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‘Here we go’: Carlos Alcaraz confirms US Open return after four-month injury absence

By PA Sport

Seven-time major winner has not played since April Spaniard missed French Open and Wimbledon US Open announces record $108m prize fund Carlos Alcaraz has won his battle to be fit for the US Open. The seven-time grand slam champion has not played on the ATP Tour since April due to an ongoing wrist issue, but enlisted the help of football transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano to announce his comeback. Continue reading...

England v Pakistan: first men’s Test, day two – live updates

By James Wallace at Headingley (earlier) and Tim de Lisle (now)

Updates from Headingley after rain delay Day one report | Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tim In fact, that’s quite a decent, if soggy, rabbit hole to head down for an OBO discussion. The Butterfly Effect of rain delays. Which games and whose careers might have looked significantly different if the wet stuff hadn’t fallen at a particular time or other? I’ll wrack my brains, right now I’m just thinking of Tim Henman v Gor

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English

By Richard Adams and Sally Weale

Government confirms plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification in England as students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4 The government’s plans to make young people continue studying maths and English if they fail GCSEs could be demotivating and ineffective, according to education experts and school leaders after retake pass rates slumped this year. Only one in seven students in the age grou

Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by his university

By Chris Osuh and agencies

Researcher Nathan Cofnas previously claimed Black people would hold few high-profile positions in a meritocracy Nathan Cofnas, the academic who made plagiarism allegations against Prof Jason Arday before his death, has been suspended by a university. Arday, 41, resigned from his role at the University of Cambridge this month after coverage of Cofnas’s accusations of plagiarism. The allegations, which were not proven

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Reform UK hates ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees – apprenticeships in dodgy crypto, anyone?

By John Crace

Dicky Tice recalls digging trenches with a JCB as a young man, omitting to say the firm he went on to run was founded by his grandfather You have to hand it to them. Most political parties would have chosen to go quiet, what with it being the middle of August and having next to nothing to say. But Reform are made of stronger stuff. They aren’t bothered that the only interesting thing about them at the moment is that

US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East to relieve troubled USS Lincoln

By Anna Betts

USS George Washington will replace warship families say suffers from shortages, plumbing problems and low morale The USS George Washington aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East, where it is expected to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln from its record deployment amid concerns about poor living conditions and morale. US Central Command announced on Thursday that the Washington arrived in the area on Wednesday,

‘Biased’ Channel 4 programme on ADHD misrepresented my views, says expert

By Amelia Hill

Prof Katya Rubia withdraws support for The Great ADHD Myth? as other leading figures voice criticisms A contributor to a controversial Channel 4 documentary on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has withdrawn her support for the programme, saying it was biased and could lead to an increased suicide risk by encouraging parents to take their children off medication. Katya Rubia, a professor of cognitive neuroscie

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Harry and Meghan’s security funding on UK return is private matter, Burnham says

By Caroline Davies

Prime minister wishes couple well in their move back from the US to a non-royal residence outside London Harry and Meghan: key moments and controversies since US move Security arrangements for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex while living in the UK are a “private matter”, Andy Burnham has said, after news that Harry and Meghan intend to relocate to Britain from the US this month. The UK prime minister refused to be dra

The Guardian view on GCSE results: much to celebrate, much to reform | Editorial

By Editorial

Another post-pandemic cohort has shown its resilience and talent. But growing inequalities of outcome must be addressed Most pupils who received their GCSE results this week were in the penultimate year of primary school when Covid struck, disrupting their preparation for secondary education. As with other post-pandemic cohorts, their achievements are therefore a testament to their ability, resilience and determinati

The Guardian view on Trump’s MMR executive order: endangering the children he claims to care about | Editorial

By Editorial

The president’s empty advice that children should receive separate jabs against measles, mumps and rubella will only lead to less take-up by parents Nobody wants to hurt a child. The howl of pain, the tears, the look of betrayed shock all make it very hard to deliver a cherished small person to the needle-wielding nurse. But that’s part of being a responsible parent. It becomes a lot tougher if mum or dad is being fe

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Man arrested over Nord Stream bombing was consultant on film about it starring Sean Penn

By Luke Harding and Jakub Krupa

Volodymyr Zhuravlev had been consulted on Snake Island, a dramatised reconstruction of incident Earlier this month locals in Zagreb noticed something odd outside an art deco building. Sandbags and barricades appeared in front of the Esplanade hotel, along with a film crew and extras sporting Ukrainian military uniforms. Soon afterwards the actors Sean Penn and Adrien Brody were spotted on the set in the Croatian capi

BBC’s Trevor Nelson recovering after brain tumour surgery

By Nadeem Badshah

Radio 2 DJ, who stepped back from work commitments in June, says operation went ‘incredibly well’ Trevor Nelson, the BBC Radio 2 DJ, has revealed he had surgery after being diagnosed with a brain tumour and is now on the mend. The broadcaster, 62, said in June that he was taking a break from work commitments to deal with health issues. Continue reading...

Mark Zuckerberg buys 440-acre Strancally castle estate in Ireland

By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Meta chief executive paid roughly €20m for gothic-style mansion built in 1830 and its surroundings It stretches the definition of pied-à-terre but Mark Zuckerberg now has a pad in Ireland: Strancally castle. The Meta chief executive and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have bought the gothic-style mansion and its 178-hectare (440-acre) estate in county Waterford to use as a base during visits to Ireland. Continue reading...

Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock

By Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Exclusive: Mitchell Palmer has also argued for privatising the NHS and immigration as way of cutting poverty Reform UK’s new economic adviser has previously called the pensions triple lock unsustainable, advocated privatising the NHS and welcomed migration as a poverty alleviation tool, the Guardian can reveal. Robert Jenrick, Reform’s economic spokesperson, has appointed Mitchell Palmer, a rightwing economist at the

Rebecca Hendin on the return of Harry and Meghan – cartoon

By Rebecca Hendin

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JD Sports boss is still struggling to turn up the heat on a tepid trainer market

By Nils Pratley

Latest profit warning is particularly disappointing in a World Cup year, which should have given the global business a sporty buzz JD Sports cuts £50m from profit forecast as cost of living pressures hit trainer sales It was a slower quarter for “high-heat footwear product”, said JD Sports. It didn’t mean it was struggling to shift sandals during a heatwave. Rather, it was referring coyly to the big global trainer br

Football Daily | The Balogun affair and Premier League’s battle with conspiracy theorists

By Barry Glendenning

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! While Football Daily remains open to the idea that Stanley Kubrick directed the moon landings and the Pentagon is hiding grey aliens in Area 51, we have never had much truck with tinfoil hat-wearing conspiracy theorists when it comes to officiating in football. While refereeing a match in which all 22 participants are expert gaslighters will inevitably lead to mista

Michael Carrick rejects ‘ridiculous’ talk of easy start to Manchester United season

By Jamie Jackson

United face promoted sides Hull and Ipswich ‘It’s not favourable. It’s an easy thing to throw out there’ Michael Carrick has dismissed suggestions that Manchester United’s opening two games against Hull and Ipswich represent a favourable start to the season. United travel to Hull for Saturday’s opening match before hosting Ipswich a week on Sunday. Both sides were promoted from the Championship. Carrick is adamant ne

Mary Heilmann obituary

By Charles Darwent

Playful American painter whose works were informed by her previous focus on ceramics and sculpture Visitors to Mary Heilmann’s show at the Whitechapel Gallery in 2016 were offered the novel experience of looking at art while scooting about on wheeled wooden chairs. These, too, turned out to be artworks. One, Sunny Chair for the Whitechapel, had been made by Heilmann for the occasion. Rough-hewn from plywood, backed i

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Charity campaigner’s death after microlight crash was accidental, coroner rules

By Raphael Boyd

Claire Lomas died of severe injuries five weeks after aircraft crashed into rocks off runway while filming Apple video in Jordan The death of a disability campaigner after a microlight crash while filming a TV programme for Apple was an accident, a coroner has concluded. An inquest heard on Thursday that Claire Lomas, 44, died of severe traumatic injuries on 22 August 2024, five weeks after a light aircraft she had b

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Australian rider says she was nearly hit by car at Tour of Britain Women

By Guardian sport

Maeve Plouffe says incident on Wednesday was ‘scary’ Josh Tarling to ride in Vuelta in memory of brother Fin The Australian rider Maeve Plouffe has said she was nearly hit by a non-race car during the opening stage of the Tour of Britain Women. With cycling still coming to terms with the death at the Volta a Portugal of the 19-year-old British rider Finlay Tarling, killed last week in a collision with a vehicle that

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Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire v Durham and more: county cricket – live

By Tanya Aldred at Derby

Updates as County Championship returns Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tanya No play at three grounds for now: Old Trafford, Edgbaston, and here at Derby where thunder has just rolled alluringly. Arrive at Derby in teeming rain. Apparently Ben Stokes had a net at 8.30am but it all looks very soggy now. Continue reading...

Why are Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to the UK? – The Latest

By Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Aaron Sharp; produced by Bryony Moore and Leonore Schick; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to return to live in Britain, six years after leaving for the US: a decision that was subject to intense media scrutiny. The couple and their two children are expected to relocate later in August to a non-royal residence. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to senior national news editor Aaron Sharp Continue reading...

Terry Dyson, only Spurs player to score north London derby hat-trick, dies at 91

By PA Media

Tottenham salute ‘key part’ of 1960-61 Double side Winger also won Cup Winners’ Cup in 1963 Tottenham’s 1961 Double-winner Terry Dyson has died at the age of 91. The Premier League club confirmed Dyson’s death on Thursday and paid tribute to their former winger, who made 209 appearances and scored 55 goals for Spurs in a 10-year spell. Dyson was part of Bill Nicholson’s 1960-61 side, the first English team in the 20t

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Lack of water storage is an urgent national security issue | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to the crisis facing Britain caused by the lack of reservoir capacity and hotter summers Your reporters came up with a good list of urgent climate policies in response to Andy Burnham’s somewhat surreal statement focusing on the sale of disposable barbecues following a Cobra meeting (From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now, 12 August), but they missed out the