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Woman gives birth to rare triplets

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Georgie Bradnock said she was "so surprised" to hear three heartbeats at her 12-week appointment.

Ulrich Siegmund: AfD’s scent specialist smells victory

By Derek Scally

Right-wing candidate could be on course for one of the greatest political upsets in postwar German history

Therapy dog on hand as GCSE students open results

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"Member of staff" Molly gives anxious students cuddles at Cockermouth School in Cumbria.

West Ham condemn ‘offensive and divisive’ chant about Israel winger Manor Solomon

By Sarah Rendell

Club urge fans to drop chant with ‘anti-Palestine message’ Section of away crowd sang chant during game at Burnley West Ham have condemned “an offensive and divisive chant” and urged fans not to sing it at their first Championship home game of the season against Charlton Athletic this Saturday. The chant, which relates to Israel winger Manor Solomon and includes an “anti-Palestine message”, was sung by a section of t

The best books to read in August: new paperbacks from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Salman Rushdie and Werner Herzog

By Guardian Staff

Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some wonderful new paperbacks, from a short story collection by a literary great to razor-sharp criticism *** Continue reading...

Train derailment carriages moved amid track probe

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Work begins on removing carriages from a train that derailed near Lewes, as investigations continue.

Clean-up operation begins on fire-hit Birmingham street

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Operations are under way on Gorleston Road in Warstock a week after fire tore through the area.

South Africa drop skipper Siya Kolisi for opening Test against New Zealand

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Paul de Villiers starts at blindside flanker with Kolisi missing out after struggling for fitness in build-up

‘Why would you want to retire me?’: Novak Djokovic is still driven by doubt

By Richard Deitsch

A revealing Prime Video documentary out Thursday explores the stubbornness, childhood scars and siege mentality still driving Novak Djokovic at 39 The moment comes roughly 20 minutes into the thoughtfully done Prime Video documentary, Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter, where Djokovic, winner of 24 grand slam titles and owner of the most-ever total weeks atop the ATP rankings (428), gets to the core of what has drive

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Amy Lee of Evanescence: ‘I could happily do an entire album of nothing but Portishead covers’

By As told to Dave Simpson

As her band hits the road, the metal trailblazer answers your questions on sexualisation in show business, finding inspiration in dreams and Spinal Tap moments on tour You wrote Bring Me to Life when you were 19. When you perform it now, how do you relate to the younger you? becgoldsmith I was in an abusive relationship, so Bring Me to Life was partly about processing the reality of that abuse and asking myself, what

Abigail’s Party review – Tamzin Outhwaite’s Bev is Madame Bovary with a Cinzano

By Arifa Akbar

Harold Pinter theatre, London Outhwaite’s performance as Beverly, a precision-tooled showcase in hidden anger and longing, is a triumph in this eternally resonant suburban drama Alison Steadman has cast a long shadow over the suburban gargoyle-cum-bored-housewife in Mike Leigh’s social satire about 1970s social mobility. So much so that her name is almost always invoked in relation to Beverly. Tamzin Outhwaite’s incr

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What awaits Parrott at Betis in Andalusian adventure?

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After an excellent spell at AZ Alkmaar, Troy Parrott has found a new perch after signing for La Liga outfit Real Betis.

Leaving Cert results: Life isn’t about exams, fractions or poets

By Damian Cullen

The Irish Times will publish a special supplement for those navigating one of the most important milestones in Irish education

Delays for rail commuters easing after signalling fault

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Iarnród Éireann has said delays are beginning to ease following a major signalling issue in Dublin earlier today.

Irish Rail commuters faced long delays after signalling failure in Dublin

By Conor Pope

Services resume following outage affecting an area from Lansdowne Road to Donabate

Shona McCarthy named as new Arts Council director

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Former Edinburgh Festival Fringe organiser appointed to role

Adlington's free swimming offer after BBC report

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Becky Adlington is offering more than 5,000 free swimming lessons across nationwide venues until September.

Travelodge boss quits amid fallout over hotel chain’s security failings

By Kalyeena Makortoff

Joanna Boydell steps down after widespread criticism over company’s handling of guest safety issues The boss of Travelodge has resigned after a backlash over security failings at the hotel chain, including a case where a domestic abuser was given a key to a woman’s room before assaulting her. In a company statement on Thursday, Travelodge said Joanna Boydell had stepped down and been temporarily replaced by its finan

Tice defends suspension of Reform UK activist over Farage criticism

By Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Party’s deputy leader makes comments as he unveils new policy to subsidise more apprenticeships Reform UK’s deputy leader has defended the party’s suspension of a senior activist who criticised Nigel Farage, saying internal disagreements should be kept “behind closed doors”. Richard Tice, who is also the party’s business spokesperson, made the comments as he unveiled a new policy of subsidising more apprenticeships,

Boohoo fined €2.3m by French watchdog over deceptive discounts

By Sarah Butler

Fashion site also broke rules on labelling by using terms ‘leather’ or ‘suede’ for synthetic products The British online fashion seller Boohoo has been fined €2.3m (£2m) by France’s consumer watchdog ⁠for deceptive ⁠practices ​such as offering fake discounts. The Manchester-based firm, whose parent company renamed itself Debenhams Group last year, was found to have exaggerated the discounts it was offering, giving sh

Boy, 16, found not guilty of teenager's murder

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A jury finds him not guilty of killing Shayne Hambakachere, who died from stab wounds.

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Film and TV director John Irvin dies aged 86

By Sian Cain

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy director said MI6 ‘took an interest’ in him but he was too left wing to be involved in espionage ‘hanky-panky’

Man jailed over strangulation and assault on woman

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The victim escaped when Charlie Stefano became distracted and members of the public contacted police.

Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians

By Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent

Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremists Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted a gloating video of the construction of a gallows complex where Palestinians convicted of terror offences – but not Jewish extremists accused of similar crimes – will be hang

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Frank Beard obituary

By Adam Sweeting

Drummer with ZZ Top for more than five decades whose mastery of the ‘Texas shuffle’ was central to their sound Renowned for being the only member of the Texan trio ZZ Top not to wear an outlandishly luxuriant beard, in spite of his surname, Frank Beard, who has died aged 77, spent more than 55 years as the band’s drummer, appearing on all their albums from ZZ Top’s First Album in 1971 to La Futura in 2012. He was als

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