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Oil tops US$100 per barrel amid ongoing fighting in Middle East
Brent oil has shot to its highest price since May as increased fighting in the Middle East threatens to slow the global flow of crude.

Hamilton musician Dayne Lennon launches Gumboot Friday fundraiser with local bands
The gig, Seasonal Disorder, will support I Am Hope and Gumboot Friday.

Rotorua: Waiotapu locals relieved as Ngapouri Rd set to reopen after washout
The new road culvert is large enough to handle future high-intensity rainfall events.

Horse racing: Top trainers struggle to split their Te Rapa sprinting quartet
Wexford Stables has a strong hand on the last Saturday of the thoroughbred season.

Tech Life
The impact screen time is having on younger children.

Universities feel out of favour over 'shambolic' teacher training funding
Government funding for in-school teacher training heavily favoured a newcomer to teacher education that was headed at the time by the chair of the Teaching Council.

'Oozing pain': Plea for politicians to tackle hate speech
The Law Commission this week released the final report from its review on hate crime laws.

Harness racing: Surprise driving star chasing multiple milestones in magic season
Andre Poutama is chasing dual milestones during a record season.

Super Giants thrash dismal Spirit at Lord's
Manchester Super Giants chase a target of 81 inside 59 balls as they thrash London Spirit by seven wickets in The Hundred.

JJ Gabriel, 15, gets senior Man Utd call-up
Manchester United teenager JJ Gabriel, 15, could make senior debut on Friday after receiving call-up for Rosenborg friendly.

Arsenal sign Greece forward Tzolis for £34m
Arsenal sign "extremely versatile attacking player" Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for £34m.

Andy Burnham Pauses Prison Early Release Plan
The Prime Minister orders an ‘urgent review’ into plan to release some prisoners early.

Landowner criticises Orewa housing development fast-track proposal
Locals were given no option to oppose the plan, and Labour confirms it'll change the law.

NZ’s political ‘centre’ is an electoral strategy, not a set of beliefs - Richard Shaw
The article notes Peter Dunne once framed centrism as simply ‘common sense’.

Edtech platform raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code

Elon Musk and Tesla's next big engineering challenge? Thumbs.

Wonder founder and Minnesota Timberwolves co-owner Marc Lore is betting on AI-created sauces and drone BBQ delivery

Blackstone is addressing community concerns around AI, CEO says

Databricks extends Microsoft Azure partnership into the 2030s

Herald Hat-trick am sports quiz - Friday July 31
Can you get a hat-trick?

How the All Blacks curbed chaos to climb rugby’s discipline rankings
New Zealand conceded just 24 penalties and two yellow cards in July.

Police reviewing additional adult sexual assault and child protection investigations
They are separate to the dozens of child protection complaints and adult sexual assault cases re-opened in May after concerns were raised.

Beehive bunker laptops malfunctioned during destructive storm
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says now that it didn't matter, because staff had other devices that did work.

Ryan Fox’s Open win shows why public golf courses matter
OPINION: Dame Lydia Ko, Michael Campbell and Sir Bob Charles shared similar starts to Fox.

Norway consider complaint over Balogun ban decision
The Norwegian Football Federation is considering filing a formal complaint to Fifa's ethics committee.

Arsenal set to make £70m bid for Newcastle's Guimaraes
Arsenal are set to make a £70m offer for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes.