14 h. ago Red Roses must relish unfamiliar pressure in quest for World Cup glory | Andy Bull

England’s final group match put the hosts in the rare position of a close encounter – but they passed the test in the endYou can measure a good team by how many they’ve won, or you can measure them by how many they might have lost but didn’t. The Red Roses are well ahead on the first count, they’re on a 30-match winning streak now, and have suffered just the one, solitary, defeat in the last six years.But it’s less clear what their other tally is. Their one-point victory over France in the final match of this year’s Six Nations was the only time they’ve had to confront the possibility of losing in the last few months, and even in that match they led from start to finish. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago US Open tennis 2025: Aryna Sabalenka v Amanda Anisimova, women’s singles final – live

The latest from the final at Flushing MeadowsAlcaraz and Sinner in world of their own | Email KatyAlready today, Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski have fallen agonisingly short in their attempt to become the first all-British pair since 1903 to win the men’s doubles title. They had three match points in the third set, before being edged out 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 by Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos, who also won the French Open title together this year. And look who’s celebrating:Tennis, bloody hell. 56 days ago Amanda Anisimova was whitewashed in the Wimbledon final 6-0, 6-0 by Iga Swiatek as she froze in the headlights in the biggest match of her life. It was the most public and painful of humiliations from which most of us, if put in the same position, would not recover, let alone have the character to return to the tour less than three weeks later as she started her preparations for the US Open. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘You’ve grown’: Gout Gout reaches new heights in his bid to emulate Bolt

Sprinter’s coach has noticed recent change in 17-year-oldTeenager could still add more height to his gangly frameSprint sensation Gout Gout is already the fastest Australian to have run the 200m, and Usain Bolt has described the 17-year-old’s appearance “like young me”. While he’s beginning to catch up with Bolt’s times, the teenager is also catching up to the towering Jamaican in height.Gout’s running style has an uncanny resemblance to Bolt’s, with long strides and an upright stance supporting his ability to reach a high top speed, even if he continues to work on his starts. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'I am getting better': New Manchester United signing Benjamin Sesko ready to step up after slow start

The big-money summer signing insists he is progressing in his football mentality every day

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3 d. ago The truth about dexies: They're the ADHD pills some claim saved their lives from chaos. Before you try them, read this mother's startling account of what they did to her brain

'At first, it didn't seem real. I wasn't hyperactive. My mum didn't believe it. But when I looked back - the chaos, the distraction, the self-loathing, the decision fatigue - it was all there.'

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4 d. ago Gen Zs won’t start taking their pension seriously until they are 34

Brits would be on track to have a ‘comfortable’ retirement if they saved an average of £275 a month into their pension from the age of 22, according to experts.

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4 d. ago Alison Hammond talks of ‘starting afresh’ as presenter gets ready to front Great British Bake Off

Alison Hammond spoke of “starting afresh” ahead of the new series of The Great British Bake Off, which starts on Tuesday (2 September).

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4 d. ago Reading man starts pub crawl at 5am to drink in all 37 Wetherspoons

Reading man starts pub crawl at 5am to drink in all 37 Wetherspoons  Reading Chronicle

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5 d. ago Pals go on Wetherspoons pub crawl to visit 37 bars in a day – here's what they drank

Andy, Dom and Alex spent 17-and-a-half hours having a drink in every Wetherspoons pub across Zone 1 and 2 in London and spent £105 each on transport, drinks and food

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5 d. ago Simple ways parents can help children learn to read as they start school

If your child has just started school, phonics expert Ann Sullivan shares her top tips for helping them learn to read at home

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7 d. ago ‘I was never worried’: 10 years on since Syrian siblings’ 2,700

Ten years after Angela Merkel declared ‘We can do this’ at the height of the 2015 migration into Europe, Syrian refugee Somar Kreker looks back at his 44-day odysseyThe trip would be tough, Somar Kreker knew, but he was not overly fearful. It was the summer of 2015, and in a small flat in Amman, Jordan, this young Syrian’s only thought was how to turn a long and arduous journey into something more bearable. The engineering student had fled Syria three and a half years earlier after refusing to enlist in the brutal regime’s army. He was now ready to begin a new chapter of his life, starting with a new task: to reunite with his younger sisters, still trapped in Damascus, and lead them to Germany, where their brother was living.“I was never worried or stressed about the trip,” says Somar, just 27 years old at the time. “I never had any thought about danger or failure. My only thoughts were how I could make the trip a happy adventure for me and my sisters. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Manchester United v Burnley, Tottenham v Bournemouth: Premier League, EFL and more – live

Updates from this afternoon’s matchesScores | Tables | Read Football Daily | Mail EmilliaSunderland starting lineup: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Mandava, Diarra, Xhaka, Sadiki, Talbi, Mayenda, Le Fee.Brentford starting lineup: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter, Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Lewis Hamilton ‘motivated’ for rest of season after tough start with Ferrari

Hamilton has not had a podium finish this year‘I just want to get back to enjoying it’Lewis Hamilton is determined to reignite his joy of racing in the second half of the Formula One season after bringing the first 14 races of the year to a close on a disconsolate and downbeat note.Speaking before this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, the 40-year-old said he was as fired up as ever to wrestle the maximum from the remaining 10 races and, most importantly, enjoy himself in the process having endured a torrid start to his new career with Ferrari. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Baking soda, steam and vinegar: how to clean up secondhand furniture

DIY expert Geneva Vanderzeil shares her tips for scrubbing up thrifted homewares, including restoring rusty metal to its former gloryI love finding things on the street or in secondhand stores and bringing them into my home to upcycle. But that doesn’t mean I’m OK with bringing dirt, germs and dust from elsewhere into my space.When you’re upcycling or rehoming furniture, cleaning it properly is the first step. But cleaning thrifted pieces can be daunting, especially when you’re worried about damaging them, or don’t know where to start. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lewis Hamilton ‘ready’ for F1’s resumption after torrid Ferrari start

The 40-year-old described himself as ‘absolutely useless’ and called on Ferrari to replace him after he started and finished 12th at the last round

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1 week ago Toy air fryer will be a Christmas bestseller, John Lewis predicts

Fries and chicken drumsticks are included – or young cooks might prefer a mini-me Ooni pizza ovenThe air fryer has rapidly become a must-have kitchen appliance, so it was only a matter of time before the craze reached toy town, with a chic wooden version tipped as a Christmas bestseller.If you are thinking it’s too soon to mention Christmas, it’s hard to disagree. But with the school summer holidays almost over (or already over for some) and the UK weather forecast signalling a “band of heavy rain”, retailers are starting festive campaigns. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US Open tennis day three: Sinner and Swiatek through, Boulter and Kartal exit – live

Updates from the third day at Flushing MeadowsDay two: Draper digs deep against Gómez | Mail TahaSwiatek has two break points as Arango trails 1-2. The defending Wimbledon champion converts immediately after Arango slices a backhand into the net. Swiatek leads 3-1 in the first set, with no real signs yet of a potential upset.Kostyuk takes the first set against Boulter 6-4. A tough start for the Brits. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US Open tennis day three: Sinner in action, Swiatek through, Boulter and Kartal exit – live

Updates from the third day at Flushing MeadowsDay two: Draper digs deep against Gómez | Mail TahaSwiatek has two break points as Arango trails 1-2. The defending Wimbledon champion converts immediately after Arango slices a backhand into the net. Swiatek leads 3-1 in the first set, with no real signs yet of a potential upset.Kostyuk takes the first set against Boulter 6-4. A tough start for the Brits. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US Open tennis day three: Swiatek cruises though, Boulter exits, Kartal in action – live

Updates from the third day at Flushing MeadowsDay two: Draper digs deep against Gómez | Mail TahaSwiatek has two break points as Arango trails 1-2. The defending Wimbledon champion converts immediately after Arango slices a backhand into the net. Swiatek leads 3-1 in the first set, with no real signs yet of a potential upset.Kostyuk takes the first set against Boulter 6-4. A tough start for the Brits. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Postal services around the world suspend deliveries to US: how will it affect you?

Suspensions from Australia to Europe come after Donald Trump removed a rule exempting parcels worth less than US$800 from his tariffsPostal services around the world have stopped sending some mail to the United States as they ready for expanded tariffs, after Donald Trump removed an exemption on packages worth under US$800.Carriers have been temporarily suspending services since Friday to avoid delivering packages after 29 August, when they will start to be charged full tariff rates for most parcels. Continue reading...

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