London Irish target pro return next year after takeover by Essex entrepreneur

They plan to resume pro rugby in 2027 and it is understood they had hoped to become the first English team to enter the United Rugby Championship, which features teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy and South…

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‘Overnight, everything was dead’: the Teesside fisherman turned activist dubbed the Mr Bates of the seas

Early morning walkers and swimmers were aghast to find a sickening carpet of twitching, fitting crabs. It would be the first but not the last die-off, which would see the disappearance of vast swathes of integral native…

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Is a job guarantee the solution to mass AI unemployment?

"Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around," he wrote. The job of intellectuals, thinktanks and economists…

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William Hill owner blames Man City dominance for revenue drop

Evoke reported that third quarter revenue was between one and two percentage points lower than it might have been because of a string of what it called “particularly customer-friendly sports results” at the start of the…

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Self Assessment deadline incoming – 100 days to go

The Self Assessment tax return deadline for 2025 to 2026 tax year is . People can file their tax returns via GOV.UK and beat the January rush. Support and guidance are available on GOV.UK for those need it. With 100 days…

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Fifa boss Infantino’s re-election bid boosted as Asian chiefs complete spectacular climbdown

The move is another nail in the coffin of the bid to oust Infantino over his secret World Cup sell-off plan and leaves European governing body Uefa increasingly isolated in opposition. Asian Football Confederation…

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France heads into a bond crisis

However, if you're feeling particularly brave, French bonds do look like a bargain. The French bond crisis has been simmering for years. The country has not run a primary budget surplus since the mid-1970s, it has been…

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Guidance: Open Banking: privacy notice

Get emails about this page Documents Open Banking privacy notice HTML Details This privacy notice describes how HMRC uses your personal information when you use Open Banking to make a payment. This policy only relates to…

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High-cost loans firm Evlo eyes £200m sale in sign of subprime comeback

High cost lender Evlo has tapped bankers for a sale which could fetch the company a valuation of more than £200m, City AM can reveal, in signs of a revival of interest in the controversial subprime lending market. Evlo…

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The Indian workers filming their work to train AI

But recently the 22-year old has been strapping a camera to his head to record his work. The camera only records his hands and fingers - his client's faces are blurred out. "The routine is simple, but you have to be…

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