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Gymshark in trademark battle that threatens future of small fitness business

Exclusive: British sportswear firm is seeking to obtain rights to The Conditioning Club, which is also the name of a Gloucestershire gym Gymshark, the £1bn British sportswear firm started in a family garage, is locked in a trademark battle that threatens the future of a small fitness business. Ben Francis, the university dropout who started sewing his own gym clothes in his parents’ garage and is now estimated to be worth £800m, is trying to add The Conditioning Club to his Gymshark stable of trademarks. Continue reading...

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Politics

Britain’s veto could stop the UAE’s choice from running the United Nations. Miliband must use it | Steve Bloomfield

Lana Nusseibeh appears to have the support of Russia and the US, but her role glossing the horror in Sudan makes her unsuitable – and we should say so Since the devastating war in Sudan began in 2023, some of the best investigative work uncovering those responsible has been carried out by the UN panel of experts. Its reports have revealed clear evidence that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been funnelling weapons and providing mercenaries to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese paramilitary group that has been accused of genocide. It is these reports, produced by UN-funded investigato

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International

‘Jensen Huang lost his mind’: how AI’s smartest man fell for the world’s oldest trick

Jensen Huang’s affair with a suspected spy is Silicon Valley’s worst nightmare come true The resignation this week of Nvidia’s founder and CEO Jensen Huang is one of the most astonishing corporate scandals in memory, featuring allegations of international espionage and extramarital affairs involving one of the world’s most powerful men. As investigations mount into what went wrong at the $4tn chip company, the saga may also become a milestone in the decades-long history of spies infiltrating the US tech industry. Huang admitted to being unfaithful to his wife of 41 years in a letter to employe

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Politics

Planned asylum seeker detention centre next to Oxfordshire sewage works criticised

Thames Water says detainees at proposed accommodation should expect to experience insect swarms and strong smells A Home Office plan to build asylum seeker detention facilities next to a sewage pump is facing objections after water company officials warned that detainees should expect to experience insect swarms and strong smells. Proposed secure accommodation blocks at Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire will be 20 metres from a sewage pumping station, according to a written submission from Thames Water. Continue reading...

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