Arsenal’s 22-year wait for the Premier League title is over after rivals Manchester City drew at Bournemouth, in what is expected to be Pep Guardiola’s penultimate game in charge. Tuesday’s result on the south coast leaves Mikel Arteta’s men four points clear of City before the final round of games take place on Sunday, with the Gunners set to lift the trophy at Crystal Palace. Build-up to this game had been overshadowed by dramatic reports that Guardiola is set to step down as City manager at the end of this season. He told television broadcasters before the game that speculation…
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A message about a boat, a fire at the training ground and an AI TikTok song have helped power Arsenal to their first Premier League title for 22 years. Those things may sound unique but in their own ways they have contributed to the long-awaited success Mikel Arteta has brought to north London. Arsenal became champions on Tuesday when Manchester City drew 1-1 at Bournemouth – but how have they won the title? The wobbles, fire and belief Arteta clearly has a thing about fire. Just last month, with his team on a poor run of form that briefly threatened…
US President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his bid to unseat incumbent Senator John Cornyn in next Tuesday’s Republican primary run-off race. By siding with Paxton, Trump is supporting a Texas politician who has long been a close ally of the president – but also one who comes with considerable political baggage. Many Democrats have viewed Paxton as the weaker of the two candidates and relish what they believe is an opportunity to flip a Senate seat in a state that has a long history of electing Republicans. Trump’s move may also anger Cornyn’s fellow Senate…
Three Canadian off-duty police officers were arrested over an alleged assault of a sex worker during their vacation in Barcelona, Spanish authorities said. One of the officers was suspended upon returning to Canada, the Toronto Police Service said. The other two officers will also be suspended when they return, police said. “The allegations are serious,” Toronto’s police deparment wrote in an emailed statement to the BBC. Toronto police did not release the officers’ names and said they would not comment further while the cases were before the courts. “We can confirm reports that three Canadian off-duty police officers charged in…
The taxman has stepped up efforts to tackle smuggling and tax fraud, warning that illegal trade continues to hurt compliant businesses and deprive the government of revenue. Speaking in Mombasa, Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner for Investigations and Enforcement Mohamed Abdul M’maka said the authority was working closely with security and enforcement agencies to track down individuals involved in illicit trade activities. M’maka said the Authority had officers deployed at key entry points across the country to gather intelligence and monitor illegal business operations linked to tax evasion and smuggling. “We have personnel stationed in different border areas, and we also…
Nairobi Central Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Chief Inspector Dishon Angoya was Tuesday released unconditionally following his dramatic arrest over the alleged release of Kenyans detained during the anti-fuel price protests in Nairobi.# Angoya had been taken into custody amid claims he authorised the release of dozens of suspects arrested during demonstrations linked to soaring fuel prices and nationwide transport unrest. His arrest sparked intense debate within security circles, with questions emerging over whether proper legal procedures were followed and if the officer was being targeted over operational decisions made during the chaotic protests. The development comes after Angoya was reportedly…
People living close to the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak which has killed 131 people have told BBC News of their fear, as a World Health Organization (WHO) representative warned cases may be spreading faster than originally thought. One man in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, said infected people were dying “very fast”, and added: “Ebola has tortured us.” Officials said more than 513 cases were suspected in DR Congo as of Tuesday, while one person has died in neighbouring Uganda. The WHO’s Dr Anne Ancia told the BBC that the more the…
A Nairobi resident moved to the High Court challenging the appointment of Adan Abdulla Mohammed as the Commissioner General of the Kenya Revenue Authority, arguing that he has exceeded the mandatory retirement age for public officers. In the petition filed before the Milimani High Court, petitioner Benard Opere says the appointment violates public service laws and constitutional provisions governing leadership and integrity in public office. Opere sued the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, the Attorney General, the Kenya Revenue Authority, the Public Service Commission, the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service, and Mohammed. Mohamed is set to…
The moment I decided to build a proper scoring framework for AI image generators was the moment I caught myself giving a tool extra points simply because its demo page looked beautiful. I’d been testing platforms for weeks, and I realized my gut feelings were being swayed by slick onboarding animations and a single great image of a neon-lit cityscape. I needed a decision tool, not another round of vague impressions. So I sat down and built a five-dimension scorecard designed to reflect how a working visual creator actually chooses tools—balancing aesthetics against the less glamorous realities of speed, distraction,…
It is “unacceptable” that Irish citizens who were taking part in an aid flotilla to Gaza have been detained by Israel, the Irish PM has said. Dr Margaret Connolly, sister of Irish President Catherine Connolly, is one of the 12 citizens. The flotilla organisers said 10 boats in a 60-vessel convoy were intercepted in international waters and boarded by Israeli forces on Monday morning. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the raid was “effectively neutralising a malicious plan designed to break the isolation we have imposed on Hamas terrorists in Gaza”. President Connolly, who is on a three-day visit to…
The US Department of Justice has dropped criminal fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and some officials of his firm, days after he agreed to settle a separate civil case. Adani Enterprises, his group’s flagship firm, also agreed to pay $275m (£205m) to the US Treasury to settle a separate investigation into alleged violations of sanctions on Iran. Sources told the BBC that the Adani Group has now resolved all three legal cases against it in the US. This will pave the way for Adani to travel to the US without risk of legal proceedings. Media reports say the…
The son of Mango founder Isak Andic was arrested in connection with his father’s death. Jonathan Andic, 43, was detained by Catalan police on Tuesday as part of a renewed investigation into the death of the fashion tycoon, which was initially treated as an accident but was later reopened. Isak, 71, died in December 2024 after falling from a ravine while walking in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona with his son. There have been conflicting media reports about whether they were alone or if other family members were present. Jonathan has previously denied responsibility for his father’s death. A family…
A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and injuring four others in a mass shooting in southern Spain, police have said. Authorities said the shooting was reported at 23:00 local time (22:00 BST) on Monday in the small town of El Ejido, near Almería. Four others, including two children, were seriously injured and have been taken to hospital. One is believed to be the suspect’s seven-month-old son, according to local media reports. The identities of the suspect and the victims have not been formally released by Spanish authorities. Local media say the other child injured…
Building a website for a newly launched business involves a short but non-obvious vocabulary lesson. You hear two terms — domain names and web hosting — that come up almost immediately and are often used as similar or even identical things. They’re not. They work as a pair but each one has a different role and confusing them results in purchase decisions that are quite difficult to reverse. Some providers bundle both services with other first-year essentials. These are often a smart choice when you’re still figuring out what you actually need. For example, this business starter kit combines domain…
In New York City, a business can spend heavily on branding, local SEO, paid search, social media, and storefront design — yet still lose customers at the final moment: the street. If the sign is hard to see, poorly installed, badly lit, or visually weak, people walk past. That is why choosing a sign install company NYC businesses can trust is not just an operations decision. It is a marketing decision. Exterior signage works as a permanent local advertising channel: it tells pedestrians, commuters, drivers, delivery workers, and nearby residents that the business exists, where it is, and whether it…