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Barbados kid leading next generation in all formats.

Jacob Bethell is starring for England in the West Indies with his flamboyant style and has a big future in the Test game

United have found a classy manager, in any language

Sporting CP’s Champions League match with Manchester City last night was full of intriguing sub-plots, as manager Ruben Amorim prepares to join Manchester United later this month and his sporting director and close friend, Hugo Viana, prepares to join City in the new year.

City thumped by Sporting in Amorim's home farewell

Ruben Amorim endeared himself to Manchester United fans before even arriving at Old Trafford by engineering a stunning 4-1 defeat of Manchester City with Sporting Lisbon.

Devastating second-half display sees Reds run riot

A vision of an alternative future turns into a brush with history.

North Korean troops will be 'cannon fodder' in Ukraine

The North Korean troops being used to bolster Russian forces in Ukraine face becoming cannon fodder” and their presence in the region will not alter the path of the war, said military experts.

McGregor 'took cocaine and raped woman' in hotel

Conor McGregor allegedly pinned down and raped a woman ina Dublin hotel while high on cocaine, the city’s High Court has been told.

World is watching Iran over detained protester, says UN

Female student’s whereabouts are unknown since weekend

Russia 'used UK parcel fire as test run for US attacks'

Polish spy chief believes the attacks in Birmingham, Leipzig and Vilnius were carried out under the direction of Moscow

Spain deploys 15,000 police and troops in flood clean-up

Vigilante groups have begun patrolling streets in an effort to prevent looting amid criticism of the government’s response

'It left me afraid for my life'

A domestic abuse survivor tells Maya Oppenheim how her new address ended up in her ex’s hands in a data breach

University to set up public archive of late Robert Fisk

Middle East Independent journalist interviewed Osama Bin Laden and reported from Baghdad during the US invasion

Can Badenoch's new team take the fight to Starmer?

Slightly overshadowed by political developments in the United States, the new Conservative shadow cabinet has been announced and has held its first meeting.

Farmers face mental health perfect storm, Labour told

Rachel Reeves has been accused of traumatising” farmers with her new inheritance tax raid on a sector already grappling with a mental health crisis.

Treasury may have broken law over £22bn ‘black hole'

OBR says Hunt failed to disclose 9.5bn gap before election

Mental health reforms aim to allow patients more say

New bill will mean those in crisis are not detained in cells

Harris's ancestral Indian village prays for her victory

An unassuming village about 8,000 miles from Washington is observing the US presidential election with interest due to its ties with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

White House's ring of steel as DC braces for violence

Security fencing has been put up outside the White House and businesses nearby were boarded up amid fears of political violence in the wake of the 2024 presidential election.

Pennsylvania residents bid farewell to 'insane' election

Richard Hall reports from a small town in Bucks County where voters were bombarded with nonn-stop campaigning

'Coin flip' as Harris and Trump vie for presidency

Razor-thin margins separate two candidates, latest poll finds

University Tuition Fees Rise For First Time In Eight Years

University tuition fees will increase in England for the first time in eight years as part of a major overhaul of the higher education system, education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced.

How Starmer Is Preparing For Either Trump Or Harris

Since becoming prime minister on 5 July, Sir Keir Starmer has only met with one of the two candidates hoping to be elected president and it was not with his natural Democrat ally Kamala Harris, but Republican rival Donald Trump.

'Melania is interesting. Very vulnerable, always has been'

There aren’t many celebrities that Jonathan Becker hasn’t photographed and there’s a story behind them all. He tells Zoé Beaty about the pick of his five decades behind the lens

It will be women who feel the impact of Tube strikes most

As any seasoned Londoner will know, Tube strikes are just as much part of the fabric of city life as the London Underground itself.

Verstappen exposed Norris flaws with drive of his life

The scene was set under the dark skies of the Interlagos Circut in Sao Paulo. Lando Norris was on pole; Max Verstappen was 16 places behind.

Women's scene in real need of a matchmaker for 2025.

On Saturday night in Birmingham, Chantelle Cameron won for the second time in what has been a bad year for professional women’s boxing in Britain and Ireland.

Boss levels: Anfield stages meeting of new likely lads

Around the turn of the year, when five of the major European clubs were looking for new managerial candidates, one official involved in recruitment let out a sigh.

Amorim's two key tasks as he tries to revive Man Utd

Ruben Amorim will soon leave a team with 10 league wins this season for one with nine league goals. He will quit a side first in their domestic league for one in 13th.

Trial of suspects in teacher beheading begins in France

Eight people have gone on trial in Paris on terrorism charges over the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty.

Royals face brunt of Spain's anger at officials over floods

Spain’s prime minister was the real target of protesters who hurled clots of mud at the Spanish king and queen when they visited the centre of the nation’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory, a royal expert has said.

Royals face calls to dissolve 'disgraceful' private estates

King Charles is facing calls to dissolve his lucrative private estates and refund the cash-strapped NHS after it emerged he is making millions from renting out ambulance parking spaces and sub-standard properties.