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Prince Charles
personQueen said her'sincere wish' is for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort. Charles said to be 'deeply conscious' of how important it is the Queen publicly voiced her wish. Clarence House spokesperson said Charles and Camilla were 'touched and honoured'
Harvey Elliott
personLiverpool beat Cardiff City 3-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Takumi Minamino scored for Jurgen Klopp's side. Harvey Elliott scored his first goal for Liverpool since September. The 18-year-old had been out for almost five months with an ankle injury.
Justin Langer
personJustin Langer quits as coach of Australia men's team less than a month after resounding 4-0 Ashes win over England. 51-year-old has been in charge for four years and is linked to an ECB role. Cricket Australia said Langer was offered a short-term extension to his contract 'which sadly he has opted not to accept'
FA Cup
organizationTottenham beat Brighton 3-1 in the FA Cup fourth round. Manchester City beat Fulham 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium. West Ham United beat Kidderminster Harriers 2-1. Crystal Palace beat Hartlepool United 2-0 at Selhurst Park.
Nadine Dorries
personCulture Secretary appeared affronted when asked when she last spoke to PM. She shrugged, looked quizzically into her webcam, and replied: "Why?" Comes amid rising anger over a clip of comedian Jimmy Carr's most recent Netflix special.
Middlesbrough
organizationManchester United lost 1-0 to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup fourth round. Chris Wilder's side won 8-7 on penalties after the game finished 1-1. Anthony Elanga missed the key penalty in the shootout after Cristiano Ronaldo missed from the spot in regular time.
Therese Johaug
personNorway's Therese Johaug won her first individual gold with a dominant victory. Natalia Nepryaeva of Russia won the silver and Teresa Stadlober of Austria took the bronze. Many western nations diplomatically boycotted the Games over China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups.
Anthony Elanga
personManchester United lost 8-7 on penalties to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. 19-year-old Anthony Elanga missed the decisive penalty in a thrilling shootout. Elanga has since been the victim of vile racist abuse on social media. Instagram have removed a number of comments on Elanga's page.
Liz Cheney
personHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger's congressional careers are effectively over. RNC formally censured the two Republicans on Friday. Resolution accuses them of "participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens" Resolution passed on a voice vote as 168 members of the RNC gathered in Salt Lake City.
Vladimir Putin
personRussia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Friday its new oil deal with China was worth $80 billion. Putin announced a new 30-year contract to supply 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year to China.
RNC
organizationReps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) are on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The action marks the first time in history that the RNC has censured sitting lawmakers of its own party.
Michael Avenatti
personMichael Avenatti was convicted Friday of swiping nearly $300,000 in book-advance money from his then-client Stormy Daniels. He faces a maximum of 22 years in prison for his conviction on wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. Sentencing was set for May 24.
Adam Kinzinger
personReps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger censured by the Republican Party. They sit on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Resolution accuses them of “participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens”
Amir Locke
personAmir Locke, 22, was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police SWAT team member during a no-knock-warrant raid on his apartment on Wednesday. Locke's family said he had no criminal record and had a legal permit to carry a weapon. The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave, as per policy, pending the investigation.
Islamic State
organizationAbu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was “taken off the battlefield,” some speculated that the Islamic State (IS) leader didn’t even exist. President Joe Biden confirmed the death of the leader of the Islamic state in an operation by US military.
Ofgem
organizationOfgem confirmed it will hike its energy price cap from April 1. Move will affect 22 million households and follows a 12% rise in October. Those on default tariffs will see an increase of £693. Prepayment customers will be worse hit, with a rise of £708.
Edwin Poots
personPaul Givan is expected to announce his resignation by the end of the week. His colleague Edwin Poots has ordered a halt to agri-food checks at Northern Ireland's ports. European Commission has said the decision by Mr Poots to stop the checks creates “further uncertainty and unpredictability’
Facebook's parent firm Meta lost over $200 billion in stock value -- comparable to the size of New Zealand's economy. Spotify dropped 16% after its user growth guidance for the first quarter failed to impress Wall Street. Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 518.96 points, or 1.49%.
Meta Platforms
organizationFacebook-owner Meta Platforms' dour forecast sent its stock plummeting. Meta shares sank 26.4%, wiping around more than $200 billion off its market value. The decline in market capitalization was the largest ever recorded by a U.S. company.
Meta Platforms Inc.
organizationNewly-renamed Meta is investing heavily in its futuristic “metaverse’ project, but for now, relies on advertising revenue for nearly all its income. So when it posted sharply higher costs but gave a weak revenue forecast late Wednesday, investors got spooked. The stock was down 24% in Thursday morning trading and on track to log its worst single-day percentage decline on record.