dr robert charnock. let's get some of the day's other news.saturday in a closely fought election that was called ahead of schedule by the prime minister, ismail sabri yaakob. his party, unmo, is hoping to consolidate its hold on power, despite the jailing of its ex—leader, najib razak. the lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18 will enable millions of young people to cast their ballots for the first time. mourners have poured onto the streets of the gaza strip for the funeral of 21 people killed in a fire in an apartment block. at least eight of those who died were children. most of the dead were members of the same family. it's not yet clear what caused the blaze on the top floor of a residential building. manchester united say they are taking "appropriate steps" — after cristiano ronaldo gave an interview in which he said he was "betrayed by the club". the portuguese forward said he had "no respect" for manager erik ten hag — and claimed he was being forced out of old trafford. ronaldo is now in qatar, as portugal's captain in the world cu

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