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King and grammar schools headline UK news as tech row and Chicago exhibition dominate abroad
Charles meets AI bosses on safe development and new figures show grammar schools’ white British intake nearly halved in a decade, while a Michigan ex-police chief quits amid a pardon-bribe scandal, cars are exposed as data-harvesters, the US eye a 35th straight World Cup win, and Stephen King hails the new Carrie ad…
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Wade wins first European Tour title since 2016
James Wade claimed his first European Tour darts title in a decade, beating fellow Englishman Ross Smith 8-4 in the final of the Flanders Darts Trophy in Antwerp. The win ended a wait stretching back to his 2016 European Darts Matchplay victory in Hamburg and comes despite the absence of world number one and two…
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Breanna Stewart’s double-double, Caitlin Clark’s emergence off bench help US to World Cup win over France
Team USA’s women’s basketball team beat France 97-79 to win the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup gold medal on Sunday, marking their fifth consecutive title in the competition and 12th overall. The win, achieved despite trailing early, underscored the United States’ continued dominance in international basketball, with veteran star Breanna Stewart leading the way alongside…
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Inside Canada’s bold plan to side with Europe after trade war with Trump… but leader Mark Carney is facing a huge risk
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly considering drawing Canada closer to the European Union, potentially as a new “associate member”, as relations with Washington deteriorate over an escalating trade war with President Trump. According to the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed officials, Carney has spent months weighing deeper integration of Canada’s 41 million people…
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Trump says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit
US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will scrap all tariffs on Irish whiskey, announcing the move as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Ireland by presenting the winner’s trophy to Shane Lowry at the Irish Open in Doonbeg, County Clare. The move removes the standard 15% US tariff currently applied to whiskey distilled…
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Brennan misses record as Mas clinches Vuelta crown
Spain’s Enric Mas won the overall Vuelta a España title, while Britain’s Matthew Brennan narrowly missed becoming the first rider to win six stages on his debut Grand Tour after finishing fourth on the final stage in Granada. The race lost its overwhelming favourite early on when five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar abandoned…
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Katie Holmes sizzles in bikini as she kisses boyfriend during Lake Como getaway
Katie Holmes was pictured on a Lake Como holiday sharing a kiss with her boyfriend, artist Jason Bard Yarmosky, having gone public with the relationship earlier this month. The 47-year-old actress was photographed sunbathing and swimming from a yacht, marking the couple’s first confirmed romance since sparking dating rumours in July, which is notable given…
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Small businesses say one in four High Street shops near them lay empty – with two out of three saying it is now harder to succeed here than in rest of Europe
A new study of 526 UK small businesses has found that town and city centres are increasingly blighted by empty shops, with owners saying the UK is now a tougher place to trade than the rest of Europe. The report, published by small business network Enterprise Nation, blames rising wages, business rates, energy bills, National…
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German far-right surge, Charlie Kirk backlash and Aspinall’s title under threat
Germany’s AfD nears historic regional power as Sweden votes Sunday amid a hard-right surge; US students spark outrage reenacting Charlie Kirk’s killing; plus a Rotherham cost-of-living charity, a Boko Haram survivor’s story, and sport and music updates.
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Europe’s big names shine in Solheim Cup win over US
Europe reclaimed the Solheim Cup with a 15-13 victory over the United States in the Netherlands, as star players Charley Hull and Lottie Woad finally delivered in Sunday’s singles after a disappointing start to the tournament. Hull opened the day with a 3&2 win over Megan Khang, while Woad secured her first full point of…