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Restore Britain pledges to scrap triple lock on pensions
Restore Britain, a fledgling political movement, has said it would abolish the state pension triple lock if it came to power, arguing the guarantee has become unaffordable as Britain’s ageing population puts growing strain on public finances. The pledge marks a departure from the cross-party consensus that has protected the policy since its introduction, and…
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No-nonsense Lee Anderson shows his tender side in France’s largest camp… only for one refugee to try and get a lift to London on his bus
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson, known for his blunt “30p meals” rhetoric, was reported to have shown an unexpectedly sympathetic side during a visit to France’s largest migrant camp. The visit forms part of continuing political and media scrutiny of Channel crossings and the conditions migrants face in camps near the French coast. During the…
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Senators coach reveals that even he was surprised by team’s blockbuster Brady Tkachuk trade
Ottawa Senators head coach Travis Green has admitted he was caught off guard by the club’s decision to trade captain Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers, one of the most unexpected moves of the NHL off-season. The trade came as a shock across the league, not least because it followed closely on Tkachuk’s own public…
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Men suffer serious injuries after being attacked with metal bars after crash – thestar.co.uk
Two men were seriously injured in Sheffield after being attacked with metal bars following a road collision, in what police believe was the second linked disturbance in the Page Hall area within 24 hours. The incident began when a silver Volkswagen Passat collided with a pedestrian on Owler Lane, after which occupants of the car…
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Hana Stretton – “From”
British-Australian ambient-folk artist Hana Stretton has released “From,” the fifth preview track from her forthcoming second album, tiarn, due out this Friday. The song adds to a run of singles that includes “Stove,” “Salt,” “Seagull Theory II,” and “As It Was Before This,” building anticipation ahead of the record’s release. Stretton wrote the atmospheric track…
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Peter Gill: a theatrical visionary with an unsparing honesty
Peter Gill, the Welsh-born playwright and director, has died aged 86, remembered as one of the unsung heroes of British theatre for work marked by uncompromising honesty and integrity as both writer and director. He achieved wider public recognition relatively late, in 2002, when his play The York Realist won several awards and Sheffield’s Crucible…
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500 vehicles descend on Sheffield retail park for car meet as police issue warning – thestar.co.uk
Police in Sheffield issued a warning after roughly 500 vehicles gathered for a car meet at Drakehouse Retail Park in the Crystal Peaks area on Monday, 3 August 2026. Officers spent more than three hours dealing with the gathering, citing concerns that unsafe and poorly maintained vehicles congregating in such large numbers put both road…
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SWFC’s transfer position on Wrexham midfielder George Dobson – thestar.co.uk
SWFC’s transfer position on Wrexham midfielder George Dobson thestar.co.uk
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GB Snowsport loses UK Sport funding but athletes unaffected
UK Sport has stripped GB Snowsport of its role as the channel for government investment in skiing and snowboarding, though funding to individual athletes and coaches will continue uninterrupted through the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics cycle. The move comes just six months after Team GB’s most successful Winter Olympics at Milan-Cortina, where they won…