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TV presenter Nick Knowles believes Cornish Pirates are capable of making the Prem after investing in the club.

A top naval software expert, whose work helped warships to process battlefield information and support combat decisions, has vanished from the Chinese Academy of Engineering’s online membership list. Zhao Xiaozhe, 63, a vice-admiral in the PLA Navy, once headed the Central Military Commission’s top science and technology body, helping to shape research priorities across China’s armed forces. He is the latest prominent defence expert to disappear from the academy’s website, following reporting in...

Chinese commercial banks recorded a rare, modest uptick in net interest margin (NIM) in the second quarter of 2026, marking the sector’s first quarterly expansion in the profitability indicator since 2022, even as underlying loan demand remained weak. Average NIM for commercial banks edged up by 0.01 percentage point to 1.41 per cent in the June quarter, from 1.40 per cent in the first quarter, according to data released by the National Financial Regulatory Administration on Friday. Performance...

Will you beat the clock by getting all five of today's answers in five minutes?

Will you beat the clock by getting all five of today's answers in five minutes?

Will you beat the clock by getting all five of today's answers in five minutes?

Will you beat the clock by getting all five of today's answers in five minutes?

Will you beat the clock by getting all five of today's answers in five minutes?

Will you beat the clock by getting all five of today's answers in five minutes?

The Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers traveled to his property on Monday to join other family members who have been defending it.

Hong Kong’s labour minister has said authorities aim to complete a revamp of the city’s heat-stress warning system by the end of this month, following criticism that the alert level was not increased during record-breaking temperatures. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Tuesday that changes to the Heat Stress at Work Warning system would require thorough preparatory work at several levels. This included setting the system’s activation thresholds and determining how...

BBC Sport TV and radio commentators identify the players they think could be the breakout stars of the new Premier League season.