‘I never thought I’d play full contact’

Mark Simpson BBC News NI community correspondent BBC Adam Frew plays hooker for the Malone Tornadoes Being the smallest player on his team does not bother Adam Frew as he prepares for the mixed-ability rugby world cup in Spain. The 28-year-old, who is 5ft 4in (1.63m) tall and plays hooker, said he loves the “the…

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BHP and Rio Tinto are heading in different directions

For years BHP and Rio Tinto, the world’s two most valuable miners, moved in lockstep. During the 2000s the twin Anglo-Australian giants rose on the back of China’s demand for commodities, particularly iron ore. In 2007 they even explored a merger (regulators rebuffed the idea). Then, when the commodity supercycle crashed in 2015, both landed…

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