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Former US President, Donald Trump responded publicly Friday night, December 23 to the final report released by the House Jan. 6 committee, attacking the committee and refuting its findings that he was ultimately responsible for the insurrection at the Capitol.   "The unselect committee [sic] did not produce a single shred of evidence that I in any way intended or wanted violence at our Capitol," Trump said of the voluminous report in a video posted to Truth Social.   "The evidence does not exist because the claim is baseless and a monstrous lie." Trump, in the five-minute video, repeatedly downplayed the deadly events of Jan. 6 and said that the doors to the Capitol were "flung open for people to walk in" and that "federal informants" played a role in the violence.  "The events of Jan. 6 were not an insurrection," Trump said. "They were a protest that got tragically out of control." Trump also continued to push th...

Football star, George Cohen, who played for England in the 1966 World cup has died, aged 83. The right-back played every minute of the six matches in the 1966 tournament and was vice-captain for the 4-2 win over West Germany in the Wembley final.   He spent his entire club career with Fulham and won 37 caps for England. "Very sad to hear my friend and England team-mate has died," said Sir Geoff Hurst, who is one of the two surviving members of the team that started the final, along with Sir Bobby Charlton.   "Everyone, without exception, always said that George was such a lovely man. He will be sadly missed, my heartfelt thoughts are with George's wife Daphne and his family," Hurst added on Twitter.   Fulham in a statement, said: "Everyone at Fulham Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our greatest ever players - and gentlemen.  "All of our thoughts are with Daphne, his beloved wife of more than 60 years...

  Paul Pogba's brother,  Mathias has been released from prison after being arrested and charged in September over an alleged extortion plot against his brother and former Manchester United midfielder.    Mathias Pogba’s lawyer Me Yassine Bouzrou confirmed his client’s release to Le Parisien and BFMTV, with the 32-year-old having been in pre-trial detention since his arrest.   An initial request for release had been denied back in September.   Four other people were also placed under formal investigation for extortion and criminal association.   Paul told police that the gang had been threatening him since March and were demanding £11m for 'protection services'.   Paul reportedly paid £100,000 to the group to 'save time', after he was threatened by masked, armed men in a Paris apartment while on international duty - only to see another multi-million demand issued.   Mathias Pogba has insisted he...

Former US president, Barack Obama has added three songs from Nigerian artistes – Burna Boy, Rema and Ayra Starr to his favourite music of 2022. Obama listed 25 of his favourite songs for the year and Burna Boy’s Last Last, Ayra’s Rush and Rema’s Calm Down made the list from Nigeria.   The ex-US president disclosed this on his Twitter page on Saturday December 24, saying he enjoyed sharing the list.   “I always enjoy sharing my end of year music playlist with all of you — and this year we heard a lot of great songs. Here are some of my favorites,” Obama wrote.  “Are there any songs or artists I should check out?” He asked.   Here's the full list...