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Awkward Test surface 'can only get worse', Smith warns

England's Jamie Smith said the third Test against Pakistan, and with it the series, \"will be decided by small margins\" on a wicket that has already troubled batters and promises worse to come.

Baby K Judges refuse permission for Letby to lodge appeal

Lucy Letby has been refused permission to appeal against a conviction for attempting to murder a baby girl, as judges ruled she was able to have a fair trial.

Fantastic Félix fires Chelsea to emotional win in Greece

Chelsea eased to a 4-1 win against Panathinaikos on an emotional night in Athens as João Félix scored twice to maintain their perfect start in the Conference League.

Stokes Hopes Joy Of Six Can Propel Side In Test Decider

Captain spreads good vibes’ ahead of Pakistan showdown

Reeves 'Ponders Amazon Tax' To Save UK High Streets

The chancellor is considering a tax hike for online retail giants like Amazon in an effort to level the playing field for high street competitors.

How The Internet Ruined Ricky Gervais's Comedy

As the comic returns with his new stand-up tour Mortality, Louis Chilton says he needs a break from social media

A Kinder way of family hols - Forsthofgut, Austria

I first heard about Forsthofgut when having lunch with the impossibly glamorous Stéphanie Rist. As well as having worked closely with the doyenne of spas, Susanne Kaufmann, for over 10 years, she was also born and brought up in Austria's Vorarlberg.

Five Killed In Terror Attack On Turkish Defence Firm

Assailants have set off explosives and opened fire in an attack on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defence company Tusas, killing five people and wounding 22.

Commonwealth What's The Summit And Who Is Going?

Following their visit to Australia, the King and Queen are in Samoa for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) – the 27th such summit and the first regular meeting since the death of Elizabeth II.

Critics Dismiss Trump And Musk's Row With Labour

Donald Trump’s campaign team files a complaint accusing Starmer’s party of making illegal donations to Democrats

Olympics And Taylor Swift Help Heathrow Set Passenger Record

Taylor Swift fans and Olympic visitors helped push record-breaking numbers of passengers to travel through Heathrow between June and September, prompting the airport to consider reinstating its dividend for the first time in four years.

Harris Ramps Up Rhetoric Against 'Fascist' Trump

Kamala Harris has denounced Donald Trump as a "fascist" who wants "unchecked power" and a military personally loyal to himself after allegations emerged about the former president's admiration for Hitler.

Labour Donor 'Breached Rules Over Register Of Interests'

The Labour donor and strategist Waheed Alli has been found to have breached House of Lords rules over his declarations of interest, including in an offshore firm based in the British Virgin Islands.

'Hurtful' Sister of murdered soldier backs Trump despite funeral row

A row has broken out after a report in the Atlantic claimed Donald Trump refused to cover the funeral costs of a soldier who was murdered at a Texas military base in 2020.

Schools funding crisis grows as special needs costs soar to £10bn

Report finds big increase in demand and system not delivering for pupils

Mass dementia trials launched as Nice rejects second drug

Tens of thousands of dementia patients are to be enrolled in clinical trials designed to dramatically speed up the hunt for a cure, scientists have announced, as a second treatment was rejected for use on the NHS.

Three dead and 48 rescued after migrant vessel sinks in Channel

Three people died yesterday after a migrant boat sank in the Channel, French authorities have said.

Footballer saved by defibrillator urges VAT relief

A young footballer whose life was saved by a defibrillator has handed in a petition to Downing Street calling on the government to scrap VAT on purchases of the devices.

'We did not want to go back to Syria'Lebanon flight risks border arrests

For two weeks, Umm Hadi has been living a nightmare on repeat.

Gangs 'recruiting skilled drone pilots to fly drugs into prisons'

Gangs are headhunting highly skilled drone pilots to deliver drugs, weapons and even condiments such as tomato ketchup to prison cell windows, police say.

Time is right for pay-per-mile charging, Blair's thinktank says

A pay-per-mile road pricing system should be brought in now, according to Tony Blair's thinktank, which has urged the chancellor to reform motoring taxes.

Human brains can process some sentences within blink of an eye

Whether it is headlines or WhatsApp messages, humans are inundated with short pieces of text. Now researchers say they have unpicked how we get their gist in one glance.

NHS England to trial AI tool that can predict risk of early death

The NHS in England is to trial a \"superhuman\" artificial intelligence tool that predicts a patient's risk of disease and dying early.

Israeli reprisals Minister says planned strikes on Iran 'will prove our might'

Planned airstrikes on Iran will make the world understand Israel's military might, the country's defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has warned.

Brussels withholds findings of Tunisia human rights inquiry

The European Commission is refusing to publish the findings of a human rights inquiry into Tunisia it conducted shortly before announcing a migration deal with the increasingly authoritarian north African country.

Lloyds backs Reeves budget plans in spite of expected tax increases

Lloyds Banking Group has backed the Labour government's forthcoming budget and played down the impact of any tax increases, which it said would probably be part of a \"constructive, pro-growth agenda\".

Pressure is still on, admits Ten Hag before test with Mourinho

Erik ten Hag has admitted that he is under pressure to win another trophy in his third season at Manchester United and prove himself again but believes they are heading in the right direction after their comeback win over Brentford on Saturday.

Trump Angry About Labour Party Election Interference

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has filed a complaint against the Labour Party for what it claims is “interference” in the US election.

Putin Plays Host To 36 World Leaders At Brics Summit

Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi and other global leaders have gathered in the Russian city of Kazan for the Brics summit of emerging economies, which the Kremlin hopes to turn into a rallying point for defying the Western liberal order.

Vaccine For Winter Vomiting Bug Set For Pioneering Trial

A vaccine to guard against the winter vomiting bug norovirus is set for a year-long groundbreaking NHS trial after early results showed it creates a strong immune response”.