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First Rothesay Test, Headingley (day one of five)Pakistan 171 all out: Shafique 61; Tongue 5-46, Robinson 5-51England 112-2: Root 37*, Gay 33; Abbas 1-34England are 59 runs behindScorecardOllie Robinson and Josh Tongue each took five wickets to give Joe Root the ideal start to his second spell as England captain as Pakistan were skittled for 171 on the opening day of the series at Headingley.Returning four years after his first stint as skipper left him and his team broken, Root’s leadership was barely tested thanks to the excellence of his bowlers and fragility of the Pakistan batting.Root won the toss,…
New behavioural guidance for asylum seekers has been published by the Home Office.A nine-page booklet covering issues including respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality, has gone online, with guidance on how laws and customs in the UK may be different from the home country of asylum seekers.The Conservatives’ shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: “Instead of trying to train these mainly young, male illegal immigrants behave in a civilised way towards women, they should be deported.”And Reform UK’s home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf labelled the document “a disgrace”, adding its publication showed the government “know that they…
A man aged 82 is facing a life sentence in prison in Germany, after going on trial and admitting to a murder that mystified the city of Koblenz for almost 32 years.Amy Lopez from Texas was last seen alive in September 1994, heading for Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz while on a tour of Europe. Her body was found at the site two hours later.Hans S, who was 49 at the time, was arrested at a retirement home in the area last February after a DNA trace found on Lopez’s clothing was matched to saliva he had provided during a cold-case…
New trade deal ensures no tariffs for US farmers and businesses exporting to Canada, Trump announces.Published On 19 Aug 202619 Aug 2026United States President Donald Trump said the US has reached “a very fair” trade deal with Canada that will include no tariffs on exports by US farmers and businesses to Canada.“We have no tariffs going into Canada,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday, adding that “tariffs will be non-existent for farmers”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listLate Tuesday, Trump announced that he would put a three-day pause on 50 percent tariffs that were set to take effect on Wednesday…
“Giving your opponent a way out” is one of his golden rules of campaigning – his full list can be found in his new book Institutionalised Deceit: Taking the Lid off Westminster Governance.Another is to avoid party tribalism. Despite voting Green, Bailey has rarely been picky about who he works with.In the 1980s, he teamed up with the Association for the Conservation of Energy, a body governed by directors and CEOs.In a goodbye speech at the end of his time with them, Bailey said: “Perhaps we have both learnt something.”I have learnt that not all capitalist bastards are capitalist bastards…
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Rail operators have apologised after a report into last Thursday’s derailment in East Sussex found a track defect on the approach to where the train derailed on the hottest day of the year so far.An interim report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said CCTV images showed the “track geometry irregularity” existed before the incident near Lewes injured 30 people.The watchdog published an image that appeared to show the track had buckled – something that can happen in high temperatures – before the Southern train derailed.Rear-facing CCTV image from a train that passed the derailment location on 13 August…
President Donald Trump just suffered another endorsement loss, this time in deep-red Wyoming. Republican state Sen. Eric Barlow defeated Trump-backed Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder in the gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. It’s another blow to Trump’s once-stellar primary endorsement record, which has shown vulnerabilities in recent weeks. Former MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell lost his primary for governor in Minnesota last week, as did a Trump-endorsed Michigan congressional candidate who fell to an opponent who had already dropped out. Two other Trump-backed candidates fell in Florida Tuesday: Rep. Cory Mills and House candidate Catalina Lauf. Trump’s endorsement power has seemed…
Jose Mourinho is back for a second spell at Real Madrid who, he says, didn’t need Barcelona’s new signing Rodri.Published On 19 Aug 202619 Aug 2026Jose Mourinho is confident Real Madrid will be fine without Rodri despite admitting the club made “a very good offer” to try to sign the Spain captain.Rodri officially signed with Madrid’s rival Barcelona after a transfer from Manchester City on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listMourinho, back with Madrid for a second stint, said he spoke twice with Rodri as Madrid considered adding the World Cup’s best player to its squad, but felt…
Higher energy bills drove UK inflation up to 2.9% in the year to July, the highest level in four months, according to new figures.Gas prices soared at the sharpest pace in almost four years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, leading to an increase in the cap on household energy bills in July. Energy costs surged after US-Israel war with Iran began, which has restricted global oil supplies.July’s reading is the highest since March but some price growth slowed. Food inflation, at 1.3%, is at its lowest rate for close to five years.Experts said the inflation figure is unlikely…