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Richard Madeley
personGood Morning Britain presenter, 65, was taken to hospital on Thursday November 25. ITV confirmed he was no longer able to take part in the rest of the series.
Ralf Rangnick
personRalf Rangnick is set to be appointed as Manchester United's interim manager. The 63-year-old has agreed a six-month deal until the end of May. He could then stay on in a two-year consultancy role at Old Trafford. Michael Carrick is expected to remain in the United backroom team.
Social Democrats
organizationGermany's Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats have concluded coalition talks. This means the country will likely have a new government well before Christmas. The parties agreed that Germany will ideally phase out coal by 2030.
Magdalena Andersson
personAndersson had been tapped to replace Stefan Lofven as party leader and prime minister. She immediately faced a crisis over a budget vote that her government looked set to lose.
Greens
organizationThe parties agreed that Germany will ideally phase out coal by 2030. They also aligned on their aim to build 400,000 new apartments a year. If the SPD, Greens and the FDP finalise a coalition deal, the SPD's Olaf Scholz would take over as chancellor from the conservative Angela Merkel.
Champions League
organizationManchester United secured Champions League last 16 spot with Villarreal win. Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho both scored late to ensure United snatched all three points. Manchester City beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 at the Etihad. Liverpool beat Porto 2-0 to keep perfect record in Champions League group. Sporting Lisbon beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund 3-1 to clinch their spot in the Champions League knockout stages.
Magdalena Andersson
personAndersson was tapped to replace Stefan Lofven as party leader and prime minister. The development marked a milestone for Sweden, viewed for decades as one of Europe’s most progressive countries when it comes to gender relations.
Stella Creasy
personWalthamstow MP Stella Creasy regularly takes her three-month-old son into the Commons chamber. Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has asked the Commons Procedure Committee to look at the rules around bringing babies into the House. Current rules stipulate that MPs should not take a seat in the Chamber when accompanied by a child.
Juventus
organizationChelsea thrashed Juventus 4-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. Goals from Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Timo Werner gave Thomas Tuchel's side a dominant victory. Italian giants slipped to a record Champions League defeat against Chelsea. Juventus drop to second place in the group with one round to play.
Greg McMichael
personGreg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor William ‘Roddie’ Bryan were convicted of murder in the February 2020 death of Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery was chased and fatally shot while running through their coastal Georgia neighborhood in an attack that became part of the larger national reckoning on racial injustice.
Gregory McMichael
personTravis McMichael found guilty on all nine counts, including malice murder. Gregory McMichael was found not guilty of malice murder but guilty of felony murder. William "Roddie" Bryan found guilty of three counts felony murder, one count aggravated assault. Ahmaud Arbery, 25, shot and killed while on a jog in February 2020. Video footage of the murder was viewed by millions of people in May 2020.
Shalanda Young
personPresident Joe Biden is set to nominate Shalanda Young to head the Office of Management and Budget. Young currently serves as acting OMB director. The agency helps the president develop an annual budget.
Travis McMichael
personAhmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was jogging in Brunswick, Georgia, when he was fatally shot in 2020. Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William Roddy Bryan Jr. were all found guilty of murder after a high-profile month-long trial. Video of the shooting of the unarmed Arbery went viral on social media.
Olaf Scholz
personOlaf Scholz hails his Social Democrats' new coalition with Greens and Free Democrats. He says it is a groundbreaking alliance that will modernise the country. First traffic light in Germany was erected in Berlin in 1924.
Ahmaud Arbery
personAhmaud Arbery, 25, was chased and killed last February in Georgia. Greg McMichael, his son Travis, and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan chased and confronted Arbery while he was on a run. Travis McMichael shot Arbery three times with a shotgun. All three men have been found guilty of multiple counts of murder.
Karim Benzema
personKarim Benzema found guilty of being involved in an attempt in 2015 to blackmail France teammate Mathieu Valbuena. The Real Madrid forward received a one-year suspended jail term and was also fined 75,000 euros ($116,440) Benzema claimed he was only trying to help his fellow player when he approached him about the sex tape.
Apple
organizationApple says NSO Group employees are “amoral 21st century mercenaries” Apple says spyware, called Pegasus, had been used to attack a small number of Apple customers.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United beat Villarreal 2-0 in their Champions League clash. Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho scored the goals for the Red Devils. Michael Carrick guided United to victory in his first game as caretaker boss following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the weekend.
Champions League
organizationManchester United beat Villarreal 2-0 to go through to Champions League last 16. Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho scored in Michael Carrick's first game as interim manager. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked on Sunday morning following a 4-1 defeat to Watford. Paddy Power are offering punters up to £20 back if their bet on Liverpool vs Porto loses.
Mauricio Pochettino
personOle Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked as Manchester United manager on Sunday. Michael Carrick has been placed in temporary charge until the end of the season. Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as favourite to become the club's next permanent manager. Sir Alex Ferguson is a big admirer of the Argentine.