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San Marino's competitive.cherry popped by a toe poke

It goes some way to illustrating the pain and patience that fans of San Marino have had to endure that their winning goalscorer on Thursday night wasn’t even born the last time the landlocked nation tasted international success.

Carsley's gamble leads to an audition with a difference

One of the game's brightest coaches has the chance to show he's more than a 'safe pair of hands', writes Miguel Delaney

Warring neighbours have became eternally entwined

England meet the Republic of Ireland today, reigniting a rivalry that has shades of grey between the white and green

Boeing Starliner heads back to Earth without its crew

Boeing's troubled Starliner space craft undocked from the International Space Station yesterday - without its crew - and began a high-risk return to Earth. The Starliner undocked shortly after 2300 GMT and is scheduled to touch down six hours later in White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico.

Rape and death threats for Afghan taekwondo star

Online abuse of Marzieh Hamidi for criticising the Taliban hit new levels after she denounced her country's cricket team

Super Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in 'China's Hawaii'

Super Typhoon Yagi landed in China’s Hainan yesterday, bringing violent gales and heavy rain that triggered widespread power outages, paralysing the tourist island province known as “China’s Hawaii”.

'I did it': suspect admits to Georgia school shooting

The suspect accused of killing four people in a mass school shooting in the US, allegedly told investigators \"I did it\" while being questioned. Colt Gray, 14, who has been charged with four felony counts of murder, made the admission while being read his Miranda rights, Barrow County sheriff, Jud Smith, told CNN.

Inside a city under fire as Russia advances in Donetsk

Residents of Kostyantynivka, perilously close to the front line, tell of the relentless shelling they are facing as Putin's merciless forces tighten their grip on the Ukrainian region

England head coach will not sing national anthem today

England manager and former Ireland player Lee Carsley says won't sing either anthem for today's match in Dublin, because that's always been his stance throughout his career.

Babies and children among 300 bodies in mass grave

Oldham discovery made by woman looking for twin brothers

Derek Boshier, pioneer of British Pop Art, dies at 87

Derek Boshier, the seminal English artist and leading figure of the British Pop Art scene, has died. He was known for his frequent collaborations with David Bowie, designing two of his album covers.

Painter's nine-year sentence longest yet of summer riots

A painter and decorator who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing hundreds of asylum seekers and attacked police with missiles during rioting in Rotherham has been jailed for nine years.

What exactly are Labour's plans to reform the Lords?

Legislation to abolish the remaining hereditary peers’ right to sit in the House of Lords has been tabled by the government. Fulfilling a manifesto commitment, it is the first step in a proposed more radical reform of the upper chamber of parliament, intended to place it on a democratic footing. Minister for the constitution Nick Thomas-Symonds says the proposed law is a “landmark reform to our constitution” and marks an end to voting on laws “by an accident of birth”.

Double-act disappointment doesn't dampen the Greens

Not since Ryan Gosling stole the show in Barbie has the supporting actor had such a happy break. Until a few minutes after 2pm, the Green Party was co-led as usual by Carla Denyer and Wassisname, you know, that clean-cut fella in the neat suit and specs?

Germany may utilise UK facilities for Rwanda plan

'A complete farce', says Tory leadership frontrunner Robert Jenrick as the prime minister vows to tackle smuggling gangs

Johnson gives Owen job at his green consultancy firm

The woman made Britain's youngest peer by Boris Johnson has a plum new job at an environmental consultancy chaired by the former prime minister, The Independent can reveal.

'Half-baked' plan could see UK convicts sent to Estonia

Prison officers deride scheme as jails house record numbers

German extremism holds a crucial lesson for the UK

Populist parties now pose the greatest danger to Germany and its chancellor, writes John Kampfner. Keir Starmer will need to leave his comfort zone if he is to avoid a similar fate

Draper isn't Murray but can match him at the US Open

Jack Draper and Andy Murray are both tennis players, but that’s just about where the likeness stops.

A culture war is now ripping through the heart of United

When Manchester United announced that they were sticking with Erik ten Hag in June, explanations to the media made specific mention of “the fans”.

'I opened up my options, looked at the bigger picture'

England midfielder Conor Gallagher explains to Richard Jolly why he only has ‘good things to say’ about Chelsea after he was controversially sold by his boyhood club this summer

Royal Mail must offer a quid pro quo if it cuts deliveries

Here’s the truth – we send far fewer letters than we used to.

Olympic runner set on fire by former boyfriend dies

Tributes have been paid to the Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who has died days after she was set on fire following an argument with a former boyfriend in Kenya.

Woman 'raped by 72 men' says husband sacrificed her

A woman who is said to have been repeatedly drugged and raped by her now former husband and dozens of men he invited into their home yesterday said in court that her world collapsed after she was sacrificed on the altar of vice”.

Former Brexit negotiator Barnier is France's new PM

Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has been appointed as the new French prime minister following weeks of political deadlock.

'I could die at any moment'

Indians forced to serve with the Russian army in Ukraine, tell The Independent that they feel abandoned by Delhi

Indecent assault charges against Weinstein dropped

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has discontinued criminal proceedings against Harvey Weinstein following an alleged sexual assault in London in 1996.

Yacht couples 'suffocated in Bayesian cabin air bubble'

Four of the victims of last month’s Bayesian yacht disaster died after oxygen ran out in an air bubble on the sunken vessel, it has been reported.

Wife of former rugby player Hastings missing after swim

The wife of former Scotland rugby international Scott Hastings has been missing since Tuesday when she went swimming in the Firth of Forth, the Hastings family have confirmed.

Anger over Oasis gig sales sparks Ticketmaster probe

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over its handling of Oasis ticket sales.