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Russia frees Gershkovich in biggest prisoner swap since cold war

The largest prisoner swap between Russia and the US since the cold war took place yesterday, with 16 people freed from Russian custody including the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, several foreign citizens and Russian political prisoners.

Ice sheets 10C above normal in Antarctic heatwave

Great swathes of the ice sheets of Antarctica have seen ground temperatures soaring an average of 10C above normal over the past month, in what has been described as a nearrecord heatwave.

Police urged to step up action amid plans for 19 more far-right protests

Police chiefs have been urged to step up patrols outside mosques and asylum seeker accommodation in the face of plans for at least 19 far-right rallies across England in coming days.

Reilly turns fear into beauty to clinch BMX silver

It began with a Christmas present. A shiny new BMX bike and the kindling of a dream.

I'll do all I can to help my home town Southport recover, says Fleetwood

Horrified golfer admits Olympics will mean little after tragic knife attack

Breeders' Cup target for Notable Speech after Sussex Stakes success

Notable Speech's form still reads like computer code, but \"111101\" holds the promise of a brighter conclusion to his three-year-old career after Charlie Appleby's colt returned to form in the Group One Sussex Stakes at Goodwood yesterday, six weeks since the surrender of his unbeaten record in the St James's Palace Stakes.

Klopp rules himself out as Southgate's successor

Jürgen Klopp has ruled himself out of the race to replace Gareth Southgate as England manager, claiming it would constitute the \"biggest loss of face in the history of football\" were he to take the job so soon after leaving Liverpool in order to have a break from the sport.

Taylor Swift tour, Euro 2024 and job cuts boost Reach profits

Taylor Swift's Eras tour, the Euro 2024 football tournament and the UK general election - as well as a deep round of cost-cutting and job losses - helped the publisher of the Mirror and Express newspapers to its best quarterly performance in almost two years.

'Much to be done': Boeing names Ortberg as new chief

Boeing has named the aerospace industry veteran Robert \"Kelly\" Ortberg as its new president and chief executive as the struggling planemaker fights to repair its reputation and shore up its business.

Attempted murder verdict for forcing man off platform

A man accused of pushing a tube passenger on to the tracks has been found guilty of attempted murder.

Farage helped to incite rioting, says former counter-terror chief

A former top counter-terrorism police chief has accused Nigel Farage of helping to incite violence that broke out in Southport after the killing of three children in a knife attack this week.

Police brace for week of violence by far right in Southport

Police officers are braced for further violence from far-right agitators in Southport in the days ahead as the seaside town struggles to come to terms with a knife attack that killed three children and left several others in a critical condition.

Planning rule changes do not mean ugly houses - Rayner

Angela Rayner has promised her planning changes will not lead to \"a load of ugly houses\", as she set out plans for more GP surgeries, roads and schools around developments to win over the \"nimbys\".

Triathlon triumph Clean-up of Seine was well worth it

Citius, altius, antibioticus. On a clammy Wednesday morning in the 8th arrondissement, Paris staged what is, quietly but in plain sight, the keynote event of France's Olympic project.

Tears and tributes as Team GB rack up medals on wonderful Wednesday

The British rower Lola Anderson choked back tears as she told of her pride in fulfilling her late father's faith in her talent on a wonderful Wednesday that saw Team GB chalk up five more Olympic medals in Paris, including two golds.

Public asked for gardening tips to beat climate crisis

Most gardeners love nothing more than the chance to chat about what has worked and what has not in their flowerbeds this year.

Badenoch asked for taxpayers' cash to buy holiday flight to US, sources claim

Kemi Badenoch asked officials to pay for a holiday flight to the US with taxpayers' money while in government but was rebuffed by her former department's top civil servant, the Guardian understands.

Iran has a duty to avenge assassination of Hamas chief, says supreme leader

Avenging the assassination of the Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, is now Tehran's duty as his killing occurred while he was a guest on Iranian soil, the country's supreme leader has warned.

Lebanon Tensions hit new high as risk of wider conflict rises

Tel Aviv, Hodeidah, Majdal Shams, Baghdad, Beirut and now Tehran. Though the parties involved are loth to acknowledge that the war in Gaza is turning into a regional conflict, the last two weeks of airstrikes and targeted killings across the Middle East suggest the risk is becoming more acute.

Felled Sycamore Gap tree's 'astonishing' new shoots offer hope for its recovery

The felling of the Sycamore Gap tree brought forth an outpouring of emotion last year, with local residents and tourists alike left bereft by pictures showing it on its side.

Met looks at ex-Murdoch chief over deleted emails

A British police special inquiry team is examining allegations that Will Lewis, now the chief executive of the Washington Post, presided over the deliberate destruction of emails at Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper business when he worked for the company 13 years ago.

Edwards could face jail over indecent images of children

The former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards faces a possible jail sentence after admitting accessing indecent photographs of children as young as seven.

Fears of escalation after Israel kills leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah

Iran vowed revenge yesterday after airstrikes killed the Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran and a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut in the space of 12 hours, dual Israeli assassinations that crushed hopes of an imminent Gaza ceasefire and fuelled fears of a \"dangerous escalation\" in the region.

Scott secures seventh medal as Team GB win freestyle crown

British quartet successfully defend 4x200m relay title to clinch GB's first gold in pool

Reborn Biles leads the way as USA reassert their domination

In the total chaos of the team final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as the sky seemed to be falling and Simone Biles was forced to withdraw midcompetition, USA responded to the unexpected adversity with admirable resolve. They finished with a silver medal, a proud achievement, but one that left them even hungrier than before.

Premier League: Chelsea close in on Osimhen; Fernández escapes punishment

Striker could sign on loan while club accept midfielder's apology for racist chanting

Government puts up record £1.5bn for clean energy contracts auction

The Labour government will make record amounts of funding available to clean energy developers after it increased the value of its summer subsidy auction by 50%, compared with figures previously announced, to £1.5bn.

Doomsday scenario Wargames reveal the threat to US democracy

It is the afternoon of 20 January 2025 and Donald Trump is in the White House dining room, glued to the same TV where he sat transfixed as the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January unfolded four years ago. This morning he completed one of the most spectacular political comebacks in US history, reciting the oath of office that returned him to the most powerful job on Earth.

Maduro vows to quash election protests despite international outcry

Thousands of anti-government protesters returned to Venezuela's streets yesterday to decry Nicolás Maduro's alleged attempt to steal Sunday's election, as he vowed to squash what he called \"a violent counter-revolution\" and more than 700 arrests were made.

Triathlon Men's event rests on clean water result

In early May the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, the president of the Paris 2024 organising committee, Tony Estanguet, and other dignitaries officially opened a vast subterranean chamber near Austerlitz station in the south-east of the French capital.