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New Zealand bans foreigners from buying homes New Zealandʼs parliament on Wednesday passed a law banning many non-resident foreigners from buying existing homes in the country. The bill aims to stop New Zealanders being outbid by wealthy foreign buyers. Read more: Airbnb on collision course with EU The passage of the law sees one of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardernʼs election promises come to fruition, after she vowed to clamp down on house price growth and homelessness during her election campaign.

"This is a significant milestone and demonstrates this governmentʼs commitment to making the dream of home ownership a reality for more New Zealanders," Associate Finance Minister David Parker said.

Speculation mounts over Genoa bridge collapse The Morandi Bridge — known to locals as Genoaʼs "Brooklyn Bridge" — was a key artery to the Italian Riviera and to Franceʼs southern coast.A huge section of the structure collapsed on Tuesdayin the Italian city of Genoa, sending cars and trucks plunging into heaps of rubble.

Scores were killed and the death toll is expected to rise. Lightning strike Regional weather services had issued a storm warning for the morning of the collapse and the national police force said on Twitter the disaster happened amid a "violent cloudburst." "The fact that there was reported to be a storm at the time may or may not be particularly relevant. In addition, ongoing work on the bridge may or may not be partly responsible for the collapse," said Ian Firth, former president of the Institution of Structural Engineers. The civil protection agency could not confirm witness accounts that the bridge cracked after being hit by lighting.

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London terror suspect identified as Briton of Sudanese origin The man whoploughed his car into London pedestriansoutside the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday has been identified as a Briton of Sudanese origin living in Birmingham, according to UK media reports. The 29-year-old was named by newspapers as Salih K.* The Press Associated news agency reported that a Facebook page for a man of that name living in Birmingham showed that he worked as a shop manager and had studied at the Sudan University of Science and Technology. Chief counter-terrorism officerNeil Basu said the suspect was not known to intelligence agencies, although The Times newspaper claimed that he was known to police.

Senatorʼs ʼWhite Australiaʼ speech sparks uproar Vladimir Putin is coming to Germany on Saturday to discuss Syria, Ukraine and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Angela Merkel. But what can the two long-serving leaders hope to say that they havenʼt said before?

Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin clearly have a lot to talk about. For the second time in three months, the German chancellor and the Russian president will be getting together for a bilateral meeting. This time,after Merkel visited the Black Sea resort of Sochiin May, Putin will be coming to the German governmentʼs retreat in Meseberg, a picturesque castle outside Berlin. Why exactly the two leaders should choose to meet again this weekend is unclear — though it could have something to do with the fact that Merkelʼs government, having just survived a domestic political crisis before the summer break, now has its mind clear for foreign policy, an area that plays to the chancellorʼs long experience. At first glance, there would seem to be endless topics for the two longserving leaders to discuss — Russian interference in the US election, or the alleged poisoning of former Russian spies in the UK, for instance — but on Monday Merkelʼs spokesperson Steffen Seibert named three key topics the pair would concentrate on: Syria, Ukraine and the Nord Stream

2 pipeline. Sabine Fischer, head Eastern Europe and Eurasia researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), is not particularly optimistic that the talks will bring any substantial new breakthroughs. "The aims havenʼt changed," she told DW. "Russia has its positions on Syria, Russia has its position on Ukraine, Russia has a strong interest in realizing Nord Stream 2, and the Russian side will continue to pursue these aims." The conflict in eastern Ukraine has claimed at least 10,000 lives since it began in early 2014. In that time, Moscow has annexed the Crimean peninsula and there is evidence that Russian troops are fighting alongside the pro-Russian separatists who currently control the countryʼs eastern regions. Along with France, Germany has been trying to mediate a ceasefire between the Ukrainian government and these separatists, which would theoretically be policed by United Nations blue helmets — though how exactly it would be implemented remains a subject of keen debate.

Australiaʼs prime minister and politicians from across the political spectrum on Wednesday condemned a speech by a freshman senator calling for only white immigration and a "final solution" to end Muslim immigration. Senator Fraser Anning used his first speech in parliament on Tuesday to call for a return to a "White Australia" immigration policy that reflects the "European Christian composition of society," echoing a policy that barred people of non-European descent from immigrating. The policy was abolished in 1973. "I believe that the reasons for ending all further Muslim immigration are both compelling and self-evident," Anning, a member of the right-wing Katterʼs Australian Party (KAP), told a mostly empty hall of lawmakers.

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UN votes to blame Israel for excessive force against Palestinians in Gaza The UN General Assembly has voted to condemn Israeli violence against Palestinian protesters in Gaza. A US attempt to blame Hamas failed to pass. The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by a sweeping majority a resolution condemning Israel for killing Palestinians in Gaza and rejected a US attempt to pin the blame on Hamas. The resolution put forward by Algeria, Turkey and the Palestinians secured 120 votes in the 193-member assembly, with 8 votes against and 45 abstentions. The resolution came in response to a similar resolution beingvetoed by the United Statesin the 15-member UN Security Council earlier this month. The resolution deplores Israelʼs use of "excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate force" against Palestinians, particularly in Gaza.

Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Togo and the Solomon Islands joined the United States and Israel in voting against the resolution. Germany abstained.

Italy threatens to scupper EUCanada free trade deal

The new government in Rome is walking in the footsteps of Donald Trumpʼs trade protectionism, as it has threatened to torpedo the CETA trade agreement because it doesnʼt protect Italyʼs farmers and their products. Italyʼs new agriculture minister Gian Marco Centinaio said on Thursday that the government wouldnʼt ratify theComprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada— the EUʼs first major free trade deal since 2011. In an interview with Italyʼs daily La Stampa, Centinaio said CETA didnʼt ensure sufficient protection for the countryʼs speciality foods. "We will not ratify the free trade treaty with Canada because it protects only a small part of our PDO [Protected Designation of Origin] and PGI [Protected Geographical Indication] products," Centinaio told the newspaper. "Doubts over this agreement are shared by many of my European colleagues," he added. The treaty did enter in force on a provisional basis in September 2017, doing away with tariffs on a large number of goods and widening access to Canadian beef in Europe and EU cheese and wine in Canada.

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Scores dead after Italyʼs Genoa bridge collapse The cause is still unclear but a number of possibilities have been flagged

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has called for "all infrastructure" to be checked after the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa.

Italian rescue workers searched through the night and into the morning on Wednesday, in hope of finding survivors ofa bridge collapse in the Italian city of Genoa. A 100meter section of the Morandi Bridge, known as Genoaʼs "Brooklyn Bridge," collapsed amid torrential rain on Tuesday causing vehicles on the bridge to fall some 45 meters, but it isunclear what actually caused the incident. Developments on Wednesday Authorities raised the death toll to 35.Many of the injured remain in serious condi-

Boy on cruise ship racks up €12,000 roaming bill A German family received an unwelcome surprise after returning home from a family cruise to Norway. The son had used just under a half a gigabyte worth of data while at sea, and was billed more than €12,000 as a result. A German family is seeking legal counsel after they arrived back home from a family holiday, only to find a phone bill totaling more than €12,000 (around $14,000). The family had taken a short cruise from the northernGerman city of Kielto the Norwegian capital of Oslo. It was during that trip that the 12-year-old son decided to unwind and watch some videos on his phone. The catch: He was connected to the cruise shipʼs ownphone network, which connects to the internet via satellite. While anyone can join the network, it is generally only in-

tion. Italyʼs transport minister called for senior managers at Autostrade per lʼItalia, the company operating the bridge, to resign. The transport minister said the company could face millions of euros in fines.

Calls for infrastructure overhaul Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte described the catastrophe as "a serious wound for Genoa, Liguria and Italy" and that "all infrastructure" across the country needed to be doublechecked. "We must not allow another tragedy like this to happen again," he added. tended to be used by the shipʼs crew to communicate with other vessels. In fact, German mobile phone networks can demand as much as €30 per megabyte of data downloaded through a satellite connection.The EUʼs abolition of roaming chargesdoes not apply at sea.

Indonesia combines Islam with environmental activism The Indonesian government and Greenpeace have partnered with Islamic organizations to promote plastic waste reduction. Can including religion make environmental campaigns more effective? Indonesiaʼs top Muslim clerical body, the Indonesian

Germanyʼs corporate battle of the sexes Why are women so hugely underrepresented in senior positions in German business? Are they being prevented from getting ahead in Europeʼs powerhouse? Or do they have themselves to blame? It is a scene that seems unremarkable at first. A woman walks into a meeting at a multinational company in Germany.

She is asked by one of the men at the table to pour the coffee. The problem is she is not the caterer. She is one of the executives about to take part in the meeting with clients. This anecdote is told by consultant Philine Erfurt Sandhu who wasbrought in by the company to try to improve gender balance. Sandhu says the above incident is not a one-off. She hears such stories "regularly." t is an example of what Sandhu calls the "Thomas Syndrome." The idea that the typical senior manager in Germany is a 53year-old white male called "Thomas" who would rather recruit a clone of himself than a woman.

Ulema Council (MUI), together with Greenpeace and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and Environment are cooperating on an awareness campaign during Ramadan to solve the problem of plastic waste in Indonesia.

Together, they have a mission to promote the use of reusable bags to cut plastic bag use in Indonesia. The Indonesian government and clerics from the countryʼs largest Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah are seeking to influence the consumer behavior of the groupsʼ combined 100 million followers. NU and Muhamadiyah, together with the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and Environment, announced the Plastic Waste Reduction Movement in Jakarta on June 6. According to Rosa Vivien Ratnawati, the waste management director at the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the amount of plastic garbage in Indonesia is continuing to increase significantly.

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Germanyʼs confusing rules on swastikas and Nazi symbols In the German version of the popular video game Wolfenstein II, swastikas have been replaced by triangular symbols and the fictional, mustacheless dictator Herr Heiler stands in for the English versionʼs Adolf Hitler, angering many gamers.

Until recently, the Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body (USK) had not permitted Nazi symbols — including Hitlerʼs face — anywhere in video games in Germany. Last week, the USK lifted its blanket ban, though symbols still must be approved. Displaying Nazi

Germany greenlights controversial migrant transfer centers Speeding up asylum proceedings and bringing them all under one roof — simply put, thatʼs the idea behindGermanyʼs migrant transfer centers, also known as "Anker" centers. The name derives from the German words for arrival, decision and repatriation. Up to 1,500 refugees and migrants can be housed in each center. Arrivals, asylum applications and the decisions on those applications — everything is to take place at the centers,including deportations. In each of the seven locations in Bavaria, which officially began operations as "Anker centers" on August 1, every agency involved in the asylum process will be present on site, the state interior minister for Bavaria, Joachim Herrmann, recently told reporters. The pilot phase for the centers will last around six months, after which initial evaluations are planned. Only after these evaluations are complete will the German federal government have to create a legal basis for the centers — and it would be dependent on the countryʼs 16 states to do so.

emblems in Germany is, naturally, complicated, even without the USKʼs guidelines for age ratings and game content. "Most countries donʼt penalize the display of Nazi symbols," the lawyer Christian Solmecke told DW. In Germany, the law considers swastikas and SS sig runes the "symbols of anticonstitutional organizations." Displaying them publicly or selling goods that sport them is illegal. The Nazi salute and statements such as "Heil Hitler" are also banned in public.

Indiaʼs Modi announces manned space mission, health care scheme for millions

India will launch a manned mission into space by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Wednesday in a speech marking Independence Day. In a wide ranging 80minute speech from New Delhiʼs Red Fort, Modi outlined his conservative governmentʼs achievements and ambitions ahead of a general election early next year in which he is seeking another five-year term.

Read more: The unlit side of Indiaʼs rural electrification "India has always ad-

vanced in space science but we have decided that by 2022 when India completes 75 years of independence, or even before that, a son or daughter of India will go to space with a national flag in their hands," he said. A successful manned flight would make India only the fourth country to send a human into space after Russia, the United States and China. In 1984, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to reach space, but that flight was aboard a Soviet rocket.

German population with immigrant background reaches new peak in 2017 The number of people with foreign roots living in Germanyreached a new peak last year, according to the results of a "micro-census" that was published on Wednesday. According to Destatis, Germanyʼs Federal Office for Statistics, around 19.3 million people living in Germany have immigrant backgrounds. The figure increased 4.4 percent compared to the figures from the 2016 "micro-census."

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The potential for female entrepreneurs is far from exhausted Bärbel Grünberger always knew that she would become an entrepreneur. "I grew up in business. Taking on responsibility has always been part of my life," she says. And yet her career path was not very straightforward. As a young woman she dreamed of a career as a ballerina, became a prop master.

Later she trained to become a real estate agent. Ten years ago and with very short notice, she took over her fatherʼs business which supplied teak furniture to wholesalers.

Read more: Women entrepreneurs paying their dues "The wholesale business has a very masculine structure. It wasnʼt easy to assert myself," says the Bavarian and laughs when she thinks of her early years as a business women. Now at 37 no one can pull the wool over her eyes anymore. Adventures in e-commerce A few months ago Grünberger ventured into a new entrepreneurial world — e-commerce, or online trading.

Since then, she has been working on search term analysis, the ideal product presentation online and her presence on Instagram. She offers decorative iron and glass products under the brand name Varia Living online via platforms such as Amazon.

It is her second entrepreneurial foothold next to her wholesale business, and it is here in the digital sector that she sees real potential for growth.

Trump to propose 25 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods

US President Donald Trump is now considering a 25 percent tariff on up to $200 billion (€171 billion) worth of Chinese imports, according to media reports in the US. Sources close to the internal US deliberations told both Bloomberg and the Washington Post that the Trump administration is consideringwhat would be a significant escalation of the current tariff regime against China, which currently stands at 25 percent on $34 billion worth of primarily industrial goods, in place since early July.

In June, Trump directed the US Trade Representative to prepare fresh tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, with a rate of 10 percent touted.

This wave of tariffs would include a wide range of products, from dog food to furniture, bicycles to beauty products.

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Turkey in fresh round of retaliatory tariffs on US products Turkey has hiked tariffs on US products ranging from cars to tobacco.

The move came amid an unresolved diplomatic and trade spat with the United States, which had contributed to a full-blown currency crisis.

Turkeyʼs new measures, which go into effect immediately, include raising the import tariff on US-made alcoholic beverages to 140 percent and increasing the duty on passenger cars imported from the US to 120 percent. Plastics, coal and agricultural producewere also on the list that was published in an official gazette on Wednesday. "As part of the principle

Deutsche Bank moves some operations to Frankfurt as Brexit risks bite Deutsche Bank has moved a chunk of its euro-clearing activities from London to Frankfurt, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper. The London-based LCH previously dominated the market forthe lucrative business of clearing eurodenominated interest rate derivatives, but the news that Germanyʼs largest lender has now moved around half of its operations in that field to Frankfurt is the latest sign of the pressureUK financial services operations will come under from EUbased rivals in the wake of Brexit.

Deutsche Bank is one of the five largest clearers of interest derivatives and their tilt toward Frankfurt is a boost to the financial services market in Germany, which is in line to take significant business from London, depending on how the Brexit cards ultimately fall. The London Stock Exchange Group, the owner of LCH, has warned that up to 100,000 jobs could be lost if the City of London — the business and financial district — lost its status as the euro-clearing hub.

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South Africaʼs ANC to try to change constitution to allow seizing land The ruling party in South Africa, African National Congress (ANC), will submit a proposal to amend the countryʼs constitution to helppush through its land reform, the countryʼs president, Cyril Ramaphosa, told the nation on Tuesday. The controversial reform would allow the government to take land from white farmers without paying for it. "It has become patently clear that our people want the constitution to be more explicit about expropriation of land without compensation," Ramaphosa said in a televised address. Read more:South Africaʼs land reform - a never-ending story "The ANC will, through the parliamentary process, finalize a proposed amendment to the constitution that outlines more clearly the conditions under which expropriation of land without compensation can be effected," he added.

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of reciprocity, tax rates on some products have been raised against the US administrationʼs deliberate attacks on our economy," Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay commented.

The higher duties camejust one day after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for a boycott of all US electronic goods, insisting Turks did not need them.

Germany tries to close infrastructure backlog

The spectacular collapse of a large stretch of a motorway bridge in Genoa, Italyon Tuesday has brought Italian infrastructure into the spotlight. Though the precise cause has not been confirmed, the bridge failed amid reports of heavy storms at the same time work to shore up the bridgeʼs foundation was being carried out. Unsurprisingly the tragedy has also redirected attention more broadly toward infrastructure in general.Prosperous Germany is often criticized for a lack of investment in its infrastructure, but making connections between the German situation and what occurred in Genoa is not necessarily advisable as there is no suggestion that German bridges are on the brink of mass collapse. Authorities nonetheless have their eyes on a few of them, most notoriously the Rhine bridge at Leverkusen, just north of Cologne. Traffic continues to flow from shore to shore, but trucks are not among those enjoying the view because they have been banned since 2012 after cracks were discovered. A replacement bridge is in the works and should be completed by 2024.

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The special ʼzombie geneʼ that protects elephants from cancer Elephants die of cancer much less often than humans of the same age

Nebraska executes first US inmate using fentanyl Nebraskan authorities on Tuesday carried out the first execution of a prisoner in the state in 21 years. It also marked the first execution of a prisonerin the US using the painkiller fentanyl, a drug that has fueled an opioid crisis across the country.

Forming part of a four-drug concoction, fentanyl was used as a painkiller.

The other drugs included the sedative diazepam to render unconsciousness, the muscle relaxer cisatracurium to stop the prisonerʼs breathing and potassium chloride to stop the heart.

"I recognize that todayʼs execution impacts many people on many levels," said Scott Frakes, director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. The lethal injection was carried out with "professionalism, respect for the process and dignity for all involved," he added.

teaches at the University of Chicago and researchers from the University of Utah suspect it might have something to do with the tumour suppression gene p53.

This gene is present in humans and in almost all mammals in one copy. Its specialty is to recognise damaged DNA and drive it into programmed cell death, also called autophagy (meaning: "self digestion"). It functions like the bodyʼs garbage disposal system.

US Space Force merely symbolic In addition to its army, its navy, the Marines, the Coast Guard and the Air Force, the armed forces of the United States will now also have a branch of the militarybeyond our planet — Space Force For some, it is reminiscent of Ronald Reaganʼs Strategic Defense Initiative, nicknamed "Star Wars" by the media.

For others, itʼs life imitating art — science fiction becoming a reality.

The West may soon be equipping itself in space with missile defense technology — against nuclear attacks from rogue states or perhaps even Russia or China. It will also protect our communication, observation and navigation infrastructure.

And it will fend off hackers who aim at taking over or crippling the assets that are vital to our complex societies.

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The faces of Bowie at Várkert Bazaar until 19th September

Swimmers warned against Baltic Sea as German heat wave approaches

In this documentary movie about the exhibition of the David Bowie Archive, curators Vicky Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh talk about Bowie’s exceptionally colourful body of work and major impact on the music industry. Featuring lyrics, manuscripts, personal objects, costumes, archive photos and videos, the documentary takes a close look at the star’s legacy.

Within the movie, famous collaborators also get to talk about their memories, such as legendary fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto and Jarvis Cocker, frontman of Pulp. The movie is screened in English with Hungarian subtitles.

German health officials have warned members of certain ʼat riskʼ groups to avoid swimming in the Baltic Sea as increased water temperature poses a danger from vibrio bacteria. The health ministry in Germanyʼs northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania warned that people living with HIV, the elderly, liver patients and alcohol addicts are particularly prone to bacterial infection. Germanyʼs weather service (DWD) issued a heat warning for large parts of Germany on Monday and advised the elderly and sick people to sit in the shade, drink plenty of water and avoid the heat. What are vibrio bacteria? Vibrio bacteria live in certain coastal waters and are present in higher concentrations between May and October when water temperatures are warmer, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). How does infection occur? If open wounds come into contact with infected sea water, vibrio bacteria can infect the wounds. People may also become infected by eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters. Elderly and immunosuppressed people are at particular risk of infection.

The reason for this is that they have revived a special, usually sleeping, pseudogene that kills off damaged cells.

Approximately 17 percent of people worldwide die of cancer. The figure for elephants is only five percent, although on average they live to about the same age as humans - just under 70 years. This is all the more surprising because the number of cells that can potentially turn into cancer is much higher in elephants than in humans - about a hundred times as many.

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Serena Williams loses to Petra Kvitova at Cincinnatiʼs Western & Southern Open

Former world number one Serena Williams says she is at the start of a "long comeback" after losing 6-3 2-6 6-3 to Czech Petra Kvitova in Cincinnati. The second-round loss comes on the back of her heaviest career defeat,a 6-1 6-0 loss to Britainʼs Johanna Kontain the Silicon Valley Classic first round. "Iʼm still at the very beginning," said the 23-time Grand Slam champion. "Iʼm just going to continue to work hard, and hopefully Iʼll start winning more matches."

Nigeria and Ghana are given Fifa ultimatums or face bans

Fifa has issued ultimatums to Nigeria and Ghana that they both face bans from global football for "undue influence" in the affairs of their governing bodies. Nigeriaʼs ban could begin with immediate effect if the Nigeria Football Federation "offices are not handed back to the legitimate NFF executive committee under president Amaju Pinnick." The issues in Nigeria come after a recent court case recognised Chris Giwa,who is currently serving five-year ban by Fifa,as the NFF president. Giwa has been protesting the resultof elections held in September 2014 that saw Pinnick installed as NFF president.

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Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against arch-rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a side-footed missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net. Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.

Fernando Alonso to retire F1:

The 2018 season will be the two-time champion’s last as a Formula One driver, his team McLaren has announced. The Spaniard, who expressed his gratitude, has been branching out into endurance racing in particular.

The 37-year-old driver has made no secret in recent seasons of his disenchantment with how his F1 McLaren team has been struggling to maintain the pace of its rivals. This season is the Spaniardʼs 17th F1 season, and his fifth in total with the British team.

"After 17 wonderful years in this amazing sport, itʼs time for me to make a change and move on," Alonso said. The two-time champion, who ended Michael Schumacherʼs five-title streak in 2005,

has tweeted a video talking about his F1 career, saying that the changes he experienced along the years were "sometimes good, and sometimes, in my opinion, bad." Alonso won both his championships with the Renault team, but also drove for Minardi, Ferrari, and spent two stints with McLaren during his career. A double world champion at the age of 24, the idea of Alonso retiring from F1 with just two titles to his name seemed unthinkable back in 2005.

Champions League: Sergio Ramos criticises Jurgen Klopp in final row Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has told Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp "some of us have been operating at a very high level for many years - Iʼm not sure he can say the same".

Klopp was critical of Ramos after Realʼs Champions League win for a challenge on Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah that injured his shoulder.

He saidthe 32-year-old was "brutal"in his performance in the final. But Ramos said: "I have no intention of hurting a player deliberately." He

added: "He will be wanting to explain not winning the final, but itʼs not the first that he has lost." Klopp won his first final as a manager, the 2012 German Cup with Borussia Dortmund, but has lost his last six - includingMayʼs Champions League finaland the Europa League final against Sevilla in 2016. Salah landed heavily on his shoulder midway through the first half against Real, leading to the PFA Player of the Year being substituted. He later needed surgery on the injury.