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Salford executive quits after alleged misogynistic slur
Salford chief operating officer Claire Bradbury quits the troubled Super League outfit and alleges the club's ownership suggested she "sleep with someone at the RFL" to ease their situation.

Will Palestine Action protesters keep getting arrested?
After the weekend’s mass arrests, what will happen now with the Palestine Action ban?

'The culmination of a lot of hard work': Joy, relief and worry as students get results
After a nerve-wracking wait, students react to their results and share what they plan to do next.

King says VJ Day heroes will 'never be forgotten'
A service of remembrance on Friday will mark the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day.

Cost of weight-loss drug Mounjaro could rise significantly
The recommended UK price will rise by up to 170%, although the impact on consumers could be more limited.

Why did boys outperform girls at top A-level grades?
The percentage of boys' grades that were A* or A was 28.4%, narrowly beating the 28.2% achieved by girls.

Left out of Alaska talks, exhausted Ukrainians fear an unjust peace
No matter what happens between Trump and Putin, Ukrainians think Russia has no plan to stop the war.

AI-generated code raises security risks as governance lags
Over half of organisations use AI coding assistants, yet only 18% have formal governance, raising security risks amid rising breaches, says Checkmarx report.

What’s in the water at this NRL hotbed? We tested it to find out
The tiny NSW south coast town has six juniors playing in the NRL this weekend. Is the water in the sea-side town the secret?

Why one booming, 70-metre kick says it all about Matt Burton 2.0
The Canterbury five-eighth is finally comfortable in his own play making skin and the Bulldogs are flying as a result.

Trend Micro launches agentic SIEM to boost proactive cybersecurity
Trend Micro unveils an agentic AI-powered SIEM that slashes onboarding time, boosts threat detection, and supports seven years of data archives for compliance.

Bristol sign Wales' Rees-Zammit on rugby union return
Bristol sign Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit for the 2025-26 Prem Rugby season following his return to rugby union from NFL.

Watch: How Trump's drive to his golf course shaped homeless crackdown
What the president sees on his journey out of Washington DC helps explain this week's push to clean up the capital.

Teenager arrested after death of 13-year-old girl in Huddersfield
The girl was found unresponsive at a flat in Huddersfield and died in hospital, police say.

Teenager's death after hospital failings is ruled unlawful
An inquest jury finds 14-year-old Ruth Szymankiewicz was unlawfully killed.

AI invents new antibiotics that could kill superbugs gonorrhoea and MRSA
Two new potential drugs have been designed by an artificial intelligence model to kill drug-resistant bacteria, researchers have revealed.

Tall Blacks launch massive fightback to stun Lebanon at Asia Cup
The Tall Blacks staged a remarkable comeback from 22 points down to advance to the semi-finals.

British comedy heavyweights bring charm to family sitcom
In 'Here We Go' we meet the Jessop family as they stumble through their mishap strewn, semi-detached suburban life.

A teacher, schemer, dreamer … but Des Hasler definitely isn’t paranoid
The Gold Coast mentor has surfed every cultural wave in his 20 years as a coach. And despite a disappointing season, he’ll be back at the helm for the Titans in 2026.

‘Harry played for it’: Cleary fumes over costly Penrith penalty in loss to Storm
Was Storm skipper Harry Grant within his rights to run into prop Moses Leota, or were Penrith hard done by?