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Grenade 'resembling elephant' blown up in field

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The WW2 grenade was found in the water off Donnington Bridge in Oxford on Sunday afternoon.

Football transfer rumours: Alvarez set for Arsenal after being booed at Atlético?

By Will Unwin

Today’s rumours laugh off heartburn Booing Julián Alvarez during Atlético Madrid’s draw with Villarreal on Sunday has seemingly convinced the Argentina forward to consider joining Arsenal in the window. The former Manchester City man has been kept out of the reaches of Barcelona, who may not have the funds to complete the signing, whereas the Gunners have plenty of cash to splash. Alejandro Balde was left out of the

PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

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PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died when a car driving the wrong way on the A66 near Middlesbrough struck their vehicle.

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McSweeney on The Traitors: 'We couldn't be happier'

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After taking Ireland by storm in its first season, The Traitors Ireland is back, and host Siobhán McSweeney says the runaway success of the first series has given the show a whole new energy for its return.

Revival review – step up, Walking Dead fans! This is the most moving zombie show ever

By Lucy Mangan

The undead are climbing out of their graves all over town, so gore levels are high – but this noirish miniseries sets itself apart by being delightfully offbeat and genuinely poignant A teenage girl is pale, withdrawn and seems not to be fully in or of this world. Could she be … a zombie? “She just likes the Cure,” weary police officer Dana Cypress (Wynonna Earp’s Melanie Scrofano) assures the anxious mother at the s

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Leeds deliver timely Super League showcase while NRL investment hangs in balance

By Aaron Bower at the LNER Community Stadium

Wigan and Leeds tussle at the top but can all clubs come to an agreement over the investment the sport needs? Three rounds to go until the Super League playoffs begin, and it is difficult to know whether to keep your eyes fixed on the pitch or off it. Leeds sit top after their impressive win at York on Sunday afternoon ended Wigan’s 48-hour stay at the summit, but the Rhinos are embroiled in a two- or perhaps even th

Why England’s summer of cricket chaos could yet have a silver lining | Ali Martin

By Ali Martin

For all the upheaval and neurosis, it may yet be that the darkest hour came just before dawn for this England team To say England’s summer of Test cricket has not gone entirely to plan would be a bit of an understatement. At times it has been like watching Gromit frantically laying track in front of a runaway locomotive. Even now the England and Wales Cricket Board find themselves throwing down the sleepers, reacting

‘Ab-sol-utely incredible!’ The blockbuster ballet that says Pandora’s box unleashed AI

By Lyndsey Winship

She was the first woman, according to myth, and she let loose all the evils and sorrows of humanity. But Aszure Barton thinks Pandora’s had a bad rap – and she’s using dance to reimagine her tale Aszure Barton is taking herself back to the creation of Mere Mortals, remembering the creative buzz of the studio at San Francisco Ballet. “Sam was fiddling around making magic in one corner,” she says – that’s Sam Shepherd,

Chelsea change course with Alonso primed to banish the chaos of youth

By Jacob Steinberg

The 44-year-old is focused on maintaining ‘emotional control’ and a slew of sensible signings offer genuine hope It is a necessary reset. Although it would be pushing it to say that Chelsea have switched from development centre to retirement home, even after the signings of Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck, there has been a clear shift in strategy this summer. Some grownups are in the room at last and, for Xabi Alo

Premier League: 10 talking points from opening weekend of the season

By Guardian sport

Manchester United’s under-powered attack, Brentford’s £39m bargain and Dewsbury-Hall delivers for Everton Arsenal’s treatment of Gabriel Martinelli has been questioned by Ian Wright after the Brazil forward was left out of their squad for Friday’s opening game against Coventry. Martinelli turned down a move to Galatasaray last week after Arsenal had agreed a fee with the Turkish club and the former striker Wright rev

52% of under-35s believe they won't be able to buy a home

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New research from PTSB finds that over 52% of under-35s believe they will never be in a position to buy a home.

UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade

By Alex Daniel

Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, says recruitment website Adzuna Business live – latest updates Graduate job vacancies in the UK have sunk to their lowest level since they started being tracked a decade ago, according to a recruiting website. Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, Adzuna reported on Monday, down 45% compared with the same point las

New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s

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New Zealand's government has introduced legislation to ban under 16s from using social media, joining a number of countries seeking to keep youngsters off sites such as Instagram and TikTok.

TikTok says it offered to meet media committee in private

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TikTok has said it has offered to meet with the Oireachtas Committee on Media in private to discuss the posting of videos of people engaging in illegal activity, such as driving down motorways the wrong way.

US issues ultimatum to countries to sever business ties with Iran or face sanctions

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Treasury secretary Scott Bessent announces ‘economic D-Day’ as war with Iran nears six-month mark

US vows ‘economic D-Day’ as Iran threatens to halt all oil exports

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US to hold press conference on Monday evening amid promises to reveal even more severe measures on Iran

Claonta agus saonta

By Alan Titley

Bíonn saol intleachtúil na hollscoile go mór faoi thionchar threochtaí na linne

How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way

By Petra Stock

Phillip Island’s ‘iconic’ little penguins get first bird flu vaccinations in what is thought to be largest program of its kind Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast More than 1,000 little penguins have received their first dose of bird flu vaccine in Victoria, in what is believed to be the world’s largest vaccination program involving wild b

‘Everything you’d want from Italy, all in one place’: Brescia, Lombardy’s hidden gem

By Kevin Rushby

The city’s rich history and culture have so far flown under the radar, but its fiercely proud inhabitants are determined to change that We have hardly begun walking before I spot the side alley, curving away from the main road in a patchwork of sunlit yellow walls, shuttered windows and shadowy archways. “What’s up there?” Elena, my guide to the city, pulls a wry smile. “That is Carmine. As a kid, I was warned not to

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Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years

By Donna Ferguson

Pair are offspring of two beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in December Wild beaver kits have been born in Norfolk for the first time in more than 500 years. The pair of newborns are the offspring of two free-living beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in December. Continue reading...

The Disappearers by Marlon James review – a scorching exposé of homophobia in Jamaica

By Yagnishsing Dawoor

This Booker-listed epic set in Aids-era Kingston is a triumph – bitter, bawdy and ravishingly queer “A sense of sweep,” replied Marlon James, when asked what moves him most in literature. “Sweep isn’t just about external journeys, but internal as well. It can be over years and decades, or across land and sea.” If that explanation is still hazy, pick up his mighty new novel, which is longlisted for this year’s Booker

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David Olusoga’s extraordinary new show: best podcasts of the week

By Nell Frizzell and Hollie Richardson

The historian shares the astonishing story of a Peterloo massacre survivor. Plus, a delightfully wholesome new pod that is ‘Desert Island Discs … for words’ From the People’s History Museum, this series is about the Peterloo massacre in Manchester, 1819, which the host David Olusoga calls the “ground zero of industrial capitalism”. Touching on systematic disenfranchisement (Manchester didn’t have a single MP) and sta

On Different Grounds review – Cupid’s-conspiracy romcom brings Nollywood and Bollywood together

By Phil Hoad

Mildred Okwo’s earnest film about the conflicting romantic wishes in a Nigerian family struggles to connect with its promising premise It’s a stretch for this Nigerian romcom to bill itself “the first Nollywood-Bollywood collaboration” based on the fact that it features, in Nimesh Diliprai Desai and Vineet Raina, two fringe Indian players on a sprawling wedding-invite list. But the two industries do indeed have much

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The hill I will die on: A music festival isn’t a music festival without children | Iman Amrani

By Iman Amrani

Ignore the party poopers who say toddlers spoil the fun. I’ve braved the raves with my twins – and I’ve seen how families add to the magic of events The woman I used to be died the day I gave birth to twins. That life – full of spontaneous travel, impulsive decisions and a decorated social calendar – evaporated, giving way to a blank canvas of motherhood and two glorious little human beings. While I was inside that s

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How can I convince NHS pensions that I am not dead?

By Anna Tims

It has not paid me for months and I am in severe financial distress, and apart from my husband while I try to sort it out I stopped receiving my NHS pension in May and, when I rang to ask why, I was informed that I was deceased. I have repeatedly called to no avail and my emails have received auto-generated responses. Continue reading...

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