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Tories and Reform UK tell Burnham they will fight any plan to reform adult social care involving tax risesGood morning. Yesterday Wes Streeting, the defence secretary, told Sky News that, while Andy Burnham spent his first week as PM focusing on cost of living issues, this week the public would see “a prime minister that runs towards big and difficult issues rather than runs away from [them]”. Those challenges include reforming social care and, as Peter Walker reports, Burnham has pledged to use “whatever political capital I have” to finally fix the crumbling social care system in England, saying that…

It is a warm but windy evening in East Sussex and we are on the hunt for glow worms.As the sun sets on the Benfield Hill Nature Reserve, just outside Hove, a distinct green glimmer starts to flicker in the chalk grasslands.This site is hailed as a “stronghold” for glow worms in Sussex and with the insects’ summer breeding season well under way, conservationists say they have spotted 60 glowing females on one evening at the reserve.It is Brighton and Hove’s oldest local nature reserve and a team of volunteers has been helping to manage the grasslands to promote glow…

Football news: Infantino tells World Cup critics to 'meditate and pray'

Prime Video India and Korean powerhouse CJ ENM have signed a multi-year distribution deal that will add more than 100 Korean titles to the streamer’s Indian lineup over the next two years. The agreement covers 26 new titles from CJ ENM alongside a broader slate drawn from the studio’s existing library, and extends the companies’ existing global partnership with a dedicated focus on India. New and upcoming titles under the deal will carry English subtitles and dubbing in the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. The slate opens with “Yumi’s Cells” Season 3, the latest chapter of CJ ENM’s flagship franchise,…

If someone in a film or TV show wants a six-pack, chances are they’ll drop to the floor and start doing sit-ups. According to Dr Lee Brown, senior lecturer in strength and conditioning at the University of East London, that’s more Hollywood than science.“It’s embedded in the archaic practices of boxing coaches and therefore everyone seems to follow it,” he says. “But they’re far from the best exercise for training your core.”A sit-up involves lying on your back with your knees bent, then lifting your torso towards your thighs and lowering it again. While the abdominal muscles certainly are involved, Brown says much of…

The Santa Fe Striders scholarships, recently given to three students, have awarded $30,500 to student-athletes since 2021.

Since Russia invaded over four years ago, Ukraine has seen a surge in children’s books about the war. The bridge was blown to pieces!Walls and windows shake. The books cover all kinds of themes, including the loss of loved ones and the terror of bombardments. In which I see a funeralfor the first time They also teach children about military life, reflecting how the war is reshaping society in Ukraine. BackpackFor a combat deployment, a soldierpacks dozens of kilograms ofgear on which life literally depends. When Alina Otzemko’s husband joined the Ukrainian Army after Russia invaded Ukraine more than four…

Introduction: Oil price slides as US and Iran pause fireGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.Oil prices have fallen more than 5% this morning as the US paused strikes on Iran for the second night in a row, with military officials advising Donald Trump to stop his bombing campaign.Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, is now down 5.3% to $91.68 a barrel, after it hit $100 last week.Trum is believed to be considering diplomatic and military options in the conflict with Iran, while the Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu is…

“Everybody’s on their phone at my program!” jokes Charlie Bailey, a librarian in South Philadelphia. He’s just asked his audience to pull out their phones so that he can walk them through the steps of disabling Apple Intelligence and Gemini. Bailey stands at the front of a library classroom that’s outfitted for children – the focal point is the vibrant rug he’s standing on, which reminds us that M is for “moon” and Z is for “zebra.” But the 20-odd adults in the room aren’t here to learn about the alphabet. They’re at a workshop called Avoiding AI, which, in…

After an impressive campaign at the FIFA World Cup, Yan Diomande will reportedly join world’s richest football club.Published On 27 Jul 202627 Jul 2026La Liga giants Real Madrid have agreed personal terms with RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande, the BBC reported on Monday, after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Liverpool withdrew their interest.Yan Diomande, who plays on the right flank, was the Ivory Coast’s standout player at the FIFA World Cup 2026, where he also made his debut, as the West African nation reached the round of 32.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe 19-year-old has taken Europe by storm since…