Carnage in Cardiff: Wales 0 – 73 South Africa
Cardiff witnessed carnage. Wales, battered and broken, suffered their heaviest-ever home defeat as South Africa ran riot in a 0 – 73 demolition.
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Why Nigeria’s child abductions demand the world’s attention
Inside Nigeria’s worsening school kidnapping crisis The kidnapping of more than 300 Nigerian schoolchildren is not just another flashpoint in a troubled region;.
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UK doctor who keeps returning to Gaza
In the past two years, Manchester GP Dr Shahana Moitra has been out to Gaza three times – and she plans to return.
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Midlands cafe chain boss slams Chancellor for overlooking hospitality sector
Energy price caps and changes to VAT, business rates and minimum wage – all requests ignored in the Budget Self-made business owner Lydia.
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Why approving Beijing’s mega embassy is a national security disaster
Britain’s China embassy mistake I try not to be unnecessarily harsh on the prime minister. Whether I like it or not, he is.
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Midlands housebuilder and law firm voice fury over ‘sticking plaster’ Budget
Horgan Homes and FBC Manby Bowdler say Reeves’s plan fails to restore business confidence The Budget will fail to restore business confidence, two.
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Budget: How the markets reacted
The run-up to the autumn budget 2025 was a messy melee of leaks, kite-flying and speculation, topped off by the comedic accidental publication.
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Budget: Middle earners hardest hit as ‘fiscal drag’ ratchets up over the next five years
How the Budget will affect everyday folks Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget will hit middle earners hardest, while the very richest and poorest.
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Ukraine-Russia peace talks face rising strain amid evolving US positions
Russia’s position in the grinding war in Ukraine is entering a more precarious phase as Washington and Kyiv finalise a new, slimmed-down 19-point.
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The hidden cost of green policy
The career-boosting falsehood of today’s net zero religion The green agenda has become untouchable. Net zero strategies, clean transport, low-emission zones and sustainability.