93 m. ago ‘No Kings’ protests live updates: Cops use tear gas to disperse anti

Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids on immigrants

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2 h. ago ‘No Kings’ protests live updates: Cops use smoke and gas to disperse crowd in Los Angeles

Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids on immigrants

Events

3 h. ago Verstappen lashes out at driving criticism as George Russell seals Canada pole

Russell snatched top spot with a brilliant final lap at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to leave Verstappen trailing by 0.160 seconds

Politics

4 h. ago Verstappen lashes out at critics after Russell snatches Canadian F1 GP pole

Mercedes’s George Russell shares front row with Red Bull rival‘It is really pissing me off,’ Verstappen says of media scrutinyA furious Max Verstappen lashed out at criticism of his driving, saying it was “childish, annoying and pissing me off” after his nemesis George Russell beat him to pole position for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix.Russell snatched top spot with a brilliant final lap at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to leave Verstappen trailing by 0.160sec, with the McLaren pair Oscar Piastri third and Lando Norris a disappointing seventh. It means Mercedes’s Russell and defending champion Verstappen will line up on the front row together, a fortnight after their collision in Spain. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Labour MP accuses families impacted by tax raid on private schools of 'crying to the courts' after they lost High Court bid to stop VAT on fees

Jonathan Hinder, a Labour MP, has accused families impacted by the private school tax raid of 'crying to the courts' after they lost a bid to stop the VAT on fees.

Economics

5 h. ago ‘A giant parenting group’: how online comedians are making a living by laughing about the chaos of kids

Comedians like the UK’s George Lewis, Farideh Olsen from Canada and Sean Szeps in Australia have huge audiences because ‘if we can’t laugh we’re going to sob uncontrollably’Many Instagram-frequenting parents of small children will have seen George Lewis’s sketch about two toddlers discussing their feelings of abandonment and relief wrapped in a game of peekaboo.“It was a normal day, I was just playing with Dad. And then he put his hands in front of his face and he was just gone,” the British comedian and father says in the widely shared video. “He was behaving so erratically.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago What is ‘gas station heroin’ and why are health experts sounding the alarm over it?

Health officials want you to think twice before buying brightly colored energy shots and supplements found at convenience stores

Society

6 h. ago Model nearly lost eye after getting it tattooed like a 'otherworldly goddess'

María Magdalena underwent a risky procedure in her bid to look like an 'otherworldly goddess' which left her with reduced vision in her left eye due to excess ink

Politics

7 h. ago Transfer news live: Man United identify two Mbeumo alternatives, Liverpool star set for exit and Arsenal’s Gyokeres bid

Follow all the latest transfer news as the rumour mill whirs despite the end of the summer’s first transfer window

Sport

8 h. ago Man Utd set sights on two Bryan Mbeumo alternatives after huge Tottenham bid

Manchester United want to make Bryan Mbeumo their second summer signing but the Red Devils have alternative targets with Tottenham now in the race for the forward

Politics

8 h. ago Transfer news live: Liverpool star set for exit, Arsenal submit Gyokeres bid and Spurs chase Brentford duo

Follow all the latest transfer news as the rumour mill whirs despite the end of the summer’s first transfer window

Society

9 h. ago Yellow warning for thunderstorms in Scotland extended as alert lifted for England

Scotland’s weather warning has been extended from 6pm today to 9pm amid the threat of heavy rain and transport disruption.

Events

9 h. ago Australia get too clever and pay the price for batting order jumble | Geoff Lemon

Failure of top three meant holders did not have enough runs when South Africa benefited from pitch flattening outAt a little before 1pm on a Saturday afternoon in London, a group of Australian cricketers stood around blinking in the sunlight, looking confused, like they had just popped up from a green tube in an unexpectedly bright part of the Koopa Kingdom. Less than a day earlier they had been right on top, happily on their way to a second consecutive World Test Championship title. In less than three sessions of stubbornness and brilliance, South Africa had taken that away.Sport is about creating an arena for the unexpected and some get hung up on the idea that acknowledging differences between participants is a form of disrespect. But the resource disparity should have made this contest one-sided. It was a triumph over politics and economics as much as over a rival group of players. Continue reading...

Economics

9 h. ago Brian O'Driscoll caught up in furious Michael Cheika incident on live TV

The former Australia boss was absolutely incensed with the officials at Twickenham

Events

10 h. ago ‘Chokers? This win squashes that’: Bavuma hopes WTC victory can unite South Africa

‘As a country, it’s a chance for us to rejoice in something’South Africa beat Australia by five wickets in finalAfter generations of disappointment and heartbreak South Africa shrugged off the tag that has long haunted them with victory in the World Test Championship here. For years they have been smeared as chokers, but no more.“While we were batting we could hear the Aussies using that dreaded word: choke,” said Temba Bavuma, the South Africa captain. “We came in with a lot of belief and a lot of doubters. We got ourselves into the final, there were doubters as to the route we took. This win squashes that. Here’s an opportunity for us as a nation, divided as we are, to unite.” Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago Martin Brundle disagrees with Ferrari legend as Lewis Hamilton's boss comes under fire

Frederic Vasseur snapped back at criticism from Italian media over Ferrari's struggles and Martin Brundle has backed him along with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc

Events

11 h. ago Transfer news live: Atletico want Robertson, Spurs chase Brentford duo, Arsenal submit Gyokeres bid

Follow all the latest transfer news as the rumour mill whirs despite the end of the summer’s first transfer window

Society

11 h. ago Photos capture South Africa's emotional WTC final victory over Australia at Lord's

South Africa has upset Australia by five wickets to win the World Test Championship on the fourth day of the final at Lord's.

Culture

11 h. ago Pheobe Bishop's boyfriend breaks his silence, revealing fresh details about her fateful trip to the airport

Pheobe, 17, vanished en route from her hometown of Gin Gin in central Queensland, to visit her high school sweetheart, Levi, 18, in Western Australia on May 15.

Politics

11 h. ago 'Gas station heroin' is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts

Health officials want you to think twice before buying brightly colored energy shots and supplements often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops

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