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Unions call for £200m support to keep last blast furnaces open
British Steel should get an extra £200m from the government to help it keep the UK's two remaining blast furnaces open until electric replacements are built, according to a union proposal.
Gene therapy cures blindness in children in world-first operation
Doctors in London have become the first in the world to cure blindness in children born with a rare genetic condition using a pioneering gene therapy.

Does Guardiola have the drive to rebuild bruised and broken City?
The current iteration is done. Manager must decide if he has energy for exhausting process of reconstruction

Historic England acquires rare photos of changes after Industrial Revolution
Some of the oldest photographs in England, showing the country's transformation after the Industrial Revolution, have been acquired by Historic England.

'We are part of Syria' Kurdish-led SDF fights for place in post-Assad future
Thirty metres under the city of Kobani, north-east Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) kept a watchful eye on the Turkish border.

Fit-again Smith gets ultra-rare outing at No 3
It was as if they could not wait to share the news, England naming their XI for tomorrow's Champions Trophy opener against Australia well in advance and springing a surprise too.

Brentford take in £3.2m of public money for research
Brentford football club have received £3.23m in public money for research they have commissioned into sports science, medicine, training and tactics over the past two years.

Australia monitoring Chinese warships detected off east coast
Australia will \"watch every move\" of three Chinese warships that have been detected off the country's east coast, the defence minister has said.

Your sandals are no works of art, Germany's top judges tell Birkenstock
They may be the footwear of choice of Hollywood A-listers and pop stars, but Birkenstocks are not works of art, Germany's highest court ruled yesterday.

'What made me this way? I felt superior - I knew what was going to happen next'
The big interview Peter Schmeichel The legendary former Manchester United goalkeeper on his mental strength, his parents' pain, and confidence in Ruben Amorim
Dubois pulls out of Parker bout due to illness
Daniel Dubois has withdrawn from his IBF world heavyweight title defence against Joseph Parker tomorrow after falling ill.

Germany Why fiscal discipline rule faces the axe
Germany is used to running its economy with the brake on. Ever since the 2008 financial crisis Berlin has sought to burnish a reputation as the world capital of fiscal discipline, with a near-pious aversion to debt and pride in strong government finances.

Stage review Spirited cast but the songs disappoint
Who could blame the 10-year-old in David Baddiel's musical for wanting different parents?

'Moyes only says hola in Spanish but his English is very clear'
Loan signing Carlos Alcaraz is feeling at home at Everton and the Argentinian hopes to settle after a flurry of moves

US Urges Ukraine to Sign Mineral Deal and Stop Insulting Trump
White House officials told Ukraine yesterday to stop badmouthing Donald Trump and to sign a deal handing over half of the country's mineral wealth to the US, saying a failure to do so would be unacceptable.

One of the hardest days' in Israel as bodies of four hostages are handed over by Hamas
The remains of two young children, their mother, and an elderly man taken hostage by Hamas have been returned to Israel in what onlookers described as one of the \"hardest days\" for Israelis since the Palestinian militant group attack that ignited the war in Gaza.

Oval Office insiders How pro-Moscow voices shape anti-Ukraine stance
Donald Trump's tarring of Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a \"dictator\" who is to blame for the war with Russia landed like a bombshell on the diplomatic landscape.

Bronze commends 'brave' Spanish players as trial ends
Lucy Bronze described the Spanish players who were involved in the trial of Luis Rubiales as \"incredibly brave\" and said England players stood with them in their fight for change, on the day the former head of the Spanish football federation was found guilty of sexual assault.

Small brewers turn off taps as drinkers cut back and costs surge
A record number of independent breweries closed last year, according to sobering figures from the \"indie beer\" trade body.

'It's scary' Germans fear far-right future as vote looms
Flanked by market stalls selling everything from Turkish börek pastries to bejewelled iPhone cases, Lina, 53, confessed that she was racked with worry about what may lie ahead for her three children once Sunday's election is over.

Sherratt Vows Wales Will Make It Hostile for Ireland
The Wales interim head coach, Matt Sherratt, has promised grand slam-chasing Ireland a hostile Cardiff reception in the Six Nations tomorrow after making eight changes to the team for his first match in charge.
Feyi-Waboso injury confusion raises questions
or to attempt to rehab his shoulder without the operation and potentially return for the end of the Six Nations.

Ex-football chief guilty of sexual assault after kissing player at World Cup
Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, was found guilty yesterday of sexually assaulting the footballer Jenni Hermoso by kissing her on the lips against her will after Spain's women's team won the 2023 World Cup.

Nandy unveils £270m fund to help museums across country
Culture has been \"erased\" from communities and curriculums, according to the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, who vowed yesterday to make the arts more accessible by announcing new funding for Britain's \"crumbling\" cultural infrastructure.

Martial law was declared to block 'dictatorship', Seoul court hears
Lawyers for the impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol have told a Seoul court he declared martial law last year to prevent the country becoming a \"legislative dictatorship\", controlled by his opponents.

Savings firms vow to fight any move to limit cash Isas
Major savings providers have pledged to fight any attempts to cut tax breaks on cash Isas after it emerged the government is considering a proposal to slash the maximum amount people can put into them from £20,000 a year to £4,000.
Hospital Cases of Norovirus Hit Record High
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Slot concerned over Núñez's drop in work rate after miss
Arne Slot has said he will talk to Darwin Núñez about the striker's attitude having witnessed a drop in his work rate against Aston Villa after an almost open-goal miss from close range in Liverpool's 2-2 draw.

Owner writes down value of De Beers again as diamond prices slump
The world's biggest diamond miner, De Beers, cost its parent company almost $3bn (£2.3bn) last year as the growth in lab-grown stones continued to take the shine off the industry.

Senior Tories who attack integrity of judges 'putting lives at risk'
The shadow cabinet ministers Robert Jenrick and Chris Philp are putting judges' \"lives at risk\" with \"ill-chosen\" attacks on their integrity, the outgoing extremism tsar has said.