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Spectrum bolsters board & executive with key new appointments
Spectrum appoints Billy Aucamp as CFO, Jeremy Foster as Director, and John Marshall as Board Advisor, strengthening leadership and governance.

NZ Post to resume sending parcels to US for businesses amid tariff changes
Customers wanting to send personal gifts however, will need to continue waiting for a solution.

AI boom boosts Nvidia despite 'geopolitical issues'
Nvidia remains exposed to geopolitical tensions between the US and China.

‘I want my kids to be proud of me’: Terminally ill prizewinner donates $10,000 to charity
Kahukura Ahau won the money in a competition. They are donating their winnings to charity Kura Kai.

Parking warden sacked after allegedly disappearing for hours, being abusive and driving recklessly
A security guard accompanying the parking officer said he drove to a remote unlit area and he became so frightened he called 111

Holders Newcastle to host Bradford in Carabao Cup
Holders Newcastle will take on League One Bradford City at home in the third round of the Carabao Cup. Full draw included.

'Humiliating!' Club Brugge thump 10-man Rangers 6-0
Russell Martin's Rangers side suffer "one of the most embarrassing nights in their European history" as they are demolished 6-0 by Club Brugge after going down to 10 men to lose 9-1 on aggregate in the Champions League play-offs.

What is on the table at Trump’s Gaza meeting?
And Labour is back to talking about Brexit.

'I'm not a wild animal', says alleged sex attacker
Hadush Kebatu, an asylum seeker staying at The Bell Hotel in Epping, denies five charges.

Tommy Robinson will not be charged over St Pancras incident
British Transport Police said prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to bring charges in connection to the incident.

Ed Davey to boycott Trump state banquet over Gaza
The Lib Dem leader says he wants to send the president a message that he has the power to end the crisis.

Home Office set to halve time asylum seekers spend in hotels
The time given to people granted asylum to move from hotels to their own accommodation will be cut from 56 to 28 days.

Fortune Favours 'forced to close' due to cost crisis, owners say
Last weekend, the Wellington brewery was the toast of Beervana. This weekend will be their last in business.

‘12 rounds with Mike Tyson’: One in eight Auckland retail spaces empty, report says
Bayley’s latest New Zealand Retail Market Update shows a 13% vacancy rate in the Auckland CBD.

One in eight retail stores in Auckland empty, data shows
The city has been through the wringer but there are signs of improvement, an expert says.

'Something I've wanted my whole life' - Lake makes British history with 2.00m leap
Morgan Lake makes history as the first British woman to clear two metres in the high jump at the Diamond League Final in Zurich.

'Bradley avoids sporting masochism to make Europe's Ryder Cup harder'
US captain Keegan Bradley tells BBC Sport that not playing at the Ryder Cup "hurts", but he views his role as the "ultimate job".

Raducanu starting to 'embrace expectation' at US Open
Emma Raducanu overcomes a potential banana skin as she clinically beats Indonesian qualifier Janice Tjen to reach the US Open third round.

Denmark apologises to Greenland's forced contraception victims
Mette Frederiksen says sorry to to women who were fitted with devices, sometimes without their knowledge.

Is Trump right about wind power and UK energy bills?
President Trump has suggested this week that wind power is the reason for rising energy bills in the UK. BBC Verify's Ben Chu takes a look at the data.