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Great. If it is not, will continue to push it on for the second part of the season. There is a Second Premier League game. And t there at newcastle. He got his first when against burley and saturday. Already getting under way with their busy run of fixtures over the festive period. Here is what he had to say about the best way to avoid injuries. You have to pray to avoid injury because there is a big possibility that a player can have an injury. So, we hope that the player has good rest, we always do the maximum to recover a player but we know that 48 hours is impossible. The second thursday after the game is not so bad but the second day after the game is the day where you feel really, really tired. And here isa feel really, really tired. And here is a check on all of todays premier league matches. One just is a check on all of todays premier league matches. Onejust getting under way at the amex stadium. Both sides start the match on 20 points. Just two points above the relegation zon
Hello and welcome to bbc news. The israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has declared victory after his governing likud party held a leadership contest. He tweeted the official result is due in the next few hours, but a preliminary count indicated the long Time Party Leader was headed for a landslide win. Our correspondent Barbara Plett usher explains the background to this leadership contest. Over the past year, there have been two elections and in both of them mr netanyahu two elections and in both of them mr neta nyahu was an two elections and in both of them mr netanyahu was an able to form a government, he was able to get enough allies who support him to actually create a government that he could lead. Hanging over all that was the pending possibility of criminal charges on Corruption Cases and that, is by the belief, he wants to form a strong government that would grant him immunity. It wasnt able to do that and that hung over his ability to form a Coalition Government exac
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Israels prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has claimed victory in a vote that challenged his leadership of the governing likud party. The contest has been a test of his hold on power at a time of mounting difficulties. Mr netanyahu, who faces trial on bribery and corruption charges, tweeted an hour after polls closed a huge win thank you to the friends and likud members for their trust, support and love. With god and with your help, i will lead the likud to a big victory in the Upcoming Elections one hour later, official results came in, giving mr netanyahu 72. 5 . His rival, gideon saar, who claimed the party needs a new direction, took 27. 5 . Heres our correspondent, Barbara Plett usher. Over the past year, there have been two elections and in both of them mr netanyahu was unable to form a Coalition Government, he was not able to get enough olitical allies to support him to actually create a government that he could lead. Hanging over all of that was the pending possibility of crim