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Helen Miller from the Institute of Fiscal Studies said the Reform proposal was “problematic in principle and practice”, and “if the intention is to increase labour supply, it is not clear why an incentive should be targeted at increasing the hours of employees already working at least 40 hours a week”.

England’s 3×3 men’s and women’s basketball teams have reached the Commonwealth Games after coming through a Home Nations qualification tournament.With hosts Scotland already qualified, the two-day event at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester featured sides from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.After winning all their group games, England men beat Northern Ireland 21-9 in a lively final to book their place in Glasgow and a chance at regaining the title they won at Birmingham 2022.The women – silver medallists in Birmingham – were similarly undefeated in the group stages and overcame Wales 21-11 in the…

Dani McGifford scored a match-winning try five minutes from time as St Helens won 18-14 at York Valkyries in the Women’s Super League, while Leeds thrashed Featherstone and Huddersfield beat Leigh. York led 14-12 through Ellie Williamson’s penalty with the clock ticking down, before Saints struck to set them up nicely for Saturday’s Challenge Cup Final against Wigan at Wembley.Megan Pakulis answered Amy Hardcastle’s opening try and Eboni Partington cancelled out Faye Gaskin’s score before Williamson kicked York into the lead.But then McGifford went over in the corner to maintain Saints’ 100% record this season.Meanwhile, centre Connie Boyd scored four…

The BBC’s newly appointed director-general is facing immediate pressure to purge trans activists from the broadcaster following a controversial editorial decision.Just three days before Matt Brittin assumed control on Monday, it is said the corporation rejected numerous complaints regarding a Radio 4 Woman’s Hour episode, which featured a biological male discussing experiences of misogyny.Raewyn Connell, a gender studies academic from the University of Sydney who began identifying as female in their sixties, appeared on the programme to analyse the Louis Theroux documentary Inside The Manosphere, and to discuss personal encounters with misogyny.Listeners objected that a biological male cannot experience misogyny,…

At this stage it is difficult to see anybody beating Sinner at Roland Garros.Sinner has only lost to one man other than Alcaraz at the majors since Wimbledon in 2024 – that was Djokovic in this year’s Australian Open semi-finals.The 24-time major champion rolled back the years, showing how he still has the nous and heart to beat anybody. But, having turned 39 on Saturday, does he still have the physical capability to go all the way on clay? The fact that Djokovic remains the most plausible challenger to Sinner is a damning indictment on the rest of the men’s…

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Glamorgan went into the game after a convincing 65 run victory at Gloucestershire, while Derbyshire also recorded a win over Sussex by six wickets.There were two changes for both sides as Bethan Ellis and Amy Wheeler were drafted in for Glamorgan, while Prisha Bedi and Francesca Clarke stepped in for the visitors.On a scorching afternoon at Sophia Gardens, Jeanes produced another dominant display as she and Bethan Ellis helped Glamorgan race to 60-1 after the powerplay.Jeanes smashed 14 boundaries and helped Glamorgan survive a mid-innings wobble where four wickets fell for eight runs, two of them to Prisha Bedi.Derbyshire finally…

Scientists at Oxford University are developing a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, ready for trials to take place within a matter of weeks.The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda last Sunday.Top health officials described it as a “public health emergency of international concern” after 300 suspected cases along with 88 deaths were reported.There is no proven vaccine currently for the rare Ebola species, which kills approximately one third of those it infects.The head of vaccine immunology at the Oxford Vaccine Group, Professor Teresa Lambe,…

If I hear the word ‘tax’ again. It’s all that this Labour government can think about. Rishi Sunak warned us in his last days as Tory leader. Over the past few days, we’ve had a cash grab to help badly managed councils balance the books: a tourist tax. So staycations to some of the country’s best-loved attractions could cost us all £300 or more.It comes as mayors and local leaders across the country take advantage of a new power to impose tourist taxes on holidays at home. This week alone, we’ve had Rachel Reeves apparently planning to introduce a 22…

Sir Keir Starmer has called on TNT Sports to make next Saturday’s Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris St-Germain free-to-air.The UK prime minister has written the broadcaster to “strongly urge you to reconsider” a decision to make the final available to subscribers only.Every previous final since the Champions League format was introduced to the European Cup in 1992 has been made available to watch free of charge in the UK.In a letter to TNT executives, Starmer wrote: “I was saddened to see that, for the first time since the competition started 34 years ago, TNT Sports has decided that…