1 hour ago Lady Annabel Goldsmith dies: Matriarch who gave her name to famous London club passes away aged 91

Lady Annabel Goldsmith, the renowned society beauty whose name was immortalised when her husband named a Mayfair nightclub after her, has died at the age of 91.

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2 h. ago Curran and rain to the rescue for wobbly England against New Zealand in T20 opener

Curran hits unbeaten 49 in England’s 153-6‘He’s a very valuable player to us now,’ says Harry BrookEven before the rain fell, the start of England’s winter had become something of a damp squib. On a cool Christchurch evening their batters had been surprised by movement off the seam – “You don’t expect that in white-ball cricket, so when it does do a little bit it’s almost a shock,” said Harry Brook – and becalmed by the spin of Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell, and they duly wobbled their way to 81 for five before first Sam Curran seemed to rescue them, and then the weather definitively did.Only two batters scored more than 20, with the dismissal of Jos Buttler for 29, the former captain becoming the fifth man to fall, concluding a feeble start to England’s innings before Curran’s 49 improved their outlook. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago China warns Britain will 'bear all the consequences' if its new London super embassy isn't approved without delay

China's foreign ministry has hit back in open fury at further delays to permission for its planned embassy in the heart of the City of London.

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2 h. ago Lady Annabel Goldsmith, who had Mayfair nightclub named after her, dies aged 91

The heiress was the younger daughter of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry

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2 h. ago Harry Brook backs revitalised Sam Curran to make England T20 place his own

Curran hit 49 not out off 35 balls before England’s first match against New Zealand was abandoned due to rain.

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2 h. ago Lady Annabel Goldsmith dead: Princess Diana's pal with Mayfair nightclub named after her dies

Lady Annabel Goldsmith has died at the age of 91. The socialite's husband named popular Mayfair nightclub after her. The news has been announced today

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3 h. ago The woman with the world's most powerful men at her feet: As Trump fawn's over 'beautiful' Giorgia Meloni, how the 5ft 3in cigarette

Italy's first female prime minister might be 5ft 3in, but that's never stopped her from going head-to-head with the political heavyweights of our time - and winning.

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3 h. ago Duke Roufus: Renowned coach of multiple UFC champions dies aged 55

Duke Roufus, a former kickboxer and trainer of champions Anthony Pettis and Tyron Woodley, has died

Sport

3 h. ago New Zealand v England: first men’s T20 cricket international hit by rain – as it happened

Rain washes out the first match of the series at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch3rd over: England 14-1 (Buttler 9, Bethell 2) Buttler gets a single off the first ball but Bethell can’t get off strike. Some free flowing shots go straight to the fielders and the pressure starts to rise. Play and a miss! Henry moves one off a length late and it is wafty-woo from Bethell. There we go – a tuck off the hip for two gets the youngster off the mark, that’ll settle him down a bit. Just three off the over.2nd over: England 11-1 (Buttler 7, Bethell 0) Jacob Bethell gets an early visit to the middle. Don’t mention the A word! He starts with two dots, a play and miss and a thick outside edge. Good over from Duffy and New Zealand have the better of the early exchanges. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago England’s opening T20 against New Zealand abandoned due to rain

They tourists were denied the chance to defend 153 for six because of the weather.

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4 h. ago Dominic Cummings says Nigel Farage will be Britain's next Prime Minister

Cummings says the Reform UK leader will succeed if he can extend his reach beyond being a 'one man band with an iPhone ' to bringing in 'genuinely talented people'.

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4 h. ago New Zealand v England: first men’s T20 cricket international abandoned due to rain – live

First T20 called off after Christchurch deluge Series remains 0-0 with two matches to play3rd over: England 14-1 (Buttler 9, Bethell 2) Buttler gets a single off the first ball but Bethell can’t get off strike. Some free flowing shots go straight to the fielders and the pressure starts to rise. Play and a miss! Henry moves one off a length late and it is wafty-woo from Bethell. There we go – a tuck off the hip for two gets the youngster off the mark, that’ll settle him down a bit. Just three off the over.2nd over: England 11-1 (Buttler 7, Bethell 0) Jacob Bethell gets an early visit to the middle. Don’t mention the A word! He starts with two dots, a play and miss and a thick outside edge. Good over from Duffy and New Zealand have the better of the early exchanges. Continue reading...

Society

4 h. ago Government spends £115,000 on ‘influencer marketing’ in less than a year

Minister said cash supported ‘multiple campaigns’, but Tories say it ‘makes a mockery’ of spending pledges

Economics

4 h. ago Gorilla bar worker, 19, found dead in early hours as three people arrested

A male, aged 19, has died after he was found unresponsive - police have arrested three people in connection to the bar worker's death in Manchester

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4 h. ago Woman's texts predicted killer boyfriend's actions days before she died

Rebekah Campbell, 32, was murdered by her partner Michael Ormandy, 34, after he bursted into her home wearing a bullet proof vest. He has been jailed following the attack

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5 h. ago ‘A glimpse of genius’: what do unpublished stories found in Harper Lee’s apartment tell us about the To Kill a Mockingbird author?

When she died, the writer left behind a cache of notebooks and manuscripts. Her biographer reveals what they tell us about her unlikely rise to literary stardomWhen To Kill a Mockingbird was published in the summer of 1960, it seemed to have sprung from nowhere, like an Alabamian Athena: a perfectly formed novel from an unknown southern writer without any evident precedent or antecedent. The book somehow managed to be both urgently of its time and instantly timeless, addressing the era’s most turbulent issues, from the civil rights movement to the sexual revolution, while also speaking in the register of the eternal, from the moral awakening of children and the abiding love of families to the frictions between the self and society.But no writer is without influences and aspirations: Harper Lee had, of course, come from somewhere and worked tremendously hard to become someone. It was only because she did not like talking about herself that her origins seemed so mysterious, and i...

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5 h. ago Samantha Eggar dead: Oscar nominated actress and Dr Dolittle star dies age 86

Samantha Eggar, who was best known for roles in The Collector and Dr Dolittle has died at the age of 86 after struggling with illness for five years, her daughter has announced

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6 h. ago Sick killer tied mum to chair and raped daughter before asking who should die first

Twisted killer Richard Kenneth Djerf, 55, has been executed more than 30 years after the brutal murders of four members of the same family in which he tied them up and tortured them

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6 h. ago Doctor says adding key foods to your diet can help relieve menopause symptoms

Dr Martin Kinsella is known as the Hormone Doctor as he works to improve the quality of life for men and women. He says adding some foods to your diet could relieve menopause symptoms

Society

6 h. ago Bruno Fernandes gives Man United response to Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ruben Amorim sack stance

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's public backing of Ruben Amorim's future at Manchester United has been outlined by Bruno Fernandes as a sign of stability at Old Trafford.

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