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Sadiq Khan: ‘Londoners should be hoping West Ham stay up as £2.5m bill looms if Hammers are relegated’

Sadiq Khan: ‘Londoners should be hoping West Ham stay up as £2.5m bill looms if Hammers are relegated’

Londoners should be cheering on West Ham over Tottenham as taxpayers face a £2.5m bill if the club is relegated, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. Sitting 18th in the Premier League table with just two games left, the Hammers are staring at relegation. Just one place above the drop zone in 17th, Spurs also remain in serious danger of falling into the Championship. The Mayor of London blamed his predecessor Boris Johnson for doing “the worst deal imaginable”, which will mean if West Ham remain in the bottom three at the end of the season City Hall will be hit with a huge bill. He told the Standard: “What I’d say to Londoners who don’t support Spurs is you should probably be cheering on West Ham.” “The previous Mayor, Boris Johnson, did the worst deal that can be imaginable,” he added. “As far as West Ham are concerned, as a deal of the century where he basically gave them rent free, this amazing stadium for 100 years. “Now if West Ham are relegated, we, the …

Russia hammers targets across Ukraine overnight | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia hammers targets across Ukraine overnight | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia has continued heavy attacks on Ukraine for the past 24 hours, with several coming overnight on Thursday and in the early hours of Friday. At least one person has been killed and several have been injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said overnight 210 strike drones had been launched, about 140 of them “shaheeds” – the Iranian drones used by Russia in strikes on Ukraine. In a message on the Telegram platform on Friday, he wrote: “Russia continues to attack our energy sector, critical infrastructure, and civilian facilities. It is such daily strikes that show that more pressure is needed on Russia. We need to weaken the aggressor so that Europe has more security. The continuation of the sanctions policy must be, as well as the synchronisation of all our sanctions with partners.” “In the Kharkiv region, railway infrastructure was attacked, traction substations were hit. There was damage, cars caught fire. Thousands of families were left without electricity due to shelling. They also hit the Sumy region and Zaporizhia region,” the president said. A Russian …

Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine has succeeded in depriving Russia of much of the windfall profits it would have made from oil exports during March and April, as the war in the Gulf sent prices soaring to above $100 a barrel, a series of sources suggest. Ukraine intensified a long-range strike campaign against Russian port and energy infrastructure on March 21 in a calculated bid to prevent Russia from offloading oil onto tankers and to counteract the suspension of US sanctions on Russian oil, which had been in place since 2022. “In March alone, Russia’s oil revenue losses from our long-range capabilities are estimated at no less than $2.3bn. In just one month. We continue this work in April,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address on Sunday, April 19. Russia’s oil transhipments in March fell by 300,000 barrels a day, and refined products by 200,000 barrels a day, Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service cited S&P Global Platts as saying. The US waived sanctions on Russian oil in early March after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to …

Hegseth hammers European allies, media in staunch Trump defense over Iran war

Hegseth hammers European allies, media in staunch Trump defense over Iran war

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ Hegseth goes after allies, media ▪ Trump says no boots on ground in Iran ▪ SAVE America Act votes coming ▪ Education Department portfolio moves Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken on the role of top attack dog defending President Trump while he oversees… Source link

“Is the president working for you?”: Spanberger hammers Trump on affordability

“Is the president working for you?”: Spanberger hammers Trump on affordability

There’s a simple question at the center of nearly every presidential election and Abigail Spanberger is asking it early. The Virginia governor repeatedly asked Americans if they were better off now than they were at the start of President Donald Trump‘s term on Tuesday night, hammering his administration on affordability issues in the Democratic Party‘s response to Trump’s State of the Union address. “Let me ask you, the American people three questions: Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? Is the president working to keep Americans safe, both at home and abroad?” she asked. “Is the president working for you?” Trump touted a booming economy in his address. Spanberger countered  that stock market gains weren’t trickling down to the average American. She slammed Trump’s tariff policy, saying the program amounted to a tax on all Americans. “His reckless trade policies have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs,” she said. “They’re making your life harder. They’re making your life more expensive.” Start your day …