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'I back her 100%' Dunkley goes out to bat for Knight

The England batter Sophia Dunkley says she backs her captain, Heather Knight, \"100%\" despite Australia securing an unassailable lead in the Women's Ashes.

'Nothing happens here' How atrocity rocked a town and the nation

Southport is a quiet, kind place in which nothing ever happens,\" said the Rev Thomas Carter, the morning after it happened. \"People are struggling to understand it.\"

Delivery apps urged to reveal secrets of algorithms that govern couriers' work

Takeaway delivery companies are facing pressure to reveal the secrets of algorithms that govern the work of more than 100,000 couriers in the UK and reveal more about how decisions are made on pay and access to jobs.

Myanmar Junta Strike Killed 28 Relatives Of Soldiers, Say Rebels

A Myanmar junta airstrike has killed 28 people, including children, and wounded 25 at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, a minority ethnic armed group said.

Unwanted, uninvited and unloved: no seats at the top table for cast of Tory leftovers

They came in dribs and drabs, the unwanted, the uninvited and the unloved.

Biden Wards Off Trump 'Revenge' With Pre-emptive Pardons for Family and Trump Critics

Joe Biden used the last day of his presidency to issue pre-emptive pardons to politicians, public servants and his family members in an extraordinary use of presidential power to guard against what he said were \"threats\" by the incoming Trump administration.

PM Orders Public Inquiry Into Failings Over Southport Killer

Keir Starmer has ordered a public inquiry into the failings that allowed an \"extremely violent\" teenager to murder three young girls in one of the worst attacks on children in recent UK history.

Climate US will leave Paris treaty, White House confirms

Donald Trump's new administration confirmed on his first day in office that he will again pull the US out of the 2015 Paris agreement, the global treaty seeking to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis.

We were hostages too' Palestinians freed by Israel say arrests were unjust

In the dead of night on Sunday, after hours of waiting, a white bus carrying dozens of Palestinian prisoners, released in exchange for three Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas to Israel, arrived at Fawakeh Square in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Joy at ceasefire turns to sorrow as Palestinians see scale of destruction

After the first night in Gaza for more than a year without the sound of drones or bombing overhead, following the successful implementation of a ceasefire, people in the besieged Palestinian territory began returning to destroyed homes and searching for missing loved ones.

Panama Canal 'It was a foolish gift and we're taking it back'

Donald Trump declared that he would be a \"peacemaker and unifier\" at his inauguration yesterday, even as he repeated his vow to \"take back\" the Panama Canal.

Wales failing to take action on 'alarming' loss of nature, inquiry finds

The Welsh government is failing to halt the \"alarming\" decline in nature, putting cherished species at risk, a report from the Senedd's cross-party climate change, environment and infrastructure committee says.

Everton feast on abject Spurs as spotlight falls on Postecoglou

The defiance came far too late. Whether it was the two goals that gave a glimmer of respectability to Tottenham's latest defeat or Ange Postecoglou's belief in his ability to arrest a decline, their fightback was futile.

Calls for action against string jellyfish threat to Scottish salmon farms

A jellyfish species that has been wreaking havoc on Norway's salmon industry has made its way to Scotland, causing significant damage and prompting calls for urgent action.

Onana howler and Brighton's brilliance rock sorry United

On a sombre afternoon graced by a piper's rendition of Flower of Scotland and a poetic tribute to the great man, Manchester United went down dismally in their first game since Friday's passing of Denis Law.

Video sharing app clocks on again for US users as Trump promises reprieve

TikTok has moved to restore its services in the US after Donald Trump pledged to give the Chinese-owned video sharing app a reprieve on a ban that briefly saw it stop working for 170 million users.

This fragile truce appears structured to invite multiple crises as it edges forwards

'This is not a deal that Netanyahu wanted; he was forced into it by Trump, who insisted there'd be \"hell to pay\" if the fighting did not stop'

The theatre of tears: fans pay emotional tribute to the 'King'

Old Trafford is united in grief and celebration as supporters come together to honour club legend Law

'After so much pain' Biden hails deal and says Trump must show persistence

Joe Biden has said it is now up to Donald Trump to help ensure the success of the ceasefire deal their teams jointly brokered, warning the incoming US president it would require \"persistence\" and \"the belief in diplomacy backed by deterrence\".

Incapacity benefits system needs urgent reform, peers warn

Labour must carry out a root-and-branch overhaul of the UK's incapacity benefits system if it is to rein in rising health-related welfare spending, an influential cross-party Westminster committee has warned.

The trust has gone' Voters look to Reform in Labour stronghold

At the same time as Nigel Farage was touring US television studios before the inauguration of President Donald Trump, his face was almost as unavoidable in a quiet Cheshire market town more than 3,000 miles from the White House.

Keep dancing! Platform is not a threat to UK security, says minister

TikTok users posting videos of cats or dancing do not pose a security threat to the UK, a cabinet minister has said, as he defended the government's decision not to ban the Chinese-owned video platform.

Reviving a free press Syria's journalists feel uncertainty and hope after Assad

Syria's journalists feel uncertainty and hope after Assad

Wealth of world's super-rich surged by $2tn last year, says Oxfam

The wealth of the world's billionaires grew by $2tn (£1.64tn) last year, three times faster than in 2023, amounting to $5.7bn a day, according to a report by Oxfam.

Quarter of councils in England 'may sell homes to balance books'

More than a quarter of English councils expect to have to sell homes to balance their housing budgets while over a third have cut back on repairs and maintenance in what has been described as a crisis in social housing finance.

Ominous City plough through Tractor Boys

Nobody left early. Nobody stopped singing. Nobody grizzled or grumbled or booed or barracked.

Conquistador statue makes controversial return to Lima city centre

A bronze statue of Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish conqueror of Peru, has been returned to a spot near its former location in Lima's main square, 22 years after it was removed, in an apparent attempt to rehabilitate the conquistador's contested legacy.

Slegers gets perfect start to permanent Arsenal role

The huge welcoming cheer from the Arsenal fans crammed into the North Bank terrace at Borehamwood on the introduction over the PA system of their new head coach, Ren ée Slegers, shortly before kick-off was testament to the job she has done to date.

Treasury seeking to keep fines earmarked for sewage cleanup

Rachel Reeves's Treasury is seeking to keep millions of pounds levied on polluting water companies in fines and intended to be earmarked for sewage cleanup, the Guardian has learned.

Knight: England can salvage series in T20s

Tourists hope their strength in shortest format will revive Ashes hopes after ODI defeats