25 h. ago The politics of despair have engulfed Britain. But Zack Polanski is offering a way out | Owen Jones

The leader of the Greens wants to focus on battles that unite – such as taxing wealth – without yielding an inch on minority rightsHas the grisly race to the bottom in British politics finally been halted by a Green surge? Since Zack Polanski secured the Green party leadership with an emphatic 85% vote share on an unashamedly leftwing platform, the political consensus has faced its biggest challenge since the defeat of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour.When Polanksi launched his bid in May, the Greens counted 60,000 members. They’ve now hurtled past 130,000, eclipsing the number of Conservative members. One poll already puts them on 15%, more than double last year’s 6.2% and neck-and-neck with Labour. To call that a political phenomenon is not hyperbole.Owen Jones is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Linlithgow teenagers head to Singapore for Aramco STEM Racing World Finals

After four days of intense competition against 82 of the world’s best student teams, the team celebrated winning the Team Identity Award supported by Scuderia Ferrari HP.

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5 d. ago Lewis Hamilton's shock name change and heartbreaking announcement

The United States Grand Prix is set to kick off on Sunday and Lewis Hamilton will be hoping to impress with his final few races in his debut year with Ferrari

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6 d. ago Twenty years on from Indianapolis farce, Austin spectacle typifies F1’s American boom

F1 was on the verge of collapse in the US but is now thriving. Kieran Jackson looks at the factors at play – including a change of ownership, three races a year and Netflix – which explain how and why F1 finally found its feet stateside

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9 d. ago BBC Race Across The World star's tragic final minutes revealed at inquest into death

BBC Race Across the World star Sam Gardiner, who appeared on the show in 2020 with his mum Jo, died earlier this year following a fatal car crash.

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9 d. ago Tragic Race Across the World star's final minutes detailed at inquest into death

Sam Gardiner, who starred in the BBC series alongside his mother Jo, died earlier this year after losing control of his VW Golf car in terrible weather on a busy road

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9 d. ago Joey Barton tears into Wayne Rooney over Man Utd title theory

Former Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City star Joey Barton has rubbished Wayne Rooney's theory over the final weekend, which decided the Premier League title race in 2012

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1 week ago Luke Littler thrashes Luke Humphries to claim World Grand Prix final

Teenager beats world No 1 6-1 in little more than an hourLittler wins World Grand Prix title for the first timeLuke Littler swept aside Luke Humphries to win a first World Grand Prix title in Leicester.Humphries had looked the more impressive in making it through to the final, but Littler was superb in the clutch moments as he raced to a 6-1 victory. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hull KR secure treble with dominant display against Wigan in Super League Grand Final

Hull KR 24-6 WiganWigan denied third successive titleAs Joe Burgess raced away in the final moments to put the seal on an unprecedented season in Hull KR’s 143-year history, it was difficult to know where to look first as decadesof frustration poured out all around Old Trafford.The Robins began the campaign as rugby league’s great bridesmaids. Without a major trophy in 40 years and with a litany of failures at the final hurdle, you wondered whether this talented group of players could ever shake off the tag of nearly men. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Oscar Piastri's private relationship with F1 WAG Lily Zneimer after meeting at boarding school

Oscar Piastri is in the driver's seat when it comes to being named Formula One world champion and he'll be cheered on through the final races of the season by his partner Lily Zneimer

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3 w. ago Greater Manchester racer's verdict after narrow medal miss in New Delhi

The Salford wheelchair racer, 28, finished fourth in his T54 400m final as Tunisian Yassine Gharbi grabbed gold in championship record time

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4 w. ago Love Island's Shakira Khan says 'I was ostracised' as she exposes brutal racism in villa

Love Island finalist Shakira Khan has exposed a race row in the villa, claiming women of colour were regularly sidelined and branded “outcasts” by their fellow islanders

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