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TOTTENHAM stormed into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with an impressive 2-1 win over Manchester City.

Timo Werner’s first goal of the season gave the hosts an early lead, finishing inside the area from a superb Dejan Kulusevski pass.

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Pape Matar Sarr made it two for the hosts with an accurate long-range strike[/caption]

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Ange Postecoglou’s side suffered a major blow after a quarter of an hour when Micky van de Ven was forced off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.

But that did not seem to hamper Spurs as they made it two in the 25th minute thanks to a long-range curler from Papa Matar Sarr.

Matheus Nunes pulled one back for the Premier League champions in first-half stoppage time.

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Matheus Nunes pulled one back for Manchester City before half-time[/caption]

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The only negative for Spurs was Micky van de Ven went off injured[/caption]

THERE’S a special set of ingredients that make a Porsche a Porsche.

It’s got to be the best of its type.

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The Porsche Macan Electric is heroically fast and can easily top 300 miles with one charge[/caption]

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This Porsche has a smooth drive and is also very spacious, with a larger boot[/caption]

It’s got to be the best driving car its type.

Basically, it’s got to make your neck has all tingly whether it’s doing 0 mph or 200 mph.

The latest creation from Porsche’s dream factory is the Macan Electric.

Not an electric version of the Macan. The new Macan. The old shape petrol Macan will continue alongside the new-shape EV until next year.

Then every Macan will come with a plug. It’s a risk.

Switching a best seller to pure electric so early.

Range Rover is chuffed.

Bosses think current Macan owners not ready for the brave new world will look their way instead.

Some might. But many won’t.

Because the new Macan is, in many ways, the old Macan but better.

Smoother and more sophisticated with clever aero to add range.

More spacious. The boot is bigger, plus there’s a trunk (full trunk for the charging cable).

You sit lower in the new Macan. We like that. All the controls are familiar.

The cockpit is beautifully appointed and has the right blend of buttons and turbocharged screens.

There’s a huge centre console for drinks and bits and bobs.

LED strips in the doors glow, up to warn you there’s something in your blindspot.

On the road, this car is everything you want from a Porsche.

Just with the sound turned on.

Everything synchronised. Everything precise.

Historically fast when you wanted it to be. Easy to live with when you don’t.

The standard account is 360hp rear wheel drive.

The other versions are 4WD with the range topping Macan Turbo (without an actual turbo of course) producing 639HP and an unholy 1,130Nm of torque.

I might have accidentally activated launch control at Silverstone the other day.

Fast AF. The brakes are equally as impressive.

The grip is immense. The turbo has a suspension as standard and the option of all wheel steering.

But you’re nudging £100K

As for charging, Porsche cleans up here too. All versions come with a 95 kWh battery that can use up to 80% in just 21 minutes.

A quick tea-and-pee break.

In a world that only ever moves at 20mph, you should easily top 300 miles before recharging.

So, that’s the new Porsche Macan.

The best best driving car it’s kind.

• Next up Porsche will rewire Cayman and Boxster as electric sports cars. The fourth-gen Cayenne will be pure electric but sold alongside today’s Cayenne hybrid and plug-in-hybrid. Plus, there’s, a new electric SUV in the pipeline.

ARSENAL progressed comfortably into the next round as Ethan Nwaneri starred once again.

He impressed in the previous round against Bolton, scoring twice, and showed why he is so highly rated with a brilliant curled finish from outside the box.

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Ethan Nwaneri broke a record with his superb goal[/caption]

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The youngest let fly with a pearler from distance[/caption]

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Gabriel Jesus also pulled off a clever finish[/caption]

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Jakub Kiwior and Kai Havertz combined for Arsenal’s third[/caption]

In doing so he became the youngest Arsenal player ever to score in his first two starts.

Nwaneri’s pearler put the Gunners in control after a rare goal from Gabriel Jesus, who finished well from a Jakub Kiwior nod down following a free-kick.

Kiwior came up with another assist after the break and this one had a touch of class as he whipped the ball perfectly for Kai Havertz to head beyond the keeper.

There were no negative displays from Mikel Arteta‘s troops as 18-year-old Tommy Setford enjoyed a very quiet debut between the sticks.

Here is how SunSport’s Sam Dymond rated the Gunners display.

Tommy Setford – 6

A clean sheet on debut for the teenager. After a quiet first half, he looked nervous when put under pressure by Preston’s forward.

Jurrien Timber – 7

Really looking the part in the Arsenal defence after injury. His crosses caused chaos before being replaced at half-time

William Saliba – 7

Settled back into the side after suspension, and was rarely troubled on a night where he continually swept up possession.

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Jakub Kiwior – 8

Partnered Saliba admirably in defence, but showed his attacking worth by providing two assists.

Oleksandr Zinchenko – 7

A solid display before his removal on the hour, perhaps with one eye on the weekend.

Jorginho – 7

Kept things moving in midfield, and even showed off some sublime skill when the opportunity arose.

Mikel Merino – 7

A much more confident performance from the Spaniard following his goal on Sunday. Combined well with Martinelli and Nwaneri during the opening 45 minutes.

Ethan Nwaneri – 9

Serenaded by the Arsenal fans as ‘one of their own’, this talented teenager once again excited Gooners everywhere.

The scorer of one sublime strike, he came so close to bagging a second goal too.

Raheem Sterling – 7

The Carabao Cup king did everything but score. Perhaps let down by his decision making, he’s looking more at home at Arsenal than he ever did at Chelsea.

Gabriel Jesus – 8

Constantly alive to the ball inside the box, he was rewarded with a first goal since January to get the scoring underway.

Gabriel Martinelli – 8

Often Arsenal’s biggest attacking threat with his direct running and ability to beat defenders. Replaced after taking a couple of heavy knocks.

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Thomas Partey – 6

Replaced Timber at the break and once again did the job asked of him with few complaints.

Kai Havertz – 8

Scored a superb header shortly after his arrival as a half-time sub, and was an imposing figure in both penalty areas.

Bukayo Saka – 6

More minutes in the legs for the Arsenal star as he continues the recovery from his hamstring injury.

Myles Lewis-Skelly – 6

Misplaced a couple of passes after his introduction, but fits in well among the first-team squad.

Ayden Heaven – 6

Offered a glimpse of genuine pace as he made his senior debut for the final ten minutes.

A HEARTBROKEN family have paid tribute to a “loving” mum after she was hit by a bus and killed.

Helaleh Cheraghmakani, 34, tragically died after the collision on Lower Parliament Street, in Nottingham at 6.05am on October 22.

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Helaleh Cheraghmakani was killed after being hit by a bus[/caption]

Nottinghamshire Police confirmed the “devoted wife” and “loving mother” was treated at the scene.

Despite the best efforts of paramedics, Helaleh sadly passed away a short while later.

Her family described her as “a devoted wife and a loving mother” in a heartbreaking statement.

They said: “Helaleh was a rare soul – the most genuine person you could meet.

“At just 34, she was old enough to carry lifelong dreams and hopes.

“Heartbreakingly, she was taken from us too soon.”

MARRIED At First Sight UK viewers have insisted that one bride is ‘enjoying causing issues’ with another couple.

On tonight’s edition of the hit Channel 4 social experiment, tensions rose at the latest dinner party.

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Fans have accused Lacey of intentionally sabotaging another couple[/caption]

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Amy was fuming after she discovered that Luke did things for Lacey when he did not behave the same way with her[/caption]

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Luke made Lacey breakfast and coffee and he previously complained about Amy’s nature[/caption]

Before they sat down for the main meal, the girls and the lads all exchanged stories about the partner swap twist.

The Married At First Sight couples were all separated at Amy was put with Adam and Lacey spent time with Luke.

The girls exchanged stories and couldn’t help but compare their partners behaviour when they were with someone else.

Lacey admitted that when she spent time with Luke, he did things for her that he would never do with Amy.

She admitted that he went to the gym, but he left her a note saying he would be back to make her breakfast.

He also made her a coffee, all the things that Amy wished that Luke would do for her in their marriage.

Amy then said that Adam “treated me like a princess,” unlike her own husband as she later brought up his comments at the dinner party.

She thinks he said to Lacey: “I’m envious my wife isn’t like you.”

At the commitment ceremony, Luke complained that Amy is not “classy” like Lacey, and suggested that she needed to be more fun and carefree.

However, fans think that Lacey was deliberately trying to cause issues between Amy and Luke,

They took to X, formerly known as Twitter, accusing her of trying to sabotage the reality couple.

One user wrote: “Lacey really enjoyed telling Amy what Luke said. Still not over that classy comment.”

“Lacey is enjoying causing issues between Amy and Luke,” stated a second fan.

As a third noted: “Lacey, Polly and Sasha are trying to break Amy and Luke. Just st*u.”

“Lacey is a Snake. She could not wait to run tell Amy. Luke said he wished he had that sort of intimacy with Amy,” posted someone else.

As a fifth viewer added: “Lacey is such a s*** stirrer and has ironically proven that she has zero class.”

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Tensions were raised at the dinner party[/caption]

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Luke was not happy that his partner previously shared a bed with Adam as he said she was not classy[/caption]

Married At First Sight UK is available to watch on E4 and stream online on Channel 4.

WHEN Chantelle Smith’s mum Jean revealed she was in love with a man called Maxwell, there was deep concern.

Chantelle had no idea how the 68-year-old could be romancing — as she was trapped in her own home with severe diabetes and needed a wheelchair to get about.

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Chantelle Smith’s mum said she was in love with a US soldier but she’d actually given a scammer £169k (stock picture)[/caption]

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The disabled pensioner was being tricked by a sick Facebook conman who ripped her off over the course of seven years[/caption]

It was not long before she realised the pensioner was being tricked by a sick Facebook conman who ripped her off to the tune of £169,000 over seven years.

The scam took an even darker turn when the swindler sent Chantelle intimate pictures of her mum while Jean was in hospital, in an attempt to blackmail her.

Jean said: “I’ve been very silly but I was so lonely.

“I’ve been on my own for over ten years.

“I went on Facebook and a man sent me a message saying ‘hello’ and it just kind of went from there.

“I am now talking to warn other people, as these scams need to stop.”

Jean owes around £9,000 to energy companies and £8,000 to her carers after transferring huge amounts of her pension and disability payments to the conman through MoneyGram, as well as sending countless vouchers for Amazon and Apple.

Chantelle, 34, said: “It’s an absolute nightmare how much debt mum is in now.

“We begged her to stop sending money but she wouldn’t listen.

“When she told Maxwell we were worried, he would twist things around to make out we were jealous of their relationship.

“We asked everyone involved with mum’s care to help us stop it, but they said she had the capacity to make her own decisions and this man was abroad, so their hands were tied.”

Avon and Somerset Police say they have tracked the fraudster down to Nigeria and have called in the National Crime Agency — Britain’s version of the FBI — to help nail him.

Jean met the man who called himself Maxwell Johnson on Facebook in 2017.

But it was another two years before she told Chantelle she had a “boyfriend” serving in Syria with the US Air Force.

Mum-of-one Chantelle and partner Tony Launn, 42, persuaded Jean to show them a picture of the man — and a Google search image revealed that “Maxwell” had stolen the image of a US military boss.

‘Wanted it to be true’

He used a profile image belonging to US Command Sgt Benjamin Jones, who has himself posted a Facebook message about fraudsters using his name.

Maxwell’s number has a Nigerian code.

It is likely Jean has fallen victim to a member of the Yahoo Boys — a sextortion gang that has conned thousands of British people.

We kept telling her he wasn’t real but he told Mum he loved her no matter what. He said he didn’t care if she was in a wheelchair or if she needed care

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Maxwell convinced Jean he would move to Weston-super-Mare in Somerset to be with her.

Chantelle said: “I think Mum wanted it to be true.

“She said she was in love and that he was going to marry her.

“Mum said he had money of his own and was going to buy somewhere for them to live together.

“We kept telling her he wasn’t real but he told Mum he loved her no matter what.

“He said he didn’t care if she was in a wheelchair or if she needed care.”

Jean sent him as much as £500 a time, supposedly for flights to the UK, but he never turned up.

She gave him an ultimatum in spring 2020 as the pandemic struck — either visit or leave her alone.

Chantelle said: “He claimed to have made it from America as far as London but said he was stuck because of the pandemic.

“He then started saying he was penniless and Mum needed to pay for his hotel, which of course she did.

“She was handing over so much money she stopped eating properly and kept getting really poorly because of her diabetes.

“He never turned up, although he claimed to be in Weston this summer, which is obviously another lie.

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“Mum had his email so I kept messaging him, asking to leave her alone, but he didn’t care.”

Jean said she was convinced Maxwell would show up eventually.

She said: “He sent me a picture of the money he was saving for us, which was in a big box.

“He then said the box was held in Ghana where it had been tampered with.

“He said it had since been sealed and he couldn’t get into it until he paid a fee, which I sent him.

“Then he said the courts wouldn’t release it until he paid more.

“He was very convincing.”

Things took a perverse turn in September after Jean refused to send the scammer any more cash.

I’ve seen images that no daughter should ever see. He would stop at nothing to get money – it’s disgusting

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At the start of their online “relationship” she gave intimate photos to Maxwell, which he threatened to send to Chantelle unless Jean bought him a £500 Apple voucher.

She rushed to Asda to buy the tokens but accidentally smashed her car into a bollard outside the store and ended up in hospital after slipping into a diabetic coma.

With no time to send the voucher, the vile conman carried out his threat.

“I’ve seen images that no daughter should ever see,” said Chantelle.

“Mum was in hospital when I spotted a message from him and opened up my email and the pictures were just sitting there.

“He would stop at nothing to get money, it’s disgusting.”

Desperate, Chantelle went back to Avon and Somerset Police earlier this year and a detective has now given Jean a stern warning not to send any more money.

‘I wish he could suffer’

Jean said: “I now realise I’ve been scammed and I hate him.

“I thought it was love.

“I wish he could suffer for what he’s done.”

Jean is just one of the rising number of UK victims.

The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau received more than 8,000 reports of romance scams in 2022 but experts fear many more are too embarrassed to contact police.

Santander UK has issued a warning after £3.8million was stolen from customer accounts through romance fraud over six months.

The bank, which revealed victims were aged between 18 and 93, said the figure marked a 27 per cent jump compared with the previous half-year period.

The average loss per customer was around £4,500.

Nigerian crooks called Yahoo Boys — so-called after rising to prominence with Yahoo email scams — are behind many scams.

They revel in lives of luxury with flash cars and nice houses and show off their expensive designer gear and jewellery in “hustle rooms” — hotel suites where they pose for online shots.

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Chantelle, 34, said: ‘It’s an absolute nightmare how much debt mum is in now. We begged her to stop sending money but she wouldn’t listen’[/caption]

Meanwhile, their victims fear intimate pictures sent in good faith will be shared across social media unless they give cash or vouchers.

They are behind the deaths of at least three young Britons.

Police in Scotland are believed to be working with Nigerian cops after the suicide of 16-year-old Murray Dowey, of Dunblane, Perthshire, last year.

Murray, 16, was tricked into sending an image of himself to someone he believed was a young woman, then faced demands for cash.

Two years ago, 16-year-old Dina De Alwis took his own life after being sent two naked pictures of himself by an extortioner demanding £100 on Snapchat.

In 2013, Daniel Perry, 17, of Dunfermline, Fife, jumped from the Forth Road Bridge after sharing compromising Skype messages with someone he thought was a young American female.

Earlier this year, Meta removed more than 63,000 Yahoo Boy accounts from Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police confirmed Jean was tricked by an “unknown offender likely to be residing in Nigeria”.

He added that officers have visited Jean to explain how she can protect herself from scams.

• Jean’s family are raising money to help fix up her garden so she can go outside more: https://www.gofundme.com/f/8fnywj-garden

Dragon drive to cut risk

DRAGONS’ Den star Sara Davies has ploughed cash into a new initiative to help protect older people from scammers.

The entrepreneur, whose grandma suffered from dementia, said: “There’s more risk of being scammed than ever before.

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“These criminals take advantage of the most vulnerable in society.

“It’s not just online, either.

“It might be an opportunistic workman who comes to lay a drive or do some work in the house and thinks, ‘This person isn’t quite right’.”

TV personality Sara this year pledged £125,000 to a new debit card and app called Sibstar, which allows families to monitor their loved ones’ spending for red flags.

Sara said: “For some people it’s soul destroying to take away their independence because of dementia.

“The card makes people feel like they’re still in control while their family can check the app for anything unusual and set credit parameters.”

• Sibstar – Safe Spending For All campaign launches this week.

THE draw for the Carabao Cup quarter-finals is upon us – and there are some cracking teams in the hat.

Earlier tonight, Manchester United and Arsenal overcame potential hiccups against Leicester and Preston respectively.

Chelsea crashed out of the Carabao Cup following a 2-0 defeat at Newcastle, while holders Liverpool progressed with a 3-2 win over Brighton.

The draw for the last-8 of the Carabao Cup will take place after Manchester City’s blockbuster fourth-round clash with Tottenham.

• Start time: 10.40pm GMT approx
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