Worcester Warriors back to pro rugby
Worcester Warriors will re-enter professional English rugby at the start of the 2025/26 season, the club said today. The Warriors will join the.
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Reform eyes MAGA donors
Plans are under way for a new think-tank – tentatively dubbed Resolute 1850, according to the FT. Styled unapologetically on American political juggernauts.
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Beijing: £57bn into state banks
China is deploying major capital injections into its top state-owned banks, raising a combined Rmb520bn (£57bn) in a rare government move to stabilise.
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Grants for WM manufacturers
Trump’s tariffs, rising energy costs, Brexit, supply chain issues, increased minimum wage, National Insurance hikes … … all topics tackled at a business.
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Plasma: saving lives with ‘liquid gold’
The NHS Plasma Donor Centre on New Street, Birmingham, is one of just three such facilities in the country – and it’s making.
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Fact: Nature is good for the soul
Conservationist Chris Millward is introducing people to the concept of “biophilia.” After leading a wildlife walk this week for local folks at Queslett.
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Norway gets real on defence
Norway finds itself at a crossroads where virtue meets realpolitik. The theatre of ethics is clashing head-on with the choreography of geopolitics. For.
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Brewery toasts eco funding
Birmingham craft beer firm Attic Brew Co is among 1,300 West Midlands businesses getting a share of £15m in funding to cut energy.
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Sentencing Council’s shame
The Sentencing Council’s refusal to backtrack on its so-called “guidance” wasn’t just tone-deaf – it was a democratic insult. Let’s call this what.
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Bin strikes: the workers’ perspective
The plans to remove the waste recycling and collection officer role from its fleets could potentially eliminate Birmingham city council’s future equal pay.