“First the knife hit my shoulder,” he told BBC Sport.
I remember jumping over tables and chairs. I was running down the aisle and telling people, ‘There’s somebody with a knife; run. I’ve been stabbed; run, run, run.’
“At that moment, when I jumped over the table, he saved me. I was just thinking about running for my life, getting off that train. As soon as I got down from the first or second carriage, I set off the alarm, and I was completely covered in blood.”
“I was thinking that if I die, I won’t be able to meet my family again and that was the main worry for me,” he says. “Normally I would drive back to London. That was the first time I got on a train to go back. What are the chances of that happening? It’s crazy.”
The train made an emergency stop at Huntingdon, where armed police met it. After being given first aid by a fellow passenger, Gjoshe managed to get himself to the station car park, from where paramedics transported him to the hospital.
It was only after the surgery that he came to know that he had seven wounds on his bicep, shoulder and arm.
Doctors told him that the knife “had gone through my muscles” and had come close to hitting a nerve in his arm.
When asked if he feared his football career might be over, he said, “I was distressed. Just wondering, ‘What have I lost?’ I had no idea until I had the surgery. He said, ‘It is not a matter of much panic. You are very lucky.”
In the days that followed, Gjoshen recalls:
They moved me from one ward to another because the media were looking for me.”
After being released from hospital, Gjoshe endured several months of rehabilitation, only returning to full training in March, which he describes as “a huge relief.” I started getting movement of my hand; it was getting better day by day. It was a wonderful feeling.
Despite handling what he has endured with impressive indifference, Gojoshe has not sat on a train since the mass stabbing.
He says, “I wouldn’t want to do that anymore. You never know. It’s best to be safe. I can’t trust anything anymore.”
The SPFL has confirmed that Celtic’s title-winning victory over Hearts on Saturday was not brought to a premature conclusion, while a pitch invasion was condemned after the last action of an exciting and chaotic afternoon.
Fans walked out of the stands at Celtic Park after Callum Osmond scored 3–1 on 98 minutes.
The game did not restart, with eight minutes of stoppage time declared at the end of the regulation 90 minutes.
Hearts started the day ahead by one point and took the lead through a Lawrence Shankland header.
Celtic equalised with an Arne Engels penalty on the stroke of half-time, while Daizen Maeda put the defending champions ahead on 87 minutes.
Hearts, who were in their first title hunt since 1960, decided to make a hasty exit from the stadium, citing a “dangerous and threatening atmosphere.”
American late-night television, that unique, bizarre institution where presidents mock, celebrities fawn over and audiences applaud on cue, is preparing for a funeral. After 33 years, CBS is shutting down
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
with its eponymous host taking his final bow this week — not just the end of a show, but perhaps the end of an era when comedians doubled as political opposition.
emphasises that the decision is “purely financial”, which, as one article stated, may be true like the Titanic’s “water management issue”.
According to the network, late-night television is losing money in the streaming age, with young viewers migrating to social media memes, clips and podcasts hosted by hosts broadcasting from basements and bunkers.
Advertising revenues for late-night TV have declined dramatically in recent years, even as production costs have increased.
Yet some people in America believe that money is the reason for the demise of the top-rated late-night franchise.
Suspicion deepened after Colbert blamed Paramount Global – CBS’s parent company – for settling a lawsuit brought by President Trump and called the payment a “big fat bribe”.
A few days later,
CBS announced the show’s cancellation as Paramount sought regulatory approval for its merger with Skydance Media, as the late-night show had become politically and commercially radioactive.
At MAGA USA, comedians are now treated less like clowns and more like hostile political actors. Trump has long viewed late-night hosts as enemies, regularly attacking Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers on social media.
The trio, along with Jon Stewart and John Oliver, have leant into political satire since the rise of Trump, turning the monologue into a nightly prosecution summary.
Critics called it liberal quacking, but for fans it was therapy. As the end of the week approached, late at night the fraternity came together with surprising tenderness.
Kimmel and Fallon reportedly opted for a rerun rather than compete with Colbert’s farewell episode, and they, along with Meyers and Oliver, appeared in a symbolic on-air group hug. He joked that Jon Stewart, who was not with him, was a “designated survivor”.
Even David Letterman, the patron saint of sardonic late-night television and Colbert’s predecessor, recently joined him in throwing CBS office furniture off the roof in a mock revolt.
Apparently American television executives can cancel the show – but not their beloved drama.
Colbert himself alternated between gallows humour and visible bitterness.
saying with some disbelief that his staff would be effectively laid off immediately after the final show. And what’s next for the 62-year-old host?
Amid reports that he will co-write a Lord of the Rings film with his son, Peter, he is also expected to shift towards streaming and podcasting.
Interestingly, India has often featured in Colbert’s comic universe. During Trump-era outsourcing concerns, he once joked that American jobs were being sent to “a call centre in Bangalore, which has better customer service even for scam calls”.
He often chided Indian-Americans for their academic knowledge, joking that spelling-bee champions “sound less like kids and more like junior tax consultants”.
When PM Modi visited the US, he quipped that his and Trump’s bonding at big rallies was the geopolitical version of two DJs comparing crowd sizes. “But the broader resonance may lie elsewhere, including India.
As political polarisation deepens globally, comedians on both sides of the globe are learning that satire now comes with legal notices, troll armies, and ideological surveillance.
Indian stand-up comics know this pressure intimately from police complaints, cancelled venues and legal cases.
America’s late-night readers are now discovering only what they have long understood: Power laughs loudest at jokes aimed not upwards, but downwards. Late-night television once promised Americans catharsis before this episode. After this, it will be morning soon.
Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Chelsea interim head coach Callum McFarlane (Photo: TNT Sports)
Interim Chelsea head coach Callum McFarlane felt his side should have received a penalty when Jurel Hato collided with Manchester City’s Abdulkadir Khasanov in the FA Cup final. The incident happened in the second half when Chelsea pushed for an equaliser after Antoine Semenyo scored.
Khasanov managed to go forward with a handstand before entangling his legs and seeing both men fall to the ground. Referee Darren England was in a gprimeposition to make the call and said no penalty. VAR’s Peter Banks immediately investigated the incident and decided that the on-field decision was correct and play continued.
Semino’s goal was the winner and City would feel they deserved the win, with McFarlane unhappy with the officials at full-time. Speaking to TNT Sports, he said: “I’ve watched it back and, to me, it’s a penalty. Jurrell comes forward and it’s a knock on the back of Jurrell.
“It’s very similar to Joao Pedro last week at Liverpool. I thought it was a penalty as well. [Jeremie] Frimpong and I are not getting any luck at the moment.” Asked if he had received any clarification from the authorities, McFarlane said, “No, no clarification.”
Pressed on whether he would seek one, he added, “There’s not much point. “[Asking] Now, is there?” Later, in his post-match interviews with reporters, McFarlane said: “I thought those were difficult calls. The clash between Hato and Khasanov was a penalty.
“Jorrell comes up. If it’s anywhere else on the pitch, it’s a foul – sometimes you get them, sometimes you don’t.”
Chelsea appealed several penalties during the FA Cup final. Pedro felt that he had been fouled several times inside the area but England and Banks each time agreed that he was not fouled.
On Tuesday night, City travel to Bournemouth looking to keep the title race alive until the final day.
They currently sit two points behind leaders Arsenal. However, if the Gunners beat Burnley on Monday, the gap will widen to five points, meaning a win for City and Mikel Arteta’s side will see them crowned champions.
The father of a teenager who died after suffering meningitis has paid an emotional tribute to his “funny, friendly and kind” son, telling how the 17-year-old contracted sepsis within hours of first feeling unwell. Lewis Waters, a sixth-form student at The Henley College, died after being taken to intensive care earlier this week. In a heartbreaking message shared on social media, his father Sean Waters said the family is struggling to come to terms with the sudden loss.
‘Heartache cannot be expressed in words.’
“Within hours of feeling a little sick he developed sepsis and was taken away from us,” Shawn wrote on Facebook. “He fought hard and the ICU team really looked after him but they couldn’t save him.”
‘We are absolutely devastated.’
Describing Lewis as a much-loved teenager with a bright personality, his father said he was “funny, friendly, kind” and deeply devoted to his family and friends. “He also loved his sisters, friends and family very much,” she said. “Now that he is gone, life will never be the same for many of us.”
Two other students are undergoing treatment
The tragedy comes as two other young people in Berkshire are receiving treatmenteated for meningitis. Students attend Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre. The UK Health Protection Agency said it had identified a social link linking all three cases and confirmed that close contacts have been offered antibiotics as a precautionary measure. Officials said one case has been confirmed as meningitis B, while further testing is being done on the remaining cases.
Schools issue messages of support
Henley College said in a statement, “Our thoughts and sincere condolences go out to the student’s family and friends at this extremely difficult time.” Meanwhile, Reading Blue Coat headmaster Pete Thomas described it as a “concerning time for families and the wider community”. “We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of a student at another local school,” he said. Highdown School also confirmed it has shared guidance with parents and students about the symptoms of meningitis.
Symptoms parents should pay attention to:
Doctors are urging families to remain vigilant and are warning that meningitis can quickly become life-threatening. Common symptoms include:
high fever
severe headache
vomit
stiff neck
sensitivity to light
confusion or drowsiness
cold hands and feet
muscle pain
A rash that does not go away with pressure when using the “glass test”
Calls are growing for a wider vaccination rollout
The incident has reignited concerns about meningitis B in young adults, especially those who were too old to receive the routine MenB vaccine introduced for infants in 2015. Freddie van Mierlo, Liberal Democrat MP for Henley and Thames, has urged the government to consider a wider catch-up vaccination programme for teenagers and university-aged students. Health officials stressed that the current cases are not linked to an outbreak of meningitis B in Kent earlier this year, which resulted in two deaths.
Bunia, Congo — Reports indicate that at least 87 people have died in a new Ebola outbreak in Congo. In eastern Ituri Province, the Africa CDC warned of “active community transmission” on Saturday, as health workers rushed to step up screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.
Meanwhile, Associated Press journalists in Bunia, the capital of Ituri, interviewed locals who described their fear and the continued burials.
“Every day, people are dying… and the outbreak has been going on for almost a week. In a single day, we bury two, three or even more people,” said Jean-Marc Asiimwe, a resident of Bunia. “At this point, we don’t really know what type of disease it is.”
Ebola is highly contagious and can be transmitted through bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare but serious and often fatal.
Officials first announced the latest outbreak in Congo on Friday: 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases. As of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 336 suspected and 13 confirmed cases. Of the confirmed cases, four people have died.
In an online briefing on Saturday, Dr Jean Kassia, director-general of the Africa CDC, said the first case was reported in the Mongwalu health zone, a high-traffic mining area. “Cases later shifted to Rwampara and Bunia as patients sought medical care, which led to spread in the three health zones,” he said.
A large number of active cases remain within the local community, particularly in Mongwalu, Kasia said, “significantly complicating containment and contact tracing efforts.”
Insecurity in Ituri, where Islamic State-backed militants are based, carries out massive lethal attacks. ‘Surveillance and rapid response operations continue to be restricted,’ he said.
Of the 87 deaths, 57 are in the Mongwalu health zone, 27 in the Rwampara health zone and three in Ituri’s main town, Bunia.
Congo Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said late Friday that test results confirmed the Bundibugyo virus, a variant of the disease that has been less prominent in previous outbreaks in Congo. It is Congo’s 17th outbreak since Ebola first emerged in the country in 1976.
Kamba said the suspected index case in the latest outbreak was a nurse who died at a hospital in Bunia. He said that the matter occurred three weeks ago on April 24.
He did not say whether the nurse’s samples were tested but said the person showed symptoms of Ebola.
Uganda on Friday confirmed a case of Ebola that officials say was “imported” from the Congo. The man died on 14 May at Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, the Ugandan capital.
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was concerned about the risk of further spread due to the proximity of the affected areas of Uganda and South Sudan.
Uganda’s health ministry said the body of the patient who died in Kampala was later flown back to Congo and no other local cases were confirmed.
People were being screened at the entrance of Kibuli Muslim Hospital on Saturday.
Ismail Kigongo, who lives in Kampala, said the new outbreak reminded him of his father, whom he lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I get petrified because I remember I buried my father without even seeing his body,” he said.
Uganda’s neighbour, Kenya, said on Saturday there was “only a moderate risk of importation” of the Ebola virus due to regional travel. The Kenyan government said it had formed an Ebola preparedness team and strengthened surveillance at all points of entry.
Congo has experience in managing Ebola outbreaks, but it often faces logistical challenges. The goal is to deliver expertise and supplies to affected areas.
As Africa’s second-largest country by land area, Congo’s provinces are far apart from each other and mostly riven by conflict. For example, Islamic State-backed militants have devastated Ituri, which is about 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the country’s capital, Kinshasa.
Only 13 blood samples have been tested at the National Institute of Biomedical Research; 8 tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain. The health minister said that analysts could not analyse the remaining five due to insufficient sample quantity.
Businesses and routine activities appeared normal in public places in Bunia, Ituri’s main city, on Friday.
Resident Adeline Awekonimungu said she hoped that authorities would bring the outbreak under control soon. He said, “My recommendation is that the government takes this matter seriously and takes over the responsibility for the hospitals so that this matter can be brought under control.”
It certainly doesn’t feel like the end of an era at Manchester City, as they keep winning. Rather than confirm any departures yet, Pep Guardiola just picked up another trophy. His third personal FA Cup makes it a domestic cup double, making it the second domestic treble ever.
City clearly have a lot to change in the title race, but as this 1-0 win over Chelsea showed, they continue to squeeze.
And if it was far from the final for the ages – arguably overshadowed by Mohamed Salah’s commentary on Liverpool – it was at least a one-goal win for the ages. Antoine Semenyo’s backheel was next to none in competition history.
“Great skill,” as Guardiola said.
Semenyo put the January purchase at £62.5m. There’s also a different kind of goal value, as the forward made his debut in November 2018 against Metropolitan Police FC for Newport County. He knows what it means.
from one side of the cup to the other. Such spending and the way it was the 10th consecutive final involving one of these teams – if the first team involving both – played out in a flat build-up with both clubs investigating the background. While Chelsea pleaded guilty and are still awaiting the outcome of the FA case, City insist on their innocence.
It turned out to be a genuinely good finale, though, and Chelsea might feel a little bummed about it. Even Guardiola said he felt his side had been better in 2024 and 2025, the two consecutive finals they lost. Chelsea had the better game and had a couple of penalty kicks. Of these, Abdukodeir Khasanov’s clash with Jurel Hato seemed the most likely penalty, which Callum McFarlane certainly argued after the game.
“Anywhere on the pitch, it’s a penalty.”
Antoine Semenyo’s incredible goal wins the FA Cup for Man City. (A.P)
Jorrel Hato turns down a penalty call from the referee (Getty)
The interim coach actually tried to play down a particularly personal moment leading the team out to Wembley for the FA Cup final, insisting he was just focusing on the job at “Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.”
It is easy to reconcile this moment with the fact that McFarlane’s presence there was the result of a strange turn of events and curious leadership at the club, so perhaps he felt no sense of personal achievement.
How to feel about this Chelsea season? Well, it says a lot that McFarlane was asked about the possible consequences of not qualifying for Europe but simply replied, “You’re asking the interim coach.”
Would the FA Cup have even ‘saved’ the season?
It may have offered some badly needed feel-good, but it may also have sparked a debate about what it signalled, given the squad’s struggles under Liam Rosenior.
Overall, it has been a disappointing season, which continues to raise significant questions about the strategy of the football leadership.
Xabi Alonso is close to being appointed Chelsea’s next head coach, but can he bring a new sense of direction to the club? (A.P)
Pep Guardiola looks set to stay at Manchester City for at least another year. (Getty)
A change of direction seems imminent. Talks with Xabi Alonso have made significant progress.
Salah’s comment – which came midway through the game – only adds urgency to the growing negativity surrounding Arne Slot at Liverpool. Are they really stationary? Are they really going to let it go without speaking to their former midfielder?
There was a time when Alonso was considered a possible candidate to replace Guardiola, but what about now?
Well, aside from the fact that the Basque is ready to sign for Chelsea, there is a feeling that Guardiola is going nowhere. Many things have changed. The mood music is that he’ll be around for another season. Guardiola, of course, avoided such talk after the game but was keen to acknowledge the departures of Bernardo Silva and John Stones.
They finally had a special moment when they lifted the FA Cup – their 15th major trophy alongside Guardiola – in front of the City fans.
John Stones and Bernardo Silva are leaving Manchester City at the end of the season to win a 15th major trophy together under Pep Guardiola. (Reuters)
Guardiola looks set to build another Man City team that can challenge for trophies next season. Will he stick around to find out? (Reuters)
If that would normally open the debate over the challenge of replacing him, the way City operate is that they are already well down that road. The team appears to be in excellent shape, and whatever the outcome of the Premier League case, it looks set for the medium-term future.
You can see why Guardiola would want to stick around. This team clearly has another title, maybe one this season, and maybe even the Champions League.
It was summed up in the final of this cup. Cities were not at their best. They haven’t played very dominant football of late. And yet they found a way to win.
Let’s see what has happened so far in the title race. They follow that up with a very difficult away game against Bournemouth soon, on Tuesday. That’s almost the last thing you want.
However, it doesn’t look like Guardiola’s last stand in England at the moment.
