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Cagkan Sayin/Shutterstock In my youth, I spent an unreasonable amount of time questioning why A-level chemistry was a prerequisite for medical school. Why was it as essential as biology? Why did I need to learn about electrons and entropy? The penny finally dropped when my rather brilliant teachers turned myContinue Reading
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Tom Hartley Jnr has announced the successful sale of the extraordinary Mansour Ojjeh McLaren collection, one of the most significant supercar ensembles ever assembled. The collection of 20 McLarens, curated by the late Mansour Ojjeh – the influential shareholder and driving force behind McLaren’s success on and off the trackContinue Reading
Tottenham Hotspur’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) position could pave the way for significant spending in upcoming transfer windows. The club’s qualification for this season’s Champions League, courtesy of their Europa League victory last season, should net them a minimum of £60 million. This is a welcome financial injection forContinue Reading
UK businesses spent as much as £65 million last year on licences to export food and agricultural products to the EU – costs the government has pledged to eliminate within the next 18 months. Figures published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on Tuesday showed 328,727 exportContinue Reading
The owner of the Financial Times has launched legal action against artificial intelligence start-up Perplexity AI, accusing the company of large-scale copyright infringement and “free riding” on journalists’ work. Japanese media group Nikkei, alongside daily newspaper The Asahi Shimbun, has filed a lawsuit claiming that San Francisco-based Perplexity used theirContinue Reading
