4 h. ago The England job drives people mad but Thomas Tuchel has shot to make it work

New manager is a supremely bright anglophile and logical choice in the win-things-now world of international footballWell, it didn’t feel like a birthright sale or a betrayal of Albion. Maybe if you squinted a bit, or just heard the vowel sounds. Perhaps if you’ve already performed some kind of ad hoc self-lobotomy using a chisel made from cheddar cheese, pork pie meat and fear. Maybe then, maybe then.But also perhaps not, because Thomas Tuchel’s first squad conference was in the event a highly convincing production, expertly phrased, and hitting just the right note of hope versus realism. So yeah. Good luck with that. How far can we go with this? Because as ever the dynamic remains the same, an appointment to this strange semi-sporting role that will tell us a great deal more about England than the latest smiling man in front of the boards covered in adverts. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago A president touting Musk’s cars from the White House shows this: the Tesla boycott really irks him | Gaby Hinsliiff

Trump has met a force he cannot control: people’s ability to parade their anger and distaste through consumer choiceWhat do you buy the richest man in the world? The answer, obviously, is the one thing that usually can’t be had for love nor money, and that’s pimping out the presidential office for advertising purposes.Posing with Elon Musk beside a scarlet Tesla parked on the White House driveway, Donald Trump announced that he was buying one of his friend’s cars despite not being allowed to drive for security reasons because: “I just want people to know that you can’t be penalised for being a patriot.” The billionaire currently chainsawing his way through so many ordinary federal workers’ jobs had, he said indignantly, been unfairly treated by people who inexplicably now seem to have turned against his cars.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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16 h. ago A president touting Musk’s cars from the White House shows this: the Tesla boycott really irks him | Gaby Hinsliff

Trump has met a force he cannot control: people’s ability to parade their anger and distaste through consumer choiceWhat do you buy the richest man in the world? The answer, obviously, is the one thing that usually can’t be had for love nor money, and that’s pimping out the presidential office for advertising purposes.Posing with Elon Musk beside a scarlet Tesla parked on the White House driveway, Donald Trump announced that he was buying one of his friend’s cars despite not being allowed to drive for security reasons because: “I just want people to know that you can’t be penalised for being a patriot.” The billionaire currently chainsawing his way through so many ordinary federal workers’ jobs had, he said indignantly, been unfairly treated by people who inexplicably now seem to have turned against his cars.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Wes Streeting squirms when asked if scrapping NHS England means job losses for doctors and nurses

Wes Streeting squirmed when asked if abolishing NHS England to bring the health service back into government control would result in job losses for doctors and nurses.

Society

34 h. ago 'My daughter is named after a Formula 1 driver – and I didn't even realise'

A mum named Jules has taken to social media to reveal how her husband managed to "trick" her into naming their daughter after "the greatest Formula 1 driver", and it's left people torn

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3 d. ago Drink driver said 'my life is over' after killing two people as she went to buy drugs

Jade Devine was returning home in her car after buying drugs - she was over the drink-driving limit and killed two pedestrians with her Nissan before fleeing the scene

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3 d. ago Thousands of NHS England jobs at risk in ‘radical reduction and reshaping’

Roles at the central NHS body could ‘decrease by around half’ under new interim chief executive Sir Jim Mackey

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4 d. ago Do you live in one of the 10 areas of Britain where people drive the oldest cars?

Ownership figures show that the average age of vehicles on our roads has increased to nine years. But the city with the oldest motors has an average age of 12.

Transport

4 d. ago Canadians believe that Mark Carney is the man to stand up to Donald Trump | Colin Horgan

The newly appointed Liberal leader is likely to call a federal election to bolster his mandate, but Canadians seem to see him as the best bet to counter US tariffsWhen Mark Carney took the job as governor of the Bank of England in 2013, he negotiated a five-year term rather than the traditional eight-year tenure. The sense was that he was eager to get back to Canada to run for office in the next federal election. But that election came and went in 2019, and Carney instead extended his tenure at the Bank, ultimately leaving it in 2020. A year later, the Guardian asked him whether he’d be prime minister of Canada some day. Carney was deliberately coy. “Er, look at the time!” he laughed, with a raised eyebrow.No need to be cute any more. On Sunday evening, Carney won the Liberal leadership race in a landslide, capturing 85.9% of the overall riding points on the first count. The party allocates 100 possible points to each constituency (or ridings, as they’re known), and those points are...

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4 d. ago That was much more like it from England, writes SIR CLIVE WOODWARD, but why didn't they go for the jugular?

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Job done for England. A bonus-point victory over Italy was absolutely required and that was delivered. More importantly Twickenham wanted entertainment.

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5 d. ago Insane moment deranged California driver rams into CarMax showroom injuring eight people

A deranged driver was seen driving a car through a CarMax dealership in Inglewood, California on Saturday around 2.10pm. The driver left two people in critical condition and six with minor injuries.

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5 d. ago 8 injured when driver plowed vehicle into southern California car dealership

Eight people were injured Saturday when a driver plowed a vehicle into a CarMax location in the Los Angeles area

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6 d. ago Toronto pub shooting sees 12 wounded including several now fighting for life as balaclava

Police said they were called to reports of multiple people being shot near Progress Avenue and Corporate Drive at around 10.40pm on Friday local time.

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8 d. ago Fury over 2ft tall posts that stop people parking in their drives and force emergency and delivery vehicles to stop in the road

Angry residents have called for the removal of 'nightmare' cycling wands in Wimborne Road in Poole, Dorset - as larger vehicle drivers complain there is now nowhere for them to stop.

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9 d. ago McDonald's car park horror as man drives into two people after drive

Glenn Hobbs, of Forefield Green, Chelmsford, in Essex, was sentenced to more than nine years behind bars after he admitted to deliberately hitting two men with his car

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9 d. ago Ethan Nwaneri is England's new Wayne Rooney and deserves shot under Thomas Tuchel

Arsenal teenager can follow in Wayne Rooney's footsteps and become a key member of the England squad even though age means his Premier League experience is limited

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1 week ago Calls made for elderly drivers to face a 'driver MOT' every three years

An expert has warned that older drivers should face a 'driver MOT' every three years as many people over 70 will be forced to give up their driving licence

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1 week ago The familiar road signs that are some of the most misunderstood

According to the AA, while most people believe they drive safely, half struggle with the Highway Code and don't have the foggiest what even quite commonly spotted road signs actually mean

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1 week ago At least two dead after car driven into crowds in German city of Mannheim

Several people injured and driver of SUV arrested by police, who had warned of terrorist threats at carnivalsEurope live – latest updatesA car has rammed into crowds in the centre of the German city of Mannheim, killing at least two people and injuring several others after police had warned of terrorist threats at regional carnival festivities.The driver of a black SUV was arrested according to a police spokesperson, and forces across the city were on alert over concerns that other suspects could be at large. Warnings were issued to the public to stay clear of the city centre. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Two dead after car driven into crowds in German city of Mannheim

Several people injured and driver of SUV arrested by police, who had warned of terrorist threats at carnivalsEurope live – latest updatesA car has rammed into crowds in the centre of the German city of Mannheim, killing two people and injuring several others after police warned of terrorist threats at regional carnival festivities.Police said they had arrested a man, the driver of a black SUV, who was reportedly being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection. Thomas Strobl, the interior minister of Baden-Württemberg state, said the suspect was a 40-year-old German man from the south-western state of Rhineland-Palatinate who was believed to have acted alone. Continue reading...

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