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Premier League leaders Manchester City face in-form Championship side Southampton in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday (17:15 BST).By answering our seven questions, you will receive a personalised prediction for the game from the BBC Sport ‘supercomputer’.Are you leaning towards a famous upset? Give it a go!

Young drivers have been targeted in a new road safety campaign after alarming figures revealed they are far more likely to be killed or seriously injured on rural roads.Warwickshire County Council has launched the initiative this week, focusing on cutting casualties among newly qualified motorists travelling through the countryside.At the heart of the campaign is the Fosse Way, one of the longest rural routes in the county, where dangerous driving, particularly at bends and junctions, has been identified as a major concern. Officials explained that the move comes after data showed a stark imbalance in collision rates. Young drivers make…

The former head of Nato has urged Britain and France to take charge of a European defence coalition capable of operating independently from Washington.Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who led Nato from 2009 to 2014, made the comments following President Trump’s characterisation of Nato as a “paper tiger” and his statement that leaving the alliance was “beyond reconsideration.”Mr Rasmussen said: “I still consider Nato the cornerstone of European and North Atlantic security.”However, he added: “After President Trump has raised doubts about his commitment towards Article Five and the whole Nato alliance, we need to strengthen the European pillar of Nato.”The proposal would…

A pair of leather flying gloves worn by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor during the 1982 Falklands conflict has been placed on the auction block, with auctioneers expecting bids of between £1,000 and £2,000.The gloves are being offered for sale by Reeman Dansie, based in Colchester, Essex. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor originally gave the signed gloves to a charity sale in 1982, with proceeds going to the Falklands Appeal and South Atlantic Fund.At that time, the prince had reached the peak of his public standing following his service as a helicopter pilot in the South Atlantic campaign. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ‘worn and dirty’ Falklands gloves go…

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has criticised ministers, warning that rising tax pressures risk damaging Britain’s economic prospects. Speaking to Times Radio, he said current policies are discouraging entrepreneurs.“If you just batter the entrepreneurs, you’re going to get nothing,” he said, adding that “this island will become less and less important, less and less relevant very quickly”.Mr Oliver argued that there is a lack of understanding about what supports economic growth.“There is a lack of understanding of the chemistry of what a bubbling, buoyant, optimistic, aspirational cool country called Britain looks like,” he said.He also accused policymakers of failing to distinguish…

Rachel Reeves is under growing pressure after new plans to tax hybrid drivers were pushed ahead, despite official evidence showing they rarely use electric power.Under Labour’s proposals announced at the Autumn Budget, plug-in hybrid motorists will be charged a new pay-per-mile tax from April 2028, as part of a wider shake-up of car taxes. As part of the new policy, drivers will pay 1.5p per mile, even though most of their journeys are not powered by electricity. But the move has sparked anger, with critics warning drivers are being hit twice, once through fuel duty and again through the new…

English brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick joined forces to continue their fine individual seasons by carding the round of the day in a PGA pairs event.They hit a seven-under 65 to move one shot off the lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, behind American pair Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer, who lead on 16 under after two rounds.The event is played over four rounds at TPC Louisiana, with teams of two alternating between four-ball (best ball) in the first and third rounds and foursomes (alternate shot) in the second and fourth rounds.The Fitzpatricks were six shots behind overnight…

Looking back, clues to this final system had been there all season.Doku’s one-against-one threat on the left had required teams to double up on him since August. O’Reilly’s runs began to bear fruit as early as September.Silva’s intelligent pressing and build-up helped mitigate City’s areas of weakness from November onwards.Haaland and Semenyo moving in-field as Nunes pushed up to provide width, supplied by the two-footed Cherki, gave City solutions teams were unable to prepare for.Behind them, Khusanov’s pace provided City with a get-out-of-jail-free card when they held their high line.Their press evolved too. Guardiola tried several versions through the year…

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