76 m. ago Councils failing to do pothole prevention should face mandatory training – RAC

The cost of bringing pothole-plagued local roads in England and Wales up to scratch has been estimated at a record £16.8 billion.

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82 m. ago Women’s Rugby World Cup roundup: France blitz South Africa to set up Ireland quarter

Emilie Boulard and Joanna Grisez score two tries eachItaly score 12 tries in one-sided win over BrazilFrance enjoyed a one-sided 57-10 victory over South Africa at Franklin’s Gardens to take top spot in Women’s Rugby World Cup Pool D, scoring nine tries with two each for Emilie Boulard and Joanna Grisez. They will take on Ireland at Sandy Park in Exeter next Sunday in the last eight.The scrum-half Pauline Bourdon Sansus earned a second straight player of the match award for orchestrating France’s highest score over the Springbok Women in front of a sellout crowd of 15,000. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Curry house where diners fell ill announces temporary closure after emergency response

Dosa Kingss in Sale, Greater Manchester, was at the centre of a huge emergency services response after diners fell ill - the restaurant has now announced a temporary closure

Politics

2 h. ago 30,000 reasons why Labour won't stop the boats... as country hits a new Channel migrant record on Home Secretary's first day on the job

The surge of 1,097 small-boat migrants tipped the total for 2025 to more than 30,000 in record time - and is 37 per cent up on the same date last year. Ms Mahmood said it was 'utterly unacceptable'.

Society

2 h. ago Who’s in attendance for the US Open men’s final? From Trump’s MAGA entourage to Lindsay Lohan and Courteney Cox

Match between World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and Spain’s star player Carlos Alcaraz was delayed due to Trump’s attendance

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3 h. ago Curry house at centre of major alert when diners fell ill announces temporary closure

The emergency services responded after people fell ill at Dosa Kingss in Sale

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4 h. ago Fans remain stuck in line as US Open final begins because of extra security with Trump attending

Fans enduring a lengthy wait to get into the U.S. Open final booed and chanted “Let us in

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5 h. ago World Cup qualifying: Depay sets scoring record as Dutch survive scare in Lithuania

Forward spares Ronald Koeman’s blushes with doubleGoals move him above Van Persie to top of all-time listMemphis Depay set a new scoring record for the Netherlands as his double ensured they survived a scare in beating Lithuania 3-2 away in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday.Two goals for the 31-year-old Depay took his national team tally to 52, going ahead of Robin van Persie’s previous record, and putting the Netherlands top of the Group G standings with 10 points from four games, three ahead of Poland, who are hosting Finland later on Sunday. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Jacob Bethell: I felt ‘goosebumps’ with ton as England clinched record ODI win

A winning margin of 342 stretched the existing world record by 25 runs and extended England’s previous best by exactly 100.

Politics

5 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner live: US Open final delayed with Trump in attendance

The world’s best two men’s players meet for a third consecutive grand slam final after Alcaraz won at Roland Garros and Sinner triumphed at Wimbledon

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6 h. ago Pressure from Australia ‘exactly what England wanted’, says Natasha Hunt

Red Roses failed to score in first half-hour of pool match‘We didn’t know we needed that, but it’s fantastic for us’The pressure England faced in their final World Cup pool match against Australia was “exactly what the team wanted and something they didn’t know they needed”, according to the Red Roses scrum-half Natasha Hunt.England were tested by Australia in Brighton on Saturday, with Jo Yapp’s side scoring the first try of the contest and preventing their opponents from scoring until the 33rd ­minute. ­England ultimately solved the ­problems they encountered to pull away in the second half to win 47-7 and set up a quarter-final against Scotland on Sunday. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Scott Bemand does not expect lasting damage from Ireland’s loss to New Zealand

The Black Ferns secured top spot in Pool C by ruthlessly running in six unanswered tries in a 40-0 drubbing Brighton.

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6 h. ago Jofra Archer stars as England power to record ODI win against South Africa

3rd ODI: England, 414-5, bt South Africa, 72, by 342 runsJacob Bethell and Joe Root score centuries to set up rout What even was this? What does any of it mean? In an extraordinary, bewildering, borderline nonsensical game, England romped to their fifth-highest total of all time before they skittled South Africa for their second-lowest to win by the largest margin in the history of the format – the teams divided in the end by 342 runs.For the home side this was every bit as ecstatic as the grizzly defeat in the series opener had been miserable, as centuries from Jacob Bethell – the very first of his career – and Joe Root – not his – helped England to post 414 for five, and were followed by a magnificent display with the ball from Jofra Archer as South Africa lost all nine wickets – their captain, Temba Bavuma, unable to bat because of a calf strain – for just 72. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Jacob Bethell ton guides England to record victory over South Africa

Back-to-back defeats at Headingley and Lord’s meant they had already lost the Metro Bank Series but their response was utterly comprehensive

Politics

6 h. ago Inside wild Rangers derby celebration scenes as Celtic's unwanted SWPL record continues

Goals from Mia McAulay and Eilidh Austin gave Rangers another derby victory over Celtic

Culture

6 h. ago Tommy Fury angers triathletes after claiming he 'completed' race – but got DNF

Boxer Tommy Fury missed out on 30k of cycling because of problems with the road closures in France, but didn't mention it in his social media posts, leading to claims he 'cheated'

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7 h. ago England beat South Africa by 342 runs for biggest winning margin in men’s ODI history – as it happened

Jofra Archer, Joe Root and Jacob Bethell star for England as they inflict a record ODI win on South Africa in SouthamptonAn interesting chat between Nick Knight, Shaun Pollock and Mike Atherton. Athers says that England are trying to bring the ODI and Test teams together whilst treating the T20 side as a different entity. That’s sensible on paper, he says, but brings a “real challenge because of the amount and volume of Test cricket England play. They are going to have to be quite strong about where their players play franchise cricket.”South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (capt),Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Wiann Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Codi Yusuf, Nandre Burger. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Jacob Bethell ton sets England on way to record ODI victory over South Africa

Back-to-back defeats at Headingley and Lord’s meant they had already lost the Metro Bank Series but their response was utterly comprehensive.

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7 h. ago Jacob Bethell and Joe Root smash centuries as England hit record ODI win over South Africa

The Three Lions’ 342-run winning margin is the largest ever

Events

7 h. ago South Lanarkshire crime: Shopkeeper, 53, 'slashed' by hooded man in early morning attack in residential area

Police said the suspect hid in the bushes before pouncing on his victim while he attended the bins outside his store in Lanark.

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