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BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.The decision follows a review of BP’s operations as it seeks to slim down the group. Its North Sea business has five production hubs – two in the central North Sea and three west of Shetland – and employs about 1,100 people.Earlier this week, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he told US President Donald Trump he would take a “pragmatic approach” to the issue of North Sea oil and gas.Trump, some…

Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, with AC Milan saying their former captain’s “example and integrity will be forever etched into the club’s DNA”.Baresi spent his entire 20-year playing career with the club from 1977 until he retired in 1997, winning six Serie A titles and three European Cups/Champions Leagues. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders to play the game, Baresi captained Milan for 15 seasons, making 719 appearances and scoring 33 goals. He was capped 81 times by Italy and was part of the squad which won the 1982 World Cup. He played in the…

A woman with advanced ovarian cancer has become the first patient in the world to receive a pioneering new therapy.Tracy Tomlinson was given the drug at The Christie hospital in Manchester as part of a clinical trial evaluating a new type of treatment for several types of cancer.The therapy, known as ZI-MA4-1, will be tested on people with ovarian cancer, lung cancer, sarcomas and head and neck cancer in a trial led by the Christie, and a site at the Royal Marsden in London.The 58-year-old, from Chadderton, Oldham, decided almost straight away she was going to go for it, she…

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BP has confirmed plans to put its North Sea oil business up for sale despite the reserves it owns being “integral to the UK’s energy system”.According to the energy company, this latest move is part of continuing efforts to trim down its operations by selling off parts of the business.Chief executive Meg O’Neill said she believed the North Sea business, which has around 1,100 staff, would be “better positioned as part of another company”.She said: “The North Sea remains integral to the UK’s energy system.”However, as we focus our portfolio and direct capital to our highest-value opportunities, we believe our…

Sainsbury’s has agreed to sell Argos for £120m as the supermarket chain aims to focus on its core food business.The buyer, Swift Partners, is a company which has been created to buy the brand and includes former Co-operative Group boss Richard Pennycook.Under the terms of the deal, Argos will still operate in Sainsbury’s shops, sell Habitat products, and offer Nectar points.Sainsbury’s said it would be “business as usual” for customers, staff, and suppliers. The deal is expected to complete next February. Swift Partners’ Pennycook said he believed “strongly in Argos’s future and see real opportunities to invest and build on…

Uefa and Concacaf have led the opposition to Infantino’s plan.”The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product,” Uefa’s statement on Thursday read.”It is one of football’s greatest sporting legacies. It has been built over generations by players, national teams and supporters across every continent. “No part of it should ever be surrendered to private investors. The World Cup is not for sale.”This is not merely a profound failure of leadership, but an abdication of Fifa’s duty as the custodian of world football.”Concacaf said its members “expressed deep concerns about the lack of due process surrounding the proposal” and…

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During the trial, Barrientos had told the court that he had “fancied” the woman when they met at the concert venue.Barrientos, who was born in Colombia and brought up in the UK, had been in the VIP area while she leaned over the barrier from the general area.He denied touching her inappropriately.”I recall putting my hand on her waist,” he told the court. But he said he had not put his hands down her pants or touched her breast.He said the “vibes were good” between him and the woman when they arrived at his hotel later.His security guard took the…

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