1 hour ago More than 10,000 First Nations people killed in Australia’s frontier wars, final massacre map shows

‘Horrendous’ eight-year long project has ended with final fact check, leaving a legacy ‘nobody can argue’ with, says researcherThe Killing Times map of sites where violence occurred on the Australian frontierFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe final findings of the “horrendous” eight-year long “massacre map”, tracing the violent history of the Australian colonial frontier have been released.The Colonial Frontier Massacres Digital Map Project, spearheaded by the late emerita professor of history at the University of Newcastle, Dr Lyndall Ryan, officially concluded in 2022.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailAt least 10,657 people were killed in at least 438 colonial frontier massacres.10,374 of them were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people killed by colonists.Only 160 of those killed were non-Indigenous colonists.There were 13 massacres of colonists by Aboriginal or Torres Strait ...

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6 h. ago Winning Lotto numbers tonight: full National Lottery results with Thunderball for Saturday, February 22, 2025

It's a £4m rollover jackpot and there is £500,000 on Thunderball

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7 h. ago Agony for Finn Russell after missed kick hands England win over Scotland

England 16-15 ScotlandRussell puts conversion wide after Van der Merwe tryAt long last England have shaken off their Calcutta Cup blues. Never in the previous 153 years of this fixture had Scotland managed five successive wins over the auld enemy and another tartan triumph really would have had them dancing in the streets of Galashiels in Bill McLaren’s memory. This was a desperately tight old battle, though, with a second gripping home victory in consecutive games only secured right at the death.In the end it all hinged on whether Finn Russell could land the angled conversion following Duhan van der Merwe’s 79th-minute try. Up went the ball, end over end, and for the first half of its flight it seemed Scotland might be celebrating once more. Agonisingly for the visitors, though, it then curved just wide of the left-hand upright to leave England, to their immense relief, still alive in the title race. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Six Nations 2025: Ireland survive scare to clinch Triple Crown against much

Wales threatened to end 14-match losing streak but Ireland held nerve late on

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10 h. ago Wales vs Ireland LIVE: Result and reaction from Six Nations as visitors survive scare

Wales 18-27 Ireland: The visitors survived a huge scare in Cardiff against their much-improved hosts

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10 h. ago Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct

Database, first proposed by Trump in 2020 and created by Biden administration in 2023, is now offlineDonald Trump’s second presidential administration shut down a national database that tracked misconduct by federal police, a resource that policing reform advocates hailed as essential to prevent officers with misconduct records from being able to move undetected between agencies.The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD), which stored police records documenting misconduct, is now unavailable, the Washington Post first reported. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Time is running out for England's and Scotland’s Lions hopefuls to state their case | Ugo Monye

All the way across the field there are mouthwatering head-to-heads with players pushing for the tour to AustraliaFor British & Irish Lions hopefuls, time is running out. Three Test matches left to stake their claim, to catch Andy Farrell’s eye and book a place on the plane. Farrell is due to be at Twickenham on Saturday and he will be analysing everything. As a player that’s precisely where you want to be.At this stage of the Six Nations, England against Scotland feels all the more pivotal for Lions hopefuls. We can safely say that there will be a large Ireland contingent and, unless something dramatic happens in the coming weeks, a relatively small group of Wales players. That congested middle is full of England and Scotland players and that makes Saturday’s match all the more mouthwatering. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Six Nations table: Latest standings and results for 2025 tournament

Wales host Ireland in round three before England face Scotland and France head to Italy

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31 h. ago Time for England to end Calcutta Cup blues and show France was no fluke | Robert Kitson

Red Rose have lost four in row against Scots, but if they can back up Les Bleus win there will be talk of top-two finishIn recent times the Calcutta Cup has morphed into the “Scottish play” the English would rather not mention by name. One Red Rose win in seven attempts and four consecutive victories for Gregor Townsend’s side has certainly been an uncomfortable sequence for those who, for decades, regarded death and taxes as only marginally more inevitable than Scotland losing down south.So much for the supposed dead weight of history. “What’s done cannot be undone,” murmured Lady Macbeth but she wasn’t privy to the skill and daring of Finn Russell or the killer finishing of Duhan van der Merwe. The last time England lost three or more consecutive home games in this fixture was in the early 1900s before Twickenham became their spiritual home. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago England to show ‘nastiness’ as Itoje backs side to wrestle back Calcutta Cup

Captain calls on his team to ‘create our own history’Assistant coach Tom Harrison: ‘there’s a nastiness to us’England have vowed to show their nasty side against Scotland on Saturday with the captain, Maro Itoje, calling on his team to buck the trend of recent history by clinching the Calcutta Cup for the first time in five years.Buoyed by their one-point victory over France last time out, England have been champing at the bit all week with Tom Curry saying there was an edginess to training on Monday and Ben Earl revealing the squad were subjecting to a series of video clips showcasing their failings in recent defeats by Scotland. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Dan Sheehan insists Ireland need to stick to basics against Wales

Ireland will clinch the Triple Crown if they beat Wales in Cardiff..

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35 h. ago Six Nations 2025: Best pubs and bars to watch the rugby in London

This year’s tournament is shaping up to be spectacular. Here’s where to cheer on your team

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36 h. ago South Korea calls on Trump administration to exclude their country from trade tariffs

The state-run Korea Development Institute has downgraded its growth forecast for the national economy to 1.6% in 2025

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40 h. ago The eight Greater Manchester restaurants named among UK's best at Nation's Curry Awards 2025

Amongst the winners at the Nation's Curry Awards 2025 are eight Greater Manchester restaurants, curry houses and takeaways

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42 h. ago Canada’s ice hockey win over Trump’s America was her soft power laid bare | Colin Horgan

Trump can try to co-opt hockey. But Thursday showed that wherever where you’re from, when you step onto the ice, something about you will always be CanadianCanada beat US 3-2 on McDavid’s winner in overtimeCanadian anthem singer alters lyric in Trump protestIn pictures: Canada top US amid geopolitical tensionsIn a clip from ESPN sports talkshow Get Up that went viral last week, former National Hockey League player PK Subban weighed in on the differences between the culture in the NHL and NBA. Usually, comparing the two is a game of numbers: revenue, viewers, salaries, that kind of thing. But over the past 10 days, passion has emerged as a differentiator. “You can step on to an NBA floor and go through the motions,” Subban said on ESPN. “You can’t do that in hockey – you can’t. Like, the culture of our sport, you have to play it with passion. You have to be willing to fight. You have to be willing to leave it on the ice. That’s what fans are investing in.”That investment has paid off...

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43 h. ago Watch: JD Vance, Liz Truss and Nigel Farage address CPAC conference

Watch as speakers JD Vance, Steve Bannon, and Nigel Farage address the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference at the National Harbor in Maryland on Thursday, 20 February.

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44 h. ago National Gallery of Australia says it covered Palestinian flags on tapestry after security assessment

Critics say NGA decision ‘is nothing less than a disgraceful act of censorship’ that is ‘rooted in political cowardice’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe National Gallery of Australia claims it covered Palestinian flags in a major exhibition after undertaking a security threat assessment, but critics say the decision was “rooted in political cowardice”.The Guardian this week revealed two Palestinian flags on a large tapestry hanging in an exhibition currently showing in Canberra have been covered with white fabric.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Grand National 2025: Date, start time, prize money and when are entries announced?

Last year’s winner, I Am Maximus, is a strong contender to triumph at Aintree for Gordon Elliott

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59 h. ago Watch live: JD Vance, Liz Truss and Nigel Farage address CPAC conference

Watch live as speakers JD Vance, Steve Bannon, and Nigel Farage address the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference at the National Harbor in Maryland on Thursday, 20 February.

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59 h. ago Finn Russell fit to face England as Scotland name side for Six Nations clash

Co-captain recovers from injury but Darcy Graham outSchoeman and Ritchie come into Scotland packThe Scotland co-captain Finn Russell has been passed fit for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup match with England but his fellow back Darcy Graham misses out.The key duo were doubts for the Six Nations showdown at Allianz Stadium after colliding with each other and being forced off with head injuries in the first half of the defeat by Ireland. Continue reading...

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