‘You can feel it’: South Yorkshire revival gathers pace as new industries move in

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From steel to screen, podcasts to defence, Sheffield’s economy is diversifying amid a wave of new investment

It has seen its fair share of Hollywood parties – albeit with a twist. Instead of champagne and caviar it is usually Guinness and scampi fries. Red carpet? There aren’t even cushions on the seats.

The tiny Sheffield pub, Fagan’s, has raised more than a few toasts in the last year as Adolescence, the Netflix hit made by two of its owners, scooped multiple awards at the Emmys and Golden Globes and became one of the world’s most-watched dramas.

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Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds

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Handful of billionaires gave huge sums in particular to media organisations that boosted rightwing politicians, says Liam Byrne MP

More than £170m was given to MPs, political parties, media organisations and thinktanks aligned with the UK’s populist right over the past five years, new research from the Labour MP Liam Byrne has found.

Byrne, a former cabinet minister who chairs parliament’s business committee, said he had identified a “media-political complex” funded largely by a handful of billionaires.

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Caught Between Two Conflicts, Afghans Flee Iran – The New York Times

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  1. Caught Between Two Conflicts, Afghans Flee Iran  The New York Times
  2. Official: Over 3m Afghan refugees returned home over past year  chinadailyasia.com
  3. Nearly 90 Migrant Families Repatriated to Afghanistan  Hasht-e Subh Daily
  4. Thousands of Afghan Refugees Return Home Amid Rising Regional Instability  خبرگزاری اطلس
  5. Over 3 Million Afghan Refugees Returned Home in Past Year, Official Says  Ratopati
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The road to Beijing doesn’t run through Tehran – Responsible Statecraft

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  1. The road to Beijing doesn't run through Tehran  Responsible Statecraft
  2. Why is China Sitting Out the War on Iran  Time Magazine
  3. China’s silence on Iran reveals its true priorities  Al Jazeera
  4. China Will Back Pakistan But Leave Iran Exposed In War: An Expert Reveals Why  NDTV
  5. Opinion | When it comes to the Persian Gulf, China’s top priority is economics  South China Morning Post
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In Denmark’s Election, How Will the Woman Who Took On Trump Fare? – The New York Times

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  1. In Denmark’s Election, How Will the Woman Who Took On Trump Fare?  The New York Times
  2. Opinion | Mette Frederiksen Changed Denmark  The New York Times
  3. Danish premier Frederiksen poised to retain power as right splinters  Financial Times
  4. Trump and Greenland loom over Denmark’s snap election. Here’s what to know  CNN
  5. Danes vote in an election clouded by Trump's Greenland desires  Reuters
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Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, as National Rally fails to take key cities

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City hall veteran beats rightwinger Rachida Dati in French capital, while far-right RN fails to win Marseille and Toulon in French local elections

The Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire has been elected mayor of Paris, beating the former rightwing minister Rachida Dati, with Marine Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigration National Rally (RN) failing to take key cities targeted in Sunday’s second round of local elections.

Grégoire took a victory bike ride with future councillors in Paris on Sunday night to show that the French capital would continue its pro-cycling and environmental policies.

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Ukrainian drones killing Russian troops faster than Moscow can replace them, drone commander says – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Ukrainian drones killing Russian troops faster than Moscow can replace them, drone commander says  The Kyiv Independent
  2. A Choice of Deadly Drones Is Only a Few Clicks Away for Ukrainian Troops  The New York Times
  3. Ukraine’s top drone commander wants to bleed Russia’s army dry  The Economist
  4. How Ukraine’s front line became a laboratory for drone innovation  AP News
  5. Ukrainian mid-range drones are consistently wiping out Russian air defences: results over the past year  Українська правда
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US said planning weeks-long operation to reopen Hormuz Strait; IDF strikes Tehran overnight – The Times of Israel

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  1. US said planning weeks-long operation to reopen Hormuz Strait; IDF strikes Tehran overnight  The Times of Israel
  2. The Tanker War: How history is repeating itself on the Strait of Hormuz  CNN
  3. Trump threats, U.S. troop build-up raise specter of battle for Hormuz  The Washington Post
  4. Iran War & Strait of Hormuz Energy Crisis Reveal Decline of U.S. Empire: Historian Alfred McCoy  Democracy Now!
  5. Dire Strait  The American Prospect
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New Zealand PM’s ratings dip as fragile economy fails to impress before November election, poll shows

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National leader Christopher Luxon drops in preferred PM stakes with rise in people saying country heading in wrong direction

The personal ratings of New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, have dipped, polling shows, as his government’s handling of the economy fails to impress voters ahead of the November election.

The RNZ-Reid Research poll, released on Monday, also found a growing number of people felt that New Zealand was heading in the wrong direction.

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French far right claims momentum for presidency after local elections – politico.eu

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  1. French far right claims momentum for presidency after local elections  politico.eu
  2. French Far Right Falls Short of Statement Win in Yardstick Local Races  The New York Times
  3. France's Socialists hold on to power in major cities in election boost for mainstream  BBC
  4. Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, as National Rally fails to take key cities  The Guardian
  5. Socialist Emmanuel Gregoire wins Paris mayoral race  Al Jazeera
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IRGC Basij commander killed as US, Israel strike Iran targets – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. IRGC Basij commander killed as US, Israel strike Iran targets  The Jerusalem Post
  2. State Department tells Americans worldwide to 'exercise increased caution'  abcnews.com
  3. Exclusive | Israel Is Hunting Down Iranian Regime Members in Their Hideouts, One by One  WSJ
  4. The assassination of senior leaders weakens Iran—but at a cost  The Economist
  5. Israel killed another Iranian leader, but experts say that doesn't mean it's winning the war  NBC News
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Slovenia’s liberals and conservatives neck and neck in parliamentary vote – Al Jazeera

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  1. Slovenia’s liberals and conservatives neck and neck in parliamentary vote  Al Jazeera
  2. Election in Slovenia Is a Near Tie  The New York Times
  3. Liberal, populist parties tied in Slovenia's parliamentary vote  Reuters
  4. Pro-EU liberals see narrow win in Slovenia as key Italian referendum enters final hours – Europe live  The Guardian
  5. Premier Edges Out Trump Ally in Slovenia’s Closest Ever Vote  Bloomberg.com
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Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children found dead in house fire, NHL says

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Cause of the fire that killed Pierce, who had covered the Minnesota hockey team for a decade, is under investigation

NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed on Saturday in a weekend house fire in Minnesota, the league announced on its sports website Sunday.

Pierce, 37, covered the Minnesota Wild as the correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade.

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