30 m. ago Zak Crawley’s handsome drives steady England ship and show power of perseverance | Simon Burnton

England fans were bracing themselves for a familiar and depressing few hours before the opener finally came goodAnthems over, Zak Crawley left the field and took the water handed to him by Matt Potts. If he was a little dry of mouth it would hardly be a surprise – even without the burden of the brace of ducks he took from the first Test, the situation he was about to walk into might have verged awkwardly close to terrifying. He downed half the bottle, donned his helmet and turned back around.Mitchell Starc, the bowler who dismissed him in the opening over of each innings in Perth and is even more effective in these day-night games, dried his hands on the sun-baked turf as Crawley made his way to the middle, and picked up the new pink ball. Continue reading...

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37 m. ago 'More Novichok deaths likely as 'demented' Putin unleashes hidden plan'

European affairs expert Professor Anthony Glees has told The Mirror how another sickening attack involving the nerve agent Novichok, which killed Dawn Sturgess, could happen again

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38 m. ago ‘One bite and he was hooked’: from Kenya to Nepal, how parents are battling ultra

Five families around the world share their struggles to keep their children away from UPFsParents and young people: share your concerns about ultra-processed foods (UPFs)The scourge of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is global. While their consumption is particularly high in the west, forming more than half the average diet in the UK and the US, for example, UPFs are replacing fresh food in diets on every continent.This month, the world’s largest review on the health threats of UPFs was published in the Lancet. It warned that such foods are exposing millions of people to long-term harm, and called for urgent action. Earlier this year Unicef revealed that more children around the world were obese than underweight for the first time, as junk food overwhelms diets, with the steepest rises in low- and middle-income countries. Continue reading...

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44 m. ago Retired vet facing 'significant prison sentence' after admitting giving young boys at a Christian summer camp sweets laced with tranquilisers

Jon Ruben, 76, was arrested this year after eight boys and an adult were taken to hospital after falling ill during a school holiday retreat at Stathern Lodge, Leicestershire.

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98 m. ago Rightwingers are trying to destroy women’s right to vote | Moira Donegan

Calls for disenfranchisement rest on a single assumption: that women’s citizenship is partial and conditionalSexism can be very modern and tech savvy. Misogyny is an ever-evolving idiom, and men and women alike have found particularly of-the-moment ways to operate within the genre. Think of the apps that take images of women and remove their clothes, or the AI bots that men and boys can use to generate pornography or depictions of graphic violence against women and girls for the crime of going to the same school as they do or running for office. Think of the influencers of the so-called “womanosphere” who tell their female audiences that women who seek out friendship or equality with men are morons or cows, all through the gleam of a TikTok filter. Sexism may be the world’s oldest prejudice and its first unjust hierarchy, but it is continually innovating, adapting to new technologies and the most recent rhetorical needs of male supremacy.But some of the forms of misogyny that have b...

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1 hour ago The side dish that may boost gut health and support the immune system

The spicy fermented cabbage dish has been enjoyed for centuries in Korea

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2 h. ago Alex and Olivia Bowen: ‘Parenting just gets better every day’

The former Love Islanders tell Lisa Salmon about their ‘golden’ children and how they’re supporting the Let’s Move! campaign to get kids active.

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3 h. ago Gary Neville singles out two Chelsea stars in bruising Leeds loss

Chelsea were beaten by Leeds with a defensive mix-up allowing the Yorkshire side to easily score their third of the evening as Gary Neville lamented the players involved

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4 h. ago Martine McCutcheon revisits her iconic Love Actually role 25 years later for Christmas as she witnesses festive reunions between families

The Love Actually star, 49, joined a special welcoming committee at London's Stansted Airport ahead of the festive season.

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4 h. ago Five best true crime crime documentaries to stream on Netflix this weekend

True crime documentaries offer a unique insight into how some of the most horrific atrocities in history took place and often feature unseen evidence, details of how families have been affected and what led to the crime in the first place - here’s five of the best to stream

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6 h. ago What is the IBA World Championships prize pot? Historic amateur boxing purses revealed

THE IBA world championships return this year in Dubai - with a never-before-seen amateur boxing money at stake. Held over 12 days, the world’s best talent from the amateur code compete for medals and money while representing their nations. Over 100 nations and 400 boxers are involved, including four from Scotland and two from England....

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7 h. ago UK universities restricting recruitment of Bangladeshi and Pakistani students

At least nine higher education institutions have stopped applications due to tougher Home Office rules and concerns over visa abuse

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7 h. ago UK universities restrict recruitment of Bangladeshi and Pakistani students

At least nine higher education institutions have stopped applications due to tougher Home Office rules and concerns over visa abuse

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7 h. ago ‘Embodying the zeitgeist more than ever’: German sitcom character Stromberg revived for Merz era

New film is based on TV series inspired by The Office, whose lead character is said to resemble the chancellorHe’s the middle-manager who talks as if he’s the CEO, a beacon of workplace inclusivity in his own head but a bigoted chauvinist as soon as he opens his mouth. And listening to him creates a mix of familiarity and embarrassment-by-proxy that turns out to be surprisingly pleasurable.Ricky Gervais’s cringe-making general manager of a soul-destroyingly dull Slough-based paper merchant stopped being a regular presence on British TV over two decades ago, but the many comedic characters that he spawned across the globe have outlived him. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Why women in their 70s and widows like me MUST prepare their families for the worst... and the three questions you have to ask yourself, by JANET ELLIS

Earlier this year, we all went on a wonderful family holiday to Puglia in southern Italy.

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12 h. ago Pentagon reportedly knew strike on alleged drug boat left survivors

It is still unclear who ordered the strikes and whether US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth was involved, source tells Associated PressThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it had started its immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans today.In a statement, the department said Operation Catahoula Crunch would target “criminal illegal aliens roaming free thanks to sanctuary policies”. New Orleans is the latest Democratic-run city (albeit in a Republican-led state) to see federal immigration agents on its streets. Most recently, the Trump administration targeted Charlotte, North Carolina, and touted the arrest of more than 300 undocumented immigrants. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Daniel Farke: beating Chelsea a great night for everyone involved with Leeds

Leeds ended a four-match losing run to move out of the relegation zone.

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12 h. ago NHS secret reveals how to get treated quicker during 'busiest' winter

Everything families need to know about best way to contact NHS to get seen quicker by a pharmacist, GP, community nurse or - if necessary - by an A&E doctor

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12 h. ago Americans in their 40s and 50s are experiencing loneliness at alarming rates, study finds

Prolonged loneliness is an issue for nearly 58 million U.S. adults age 45 and older, raising their risk for heart disease and poor brain health

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14 h. ago Huge boost for parents as revamped Sure Starts to give specialist support

Families of children with special educational needs and disabilities will be able to access early support in their local communities through revamped versions of Sure Start centres

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