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Rotherham Council urged to crackdown on illegal vapes
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Housebuilder Vistry warns of losses amid heavy discounting on unsold homes
Vistry Group, one of Britain’s largest housebuilders, has warned it expects to make a pre-tax loss of £30m in the first half of the year after resorting to heavy discounting to clear a backlog of unsold homes. The warning, which coincided with news that the company’s finance director is departing, sent Vistry’s shares down 8%,…
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Apple reportedly testing RAM chips from US-blocked Chinese company
Apple has reportedly begun testing DRAM memory chips made by ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a Chinese manufacturer recently added to a US Defense Department blacklist, for use in devices intended for sale within China. According to the Financial Times, Apple has progressed to testing the chips even as it continues to lobby the US government…
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“One of the most unlikely bands ever to notch up a string of number-one albums”: Every System Of A Down album ranked from worst to best
A Louder/Metal Hammer feature ranks all five of System Of A Down’s studio albums from worst to best, framing the Armenian-American band as one of nu metal’s most unlikely success stories to score a run of number-one records. – 5. Steal This Album (2002) — Placed last, treated as a collection of curios and unfinished…
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Unions in Europe press for new worker protections to counter heat stress
Trades unions across Europe are pushing for new, legally binding laws to protect workers from heat stress, which is linked to an estimated 230 workplace deaths each year. The campaign, gathering pace during the sweltering summer of 2026, matters because global heating is intensifying — Europe is warming at twice the global average — leaving…
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Marcus Rashford expected to start new season back at Manchester United
Marcus Rashford is expected to return to Manchester United for the new season, being re-integrated into Michael Carrick’s first-team squad once his World Cup commitments with England conclude. The development matters because the 28-year-old forward has been frozen out at Old Trafford since December 2024, spending recent spells on loan at Aston Villa and Barcelona,…
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Man, 41, ordered to pay £100 compensation for slapping ‘violated’ policewoman’s bottom – but judge ‘shares his frustration’
Thomas Simpson, 41, a credit controller, has been ordered to pay £100 in compensation and complete 60 hours of unpaid work after slapping a policewoman’s bottom while being ejected from his lodgings. The case is notable because District Judge James Hulse, who sentenced him at Stockport magistrates court, openly criticised the police response and said…
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From tipping to etiquette, here’s why buffets aren’t as great as lot of people seem to think
An OutKick columnist has used the site’s regular complaints feature, The Gripe Report, to argue that buffets are overrated. Prompted by a recent visit to a German buffet with his wife, the writer sets out a light-hearted case against the format, questioning whether the all-you-can-eat model is really worth the money for most diners. The…
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Severn Trent spared Ofwat fine after ‘serious’ waterwaste and sewage failures
Regulator found ‘unacceptable’ breaches in water company’s handling of drainage and sewage networkBusiness live – latest updatesThe water company Severn Trent has been spared a fine by the industry regulator despite “serious and unacceptable breaches” in its handling of wastewater and sewage.The watchdog, Ofwat, which has been investigating how wastewater and sewage networks are managed…