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Amanda Holden is radiant in linen co-ord that solves summer officewear dilemma(Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
Amanda Holden has graced fans with yet another stunning summer look that features a stunning red co-ord. In a linen top and shorts combo that seamlessly combines officewear chic and summer-ready style, Amanda showed off her gorgeous legs and appeared radiant and ready for the sun. The positive news, then? The vest and shorts from Amanda’s exact co-ord are still available in most sizes, both in the vest and the shorts.
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Amnda wore this Good Linen Trucker Vest and Pleated Shorts co-ord from Theory(Image: Theory)
This co-ord from Theory is available in either a cherry red or a more obedient and understated black. The Trucker Vest can be worn alone or as an outer layer as a top. This top has a crew neckline and flap pockets, which give it a more informal appearance. This top also has a tailored design for a relaxed silhouette. The Theory’s signature stretch Good Linen fabric, which offers plenty of breathability and maneuverability, makes for a flattering and comfortable fit for all body types, is the single-breasted, button-front design.
The front of the wide-leg shorts is defined by pristine pleats, which are present in the Pleated Shorts. For a secure, figure-hugging fit around the waistline that doesn’t sacrifice the loose and airy style throughout, the design is supported by belt loops and fastened with a zip fly. Additionally, these are made of Theory’s signature Good Linen fabric.
Amanda’s look, which promises to be the ideal look for a warm summer day, compromises on formality for an office setting while being wearable for any summertime occasion. This co-ord seamlessly transitions from a morning meeting to an evening date, while maintaining your comfort and style.
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Sizes 2 to 18 are available in Amanda’s Trucker Vest from Theory, which retails for £127. The shorts are available in sizes 6 through 18 and retail for £117.
Following several months of conflict in eastern DRC, which has claimed the lives of thousands of people and forced millions of people, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are expected to sign a peace agreement through the United States on Friday.
Neither country is formally at war, but the DRC accuses its neighbour, Rwanda, of backing the M23 rebel group, which is waging war in eastern DRC. This accusation is refuted by Rwanda.
A deadly offensive by the rebels in eastern DRC was escalating in January, according to a UN expert panel. The M23 has since seized the strategic cities of Goma and Bukavu, and its attacks have raised fears of a regional war.
In a region where dozens of militias have been battling for resource control since the middle of the 1990s, reports suggest that the US is considering investing in the mineral-rich region in exchange for security and calm.
What we know about the upcoming peace agreement is as follows:
A Burundian official from the Office for the Protection of Refugees speaks with newly arrived Congolese refugees awaiting relocation while weighing a sack of rice delivered by the now-dismantled United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at the Cishemere Transit Centre near Buganda, on May 6, 2025]Luis TATO/AFP]
What causes the crisis, and why?
The Rwandan genocide of Tutsis and centrist Hutus in 1994 is the cradle of the DRC-Rato conflict.
Following the overthrow of the genocidal government by the Rwandan Defence Forces, Hutu genocidaires fled into the neighbouring DRC’s poorly governed eastern region. They continued to launch attacks on Rwanda while hiding among civilian refugees.
The First and Second Congo Wars (1996-1997) and 1998-2003 were the result of Kigali’s attempts to attack those forces. Rwanda and Uganda were accused of targeting Hutu civilians, and looting and smuggling the DRC’s coffee, diamonds, timber, coltan and gold. In addition, other neighbors chose Rwanda or the DRC’s side.
Since then, there has been little low-level conflict in Eastern DRC. More than six million people have been killed, and millions have been displaced. In the area, at least 100 armed groups operate and control lucrative mines while exploiting a security vacuum. Coltan and cobalt are one of the largest reserves in the world. It is also rich in gold, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are critical for tech gadgets.
One of those forces is M23, which first appeared in 2012. Congolese Tutsi soldiers who participated in the conflict and were intended to be incorporated into the army make up the majority of the group. In 2011, they revolted, claiming ethnic discrimination in the force. M23 asserts that it is protecting Congolese Tutsis’ rights. However, Kigali refutes the accusations that the organization serves as a front for Rwanda’s regional control plans. President Felix Tshisekedi has also accused longtime Rwandan leader Paul Kagame of backing the group.
According to a report from the 2022 UN expert, Rwanda is actively supporting the M23 and has between 3,500 and 4000 Rwandan troops stationed in the DRC. Rwanda also claims to support the group, according to the US. Rwanda counters the allegations by accusing the DRC of working with other armed groups like the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a Hutu rebel outfit. Kinshasa insists that the organization is not involved.
On February 4, 2025, members of the Congolese Red Cross and volunteers deliver victims of the most recent conflict to a cemetery in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Why did the conflict resurface?
M23, which was initially defeated by a UN force, reappeared in 2022 with a string of sporadic, violent attacks. It launched a lightning offensive in January 2025, seizing towns quickly and promising to march on Kinshasa, using heavy artillery.
An alliance of the Congolese Defence Forces, the FLDR, and a force from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) attempted to push the group back. The SADC forces withdrew in May.
Because each side is held accountable for violating ceasefires, African Union-led mediation efforts like the Luanda Peace Process (2022) and the Nairobi Peace Process (2023) have failed to put an end to the conflict. In March, President Joao Lourenco of Angola, who attempted to strike a deal for months, stepped down as official mediator.
In addition, important Rwandan army officials have been subject to sanctions by the United States and the European Union for their involvement in the conflict.
Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, the DRC’s foreign minister, and Olivier Nduhungirehe, her Rwandan counterpart, were in talks with US Secretary of Defense Marco Rubio in April.
Qatar is also involved in the mediation. In one of the rarest face-to-face encounters in March, Shisekedi and Kagame had a meeting with Qatar’s emir in Doha.
What exactly is contained in the peace deal?
A full draft of the agreement to be signed on Wednesday has not been made available.
Standard phrases like: “In earlier drafts during the negotiation process, including:
Both parties’ commitment to territorial security and a stop to hostilities.
Disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration of non-state armed groups.
refugees and the displacement of people who have returned.
Conditions that would govern the negotiations were released by the US Department of State earlier in April, though it is unknown whether they were included in the final agreement. They were categorised as such:
Respect for one another’s territorial boundaries: Both sides agreed to do so.
Security: Both pledged to establish a joint security operation to combat militias and to end all armed groups.
Economic issues: Both countries agreed to use existing regional framework structures, such as the East African Community, to expand transparent trade and investment opportunities, including those to be facilitated by “the US government or US investors” in mineral supply chains, hydropower development and national park management.
Does the mineral trade agreement serve as a bargaining chip for the DRC?
Some critics have expressed concern that the US might leverage the agreement to gain more access to the minerals in the DRC. Such a scenario, they warn, could cause a replay of the violence of past decades, when the DRC’s minerals were a major draw for interfering foreign governments.
These worries stem from the Tshikekedi government’s US-made pitch from February. In exchange for minerals, the DRC agreed to a a minerals-for-security deal with Washington, which basically demanded that the US government control eastern DRC.
US envoy to Africa Massad Boulos confirmed on a trip to DRC in April that Washington was interested in a mineral deal. Despite no specifics, talks have been going on in parallel with the Rwanda-DRC peace agreement.
Under President Donald Trump, Washington is working to ensure that high-tech equipment and weapons have access to minerals.
“The intertwining of peace and mineral interests is deeply alarming, echoing a tragic and persistent pattern in the DRC’s history”, analyst Lindani Zungu wrote in an opinion piece for Al Jazeera, recalling how colonial rulers exploited the DRC’s resources, and how its neighbours did the same during the Congo wars.
Zungu warned that “this peace deal” could turn out to be another neo-colonial instrument. Foreign investment is used in this context to “deepen the gap between resource-rich African countries and wealthy consumer economies,” not to build but to extract.
Will this fix the DRC crisis?
How will this deal resolve the numerous tensions in the DRC remains a mystery. The proposed resolution or remediation procedures are not mentioned in the draft agreements.
Chief among the issues, analysts say, is the overall weak governance and justice system in the country that historically sees corrupt officials and perpetrators of injustice go scot-free. Some Congo wars politicians, who were not subject to trials, are the focus of the analysis.
The Congolese people want a fair and credible judicial system that doesn’t just punish one person, but also exposes the wider domestic and international power structures that have profited from the suffering of the people, according to Center for Congo Research analyst Kambale Musavuli.
“True justice means going beyond the courtroom. It also involves restoring Congo’s people’s access to its resources, eradicating predatory practices that were instituted under (previous President) Kabila, and continuing the Tshisekedi regime. Additionally, he said, “it also means holding all actors accountable for their roles in the plunder and violence, including multinational corporations and foreign governments.”
Both the M23 and the Congolese armed forces have been accused of atrocities, including extrajudicial killings and sexual assault. Before he and President Tshisekedi, Corneille Nangaa, a M23 rebel leader, allegedly brokered ‘backroom deals’ involving contested 2018 general elections. He was the head of the nation’s elections commission. He announced that his Congo River Alliance would join M23 in December 2023.
Paul Onuachu, a Super Eagles forward, has been made a permanent move to Trabzonspor in Turkey.
On Friday, the saints announced the transfer via a statement posted on their website.
The Southampton Football Club said it is “confirming that conditions have been reached” with Trabzonspor regarding Paul Onuachu’s transfer.
The 31-year-old will leave St Mary’s after a two-and-a-half-year spell that saw him score four goals in 40 appearances on loan to the Turkish side in 2023/24.
We applaud Paul and wish him well as he worked for the Saints.
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Following last year’s relegation from the Premier League, Southampton will now play in the English Championship.
Ipswich Town and Leicester City were both promoted to the bottom.
At Trabzonspor, Onuachu scored 15 goals in 21 games during the 2023-2024 season on loan.
He made his Super Eagles international debut in 2019 with 24 caps and three goals.
Sweden winger Benjamin Nygren has signed for an undisclosed fee with Celtic from Nordsjaelland, according to manager Brendan Rodgers, who added that “he’s a player that our supporters will enjoy watching.”
The 23-year-old has made 107 appearances for the Danish side and has had stints with IFK Gothenburg, Genk, and Heerenveen. He has signed a five-year deal.
In his first four senior international appearances, which all took place in 2025, Nygren has scored twice.
He has already gained a lot of club experience, and his impressive performances from last season also earned him his first Sweden caps.
After moving to the United States, Nygren declared to Celtic TV, “I feel amazing.”
He said, “I’m a very competitive person, and I enjoy Celtic immensely.” “I adore the winning mentality and the huge club,” he said.
I want to be with like-minded individuals who enjoy winning as well.
The Swede responded, “I’m a player who wants to create a lot of chances and go towards goal,” when asked what fans could expect from him.
I can run a lot and serve as a liaison between the defense and the offence. I play the game with an offensive mind, but I also put in a lot of effort and give it my all.
Even now that I’m 23 years old, I have played over 200 games, which is “my breakthrough when I was very young.” I want to bring a lot of experience with me.
After just three and a half seasons with Nordsjaelland, Nygren helped them finish fifth in the Danish Superleague last season, ranking fourth overall in the league’s scoring department.
He stated on the website that “I came to FC Nordsjlland as a young boy and that he is leaving the organization now.” I had a wonderful time during this time.
“It’s important for me to play regularly and face significant challenges in both the Conference League and the Superliga.” In a lot of the spring games, I was pleased to wear the captain’s armband.
Nygren is moving on “by mutual agreement,” according to football director Alexander Riget.
Benjamin Nygren is a great example of what a football team can accomplish, he said.
On social media, videos of Israeli air attacks attacking what the Israeli military claimed was an underground Hezbollah site have been shared. According to authorities, the attacks resulted in one fatality and the other 20 injuries.
Keith Andrews applied for the manager’s position at League Two MK Dons two months ago, but Paul Warne, who was previously Derby County manager, did not.
After Thomas Frank’s departure from Tottenham, the former Republic of Ireland international was promoted to head coach at Brentford, making an unexpected turn for the former Republic of Ireland international.
Andrews is the 98th permanent (non-caretaker or interim) managerial appointment by a Premier League club since June 2015, but only the sixth to be a first-time manager.
Only Parker and Arteta’s tenure as permanent managers in that position, which included Mike Phelan (Hull, 2016), Craig Shakespeare (Leicester, 2017), Scott Parker (Fulham, 2019), Mikel Arteta (Arsenal, 2019), and Gary O’Neil (Bournemouth, 2022), endured more than seven months.
Matthew Upson, who played with Andrews at Brighton in 2013-14 and when the Irishman began his coaching career at MK Dons in 2015, tells BBC Sport, “An appointment like this is a rare and a risk.”
“But it’s exciting – it’s got everyone talking about it. Keith’s career is moving forward in a significant way, but I know him well and understand why this opportunity exists.
Andrews, who was born in Dublin, left Wolverhampton Wanderers at the age of 20 and moved on to his first senior managerial position.
Will he be a success like Frank, who got Brentford promoted and established them in the Premier League during his seven years in charge?
Bees’ smart appointment was suited and booted.
Andrews ‘ playing career included Premier League appearances for Wolves, Blackburn Rovers and West Bromwich Albion, while he represented his country 35 times and featured at Euro 2012 when Giovanni Trapattoni was in charge of the Republic of Ireland.
He also had a chance to play for League Two at MK Dons, one of the 12 clubs he has represented throughout his 15-year career, which included 412 appearances in all competitions.
McDonnell, who has closely followed Andrews’ professional career as a player and coach, says, “He has always been someone who is aware of the world around him.”
“He was close to the owner at MK Dons, Pete Winkelman, and his standing there in his mid-20s was such that he helped recommend Paul Ince as manager in 2007.
At Wolves, they had previously played together. After that, Keith was taken with him to Blackburn.
“Keith has good interpersonal skills. He was always interested in the future and what was happening. He was speaking to and networking.
” He recognised it was a short playing career and maybe he realised that to stay in the game you had to have your eyes open to what was going on around you. “
After working for a clothing company, Andrews, who was 31 at the time, assisted in the squad’s selection of suits for the tournament.
According to McDonnell, “He had an entrepreneurial side.”
Andrews made his international debut in 2008 at the relatively late age of 28 soon after joining Blackburn, then a Premier League club, from League One MK Dons for around £1m.
He played for Ireland in 2009, but Thierry Henry’s skillful handling of the ball cruelly prevented them from winning the World Cup against France.
Although Ireland finished bottom of their group, which included Spain, Italy, and Croatia, Keith was probably one of the few to receive any credit, adds McDonnell.
Andrews announced his retirement from playing in August 2015, aged 34, to become first-team coach to Karl Robinson at MK Dons.
He said at the time, “I absolutely adore my new role, and this is the ideal setting for me to learn.”
I’m just football-obsessed. I never switch off for a second – even when I’m watching a game at home on the sofa, I’m analysing it.
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“Riskous appointment, but also energizing.”
Andrews worked as assistant to Stephen Kenny for both the under-21 and senior Republic of Ireland national teams until Kenny’s departure in November 2023.
Prior to joining Roberto Martinez and Anthony Barry as Thomas Tuchel’s assistant in Belgium, Anthony Barry was also on the coaching staff at the time Andrews was involved.
Under the direction of Chris Wilder, Andrews left Sheffield United in December 2023 and became Brentford’s set-piece coach.
Though Andrews has been part of Brentford’s backroom team since last summer, it has been known that he has had ambitions to begin his managerial career for some time – hence his decision to apply for the MK Dons job.
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However, it continues to appoint people from within after Frank was promoted from his assistant position in 2018 to Dean Smith’s. Frank had managed Brondby and Denmark youth teams before joining Brentford.
Former England defender Upson says Brentford’s risk is present, but it’s also refreshing.
It demonstrates that they have faith in their organization, just as they did when Frank was appointed.
On his time working with Andrews at Brighton and MK Dons, Upson says: “He’s a very personable guy, and is excellent working with the players – he has got really good people skills, and his communication was really good.
He also had good coaching skills because of how well he spoke on the pitch.
When I was covering a Brentford game for 5 Live a few weeks ago, I had a good conversation with Keith, who was very supportive of the club and his work with Frank, and described how he was really putting his teeth into his position.
” He doesn’t have the experience of being a manager but he has the personality and the belief to do it and that must have come across, not just in an interview but from his work at the club in the past few months. “
Since taking over as set-piece coach at the Gtech Community Stadium on July 1, 2024, Andrews has undoubtedly had an impact.
In 24-25 sets-pieces, Brentford scored 14 of its 66 Premier League goals. Only Arsenal (17), Crystal Palace (17), Nottingham Forest (17), Aston Villa (16), Brighton (15) and Everton (15) scored more.
In addition, Brentford came in second place with six goals conceded from set pieces, behind Manchester City, who had a whopping six.
The Bees gained a reputation last season for using a quick start right away, with Andrews’ methods alleged to be a contributing factor.
In three successive league matches between 14-28 September – Manchester City (away), Tottenham (away) and West Ham (home) – they scored after 22 seconds, 23 seconds and 38 seconds.
Nathan Collins scored after 76 seconds in Brentford’s next game, a 5-3 home win over Wolves on October 5.
What I learned from our interaction was that he kept things fairly straightforward in terms of how he perceived the game as a player, “adds Upson.” He would do the simple things really well and he would like to play forwards quickly.
Will there be a line-up of critics?
Andrews has been a pundit on radio and television in both the Republic of Ireland and England.
After losing to Wales in 2018, he told the Republic of Ireland boss Martin O’Neill to “stop moaning,” adding: “They don’t have a clue what they are doing.
What will success look like for Brentford under their new manager? Andrews can expect to face the same scrutiny as he will as a Premier League manager.
Since winning promotion to the Premier League in 2021, the Bees have finished 13th, 9th, 16th and 10th.
There will probably be a point where the team will experience a wobble, a dip, or a decline in results, according to Upson.
What transpires will be interesting, and it really depends on what Keith’s expectations are.
” Even Thomas Frank has had wobbles in the past, when the team went through really bad spells. Bryan Mbeumo is also projected to leave, which is a surprise.
“I can see why he has this chance, but having played with Keith and seen him as a coach in his early days, I can see why he has this chance,” he said.
” As well having good opinions, he is an impressive communicator in how he gets his ideas across. That is a very important trait for him as a manager because getting the players to agree with you is key.
