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Apr52021 by adminNo Comments

Pep Guardiola says Borussia Dortmund ‘pay a lot of money’ to agents ahead of Manchester City’s Champions League clash with German club

Sports

Pep Guardiola has suggested Borussia Dortmund sign some of the most talented youngsters in the game by making big payments to agents. The Manchester City boss praised the quality of the Dortmund squad but made a pointed remark about the way the German club secure their players. Getty Images - Getty Guardiola is a fan of Dortmund’s squad and made an interesting comment about how they recruit their players before City’s clash with the German club Dortmund have landed many of Europe’s most sought-after prospects in recent times, including Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho, who came through City’s academy. Speaking ahead of the Champions League quarter-final first leg clash with Dortmund at the Etihad on Tuesday, Guardiola said: “If any one pe...

Jan12021 by adminNo Comments

Agents kick off hunt to offload Green’s flagship Topshop store

Business

The dismantling of Sir Philip Green's high street empire is about to accelerate after the appointment of agents to oversee the sale of the tycoon's former flagship Topshop store.Sky News has learnt that administrators to Redcastle (214 Oxford Street) Limited, which owns the central London property next to Oxford Circus station, have appointed Eastdil and Savills to advise on the site's future. A source close to the situation said on Friday that Eastdil would oversee the sale strategy for the building, while Savills would advise on future leasing options. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player ...

Oct82020 by adminNo Comments

FBI undercover agents ‘foil plot’ to kidnap US governor at her vacation home

World

Six men have been charged with plotting to overthrow Michigan's government and kidnap its governor.They are accused of conspiring to abduct Gretchen Whitmer from her holiday home, with one of the suspects saying that he wanted to try her for "treason". According to a court filing, they plotted for months, consulted and trained with militia members, and even rehearsed the kidnapping in August and September. Image: Six men have been charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Governor Whitmer has thanked law enforcement for apprehending and charging what she has described as "sick and depraved men", who were "preparing to kidnap and possibly kill me".She also added that "hatred, bigotry and violence have no place ...

Jul232020 by adminNo Comments

Trump to send ‘surge’ of hundreds of federal agents to cities

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Media playback is unsupported on your device President Donald Trump is to send "a surge" of federal security forces to US cities in a crackdown on crime.Chicago and two other Democratic-run cities are being targeted in the Republican president's move, amid a spike in violence.But federal deployments in Portland, Oregon, have proved controversial. Local officials say they have raised tensions amid ongoing protests.Law and order has become a key plank of Mr Trump's re-election bid in November.Since the death on 25 May of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, there have been protests - sometimes descending into civil disorder - in scores of US cities.Meanwhile, gun violence has spiked in metropolitan areas including ...

Aug252018 by adminNo Comments

Woman sues US border agents over seized iPhone

Technology

An American woman who had her phone seized by border agents as she returned home to the United States is suing the country's border protection agency.Rejhane Lazoja was stopped at Newark airport, New Jersey, after returning from a trip to Switzerland in February.Her iPhone was seized by agents after she refused to unlock it for them.The lawsuit alleges that border agents took a copy of the data on her smartphone and failed to say whether it had been deleted.According to legal documents, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) kept the phone for more than 120 days before returning it to Ms Lazoja.She alleges the agency failed to confirm whether it had taken a copy of her data, and whether that data had been shared with any other agencies.The smartphone cont...