30 h. ago Ashes Snicko 'cheating' controversy erupts: England plot formal complaint after Aussie TV station operators used the wrong stump microphone to give Alex Carey a let

Carey, who went on to make an emotional century at his home ground as Australia closed on 326 for eight, had 72 when he appeared to underedge a delivery from Josh Tongue.

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30 h. ago England consider formal complaint after Snicko error costs Carey’s wicket

Company admits operator error led to Carey survivingWrong stump mic used so audio did not match pictureEngland are considering a formal complaint over the Snicko technology being used in this Ashes series after Alex Carey received a lifeline en route to a telling century on the opening day of the third Test.Carey, who made 106 in Australia’s 326 for eight by stumps, was on 72 when Josh Tongue believed the left-hander had edged behind. He was given not out on the field and the third umpire, Chris Gaffeney, felt he did not have enough evidence to overturn the decision despite a spike showing up on the review. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Arsenal’s injury crisis is so bad that Mikel Arteta may be forced to turn to 16

ARSENAL have been hit so hard by an injury crisis in defence that Mikel Arteta may have to turn to teenager Marli Salmon. But the 16-year-old will back himself to prove he is not a fish out of water after quickly rising through the ranks and being compared to William Saliba. Salmon has been tipped...

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59 h. ago Pat Cummins says Bondi terror attack ‘hit home pretty hard’ as tributes flow before third Ashes Test

Australia captain lives close by and takes his kids to beach ‘all the time’Players to wear black armbands and join moment’s silence in AdelaideAustralia captain Pat Cummins has said the tragic events at Bondi beach ‘hit home pretty hard’ as they unfolded on Sunday night just down the road from his home in the neighbouring Sydney suburb of Bronte.As the cricket world prepares to pay tribute to the victims of the Bondi beach terror attack when the third Ashes Test gets under way in Adelaide on Wednesday, Cummins and England captain, Ben Stokes, revealed the profound impact the massacre had on them and their teammates. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Spurs news: Thomas Frank reveals Tottenham's January transfer plan

Injury crisis has hit new head coach hard

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6 d. ago Your Party members' data published online in latest factional row to hit Jeremy Corbyn's divided party

A breakdown of where members live was posted on Substack by a party member who said it should be democratically available to avoid one faction having control of it.

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8 d. ago Trump ramps up tourist checks with plans for mandatory social media inspections

Exclusive: ‘These barriers will hit UK travel to the USA hard’ said Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive of Advantage Travel Partnership

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1 week ago Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall

The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions People in Britain who think they are governed by fools should take a closer look at the Russian and US presidents. Vladimir Putin is systematically ruining his country. His war of choice in Ukraine is an economic, financial, geopolitical and human calamity for Russia that worsens by the day. For his own murky reasons, Donald Trump, another national menace, offered him a lifeline last week. Yet Putin spurned it. These two fools deserve each other.On the table in Moscow was a “peace” deal that, broadly speaking, rewarded Russia’s aggression by handing over large chunks of Ukrainian land, compromised Kyiv’s independence and weakened its defences against any future attack. The Trump deal, if forced through, would have split the US and Europe; ruptured Nato, perhaps fatally; reprieved Russia’s pariah economy; and probably toppled Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government.Simon Tis...

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1 week ago Trump's White House trolls Sabrina Carpenter in video about 'criminal illegals'

Trump's White House has hit back twice as hard after Sabrina Carpenter blasted its use of her music in a video where ICE catch illegal immigrants, issuing a new clip in which the singer now gets a starring role

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2 w. ago Favourable 2027 Rugby World Cup draw provides few potholes for England | Robert Kitson

Signs are encouraging for an improving squad to invoke the glory of 2003 with rivals facing trickier routes in Australia As the Ashes have reminded us, it never pays to get too excited in advance about winning in Australia. But once the draw for the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup had concluded and the various knockout permutations had been crunched there was a strong whiff of deja vu in the Sydney air. A World Cup down under and a decent draw for England? What could possibly go wrong?The organisers had already stoked the narrative nicely by wheeling out Jonny Wilkinson in the promotional tournament video, essentially a mashup of Mad Max and Wacky Races roaring across a dusty outback. When every Australian wakes up on Thursday to discover it is 666 days until the 2027 edition kicks off, the nagging fear of nightmarish history repeating itself will further intensify. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Whatever happens to Rachel Reeves, this was a bad Budget for Scotland

From the lack of help for North Sea oil and gas and Scotch whisky to a new charge on electric vehicles, the Budget saw measures that will hit Scotland hard

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2 w. ago How cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide

Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the regionTropical cyclones have combined with heavy monsoon rains to lay waste to swathes of Asia, killing close to 1,000 people and leaving many more homeless.Parts of the Indonesian archipelago have been particularly hard hit, with the death toll reaching 442 following flooding that began about a week ago, a number that is expected to rise. Nearly 300,000 people have been displaced and nearly 3,000 houses damaged, including 827 that were flattened or swept away. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Premier Inn owner’s costs to rise by up to £50m after business rates changes

Whitbread is among hotel owners to be hit hard by changes in valuations linked to next year’s business rates payments.

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2 w. ago Bumper Black Friday as sales jump – we reveal top offers to buy including Ninja Air

BLACK Friday is here - and shoppers have hit the sales hard, with a big jump in transactions compared to last year. Nationwide says its customers have already made over 2.5 million transactions and purchases are up 13.6% on last year's Black Friday. But with thousands of discounts it's hard to break through the sales...

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3 w. ago Canada's prime minister announces supports for lumber, steel sectors hit by U.S. tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing new supports for the steel and lumber industries hit hard by U.S. tariffs

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3 w. ago Chancellor urged to take ‘hard choices’ rather than hit businesses with more tax

CBI boss Rain Newton-Smith called for Rachel Reeves to stand up to opposition to welfare cuts.

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3 w. ago England plot route to Ashes recovery as Mark Wood admits they were ‘hit hard in round one’

Nervous flyer considered driving from Perth to BrisbaneTourists yet to decide if Test players will play tour matchMark Wood has considered driving straight from Perth to Brisbane – a 2,500 mile (4,000 km) journey over four days – just to fill the extra time created by the chastening start to England’s much-hyped Ashes moonshot.The fast bowler was among a side left “shellshocked” by the galling batting collapse on the second day at Perth Stadium that allowed Australia to power to a one-nil series lead through Travis Head’s remarkable 69-ball century. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Boy, 6, hangs out of sunroof then bashes head on barrier in appalling video

Viewers have been quick to react to the video, which sees the young boy stand up through the sunroof and hit his head hard on the bridge as the car he is travelling in passes underneath

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3 w. ago Manchester United: Ruben Amorim reveals attempts to delay AFCON exits for key trio

Resurgent Red Devils set to be hit hard by departures for Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco next month

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4 w. ago Football Manager boss who suffered death threats admits financial disaster 'hit me hard'

Miles Jacobson, the man behind Football Manager, has admitted he received death threats from furious fans after he took the tough decision to cancel last year's game

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