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Play resumes at Battisford cricket club after its 80-year-old retro roller is replaced with a working one.
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Play resumes at Battisford cricket club after its 80-year-old retro roller is replaced with a working one.
Andy Burnham and European Council chief among dignitaries present for anniversary of Ukraine’s break from Soviet Union
Residents in part of Birmingham are rebuilding after the fire as charity support tops £10,000.
Spokesperson for Duke of Sussex says he remains an ‘active and avid supporter’ of African Parks’ mission The Duke of Sussex has stepped down from the board of a major African wildlife charity that had been at the centre of a human rights controversy. Prince Harry’s spokesperson confirmed he was no longer a trustee of African Parks, which admitted last year that human rights abuses were committed by its rangers in the
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Readers respond to Alan Milburn’s recommendation to boost internship opportunities for young people with special needs As a retired special school headteacher, I warmly welcome Alan Milburn’s proposal to expand supported internships for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (Turbocharge special needs internships to help tackle UK youth jobs crisis, says Milburn, 16 August). For too long society
Marco Scalvini on why it’s necessary to know what was promised by developers and local authorities, what arrived and what it costs to live in social housing Your editorial on London’s social housing (16 August) makes a persuasive case for treating social housing as economic infrastructure. However, infrastructure is normally monitored and social housing is not, either when it is delivered or across the years in which
The antidote to a French Monday | August on holiday | School dinners | Dance-hall don’ts As I write this, I’m enjoying my French Sunday (Polly Hudson, 23 August) with a croissant from the local bakery – open, of course – and a coffee. I’ll meet friends for lunch in a local riverside restaurant, then travel a few miles to a wonderful cafe, for even more coffee and their homemade cakes. Relaxing? Of course it is. It’s
‘Human-caused’, wind-driven fire in Reno leaves thousands of homes and businesses without power, officials say Authorities have urged about 90,000 residents of Reno, Nevada, and the adjacent North Valley to evacuate or prepare to do so as a fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire bears down on the city. The Hawk fire began on Saturday to the north-west of the city, and quickly grew, showing “extreme fire behavior” as it th
Jimmy Lynam, a two-time All-Ireland hurling winner with Cork, has died aged 100.
Huge hailstones prompt organisers to act 15km from end Riders seen heading into hotel on route to take cover A torrential hailstorm in the French Pyrenees forced the abandonment of the third stage of the Vuelta a España on Monday. With 15 kilometres (9.32 miles) remaining of the 174km route from Gruissan to Font-Romeu, the skies darkened as the peloton neared the top of the Col de Mont-Louis and huge hailstones be
Nearly eight out of ten children never cycle to school, despite over two-thirds of parents saying it would be their preferred method of transport, according to new research.
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Cost of living has hit campaign group while multinationals are threatening to squeeze out independent breweries For centuries, the wooden real ale pump has been the hallmark of a good British boozer. But now problems are brewing for the proper pint, as the Campaign for Real Ale has seen its membership sink to an eight-year low and its accounts show it is firmly in the red, making an £800,000 loss last year. Real ale
Balding says victory is ‘very unlikely’ but there is a good chance he will improve on second-place finishes achieved in 2021 and 2024 The British Flat trainers’ championship winners’ club is among the most exclusive in the sport, with just a dozen new members through its doors in the past 50 years. Aidan O’Brien, John Gosden, Richard Hannon Jr and Charlie Appleby, meanwhile, are the only trainers to win a first title
Mette Frederiksen, who received message on returning from Ukraine, advises women to embrace self-acceptance Sick of getting unsolicited beauty tips on social media, the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, rebuffed a male cosmetic surgeon’s offer to “fix” her and advised women in similar situations to embrace self-acceptance. Frederiksen, a Social Democrat and Denmark’s second female prime minister, posted on In
Iseq All-Share index rose 0.7 per cent to 14,290.01
James Deane, Jack Shanahan and Conor Shanahan are battling each other for the sport’s top titles
Pace bowler Brydon Carse is removed from England's squad for the second Test against Pakistan amid an ongoing investigation into an incident that led to him being briefly arrested.
Legal ‘right to be forgotten’ will replace voluntary code that some insurers had failed to adopt
Company plans new web-based gaming platform
Ollie Watkins has been an Aston Villa legend but it appears his time at the club is nearing a painful end amid interest from Saudi Arabia.
Plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Linton-on-Ouse will be debated by Scarborough Town Council.
Restore Britain leader paid up to £1,476 an hour by platform, which critics say is financially incentivising inflammatory content Rupert Lowe, the leader of Restore Britain, is on course to earn as much from the social media platform X as he does from his salary as an MP, after surging income from posts that include demands for mass deportations. Lowe has earned £932 an hour for his posts on X, formerly Twitter, sinc
Bushy-tailed visitor travels up four flights of stairs to reach George Freeman's office.