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Andy Burnham is first openly Catholic PM as ‘protection’ for Church of England kicks in
Andy Burnham is set to become Britain’s first openly Catholic prime minister, taking office as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to deliver his farewell speech from Downing Street. The milestone is significant because, until relatively recently, safeguards existed to separate the role of Downing Street from the monarch’s constitutional position as Supreme Governor of the Church…
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Sheffield Wednesday confirm another pre-season friendly against Championship side – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield Wednesday have confirmed a further pre-season friendly, this time against Championship opposition, as part of their preparations ahead of the new season. The fixture adds to the Owls’ growing schedule of warm-up matches designed to build fitness and match sharpness before competitive football resumes. Full details of the match, including the opponent, date, kick-off…
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Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI
Jeff Bezos and the UK government’s sovereign AI fund have invested in CuspAI, a Cambridge-based artificial intelligence startup that aims to become a “search engine for rare materials” to speed up scientific and industrial breakthroughs. The company wants to use AI to discover new materials that reduce reliance on rare metals such as iridium and…
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Dive into the songs Kamal. wishes he’d written in his exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover
NME has released an exclusive playlist from rising British singer Kamal. to accompany his feature on The Cover, the outlet’s weekly series spotlighting emerging music talent. Titled ‘Songs I Wish I Wrote’, the playlist gathers tracks by artists including Phoebe Bridgers, Frank Ocean and Norah Jones, chosen by Kamal. as songs he would have loved…
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Auditors tell UK government to do the math before banking on £45B AI savings
The UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) has urged civil service leaders to properly assess how artificial intelligence will affect the size, shape and skills of the public sector workforce before assuming it will deliver the government’s projected £45 billion in annual savings. The watchdog says departments have yet to show how AI-driven efficiencies would translate…
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PREVIEW: NORTHAMPTON v SHEFFIELD (ROWE MOTOR OIL PREM) – British Speedway Official Website
Northampton host Sheffield in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership seeking only their second home win of the season. The meeting matters because Northampton need to turn competitive performances into points, while Sheffield are outside the play-off places and looking to regain momentum at a venue where they previously won late. The Foxes are at full…
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Andy Burnham sworn in as UK’s seventh PM in ten years
Andy Burnham has been sworn in as Prime Minister, becoming the seventh person to hold the office in a decade and extending Westminster’s pattern of rapid leadership turnover. His appointment was met with caution from financial markets, and questions were raised about his government’s readiness, with reports suggesting insufficient preparation for the opening month following…
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Harry Kane insists England team-mates must stop talking about winning major silverware and focus on finally finishing the job after latest World Cup heartbreak
Harry Kane has called on his England team-mates to stop merely discussing ambitions of winning major trophies and instead focus on actually delivering, after the squad suffered another exit at the 2026 World Cup. The captain’s comments come amid renewed scrutiny of England’s persistent failure to convert talent and expectation into silverware, with the latest…