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Chelsea are in second place in the Premier League and comfortably defeated Barcelona in the Champions League, but can they now be considered true contenders to win each competition?Perhaps more importantly, do people within the club believe they can go all the way? Enzo Maresca has overseen one of the most stable, successful and promising tenures since Todd Boley’s consortium took over in 2022, and it could very well lead to even greater expectations in the future. Sky Sports News’ chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekor answers some key questions about the views from inside Chelsea ahead of a potentially season-defining clash…

Pedestrians at Pitt Street Mall on Thursday, July 24, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Brendon Thorne Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s inflation rate accelerated in October, beating analysts’ expectations and rising at the fastest pace in seven months, data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed. Based on data published by ABS through April 2024, the consumer price index rose 3.8% year-on-year in October, the fastest pace since April. This beat the average 3.6% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters. This is the first time the ABS has published a complete monthly consumer price index, as the…

Reuters — A South Korean-born New Zealand woman was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for the murders of two young children whose bodies were found inside a suitcase in an abandoned storage locker more than three years ago, New Zealand media reported. Ha-kyung Lee was sentenced in September after admitting to killing the children, ages 8 and 6, in 2018, a year after the children’s father died of cancer. Lee has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and was represented at trial with the assistance of two attorneys. The New Zealand Herald reported that Lee’s lawyer argued…

Paul Merson described Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Bayern Munich as a “huge statement” and said the result would make everyone across Europe sit up and take notice of Mikel Arteta’s side.Second-half goals from Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli helped the Gunners claim all three points in their heavyweight Champions League clash with Bayern, extending their perfect record in the competition to five wins from five games and taking top spot among 36 teams. This means Arsenal are unbeaten in the last 16 games and are at the top of the Premier League and Champions League. Former Gunner Merson said: “This…

Taipei, Taiwan – October 10: Taiwan President William Lai delivers a National Day speech during a National Day ceremony held in front of the Presidential Palace in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 10, 2025. Daniel Cheng | Anadolu | Getty ImagesTaiwan will introduce an additional defense budget of NT$1.25 trillion ($40 billion), President Lai Ching-de said at a press conference on Wednesday, as Beijing accelerates military preparations near the island.Lai said China continues to increase military exercises and so-called “gray zone harassment” around Taiwan, with the goal of seizing the island by force by 2027, according to a CNBC translation of…

As tensions with the Trump administration continue to rise, Venezuela’s military is actively promoting nationwide preparations to counter a possible U.S. attack on social media. Experts say the new show of force, including low-flying fighter jets over major cities and live-fire drills off the coast, is aimed at drawing new attention to military capabilities. CNN analyzed Venezuelan military footage, verified social media videos and other open source data since early September to examine how President Nicolás Maduro’s regime is wielding its relatively modest military power in its conflict with the United States. Venezuela’s preparations were greeted with demonstrations of U.S.…

Liverpool lost 4-1 to PSV Eindhoven at Anfield, their ninth defeat in just 12 competitive matches.Here, Sky Sports’ Adam Bate assesses the key issues currently holding back Arne Slott’s side. Concerned about Van Dijk’s health image: Virgil van Dijk concedes penalty early in Liverpool’s heavy defeat Virgil van Dijk was determined to stand strong against Wayne Rooney’s criticism after the clean sheet win over Real Madrid, but three consecutive defeats have put his form firmly in the spotlight and he will once again be held accountable. The difficult thing about Van Dijk is that he is a natural leader. He…

Startup leaders bullish on budgetStartup leaders are responding positively to tax breaks for employees and investors unveiled by Finance Minister Rachel Reeves in the budget. “This Budget shows that the government has seriously listened to founders and tried to make things better to build and scale a startup in the UK,” Dom Hallas, executive director of lobby group Startup Coalition, told CNBC.”Big progress on expanding share options, doubling the scale of the enterprise investment and venture capital trust schemes to back scaleups, and looking again at how entrepreneurs are incentivised in our tax system will make a material difference to founders…

Tottenham, who have improved, were unable to hold on to a two-goal lead against European champions PSG and lost 5-3 in the Champions League.With a header that single-handedly outscored Spurs’ xG at the Emirates, Richarlison scored his third goal of the game to give Thomas Frank’s side the lead, while Randall Kolo Muani scored against his parent club to give the visitors the lead twice at the Parc des Princes. But Vicinha’s hat-trick galvanized Luis Enrique’s side to change their style and lead to even more dire results for Spurs, who are now further removed from the top eight at…

This report is from this week’s CNBC UK Exchange newsletter. See what you see? You can subscribe here.You can follow CNBC’s budget coverage throughout the day on our live blog here. dispatchDespite the millions of words written and spoken about today’s Budget, this event will probably be largely forgotten in 10 years’ time.Even if you mention one or two, most budget proposals are quickly forgotten by most people, except for some political geeks and the smart people at the Institute for Fiscal Studies who are paid to evaluate budgets.Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, did her best to…