32 minutes ago Delta Force open beta start date for PC – and everything you need to know about early access

Delta Force early access – or the open beta, as it's now being officially called – kicks off in December for PC players only, and whether you're new to the game or were in the technical test, here's everything you need to know.

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44 minutes ago Four Lions revealed to be part of group suing authorities over brain injuries

Lawyers withdraw anonymity application for 43 playersWorld Rugby, RFU and WRU want end to delays in caseFour more former British & Irish Lions have been revealed to be part of the group of players participating in legal action against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union, and the Welsh Rugby Union over allegations they sustained brain injuries playing the sport. Lee Byrne, Gareth Cooper, Harry Ellis and Phil Greening, who toured with the Lions between 2001 and 2009, are among a group of 43 who can now be identified when their lawyers withdrew their application for anonymity after a hearing to discuss the matter last week.Also among the 43 are the England World Cup-winner Heather Stirrup, and a number of former internationals including Scotland’s David Denton, Wales’s Jonathan Thoma...

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46 minutes ago ‘I’m emotionally ruined’: MPs left bitterly divided over assisted dying bill

Unlikely alliances and concerns over vulnerable people’s rights have led to fierce debate and ethical uncertaintyWhen Kim Leadbeater came top of the ballot of private members’ bills, she did not immediately decide to attempt a generational change in the way the British state handles life and death. But, she says, it was an opportunity that rarely comes for a backbench MP.The past few months campaigning for her bill to legalise assisted dying have exhausted her. It has been a licence for everyone she meets – in parliament, in the street, everywhere in her life – to tell harrowing stories. Continue reading...

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46 minutes ago ‘You have to find your own recipe’: Dutch suburb where residents must grow food on at least half of their property

In the suburb of Oosterwold, a living experiment in urban agriculture, the 5,000 inhabitants find different creative ways to fulfil the unique stipulationWhen Marco de Kat starts planning his meals, he doesn’t need to travel far for fresh food. Right outside his house is an 800 square metre plot with all sorts of produce – apples, pears, peppers, basil, beets and cauliflower, to name a few. During the winter months, he and his wife can pretty much survive off the vegetables stored in their freezer. Even after living in Oosterwold for a number of years, it’s something that still excites him.“Yesterday, I forgot to think about what to eat,” he says. “You walk through your garden and you find something and that’s what you eat.” Continue reading...

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46 minutes ago Putin would have authorised Novichok poisonings, senior officials says

Jonathan Allen told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry that the international response would have ‘shocked’ Russia.

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47 minutes ago Slim vs Gib Misfits Boxing LIVE: UK start time, results, stream and full fight card

AnEsonGib and Sim Albaher will settle their rivalry in Qatar tonight when they meet in the main event of the Misfits 19 supercard

Sport

77 minutes ago Israel says air force struck Hezbollah facility in southern Lebanon; curfews announced amid uneasy ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Israeli military and Lebanon MP both says ceasefire has breached – but officially it remains in placeMy colleagues, Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem, and Oliver Holmes have produced this explainer on what the terms of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire are. You can read more at the link below:Here is a video report on families returning to homes in Lebanon and northern Israel after the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took effect: Continue reading...

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82 minutes ago Iconic British tea brand calls in the administrators as company scrambles to find a buyer to rescue firm

The brand has found itself £70 million in debt and facing multiple setbacks including increased competition and a high-profile break-in.

Economics

82 minutes ago NATO and the US are 'at full war with Russia' and have crossed 'all red lines' by allowing Ukraine to use long

Medvedev, a close Putin ally who now serves as the Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council, said every Ukrainian strike on Russian territory with Western weapons would be met with a response

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85 minutes ago What date does EA FC 25 Mode Mastery start? As we reveal how it will work this year

Caught up with the last few EA FC 25 Promos? This one is a little different, with Mode Mastery kicking off this week alongside Thunderstruck, as we tell explain all you need to know

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