27 minutes ago Leicester’s unlikely hero snatches share of spoils against Harlequins in annual festive treat

Harlequins 34-34 Leicester: Dan Cole’s final-minute try continued a streak of three draws between these two sides in the annual ‘Big Game’ at Twickenham

Politics

2 hours ago Every home in England may be given choice of four different bins in 2025

Labour has slammed the current "muddled and confusing" system of bin collections and has unveiled new rules, which could be enforced for families from March 2025

Society

78 minutes ago Outcry over Labour's plans for free weight loss jabs on the NHS as majority of Brits believe people should pay for treatment privately

Health secretary Wes Streeting has backed the prescribing of the drugs to obese patients in the hope it can tackle the nation's bulging waistlines.

Economics

65 minutes ago 11 players could miss Manchester United vs Newcastle United Premier League clash

The latest Manchester United news as Newcastle United visit Old Trafford in the final game of 2024 with Ruben Amorim's side looking to bounce back from defeat on Boxing Day.

Sport

39 minutes ago MAGA meltdown as Elon Musk threatens 'war like you've never seen' with Republicans and vows to kick out 'hateful, unrepentant racists' from party

The Tesla founder and billionaire, who was recruited by US President-elect Donald Trump to co-lead his new Department of Government Efficiency, has expressed his support for the H-1B visa.

Events

5 hours ago Love Island star Josh Denzel engaged 6 years after appearing on ITV2 show

The presenter and podcast host popped the question to girlfriend Ruby Wong during a romantic trip to the Swiss alps

Culture

76 minutes ago Alien life beyond our planet will be proven within two years, claims intergalactic entity

An alleged extra terrestrial living on earth, Bashar, who connected to his human host through meditation, feels a duty to 'service' our world with knowledge about life beyond our stars

Science

3 hours ago Classic cars could face MoTs for the first time as public backs safety checks for motors over 40 years old

Under current rules, vehicles registered more than 40 years ago no longer needs to undergo annual road worthiness check-ups as the general consensus is they are owned by enthusiasts.

Transport

37 minutes ago Jermaine Jenas and Jermaine Pennant enjoy a Hooters night out after the football pundit public apologised to wife Ellie Penfold after sexting scandal

Jermaine Jenas and Jermaine Pennant enjoyed a festive night out together at Hooters as they joined a group of friends for a boozy celebration.

Politics

12 hours ago Cheesy anchovy straws and chocolate meringue kisses: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for party nibbles

Bite-sized treats that are big on flavour and will see out the year in styleHappy 2025 everyone, and may the New Year bring with it the positive changes we all so yearn for. Personally, I will be embracing change in a big way, because, after seven years, this is my final column for the Guardian’s Feast. From March, I will be writing a new, long-form quarterly column packed with recipes, personal experiences and general observations about the food world, so stay tuned. The Feast community is the most engaged and greedy I know, so thank you! And I hope you welcome the New Year with these party nibbles I have lined up for this weekend. Here’s to new beginnings! Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Squid Game prize money converted into pounds and 500 million Won currency explained

The hit Netflix show has returned and fans might wonder just how much money is on offer to the characters who compete in the deadly tournament.

Economics

3 hours ago Forget Risk, play Fantasy Football for Fascists: grudge matches, foul play and violent conduct guaranteed | Simon Tisdall

Leading FFF teams include Donald Trump’s Mad Angry Geezers Athletic (Maga) and Vladimir Putin’s Greater Russia United (GRU)It’s been a gloomy old year, often reflected in this space – so maybe it’s time to inject some festive cheer with an exciting new Swiftian parlour game: Fantasy Football for Fascists (FFF). Ideal for dictators, autocrats, strongmen, neo-Stalinists, far-right nationalist-populists or just students of geopolitics, it’s fanatical fun for all the family!Under conventional fantasy football rules, imaginary teams are composed of real-life players from the Premier League. In FFF, the principal players are typically politicians and public figures who exhibit extreme totalitarian tendencies. Leading FFF teams include Donald Trump’s Mad Angry Geezers Athletic (Maga) and Vladimir Putin’s Greater Russia United (GRU). China has the Xi XI. Continue reading...

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71 minutes ago Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspends services as Lebanon hands over former Syrian army officers

Syria’s embassy in Lebanon has suspended consular services a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly forged passports

Events

36 hours ago How Squid Game's costume designer placed hidden meanings in the show's clothes

Netflix's Squid Game has returned to the streaming platform with season 2 and the show's creator reveals the iconic costumes of the characters hold special meanings

Culture

26 hours ago Fears Scotland's NHS 'on brink of collapse' as flu hospital cases surge

Flu cases have soared in Scotland as health officials warn the public to stay away from A&E unless necessary.

Science

31 hours ago Seven major driving rules and law changes for 2025 faced by motorists including car tax

Drivers will be impacted by a number of new rules in 2025, including some that will effect electric vehicle owners for the first time. Here's all you need to know about the changes

Transport

66 minutes ago Netflix changes Squid Game detail after show nearly 'ruined woman's life'

Squid Game season 2 is currently streaming on Netflix, but the streaming platform had to make a significant change to the show after it almost made one woman's life unbearable.

Politics

32 hours ago My family call it Old Lady Clubbing, but my giddy ‘nights out’ have lit up a dismal 2024 | Gaby Hinsliff

Dance till you drop, then home by 10pm – daytime events offer a glorious escape for those of us bogged down by responsibilityLast Saturday night, I went clubbing with friends. Once upon a time, this wouldn’t have been a remotely odd sentence to type, because it was what I did pretty much every weekend. But a lot has changed since then – let’s just say that in my peak raving years there was a Labour government in power, only it was actually popular – and like most people whose happy place was once on the dancefloor, inevitably with time comes the feeling that you no longer belong. Deep down, you still come to life when the bassline kicks in. But you morph from hardened raver to the kind of person who’s always up for dancing at parties and weddings, and then finally into the kind of person whose friends aren’t getting married any more and who spends their Saturday nights giving their children lifts to parties. So eventually you tell yourself sadly that those days are over now, and tha...

Society

9 hours ago People smugglers offer migrants ‘package deals’ to UK as Channel crossings top 150,000 since 2018

Sir Keir Starmer has put international co-operation with law enforcement agencies in Europe at the heart of his bid to cut the number of arrivals

Economics

18 hours ago Chrissy Teigen blasts 'n**s and t***s' as she is criticised for 'clueless' interview after wearing Chelsea shirt to attend Arsenal vs Ipswich Town match with John Legend and kids

Fans slammed the 'clueless' couple as they appeared to get confused over which teams had played, with Chrissy even wearing a Chelsea shirt to the game.

Sport

3 hours ago ‘Create our own history’: Alisson targets title to mark new Liverpool era

The Liverpool goalkeeper expected ‘hard work’ for Arne Slot but flying start to season means their end goal is clearIf 2024 included the final chapter of Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool, the year may yet be recalled as the start of something else special. It was on 26 January that devastated fans learned one of the best-kept football secrets of modern times, that Klopp could give no more. In late December, a renewed team, more patient in style, far less exuberant yet just as potent, already threatens to emulate Klopp’s finest achievements.The bond between Klopp and former players remains firm. When Curtis Jones made his 100th Premier League appearance against Leicester on Boxing Day, he realised only because his former manager had congratulated him on the milestone. When Klopp returns to public life next week as head of global football for the Red Bull conglomerate, the sight of him in the stands, talking to the media, will take some getting used to. Continue reading...

Events

44 hours ago Make it easier for those with lung cancer symptoms to get tests, experts say

Researchers called for the widespread adoption of services that allow patients to self-refer without a GP consultation.

Science

94 minutes ago Allanah lost her son when she was 22 weeks pregnant. Now she’s helping others though the grief of stillbirth

Australia has protocols for stillbirths and neonatal deaths, but the quality of care varies widely across the countrySign up for the Rural Network email newsletterThe birth of Allanah Crameri and Braydon Newell’s son Lenny in September 2022 should have been filled with joy. But at just under 22 weeks, pregnancy complications led to a preterm labour and Lenny was born too early to survive.“I felt everything from sadness, despair, anger and shock,” Crameri says. Continue reading...

Politics

32 hours ago Sweet moment teacher, who travelled from France to meet royal family, tells Kate her work in early years 'means everything to him'

Kate, 42, joined King Charles , Queen Camilla , the Prince of Wales, and other senior members of The Firm for the royal walkabout on their Norfolk estate after the Christmas Day church service.

Society

10 hours ago Sir Chris Hoy opens up on his 'unimaginable' year after his terminal cancer diagnosis and reveals how he has dealt with coming to terms with stage 4 disease in public

Hoy, 48, was given between two to four years to live by doctors after being diagnosed with primary cancer in his prostate which then spread to his bones.

Economics

25 hours ago Arsenal XI vs Ipswich: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League game today

Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard both return to Mikel Arteta’s first-choice side with Bukayo Saka out

Sport

3 hours ago Matheus Cunha’s wizardry for revived Wolves spells trouble for Tottenham | Ben McAleer

Spurs’ defensive injury crisis spells danger when facing one of the Premier League’s most unpredictable forwards By Ben McAleer for WhoScoredDecember was always going to be a tough month for Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham. Spurs faced crunch domestic and continental meetings with the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool, Rangers and Bournemouth, and failed to win all four. Of the eight games this month, they have won two, beating Southampton and Manchester United, and the latter they did their best to throw away.Next up for Postecoglou’s side is Sunday’s home game against Wolves. On paper, a meeting with a relegation-threatened side should pose little threat to Spurs. However, Wolves come into the weekend’s trip to the capital following back-to-back league wins over Leicester and Manchester United. Vítor Pereira has made the desired impact having succeeded Gary O’Neil at the Molineux helm earlier this month, watching on as his side have scored five times and conceded none. Continue reading...

Events

2 hours ago Dancing On Ice's Vanessa Bauer shares poignant post after going public with boyfriend

Dancing on Ice pro Vanessa Bauer has shared a series of photos with her boyfriend, former footballer James Rowe, as she said it was a 'year to remember' in a gushing post

Politics

38 hours ago As a student in London I yearned for home, until I found paradise: a vast old villa with perfect housemates | Andrew Martin

We cooked ragu and listened to records while lying on chaises longues. Then the M11 link road was built – and everything changedIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeIn the mid-1980s, I was in my early 20s and was reading for the Bar in London. I was living in a mouldy Balham bedsit and returning regularly to the comfort zone of my native York, when a friend told me a room was going in a shared house in Leytonstone.I wasn’t expecting much of E11. I wasn’t expecting trees, for example, but my walk from the attractive art deco tube station took me along roads better described as avenues. The house itself seemed almost the last one in London, an illusion created by the proximity of Wanstead Flats. It was a rangy, detached 1920s house, white with a red roof, and it had a name, but I’ll just call it the villa.Andrew Martin is an English novelist; his latest book is The Night in Venice Continue reading...

Society

14 hours ago Claims Disclosure Scotland is in 'turmoil' as £100 million temp staff bill revealed

The SNP is being accused of ‘papering over the cracks’ at Disclosure Scotland.

Economics

26 hours ago Netflix Squid Game fans left 'fuming' at season two ending and when is season three

Squid Game fans waited three years for season 2 to be released

Sport

3 hours ago Mum and son die 'from carbon monoxide poisoning' after neighbours hear loud bang

Images from the scene showed multiple police cars, ambulances and Cadent vans lining Foxholes Road on Friday evening. Witnesses reported seeing a large emergency services presence in the area.

Events

2 hours ago Real reason Jennifer Lopez snubbed Bruno Mars' 'ridiculous' performance at her wedding

Pop star Jennifer Lopez planned a lavish wedding to Alex Rodriguez following their 2019 engagement and set her sights on having Bruno Mars perform before calling it off

Politics

19 hours ago Liverpool transfer news: Virgil van Dijk deal dismissed as Reds outline sale stance

Virgil van Dijk is one of three leading Liverpool players to have their contracts expire at the end of the season, with little public sign of progress to this point

Economics

26 hours ago Arsenal XI vs Ipswich: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League game today

Gunners will be forced into reshuffle in attack after injury blow

Sport

4 hours ago BBC The Traitors' Claudia Winkleman warns 'I will get fired' as she spills on major 'changes' to season 3

The Traitors is back for a third series on New Year's Day and host Claudia Winkleman has shared some 'exciting' changes in the ultimate 'psychological game show'.

Events

2 hours ago Mum and son in suspected carbon monoxide poisoning named as tributes paid

Residents were left distraught as emergency services swarmed their quiet street after a 'mum and son' died.

Politics

22 hours ago Labour's £400 tax hit on family holidays: Passengers to be hit with highest ever levies on flights in multi

Analysis shows air fare levies for a family of four to popular destinations such as Walt Disney World in Florida will surge above £400 for the first time after the hike.

Economics

31 hours ago Netflix's Squid Game 2 sparks frenzy after fans find 'Easter Egg' game on Google

Squid Game 2 has only just dropped on Netflix, but people are already playing a game on Google that will have you on the edge of your seat as you try to beat the creepy doll

Sport

4 hours ago River Plate women’s players released from prison after arrest for alleged racism

Four players were detained after game in São PauloMatch was called off after apparent monkey gestureA Brazilian judge has ordered the release from prison of four players from River Plate’s women’s football team, all of whom were arrested over an alleged racial slur during a match against Grêmio.Judge Fernando Oliveira Camargo decided to free the Argentinian club’s quartet of Candela Díaz, Camila Duarte, Juana Cángaro and Milagros Díaz, on condition they remain in Brazil and show up at court in São Paulo every month until the case is concluded. Continue reading...

Events

3 hours ago Jamie Carragher names two signings Arsenal must make to challenge Liverpool for title

Arsenal are six points behind Liverpool with an extra game played in the Premier League and Mikel Arteta needs to bolster his attack in the January transfer window

Politics

29 hours ago Teen sacked for wearing trainers wins £30,000 compensation after suing bosses

Elizabeth Benassi, then aged 18, was sacked after wearing trainers and sued her former employers, Maximus UK Services, leading to a tribunal in Croydon which found in her favour

Economics

32 hours ago 'What do you expect?' How Man City players feel about awful run of results

Manchester City players enjoyed the best of their game with Everton but were again unable to pick up the victory

Sport

4 hours ago North Korea 'executing wounded soldiers to stop them becoming Ukrainian PoWs'

North Korea is 'executing' its own soldiers to stop wounded servicemen from being captured by Ukrainian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed while confirming a missile strike on Russia

Events

5 hours ago Love Island star proposes to girlfriend in snowy Swiss Alps engagement

Love Island star Josh Denzel is engaged to his girlfriend Ruby Wong after six years of dating, and he popped the question during a romantic trip to the Swiss alps

Politics

29 hours ago Drivers urged to buy electric cars at certain time to avoid £2,050 car tax charge

The aim is to create a "fairer system".

Economics

32 hours ago Xbox Game Pass January lineup kicks off 2025 with Game of the Year contender

Call of Duty fans have been desperate for more games to come to Xbox Game Pass now that Microsoft owns the brand, and it appears a fantastic entry could be top of the list

Sport

6 hours ago John Swinney warns Hogmanay revellers pay 'close attention' to weather warnings

"I would urge members of the public to follow all of the warnings because they will develop over the course of the next few days."

Events

5 hours ago Chinese artist creates retro Nintendo Game Boy game to remember late grandmother

Video games can be designed to express deeply personal art, Zhou Yichen says

Politics

31 hours ago 'House prices to top £250k barrier and average road speeds 55mph' in 2025 forecasts

Accountancy giant PwC's predictions for 2025 include jump in electric car sales and green energy production, plus "bright spots" for UK economy

Economics

33 hours ago Good and bad news for classic Call of Duty fans as Xbox Game Pass plans leak

Call of Duty fans have been desperate for more games to come to Xbox Game Pass now that Microsoft owns the brand, and it appears a fantastic entry could be top of the list

Sport

7 hours ago Union boss’s stark warning to Keir Starmer – 2025 is the time to deliver

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak warns Labour to learn the lessons of Donald Trump’s victory in the US and ensure workers feel better off

Events

5 hours ago Donald Trump's second state visit to the UK is Keir Starmer's latest bid to woo the US President

Donald Trump is to become the first elected politician in modern history to be hosted for two state visits by the Royal Family, it was reported last night.

Politics

32 hours ago Keir Starmer more unpopular than Nigel Farage as PM's ratings hit a new low and Labour 'pay the price' for tax hikes row

A YouGov survey for The Times found only 25 per cent of voters had a favourable opinion of Sir Keir as the Labour leader's personal ratings hit a new low.

Economics

33 hours ago Netflix fans left 'disappointed' by Squid Game 2 as they brand the long

Fans unanimously branded it 'boring' and 'predictable' - while also lacking its trademark nail-biting plot, and also raised it barely had any new game.

Sport

7 hours ago The Chase star died in 'horrible circumstances' with shocked fans paying tribute

Fans of ITV's The Chase paid tribute to a contestant who tragically died in a house fire – just before his episode of the popular game show aired back in 2021

Events

6 hours ago The 10 biggest celebrity scandals of 2024: From the downfall of Diddy to Bennifer's break

Typically it's the season to be jolly, but for more than one public figure this Christmas will be an opportunity to draw a firm line under a year to forget.

Politics

32 hours ago I quit my factory job after winning £50k at the World Darts Championship

Known for his breakthrough performance in the 2008 World Darts Championship, the player in question embarked on a journey that left an indelible marks upon the sport.

Economics

37 hours ago How BBC's Gavin and Stacey finale teaches streaming services a valuable lesson

On-demand TV may be all the rage but, sometimes, forcing us to wait for a show makes the experience all the more exciting

Sport

8 hours ago Woke TV bosses put trigger warning on Michael Portillo travel show because it features him sipping sherry

Viewers are now unable to watch the ex-MP Michael Portillo's Andalucia show on the My5 streaming service unless they confirm they are over 16.

Events

6 hours ago DOI's Vanessa Bauer gushes it's a 'year to remember' after going public with boyfriend

With just a couple of weeks left until the start of Dancing On Ice 2025 kicks off, professional skater Vanessa Bauer has enjoyed some wintery down-time with her new boyfriend James Rowe

Politics

33 hours ago Teenager who was sacked after wearing trainers to work wins £30,000 payout for 'victimisation'

Teenage employment adviser Elizabeth Benassi successfully sued her former employer Maximus UK Services after she was 'treated like a child' for wearing trainers into work.

Economics

39 hours ago UFC, boxing and golf: what is Donald Trump’s relationship with sport? – podcast

The US president-elect’s ties with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and boxing, as well as World Wrestling Entertainment, might tell us about the kinds of sport he appreciates. But then there’s golf As the US prepares to host the World Cup and the Olympics during Trump’s presidency, Jonathan Freedland and Karim Zidan walk through his history with sport to see if it explains more about himArchive: BBC, WWE, Fox 9 Minneapolis, NBC 10 Philadelphia, PBS Newshour, TMZ, MSNBC Continue reading...

Sport

8 hours ago French Olympic ski star, 30, is rushed to hospital after suffering brain injury in horror crash on slope for 2026 Winter Games in Italy

French skier Cyprien Sarrazin has undergone surgery after being airlifted to intensive care with a head injury following a serious crash on the slopes in Bormio, Italy.

Events

7 hours ago Putin apologises to Azerbaijani president for downed jet as he makes air defence admission

Vladimir Putin sent a public apology to the country of Azerbajan and the family of the victims who passed away during an aeroplane crash over the Christmas period

Politics

34 hours ago Teenage employment adviser who was sacked after wearing trainers to work wins £30,000 payout for victimisation

Teenage employment adviser Elizabeth Benassi successfully sued her former employer Maximus UK Services after she was 'treated like a child' for wearing trainers into work.

Economics

9 hours ago Claudia Winkleman fears being 'fired' from The Traitors in 'heartbreaking' update

The hit reality TV show, which sees a new group of strangers play a game of strategy, suspicion, and backstabbing in a bid to win a cash prize of up to £120,000, is set to return for a third series

Events

7 hours ago ‘Dubious’ use of the Freedom of Information act stopping access to files on Prince Andrew, researchers say

Biographer says government departments give contradictory refusals to requests and accuses them of ‘cover up’Researchers have called for greater transparency from the Foreign Office over the files it holds on the Duke of York. Officials responding to freedom of information requests have given a variety of reasons why the files cannot be released.Andrew Lownie, an author who is researching a biography of Prince Andrew, was told that the files could not be made public until 2065, and implied there was a general rule that papers relating to members of the royal family must remain closed until 105 years after their birth. Continue reading...

Politics

34 hours ago Teenage employment adviser sacked after wearing trainers to work wins £30,000 payout for victimisation

Teenage employment adviser Elizabeth Benassi successfully sued her former employer Maximus UK Services after she was 'treated like a child' for wearing trainers into work.

Economics

9 hours ago Cyprien Sarrazin has surgery on head injury after crash on 2026 Olympic slope

Sarrazin had surgery after suffering bleed on brainFrench skier crashed during World Cup trainingThe French skier Cyprien Sarrazin remains under sedation after undergoing a successful operation on a head injury. Sarrazin was hurt in a brutal crash on Friday during training for a World Cup downhill race in Bormio. Sarrazin, who won the downhill on Bormio’s fearsome Stelvio course last year, was one of two skiers airlifted to hospital after crashing on the slope set to be used for the Milan-Cortina Olympics in 14 months. He was placed in a neurological intensive care unit and later underwent surgery to drain a bleed near the brain. “Cyprien Sarrazin was operated on yesterday night to decompress the intracranial haematoma,” the French ski federation said in a statement. “The operation went well, he remains under anaesthesia for the moment. We will communicate more information during the day.”Pietro Zazzi of Italy was also taken to a hospital by helicopter after a crash. The incidents c...

Events

7 hours ago ‘Dubious’ use of the Freedom of Information Act stopping access to files on Prince Andrew, researchers say

Biographer says government departments give contradictory refusals to requests and accuses them of ‘cover up’Researchers have called for greater transparency from the Foreign Office over the files it holds on the Duke of York. Officials responding to freedom of information requests have given a variety of reasons why the files cannot be released.Andrew Lownie, an author who is researching a biography of Prince Andrew, was told that the files could not be made public until 2065, and implied there was a general rule that papers relating to members of the royal family must remain closed until 105 years after their birth. Continue reading...

Politics

34 hours ago Raheem Sterling stance on terminating Arsenal loan deal comes to light

Raheem Sterling has struggled for game time at Arsenal so far this season, having joined the Gunners on loan from their Premier League rivals Chelsea over the summer

Economics

10 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines plane WAS shot down by Russia, White House says as Putin's aviation chief tries to blame plane crash that killed 38 on heavy fog

National security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Friday there were 'early indications' that the jet was brought down by 'Russian air defence systems'.

Events

7 hours ago Starmer throws down gauntlet to watchdogs to cut red tape and help kickstart economy

Critics accused the prime minister of chasing a ‘regulatory race to the bottom’ and urged him to pursue closer ties with Europe instead

Politics

11 hours ago Royal Navy's submarine service is plagued by 'gang bangs', drug dealers and lewd officers who celebrate 'rape lists' as crews share Top Trumps

Vile 'initiation ceremonies' are reportedly carried out, where new sailors are terrorised and told to get onto 'their hands and knees' before being forced to perform sex acts on other experienced sailors.

Events

7 hours ago 'We're not a poor country, we have poor people in it and I think we can do a lot better'

Chairwoman of the Work and Pensions Committee and Labour MP Debbie Abrahams also said sick and disabled people had been targeted and used as a 'political football'

Politics

12 hours ago Tottenham and Wolves fans facing travel chaos as warning sent to supporters

Travelling to Sunday's Premier League game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium could be difficult for thousands of supporters because of planned rail engineering works

Events

7 hours ago Lettuce Liz blames three sector 'Blob' for ruining economy rather than herself

In an interview for the Wall Street Journal, the country's shortest-serving PM has weighed in on the UK economy, and is pointing the blame at a sector of government

Politics

13 hours ago Nitish Kumar Reddy century leads India fightback as Australia strike late on day three

All-rounder joins Washington Sundar in critical 127-run standTourists trail by 116 runs with one wicket in hand in fourth Test52nd over: India 180-5 (Pant 22, Jadeja 4) Smokes a pull shot! Pant moves along to the 20s by clattering Boland, then takes a single. Jadeja keeps blocking.Guy Hornsby winds up the crank handle on the email machine. “Morning/evening Geoff. I’m somehow still up in darkest Sale in Manchester, full of port and cheese and wondering if Pant and Jadeja can actually save anything here. Their records suggest there’s a chance, but Pant is Cummins’ bunny of late and India must have felt an absolute gut punch after getting to 153-2 before the calamitous run-out. I’m not going to even attempt to apportion individual blame, just say it was a proper horlicks that took the wind out of India’s sails. Now it’s down to these two and a longish but bullish tail to see how much of a dent they can put into this huge Australian total. Perhaps Bumrah has made clear just how much of ...

Events

7 hours ago Trump’s threat to defund all US public media has NPR and PBS on the back foot

President-elect’s agenda and Project 2025 playbook align in stripping Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s licenseOn the campaign trail this year, Donald Trump routinely criticized US media. The president-elect called for CBS to be stripped of its broadcast license after it aired an interview with Kamala Harris, refused to participate in an interview with 60 Minutes and routinely called journalists the “enemy of the people”.But perhaps no American media has attracted as much ire from the president-elect as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – a non-profit corporation created by federal law in 1967 to distribute funding to public media organizations like PBS and NPR. Continue reading...

Politics

14 hours ago Taliban’s shocking treatment of women shows why world must impose apartheid

Given the Taliban has banned women from taking part in sport and even speaking in public, Afghanistan’s cricket team should not be welcome at the International Cricket Council’s Men’s Champions Trophy

Events