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Reform UK eyes a tax cut for nearly 40 million Brits as Robert Jenrick pledges to raise the personal allowance to £15,000 in his first Budget to end decade-long ‘stealth’ raid
Reform UK has pledged to raise the tax-free personal allowance from £12,570 to £15,000 within the first 100 days of a Reform government, should the party win the next general election. The commitment, to be announced by would-be Chancellor Robert Jenrick at Reform’s Birmingham conference, is aimed at reversing years of “stealth” tax rises caused…
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‘Bold, brilliant, thrilling’: leading authors on the novels every school should teach
A group of leading authors, including Kate Mosse, Ben Okri and Samantha Harvey, have been asked by the Guardian to nominate novels they believe should be taught in schools, as England and Wales enter a period of curriculum renewal for GCSE English. The exercise coincides with mounting concern about declining reading for pleasure among children…
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Bayeux Tapestry unveiled to King and Macron as Diddy wins court round and Aaron Donald returns
King Charles and Macron viewed the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum ahead of its first UK display; a US judge let Diddy’s defamation suit proceed; and NFL star Aaron Donald un-retired for the Rams.
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Uefa legal case may be beginning of the end for Infantino as Trump’s support evaporates | Barney Ronay
Guardian columnist Barney Ronay argues that Gianni Infantino’s grip on Fifa’s presidency may finally be weakening, six weeks after revelations of a covert plan to sell off World Cup-related assets for personal gain. The turning point, he suggests, is not the mounting public criticism but two recent legal developments tied to a threatened Uefa lawsuit:…
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How Trump is using ‘chip diplomacy’ and dangling precious AI technology to stop wars… and one of the world’s richest men is reaping the rewards
The Trump administration has been using access to Nvidia’s advanced AI chips as a diplomatic bargaining tool to help broker peace deals between rival nations, according to a Wall Street Journal report. US negotiators reportedly leveraged the promise of cutting-edge AI hardware to encourage Armenia to pursue a peace agreement with Azerbaijan, ending decades of…
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Dry slopes could return to former Ski Village site
Sheffield City Council has released new artist’s impressions of a planned adventure and leisure park at the former Sheffield Ski Village site on Parkwood Springs, developed in partnership with New Zealand-based Skyline Enterprises. The scheme, which may eventually see the site’s famous dry ski slopes reinstated, matters to the city because the location has stood…
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Manx space group urges election candidates to back treaty
The Isle of Man’s chapter of the Mars Society has written to candidates in the island’s general election, urging them to support signing the Artemis Accords, an international framework for peaceful and transparent space exploration. Chapter leader Stuart Mullan described it as a “low-risk, high-visibility” step, arguing it would raise the island’s international profile and…
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The two-year trail of financial controversy dogging Reform and Farage
Reform UK’s annual conference in Birmingham has been overshadowed by fresh scrutiny of the party’s finances, after two senior officials were suspended following an undercover investigation that filmed them appearing to discuss ways to circumvent electoral law on foreign donations. The episode is the latest in a two-year string of controversies over money flowing to…
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Man Utd made midfield recruitment summer priority – what happens now?
Manchester United made central midfield a top priority in the summer transfer window, spending more than £150m on Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans, with a further move for Brighton’s Carlos Baleba reportedly costing up to £70m. The rebuild follows Casemiro’s departure on a free transfer and long-term injury absentee Manuel Ugarte, leaving Kobbie Mainoo, Bruno…
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Bayeux Tapestry makes historic UK debut at British Museum as King Charles and Macron view medieval artefact
The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived at the British Museum for its first public display in the United Kingdom since its creation nearly 1,000 years ago. King Charles and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the exhibition