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Pochettino’s title call, Dambrauskas’ fairytale and Champions League drama: football’s defining week

Pochettino’s title call, Dambrauskas’ fairytale and Champions League drama: football’s defining week

Mauricio Pochettino’s demand to strip Chelsea of their 2016-17 title and Valdas Dambrauskas’ rise from game-show winner to Champions League manager frame a week of high-stakes football in Europe.

Cancer wait times, retail struggles and wildlife trafficking: UK society’s quiet crises

Cancer wait times, retail struggles and wildlife trafficking: UK society’s quiet crises

BBC analysis reveals worsening cancer care delays in England, while John Lewis losses and India’s orangutan trafficking probe highlight societal strains. What’s at stake?

UK migration reforms spark business backlash over labour shortages

UK migration reforms spark business backlash over labour shortages

Andy Burnham’s migration reforms face criticism from unions and businesses over potential labour shortages in social care and beyond, as TUC warns of far-right risks.

Australia’s West Bank stance tests UK ties as Lebanon’s war reshapes ecology

Australia’s West Bank stance tests UK ties as Lebanon’s war reshapes ecology

Australia’s refusal to sanction Israeli West Bank settlements strains Labour ties with UK, Canada and France, while Lebanon’s war devastates fragile ecosystems beyond human casualties.

Chile’s vanishing horsemen and Europe’s car-free revolution: culture’s climate conscience

Chile’s vanishing horsemen and Europe’s car-free revolution: culture’s climate conscience

From Chile’s fading puesteros to Europe’s urban redesigns, how art and architecture are documenting—and resisting—environmental change.

UK datacentres: jobs shortfall and energy demands reshape tech’s future

UK datacentres: jobs shortfall and energy demands reshape tech’s future

A new analysis reveals UK datacentres will create just 25% of promised jobs, while AI and fusion startups push innovation forward—reshaping the sector’s economic and environmental impact.