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The Breakdown | England beware: rugby’s Messi is even better after Olympic sevens stint
Tickets to watch France play England this weekend are not cheap. Premium adult seats cost £199 apiece and even the most affordable ones up in the gods will set you back £89. Before you phone the Rugby Football Union to enquire if an England win is included as part of …
Labour dropped plan to ban foreign donors after Waheed Alli intervened, book claims
Labour reportedly dropped a plan to ban foreign political donations after an intervention from Waheed Alli, the Labour peer who paid for Keir Starmer’s clothes and glasses.
The plan would have scuppered any potential donations from the billionaire Elon Musk to Reform UK. It would have made it illegal to …
British investigative journalist banned from Cambodia
A British environmental and investigative journalist has been banned from entering Cambodia, in what press groups have condemned as yet another attack on independent media by the country’s authoritarian leaders.
Gerald Flynn, who writes for the news outlet Mongabay, was denied entry to Cambodia on 5 January as he returned …
Cricket’s going bananas: nothing is real at Hundred auction but it still costs £145m | Jonathan Liew
Johnnie Walker owner Diageo says Trump tariffs could hit sales recovery
Diageo, the company behind Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whiskey, has said US tariffs could damage a recovery in its sales, hitting its tequila portfolio and Canadian whisky in particular.
The UK drinks company’s shares fell by 3.7% on Monday, on concerns that it will be hurt by a further …
Tuesday briefing: China retaliates after last-minute reprieves on tariffs for Mexico and Canada
Ladbrokes gambling ads shown to parents on app used as a baby monitor
Adverts for the bookmaker Ladbrokes have been shown to “exhausted parents” via a smartphone app that can be used as a baby monitor, the Guardian can reveal.
Campaigners have responded by calling for urgent action to reform the rules governing gambling advertising, which have so far been left out of …
What is the new challenge to the evidence used to convict Lucy Letby?
UK online pharmacies face stricter rules for sales of weight-loss jabs
Access to weight-loss jabs through online pharmacies is to be tightened up as part of a crackdown on inappropriate prescriptions – although some experts say even more must be done.
Weight-loss injections such as Wegovy, which contains the drug semaglutide, and Mounjaro, which contains the drug tirzepatide, have boomed in …
What is a sovereign wealth fund and why is Trump creating one now?
Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the US treasury and commerce departments to create a sovereign wealth fund. Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, and Howard Lutnick, the nominee for commerce secretary, will lead the effort.
“We have tremendous potential,” Trump said while signing the order from the Oval Office …