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Downfall of the Mott-Key crew: Everyone is responsible and no one is accountable
The dominant feeling around English cricket is powerlessness after the flaccid World Cup defence
Landlords continue to sell up as buv-to-let loses lustre
The great property sell-off by landlords has continued across Great Britain this year, in particular in Scotland, as the buy-to-let bubble appears to have burst.
Sleep tech Japanese workers turn to gadgets to perfect their power naps
The Spanish have their siestas and millions of French people exercise their right to a postprandial power nap. The Japanese equivalent is the hirune - an afternoon snooze that goes some way towards compensating for their lack of sleep.
Demonstrations across Spain over amnesty offer to Catalan separatists
Tens of thousands of people have gathered across Spain to protest against the acting government’s plans to secure another term in office by offering an amnesty to those who took part in the illegal and failed push for Catalan independence six years ago.
Evacuees scramble back to save pets as Icelandic volcano poised to erupt again
Some of the more than 3,000 residents evacuated from an Icelandic fishing town have been allowed to return briefly to their homes to collect pets and essential belongings, as experts warned that a volcano could erupt within days or even hours.
Irish woman to repatriate cultural antiquities
An Irish woman has been inspired by the Guardian to return her late father's collection of 19th century African and Aboriginal objects to their countries of origin.
Digital twins Computer models that could soon personalise medical care
Imagine having a digital twin that gets ill, and can be experimented on to identify the best possible treatment, without you having to go near a pill or a surgeon's knife. Scientists believe that within five to 10 years, \"in silico\" trials - in which hundreds of virtual organs are used to assess the safety and efficacy of drugs - could become routine, while patient-specific organ models could be used to personalise treatment and avoid medical complications.
Man charged after woman is killed in front of children
A man has been charged with murder after a \"loving and devoted\" mother was stabbed in front of her two children. Perseverance Ncube, 35, known to her friends as Percy, was fatally stabbed at her home in Salford, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Friday morning.
Woman awarded £1m in damages over NHS vaginal mesh implant
A woman who suffered traumatic complications from a vaginal mesh implant has been awarded a record settlement of at least £1m from the NHS.
'Embrace of the Angel' Professor hunts for the roots of a secret garden
In a scrubby copse of alder trees near one of north-east England's busiest roads and in the shadow of one its most famous landmarks, the Angel of the North, is a spontaneous, secret garden of memories. An academic is on a mission to find out why.
Rwanda court ruling What might result mean for Tories?
Wednesday marks a potentially pivotal moment in the government's fortunes when the supreme court rules whether its plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful.
Hezbollah Attacks escalate on Lebanon border as 18 Israelis injured in militia missile strike
Eighteen Israelis were injured, one critically, yesterday as the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia fired anti-tank missiles from southern Lebanon in a further sign the skirmishing along the border is escalating.
Return to the kibbutz 'This was Mum's little heaven ... Her absence is loud'
It's a ghost town,\" said Noam Sagi as he returned to Nir Oz kibbutz for the first time since his mother, Ada, 75, was abducted by Hamas gunmen.
Braverman demands more action on marches
Suella Braverman has demanded \"further action\" be taken against proPalestine marches, as police sources said attacks by the far right on officers were linked to her rhetoric in the run-up to Saturday's protests.
Larger than life: call for assisted dying law after gangster Courtney's suicide
When gangster-turned-author Dave Courtney was found dead last month in the east London terrace he transformed into a crenellated castle, it was not a shock to his inner circle.
Scars of 2008 crash deeper for millennials in UK than those in US
Millennials in the UK are bearing the scars\" of the 2008 financial crisis and are struggling to catch up with the living standards of older groups, while their US counterparts have closed the gap, research shows.
No power, no water and little hope in Gaza hospital
Inside a darkened operating theatre in Gaza’s largest hospital complex, staff swaddled dozens of tiny premature babies seven or eight to a bed, in a desperate effort to keep the infants warm – and alive.
Stamp swap - Royal Mail customers get fraud warnings
Some Royal Mail customers, who have used an official scheme to swap their old stamps for new barcoded replacements, have been warned they risk committing fraud.
Australia to offer residency to Tuvalu citizens displaced by global heating
Australia will offer residency to people affected by the climate crisis in the low-lying Pacific nation of Tuvalu as part of a new treaty announced yesterday that also locks the two countries into close security ties.
Good innings - Afghanistan celebrates cricketing fairytale
The wicketkeeper used to be a cattle farmer. The fast bowler was once a refugee in Pakistan.
Trump suggests he will use FBI to go after political rivals if he returns to presidency
Donald Trump has suggested he would use the FBI and justice department to go after political rivals should he return to the White House next year, stoking fears of what a second Trump presidency could mean.
Spanish police consider possible Iranian link to shooting of former MEP
The rightwing former Spanish MEP Alejandro Vidal-Quadras is recovering in hospital after being shot in the face on a central Madrid street.
Tapping the sewers - Dutch go down the loo to find new heat source
I once lived in a building where every morning the double flush of the upstairs neighbour's toilet reverberated loudly through our kitchen. Now, instead of being a source of heated neighbourly relations, Dutch sewage waste is seen as a reliable source of heat for millions of homes that the government wants to be unhooked from the country's gas system by 2050.
Former Tory minister says party is 'going in very dark direction' on climate crisis
The Conservative party is going in a \"very dark direction\", a former Tory minister has said, as misinformation around climate has taken hold.
World's first whole-eye transplant marks major leap forward for medical science
US surgeons have announced the world's first whole-eye transplant after a 21-hour operation. While the 46-year-old patient, Aaron James, cannot yet - and may never see through his new eye, the organ is showing signs of health and even this partial success takes transplantation into new territory.
Binge drinking Why are levels so high for British women?
British women are the biggest binge drinkers in the world, with more than a quarter regularly drinking more than six drinks at least once a month, according to a report released this week by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which compared alcohol consumption across 33 countries.
UK couple in Egypt 'died of carbon monoxide poisoning'
A British couple who fell ill in their hotel room at a resort in Egypt died from carbon monoxide poisoning after the room next door was sprayed with pesticide to kill bed bugs, a coroner has ruled.
Drivers of certain brands of cars are more likely to cause accidents-study
Academics have called for further research into the marketing of cars after an analysis of UK accident data suggested drivers of certain brands were more likely than others to cause a crash.
Pushback Pedicab riders wary of new rules to cap fares
On their last night in London, and for the second time on their trip, Edward and Tiffany from California took a pedal-powered cab, or pedicab.
Brontës birthplace set to become cultural centre after donor steps in
The Brontës were a literary family that burned brightly but briefly in the 19th century literary firmament - Anne died at 29, Emily at 30 and Charlotte at 38. None of the sisters had children, though Charlotte was pregnant when she died, so there are no direct descendants of them.