83 m. ago Liverpool title winner in line for shock return to Premier League after contract ripped up

Leeds United are among clubs pursuing a deal to sign a former Premier League winner as a free agent after they saw their contract ripped up

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98 m. ago Senior Labour figures tell Keir Starmer to stop making mistakes

Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’Keir Starmer has been warned by senior Labour figures to stop making mistakes, before a battle over the party’s deputy leadership and amid fears the government could row back on workers’ rights.As candidates began to jostle to replace Angela Rayner, the prime minister faced public criticism from Emily Thornberry, a potential contender, who said further mistakes from Starmer could lead to having to “hand our country to [Nigel] Farage”. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Top union leader delivers warning to Labour as Keir Starmer hit by criticism

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham, who has been a vocal critic of Keir Starmer, said her union members would want to cut ties with Labour if asked to vote today

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2 h. ago Scott Bemand does not expect lasting damage from Ireland’s loss to New Zealand

The Black Ferns secured top spot in Pool C by ruthlessly running in six unanswered tries in a 40-0 drubbing Brighton.

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4 h. ago Ibrahima Konate makes Real Madrid transfer joke after Kylian Mbappe shows preference

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate has been strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid with less than a year remaining on his contract and has now opened up on discussions with French teammate Kylian Mbappe

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4 h. ago Imperfect New Zealand shut out Ireland to show champion qualities at Women’s World Cup

New Zealand 40-0 Ireland: The Black Ferns were not at their best but Braxton Sorensen-McGee’s hat trick and a ferocious defensive performance denied Ireland any hope of a World Cup upset

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4 h. ago Kate Middleton shows her fun side as she takes part in a Mexican wave and enthusiastically cheers on the women's rugby team during World Cup match

Kate, 43, who is Patron of the Rugby Football Union, had joined crowds at the Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium - and was seen fully embracing the crowd's enthusiasm.

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6 h. ago London underground workers set to start week of strike action

London underground workers set to start week of strike action  Reuters

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7 h. ago Natasha Hunt: England will benefit from feeling pressure against Australia

The hosts overcame a difficult start to win convincingly in their World Cup pool decider.

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7 h. ago Unions urge Government not to water down workers’ rights Bill

TUC leader Paul Nowak said workers expected Labour to deliver the Employment Rights Bill in full.

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8 h. ago Nicolas Jackson's Chelsea exit in doubt as Bayern Munich chief reveals contract details

Nicolas Jackson left Chelsea to join Bayern Munich on a season-long loan deal on transfer deadline day, but a permanent move to Germany might not be as straightforward as first thought

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9 h. ago A year under CEO Niccol: Starbucks workers’ long fight for a union contract

Twelve months since Brian Niccol took the top job and promised change, the union and CEO are still at loggerheadsIt’s been a year since Brian Niccol took the top job at Starbucks and promised change after years of bitter fighting with the company’s burgeoning union.“I deeply respect the right of partners to choose, through a fair and democratic process, to be represented by a union,” Niccol wrote in a letter to the union last September. “If our partners choose to be represented, I am committed to making sure we engage constructively and in good faith with the union and the partners it represents.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Dining across the divide: ‘The one thing we bonded over was despising Reform’

A medical charity worker and an oncologist delved into the NHS, obesity and assisted dying. But could they agree on hiring doctors from abroad?Thakshayini, 40, BirminghamOccupation Oncologist Continue reading...

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9 h. ago ‘They grabbed us like dogs’: deportation quotas tear Haitian migrants’ lives apart

In the Dominican Republic, batey slums housing sugarcane workers from Haiti fear immigration raids and extortionOn the yellow bus rumbling through the Dominican Republic’s sugarcane fields back to the settlement, Sainristil sat among the jolting bodies of other Haitian workers in ripped orange shirts. These journeys are routine – always the same grumbling stomachs in anticipation of dinner, the same chatter among men who share a job, a home and a homeland.But that evening, as the workers’ bus pulled into the cul-de-sac of communal housing, it came to a halt before two white buses marked with the words “Migration control”. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Maryland screwworm case has US officials bracing for return of an old foe

Rise in cases south of the border prompts concern over US livestock as Trump budget cuts hit research and foreign aidA patient in Maryland was diagnosed in August with New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, after traveling to El Salvador. Doctors and veterinarians say the case poses very low risks for human health in the US, but it comes after an increase of cases in South and Central America and the Caribbean in recent years. It also highlights the importance of international cooperation on research and prevention.For decades, the fight against the screwworm was a success story of scientific innovation and collaboration with other countries. There were devastating outbreaks of the parasite in the US in the first half of the 20th century until an ambitious program pushed it south, all the way to Panama. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago 'I've been here 43 years but cannot fight this... everyday is like Sunday, I've lost £7,000'

The project on Oldham Road is reportedly months delayed, with teams now working overnight

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9 h. ago England make case for the defence after Australia win — but key decision looms for Scotland quarter

Even on a day where their attack and set-piece malfunctioned, the Red Roses’ defence ensured Australia did not make inroads

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10 h. ago First Tube strike since 2023 begins as limited service runs today ahead of TOTAL shutdown at 6pm after union holds firm on pay increase demands

London Underground staff have started striking this morning over an RMT-led dispute over pay and conditions which will see the city grind to a halt over the coming week.

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11 h. ago TfL warns of severe disruption from London Underground strike

Union says management has refused to engage on pay and working conditions

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11 h. ago Joseph Parker vs Fabio Wardley confirmed as Oleksandr Usyk fight eludes New Zealander

Usyk was ordered to face mandatory challenger Parker, but an injury to the Ukrainian has seen the Kiwi pivot

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