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Bangladesh Interim Leader To Priorise Law And Order

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has declared his first priority is to secure law and order after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina left the country in a “complete mess”.

Anderson suggests he may play on in white-ball game.

Former England fast bowler James Anderson could be set to return to white-ball cricket after saying he feels he is still “good enough to play”.

Stokes to miss Sri Lanka Tests after hamstring injury

England’s Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out for the rest of the summer after picking up an injury while playing in The Hundred on Sunday.

How London's lure altered the Premier League gravity

It is a refrain that many Premier League executives have become resigned to – at least in some areas of the country.

Slot at risk of going too slow with Liverpool evolution

Last season had barely finished when one man at Anfield launched into a chorus of Arne Slot’s nam.

Starbucks shares jump after coffee giant replaces CEO

Starbucks shares soared yesterday after the coffee giant announced it had appointed Chipotle’s CEO to replace its own chief executive after less than two years on the job.

STARTING OVER

The former England star ponders his post-car-crash life as he tours India with a group of teenage cricketers in 'Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams On Tour'

Inside the kidnapping of a British glamour model

In 2017, Chloe Ayling was drugged and abducted - but no one believed her. Now, as a new BBC drama sets the record straight, screenwriter Georgia Lester talks to Ellie Harrison

Unlimited standby flights are back with conditions -

Looking back, it is one of those inflight phenomena – like free cigars on Concorde or unrestricted flight-deck visits – that seems scarcely conceivable.

We need to ban dogs from pubs - you know I'm right

Why do people feel the need to drag their pooches out to bars and restaurants? Louis Chilton is about to hit the woof

ALONE IN THE DARK?

Lisa Kaltenegger, an astrobiologist who spends her days looking through powerful telescopes, says signs of alien life at the edge of the universe are becoming clearer every day

The conversation on race that Britain needs to have

As the debate on immigration rages, there is a group that is prolific but often overlooked. Zing Tsjeng interrogates the silence around the east and southeast Asian communities

The Israeli assault on Gaza amounts to a war on women

As the world advances in many aspects of healthcare and human rights, the women of Gaza face an utterly different reality.

Iran call was PM's last-ditch effort for Western diplomacy

In a league table of the surprises this summer has brought, Monday evening’s phone call between the prime minister of the UK and the president of Iran has to rank pretty high up.

'Firefighters were driving back and forth to get water'

Athens is holding its breath as deadly wildfires leave a trail of bleak devastation

Rape and murder of Indian medic sparks doctor strike

The brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a Kolkata hospital has sparked walkouts across India and calls for a nationwide strike.

Why Trump's X chat with Musk failed to flip the script.

With 83 days to go until Americans decide whether to give Donald Trump another four years in the White House, the Republican nominee has been desperate to flip the script after president Joe Biden’s decision to exit the race caused an unprecedented shift in vibes and polls that has seen vicepresident Kamala Harris take the lead in both national and swing-state polling.

Ukraine's incursion into Russia continues to advance

Ukraine has said its forces are still advancing a week into its largest cross-border attack into Russia so far – but officials say that it has no interest in permanently keeping hold of the swathes of territory it has taken.

"Touch of magic': meteors and northern lights dazzle

Stargazers were treated to a dazzling sight as the Perseid meteor shower passed through the sky, and in some areas through the northern lights.

Thorpe died after being hit by a train, inquest hears

Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe died after being hit by a train, an inquest has heard.

Girl, 11, stabbed in London 'will need plastic surgery'

A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in Leicester Square on Monday.

You're history... students snub humanities at A-level

Young people in England are studying a “narrower range” of subjects in post-16 education than two decades ago, a report has suggested.

Pupils hit by concrete crisis denied A-level grade boost

Exam bosses are facing a growing backlash over their refusal to boost the grades of A-level students affected by crumbling concrete.

Labour MPs to step back from X over Musk changes

Labour MPs have claimed they are quitting or “stepping back” from Twitter/X as owner Elon Musk is accused of turning it into a “megaphone for far-right fringe groups”.

Government prepares to evacuate Britons from Israel

Fears of all-out war as Iran promises major attack on Tel Aviv

Charities attack PM's plan to expand facial recognition

Charities and human rights organisations have called on Sir Keir Starmer to reverse a planned expansion of the use of facial recognition technology following far-right riots across England and Northern Ireland.

What can Reeves do about Britain's labour shortage?

Unemployment down. People in work up. Wages rising faster than inflation. What’s not to like, as the phrase goes?

Slower wage growth could see rates cut later this year

Wage growth has slowed to its lowest level for more than two years, which economists say could clear the path for more interest-rate cuts by the Bank of England later this year despite worries over persistent inflation.

Man admits to looting and violent disorder during riot

A man who looted a cosmetics store, a phone shop and a shoe outlet and damaged cars during riots in Hull while wearing a shirt emblazoned with the England flag admitted his actions in court yesterday.

British judge helps to keep free speech hero Lai in jail

David Neuberger condemned as 'delusional' for upholding conviction against Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner