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No 10 refused demand to immediately remove immigration minister over breach of ministerial codeShabana Mahmood is locked in an extraordinary standoff with Keir Starmer after Downing Street refused to immediately sack her junior minister for breaching the ministerial code.The home secretary has demanded that Mike Tapp, the immigration minister, should be sacked for writing an unauthorised article calling for overseas care workers to be exempt from hardline immigration reforms. Continue reading...

Allies of Reeves lobby to keep her as chancellor as the ‘stable’ choice while Wes Streeting and Ed Miliband also in the pictureUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has given her support to Andy Burnham to be the next prime minister, despite reports that she is likely to be moved out of the role of chancellor if he becomes the next Labour leader.The chancellor told the BBC she and Burnham were friends and did not appear to rule out accepting a more junior cabinet position. “I’m supporting Andy to be prime minister,” she said. Continue reading...

• India is hosting a major sports championship at the Taj Cidade de Goa Horizon, featuring competitors from 17 nations including China, Japan, and Australia. • The Indian squad, consisting of national champions and Asian Games medallists, aims to repeat previous successes where the seniors team and pair Puja Batra and Asha Sharma won gold. • India faces significant competition from Hong Kong, the defending men's team champions, and Indonesia, the defending women's and mixed team champions.

• Tanvi Patri and Abhinav Garg have been selected to lead the Indian contingent at the Badminton Asia Junior (U-19) Championships in Yatsushiro, Japan. • The event will take place from June 26 to July 5, featuring team championships from June 26-30 followed by individual competitions. • Both athletes earned their spots through direct selection after winning the All India U-19 ranking tournament held in Bengaluru last month.

• Arsenal are reportedly targeting a move for Bournemouth's Eli Junior Kroupi following the player's role in helping the club secure a Premier League title win. • In other football news, Mikel Arteta is expected to become one of the Premier League's highest-paid managers after agreeing to a lucrative new contract. • Additional reports indicate that Enzo Maresca has started working behind the scenes at Manchester City, while Hansi Flick is keen for Marcus Rashford to remain at his club.

• Australia’s CommBank Junior Matildas beat Vietnam 2-0 in the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 quarter-final, sealing a first-ever place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. • Football Australia said Frida Karaberis and Leyla Hussein scored the goals as the side advanced to the semi-finals and matched its best continental finish. • The result matters because it gives Australia a historic berth at the Morocco 2026 tournament and underlines the country’s growing youth pipeline.

• CommBank Junior Matildas beat Vietnam 2-0 in the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup quarterfinals, securing their first-ever qualification for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2026. • The historic win advances Australia to the semifinals against Japan on May 14. • This milestone marks a breakthrough for Australian women's youth football on the global stage.

Union celebrates ‘landmark decision’ that will mean adults aged 20 or younger are no longer paid lessFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHalf a million young Australians working in the retail, fast food and pharmacy sectors are set for a wage increase after the Fair Work Commission abolished junior pay rates for those aged 18 and over.The wage rises will be phased in over four years in a landmark change that unions compared to the introduction of equal pay for women in the 1970s. Continue reading...

Company says tool to compare self-reported hours with computer estimates is for ‘awareness, not enforcement’Business live – latest updatesJP Morgan Chase has started to compare the hours junior investment bankers claim to have worked against logs on its IT system.The US bank said it would begin issuing reports to junior bankers that compare computer-generated estimates of their work weeks against their self-reported time sheets as part of a pilot scheme. Continue reading...