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Andy Burnham’s proposal to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues by 20 per cent through a new warehouse levy has drawn criticism from retailers.They warn the policy could place a heavier tax burden on traditional businesses rather than online operators.The Greater Manchester mayor has promoted the measure as a way to revive Britain’s struggling high streets, telling LBC last week that “the high street really needs to get more of our attention.”But industry figures have questioned whether the plan would achieve its stated aim, with one retail chief executive describing it as “a rearranging of the deckchairs,…

An extensive report into mother and baby institutions, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses in Northern Ireland will be published on Tuesday.It brings together archive records as well as testimonies from victims and survivors, their relatives and people who worked or volunteered for the institutions.The report will contain a number of findings and recommendations, including on areas for an upcoming public inquiry to look into further.More than 10,000 women, pregnant women, and girls passed through the secretive institutions, which were largely run by religious orders, from the 1920s until the 1990s.A number of them had become pregnant as a result of sexual…

Parks, who had originally given himself a year to see if wheelchair tennis was feasible, is proud but modest about his own role 50 years on.”I was the head of the organisation, I was the first player to really play the game but it’s hard for me to say Brad, you invented wheelchair tennis, but you know I was part of it,” he said, pointing to others like Minnebraker.Today’s players, though, do not hold back.”I think I’m in awe. Absolute awe,” said Britain’s 34-time Grand Slam champion Alfie Hewett.”It [wheelchair tennis] is not about accolades and the external things. It’s…

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The cost of damages paid out to people injured in the UK by e-scooters and e-bikes has topped £110m, the has learned.It is only seven years since the first claim was made, with the biggest individual payout being for £20m. Such claims have also led to premiums for drivers being pushed up, to effectively cover the bill for insurers.Alison, not her real name, suffered a broken pelvis, wrist and finger as well as cuts and bruises when she was hit by a private e-scooter while crossing a road in Coventry last year. She hopes to get compensation for her injuries.…

Welcome to our Who am I? game.The rules are simple. Each day there’s a new footballer and the challenge is to guess who they are in as few attempts as possible.After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. Guess the answer after as few clues as possible to score more points.Three is a good score, four or five points is exceptional.So take part and return for more tomorrow.Today’s player and clues set by BBC Sport’s Joe Rindl.After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages and sign up for notifications to get the latest quizzes…

Further disruption to Greater Manchester’s tram services have been announced with the closure of three Metrolink lines for three weeks later this month as part of its £150m upgrade.Tracks are being replaced between Trafford Bar, Cornbrook and Deansgate-Castlefield with the work starting on 13 July and running until 2 August.Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said no trams would operate on the Eccles, Trafford Centre and Altrincham lines while the East Didsbury/Manchester Airport lines would terminate at Firswood and the Rochdale line would terminate at Exchange Square.Replacement buses will be running between affected stops during the “essential” improvement work, it added.TfGM…

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The research team also included scientists from the universities of Liverpool, Glasgow and Birmingham.The study’s principal investigator, Dr Douglas Gibson, from the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Reproductive Health, said: “These findings mark a significant breakthrough in our understanding of endometriosis. “Traditionally seen as an oestrogen-driven disorder, our research challenges this view by showing different androgen levels in the condition. “We are optimistic that this new insight will lead to earlier diagnosis and the development of innovative new treatments for those affected by endometriosis.”Dr Susan Bodie, from Edinburgh Innovations, the university’s commercialisation service, said the discovery addressed an “important unmet…