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Premier League clubs face losing lucrative sponsors if unlicensed gambling firms banned
Half of Premier League clubs now hold sponsorship or advertising deals with gambling companies not licensed in the UK, putting tens of millions of pounds in revenue at risk if the government presses ahead with a proposed ban. An eight-week government consultation on the plans closes on Wednesday, pitting UK-licensed operators such as Ladbrokes and…
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Another Burnham U-turn as Chancellor confirms backing for Heathrow’s third runway opposed by PM when he was Manchester mayor
Chancellor John Healey has confirmed that the government continues to support a third runway at Heathrow Airport, a stance that appears at odds with Andy Burnham’s long-standing opposition to the project when he was Manchester mayor. Healey told the Commons that Labour was backing the scheme because “the economic case stacks up and will help…
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Labor MP Ed Husic speaks about the shocking injuries and memory loss he suffered as he returns to parliament after horrific truck smash
Labor MP Ed Husic has spoken publicly for the first time about the severity of a road crash last month, describing himself as “very lucky” to have survived after a truck lost control and slammed into his stationary vehicle on the M7 motorway. The Member for Chifley suffered a concussion and a fractured back, and…
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Congress spends $7 trillion. Here’s how that math works out if you think of just $100
An opinion piece in Fox News reframes the US federal budget by scaling 2025’s roughly $7 trillion in spending down to a $100 bill, aiming to make the scale of government spending and borrowing more relatable to ordinary Americans. The author argues that the exercise exposes an unsustainable pattern: the government borrowed heavily to cover…
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Maldives challenges UK-Mauritius plan with Chagos Islands sovereignty claim
The Maldives has formally demanded talks with Prime Minister Andy Burnham over the future of the Chagos Islands, reasserting its own sovereignty interest in the archipelago at a moment when Labour’s planned handover of the territory to Mauritius has stalled. President Mohamed Muizzu wrote to Burnham citing the Maldives’ historical and cultural ties to Chagos,…
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President Trump’s move just before the midterms looks to defy historic trend and more top headlines
Fox News’ morning newsletter rounds up its top stories, led by a piece on Donald Trump making a pre-midterm move that reportedly bucks the usual historical pattern for a sitting president’s party. Other headline stories include an ongoing National Transportation Safety Board investigation into a fatal Amazon cargo plane crash and a powerful hurricane making…
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More than 100,000 people add names to complaint against Gianni Infantino
More than 100,000 people have added their names to a complaint against Fifa president Gianni Infantino, accusing him of abusing his power, breaching his duty of political neutrality and failing in his duty of loyalty through his dealings with Donald Trump. The complaint, organised by campaign group Fair Square under its Reboot Fifa initiative, was…
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‘Everything is against us’: Jaguar Land Rover suppliers voice fears amid carmaker’s cutbacks
Jaguar Land Rover’s plan to cut 4,000 jobs over two years has alarmed businesses in its UK supply chain, who warn the industry faces mounting pressure from Chinese competition, US tariffs and the aftermath of a major cyber-attack. The cuts, announced this week as Britain’s biggest carmaker, matter beyond JLR itself because tens of thousands…