BBC News Cracking down on the shadow economy has become a key goal for the Kremlin. Before the VAT rise took effect, Putin warned the new rules must not push firms into the shadows and called for a “radical reduction in illegal employment”. “One arm of the government is trying to squeeze as much money […]
BBC News Among the waste products the system clears are proteins called amyloid and tau, the deposits that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. A single sleepless night measurably raises amyloid levels in the fluid surrounding the brain. Do that repeatedly, year after year, and the implications are troubling. A Swedish study […]
BBC News Ezri Konsa: The Aston Villa defender featured in every game and continued to show he has the quality for international football. A starting centre-back and also played at right-back in the win over Norway in the quarter-finals. He ended the tournament with a goal in the third-place play-off. 7 John Stones: It was […]
BBC News A Golden Boot race for the ages has the perfect finale – it will go down to the final match of the tournament. Kylian Mbappe two goals in France’s incredible 6-4 defeat by England in the third-place play-off moved him two goals clear of Lionel Messi, but the Argentine still has one match […]
BBC News Nations Championship – round three Argentina (3) 24 Tries: Carreras, penalty try, Piccardo Cons: Albornoz 2 Pen: Albornoz England (19) 31 Tries: Freeman, Earl 2, M Smith, Feyi-Waboso Cons: F Smith 3 England held on to beat Argentina in a chaotic match in the Nations Championship after the hosts had a last-gasp try […]
BBC News An independent bakery owner has said it was a “kick in the teeth” to be asked by The Voice UK to provide the ITV show’s guests and judges with free cakes. Rich Myers, 37, from Get Baked, which has its flagship store in Manchester, described the request as a “total disgrace”, adding that […]
BBC News T20 Blast Final, Edgbaston Northamptonshire Steelbacks 169 (19.5 overs): Vasconcelos 88; Baker 5-21 Hampshire Hawks 155 (19.2 overs): Weatherley 75; Sales 3-25 Northants won by 14 runs Scorecard Northamptonshire Steelbacks claimed their third T20 Blast title after a titanic tussle with Hampshire Hawks in an enthralling Edgbaston final. After being asked to bat […]
BBC News Wales head coach Steve Tandy says he was bitterly disappointed to finish the season with a 43-0 hammering by South Africa. Tandy’s side failed to score a single point once more against the Springboks, who ran out convincing Nations Championship winners in Durban. The world champions won their previous meeting 73-0 in November […]
BBC News “This reprioritisation of public resource shows a change in direction towards improving everyday life and strengthening local economies over expensive national government schemes.” Plans for a digital ID scheme had initially been introduced by Sir Keir ahead of Labour’s conference last year. At the time, Starmer argued that mandatory digital ID for workers […]
