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China has hit out at the nationalisation of British Steel, saying it “firmly opposes and is strongly dissatisfied with the British government’s decision”.On Thursday, the UK government said that taking the loss-making firm into public hands would protect jobs and safeguard a “vital national capability”.The UK took control of British Steel’s operations in Scunthorpe last year, though it was still owned by China’s Jingye Group, limiting the government’s ability to steer its future.China’s commerce ministry said on Friday that the moves “seriously infringed upon Jingye’s legitimate rights and interests and severely undermined the confidence of Chinese companies investing in the…

Argentina fans responded with gestures of their own, with one punching the bus windows.”Henry’s full of character,” Borthwick said. “We want character in our game and we want character in our squad.”This squad really embraces what he brings. It takes all kinds of different personalities and we’ve got some players who wouldn’t do that and then you’ve got Henry who would go and do that.”We embrace it. I think it was done in good nature and it came from a very good place.”England have won nine of their past 10 meetings with the Pumas, including both Tests while on tour…

A multi-academy trust overseeing 16 schools across the North West of England has been fined £32,000 after a workplace accident left an employee with life-changing injuries.Romero Catholic Academy Trust appeared at Warrington Magistrates Court on July 14, where representatives of the body admitted breaching section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.The incident occurred at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Burnley on September 2, 2024, where site supervisor Robert Baker fell from the building’s roof onto a concrete playground below.Mr Baker had climbed to the roof using a ladder that was not properly secured, hoping to…

Public sector pension payments reached a record £56billion during the 2025-26 financial year, placing a substantial burden on British taxpayers.The annual cost has effectively doubled over the past 14 years, rising from £27.8billion in 2011-12 to £56billion in 2025-26, Treasury figures released today show.For households across Britain, the expenditure equates to around £2,000 per home, based on the country’s 29 million households.The cost is also expected to continue rising, with projections indicating the bill will increase by a further £2.6billion during the current tax year.Most recipients spent their working lives in the NHS, schools, the Civil Service or the Armed…

This year is already shaping up to be an extraordinary one for weather records in the UK, having broken those for monthly temperature in both May and June by more than two degrees.This is the third heatwave of 2026. At the same point last year, we had also just seen the third heatwave of 2025. However, last July, some places in the south saw four consecutive days above 30C. So far this July we have now reached 12 days above 30C and 13 days in heatwave criteria across parts of England and Wales.Heatwave conditions have also gripped parts of Scotland…

Betfred Super LeagueBradford (6) 12Tries: Ryan, Atkin Goals: Hooley 2Wakefield (10) 26Tries: Johnstone, Tate, Pitts, Rourke, Smith Goals: Rourke 3Wakefield Trinity moved into second place in the Super League table but not before surviving a scare against tenacious Bradford Bulls.Daryl Powell’s title-chasing outfit eventually edged a tight encounter, pulling 26-12 clear in the final stages to post an eighth win in their last nine and move to within two points of Leeds Rhinos on pole.Tries from Tom Johnstone, Will Tate, Jay Pitts, Josh Rourke and Harvey Smith plus three goals from Rourke’s boot proved enough for Trinity to keep their…

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Ministers have unveiled proposals that would require businesses to include salary details in job advertisements as part of the Government’s overhaul of anti-discrimination legislation.The draft plans, announced by the Cabinet Office on Wednesday, would introduce greater pay transparency across Britain’s employment market.Under the proposals, employers would be required to provide salary information to prospective candidates before they apply for a role.Where a company does not advertise a vacancy publicly, it would still have to provide applicants with written salary details before any interview takes place.Labour said the measures would help jobseekers make more informed decisions about which roles to pursue…

Nearly all the men had intermediate or high-risk prostate cancer – but 10 years after treatment only two had died from the disease.These outcomes are as good as surgery or radiotherapy, but with less than half the risk of side effects such as urine leakage or loss of sexual function.Joint senior author Professor Hashim Ahmed, consultant urologist at Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, said the findings demonstrated that “focal therapy delivers excellent long-term cancer control across a broad range of patients”.”It makes a compelling case for more centres to offer this treatment,” he added.Focal therapy was…