This week’s doctors’ strike is another test of Wes Streeting’s mettle. He is right not to buckle | Polly Toynbee

The bizarre, self-defeating assault on Wes Streeting suggests a pre-budget panic. This feels like a government losing touch and escaping from dismal circumstances in the real world. The ricochets damaged the PM and Morgan McSweeney, whoever organised these orchestrated briefings. If the briefers are not “found” and fired, No 10 looks either weak or guilty….

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Kalshi and Polymarket Strike Deals with National Hockey League

The National Hockey League has signed multiyear licensing deals with prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, becoming the first major U.S. professional sports league to permit the use of its trademarks by markets outside the sportsbook industry, the Wall Street Journal reported. The agreements allow both companies to use official NHL branding — including team…

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