15 h. ago What links hedgehog, deer, lion and elephant? The Saturday quiz

From billiard, calabash and churchwarden to Wide Sargasso Sea, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Who was the only English monarch to marry a Habsburg?2 What media company paid $10bn in music royalties in 2024?3 Which east African country is bottom of the world press freedom rankings?4 What metal melts at -38.8C?5 Which artist, according to HG Wells, “invented a whole cat world”?6 What is the tallest fence on the Aintree Grand National course?7 What was first won by the Crossworders in 2008?8 Which restaurant dynasty’s surname was a basic sauce?What links: 9 A Bend in the River; A Brief History of Seven Killings; To Sir, With Love; Wide Sargasso Sea?10 Billiard; calabash; churchwarden; cutty; vest pocket?11 Domenico di Bartolo; Duccio; Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti; Simone Martini?12 Electromagnetism; gravity; strong nuclear; weak nuclear?13 Arjan Veurink and Anthony Barry?14 Deer (wild animals); hedgehog (small animals); lion (safari park); elephant (zoo)?15 I Love Lucy; ...

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32 h. ago Ealing traffic wardens protest outside councillor surgeries as parking tickets rise

Civil enforcement officers, employed by Greener Ealing, began industrial action in 2024 over the council-controlled company’s alleged refusal to recognise their union, Unite

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3 d. ago 85 metres in nine seconds: Manchester United suffer painful lesson thanks to electric Anthony Elanga

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester United: Anthony Elanga’s solo effort epitomised where the Red Devils have struggled this season

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3 d. ago 85m in nine seconds: Manchester United suffer painful lesson thanks to electric Anthony Elanga

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester United: Anthony Elanga’s solo effort epitomised where the Red Devils have struggled this season

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3 d. ago Electric Anthony Elanga underlines lesson Manchester United refuse to learn from

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester United: Anthony Elanga’s solo effort epitomised where the Red Devils have struggled this season

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3 d. ago Anthony Elanga reminds Manchester United of lesson they continuously fail to learn

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester United: Anthony Elanga’s solo effort epitomised where the Red Devils have struggled this season

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5 d. ago Ruben Amorim fires 'if he wants to be' jibe at Man Utd outcast Marcus Rashford

Ruben Amorim refused to be dragged into conversations regarding Marcus Rashford's Manchester United career after he scored twice in Aston Villa's FA Cup win on Sunday

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5 d. ago 'Not my player' – Ruben Amorim sends message to Man Utd misfit Marcus Rashford

Ruben Amorim has acknowledged Marcus Rashford's return to form at Aston Villa and insisted it's a good thing for Manchester United but refused to be drawn into talks on the Englishman's future

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2 w. ago US rejects Mexico’s request for water as Trump opens new battle front

State department turns down special request to supply city of Tijuana in drought-affected north for first time everThe United States has refused a request by Mexico for water, alleging shortfalls in sharing by its southern neighbor, as Donald Trump ramps up a battle on another front.The state department said on Thursday it was the first time that the United States had rejected a request by Mexico for special delivery of water, which would have gone to the border city of Tijuana. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago EU ready to impose more sanctions on Russia after summit talks

Show of unity marred by Viktor Orbán refusing to back declaration of support for UkraineEU leaders – apart from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán – say they are ready to increase pressure on Russia through further sanctions, as summit talks exposed a geographical divide on rearming Europe.Meeting in Brussels, the bloc agreed it was ready to levy further sanctions on Russia and strengthen existing measures after talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who joined by video link. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Real Betis plan Antony transfer proposal that Man United won't want to refuse

Manchester United star Antony is loved at Real Betis and the summer transfer window could see the La Liga side move to keep him for next season

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3 w. ago ‘I don’t want to say that’: Arteta refuses to give up on title despite United draw

Arsenal 15 points behind Liverpool with game in hand‘Today the frustration is that we haven’t won’Mikel Arteta has refused to concede the title race is over, despite Arsenal languishing 15 points behind Liver­pool after a 1-1 draw at ­Manchester United on Sunday.Arteta’s side have played 28 games, one fewer than Liverpool, but Arne Slot’s team need a maximum of only 16 points from their final nine matches to become champions. Arteta was asked if deep down he believes the Premier League title will again elude Arsenal. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago The key lesson Ruben Amorim can learn from Mikel Arteta to revive Manchester United

With their two sides on seemingly opposite trajectories, there may be lessons for Amorim to draw from his Arsenal counterpart

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