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John Harris obituary

Other lives: Chief executive of South Yorkshire county council and chair of the Coal Authority who served communities throughout his life

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John Harris obituary

Other lives: Chief executive of South Yorkshire county council and chair of the Coal Authority who served communities throughout his life

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Two more DoJ officials resign, including US attorney leading inquiry into Trump rivals

Jason Reding Quiñones led investigation into whether Trump’s rights were violated during 2020 election inquiry

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A judge blocked construction of Trump's arch at the 11th hour. What's next?

The Trump administration had hoped to begin construction immediately after a federal panel approved its arch late Thursday. Overnight, the judge issued an order blocking work for 14 days.

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Chess: Magnus Carlsen returns for Budapest battle before Sindarov targets classical crown

The Norwegian, 35, has set up a training camp in Spain to prepare for the Budapest Total Chess pilot November will be an important month for global chess, with the Total World Championship pilot, combining fast classical, rapid and blitz segments due in Budapest from 10-20 November. This will be followed by the Gukesh Dommaraju v Javokhir Sindarov Fide World Championship match in Geneva between 24 November and 12 December, featuring 14 games of classical chess ­followed, if needed, by rapid and blitz tie-breaks. The traditional London Classic at the Novotel West in Hammersmith will also start

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Chess: Magnus Carlsen returns for Budapest battle before Sindarov targets classical crown

The Norwegian, 35, has set up a training camp in Spain to prepare for the Budapest Total Chess pilot November will be an important month for global chess, with the Total World Championship pilot, combining fast classical, rapid and blitz segments due in Budapest from 10-20 November. This will be followed by the Gukesh Dommaraju v Javokhir Sindarov Fide World Championship match in Geneva between 24 November and 12 December, featuring 14 games of classical chess ­followed, if needed, by rapid and blitz tie-breaks. The traditional London Classic at the Novotel West in Hammersmith will also start

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Taiwan to close representative office in Papua New Guinea, blames China

Amid the fallout, Taiwan says it will stop purchases of liquefied natural gas from Port Moresby.

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UK government to extend controversial Palantir NHS contract as it draws up plan for British alternative – as it happened

Health secretary Yvette Cooper has faced calls to axe US tech firm’s contract to deliver the flagship government AI system, report says Here are some more photos from prime minister Andy Burnham’s visit to Siemens Rail Technology Centre in Chippenham earlier today: The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has caused “profound anger, hurt and disbelief” among many black voters with her comments about transatlantic slavery, according to the chair of Operation Black Vote (OBV), who urged the prime minister, Andy Burnham, to apologise for Britain’s involvement without delay. Continue reading...

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UK government to extend controversial Palantir NHS contract as it draws up plan for British alternative – as it happened

Health secretary Yvette Cooper has faced calls to axe US tech firm’s contract to deliver the flagship government AI system, report says Here are some more photos from prime minister Andy Burnham’s visit to Siemens Rail Technology Centre in Chippenham earlier today: The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has caused “profound anger, hurt and disbelief” among many black voters with her comments about transatlantic slavery, according to the chair of Operation Black Vote (OBV), who urged the prime minister, Andy Burnham, to apologise for Britain’s involvement without delay. Continue reading...

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Commuters and shoppers face disruption from tube driver strikes in run-up to Christmas

RMT union calls eight 24-hour strikes on London Underground in opposition to plans for four-day week Tube train drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes running over 16 days – including six in the lead-up to Christmas – that threaten to bring transport chaos to the capital. The drivers will start another series of 24-hour strikes in late November in opposition to plans for a four-day week, a proposal that has been warmly welcomed by the majority of London Underground drivers represented by the Aslef union. Continue reading...

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Commuters and shoppers face disruption from tube driver strikes in run-up to Christmas

RMT union calls eight 24-hour strikes on London Underground in opposition to plans for four-day week Tube train drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes running over 16 days – including six in the lead-up to Christmas – that threaten to bring transport chaos to the capital. The drivers will start another series of 24-hour strikes in late November in opposition to plans for a four-day week, a proposal that has been warmly welcomed by the majority of London Underground drivers represented by the Aslef union. Continue reading...

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‘Ferritin face’: what you need to know about low iron - podcast

Social media is awash with claims iron deficiency can be identified in the mirror by dark circles, breaking hair and dry skin. But is ‘ferritin face’ real? Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample why so many of us struggle to keep our iron levels up, how we can actually diagnose low iron and the best way to correct a deficiency, with help from Hal Drakesmith, a professor of iron biology at Oxford University, and advice from Dr Sue Pavord, a consultant haematologist at Oxford university hospitals and associate senior lecturer in clinical medicine at St Edmund Hall ‘Ferritin face’: are social media cl

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‘Ferritin face’: what you need to know about low iron - podcast

Social media is awash with claims iron deficiency can be identified in the mirror by dark circles, breaking hair and dry skin. But is ‘ferritin face’ real? Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample why so many of us struggle to keep our iron levels up, how we can actually diagnose low iron and the best way to correct a deficiency, with help from Hal Drakesmith, a professor of iron biology at Oxford University, and advice from Dr Sue Pavord, a consultant haematologist at Oxford university hospitals and associate senior lecturer in clinical medicine at St Edmund Hall ‘Ferritin face’: are social media cl

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Origin of Stonehenge’s altar remains enigma as north-east Scotland theory ruled out

Geologists say they are getting closer to solving mystery as tests suggest stone may have come from elsewhere in Scotland, northern England or even Ireland They spent countless hours on weather-battered Scottish hills, a hardy band of geologists searching for the origin of one of Stonehenge’s most intriguing features. But the prehistoric monument tends to yield its secrets reluctantly, and a new scientific report reveals that the origin of Stonehenge’s altar stone remains elusive – and the wind-whipped geologists may very well have been looking in the wrong spot anyway. Continue reading...

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Origin of Stonehenge’s altar remains enigma as north-east Scotland theory ruled out

Geologists say they are getting closer to solving mystery as tests suggest stone may have come from elsewhere in Scotland, northern England or even Ireland They spent countless hours on weather-battered Scottish hills, a hardy band of geologists searching for the origin of one of Stonehenge’s most intriguing features. But the prehistoric monument tends to yield its secrets reluctantly, and a new scientific report reveals that the origin of Stonehenge’s altar stone remains elusive – and the wind-whipped geologists may very well have been looking in the wrong spot anyway. Continue reading...

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Australia recruit Hussey for Ashes build-up

Australia recruit Michael Hussey as a long-term batting consultant to help them prepare for the 2027 Ashes and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

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