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ECB bans transgender women from top two tiers
Transgender women will be unable to feature in the top two tiers of the new women's domestic structure or the women's Hundred, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.
‘A tough ask’ Collingwood refuses to give up hope
Paul Collingwood insisted England had not given up hope of beating Pakistan despite ending the third day of the second Test on a near-exhausted pitch on 36 for two, 261 runs from a distant target.
"Huge help": Murphy turns to counselling to deal with pressure
Oisin Murphy has turned the race for the 2024 Flat riders' title into a procession and will be crowned as the UK's champion jockey for the fourth time at Ascot tomorrow, but the Irishman seemed to suggest yesterday that the demands of securing the title in possibly \"the most competitive weighing room in the world\" could rule out a challenge for a fifth championship next year.
Totally conkers The world finds itself strung along by the sexy sheen of scandal
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, close bosom-friend of the Boden gilet. Leaves shed from trees in a blaze of colour, and make their way straight for train tracks. Autumnal light rears up at acute angles, a dazzling reminder that it's always too early to put away your sunglasses. It's this time of year when sports fans' thoughts turn naturally to one of the great annual showpiece tournaments.
Tough test for champions as Red Roses face Australia
The defending Women's Rugby World Cup champions, New Zealand, will go up against Ireland in next year's tournament, which is being held in England, after being drawn in the same pool.
Calls for supermarket ban on plastic wrap for fresh produce
Supermarkets should be banned from selling fresh produce such as bananas, apples and potatoes in plastic packaging so we can go back to shopping \"like our nan\", according to the anti-waste charity Wrap.
Fashion retailer N Brown agrees £191m takeover by member of founding family
The Simply Be and JD Williams fashion retailer N Brown Group has agreed a £191m takeover by a member of its founding family, Joshua Alliance.
Students struggle with costs after hack leads to loss of discounted fares
Students in London fear they may have to abandon their school and university courses to save money after a cyberhack on Transport for London's IT systems left them unable to apply for discounted travelcards.
New 'buy now, pay later' rules to protect shoppers from 2026
Shoppers who use \"buy now, pay later\" loans are to get new safeguards against unaffordable borrowing and credit card-style protection for their purchases, under rules outlined by the UK government.
Pension pots raided over fear of tax changes in budget, say financial firms
Savers have started to withdraw cash from their pension pots amid fears over potential tax changes in the budget, according to two investment companies.
ECB cuts interest rate to prop up sluggish eurozone economy
The European Central Bank has intervened to prevent a sharp slowdown in the eurozone economy with its first back-to-back interest rate cut since the euro crisis in 2011.
Three years on New Zealand gripped by hunt for fugitive and his children
It is a question that has gripped New Zealand for three years, and one that has become more urgent over the past week. The country is desperate to know where fugitive father Tom Phillips is and why - after three winters spent hiding in rugged backcountry with his three young children – he hasn't been caught.
Negative stereotypes in media 'cost Africa up to £3.2bn a year'
Africa loses up to £3.2bn yearly in inflated interest payments on sovereign debt owing to persistent negative stereotypes that dominate international media coverage of the continent, according to a new report.
US poll Harris holds lead among black voters in key states
A poll has revealed that Kamala Harris continues to lead Donald Trump among black likely voters in battleground states.
Harris promises break from Biden in Fox News interview
Kamala Harris said her presidency \"would not be a continuation of Joe Biden's presidency\" in a testy interview with the rightwing Fox News channel on Wednesday night as she criticised Donald Trump over his continuing threats against “the enemy within”.
'Autocrat-proofing' Democratic leaders work to protect cities if Trump is elected"
Senior Democrats in US cities are preparing to defend their communities in the event of Donald Trump's return to the White House after the former president has repeated threats that he would use presidential powers to seize control of major urban centres.
'I won't pay it' Flood-hit Italians' fury at obligatory insurance plans
It was 2am when the parish priest, Giovanni Samorì, was woken by a phone call from the mayor of Traversara ordering him to ring the church bells. The traditional call now forms part of the civil protection procedure deployed by many Italian towns. Its aim: to warn residents of impending calamity. As torrential rain pounded the village, Samorì sprang into action, a task he compares to “sounding the death knell”. It worked: the evacuation of Traversara's 480 residents was swift and - despite the priest's feeling of foreboding - there were no deaths.
Watchdog investigates Facebook posts against immigrants
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta must answer \"serious questions\" about its handling of anti-immigration material, according to the company's content watchdog, as it opened an investigation into two Facebook posts.
Leaders clash at EU summit as offshore migration 'return hubs' top policy agenda
European leaders yesterday sparred over the controversial idea of processing asylum seekers offshore at a summit dominated by plans to toughen up EU migration policy.
Bloc's borders Why they are back in the news
Why has immigration become such a big issue again? Only this April, the EU finalised its new “asylum and migration pact” after almost a decade of often fraught negotiations.
Post Office 'used racist term for black workers until 2016'
Language in an infamous Post Office document that categorised branch operators as \"negroid types\" was common in the public sector from the 1980s but continued to be used in the scandal-hit organisation until 2016, an inquiry has heard.
Police ignored warnings over novichok at second incident, inquiry hears
Police officers urged paramedics and firefighters to treat the second novichok incident in 2018 as a drug overdose despite warnings from the ambulance and fire services that it had similarities to the first poisoning four months earlier in Salisbury, a public inquiry heard yesterday.
Body of man found in debris of Newcastle flats destroyed by explosion
A body of a man believed to be in his 30s has been found in the debris of flats destroyed in an explosion.
"'Race science' group obtained vast cache of UK health data, footage suggests
Fringe researchers advocating \"nefarious” theories that intelligence is based on race have obtained data from a trove of sensitive health information donated by half a million British volunteers, according to undercover footage.
'A very hard man' Life of leader who plotted surprise attacks
Within days of the 7 October attacks last year, Israeli investigators identified Yahya Sinwar, then the military leader of Hamas and in Gaza, as the mastermind of the surprise attacks on Israel.
Vaping Tax could rise to deter use by children
Rachel Reeves is considering raising the tax on vaping products in her budget this month, as figures show that a quarter of 11 to 15-year-olds in England have used e-cigarettes.
archbishop to MP to meet discuss assisted dying bill
The archbishop of Canterbury is to meet the architect of a parliamentary bill to legalise assisted dying after he described a change in the law as dangerous.
Philanthropist confirms he paid to bring Salmond's body home
Sir Tom Hunter, one of Scotland's wealthiest men, has confirmed he has paid for Alex Salmond's body to be flown home from the Balkans.
Disease control rules criticised after bird flu outbreak in pheasants
The most serious outbreak of bird flu this year has been found in a group of pheasants in England, sparking criticism of the loose restrictions around their rearing.
Director of IFS thinktank to stand down after 14 years
The longstanding head of Britain's most influential economics think-tank and one of the most influential figures in Westminster politics, Paul Johnson, is to stand down next year.