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Ashes legal dispute: Hampshire damages claim led to lack of 2027 Test in north of England
The lack of a 2027 Ashes Test in the north of England is the result of a legal dispute that saw Hampshire paid...
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Somerset return to summit after dog stops play: county cricket, day three – as it happened
Somerset eased to a 377-run win over Leicestershire to go top of Division One while Notts were caught cold by...
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The Guardian view on falling birthrates: cash alone cannot buy belonging
Editorial: Young people still want partners and children. Governments must address the insecurity and isolatio...
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England close on series sweep against Pakistan: third men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened
Over-by-over report: England’s batters produced a flurry of 50s before Ollie Robinson got to work again
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UK politics: Visitor levy powers should be in place by March 2028 in England, ministers say – as it happened
Downing Street gives more details of plan, saying it would be charged as a percentage of accommodation costs,...
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The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie audiobook review – stories with levity and laughter
The author explores themes of legacy, mortality and loneliness in the first work of fiction since his near-fat...
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Lindy Cameron appointed first female head of UK Foreign Office
High commissioner to India replaces Olly Robbins, who was sacked over Peter Mandelson scandal
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‘Our forefathers are coming back’: Naga people celebrate after Oxford museum agrees to return remains
Following six years of talks, Pitt Rivers Museum will return body parts collected by British colonial administ...
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First Thing: Trump makes highly unusual promise of $5,000 for all if Republicans win midterms
Speaking in Dallas, the president raised ethical concerns with an apparent $1tn offer to the electorate
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RSL says One Nation’s Hastie ‘slur’ was an ‘attack on every veteran’s service’ – as it happened
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‘That’s how it started’: Dambrauskas’ journey from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire to Champions League
Valdas Dambrauskas takes Sabah to Manchester United after journeying from Lithuania and a game show win, via L...
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Is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi a post-Test cricketer – or could he revolutionise the format?
The 15-year-old is tailor-made for short-form cricket, but he may just have the power to reimagine red-ball ba...