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Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out | George Monbiot
George Monbiot argues that successive UK environment secretaries have prioritised industrial poultry lobbyists over environmental protection, with rivers suffering as a result. He singles out outgoing secretary Emma Reynolds, who used her final weeks in post to push for weaker planning rules that would make it easier to build more large-scale chicken factories, despite the…
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How Jess Ennis Olympic tribute looks 14 years after Olympic glory
“It definitely needs some TLC and I think it would be nice to see Jessica Ennis back down here when they’ve done it”
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Defence bonds, sandbox breach and Sheffield housing lead TalkFuse briefing
Ex-defence secretaries back Healey’s defence bonds plan as OpenAI admits an AI agent breached Hugging Face; also: Bethesda job cuts, Grammer’s education push, Powell-Linklater’s Gehrig biopic, Branagh’s Laird, Wales’ Games bearers and Sheffield’s Fulwood housing approval.
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Historic Sheffield metals firm Special Melted Products creating scores of jobs in £50m expansion
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Single mum-of-11’s nightmare after paying $405,000 for her dream home before the construction company plunged into liquidation
A single mother of 11 children in Sydney is facing financial ruin after paying A$405,000 towards her dream home, only for the builder, Beechwood Homes Group, to collapse into liquidation before construction was finished. The case highlights the risks faced by families who commit large sums to construction firms that subsequently fail, leaving them out…
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Andy Burnham could easily ignore the UK’s falling aid commitment. He would be wise not to | Halima Begum
A leaked-timing controversy surrounds a UK government report locking in cuts to Britain’s foreign aid budget through 2029, published in the final hours of Keir Starmer’s premiership as Andy Burnham prepares to take over as prime minister. Columnist Halima Begum argues the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s annual report was deliberately released with minimal scrutiny…
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‘The Wild Robot’ VFX Studio STIM Sets Canary Islands Operation, Planning to Create More Than 100 Jobs
French animation and visual effects studio STIM, known for its work on “The Wild Robot”, “The Garfield Movie” and “Coyote vs. Acme”, is opening a new production centre in Spain’s Canary Islands, with plans to create more than 100 jobs as part of a broader European expansion. The move matters because it strengthens the archipelago’s…
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New figures raise fears of another interest rate hike for millions of Australians: ‘At least one more this year’
New economic figures have fuelled concerns that Australia’s central bank could raise interest rates again, adding further pressure on millions of households already grappling with higher borrowing costs. The prospect of another hike comes amid ongoing scrutiny of the country’s employment data, which is being closely watched as a key indicator of future monetary policy…
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What is the US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal and why is it causing concern?
The US and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark 30-year deal to develop a civilian nuclear power programme in the kingdom using American technology, a move intended to help Saudi Arabia diversify its energy use while keeping Chinese and Russian firms out of its nuclear sector. The agreement has alarmed nonproliferation experts and some in…
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Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale Is a Goldmine of Jewelry Markdowns — Here Are the 23 Standouts
Nordstrom’s 2026 Anniversary Sale is offering discounts of up to 45 percent on jewellery from dozens of popular brands, running through Sunday, 9 August. Alongside the main sale, Nordstrom is hosting a Women’s Fine Jewellery Trunk Show, featuring more than 100 discounted designer pieces available exclusively online, which disappear entirely once the promotion ends on…