Currently, under a so-called Section 21 notice, a landlord can evict a tenant without giving a reason – and with just eight weeks’ notice. The new legislation will restrict landlords to a handful of legal reasons for evictions, including wanting to move back in, anti-social behaviour by tenants or persistent rent arrears.
Before all that though, there needs to be a decision about Carrick.
Many feel delivering a return to the Champions League – it was predicted after his first two games against Manchester City and Chelsea that his side would be in the bottom half of the table – should be enough to secure him a full-time contract.
Getting rid of Carrick, the argument goes, would be the most risky option.
But there are two schools of thought.
The first is that Carrick gets the job because he deserves the chance, it goes wrong next season and the United hierarchy are derided for following the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer model – even though that downplays the Norwegian’s achievement of delivering successive top-four finishes, something no coach has done since Sir Alex Ferguson quit in 2013.
The other is that Carrick is replaced by a more experienced manager, who struggles to adapt and then the hierarchy are accused of trying to fix something that wasn’t broken.
This decision is not made easier by the knowledge that Paris St-Germain are confident the standout candidate, Luis Enrique, will sign a new deal with them, and even if he does not, will want wages among the highest in the world to change clubs.
The practicalities of trying to bring in someone like Julian Nagelsman – whose contract with Germany does not expire until 2028 and could be involved in the World Cup final a day after Manchester United’s first pre-season game against Wrexham in Helsinki – make it an unviable option.
Andoni Iraola is well liked but, as Thomas Frank, who spoke to United in 2024, discovered at Tottenham, managing a progressive, smaller Premier League club is a whole different world to dealing with the biggest.
No-one knew what results Carrick would deliver when he was asked to take over until the end of the season. However, one thing United’s powerbrokers were certain about was that he would not be swamped by the sheer scale of what he was taking on.
Carrick met Sir Jim Ratcliffe for a cup of tea and a casual chat last week. Time will tell how important that brew was.
Barring an unimaginable sequence of results, Old Trafford will host Champions League football again next season.
But one senses for those running the club, their most significant work is about to begin.
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Moves to create pensions “mega funds” could lead to power being concentrated in the hands of a small number of people, a report has warned.
The “pensions powerbrokers” research from consultants LCP (Lane Clark & Peacock) estimated that more than half of the money in occupational defined contribution (DC) pensions – over £160 billion – is controlled by fewer than 50 trustees.
The report said: “We are witnessing an extraordinary consolidation of power into the hands of a remarkably small number of people.”
It warned that a drive towards huge funds, where schemes typically serve thousands of employers and millions of workers, risks a loss of employer and member voices in the running of schemes.
It said issues also raised include where sources of innovation might come from in a pension landscape “dominated by a handful of giant players”.
The report said there are 11 million extra workplace pension savers compared with 2012 when automatic enrolment started, overwhelmingly in DC schemes.
With DC schemes, savers bear the risk of the eventual size of their retirement pot, based on factors such as investment performance and contributions.
The report said: “Prior to the start of automatic enrolment, the dominant form of workplace occupational pension provision was the single employer Trust. These are schemes designed to provide pensions purely for the present and past employees of a single employer.”
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The number of occupational trust-based DC pension schemes tied to a single employer has been in decline, while multi-employer “master trusts” have grown “rapidly” in recent years, the report said.
Sir Steve Webb, a former Liberal Democrat pensions minister, who is now a partner at LCP, said: “The increasing concentration of power in the hands of a small number of trustees is extraordinary.
“Whilst these individuals will be carefully chosen and typically highly expert, the model of having a handful of people overseeing huge ‘mega funds’ raises serious questions which the Government has not so far addressed.
“In particular, much more needs to be done to make sure that there is proper accountability of trustees by employers and scheme members, and that there is scope for innovation and challenge in these enormous financial institutions.”
The report was based on analysis of data on scheme assets, alongside interviews with industry figures, including trustees and providers of Master Trusts.
LCP partner Nathalie Sims said: “There is no doubt that the way pension schemes are run will benefit from the current drive to greater professionalisation of trusteeship.
“In particular, overseeing multibillion-pound pension schemes requires a highly skilled group of people, with access to ongoing training and support.
“But it is also important that we have structures in place to make sure that there is plenty of independent challenge and advice for these ‘mega fund’ trustees, as well as diversity of thought amongst those who secure these crucial roles in the future of workplace pensions in Britain.”
Helen Dean, chair of the Standard Life Master Trust Board, said: “The concentration of decision-making power should not be perceived as a negative.
“On the contrary, such configurations are easier to observe and open to higher levels of scrutiny than the hundreds of single employer trusts currently operating.
“The decisions taken by the mega funds will be some of the most publicly scrutinised, underpinned by the strongest governance, extensive support structures, and undertaken by highly qualified individuals with deep experience built-up over many years.
“Though we’re at the start of this consolidation mega fund journey in the UK, we must stay focused on the opportunity to raise the bar to deliver better outcomes for members across the board, and this includes welcoming heightened levels of professional governance and oversight.”
A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) spokesperson said: “As pension schemes grow, we want to ensure that savers continue to receive the best possible outcomes.
“Our consultation explored exactly the questions this report raises, examining how existing governance structures and regulatory frameworks need to evolve as the market consolidates.
“We are carefully considering all responses and will set out next steps in due course.”
Post Office branches handled nearly 40 million cash transactions in the first three months of 2026, in what it said was the highest first quarter on record as households and businesses continued to rely on coins and banknotes.
Some 39.8 million cash transactions were made during the first quarter of 2026, including withdrawals and deposits, according to the Post Office’s “cash tracker” figures.
Between January and March this year, the number of deposits among business and personal customers rose by 6% compared with the first quarter of 2025, while the total value of cash withdrawals also increased 6%.
The Post Office said its data goes back to January 1 2020.
It said that a particularly strong March performance was driven by households preparing for Easter and the school break, with holiday-related spending, travel and cash withdrawals likely to have contributed to that uplift, alongside continued cost-of-living pressures shaping how people budget and spend.
The average value of a personal cash withdrawal in the first three months of 2026 was £139. This was a 7% increase compared with the same quarter last year.
The average value of a personal cash deposit increased by 2% to £297.
The Post Office also said that business cash activity remained “resilient” in the first quarter of 2026, with cash continuing to play a dependable role for many businesses managing takings, cash flow and regular banking needs through their local branch.
Maggie Roberts, postmaster at Storth Post Office in Cumbria, said: “Cash and banking services make up around 75% of my business and they are extremely important for the Storth community.
“Many of our customers rely on us to be able to withdraw cash, pay in money and deposit cheques closer to home. Around 60% of the village are retirees and they do not want to travel that far, so services offered by a Post Office really matter. We also see lots of local businesses, as well as community venues and churches, paying in their takings here, which shows how important the branch is to the wider village too.”
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The Post Office has an agreement that allows customers of many banks to make everyday transactions over its counters.
Ben Hunter Woollard, head of banking at Post Office, said: “These record-breaking figures show how important Post Office branches remain for millions of people and businesses across the UK who want convenient, secure access to cash services on their doorsteps.
“For households, being able to withdraw and deposit cash at their local Post Office can be a simple way to stay on top of spending, manage budgets and handle everyday finances with confidence, particularly when family budgets are under pressure.
“For businesses, especially smaller firms, being able to deposit takings and access cash locally remains a practical part of day-to-day trading. Post Office branches continue to play an important role in communities by providing access to the cash services people and businesses still rely on.”
The reinstated map, backed by President Donald Trump, could flip key districts to Republicans.
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The US Supreme Court has formally reinstated a redrawn Texas electoral map expected to boost Republican representation in the US House of Representatives, as President Donald Trump’s party seeks to maintain control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.
The ruling, issued on Monday, split along ideological lines, with the court’s six conservative justices in the majority and the three liberal justices dissenting.
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The map – sought by Trump, approved by the Republican-led state legislature in August 2025, and signed by Governor Greg Abbott – could flip up to five Democratic Party-held House seats to Republicans.
The Supreme Court’s ruling overturned a lower court decision that had blocked the map’s use after finding it was likely racially discriminatory and in violation of constitutional protections.
Trump had urged Republican lawmakers last year to redraw congressional maps to strengthen the party’s position ahead of the November midterms, a push that has since evolved into a broader nationwide battle over redistricting.
Civil rights advocates sharply criticised the decision, arguing that the redistricting weakens the political influence of racial minorities.
“This was an intentional effort to limit the power of Black people and other people of colour,” Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said on Monday.
“This ruling does not erase the facts. Texas dismantled majority-minority congressional districts after the Trump administration urged the state to do exactly that.
“The result is a rigged map that limits the power of voters of colour in a state with a long record of voter suppression,” he added.
The fight over electoral maps is playing out beyond Texas.
In Florida, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed a new congressional map aimed at flipping four Democratic-held House seats in the midterm elections.
It remains unclear whether the proposal has enough support in the Republican-controlled legislature to pass. DeSantis has called a special session starting Tuesday to consider the plan.
The map, which DeSantis first shared with Fox News, would likely give Republicans 24 of the state’s 28 US House seats, up from its current 20-8 majority.
Republicans can afford to lose only two House seats in November’s election to retain a majority. A Democratic-controlled House could launch investigations into Trump’s administration while blocking parts of his legislative agenda.
In Virginia, voters last week narrowly approved a Democratic-backed map targeting four Republican incumbents. Republicans have filed multiple lawsuits challenging the measure, and the state’s Supreme Court heard arguments in one such case on Monday.
Any overhaul in Florida would likely face legal challenges. In 2010, voters approved a constitutional amendment barring lawmakers from drawing districts for political gain, a practice known as gerrymandering.
Some Florida Republicans have also raised concerns that an aggressive redraw could leave incumbents exposed in a potential Democratic wave year, as Democrats have outperformed their 2024 margins in dozens of elections since Trump returned to office in January 2025.
Virginia and Florida represent what are likely the final battlegrounds in the redistricting war that Trump initiated last year with Texas.
The most decorated American Olympian in athletics, Felix won her only solo gold in the 200m at London in 2012, but also topped the 4x400m relay podium at every Games between 2008 and the delayed 2020 Tokyo Games.
She also won 4x100m relay titles in 2012 and 2016, and took 200m silver in 2004 and 2008, along with 400m silver and bronze in Rio and Tokyo respectively.
The LA native also won a record 20 medals at the World Championships, the most for any woman or man, including 14 titles.
Felix, who also has a daughter born in 2018, attended the 2024 Paris Olympics as a spectator and said she experienced “mixed emotions”.
“There were moments where I was like, ‘Oh, this is so great. It’s so exciting to be in the stands and on the other side,'” Felix told Time magazine, external.
“And then there were moments where I was, ‘You know, I miss this feeling’.”
Felix, a member of the athletes commission for the 2028 LA Olympic organising committee, said she is realistic about her comeback.
“I know, at 40, I am not at my peak. I have no illusions about that,” she added. “I’m very clear in what it is and what I want to see. And so I hope it’s seen that way.
“When I was competing, you just heard this roar for host-country athletes at the Olympics. I would love to experience that.
“I would probably be upset at myself if I just didn’t give it a try. However it turns out, I’ll still be there with my kids, hanging out and cheering everybody on.”
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The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner has exposed a serious security vulnerability surrounding President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials, a former Defense Department intelligence officer has warned.
And with tensions between Washington and Tehran rising and ceasefire talks stalled, Andrew Badger told Fox News Digital the April 25 breach could further increase Iran’s “motivation” to target Trump and others in the administration.
“This could show that there is a vulnerability in terms of potentially accessing President Trump or senior officials,” Badger said before warning of “significant vulnerabilities.”
A split image showing the alleged White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooter, Cole Allen, and President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)
“When you’re looking at your adversary, and you’re seeing weakness, it also fuels motivation,” he said before claiming that “Iran has the motive to strike at senior Trump officials, including President Trump.”
“Iran, which has a demonstrated history of using criminals and proxy individuals, could certainly look at this as an opportunity.”
Chaos broke out at the Washington Hilton Hotel when a suspected gunman, identified as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen of Torrance, California, stormed a security checkpoint and opened fire.
Trump and other administration officials were rushed out of the ballroom as law enforcement responded. Allen is currently in custody and made an initial court appearance on Monday.
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President Donald Trump is escorted out during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2026. (Bo Erickson /Reuters)
The gathering included Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, journalists and senior administration officials — a concentration of leadership that Badger said presented significant risk.
“The top three of the line of succession were at this single event,” Badger noted.
He added that “eight of the nine line-of-succession officials were at this single event,” warning of a worst-case scenario: “If this individual would have somehow worn a suicide vest, you could have eliminated all three of those individuals.”
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IRGC Cmdr. Qassem Soleimani shakes hands with Mojtaba Khamenei. (Mehdi Ghasemi/West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
“Imagine if there were multiple people. Imagine if he was wearing suicide vests. Imagine if he used some type of drone,” Badger said, emphasizing the scale of potential exposure at a nonsecure venue.
The incident, he said, unfolds against the backdrop of ongoing tensions with Iran, which have escalated amid U.S. and Israeli targeting of Iranian officials and leadership.
Badger pointed to longstanding Iranian hostility tied to the 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad International Airport ordered by Trump.
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IRGC Commander Qassem Soleimani meets with officers and Supreme Leader staff in 2016. (Press Office of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei/Getty Images)
“There has been a driving animus, a driving motivation in the Iranian regime — which they’ve stated publicly — to get revenge for that killing of Soleimani,” said Badger, who served on the front lines of human intelligence operations, including a 2014 deployment to Afghanistan.
After Soleimani was killed, Ayatollah Khamenei warned that those responsible for the attack would face “severe revenge,” adding that the death would strengthen and intensify resistance against the United States and Israel.
Badger warned that Iran and other adversaries have increasingly relied on unconventional tactics. “Iran and other state actors such as Russia have increasingly reverted to contracting criminals, or gangsters, to conduct hybrid warfare,” he said.
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Following the incident, Trump underscored the need for more secure venues, advocating for a dedicated White House ballroom.
“It’s got every single bell and whistle you can possibly have for security and safety… It’s really what you need,” Trump said on Fox News’ “The Sunday Briefing.”
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With the 2026 NFL Draft concluded, teams are looking forward to rookie minicamp to gauge where their respective draft classes are at, while taking a gander at some invitees to see if they may crack the training camp roster.
But one NFL executive shed some light on how the current landscape of college football has affected the draft considering name, image and likeness (NIL) deals create a key business decision for prospects.
In the world of NIL, college athletes are able to work out brand deals for financial gain while pursuing their dreams of going pro. As a result, some players who may be borderline prospects, or ones who simply wish to raise their draft stock and have more years of college eligibility, are choosing to stay in school while not missing out on a payday the NFL can provide.
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The Las Vegas Raiders’ first overall pick card is displayed during Round One of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 2026. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Kansas City Chiefs vice president of player personnel Ryne Nutt was asked by a reporter during his availability on Monday following the draft about how it has changed due to NIL at the college level.
“It’s not a bad thing that they’re staying in college, right?” Nutt began his response. “It gives them more time to develop (and) more time to mature. But what we see is maybe they come out of college with more injuries, or just more wear and tear, more load.”
Nutt understands that these athletes are “making business decisions,” as they try to raise their draft stock.
“Now they do all their homework, and the schools do a really good job of reaching out and giving these kids an idea of where they’re going to go,” he added.
A general view of the draft tent is seen prior to Round One of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 2026. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)
But Nutt’s response shows how NFL teams are thinking since it is an obvious view of the situation: players are putting another year of football on their bodies in college rather than the pros. In turn, NFL teams need to factor that into their analysis of prospects throughout all rounds.
“They take all that information into consideration, and off of that, we don’t care what they do,” Nutt said of the prospects. “None of us pressure any of these players to leave or stay, it’s what’s in their best interest and some of those guys, it is in their interest to stay and some of them maybe they should’ve left. But either way, when you’re getting paid that kind of money, I can see where it’s tough for these kids to make those decisions.”
To give some perspective about the type of money prospects would get if they were to be drafted on Day 3, or rounds four through seven, the 101st pick in this year’s draft – Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Jermod McCoy – is scheduled to make $5.549 million for his draft slot over four years. That comes out to $1.388 million per year before a potential second contract.
Mansoor Delane of LSU poses for a photo after being selected sixth overall by the Kansas City Chiefs during the first round of the 2026 NFL draft at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 2026. (Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)
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But, if a player believes they could be a Day 2 pick, let alone a first-round selection, a rookie contract could more than double that $5.549 million mark, which is why it’s a clear business decision for each player.
Of course, nothing is guaranteed, too. The risk of playing football is always there no matter the pro or college level. However, the talent pool has diminished in each draft as potential prospects would rather stay in school and collect money from their NIL deals.
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