CATEGORIES

RFU chief finds no joy in Jones' Wallaby woe

Sweeney keen to accentuate the positives of Australian's time as England head coach

Saudi boom shows football too money-driven, says ECA

Dariusz Mioduski, the vice chair, wants to see sweeping new regulations in place

Morgan warns against rushing Archer back into England side

Eoin Morgan has warned England against throwing Jofra Archer into the team midway through the World Cup, saying that fast-tracking a bowler who has not played since May into the lineup \"is not something that I'm thinking would be a good idea\".

Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend to give evidence against him in fraud case

Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial is poised to take a dramatic turn today when government prosecutors call Caroline Ellison - the former CEO of Alameda Research and the FTX founder's sometime girlfriend - as their star witness.

Goldin wins Nobel prize for work on gender pay inequality

The Harvard professor Claudia Goldin has been awarded the Nobel prize for economics in recognition of her work examining wage inequality between men and women.

Far-right AfD makes big gains in German regional elections

The far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland has declared itself a \"major all-German party\" after winning its biggest ever vote share in a western German state.

Timmermans back in fray of Dutch politics with climate rallying cry for Europe's left

Frans Timmermans, a former EU heavyweight who has returned to Dutch politics to fight the country's election in November, has called for the European left to unite against the right's \"astonishing\" climate backlash.

Human rights Kigali accused of systematic repression of dissidents and their families

Rwandan authorities are coordinating a systematic campaign of repression at home and abroad against political activists, suspected dissidents and their family members, according to a major Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, raising questions about plans by the UK government to send asylum seekers there.

Home Office takes battle over Rwanda deportation policy to supreme court

Rwanda is a country that \"imprisons, tortures and murders\" its opponents, including those who have already fled the country, the UK's supreme court heard yesterday.

Jails 'full to bursting' due to rightwing policies, says chief of governors' body

Prison places in England and Wales are \"bust\" because of a lurch to the right by ministers, the president of the Prison Governors Association will say in her annual conference speech.

SAS killed Afghans in their sleep, inquiry told

Britain's SAS faced allegations that it shot dead nine Afghans while they were sleeping and engaged in a policy of \"executing Afghan males of fighting age\" between 2010 and 2013, on the first day of a public inquiry into the killing of 80 civilians in Afghanistan.

Carney coup Backing of former Bank chief a fillip for Labour

The biggest news from Rachel Reeves at the Labour conference was just after her speech. As many in the Liverpool convention centre began heading for the exits, the former Bank of England governor Mark Carney publicly backed the shadow chancellor.

Reeves makes pitch to be 'iron' chancellor who gets UK economy back on track

Labour will fight the next election on the economy, Rachel Reeves has told the party's conference, claiming she would be the \"iron\" chancellor who would help rebuild Britain after 13 years of Conservative rule.

'Tough love' Cooper promises £100m to help stop knife crime

Yvette Cooper will set up a £100m \"tough love\" youth programme to help tackle a knife crime epidemic and a mental health crisis among teenagers if Labour is elected, she will announce today.

Balancing act Leader will be judged on how his party navigates Israel-Hamas war

Keir Starmer was immediate in his condemnation of the Hamas attacks on Israel. He has been praised by the Jewish community for working to tackle antisemitism within Labour. And he has spoken of his personal commitment to turning around Labour's reputation with British Jews, having a Jewish wife and observing some Jewish traditions as a family.

Woman shot dead feared one of alleged killers was 'on rampage'

An environmental health worker who was shot dead in her home told a friend weeks before her death that she feared one of her alleged killers was \"on some pure rampage\".

'We are so afraid': civilians try to shelter as Israel vows to intensify bombardment

Civilians in Gaza sheltered in fear amid constant bombardments targeting residential buildings and communications infrastructure yesterday, as Israeli officials vowed to further tighten a punishing siege of the densely populated territory.

'It's about humanity' Families of Israeli hostages plead for their safe return

Israelis whose family members have been taken hostage by Hamas militants held a news conference on Sunday evening, with the eyes of the world focused on their grief.

Global toll Victims from around the world 'include 10 Britons'

More than 10 Britons are feared dead or missing in the Hamas onslaught on Israel at the weekend, the BBC reported yesterday, as the casualty figures in Israel rose above 800.

"They are in my house' Terror in the kibbutz

Nahal Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel that is home to about 400 people, is so close to the Gaza Strip periphery that the nearest Palestinian house in Sajaiya is just 600 metres away.

Israel declares 'siege' of Gaza as Hamas threatens captives

UN chief condemns the escalating violence amid soaring death toll

Hamilton crashes into Russell to overshadow Verstappen's latest win

Mercedes teammates collide on first lap as tyre issues turn Qatar Grand Prix into a farce

Shades of '92 There's no reason to despair but England must not take Bangladesh lightly

After what happened in their opening game, England will not be taking Bangladesh lightly and will need to be completely focused if they are to get their World Cup campaign back on track.

Security versus change Which message should Labour be favouring?

Fifteen years ago this month, the global financial system was in turmoil. Banks were on the point of collapse and were saved only by a mixture of state ownership, injections of capital and frenetic efforts by central banks to pump cheap money into the system.

Waitrose may team up with Amazon to sell groceries

Wait rose is reportedly in talks with Amazon to sell its groceries in an attempt to lure in more shoppers and claw back market share.

People are afraid' Murder in Canada resounds among Sikh diaspora

Two months after the Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot and killed in a car park in suburban Vancouver, Canadian police showed up at the house of a close friend with a warning: his life was also in danger.

PAMARENA ANDA 'A catastrophe is unfolding': 2,000 feared dead in Afghan earthquakes

The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan has risen sharply to more than 2,400 people, according to the Taliban government, as rescuers searched for survivors among the ruins of razed villages.

Singing reet? Bradford hosts Barber of Seville, Yorkshire-style

'Explain!\" says Count Almaviva to Figaro in The Barber of Seville. \"Tha what?\" says the count in next month's Yorkshire version of Gioachino Rossini's comic opera.

'It's not a nice way of living': the impact of menopausal insomnia

For the double Olympic gold medalist Dame Kelly Holmes, one of the first warning signs that something had changed was struggling to sleep.

It's not about culture wars, university free speech chief insists

England's first university freedom of speech champion has said his role is not to conduct \"culture wars\" and has pledged to be politically neutral in his efforts to combat threats to academic freedom.