19 h. ago Josh Hazlewood blitz sends Australia to victory inside three days in West Indies

First Test, day three: Australia 180 & 310; West Indies 190 & 141 Hazlewood picks up five wickets in 159-run victory in BridgetownIt was an extraordinary final session to end the first Test in Barbados in the long shadows of the third evening. After two days of wobbles, a portion of Australia’s batting got its act together, with the lower-middle-order trio of Travis Head, Beau Webster, and Alex Carey making half centuries to lift Australia’s second innings to 310. That left West Indies needing 301 to win the first Test in Barbados, always unlikely on a Kensington Oval pitch that already had balls keeping low. Josh Hazlewood made sure of it with a withering burst of 4-4 in 16 balls, later upping that to 5-23, as West Indies crashed humiliatingly to 141 all out, losing by 159 runs.Hazlewood has been the subject of some public attention of late, given his injury absences and how well Scott Boland has performed during each one. But the first-choice option has 288 Test wickets, t...

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33 h. ago UK emergency alert test will come back in 2025: Here's what to expect

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52 h. ago Best family electric cars 2025: Practical seven seater EVs tested

From Kia and Volvo, to Tesla and Peugeot, these are our favourite practical EVs with space for all the family.

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65 h. ago Woman's common sex problem turned out to be deadly cervical cancer...as smear tests are to be given LESS often

A woman hit with advanced cervical cancer at 25 has urged others to attend every screening test-after she delayed her smear due to fears sparked by 'online horror stories'.

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2 d. ago Free driving tests could 'help learners pass sooner' amid worst ever backlog

It is 'cheaper sometimes to book that driving test time than it is to book a couple of lessons – and that cannot be right'

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3 d. ago His family thought he was working as an electrician while carried out crime

Stuart Wood, 39, travelled repeatedly between the north west of England and south Wales

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3 d. ago His family thought he was working as an electrician while he carried out crime

Stuart Wood, 39, travelled repeatedly between the north west of England and south Wales

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3 d. ago DVSA reveals 'best time' to book driving test as backlog remains at record high

The driving test waiting list exceeded 600,000 for the first time ever this month

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3 d. ago Can you headline our ultimate Glastonbury quiz? Put your Worthy Farm knowledge to the test

Think you know Glastonbury inside and out? Test your knowledge with this ultimate quiz, covering everything from muddy mayhem to iconic headline moments, as the 2025 festival returns to Worthy Farm

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4 d. ago ‘Everything to lose and nothing to gain’: Diddy won’t testify at his own trial and no witnesses will be called by defense

The jury could begin deliberating Diddy’s fate as soon as Friday.

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5 d. ago ‘It was unbelievably skilled’: Pope hails Brook after swashbuckling innings

Yorkshireman hits 99 with first Test on knife edge‘He was pretty gutted to get out,’ says England No 3Ollie Pope hailed the ability that the “unbelievably skilled” Harry Brook possesses “to flip a game” after the Yorkshireman’s quickfire 99 helped England to sprint to a total only six runs short of India’s first-innings 471 on day three at Headingley. With India reaching stumps on 90 for two the outcome of the first Test remains beautifully uncertain.“Everyone knows what a fantastic player Harry is, and I think being able to put really skilled bowlers under that much pressure shows exactly the skills he has got,” Pope said. “But it is not just slugging, it is very well thought out. The ability to kind of flip a game – we were saying: ‘Oof, if he bats for another hour here we could be in an amazing position.’ That just shows the kind of skill he’s got, and power. It was unbelievably skilled.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Test your Love Island knowledge with our 10th anniversary quiz!

Love Island is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and we’ve put together a juicy trivia quiz to test your villa knowledge. Can you remember every graft, grovel, and firepit fallout from the past decade?

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8 d. ago 24 best wedding guest dresses, tested for every type of celebration

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8 d. ago Fries with everything: fans swelter on Headingley’s Test return as Jaiswal tucks in

Queues for water refills and ice creams surpassed even those for beer at a sun-baked ground offering unseasonably hot sustenanceAfter two years without a Test here, 23 in which India’s red-ball side had visited only once, seven months since the last tickets for the first three days were snapped up and six in which the sum total of England’s action in this format had been a low-key three-day win over Zimbabwe, it is fair to say that Leeds was ready for this. Or at least, in classic Yorkshire fashion, that it would be ready in its own sweet time.Play started with the stands barely half-full and television commentators feeling they had to remind viewers the day was actually a sellout. That much was swiftly evident, but as India’s batters settled in for the long haul there was no need for anyone to hurry. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Government widens £150 energy bill discount to include 2.7 million more households

The changes remove some restrictions on eligibility and mean every bill payer on means-tested benefits will qualify.

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9 d. ago How you could save £150 on your energy bills after discounts are rolled out to 2.7 million new households

The changes remove some restrictions on eligibility and mean every bill payer on means-tested benefits will qualify

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1 week ago The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran | Owen Jones

Israel is the main source of terror and instability in the Middle East. But the west continually turns away from this realityAs the G7 issues a statement declaring that Israel has a “right to defend itself”, you have a right to ask if you are losing your mind. Israel launched an unprovoked onslaught on Iran. Its excuse – that Tehran may acquire a nuclear weapon – renders its attack illegal under the UN charter, which forbids wars justified by the claim of a future threat.“Iran is the principal source of regional instability and terror,” declares the G7 statement. Even though Donald Trump’s intelligence chief testified three months ago that the US intelligence community “continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon”. Even though it’s Israel that actually possesses nuclear weapons, while refusing to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and refusing International Atomic Energy Agency inspections. Even though, as progress was being made in nuclear talks between Ir...

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1 week ago Premier League fixtures 2025/26: Every first round game as champions Liverpool face Friday night test

The new season opens with champions Liverpool on Friday night at Anfield against Bournemouth, with the first round offering plenty of excitement over four days

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1 week ago Can you spot the hidden 'I' among the 'Js'? Test your IQ with this brain teaser

If you're looking for a brain teaser to test your mind, look no further. This challenging word puzzle is sure to put even the brightest minds to the test. So why not give it a go?

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1 week ago Relentless Chelsea see chance to test evolving squad at Club World Cup

Keeping up with the pace of change in Maresca’s squad is far from easy and their US trip will be more of the sameThis is the never-ending season but Chelsea show no sign of wanting to slow down. They intend to embrace Fifa’s newly revamped Club World Cup – a potential £97m prize pot for the eventual winners is quite the draw in an age of intense financial scrutiny, after all – and have travelled to the US knowing that the tournament gives them an opportunity to find out more about a squad that has evolved in the short space of time since Enzo Maresca’s side beat Real Betis in the Uefa Conference League final on 28 May.There has been little time to pause for breath before Chelsea get up and running in Group D by facing the Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC in Atlanta on Monday. Some players have had a 10-day break, others have been away on international duty and there has been no sign of anyone in the recruitment department taking a bit of annual leave. Continue reading...

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