10 minutes ago Ivory Coast all out for seven runs in new record T20 international low

The previous low score barely made double figures but Ivory Coast’s top run-scorer managed only four

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17 minutes ago Touching moment Joe Biden breaks down in tears as Jill hails her 'husband and hero' during President's final farewell dinner at the White house... but there's no sign of Kamala

The outgoing US President was overcome with emotion as the First Lady paid tribute to his decades of service during a party on the South Lawn thanking Democrat donors.

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19 minutes ago Sir Alf Ramsey's 1966 World Cup 'masterplan' found in old suitcase including tactics sheets, instructions telling players to drink milk and target Germany's weaknesses

The never-before-seen letters, tactical diagrams, scouting reports and training schedules were left in a suitcase belonging to Sir Ramsey's former neighbours.

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37 minutes ago The nut of the future! 17 delicious ways with pistachios, from cakes to salads to cocktails

Pistachio farmers are having a bumper year – and looking forward to many more. These recipes will help you make the most of the glutPistachios are booming. In California, which has overtaken Iran as the top exporter in recent decades, growers are expected to harvest 1bn lb (about 450m kg) of them this year, a figure that is projected to double by 2031.At a time when all forms of agriculture face stark choices because of climate breakdown, pistachio orchards are expanding: the trees are more drought-tolerant than many crops, including other nuts such as almonds. But if pistachios end up becoming the nut of the future, how will we cope with record-breaking harvests? For now, here are 17 delicious ways to use up your personal allotment of this year’s yield. Continue reading...

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98 minutes ago Salah disappointed at lack of Liverpool contract offer and feels ‘more out than in’

‘There is no club like this but it is not in my hands,’ he saysClub understood to have held positive talks with agentMohamed Salah says he is disappointed Liverpool have not offered him a new contract and feels “probably more out than in” in terms of staying beyond the end of the season.The uncertainty around Salah’s future is one of the few areas of concern amid a brilliant start under Arne Slot, whose side are eight points clear at the top of the Premier League after 10 wins in his 12 league matches. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago 20 years since Labour banned fox hunting but why are meets still taking place?

Two decades since The Hunting Act (2004) gained royal assent there are claims the pursuits continue. Labour has pledged to ban trail hunting which it said "allows the illegal hunting of foxes, deer, and hares."

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2 hours ago Fuming Roy Keane confronts fan during live Man Utd TV coverage as Jamie Redknapp stunned

Roy Keane was involved in a heated confrontation with an Ipswich Town supporter as he worked as a pundit during the Tractor Boys' FA Cup clash with Manchester United

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3 hours ago La Ricerca review – paean to man who uses stone to make sense of the world

Reverential documentary reveals how Luigi Lineri has dedicated his life to creating a temple of rock For decades, Luigi Lineri has toiled along the Adige river in northern Italy where he has amassed an astonishingly vast treasure trove: rocks. A research endeavour, an artistic undertaking and even a form of time travel, this beautiful quest defies rigid categorisation. Guided by Lineri’s indefatigable passion, Giuseppe Petruzzellis’s meticulous documentary lends an ear to what the stones have to say.Using title cards of white text over a black screen, the film divides Lineri’s collection into a myriad of themes. While some pebbles point to the technical evolution of tools in prehistoric times, others bear the artistic traces left behind by human creativity. There’s a streak of the exist...

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5 hours ago Britain faces ‘talent drain’ of visual artists as earnings fall by 40% since 2010

Report says funding cuts, inflation and rise of AI contributing to median income dropping to £12,500Earnings for visual artists in Britain have plunged by 40% since 2010, with experts predicting a “talent drain” from the UK because EU countries offer more attractive working environments.A report commissioned by the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS), found that visual artists had a median annual income of £12,500, with 80% of the 1,200 creatives surveyed saying their earnings were “unstable”, or “very unstable”. Continue reading...

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