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John Penrose
person41% of his own MPs voted to topple him - just 906 days after his election landslide. The extraordinary result is worse than the 117 MPs who tried to oust Theresa May. 63% of voters have a negative view of PM in light of recent events.
Boris Johnson
personUK PM Johnson won confidence vote handsomely, time to move on - minister says. Johnson won the vote 211 to 148, securing the support of 59% of his lawmakers. The current rules state that he can not face another confidence vote for at least a year.
Elon Musk has threatened to call off his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Musk's lawyers have written to Twitter accusing it of failing to provide sufficient information about the number of false users on the service. Musk could choose “not to consummate the transaction” because of the alleged breach of contract.
Nupur Sharma
personThe governments of Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Afghanistan and Pakistan described the comments as ‘insulting’ Brijesh Kalappa, who was Karnataka Congress’s face on TV, in talks with AAP. Mumbai Police registered an FIR against BJP leader Nupur Sharma for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
Wales
organizationWales beat Ukraine 1-0 in their playoff final tie in Cardiff on Sunday. Gareth Bale's free-kick was deflected into the visiting goal by Andriy Yarmolenko. Rob Page's side will join England, USA and Iran in Group B at Qatar.
Casper Ruud
personRafael Nadal wins a record-extending 14th French Open title and 22nd Grand Slam men’s singles title. The 36-year-old Spaniard beat Casper Ruud in what may have been his last time playing the tournament. Nadal is yet to lose a final at Roland-Garros.
Joe Root
personRoot scored an unbeaten 115 as England defeated New Zealand. His 26th Test ton also took him to 10,000 Test runs. England beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first Test at Lord's. Second of three matches gets underway at Trent Bridge on Friday.
Rafael Nadal
personRafael Nadal has won the French Open for a record-extending 14th time. The 36-year-old defeated Casper Ruud 6-3, 6- 3, 6 -0 in the final. It's Nadal's 14th title at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam title overall.
Andriy Yarmolenko
personWales beat Ukraine 1-0 to take the final European spot in Qatar. Gareth Bale's free-kick was headed into his own net by Andriy Yarmolenko. Wales will now open at the World Cup against the United States.
Gareth Bale
personWales beat Ukraine 1-0 in World Cup play-off to end 64-year wait. Gareth Bale scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot. Wales adopted 'Yma o Hyd' as their team anthem.
Iga Swiatek
personTop-ranked Polish player's winning streak to 35 matches. The 21-year-old has also won the 2020 French Open while still a teen. Her unbeaten run equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as longest this century. Rafael Nadal faces Casper Ruud in the men's final Sunday.
Coco Gauff
personTop seed Iga Swiatek beat Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 at Roland Garros. It was the Pole's second French Open title and her 35th consecutive victory. The victory takes her level with Venus Williams for most consecutive wins.
Congress
organizationPresident Joe Biden calls for a ban on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. Left-wing lawmakers from the ruling Peru Libre party presented a bill to nationalize copper production in Peru. Several Trumpworld figures, including Fox personalities and his own son, texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urging Trump to denounce the violence.
BBC
organizationBradley and Holly Willoughby's BBC quiz show Take Off reportedly axed. BBC plans to end dedicated programming on its Radio 4 long wave frequency next year. Prime Minister booed and jeered as he arrived at St Paul's Cathedral.
Alexander Zverev
personRafael Nadal beat Alexander Zverev 7-6 (10-8) 6-6 in their French Open semi-final. World No 3 will play either Marin Cilic or Casper Ruud in Sunday's final. The Spaniard is bidding for his 22nd Grand Slam title.
Tesla
organizationShares in electric carmaker Tesla fell more than 8 per cent on Friday following news that CEO Elon Musk plans to freeze hiring and slash jobs. Musk's message was titled "pause all hiring worldwide", came two days after the billionaire told staff to return to the workplace or leave. Musk replied to the leaked email on Twitter and said people who think coming into work is antiquated "should pretend to work somewhere else"
Elon Musk
personA leaked email from Elon Musk tells Tesla employees to return to the office or leave. Musk replied to the leaked email on Twitter and said people who think coming into work is antiquated "should pretend to work somewhere else" President Joe Biden quipped that he wished Musk "lots of luck on his trip to the moon"
Peter Navarro
personEx-Trump advisor Peter Navarro has been indicted for defying the House January 6 committee. He has claimed that he can't cooperate due to Trump's supposed privilege over the information. Navarro urged people to buy his book "Taking Back Trump's America" to fund his legal defense fund.
the Golden State Warriors
organizationGolden State Warriors lose 120-108 to the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Warriors turned a 12-point lead after three quarters into an 12- point loss. The last team to lose a Finals game when leading by at least 12 points was Portland in 1992 in a Game 6 series-ending loss to Michael Jordan.
Johnny Depp
personJohnny Depp won the defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard on Wednesday. A jury found that Heard was liable for defamatory comments she made against Depp in the 2018 op-ed published in the Washington Post. The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.