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Court rules on letting disabled Germans vote in EU polls The Federal Constitutional Court will Monday hear an urgent motion filed

by Germanyʼs opposition parties to let disabled people under full-time care cast ballots in the European elections on May 26. More than 80,000 individuals with disabilities arebarred from voting under current legislation, which the top court has already found to be unconstitutional. But planned government reforms to correct the situation will only be enacted after the EU vote. Verena Bentele, the president of the social welfare association VdK Germany, told public broadcaster Bayern 2 she hoped the courtʼs decision would be swift: "What irks me so much about this issue is that we have been calling for this for years."

She added that the government had for a long time "done nothing," and only acted after adecision by the Constitutional Courtearlier this year.

Top German court to decide legality of assisted suicide Germanyʼs Federal Constitutional Court will hear oral arguments this week about whether medical associations and physicians should be allowed to aid terminally ill patients in their own deaths. Physician-assisted suicide has been hotly contested in Germany since 2015,when the parliament outlawed the prescribing of life-ending drugs. Afederal court case in 2017 deemed assisted suicide legal in extreme cases, but authorities have largely ignored the ruling — pitting political parties and various branches of the government against one another. Authorities distinguish among various forms of assisted suicide and how the government punishes violations.

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Parisʼ Notre Dame cathedral in flames A large blaze has caused extensive damage to the 12th Century cathedral

A large blaze has caused extensive damage to the 12th Century cathedral, one of the most visited landmarks in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron said he was sad "to see this part of us burning."

A blaze engulfed parts of Parisʼ iconic Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday, toppling its spire and causing extensive and visible damage to one of the capitalʼs oldest buildings.

The cathedral was undergoing renovation work, which local media cited as one potential cause for the fire.

What we know so far:The spire collapsed roughly half an hour after the fire began, with part of the roof soon following.Authorities said the fire spread to one of the cathedralʼs two towers.The Interior Ministry said firefighters may not be able to save Notre Dame.President Emmanuel Macron canceled a major speech and said he was sad "to see this part of us burning."An investigation has been launched into the cause of the fire.Police evacuated the Ile de la Cite island in central Paris, where the church is situated. French and world leaders responded with shock and dismay. "Our Lady of Paris is in flames," Macron said on Twitter in response to the fire at Notre Dame. "A whole nation is emotional. My thoughts are with all Catholics and all in France. Like all

our compatriots, Iʼm sad this evening to see this part of us burning." German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "Notre Dame is a symbol of France and our European culture. Our thoughts are with our French friends." European Council President Donald Tusk tweeted, in French, that "Our Lady of Paris is Our Lady of all Europe." Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said: "Tonight all Parisians and French people will mourn this symbol of our common history." US President Donald Trump said on Twitter: "So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!"

But Dan Snow, a British presenter known for his history programs, tried to offer hope amid the tragedy. "Itʼs overwhelming but remember that York Minster and Hampton Court burned in the 80s, Windsor Castle in the 90s and Cutty Sark in the 00s.

Dresdenʼs Frauenkirche, the Catherine Palace… What we build, we can rebuild. Their essence endures. Notre Dame will rise again."

More non-EU nationals moving to Germany for work The number of non-EU citizens moving to Germany for work has risen by about 20 percent for a third year in a row. Figures show most of these foreigners are men from India, China and the United States. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Mondayreported a 20 percent jumpover the past year in people from countries outside the EU coming to work in Germany. The group makes up a relatively small portion of the countryʼs 10.9 million foreigners. The number of non-EU citizens with a work permit in Germany rose from 217,000 in 2017 to 266,000 in 2018.It is the third year in a row the number has risen by 20 percent.Most of the foreigners came from India (12%), China (9%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (8%), and the United States (7%).On average the newcomers were 35 years old, and more than two thirds of them were male.More than 80 percent had a temporary work permit, while 17 percent had a permanent permit allowing them to stay indefinitely.

EU backs start of trade talks with US European Union member nations have paved the way for the beginning of formal trade negotiations with the United States. The move comes amid a threat

by Donald Trump to impose tariffs on the EU over Airbus subsidies. The European Union can now begin trade negotiations with the United States after its member states on Monday voted by a clear majority to approve the negotiating mandates put forward by the European Commission. The EU currently has a tense trade relationship with Washington, with Donald Trump threatening to levy tariffs oncar importsandother European products.

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Pakistan to release captured Indian pilot ʼas a peace gestureʼ

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that his country would release a captured Indian pilot "as a peace gesture."

Speaking to Pakistani lawmakers in parliament, Khan said the pilot, identified as Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, would be released on Friday.

Khan also said that he tried to reach out to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to de-escalate tensions between the two countries.

"Pakistan wants peace, but it should not be treated as our weakness," Khan said.

"The region will prosper if there is peace and stability. It is good for both sides." Khanʼs comments came after Modi said that "Indiaʼs enemies are conspiring to create instability in the country through terror attacks."

Geely the car industryʼs rising ʼprofitability starʼ

Ferdinand Dudenhöffer from the CAR Center Automotive Research at Germanyʼs Duisburg-Essen University called Chinese auto manufacturer Geely "the profitability star of the worldʼs car industry." A fresh study by the center points out that on average, a Geely car costs just €9,529 ($10,942), but the companysecures a 14.4 percent profit from revenues before tax and interest.

Dudenhöffer says thatʼs a lot more than, say, the profit margins of foreign rivals BMW, Toyota or PSA-Opel. The worldʼs largest carmaker, Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen, logs a profit margin of only 8.2 percent, the survey says.

Geely is part of the Zhejiang Geely Holding,which also owns Volvo Cars, London EV-Taxi and Lotus.The holding has also acquired a 10 percent stake in Daimler.

According to the CAR researchers, Geelyʼs rapid rise is based on its successful compact car platform, which it developed together with Sweden-based Volvo.

"What Ferdinand Piëch managed to implement at VW from 1993 with the help of his platform strategyis in a way being copied now by Geelyʼs main shareholder and founder, Li Shufu," said Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, adding that the Chinese were becoming major players in the global auto market.

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Ecuadorʼs president claims Julian Assange was spying from embassy WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London

Mexican journalist shot dead at restaurant Sergio Martinez Gonzalez, the editor of a local news outlet in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, was shot dead Wednesday morning, the latest victim in Mexicoʼs wave of journalist murders. Martinez, who owned and ran the publication Enfoque, had just dropped off his daughters at school and was breakfasting with his wife at a local restaurant when two people on a motorcycle stopped in front of the couple and opened fire, local media reported. Martinezʼs wife survived the attack, and was receiving medical attention, Mexican newspaper El Uni‐ versal said. The Chiapas attorney generalʼs office announced on Twitter that it was investigating the murder.

Ecuadorʼs President Lenin Moreno claims Wikileaks founder Julia Assange was spying from the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Two German lawmakers and a Spanish MEP have called on their countries to grant Assange asylum.

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno on Monday said Wikileaks founder Julian Assange had violated his asylum conditions by using the Ecuadorian Embassy in London as a "center for spying" during his seven-year stay. "It is unfortunate that, from our territory and with the permission of authorities of the previous government, facilities have been provided within the Ecuadorian embassy in London to interfere in processes of other states," he said in an email interview with British newspaper The Guardian. We cannot allow our house, the house that opened its doors, to be-

Confusion over missing Saudi journalist in Turkey who ʼvanishedʼ from consulate Turkish and Saudi officials have given conflicting reports on the whereabouts of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. Khashoggi, a regular contributor to The Washington Post, has been a fierce critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and has criticized Saudi Arabiaʼs policies toward Qatar and Canada,the war in Yemen and a

come a center for spying," Moreno added. "This activity violates asylum conditions." Under former left-wing Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, Assange was granted asylum in August 2012 due to perceived threats from a United States secret investigation into him. But on April 11, embassy officialsallowed police to enter the building to arrest Assange due to breach of British bail conditions linked to a Swedish extradition request. Police later said the 47-yearold Australian citizen was "further arrested on behalf of the United States authorities." crackdown on dissent, the media and activists. Khashoggiʼs personal website bore a banner saying, "Jamal has been arrested at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul!" without elaborating. A Saudi official denied that Khashoggi had been detained inside the consulate. "Mr. Khashoggi visited the consulate to request paperwork related to his marital status and exited shortly thereafter," the official said.

"He is neither in the consulate nor in Saudi custody."

Afghan leader rejects resignation of spy chief, top ministers President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday

urged Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak, Defense Minister Tareq Shah Bahrami, and intelligence chief Masoum Stanekzai to stay in their posts, the Afghan government said.

The three officials submitted resignation letters on Saturday, citing policy differences and a spate of deadly attacks. "President Ghani did not approve their resignations... and gave them the necessary instructions to improve the security situation," a statement from the presidential palace said. The offers to step down followed the resignation of Ghaniʼs national security adviser and close ally, Hanif Atmar, on Friday. Atmar, one of the countryʼs most powerful politicians, has been replaced by former ambassador to the US Hamdullah Mohib.

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PM Jacinda Ardernʼs government to announce gun law reforms Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday that her Cabinet had agreed "in principle" upontighter gun lawsfor New Zealand.

The proposed changes, to be announced at a future date, were spurred

by Fridayʼs Christchurch terror attacks, in which a shooter used multiple weapons, including military-style semi-automatic ones, to open fire on worshippers at two mosques, killing 50. Details in 10 days Speaking at a press conference, Ardern said the attack "has exposed a range of weaknesses in New Zealandʼs gun laws."

She said her Cabinet had agreed in

Worried about Brexit, Brits stockpile food, supplies

Nick Thomas, a 25-year-old hazardous waste operator from Cornwall, is insistent that Brexit will be fine.

Probably. "If ʼno dealʼ goes badly, thereʼll be rioting on the streets and looting, national uproar. If people canʼt eat, theyʼll rise up and fight. But I canʼt see it happening — thatʼs a very worst case scenario," he said.

Thomas, who voted to leave the EU because of the adverse effects of the common fisheries policy on his local area, is not ruling out the possibility of things going awry. He has stocked up with a substantial amount of dried goods – rice and pasta, primarily — as well as tinned beans and vegetables. "The main thing is the food supply chain," he said. "A couple of friends of mine have done the same as me and bought some big bags of rice and pasta, some long-life tins of food. But weʼre all of the same opinion that thereʼs nothing really to worry about."

principle on the gun law reforms to be made, highlighting that the review had come within 72 hours of the attack. "I will announce a more fulsome set of details once we have worked through the decisions the Cabinet made today," Ardern said, adding that concrete proposals will be announced within 10 days. In the meantime, she encouraged individuals to surrender weapons similar to the ones used in the attacks to the authorities.

EU member states approve contentious copyright reform

EU member states have given final approval for copyright reforms ensuring artists and news publishers get their due in the internet era. The proposed reforms have triggered Europewide protests over internet freedom.

A controversial reform of EU copyright law aimed at ensuring the rights of artists and news publishers in the digital age was approved at a final vote by the blocʼs member states on Monday. At the vote, held on the

sidelines of a meeting of agriculture ministers in Luxembourg, 19 members were in favor and six were against, with three abstentions The package has faced bitter criticism from those who fear it could obstruct the free exchange of information and creativity on the internet. Supporters of the reforms say, however, that they will ensure fair remuneration for those producing content displayed online.

Emigration more worrying than immigration for many Europeans, says ECFR study Six countries in southern and eastern Europe are more concerned about emigration than they are about immigration, according to a new European Council for Foreign Relations (ECFR) survey published by The Guardian newspaper on Monday. Survey respondents in Romania, Hungary, Greece, Poland, Italy and Spain said they were more worried about migration out of their respective countries than migration into them. All six countries have seen their population figures either flatten out or decrease sharply — Romaniaʼs population has decreased by 10 percent over the past decade.

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Germany attempts ʼfacesavingʼ resolution to Saudi drugs boycott The human rightsrow between Saudi Arabia and Canada made international headlinesin recent weeks, when the Riyadh government suddenly suspended new trade and investment to the Great White North. The punitive measures were in response to a simple tweet by Canadaʼs foreign minster, calling for the release of two jailed Saudi activists. Receiving less attention has been the diplomatic spat between Europeʼs No. 1 economy and the oil-rich kingdom — also sparked by a ministerʼs comments; this time Sigmar Gabriel, Germanyʼs then-foreign minister. During the political crisis in Lebanon last November that saw Prime Minister Saad alHariri resign and later rescind his decision, Riyadh was widely accused of forcing his departure, which Gabriel alluded to as "adventurism." ʼShamefulʼ remarks hurt tiesRiyadh immediately recalled its ambassador to Berlin, telling the German government the comments were "shameful."

In May, it went further and froze all new business with Germany. Over the subsequent months, several German pharmaceutical and medical technology firms, including Siemens Healthineers, Bayer and Boerhringer Ingelheim, have been excluded from public healthcare tenders in the kingdom. A pharmaceutical industry source told DW, on condition of anonymity, that Saudi authorities had not given any written explanation about the exclusion, and that there was no clear path for Germany to resolve the issue. Efforts by German diplomats to mediate with Saudi authorities were delayed, initially, by the Holy Month of Ramadan, and the summer break, as Gulf countries stop work in July and August due to the extreme heat.

Merger between T-Mobile and Sprint on the line The $26.5 billion (€23 billion) merger,announced last April, would combine the United Statesʼ third and fourth largest wireless companies, creating a new firm the size of sector rivals Verizon andAT&T. It would also reduce the number of major carriers in the US from four to three. T-Mobileʼs German parent,Deutsche Telekom would take 42 percent of the new entity and Japanʼs SoftBank, owner of Sprint, 27 percent, with the rest held by the public. The combined company, to be called T-Mobile, would have 127 million customers.

But the deal must get the green light from US federal regulators.

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Ex-VW boss Martin Winterkorn charged in Dieselgate scandal German prosecutors have charged former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn in the diesel emissions scandal. The charges include one of major fraud. The news coincides with VW showcasing its wares at the Shanghai auto show.

Public prosecutors in the German city of Braunschweig have brought charges against former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn over his role in the Dieselgate scandal, they said on Monday. Four other managers were also charged, they said. Winterkornstepped down as Volkswagen CEO in 2015after revelations that the carmaker had programmed computers in its vehicles to detect when they were being tested and had altered the running of diesel engines to conceal the true level of emissions. What are the charges, are others at risk? The five

No breakthrough in China-US trade talks Chinaʼs Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that it had held "constructive meetings" with US officialsafter talks resumed between the countries over their ongoing trade spat. Nonetheless, with no major breakthrough yet in sight, the resumption of talks did not prevent an additional $16 billion (€13.83 billion) of tariffs being levied by the US and China on each otherʼs goods, starting from Thursday. Read more: US-China trade spat: Clash of the titans, part 2 Talks took place on Wednesday and Thursday aimed at defusing the escalating conflict, which has now seen both countries slap $50 billion in tariffs on the otherʼs products, with more expected to follow. The Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the officials on both sides have vowed to "keep in contact" in the future. High-tech will suffer, says ChinaMeanwhile, a prominent Chinese state planner said on Friday that US tariffs onhigh-tech Chinese technology would have an impact on the tech sectors in both countries.

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Kalashnikov unveils new electric car Kalashnikov,a company moreknown for its AK-47 machine gunsthan its electric vehicles, unveiled its new electric car on Thursday.

The powder-blue prototype, dubbed the CV-1, was unveiled by the Russian arms maker at a defense expo outside of Moscow. Kalashnikov Concern told Russian media that the technology within its "electric supercar" will rival that of Elon Muskʼs Tesla. "This technology will allow us to stand in line with the worldʼs electric car manufacturers, like Tesla, and compete with them," a spokesperson told Sputnik. According to the company, the vehicle can travel 350 kilometers (217 miles) on a single charge. The carʼs retro look was inspired by a Soviet hatchback model developed in the 1970s, the "Izh-Kombi," Kalashnikov said in a statement on its website. The CV-1ʼs light blue color, large grill, retro door handles and boxy frame have received mixed reviews from Russians. On social media, some described the car as "cyberpunk" while others referred to it as the "Izh-Zombie."

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are accused of multiple crimes realized in a single criminal action, especially a particularly serious case of fraud and an infraction of the law against unfair competition.Winterkorn was given special mention for allegedly acting as a "guarantor" to authorities that VW was not selling manipulated vehicles even after he knew about the illegal manipulations.Current CEO Herbert Diess said in Shanghai that he didnʼt expect to face charges.VW shares, seemingly unaffected by the news, rose slightly in trading on Monday.

Amazonʼs Alexa lies to — and spies on — consumers

Itʼs no surprise that Amazon is using Alexa to listen to peopleʼs conversations. Thatʼs just one more signal that we are moving into an era in which our privacy is no longer protected.

If you ask Amazonʼs voice-activated virtual assistant, Alexa, whether it is spying on you, the device will reply that it is not and add that your data privacy is very important to it. But then, last week, we learned the truth: Amazon has its employees listen to and transcribe thousands of Alexa conversations each day — without users knowing. According to Amazon, this helps improve the customer experience. Evidently, Amazon thinks customersʼ experience is more important than their privacy because it not only recorded "official" Alexa requests but, according to Bloomberg, also people singing in the shower, kids calling for help and even what sounded like a sexual assault. Amazon officials have shown no remorse about violating Germanyʼs telecommunication confidentiality law, which is codified in the constitution. And neither does it seem bothered about massively violating the right of informational selfdetermination, which has been upheld

by Germanyʼs top court. This is one side of the scandal.

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Dogs sniff out cancer — with an amazing hit rate According to an American study, it’s 97 percent

That dogs can smell cancer isnʼt new, per se. What is new, however, is the accuracy of the animal cancer detector.

Compared with dogs, the human sense of smell is pathetic: The animals smell 10,000 to 100,000 times better than we do. They can sniff out not only drugs and explosives, but also cancer. However, in previous studies, the accuracy of the animals left something to be desired. Thereʼs a new US study out that claims an amazingly high hit rate. Three beagles are said to have identified 96.7 percent of lung cancer in blood sam-

ples. The dogs detected the healthy control in 97.5 percent of the cases.

Only a fourth dog in the group, Snuggles, had no desire at all for the job.

Heather Junqueira, lead scientist of the research and product development companyBioScentDx, carried out the study and is enthusiastic about the Beaglesʼ performance: "Our work paves the way for two possible research directions that can lead to new methods of cancer detection.

Nets ʼnʼ Lasers: some of our best hopes for mitigating the threat of space debris Space debris is a bit like space itself: We know itʼs up there, but beyond that thereʼs so much we know we donʼt know. The statistics are fun, though, if a little misleading. Itʼs a bit of a safari crunching the numbers, but here goes. Since 1957, the year the Soviet Union sent Sputnik into space, there have been 4,900 space launches.

So far so good. In that time we have put 6,600 satellites in orbit and/or created "an on-orbit population of more than 18,000 tracked objects." Elsewhere, ESA cites "more than 17,000 orbital objects" being tracked and catalogued by the US Space Surveillance Network. And in a third document itʼs 22,000 objects. But you get the idea: Itʼs a lot. Of the 6,600 satellites, 3,600 remain in space, and less than a third (about 1,100) are operational.

Elegant Café Párisi breathes new life into Budapest’s splendid Lotz Hall

Arctic temperatures grip US Midwest Freezing temperatures have gripped the northern United States due to a split in the polar vortex, a mass of cold air that normally stays bottled up in the Arctic. The Wednesday morning temperature in Chicago was -30 degrees Celsius (-22 Fahrenheit) which felt like -46 degrees with the wind chill. It was expected to get down to -33 degrees on Thursday. The weather wreaked havoc on airports and train services.

More than 1,800 flights were cancelled at Chicagoʼs two major airports, while rail operator Amtrak

cancelled train services from its hub in the city. At Chicagoʼs OʼHare airport, ground crews were told to avoid spending more than 15 minutes at a time exposed to the freezing air, which delayed the lucky flights that managed to take off.

Commuters heading to work in Chicago had to layer up to fend off the cold. "I have two shirts on... I have a hoodie, I have my big winter coat, I have a face mask and a skullcap and I am still cold," sandwich shop manager Daniel Gonzalez said.

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Renovated Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest to Open on 31 October AFTER MORE THAN THREE YEARS OF RENOVATION, THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BUDAPEST WILL OPEN ON 31 OCT NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC Thanks to the largest-scale and most comprehensive reconstruction project in the museum’s history, the museum building has been renewed, and, returning to the collection’s first concept, the museum’s permanent exhibitions will also be rearranged. Besides the new permanent exhibitions, the revamped museum will welcome visitors with a chamber exhibition titled Leonardo & the Budapest Horse and Rider. The museum reconstruction, implemented within the framework of the Liget Budapest Project, included the restoration of the Romanesque Hall, which sustained severe damage in World War II and since then had been only partially renovated and used as a storage area, along with the modernisation of the building’s obsolete heating system, the installation of air conditioning in some of the exhibition halls, the renewal of a large part of the roof structure, as well as the addition of new exhibition spaces, visitor areas and modern storage facilities.

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Tiger Woods wins 2019 Masters golf championship

Tiger Woods sealed one of the most remarkable comebacks in sport, let alone golf, to win his fifth Masters and seal an epic return from scandal and injuries that once threatened his career. Itʼs Woodsʼ 15th major, and the 14 years between his fourth and fifth Masters triumph is the longest gap between majors. A remarkable 22 years after Woods won his first major at Augusta National, Woods sunk a short bogey putt to seal the win as the crowd erupted in chants of "Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!"

Paul Pogba: Man Utd midfielder happy at club - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Paul Pogba is happy at the club, amid rumours linking the midfielder with Real Madrid.

Pogba described the Spanish giants as "a dream club for every player" while on international duty with France, and Real bossZinedine Zidane has said he likes the 26-year-old "a lot". But Solskjaer said on Monday: "He didnʼt talk about himself."He said anyone would like to play for Real Madrid."

Pogba rejoined United from Juventus in 2016 for a then world record £89m but his future at Old Trafford appeared in doubt earlier this season.

There were widespread reports of acrimony between the Frenchman and former manager Jose Mourinho, before the Portuguese was sacked in December and replaced by Solskjaer.

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London Broncos have long-term ambition to win Super League title Promoted London Broncos must have the ambition to win Super League in the future, says head coach Danny Ward. The Broncos will be back in the top flight in 2019 afterbeating Toronto Wolfpack 4-2 in the Million Pound Gameon Sunday. "We need to make it work, have a five-year plan of where we want to be," Ward told BBC Radio London.

"Next year is going to be tough but we want a long-term vision to make London the best club in the country." He added: "We donʼt just want to compete in Super League, but win it. We are not there just to survive." Ward, who took charge following the departure of Andrew Henderson at the end of last season, described their victory over the Wolfpack in Canada as "one of the proudest moments" of his career. "What a performance, what a day and what an achievement - I am still on a massive high," he said on their return to England. "To lead the club into the Million Pound Game and win promotion is one of my biggest ever achievements."

Roger Federer to face Stefanos Tsitsipas in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final Federer will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final

Roger Federer is one win away from a 100th ATP singles title after a semi-final victory over Borna Coric at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Federer, 37, showed his best form of the tournament in easing to a 6-2 6-2 win over the 22-year-old Croat.

He now faces Greeceʼs Stefanos Tsitsipas, who beat Federer in the Australian Open last 16 in January.

A win will make Federer the second male player to win 100 singles titles after American Jimmy Connors, who won 109. "Tsitsipas is tough to play, tough to beat," said Federer.

"He showed me that at the Australian Open, how hard he is. Maybe the final is a little bit of a revenge

match. "Reaching 100 titles - weʼre still far from it. Iʼm just going to try to focus and play good tennis," Tsitsipas recovered from a set and 3-1 down to get past Frenchman Gael Monfils 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4), a win which will propel the 20-year-old into the worldʼs top 10 for the first time in his career. "The whole match changed out of nowhere," Tsitsipas said. "Iʼve improved since last year. Beating the big guys, big players, players that have been in the top 10, it means a lot."

Chinese Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton leads another Mercedes 1-2 Lewis Hamiltonʼs 75th race win in the 1,000th Grand Prix led Mercedes to a third consecutive 1-2.

Hamilton overtook teammate Valtteri Bottas early on and never looked back. German driver Sebastian Vettel was third.

Before the 2019 season began, the talk was of a Ferrari team finally ready to challenge Mercedes dominance, particularly in the early races. As it turned out, the 1,000th Grand Prix turned out to be a similar story to the 999th and 998th. A

flying start from Lewis Hamilton edged him ahead of Valtteri Bottas before the first corner and the British driver never looked in any danger as he took the championship lead with asecond consecutive win. “We didn’t know where we would stand with the Ferraris," Hamilton admitted after the race. “But after that start the rest is history. The strategy has been on point these first three races. You can see how close it is between us all and we really don’t know how it’s going to turn out.”