46 m. ago England thrashed by South Africa with 175 balls to spare: first men’s one

England are skittled for 131 at HeadingleyBaker set for debut as Overton takes ‘indefinite break’1st over: England 8-0 (Duckett 0, Smith 8) Burger with the first over. Tall, broad, left arm, a shadow of a moustache, a doormat of a goatee, and Smith plays the first three balls watchfully away. Balls five and six however, go for four, one sent away at 27 minutes past the hour, one at 27 minutes to.Our man on the ground, Simon Burnton, reports a ground half full and filling up quickly, as the players prepare to walk through a welcoming committee of flag-waving women over 40. Just add that to our skill set. Continue reading...

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57 m. ago ‘We are dying for no reason’: Israeli reservists face fresh call

Soldiers express doubts about Gaza conflict but few will refuse to fightTens of thousands of reservists in Israel will return to active service in the coming weeks amid an intense debate in their ranks over the war in Gaza, which reflects wider divisions in the country.Some will be forced to make their decision within days. The Israel Defense Forces began mobilising tens of thousands of reservists on Tuesday after calling up 60,000 for an expanded offensive in Gaza City, one of the few places in the devastated territory outside its control. More will be ordered to report to military bases if the fighting continues for many months, as analysts expect. Continue reading...

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61 m. ago Bake Off 2025 contestant Iain Ross is already famous for this peculiar hobby

The Bake Off contestant has over 400k followers on TikTok thanks to this unusual hobby, which may soon feature in the hit show

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71 m. ago Devolution bill is ‘biggest transfer of power in a generation’, Rayner tells MPs

Deputy Prime Minister says new unitary authorities will get planning, housing and transport powers devolved to them.

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79 m. ago EPA should not have been blocked from terminating green bank funds, appeals court says

A divided appeals court says a federal judge was wrong to block the Trump administration from freezing billions of dollars meant for a “green bank” aimed at financing climate-friendly projects

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87 m. ago Total Lunar Eclipse 2025 in Scotland: Here's how to watch the phenomenon in Scottish skies this weekend

The moon will be looking a little different this Sunday.

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96 m. ago Portobello review – Marco Bellocchio’s glorious saga of TV stars, mafia prisoners and lace doilies

Venice film festivalIn the first two episodes of a six-part series, the stardom of 80s primetime host Enzo Tortora is cleverly crosscut with the scramble of a mob secretary who implicates him – and his parrot – in drug traffickingMarco Bellocchio, the tireless warhorse of Italian cinema, kicks up a swirling dust cloud of corruption with this fabulous, stranger-than-fiction account of an 80s TV star convicted of conspiring with the Camorra. Shot for the streaming service HBO Max, it is the director’s second historical miniseries after 2022’s Exterior Night, about the kidnapping of Aldo Moro, and features the same lead player in Fabrizio Gifuni, an actor who has surely cornered the market in playing glossy public figures whose lives are about to take a hellish turn. Bellocchio’s dramas typically inhabit this kind of shonky, venal moral universe. The ground is liable to drop away pretty much at any moment.Gifuni stars as Enzo Tortora, a primetime TV presenter in the twinkling Terry Wog...

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97 m. ago Spectacular aurora, a Blood Moon lunar eclipse and other night sky events in September 2025

Mark your calendars, there are plenty of stunning celestial events to see in September

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1 hour ago Seattle border agents seize $500,000 worth of fake Labubu dolls

Over 11,000 knock-off Labubu dolls were seized at the U.S.-Canada border near Seattle.

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1 hour ago Please don’t succumb to hopelessness over Palestine. Your voice can still make a difference | Arwa Mahdawi

As the war gets livestreamed to our phones, it is easy to be overwhelmed and feel helpless. But even small acts of activism add upI don’t know if Frankenstein star Christoph Waltz is normally a man of few words but he didn’t have much to say at a recent Venice film festival press conference. Waltz uttered only six words, with “CGI is for losers” constituting four of them. The remaining two were “I don’t”, in response to a question about how he stays hopeful in today’s “monstrous times”.Waltz is certainly not alone in despairing of a world which seems to elevate liars, cheats, and adjudicated sexual predators. It’s hard to feel hope when a genocide has been livestreamed to our phones for almost two years and there is no justice in sight; just a systematic slaughter of the journalists who serve as messengers. No peace prospects on the horizon; just well-paid consultants putting together ethnic cleansing prospectuses so a “Gaza Riviera” can be built. (Oh, sorry, we’re supposed to say “...

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1 hour ago Hair saviour Sephora shoppers have fallen in love with and are calling it a ‘game changer’

If you're looking to show your hair some more love and protect it from breakage, this might be the answer to your prayers

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1 hour ago England bowled out for just 131 by South Africa on their return to ODI duty

Jamie Smith (54) top-scored as he continued his new role as opener but it was a solitary effort as the rest of the order toppled in timid fashion

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2 h. ago A meaty topic: what is the carnivore diet and why do so many influencers seem to swear by it? | Antiviral

Some claim eating steak and whole sticks of butter has improved their skin, cleared brain fog and even eliminated farting. Experts say an all-animal diet carries risksRead more in the Antiviral seriesEx-vegan turned carnivore Isabella Ma, better known to her nearly half a million followers on Instagram as @steakandbuttergal, has glowing skin and a flat stomach. She looks directly at the camera as she chomps down on an entire stick of butter. It’s part of her “high fat carnivore diet” to which she attributes a whole host of health benefits, not least of which is the claim she “literally never fart[s] any more” and has a single “scentless” bowel movement a week.A lot of gym bros also back the diet touted for helping people lose weight and build muscle, such as Antonio Angotti, who says the fat in red meat “includes almost every nutrient humans need to thrive” and invokes religion as part of his dietary choices, saying he eats “just foods God will actually bless”. It’s also been platfo...

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2 h. ago AFL finals: why every finalist can – and can’t – win the 2025 premiership | Martin Pegan

A weekend off has given the eight remaining teams time to work on their strengths and weaknesses – and us an opportunity to assess their chances The AFL finals race went down to the wire with early pacesetters limping to the line and other sides flying home, before Gold Coast booked the last spot for this year and their first in club history with a win in the game that finished the home-and-away season.An evenly-matched finals series is now on the cards; only three wins separate minor premiers Adelaide from Hawthorn in eighth place – just the second time the gap has been so narrow since the top eight was introduced 31 years ago.Ahead of finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Style advantage: Why the US Open is serving up better looks than Wimbledon

Wimbledon’s stands may be the most stylish in any sporting competition, but the US Open has far superior on-court fashion. Here’s why

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2 h. ago M&S reveals newborn clothing essentials ready for September's birth rate peak

From baby grows to socks, M&S has revealed the new-born essentials every parent should have on their checklist.

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2 h. ago In ‘Marc, by Sofia,’ an intimate portrait of fashion luminary and friendship

Sofia Coppola's documentary about Marc Jacobs has premiered Tuesday at the Venice Film Festival

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2 h. ago ‘Trump loses again’: California governor reacts to judge ruling that national guard in LA violated federal law – live

Democratic governor Gavin Newsom takes shot at Trump after ‘the courts agree’ that deployment of national guard during LA immigration protests was illegalTrump illegally deployed national guard during LA Ice protests, judge rulesDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Medik8's new cream that 'delays skin ageing' provides results 'in seven days'

"My daughter even asked if I’d had wrinkle injections!"

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2 h. ago Stirling equestrian ace lifts lid on emotional debut at prestigious Defender Burghley Horse Trials 2025

Elspeth Bryce will make her 5* debut at the 2025 event on long-time horse Lacoste, after the duo stormed up the rankings in the past couple of years.

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