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Sunak blocked rebuild of hospitals riddled with crumbling concrete

Delay to work in 2020 led to warning of 'catastrophic' safety risk

Returning Archer targeting reserve slot at World Cup

The dream of seeing Jofra Archer play for England at the World Cup moved a step closer to reality yesterday as the 28-year-old bowled off a full run-up in the Oval nets during the team's preparations for the third one-day international against New Zealand.

Curry will miss two matches after admitting red-card offence

Tom Curry will miss England's next two World Cup matches against Japan and Chile after he was suspended for his red card in their opening pool match against Argentina last Saturday.

New Zealand Capital divided as Jackson's land purchase thwarts developers' plans

As news spread on the Miramar peninsula that the film-maker Peter Jackson and his partner, Fran Walsh, had halted A a NZ$500m (£240m) housing development by buying the land on which it was to be built, residents of the seaside suburb were joyous.

Philippine Nobel laureate acquitted of 'political' tax evasion charge

The Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa has been acquitted of her final tax evasion charge in the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist as she battles cases that she has previously described as part of a pattern of harassment.

US explorer who fell ill deep in Turkish cave brought back to surface

AUS explorer has been rescued from a Turkish cave more than a week after he fell seriously ill, in an unprecedented operation he described as a \"crazy, crazy adventure\".

Musk’s move to hire Giuliani as fixer ditched after mob scene’

Elon Musk backed away from a plan to recruit Rudy Giuliani as a political fixer to help him turn PayPal into a bank in 2001 after he and an associate found Giuliani \"surrounded by goonish confidantes\" in an office that felt \"like a mob scene\".

Putin: Trump persecuted by rotten US political system

Vladimir Putin has described the recent indictments of Donald Trump as \"political persecution\" as the Russian leader waded back into a US presidential campaign for the third consecutive election cycle.

Israel in turmoil as court considers curbs on judiciary

Israel's supreme court justices began hearing petitions yesterday against a significant part of the rightwing government's judicial changes limiting the court's powers, a development that could trigger an unprecedented constitutional crisis.

Moroccans take aid efforts into own hands amid concerns over official help

Morocco's national route 10 was once a pretty road through the High Atlas mountains, linking Marrakech to Agadir on the coast.

‘One every other day’: rate at which environmental activists are killed

At least 177 people were killed last year for defending the environment, according to new figures, with a fifth of the murders taking place in the Amazon rainforest.

Authoritarian regimes on visitors' list as arms fair opens in London

Europe's biggest-ever arms fair got under way in London yesterday, with record numbers expected to attend, boosted by interest from countries with controversial human rights records.

Over a third of UK medical students get no sexual misconduct training, research finds

More than a third of UK medical students do not receive sexual misconduct training, new research has found.

Coroner issues warning after 'butt lift' cosmetic surgery death in Turkey

A woman who died after travelling to Turkey for buttock enlargement surgery was not given enough information to make a safe decision about the procedure, a coroner has concluded.

Protester sues Met chief over arrest during coronation

The Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, is being sued over the arrest of a leading republican on the day of the king's coronation.

MPs should open their minds to benefits of meditation, says report

More than 300 British politicians have been trained in mindfulness in the last decade, new estimates suggest, sparking fresh calls for a parliament to get a meditation room.

'Time to be bolder' Eyes on the prize, but Labour urged to be less cautious

With perhaps just months to go before a general election, Keir Starmer's message to union leaders gathered for dinner in Liverpool on Monday evening was simple - as one official present put it, \"eyes on the prize\".

Rayner pledges zero-hours.ban and repeal of strike laws

Angela Rayner has given a \"cast iron guarantee\" that Labour would bring in a new bill to ban zero-hours contracts and repeal anti-strike laws within 100 days of a new government.

War-torn Yemen agrees looted stones can stay in UK for safety

In a historic agreement with Yemen, the Victoria and Albert Museum is to look after four ancient carved funerary stones that were found by police in a shop in east London.

Government and regulators 'may have broken law over raw sewage discharges'

The government and regulators may have broken the law by failing to stem raw sewage dumping into rivers by water companies in England, the independent environmental watchdog has said.

Poll of girls and young women shows happiness at 15-year low

Happiness among girls and young women has hit its lowest level in 15 years, according to “devastating” polling for Girlguiding that shows nine out of 10 seven- to 21-year-olds are now worried or anxious.

Seeing faces everywhere? Then maybe you've just had a baby

Whether it’s seeing Jesus in burnt toast, a goofy grin in the grooves of a cheese grater, or simply the man in the moon, humans have long perceived faces in unlikely places.

'A bit cursed': after proving stolen Van Gogh recovered too hot for the underworld

It was a masterpiece with a curse: an early Van Gogh worth €3m-€6m (£2.6m-£5.2m) stolen from a Dutch museum three years ago was being passed around the criminal world like a hot potato.

Leader's train Bomb-proof carriages, pink armchairs and paranoia

Joe Biden has Air Force One. Rishi Sunak has a fleet of RAF jets and helicopters. But when Kim Jong-un makes one of his rare journeys outside North Korea, he has an armoured train in which to while away the hours.

Kim crosses border for talks on replenishing Russia's arsenals

Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia on his armoured train for a rare summit with Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible deal to supply North Korean arms for the war in Ukraine.

Pension triple lock faces one-off cut to save £1bn

Treasury officials are discussing a one-off break from the pensions triple lock that could save £1bn by preventing a bumper 8.5% increase in the state pension next year.

'Beyond comprehension': Libya flooding leaves thousands dead

Fear that toll may hit 10,000 after burst dams unleash devastation

Scientist behind cloning of Dolly the sheep dies at 79

Prof Sir Ian Wilmut, the man who led the team that created Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, has died aged 79.

BMW to save electric Mini plant in Oxford with £600m upgrade

BMW is to spend £600m to upgrade its Mini factory in Oxford for the production of electric vehicles in a U-turn that will provide a boost to the UK car industry.

Djokovic is hungry for more after erand slam title No 24

The early days of Novak Djokovic's summer had left him with some adversity to overcome. He was not merely outplayed by Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final, he was also outfought and outlasted.