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Tattoos Are Mainstream Now — But Could They Still Cost You a Job?

New research and statistics reveal a persistent gap between tattoos' mainstream popularity and lingering workplace bias, even as artists and academics say attitudes are shifting.

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Burnham Speeds Up Crackdown on Subscription Traps and Fake Discounts

Andy Burnham is fast-tracking rules to end subscription traps and ban fake discount pricing, with new protections due by January 2027 and a consultation on misleading prices this autumn.

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Cynllun Cymunedol i Brynu Tafarn Penbont i Adfywio Llanrug

Mae trigolion Llanrug wedi ffurfio menter gymunedol i geisio prynu Tafarn Penbont, a gaeodd y llynedd, gyda'r nod o'i throi'n dafarn a hwb cymunedol newydd.

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Waste Firm Owner: 'I'm a Woman in a Man's World, But I Do the Job'

Sandra McCluskey, who runs a waste collection firm near Milton Keynes, says she's determined to stop reusable items ending up in landfill or fly-tipped, despite facing hostility in a male-dominated industry.

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New York Officials Warn of Gold Bar Scam That Has Cost Seniors Over $100m

New York's attorney general says fraudsters have stolen more than $100m from mostly elderly victims through a scheme that tricks them into converting savings into gold bars handed to fake officials.

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Why Silicon Valley Money Chased a Stake in the World Cup

Fifa scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to investors including Joshua Kushner's Thrive Eternal after fierce opposition — but the AI-driven logic behind the bid, and Fifa's own AI ambitions for 2026, reveal a debate unlikely to end here.

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Supermac's Loses Latest EU Trademark Appeal Against McDonald's Over Big Mac Name

Irish chain Supermac's has failed in its appeal to register its name as an EU trademark, with regulators ruling it too close to McDonald's Big Mac brand.

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Windfall Tax Push Grows as Oil Giants Cash In on Iran War Price Surge

Oil companies are reaping record profits from Iran-war-driven price spikes, prompting Democratic lawmakers to push windfall tax bills even as Trump faces criticism over policies favoring the industry.

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US strikes $1.2bn deal with German firm to halt offshore wind

RWE will abandon its US offshore wind projects after a $1.2bn deal with Donald Trump's Interior Department and redirect investment to gas and LNG projects.

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Trump imposes 15% tariff on polysilicon imports to counter China

Trump signed an executive order imposing a 15% tariff on imported polysilicon products and minimum import prices, escalating tensions with China over semiconductor supply chains.

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Fleadh set to top projected £53m Belfast economic boost

Belfast’s first hosting of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is expected to deliver more than the projected £53m economic boost, with hotels, bars and tour operators reporting strong demand.

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Australia trade surplus falls to nine-year low as EV imports surge

Australia’s trade surplus has fallen to a nine-year low as EV imports surge, while Richard Marles defends Tony Burke’s speech delay and gambling reforms.

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