sun lounger for the entire day.”
Meanwhile, Laura Akano, the Principal Coach and Trainer at Polished Manners doesn’t believe holidaymakers have a right to reserve a lounger at all.
She told the Sun Online Travel: “I think it should be a first come first serve basis – if the resort doesn’t have a booking system.”
‘No English food’
Brit nan Susan Edwards, from Westerhope, Newcastle upon Tyne, jetted off in May with three cousins and her daughter for a seven-night stay at the Lido Corfu Sun Hotel on the Greek island.
They were looking forwards to a week of relaxation, but the ordeal was “horrendous from the minute they got there,” Susan said.
She told Chronicle Live there was “no English food” on the all-inclusive menu and she was “sick to death of looking at rice” by the end.
The grumbling gran was also dismayed at only being offered chips “one day out of the whole lot” during her £750pp week-long stay.
Now the hotel’s manager, Makis Triantafyllos, has hit back – alleging Susan’s complaints were a ruse to claw money back.
He told The Sun: “From the very beginning of her stay, [Susan] demonstrated clear intent to fabricate complaints in pursuit of financial compensation, going as far as to complain about the weather.”
He alleged she demanded to know from the staff: “Why is it raining?”
The manager claimed Susan’s attitude had been “sarcastic and dismissive” to staff who did their best to accommodate her.
The hotelier also fiercely defended the menu, saying the food service is “generous and diverse, offering fresh salads, fruits, hot and cold dishes daily”.
He fumed that Susan’s account of the food was “entirely false and disrespectful to our culinary staff”.
And as for the “no English food” dig – Makis said the Sun Hotel offers “world-renowned and beloved Mediterranean cuisine” with other options tailored to guests’ preferences – including those from the UK.
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2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Baby among 5 dead as Putin unleashes strikes on Ukraine hours after revenge vow to ‘show middle finger to world’
VLADIMIR Putin has killed a baby, their mum and grandma in his latest overnight strikes – just hours after labelling Ukraine as “terrorists”.
Five civilians were all reportedly killed in Chernihiv with another 17 seriously wounded in Kharkiv after relentless Russian drone strikes overnight.
East2WestRussia killed five civilians in Pryluky, Chernihiv region in overnight strikes[/caption]
ReutersA car was blasted in Kharkiv as 17 were left injured[/caption]
Several fires were seen burning across Kharkiv due to the horror drone attacksAFPAFPFire crews continued to work on the residential town into the early hours of Thursday morning[/caption]
At least six drones were used in the attack with residential homes left severely damaged, the regional governor of Chernihiv said on Telegram.
Another six were injured and rushed to hospital, he added.
The three generations of Ukrainians who died were reportedly crushed underneath their own home after a Russian Shahed kamikaze drone onslaught.
The youngest was a 16-month-old child.
The National Police of Ukraine said in a statement: “The women and child were found under the rubble.
“There is also information about six wounded.”
In Kharkiv, at least 18 more people were wounded, including four children.
The youngest victim was a seven-year-old with a pregnant woman and a 93-year-old female pensioner also being hospitalised.
One Russian drone hit the 17th floor of a residential building as another struck the wall of a five-story building.
Terrified resident, Anastasiia Meleshchenko, said the ceiling began to crumble after one of the twisted blasts.
Mayor Ihor Terekhov called it “targeted terror” against civilians by the twisted Kremlin regime.
Russia targeted three other regions overnight including a military training camp in Poltava, the residential area of Kherson and a medical facility in Odesa, Ukrainian media reports.
The attacks were seen as revenge from Putin after Ukrainian strikes destroyed his strategic bomber aircraft over the weekend.
Trump revealed that Putin feels he “will have to respond” to the audacious drone assault on his strike planes which disabled 30 per cent of his nuclear attack aviation.
Moldova’s pro-EU Prime Minister Dorin Recean warned: “They want to consolidate their military presence in the Transnistrian region.”
“Currently, their forces there are almost meaningless. But with a higher military presence in Transnistria that a Russia-leaning government can allow for, they can consolidate.”
UKRAINE’S shock sleeper drone blitz on Russia’s bomber fleet has delivered a hammer blow to Vladimir Putin’s nuclear arsenal.
The SAS-style strike against four airfields deep inside Russia is reminiscent of the most daring raids of the WW2 that turned the tide against the Nazis.
Volodymyr Zelenskyoversaw Operation Spiderweb – much likeWinston Churchilldid as Britain struck deep behind enemy lines.
Putin’s doomsday bomber fleet is now crippled with 41, or a third, of his most prized aircraft lying in smouldering wrecks on tarmac.
Ukraine said the sneak attack was worth $7bn (£5.2bn) in damage to Russia – caused by only 117 cheaply made drones.
Ukraine’s spies spent 18 months putting the plan into action and struck on the eve of fresh peace talks in Istanbul.
The drones and the containers were smuggled into Russia separately and were pieced together right under Vlad’s nose.
Clueless lorry drivers then parked the containers next to Russian airbases – where they sat and waited in plain sight.
Then, on the morning of June 1, the fleet of flying bombs rose over the far reaches of Russia – and the most daring military operation of the war began.
Nondescript shipping containers parked in laybys and verges had attracted little attention – before their lids blew open and the drone swarms poured out.
The craft buzzed as they took off into the air and only had to travel a short distance to their valuable targets.
Each of the 117 drones had their own dedicated pilot and Russia had little defences to protect their bases and stop them.
Drones with cameras sent video back to HQ in Ukraine of the moment craft struck their targets and explosions ripped into the sky.
Thick black smoke climbed high, with civilians near the bases sending video of Ukraine’s successes around the world.
The furthest strike was Belaya Air Base – so far inside Russia that the closest neighbouring country is Mongolia.
Olenya Air Base near Finland and Ivanovo and Dyagilevo near Moscow were also struck in the country’s west.
East2WestA emergency officer watches on as fires burned overnight in the town[/caption]
Ukraine destroyed 41 Russian planes across four key airfields over the weekend
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