93 m. ago Vuelta a España: Ayuso outsprints compatriot Romo to grab glory on stage 12

Stage passes without incident after abandonment Jonas Vingegaard retains overall race leadJuan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) outsprinted his Spanish compatriot Javier Romo (Movistar) to win stage 12 of the Vuelta a España, his second stage win of this year’s race, with Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) retaining the overall lead.Palestine flags were in evidence again after protests had brought Wednesday’s stage to a premature end but the race passed without serious incident, while the Israel-Premier Tech team have said pulling out of this year’s Vuelta would “set a dangerous precedent in the sport of cycling” in reaction to the incidents on stage 11. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Best garden vacuums: Cordless, corded and petrol options for clearing fallen leaves

Spark garden envy with a spotless outdoor space

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2 h. ago The Labour ministers ousted in scandals as pressure builds on PM to sack Angela Rayner

If Angela Rayner resigns over her stamp duty scandal, she will become the fifth Labour minister to lose their job over allegations of wrongdoing in just over a year

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's La Voix declares 'I'm back' after teasing professional partner before launch

The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star is set to take to the Strictly dancefloor this year

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2 h. ago Lewis Hamilton: My debut season at Ferrari has been an ’emotional rollercoaster’

Hamilton heads into this weekend’s race in Ferrari’s backyard a week after he crashed out in Zandvoort.

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2 h. ago Lando Norris in defiant mood as he eyes F1 title comeback against Oscar Piastri

The Brit was forced to retire from the last race – he now trails McLaren teammate Piastri by 34 points

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2 h. ago Voices: Putin and Xi’s hot mic moment wasn’t even the oddest thing to emerge from China

When the dictators were accidentally recorded at their China summit debating organ transplants and other outlandish scientific means to help them achieve immortality, was anyone really surprised, asks Mary Dejevsky

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2 h. ago NATO chief's terrifying warning to the US over enemy building military 200 times faster

During a NATO defense summit in Prague, Mark Rutte warned that he is 'really worried' and that the US Navy in particular needs to be prepared.

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4 h. ago From parastronaut dreams to prison: the rise and fall of surgeon Neil Hopper

An S4C documentary had followed the Welsh-speaking doctor on his journey from near death to public acclaim and admiration.

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4 h. ago Lewis Hamilton left shocked as 'hardcore' Italian GP penalty confirmed before Monza F1 race

Ferrari are celebrating Lewis Hamilton's friend and mentor Niki Lauda at Monza this weekend but the Brit has the disadvantage of taking a grid penalty with him to Italy

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4 h. ago Laser wars: How China's newly revealed weapon that can blind pilots and destroy electronics compares to US and UK's Star Wars technology

Xi Jinping, flanked by Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, took the opportunity to show off the LY-1 shipborne laser weapon.

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4 h. ago ‘We need each other’: how a Black church and a white church joined forces after Hurricane Katrina

After New Orleans was ravaged 20 years ago, two places of worship teamed up to offer a space for devastated residentsBefore the floods from Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city of New Orleans 20 years ago, Franklin Avenue Baptist church was booming.“We had three morning services. We had a gymnasium, overflow rooms. Next door was the family center. There was an exercise room and library,” said the Rev Fred Luter Jr, pastor of Franklin Avenue. “We had just bought 90 acres of property. We were the talk of the town.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago World Cup qualifying preview and new WSL season kicks off – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Paul Watson, Jonathan Fadugba and Suzy Wrack to discuss a new Women’s Super League format and the race to reach the 2026 World CupRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On today’s pod: the international break is here, and England’s squad raises more questions than answers. No Trent Alexander-Arnold, no Phil Foden or Jack Grealish, but a surprise return for Ruben Loftus-Cheek and call-ups for Elliot Anderson and Djed Spence. The panel asks how good England must be for us to learn anything new against Andorra before Tuesday’s trip to Serbia. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The four Labour ministers ousted in scandals as pressure builds on PM to sack Angela Rayner

If Angela Rayner resigns over her stamp duty scandal, she will become the fifth Labour minister to lose their job over allegations of wrongdoing in just over a year

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4 h. ago France’s female boxers are banned from world championships due to genetic sex test delay

French federation calls exclusion ‘a profound injustice’World Boxing insists it warned all competitors of policyFrench female boxers have been barred from competing at the inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after failing to meet a deadline for a genetic sex test that the French boxing federation (FFBoxe) said was incompatible with French law.World Boxing, which issued a list of competitors for Thursday’s opening rounds with no French entrants included, said it would not comment on individual cases but added it had warned all federations of the policy. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Iconic British band forced to postpone tour last minute as star suffers freak accident

Fans left worried as Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones suffers painful injury, forcing US tour delay and sparking concern for the 70-year-old rock legend’s recovery

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5 h. ago Royal Navy pulls off 'historic' drone mission after warning from China

Superpower had accused the UK and Japan of 'stirring up trouble' in the Pacific

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5 h. ago The US is losing space race to China due to Starship delays, ex

World’s biggest rocket has suffered multiple setbacks since Elon Musk secured a multi-billion dollar contract with Nasa to deliver astronauts to the Moon

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5 h. ago LIVE: Queues build on FIVE roads as tipper truck overturns near M60 junction

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5 h. ago US hiring slows as jobs market loses momentum; UK construction in longest slump since 2020 – business live

Construction activity in longest continuous slump in five years, as UK long-term borrowing costs dips backOuch! Britain’s construction sector is suffering its longest continuous downturn since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.Construction output slumped again in August, according to the latest poll of purchasing managers from data provider S&P Global.Business activity falls for eighth month in a row, but at slower pace than in JulySolid reductions in new work and employmentOptimism drops to its lowest since December 2022“Construction activity has decreased throughout the year-to-date, which is the longest continuous downturn since early-2020. August data signalled only a partial easing in the speed of decline after output fell at the fastest pace for over five years in July.Sharply reduced levels of housing and civil engineering activity were again the main reasons for a weak overall construction sector performance. Commercial work showed some resilience in August, with t...

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