68 m. ago Senior Labour figures tell Keir Starmer to stop making mistakes

Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’Keir Starmer has been warned by senior Labour figures to stop making mistakes, before a battle over the party’s deputy leadership and amid fears the government could row back on workers’ rights.As candidates began to jostle to replace Angela Rayner, the prime minister faced public criticism from Emily Thornberry, a potential contender, who said further mistakes from Starmer could lead to having to “hand our country to [Nigel] Farage”. Continue reading...

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73 m. ago US Open chaos as Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner final delayed due to Donald Trump

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were due to begin their US Open final around 2pm local time in New York but the arrival of President Donald Trump meant the schedule changed

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1 hour ago Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner US Open final postponed because of Donald Trump

The US Open men's singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner has been postponed, with the match now set to begin at 8pm local time

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1 hour ago England boss Thomas Tuchel handed major injury scare ahead of hostile Serbia clash

England face a testing clash away at a hostile Serbia on Tuesday night and they could be without key defender Marc Guehi after suffering a groin problem during the 2-0 win against Andorra

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1 hour ago Thomas Tuchel facing race against time to solve England issues ahead of World Cup

England have so far looked hugely unconvincing during Thomas Tuchel's time in charge of the Three Lions and he has some huge tasks on his hands to get the side into shape ahead of the World Cup

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2 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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3 h. ago England beat South Africa by 342 runs for biggest winning margin in men’s ODI history – live

Updates from the match in Southampton (11am BST)You can email James | Report: South Africa seal seriesAn 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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3 h. ago Watchdog fails wrongly convicted owing to lack of forensic expertise, experts say

Criminal Cases Review Commission faces criticism over its handling of several high-profile casesThe miscarriage of justice watchdog is failing prisoners appealing against wrongful convictions because it does not have forensic expertise and will not engage with third parties who do, experts have claimed.Advisers to Inside Justice, a miscarriage of justice charity, say that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) relies on legal professionals without a proper understanding of the science that underpins many convictions and appeals. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Geraint Thomas rides into Cardiff with son on handlebars and gets 4,000 people a beer

Welsh legend Geraint Thomas finished the Tour of Britain in Cardiff in his last-ever race

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4 h. ago Who is Matt Tebbutt, the 'safe pair of hands' replacing Gregg Wallace on MasterChef: The Professionals?

Gregg Wallace’s MasterChef replacement has finally been confirmed. So, who is Matt Tebbutt, and what can we expect from his move to MasterChef?

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4 h. ago Villagers beg Viscount Falmouth not to sell his Cornish estate to developers

Residents in Playing Place, near Truro, say handing the land over would mean the area's 'unique cultural identity' could be 'lost forever'.

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4 h. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to learn fate at sentence hearing in Victorian supreme court

Justice Christopher Beale will sentence the triple murderer on Monday, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a state first Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence on Monday morning, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a historic first for the state.The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago England set South Africa target of 415 to win third men’s one

Updates from the match in Southampton (11am BST)You can email Tanya | Report: South Africa seal seriesAn 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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6 h. ago Remote mountain's new handrail ridiculed as 'vandalism of the natural environment'

The roped support was spotted by a regular hiker in the mountains but there is a good reason for its existence

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7 h. ago 'I'm too hot to get a job – employers can't see past my curves'

Busty Alê Gaúcha, 21, says her curves have drawn more attention than her qualifications after failing to land a job as a nanny so turned her hand to creating adult content

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7 h. ago Vicious murder gang hunted as two young boys killed and 'one's hand cut off'

Two young boys were brutally killed in a quiet suburb by a 'group of eight masked gang members wielding machetes long edged weapons' - the attacker allegedly cut off a victim's hand off

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8 h. ago Dubai jailed Brit Mia O'Brien gives heartbreaking take on prison hell

University student Mia O'Brien was handed a life sentence in Dubai after she was caught with cocaine in October, according to her devastated mum

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8 h. ago 'I ordered egg burger at local chippy and can't believe what I was handed'

A man from Northern Ireland was left baffled after his chippy order didn't turn out the way he had planned, and it's left people divided over who was in the wrong

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8 h. ago Manchester United handed fresh deadline for Andre Onana transfer as Trabzonspor wait

Manchester United transfer latest with Andre Onana linked with a loan exit

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9 h. ago Britney Spears facing 'make or break' decision but her hands are tied

EXCLUSIVE: Pop queen Britney Spears has never been afraid of setting the cat amongst the pidgeons - but a series of erratic recent posts from her on social media have triggered concerned fans' fears for her mental health....

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