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More than this Even with Ronaldo, Saudi Pro League's glittering stars need a title race to shine
The massive spending spree that captured headlines around the world in 2023 may not have materialised this summer, but there is a familiar feel to the Saudi Pro League as the season kicks off today.
Sharp drop in Asda sales piles pressure on owners
The owners of Asda are facing mounting pressure after figures showed the struggling supermarket chain's share of the grocery market reached a \"new nadir\" as sales fell sharply this summer.
Mobico shares jump on sale of its US school bus business
The owner of National Express has revealed it has begun the sale of its North American school bus business in an effort to reduce its £1.2bn debt, sending its shares sharply higher.
Anger as Sweden plans to kill 20% of brown bears in annual cull
More than 100 brown bears have been killed on the first day of Sweden's annual bear hunt, in which the country plans to kill 20% of its brown bear population despite concerns from conservationists.
Ukraine attacks Moscow with drones as incursion continues
Ukraine carried out one of its biggest drone attacks on Moscow overnight on Tuesday, as troops continued to advance in Russia's Kursk region with probing raids on frontline towns and villages.
US approves new nuclear Strategy to refocus on China threat
Joe Biden has approved a US nuclear strategy to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and North Korea, according to a New York Times report.
Gaza residents stay in areas at risk of Israeli attack due to overcrowding in safe zones
Thousands of people facing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have been forced to abandon plans to comply with Israeli evacuation orders telling them to move to a designated \"safe humanitarian zone\" because there is no space for them there.
Harris backed by Obamas as they warn of Trump 'bluster and chaos'
Amid chants of \"Yes, she can!\", the Obamas returned to the scene of past triumphs on Tuesday with back-to-back speeches passing the mantle of political history to Kamala Harris - and eviscerating her opponent Donald Trump.
Royal Society split over re-electing ex-president due to boys’ club’ image
A row has broken out among fellows of the Royal Society over the prospect of re-electing the former president Sir Paul Nurse as head of the institution.
Courts Ex-soldier among those jailed for violent disorder
A former soldier who served in Kosovo, Bosnia and Northern Ireland has been jailed for two and a half years after admitting confronting police as they tried to protect a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham.
Wetland care helps a rare UK giant spider make big strides
One of the rarest and largest species of spider in the UK is said to be making a comeback on nature reserves.
Allsopp defends letting her son, 16, travel Europe without her
The TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has defended her decision to let her 16-year-old son Interrail across Europe without her.
Sherwood writer says TV should treat class like other inequalities
The playwright James Graham has said the television industry should start treating class in the same way it deals with other personal characteristics such as race or sexuality.
"They feel embarrassed' The counsellors helping victims regain control
It was a phone call that has become all too common for Childline counsellors in recent months.
'Hustle kingdoms' How west Africa became a hotbed of online blackmail
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, as internet connectivity began penetrating west Africa, young people soon realised that individuals in North-America and Europe with access to more money than them and potentially susceptible to blackmail were now reachable by the click of a button.
Oaks make a strong showing in Tree of the Year contest
An oak tree shaped like an elephant and the oak with the widest girth in the UK have been shortlisted for the annual Tree of the Year competition.
Captain questioned Shock and speculation at speed with which vessel foundered
Some fishermen in the Sicilian village of Porticello who witnessed the superyacht Bayesian sink rapidly in a violent storm on Monday, say the vessel was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Earliest hunters may have used pikes to impale larger animals
When it came to taking down giant animals, prehistoric hunters would quite literally have faced a mammoth task.
Arrest after deaths of mother and young children in house fire
Tributes have been paid to a woman and her three \"beautiful\" young children who died after a suspected arson attack on their home in Bradford.
Comedy Midlife crisis that delivers a lot of laughs
Twentysomethings, there is nothing here for you! So says Chris Cantrill at the start of Easily Swayed, a show highly conscious of the Yorkshireman recently having turned 40.
Theatre Deft portrait of sisterly love over decades
Three Sisters Productions is a theatre company founded by real siblings. You can tell in this delicately observed and deftly written drama about a pair of sisters whose relationship is traced over two decades.
Divers find five bodies in search of Sicily yacht
Divers scouring the wreck of the luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday morning have found the bodies of five of the six missing people who were onboard.
Fresh calls for Reeves to lift child benefit cap
Rachel Reeves is coming under renewed pressure to end the two-child benefit cap in October's budget, after the Guardian revealed the chancellor was preparing to keep it in place.
UK police threaten extraditions to tackle sextortion criminals
Rising toll of victims blackmailed over sexual images
Pope audition offers glimpse of future while honouring the past
England's stand-in captain will stick to familiar template but has chance to stake claim
'My friends fighting are - it is hard to focus on football'
Shakhtar Donetsk playmaker Georgiy Sudakov on the 'fear and grief' of Russia's invasion and why he is learning English
Waitrose to open 100 stores in five years amid trading boost
Waitrose is planning to open 100 convenience stores over the next five years as part of a £1bn-plus investment in new outlets and shop refurbishments.
Tesla to get lowest EU tariff on its Chinese made EVs
Tesla will face a 9% levy on its Chinese-made cars exported to the EU, the European Commission has said, as it issued an update on its sweeping investigation into Beijing's \"unfair\" subsidies on electric vehicles.
'Now it's ours' Descendants of slaves lay claim to former plantation HQ in Brazil
Two hundred years ago, the São José do Pinheiro coffee plantation farm was one of the most opulent estates in Brazil.
Health officials urge solidarity over African mpox outbreak
African health officials appealed to the international community yesterday not to impose travel bans on countries dealing with an outbreak of mpox, but instead to support the rollout of testing and vaccinations.