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Brompton sells stakes to Decathlon and Chinese Labubu backer
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Brompton sells stakes to Decathlon and Chinese Labubu backer

British bike maker says cycling market is recovering from sales slump and investments will add new expertiseThe French sports gear retailer Decathlon and a Chinese investment group that was an early backer of Labubu soft toys have bought stakes in the British folding bike maker Brompton, as its boss...

Sarah Butler
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School smartphone bans seen as ‘punitive’ by young people, study says
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School smartphone bans seen as ‘punitive’ by young people, study says

Outright bans may have unintended negative consequences for young people, University College London report warnsSchool smartphone bans are “overly simplistic” and are not supported by young people who regard them as “punitive” rather than helpful, according to research by University College London.T...

Sally Weale Education correspondent
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Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud
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Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud

Guo Wengui, who gained fans for criticising China’s Communist party, was found guilty in 2024 on nine charges including money launderingA US federal court has sentenced exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison, after he was convicted of defrauding thousands of people out of more than $...

Alastair McCready in Taipei
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Director sentenced to more than two years for defrauding Netflix out of $11m
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Director sentenced to more than two years for defrauding Netflix out of $11m

Carl Rinsch requested $11m for never-finished sci-fi series but diverted money to personal account, prosecutors saidHollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to two-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11m for a never-finished sci-fi series....

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Both Republican Dan Sullivans can compete in Alaska primary, court rules
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Both Republican Dan Sullivans can compete in Alaska primary, court rules

Challenger Dan Sullivan had been booted from ballot, but supreme court ruled he can compete against senator of same nameA man with the same name and party affiliation as Senator Dan Sullivan, a Republican, is qualified to run for the seat and ordered election officials to place him on Alaska’s prima...

Nick Robins-Early and agencies
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Trump nominates Keith Sonderling to permanent role of labor secretary
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Trump nominates Keith Sonderling to permanent role of labor secretary

Sonderling is filling in as acting secretary after Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced she was leaving in AprilDonald Trump announced he is nominating Keith Sonderling to serve as US secretary of labor, a role he is currently filling as acting secretary after Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s announced her departure...

Coral Murphy Marcos and agencies
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Venezuelans newly deported from US missing after hotel collapse
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Venezuelans newly deported from US missing after hotel collapse

More than 100 people removed on ICE flight were being held in hotel in La Guaira when earthquakes struckMore than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble, ac...

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England to get powerful maternity commissioner after ‘shocking’ failings
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England to get powerful maternity commissioner after ‘shocking’ failings

Health secretary announces move after Amos review finds childbirth and neonatal care in need of ‘urgent reform’Analysis: Transparency, standards and a new commissioner – but does maternity review go far enough?A powerful maternity commissioner will be appointed to push through an urgent transformati...

Denis Campbell and Tobi Thomas
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Crypto firms operating in UK to be subject to sweeping new rules
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Crypto firms operating in UK to be subject to sweeping new rules

City regulator will require booming industry to prove its resilience to risk from October next yearCrypto firms operating in the UK will be forced to prove they can weather market shocks and hold capital against risky assets as part of sweeping new rules announced by the Financial Conduct Authority...

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
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Monaco explosion injures three and triggers police hunt
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Monaco explosion injures three and triggers police hunt

Two people said to be in critical condition after CCTV shows man dropping backpack at residential building lobbyAn explosion in Monaco has triggered a police hunt for a man suspected of detonating a makeshift bomb that injured three people.The blast occurred on Monday evening in the semi-enclave fam...

Charlie Moloney
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New defence secretary wins another £1.5bn to boost drone spending
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New defence secretary wins another £1.5bn to boost drone spending

Dan Jarvis persuaded Rachel Reeves to reduce £18bn funding gap that led to predecessor resigningThe new defence secretary has secured an extra £1.5bn to the UK’s long-delayed defence investment plan, with the bulk of that to be spent on drones to deter Russia and Iran.Rows about closing an £18bn fun...

Dan Sabbagh and Kiran Stacey
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Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards living costs under new UK law
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Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards living costs under new UK law

Means-tested scheme included in immigration and asylum bill condemned by charities for placing tax on refugees Asylum seekers will be ordered to pay about £10,000 to cover their state-funded living costs or be denied settled status in the UK under a new law to be considered by MPs on Tuesday.The mea...

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
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High-street slot machines and casinos could face £460m tax rise under Burnham
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High-street slot machines and casinos could face £460m tax rise under Burnham

Thinktank finds 43% of the public would support a move by Labour to raise taxes on adult gaming centresAll-night slot machine shops and casinos could face a £460m tax rise if Andy Burnham acts on his concerns about the gambling industry as prime minister, after an influential thinktank found the pol...

Rob Davies
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Officials release names of three firefighters killed in Colorado wildfire
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Officials release names of three firefighters killed in Colorado wildfire

Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson killed working to contain raging fires on Utah-Colorado borderThe US Department of Interior on Monday released the names of three firefighters who were killed while working to contain wildfires along the Utah-Colorado border.Two other firefighters who...

Nick Robins-Early
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