Italy’s ambitious Structural Budget Plan aims to steer the country out of the European Union’s Excessive Deficit Procedure by 2026, but economists warn aggressive fiscal tightening could harm growth and risk recession. ADVERTISEMENT Italy this week unveiled an ambitious Structural Budget Plan – “Piano Strutturale di Bilancio (PSB)”, aimed at tackling its long-standing debt challenge while stabilising public finances.  Although the …

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is to take a 40% share in the iconic London department store in what will be Selfridges’ second change of ownership in two years. ADVERTISEMENT Embattled Austrian property and retail giant Signa Holdings has sold its shares in the Selfridges Group to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). The multi-billion-euro deal is the latest in a …

The committee has also been working on additional proposals which it believes would further embolden the ‘seven core enhancements’. Tactical fouling, such as preventing free-kicks being taken quickly, would result in the ball being move forward a whopping 50 metres as opposed to the current 20, with player dissent following refereeing decisions being similarly punished. What’s being described as “aggressive …

Brazil’s Supreme Court has said it is lifting a ban on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. In his decision, Justice Alexandre de Moraes said that he authorised the “immediate return” of X’s activities in the country after it paid hefty fines and blocked accounts accused of spreading misinformation. According to a statement, the site has paid …

Sarah Funderburk, the leading woman as darkness falls at Battersea, is partial to salted potatoes. Brian Robb, the overnight race leader, slurps his way through 57 yoghurt tubes, the sort more commonly seen in a child’s lunchbox. Samantha Hudson dos Santos Figueira (formerly Amend), a GB 24hr runner and the British women’s 100-mile record holder, has taken it a step …

  Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori have shut down ongoing divorce rumours as they reunited for a shopping spree in Toyoko, Japan.     This comes after sources claimed that Kanye West and Bianca Censori’s marriage was “on the rocks” and that Bianca had already moved out as they had “split up” weeks ago.     However, the married couple shut down the rumours …

It was Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor’s first game in charge of the club in the Women’s Champions League so she was pleased to get off to a winning start. The Frenchwoman has won the competition three times, twice as a player and once as a manager with former club Lyon. But she said on Monday that the postponement of Chelsea’s …

Darlington Achakpo, better known as Speed Darlington,  has been released on bail.  The comic singer was arrested in his house in Lagos State and was taken to Abuja where he was detained for days.    His arrest was due to a video he made insinuating Burna had a thing with Sean “Diddy” Combs after the American music mogul was arrested …

Bandits have k!lled the abducted district head of Kanya District, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Alhaji Isah Daya.   LIB reported that the traditional ruler was abducted alongside nine members of his community on Saturday, October 5, 2024.    Security agents, including troops, on Tuesday rescued the remaining victims from bandits.    The spokesman for the State Police …

Militant group, Hezbollah said Tuesday, October 8, that it is now ready to engage in cease-fire talks with Israel, after suffering serious blows to its leadership and ranks in the last three weeks. The terror group in Lebanon made the announcement after firing more than 100 rockets at the Jewish state hours earlier.   Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general, Naim Qassem, …