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The Conservatives and Reform UK, however, are preparing to attack his policies, questioning how they will be funded and whether there will be new tax rises.Kemi Badenoch reshuffled her shadow cabinet team on Monday in preparation for this moment. To sharpen her party’s attacks on Labour over its handling of tax and the economy she promoted Andrew Griffith to be her new shadow chancellor.The Conservatives are making much of his past jobs in business. Before entering politics he was chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Sky, and chair of Just Eat.He is promising a Conservative government that would…

When Sabalenka lifted the Miami Open trophy in April, she established a 3,000-point lead at the top of the world rankings.But early exits – by her high standards at least – followed at the French Open and Wimbledon. Now, Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina, who faces American wildcard Thea Frodin on Tuesday, trails her by just 434 points.It means that Sabalenka, who is defending 2,000 points at Flushing Meadows, will have to win the title and hope Rybakina falls before the semi-finals to extend her 99-week reign as world number one.Home favourites Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff could also secure…

There is something striking about the way the UK’s summer temperature record is being broken. In a climate that isn’t changing, new records should generally become progressively rarer, because every time a record falls, it raises the bar for the next one.Instead, all five of the UK’s hottest summers on record have occurred since 2000, external. And until last year, the margins between them were tiny: the four hottest were separated by just five hundredths of a degree. Then came 2025. The record jumped by 0.34C. Now, just a year later, it looks like that record has gone too.”Record-shattering” sounds…

James McAtee (Nottingham Forest): He absolutely ran the game at Anfield from start to finish. Getting on the ball in the pockets, half-turn, playing forward. He was the reason they were any good, and he’s very, very good, but won’t be spoken about in the same breath as the goalscorers.Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United): There’s not much more to say. Captain Fantastic, three goals, an assist, and nearly scored from the halfway line. Where would Manchester United be without him? Relegated is the answer.Rayan Cherki (Manchester City): My favourite player in world football to watch. Amazing the way he’s gifted with…

“Prem’s £10m crypto cash frozen” splashes the Sun, writing that the National Crime Agency, which it calls “Britain’s FBI”, has opened an investigation into a crypto sponsor of the Premier League, Sorare, over “suspicions of criminality”. It continues: “Sorare, which runs a digital card game backed by top stars such as Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé, denies any wrongdoing.” Elsewhere, “Posh finally makes some dosh” features next to a photo of Victoria Beckham, reporting on the improved fortunes of her previously ailing eponymous fashion label.

Arsenal have one of the best squads in Europe. The Gunners spent £250m last summer bringing in eight players as they won the title and have already spent about £200m this year, turning Piero Hincapie’s loan deal into a permanent one (£34.5m), signing Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United (£75m), Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge (£34m) and bringing in Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa (£55m).”That is what we need,” Arteta said, speaking to Sky Sports when asked about his squad depth.”The players that come in make the difference. All of them contributed to create more dominance and more momentum.”The level of…

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Last winter’s flu season was unexpected, beginning more than a month earlier than usual, external with the Super-K strain.Super flu is not a medical term, and it does not mean the virus has become harder to treat, just that people are yet to build up immunity against it.Flu vaccines are updated annually to ensure they are a good match for the type of flu circulating. Influenza viruses constantly mutate and experts have to predict these changes ahead of time.This year’s vaccine has had a few tweaks, including one to better match subclade K.It is not clear when flu will hit…

World champion Wu Yize set up an intriguing second-round tie against former Crucible winner Kyren Wilson at the British Open after both won their opening matches.China’s Wu beat compatriot Liu Hongyu 4-3 in Cheltenham, while 2024 world champion Wilson was a 4-1 winner against Austria’s Florian Nuessle.Last year’s British Open champion Shaun Murphy was joined by Ding Junhui, Barry Hawkins, Judd Trump and John Higgins in progressing to the second round.However, three-time world champion Mark Williams lost 4-0 to David Gilbert, world number two Neil Robertson fell 4-1 to Pang Junxu, and 2023 world champion Luca Brecel fell 4-3 to…