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Specsavers pays £12m dividend to parent company as profits soar
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The Guardian · World

Specsavers pays £12m dividend to parent company as profits soar

Pre-tax profits rose at high street opticians to £429.7m in the year to February while sales increased 7% to £4.3bnSpecsavers has paid £12m to its parent company controlled by founders Doug and Dame Mary Perkins after the high street opticians’ profits soared by more than a quarter.The group operate...

Sarah Butler
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US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal
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The Guardian · World

US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal

Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia, who arrived on Thursday as part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under a new deal.The deportees arrived at the Roberts i...

Associated Press
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Ukrainian publishers call for support after Russian attacks destroy 10m books
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The Guardian · World

Ukrainian publishers call for support after Russian attacks destroy 10m books

The country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishersThe Ukrainian Book Institute has called on the international publishing community to support Ukrainian publishers after Russian attacks in July and early Augu...

Emma Loffhagen
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Stars and Stripes publisher could be fired before planned retirement, sources say
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The Guardian · World

Stars and Stripes publisher could be fired before planned retirement, sources say

Max Lederer, longtime head of the US military news outlet, says his ‘philosophy of leadership’ differs from Pentagon’sThe long-serving publisher of Stars and Stripes could face an early dismissal just days after the taxpayer-funded military news outlet’s reporting revealed deteriorating conditions o...

Edward Helmore
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Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train
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The Guardian · World

Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train

Derailed carriages lifted using two cranes as workers operate under ‘very challenging circumstances’Business live – latest updatesThe East Sussex railway line on which a train derailed will reopen in September as crews continue to remove the carriages that left the track.Rail bosses said they were p...

Alex Daniel
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Piracy fears prompt calls for ban on Meta smart glasses in UK cinemas
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The Guardian · World

Piracy fears prompt calls for ban on Meta smart glasses in UK cinemas

Trade body says local chains would have to balance concerns with potential benefits provided by AI-enabled technologyCinemas across the UK are considering banning customers from wearing Meta’s smart glasses, amid fears they could be used to pirate films.The UK Cinema Association (UKCA) trade body sa...

Kalyeena Makortoff
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Trump plan to allow drilling near US world heritage site sparks alarm
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The Guardian · World

Trump plan to allow drilling near US world heritage site sparks alarm

Administration’s plan to scrap drilling-free buffer zone around New Mexico site prompts scrutiny from UnescoThe Trump administration’s push to expand oil and gas extraction across the US is set to bring drilling near cherished natural and cultural sites, raising alarm among conservationists and prom...

Oliver Milman
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Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister
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The Guardian · World

Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says politicians have helped fuel hatred and that police are not taking violence against women and girls seriously enoughUK politics live – latest updatesRacism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, the equalities minister has said, as she warned that young men...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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