32 m. ago New Zealand beat England by five wickets in second men’s cricket one

Hosts secure series victory after win in second ODI Sign up to The Spin newsletter | And email Tom4th over: England 25-1 (Smith 13, Root 11) Jamie Smith clatters a pull shot to the midwicket fence for four and then picks up a single in the same region. Root continues his busy start with a single past point and Jamie Smith then plays a nonchalant flick for SIX onto the grass bank on the leg side.3rd over: England 13-1 (Smith 2, Root 10) Joe Root is the new batter. He whips Duffy off his pads for two and then times the next one even better for four. Root then pings a drive through cover for four more! Ten runs and the wicket of Duckett off the over. Continue reading...

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37 m. ago Hurricane Melissa latest: Storm about to make landfall in Cuba after devastating Jamaica

The storm made landfall in the southwestern part of Jamaica with destructive winds and heavy rain

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38 m. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: storm makes landfall in Cuba; ‘extensive’ damage in parts of Jamaica

Reports of families trapped by floodwaters in Jamaica as hurricane hits CubaHurricane Melissa makes landfall in JamaicaVisual guide to Hurricane MelissaTell us if you’ve been affectedAs Cuba prepares for the storm to make landfall any minute, officials in Jamaica are preparing to assess the damage on Wednesday.A video shared by the Jamaican Constabulary Force shows officers surveying extensive destruction in Black River, close to where Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm. Continue reading...

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38 m. ago Inside Liverpool dressing room after damning Brentford defeat as Reds star reveals all

Liverpool were beaten again at the weekend, losing at Brentford, with Federico Cheisa admitting it was a silent dressing room before conversations began about arresting their poor form

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44 m. ago BBC journalist barred from leaving Vietnam and interrogated repeatedly

BBC ‘deeply concerned’ for journalist’s wellbeing after Vietnamese police withhold their ID card and passportVietnamese authorities have barred a BBC journalist from leaving the country and subjected them to days of interrogation, in a press freedom case that comes to light during a high-profile visit by Vietnam’s leader to the UK.The journalist, a Vietnamese citizen who lives and works in Thailand, had returned to their home country in August to renew their passport, according a source with knowledge of the situation. Continue reading...

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48 m. ago Lionesses hero Michelle Agyemang stretchered off after ‘awful’ injury against Australia

Agyemang was in tears as she was stretchered off just 18 minutes after coming on for England as a substitute

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49 m. ago Dyson shoppers race to buy heavily reduced vacuums as Black Friday 2025 sale goes live early online

One of its bestselling vacuums has been reduced by £550

Economics

52 m. ago Shark feeding frenzy off popular Australian surf beach captured in chilling footage

‘Wonderful’ for people to see the predators so close and feasting on bait fish at the Gold Coast’s Rainbow Bay, near Snapper Rocks, expert saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA shiver of sharks has been spotted feeding close to shore near a popular surfing spot on the Gold Coast on Australia’s east coast.The large group of predators surprised spectators on the southern end of Rainbow Bay on Tuesday, near the renowned Snapper Rocks surf break. Continue reading...

Culture

55 m. ago Premier League appoint referee who angered Arne Slot for Liverpool vs Aston Villa

The Premier League have confirmed the referee appointments for this weekend's fixtures, including Liverpool vs Aston Villa at Anfield as the Reds aim to reverse their recent slump

Politics

58 m. ago Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith review – essays for an age of anxiety

From cultural appropriation to gender, Smith nails the politics of creativity. But on actual politics, she is less assuredAccepting a literary prize in Ohio last year, the novelist Zadie Smith described “feeling somewhat alienated from myself, experiencing myself as a posthumous entity”. Smith is only 50, but there is indeed something of the afterlife about the material gathered in her new book, which bundles various odds and ends from the past nine years: speeches, opinion pieces, criticism and eulogies for departed literary heroes – Philip Roth, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel.In Some Notes on Mediated Time – one of three completely new essays in the collection – Smith recalls how the “dreamy, slo-mo world” of her 1980s childhood gave way, within a generation, to the “anxious, permanent now” of social media. If you lived through that transition, you don’t have to be very old to feel ancient. When this estrangement is compounded by the ordinary anxieties of ageing, cultur...

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59 m. ago What channel is St Mirren v Hearts? TV and live stream details, team news, referee, VAR

How to watch St Mirren v Hearts

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59 m. ago How to watch Swansea vs Man City: TV channel and live stream for Carabao Cup today

City out to right wrongs of weekend defeat

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69 m. ago Survey crowns Uddingston as happiest place to live in Lanarkshire

Online store Furniturebox polled 5000 people with panels in each big city and county, including Lanarkshire.

Politics

73 m. ago How to watch Newcastle vs Tottenham for FREE: TV channel and live stream for Carabao Cup today

Spurs looking for a second trophy in as many seasons

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88 m. ago Trump predicts ‘good deal’ with China as he arrives for crucial trade talks in South Korea: Live updates

In a show of military force hours before Trump’s arrival, North Korea launched sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters

Politics

88 m. ago How to watch Wolves vs Chelsea: TV channel and live stream for Carabao Cup today

Blues out to right wrongs of weekend defeat

Sport

92 m. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: category 3 storm nears Cuba; ‘extensive’ damage in parts of Jamaica

Reports of families trapped by floodwaters in Jamaica, as hurricane moves on to threaten Cuba’s second-largest cityHurricane Melissa makes landfall in JamaicaVisual guide to Hurricane MelissaTell us if you’ve been affectedAs Cuba prepares for the storm to make landfall any minute, officials in Jamaica are preparing to assess the damage on Wednesday.A video shared by the Jamaican Constabulary Force shows officers surveying extensive destruction in Black River, close to where Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Hurricane Melissa slams into Cuba after 'Storm of the Century' leaves entire towns underwater in Jamaica and 25k tourists trapped

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest development as Hurricane Melissa - the world's most powerful storm this year - approaches Jamaica after barrelling across the Caribbean Sea.

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1 hour ago How to watch Liverpool vs Crystal Palace: TV channel and live stream for Carabao Cup today

Eagles have already beaten Reds twice this term

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1 hour ago How to watch Arsenal vs Brighton: TV channel and live stream for Carabao Cup today

Gunners aiming for a first trophy since 2020

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