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UK Procurement Act implementation: what does the first three months of data tell us?
Open Contracting Partnership - Washington DC
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June 23, 2025
We take a first look at the new UK procurement data now coming from 2023’s Procurement Act, which went live on 24 February 2025. It’s a big improvement on what was there before. The UK has put in a lot of hard work structuring the new notices,...
England U21 vs Holland U21 preview: Free betting tips, odds and predictions for Euros semi-final
The Sun
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June 23, 2025
ENGLAND clash with Holland in the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championships on Wednesday. SunSport betting experts have previewed the contest and selected the best bets, tips and exclusive sign-up bonuses from our leading betting...
England U21 vs Holland U21: Get up to £40 free bets to spend on football with talkSPORT BET
The Sun
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June 23, 2025
ENGLAND U21s will look to clinch their place in the European Championship final against Holland on Wednesday. And brand new talkSPORT BET customers can claim up to £40 in free bets when they register an account and stake at least £20 on the...
UK tourists issued eight simple packing methods to avoid hidden luggage fees
Birmingham Live
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June 23, 2025
Luggage fees have become a common but sneaky expense for tourists, especially with budget airlines enforcing ever-stricter size and weight limits. For those looking to save both money and space, packing in an efficient way is important because...
Best UK spas crowned at @GoodSpaGuide Awards 2025, with new category for best traditional #spa experience #goodspaguideawards
Leisure Opportunities
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June 23, 2025
Eight of the best spas in the UK and Ireland were crowned The new category of best traditional spa experience celebrates spas that offer unique insight into how different cultures approach relaxation and rejuvenation Comedian Lou Sanders presented...
Job cuts slam the brakes on UK economy as firms are hit by tax hikes and global trade war
This Is Money
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June 23, 2025
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 17:03 EDT, 23 June 2025 Britain’s ‘sluggish’ economy is set to grow just 0.1 per cent in the second quarter as firms axe jobs in the wake of tax hikes and a global trade war. A closely-watched purchasing managers’...
Leeds Test, Day 4: England come out unscathed after Rahul, Pant tons help India set 371-run target
News9 Live
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June 23, 2025
Cricket News England need 350 runs to win the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy on the final day of the match at Headingley, Leeds. England need 350 runs to win the first Test match against India. (Photo-Getty Images) New Delhi: England...
The silly feud between John Lennon and Rod Stewart: “One the publishers never noticed”
Far Out Magazine
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June 23, 2025
(Credits: Far Out / Alamy / W. Punt / Dutch National Archives) Feuds have always been a regular fixture of the music industry, where egos go unchallenged and rivalries emerge from the most unlikely of scenarios. The Beatles, for instance, seemed...
My Disability Provider Expands High-Quality NDIS Services Across Victoria, Queensland, And New South Wales
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- Zex PR Wire) The disability support service provider extends its services to cater to the increasing demand for medical support. Caroline Springs, Australia, 23rd June 2025, ZEX PR WIRE , The years following COVID-19 have marked a...
England set for gripping run-chase on final day of first Test against India after Rishabh Pant scored his second century of the match
Daily Mail
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June 23, 2025
Headingley, you’re spoiling us. After a day high on skill and drama, plus a costly dropped catch and some slapstick farce, the equation going into the final morning is simple: England need 371 to pull off the kind of madcap victory on which Ben...
Historian and novelist Stephen T. Jackson to debut first two books of The Preston Chronicles at Athens launch event on July 8
Mainstreet News - Georgia
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Georgia native and historian Stephen T. Jackson will launch the first two installments of his historical fiction trilogy, The Preston Chronicles, a sweeping tale of power, politics and Southern legacy, with a murderous twist, at a special book...
Brittany Mahomes Rocks $40 Leopard-Print Swimsuit from Target
PureWow
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In fact, one 5-star reviewer writes, "The back is super flattering. I have breastfed three babies, and this covers the chest well. I love that it has thin straps, as tan lines drive me crazy. A little cheeky, but I love the high leg cut."...
Summer exhibition of Ladybird books set to trigger wave of childhood nostalgia
Chronicle Live
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June 23, 2025
For generations of children, little Ladybird books - beautifully illustrated and telling magical tales such as Sleeping Beauty and The Elves and the Shoemaker - provided an escape into a fantasy world. The pocket-size - almost - hard-backs were...
UK Private Sector Grows At Fastest Pace In 3 Months
RTTNews
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June 23, 2025
The UK private sector output picked up at the strongest pace in three months in June after business volume returned to growth, flash survey results from S&P Global showed on Monday. The flash composite output index registered 50.7 in June, up from...
Natalie Sue wins for $25K Leacock Medal for Canadian humour writing Her novel, I Hope This Finds You Well, is about office job shenangians. Books |1 hour ago
CBC/Radio-Canada
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Calgary writer Natalie Sue has won the 2025 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for her novel I Hope This Finds You Well. The $25,000 prize is one of the oldest of its kind, established in 1947 to support the growth of Canadian humour writing. I Hope...
7 of the best bookshops to visit in the UK
AOL
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This port town indie store includes a ‘study’ with co-working desks and an upstairs cafe. Photograph by Falmouth BooksellerThis article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). With summer bringing Independent Bookshop week to UK...
KL Rahul continues rich SENA run, overtakes Dravid with third Test ton as opener in England
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 23, 2025
Leeds [UK], June 23 (ANI): Indian opener KL Rahul continued his brilliant run in South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia (SENA) conditions, re-writing record books with yet another classy century against England during the first Test at...
“Two good”: LSG owner Goenka lauds former, current captains for blistering centuries against England
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 23, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka lavished praise on the franchise's current and former captains Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul for their blistering centuries against England in the second innings on day four of...
'Sherlock’ Co-Creator’s New British Mystery Series Introduces an Unusual Kind of Detective in First Trailer
Collider
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June 23, 2025
Book's Books is now open for business. The first trailer has just been released for Bookish, the much-anticipated British cozy crime drama from Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss, and it introduces a new, unconventional detective stepping in to help...
The Best New Fantasy Books of June 2025
Paste
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The longest day of the year is in our collective rearview, which means we’ve officially entered the peak reading season that is summer. Days are long, the weather is warm (or stifling in some cases, depending on where you live), and vacation days,...