initially for two years but paid over the next five. but the spanish league s strict salary rules meant it wasn t possible. translation: to fulfil beleaguered trent fair play rules, barcelona needed to accept a new deal that would mortgage our tv rights. i wasn t in a position to put the future of the club at risk. i will not do it for anyone. our club has a tradition of 122 years. it is above any players, even above the best player in the world, one that we will be forever thankful to who has played with us for many years. england have taken another wicket in the test match at trent bridge. and the test match at trent bridge. and the latest team gb medal is a bronze for the four by 100 metre women s relay team. that leaves team gb fourth in the medals table, i think. i need to check. please do that and
that news conference ahead of tomorrow s community shield at wembley against leicester. he justified the £100 million they spent on signing jack grealish, saying they ve offset that by selling some of their fringe and academy players. he was also asked about lionel messi, he says they were not interested in signing the argentinian superstar even though he is finally available at a price. the barcelona president says the club simply cannot afford to keep him any more, so he will be leaving after years there. joan laporta offered messi a new contract but the club s wage bill would have been more than its entire turnover. though the two year deal would have been paid over the next five, the spanish league s strict salary rules meant it wasn t possible. the argentinian is now likely tojoin paris st germain. translation: to fulfil the fair play rules, - barcelona needed to accept a new deal but that would mortgage 50
violated federal spending laws. pruitt s staff failed to notify congress before spending more than $5,000 on office improvements. the epa rejects that interpretation saying it applies to aesthetic improvements. the epa watch dog office says two pruitt aides who received raises through a loophole in salary rules. they had an earlier pay increase previously inn disclosed. the raises where pruitt s name and signature were written. another trump cabinet member in the clear. the interior department found that ryan zinke s travel patterpatter patterns followed policy. the report says most of the flights last year were by the
of trump s plans to meet kim jong un next month. abe dogged by corruption scandal at home. and in need of some type of policy win. the white house says fair and reciprical trade is being looked into with the discussions with japan. new developments in two of the controversies over scott pruitt. the government accountability office says $43,000 sound proof booth for pruitt s office violated federal spending laws. pruitt s staff failed to notify congress before spending more than $5,000 on office improvements. the epa rejects that interpretation saying it applies to aesthetic improvements. the epa watch dog office says two pruitt aides who received raises through a loophole in salary rules. they had an earlier pay increase
want to know if wealthy russians funneled money illegally through campaigns and straw donors. embattled epa administrator scott pruitt was unaware two of the top aides were getting raises and he put a stop to it. the white house rejected the staffer raises which totaled $80,000. the increases were put through anyway with the loophole in the federal salary rules. fox news ed henry pressed pruitt. if you are committed to the trump agenda, why did you give pay raises to two staffers? i did not. my staff did. i changed it when i found out. ppo process should have been respected. i issued a statement walking back the pay raises. that should not have been done. there will be accountability. a career person or political? i don t know. you don t know? you don t know who did it? i found out about this yesterday and i corrected the action. we are in the process of finding out how it took place and