23 h. ago New England warming faster than most places on Earth, study finds

Pace of area’s temperature rise, outpaced in US only by Alaskan Arctic, apparently increased in past five yearsThe US region called New England is widely known for its colonial history, maple syrup and frigid, snow-bound winters. Many of these norms are in the process of being upended, however, by a rapidly altering climate, with new research finding the area is heating up faster than almost anywhere else on Earth.The breakneck speed of New England’s transformation makes it the fastest-heating area of the US, bar the Alaskan Arctic, and the pace of its temperature rise has apparently increased in the past five years, according to the study. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Amazon debuts Starlink competitor Leo as Bezos takes on Musk’s space monopoly

SpaceX currently controls two thirds of all active satellites in low-Earth orbit through Starlink – but Amazon claims its service is faster

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1 week ago Ian Botham lambasts England’s ‘absolute nonsense’ Ashes preparation: ‘Nets are for fishing’

Botham has once again hit out at England’s lack of a proper warm-up match after a harrowing first Test defeat in Perth, with their focus on net practice instead

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2 w. ago Ollie Pope confident he can deliver under pressure for England

Pope reeled off confident knocks of 100 and 90 in the three-day warm-up against England Lions.

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3 w. ago Ben Stokes told he has perfect replacement ready as England suffer Ashes injury scare

Ben Stokes and England head to Perth for the first Ashes Test next week with fitness concerns surrounding Mark Wood, who suffered a hamstring scare early in the three-day warm-up match against the England Lions.

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3 w. ago England suffer injury scare to key fast bowler during Ashes warm

Quick bowled eight overs on his return to the side before leaving the field

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3 w. ago BREAKING: England suffer Ashes injury scare with bowler set for scan before opening test

England have already suffered an injury scare in the warm-up match against the Lions ahead of the Ashes getting underway later this month, with a key bowler to undergo a scan

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3 w. ago Ian Botham fires new salvo at England’s lack of Ashes preparations

England to play just one intra-squad match before start of seriesTourists need more red-ball practice, says former all-rounderIan Botham has launched a fresh broadside at the decision by England to arrange just a single intra-squad match before the start of the Ashes, saying the tourists need more red ball practice in Australia and time to get used to local crowds.The last group of England’s players only arrived in Perth on Sunday, less than two weeks before the start of the first Test on 21 November. England will play the Lions on Thursday in their only Ashes warm-up. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tuchel wants Bellingham’s fire so long as England’s ace leaves his ego at door | Jacob Steinberg

The Real Madrid midfielder is part of an attack-minded squad but the manager will be watching him carefullyOne snub was enough. Another and it would have started to look vindictive from Thomas Tuchel, who is far too wily not to know that winning the World Cup is probably going to require help from Jude Bellingham, even if it is also on the midfielder to fit into the tactical structures and squad hierarchies required with England now that he is back in Tuchel’s warm embrace.The manager wants Bellingham’s edge, his fire, but it is about using it in the right way. Individual quality matters but England know from bitter experience that there is a price to pay when celebrity takes over. Still, a point has been made. Continue reading...

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