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‘You can see the money’ Hollywood is banking on Gladiator II

A full-scale model of the Colosseum, flooded and filled with longboats. A two-tonne, eight-wheeled, life-sized rhino that can spin, snarl, wag its head and do 40mph. And as much minced beef, sweet potato and personal training as Paul Mescal can stomach.

Income tax 'Stealth' freeze on thresholds beyond 2028

Rachel Reeves is expected to extend a \"stealth\" freeze on income tax thresholds beyond the 2028 deadline set by the previous Conservative government to raise billions of pounds at the budget.

Fuel duty Rise of up to 7p per litre expected after budget

Fuel duty is expected to rise by up to 7p per litre after the budget, with speculation intensifying that the chancellor will restore inflationary rises as well as ending the temporary cut.

Proposed 4% budget increase for NHS 'won't cut waiting lists'

The NHS is set to get an inflation-busting 4% rise in its budget next year but health chiefs are warning it may not allow them to cut waiting lists for another 18 months, the Guardian has learned.

Calls to regulate therapists as claims of abuse surge

Rules 'needed to stop psychotherapists working without qualifications'

London to host first finals of rugby's Nations Championship

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Waiting game Tuchel not expected to attend matches in England until 2025

Thomas Tuchel is not expected to attend Premier League matches to scout players before he begins his role as England's head coach on 1 January.

Tuchel's club record does not mean he will shine in internationals

German's success stands out but many big-name managers have proved unable to replicate domestic triumphs in World Cups and Euros

Dyche queries FA pathway for developing English talent

Sean Dyche has questioned whether the Football Association remains committed to giving English coaches a pathway to the top after the appointment of Thomas Tuchel as men's national team manager.

Paquetá tells lawyers to complain to FA over 'leaks'

West Ham's Lucas Paquetá has instructed his lawyers to complain to the Football Association over \"false and misleading\" leaks relating to the investigation into his alleged breaches of betting regulations.

Salman puts hosts in control after wasteful England miss chances

For all the chaos that preceded this game Pakistan find themselves in control. It is not yet over but it has started to feel decided: England have never successfully chased more than 209 to win a Test in Asia and their target here is 297, the pursuit of which started in the final halfhour of the third day in the worst imaginable style.

Winless but still far from hopeless Assessing the Premier League's bottom four

Struggling quartet have not tasted victory seven matches in but have reasons to cling to optimism for the rest of the season

‘Even today, Liverpool fans I meet still show me love'

Now banished to Bremen's under-23s, the former Reds midfielder discusses injuries, Klopp and World Cup dreams

Hamano's audacious lob puts Chelsea in charge on Dutch soil

Goals from young forwards Aggie Beever-Jones and Maika Hamano showed just how bright Chelsea's future is as they continued their winning start to the season under new manager Sonia Bompastor with a 3-1 defeat of FC Twente.

Ainslie revels in underdog role as Ineos Britannia plot fightback

Twenty-four hours can be a long time on the water. When the sea state off Barcelona changed on Tuesday, the balance of the 37th America's Cup shifted with it. All of a sudden, Ineos Britannia, who were trailing Emirates Team New Zealand 4-0 in the best-of-13 series, were swept back into contention. The America's Cup is a competition for sailboat builders as well as sailors, and the subtle design differences between the two AC75 yachts gave the British team an advantage in the heavier weather. Soon enough, they had pulled the score back to 4-2.

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”.