William Schomberg

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Chelsea staged a last-gasp comeback to beat Manchester United 4-3 with Cole Palmer bagging a hat-trick to turn a madcap Premier League match on its head after the Reds seemed to have staged their own unlikely turnaround in a thriller on Thursday. Chelsea's top scorer Palmer struck twice deep into added time at Stamford Bridge to save the Blues who were on the verge of a 3-2 home defeat. United remain in sixth spot and still 11 points behind fourth-placed Villa albeit with a game in hand.

By William Schomberg LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino said he hoped that the high drama of Thursday's 4-3

Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino said he hoped that the high drama of Thursday's 4-3 comeback win over Manchester United will prove a turning point in the Blues' inconsistent season and the sometimes strained relationship between him and the fans.

LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary David Cameron will travel to the United States next week where he will urge politicians to approve a package of military aid for Ukraine.

FILE PHOTO: Customers buy fresh produce from a fruit and vegetable stall on Surrey Street market in Croydon

Britain's national election, expected later this year, will take place against a backdrop of persistently slow economic growth, high public debt and little room to increase spending for whoever wins power unless they raise taxes. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promises voters that a recovery from a cost-of-living crisis is underway while the opposition Labour Party, which is far ahead in opinion polls, accuses his ruling Conservatives of overseeing 14 years of economic failure. Below is a summary of some of the challenges facing the world's sixth-biggest economy which appears to be emerging from a shallow recession but is still feeling the aftershocks of Brexit, the COVID pandemic and the energy price surge of 2022.

“For me the balance of domestic risks to the outlook for UK inflation, relative to the February … forecasts, is now tilted to the downside, with a

Britain’s opposition Labour Party said it planned to renationalise the country’s rail network within five years without paying compensation to private operators as it set out its plans to fix the troubled railway system.

LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Just before kick-off in Chelsea's London derby against Tottenham Hotspur, the home fans unfurled a giant banner that