30 m. ago England dumped out of Champions Trophy after defeat to Afghanistan

Jos Buttler’s position as white-ball captain is under scrutiny.

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31 m. ago England crash out of Champions Trophy early as Afghanistan defeat deepens ODI woes

Dramatic chase falls narrowly short as Jos Buttler’s side exit at group stage after back-to-back defeats

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56 m. ago Washington Post staffers outraged at Jeff Bezos’ stunning plan for opinion pages that prompted top editor to quit

“I have a feeling this isn’t gonna bring back the 250K subs,” one Post reporter wrote in the paper’s Slack channel on Wednesday.

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57 m. ago BP's radical shift from green energy to fossil fuels has stunned the market... but what does it mean for YOU? Read our ultimate guide on whether you should invest in the oil giant

The boss of BP insists investors will 'love' his radical plans to revive the struggling oil giant - but the jury remains very firmly out.

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59 m. ago ‘Champagne for my real friends!’ Francis Bacon masterpiece escapes to the artist’s old drinking den

Seeing Bacon’s stunning depiction of his lover Peter Lacy hanging in a reincarnation of the watering hole where his skeletal friends would drink, stagger and cackle was a fleeting yet unforgettable experienceWhen a work of art fails to excite, interest or move me, the word that comes to mind is “dead”. Bad art is lifeless, good art is alive and great art is supervital. And it’s a supervital masterpiece I am looking at right now. Face as sharply hewn as a Congolese mask, with a flesh-coloured pullover melting into the shadows of his loins, Peter Lacy dominates the room, captured in a gold-framed portrait by his lover Francis Bacon.That room is the Colony Room Green in London, not the original Colony Room but a bar nearby that lovingly recreates, with the precision of an art installation or stage set, the bohemian drinking den run by Muriel Belcher where Bacon would order drinks all round with his famous toast: “Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends!” Its gre...

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61 m. ago Bizarre moment stunned fishermen are surrounded by dangerous 'square wave' phenomenon

A fishing crew was left stunned when it found itself surrounded by a dangerous square wave phenomenon.

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72 m. ago South of England set for week of sunshine as Scotland faces snow and high winds

The Met Office has predicted London will see highs of 10C every day from Thursday until Tuesday when a high of 12C is forecast.

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89 m. ago BBC Antiques Roadshow couple stunned after family treasure is given heartbreaking valuation

A couple were left devastated when they showed the team a brooch passed down through the generations

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95 m. ago England chasing 326 to defeat Afghanistan: Champions Trophy cricket – live

Champions Trophy updates from Lahore, 9am GMT startRead this week’s edition of The Spin | And email JimIs Livingstone living on a prayer?Yes, says John Starbuck:Hi. Unless he produces a whizzo performance today, I suspect Livingstone will be omitted from Saturday’s game, in favour of the (now) extra spinner. What do you reckon? Continue reading...

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1 hour ago The Chase contestant reveals Bradley Walsh's 'surprising' habit that's edited out of show

Bradley Walsh has hosted The Chase since it first aired in 2009, however a contestant on the ITV show has revealed the presenter has a surprising habit viewers never get to see

Culture

1 hour ago Queen Letizia of Spain stuns in a scarlet suit as she and King Felipe are presented with their portraits by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz

The Spanish royal, 52, dazzled in an all-red suit on Wednesday as she and King Felipe, 57, received their official portrait by photographer, Annie Leibovitz, in Madrid.

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2 h. ago As the far right surges around the globe, what can a new TV series about Mussolini teach us? | Caroline Moorehead

Joe Wright’s new drama gives a theatrical take on the dictator’s flaws but there is so much more history viewers need to knowOn 3 January 1925, Benito Mussolini delivered the most important speech of his life to the Italian parliament. His career was about to be over. The body of the socialist deputy and his bitter foe, Giacomo Matteotti, had been discovered in a shallow grave near Rome and mounting evidence pointed to Mussolini’s responsibility for his murder. With the king, the old liberal democratic elite, the left and many of his own party pressing for his dismissal, Mussolini declared that everything – the fascist violence, the immorality, the turmoil into which Italy had sunk – was his fault, “because I, I alone, created it”. By the same token, he alone was the man “capable of dominating the crisis”. Parliament, stunned, sat silent. There was no voice of protest. The dictatorship was saved.Based on the first volume in a trilogy of the same name by Antonio Scurati and garlanded...

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2 h. ago How and when to see Red Arrows in action over Scotland this week after stunning flypast

You can still catch the aerial acrobats in action if you missed them this week

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2 h. ago Stunning city named one of Europe's best weekend breaks despite its reputation

The birthplace of pizza and a city that lies in the shadow of the great Mount Vesuvius, Naples has been named as one of the best places in Europe to visit for a weekend trip this year

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2 h. ago Stunning photo shows every single planet in the solar system at the same time during rare alignment that won't take place again until 2040

A stunning photo taken in Somerset has showed every single planet in the solar system at the same time during a rare alignment that won't happen again until 2040.

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3 h. ago Naomi Campbell stuns on the runway in edgy leather leotard and thigh

Supermodel, Naomi Campbell, made sure all eyes were on her as she strutted down the runway for Dsquared2 in Milan, sporting a striking leather leotard

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4 h. ago I went on First Dates for fun but was stunned to find my long lost sister instead after a jaw

Brummy lass Katie Kumar appeared on the programme back in 2021 when she was 17-years-old and had a sit down meal with Joe.

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4 h. ago England need 326 to defeat Afghanistan: Champions Trophy cricket – live

Champions Trophy updates from Lahore, 9am GMT startSign up to get our newsletter, The Spin | And mail Jim Is Livingstone living on a prayer?Yes, says John Starbuck:Hi. Unless he produces a whizzo performance today, I suspect Livingstone will be omitted from Saturday’s game, in favour of the (now) extra spinner. What do you reckon? Continue reading...

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4 h. ago England chase 326 against Afghanistan after Ibrahim Zadran’s stunning 177

Defeat in Lahore would see England exit the Champions Trophy.

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5 h. ago ITV's The Chase viewers claim the show has 'died a death' after recent 'disastrous' episode

Fans of The Chase are outraged with the hit ITV show claiming its 'pathetic' and 'utterly shambolic' after a recent episode caused them to 'switch off.'

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