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• T20 Blast finals day: Hampshire v Notts Outlaws in second semi-final – live!

  02-09-2017 17:13 via theguardian.com
  Live updates of T20 Blast semi-finals and final at EdgbastonHampshire chasing 170 to beat Notts OutlawsBirmingham Bears beat Glamorgan by 11 runs in first semiMan arrested over Oval crossbow incidentAnd feel free to email [email protected] 4.13pm BST5th over: Hampshire 45-1 (Dickinson 18, Vince 27) Dickinson gets his first boundary with a controlled pull round the corner off Gurney. That was a much better stroke than most he has attempted so far. He seems to have settled down now, and tw
  
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• Norway v Senegal: World Cup 2026 – live

  23-06-2026 02:26 via theguardian.com
  ⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 8pm ET/1am BST/10am AEST
  ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Jeff12 min Fox commentators Ian Darke and Landon Donovan vouch for the quality of the pitch, with Donovan saying it is adequately slick for an attacker-friendly game.Norway already looking to their bench and signaling about a potentially necessary early sub… Continue reading...
  
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• France v Iraq: match resumes after two-hour storm delay at World Cup 2026 – live

  23-06-2026 02:24 via theguardian.com
  ⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 5pm ET/10pm BST/7am AEST
  ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email TimAnd here’s our reporter at the game, Paul MacInnes. “Ground already packed for a match that has been highly anticipated in Philly,” he writes. “The French are here is big numbers (I followed a load of them to the ground today) but the Iraqi contingent is hardly to be sniffed at. They’ve packed out the stand behind one goal, and have been
  
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• Trump says five people arrested as he again blames ‘vandals’ for reflecting pool damage without giving evidence – live

  23-06-2026 01:49 via theguardian.com
  President did not provide evidence that ‘knife’ and ‘fertilizer’ were used to causealgae bloom and cut that keeps growing in the tellingTrump’s reflecting pool claims factchecked Sign up for the Breaking News US emailCalifornia sued the Environmental Protection ⁠Agency ⁠on ​Monday after the agency sent Congress landmark state vehicle emissions rules for ⁠potential repeal, Reuters reports.According to the EPA, waivers under ‌the Clean Air
  
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• Fears 1,000 LGBT veterans could miss gay ban compensation deadline

  23-06-2026 01:48 via bbc.com
  
  Charities are urging any veterans who haven't yet registered for the scheme to come forward.
  
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• First drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes made available on NHS

  23-06-2026 01:44 via bbc.com
  
  The immunotherpay can give children and adults three extra years before they need to use insulin.
  
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• The Papers: 'Keir's tears... Andy's crown' and 'Messiah without a mandate'

  23-06-2026 01:34 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Keir Starmer's resignation and Andy Burnham's "coronation" lead Tuesday's papers.
  
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• Can you refuse to work or send your kids to school during a heatwave?

  23-06-2026 01:08 via bbc.com
  
  As temperatures increase significantly over the next few days, these are your rights.
  
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• School closures LIVE: Major update as Met Office warns of scorching 40C heatwave

  23-06-2026 01:07 via express.co.uk
  The Met Office has issued red extreme heat warnings, with June temperature records forecast to be broken.
  
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• Julián Alvarez sparks transfer frenzy by telling Atlético Madrid he wants to leave

  23-06-2026 01:06 via theguardian.com
  Argentina forward wants to ‘fulfil dream’ by departingBarcelona, Real Madrid and PSG linked with 26-year-oldJulián Alvarez has said he wants to ⁠leave Atlético Madrid to “fulfil his dream” following reported interest from Barcelona, Real Madrid ⁠and Paris Saint-⁠Germain.“I ​spoke with people at the club [Atlético], with those I had to speak with, ⁠and the best thing for everyone is a transfer and I want to fulfil &#
  
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• UK set for hottest June day on record as searing heat continues

  23-06-2026 01:03 via bbc.com
  
  Heatwave conditions intensify across parts of England and Wales as the Met Office issues a rare red warning for extreme heat.
  
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• Donaldson's first night in prison as downfall shakes NI politics

  23-06-2026 01:02 via bbc.com
  
  Donaldson has been told to expect a "lengthy sentence" for a string of child sex crimes, including rape.
  
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• Met to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas

  23-06-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Technology to be used in six more areas next year as critics say tens of thousands of people will be forced into ‘digital police lineup’The Metropolitan police is to expand its use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology, first into London’s West End by Christmas and then into a further six areas next year.The new cameras will be fixed, and could be attached to street furniture such as lamp-posts. Critics said the new plans mean tens of thousands of people will be forced in
  
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• Chris Mason: Questions multiply for the man tipped to replace Starmer

  23-06-2026 00:43 via bbc.com
  
  Andy Burnham will have to set out his stall to show how he will deliver on his promises, the BBC's political editor writes.
  
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• Reflecting pool to be drained again as Trump claims five vandalism arrests

  23-06-2026 00:40 via theguardian.com
  President says ‘vandals’ to blame for algae blooms and peeling paint as $14m renovation to undergo further repairsThe Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is set to be drained again after Donald Trump said on Monday – without providing proof – that five people were arrested for vandalism and five more are under investigation in connection to the algae blooms and peeling paint that appeared weeks after his ill-fated $14m renovation attempt.“It’s not a lot of damage
  
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• New SNP MP 'crosses fingers' during King Charles loyalty oath: 'She disgraced herself'

  23-06-2026 00:35 via express.co.uk
  Lara Bird was one of three new MPs sworn in at Westminster on Monday after winning by-elections last week - but she has already upset some on social media.
  
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• Plan to auction over 100 Titanic artifacts faces US government opposition

  23-06-2026 00:28 via theguardian.com
  Company wants to sell objects despite agreements to only display them at museums and traveling exhibitionsA plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic – including personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor – is facing pushback from the US government, according to newly unsealed court documents.RMS Titanic Inc, the company that owns exclusive salvage rights to the famous wreck deep in the North Atlantic, wants to sell the artifacts fo
  
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• Starmer quits as Labour leader and paves way for contest for new prime minister

  23-06-2026 00:26 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Keir delivered a statement to announce his planned departure from Downing Street.
  
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• Peter Murrell to be sentenced for embezzling SNP funds

  23-06-2026 00:00 via bbc.com
  
  The former party chief executive has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 over a 12-year period.
  
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• Preston Davey’s sick and twisted killer ‘determined he wanted a baby, not a toddler’

  22-06-2026 23:52 via express.co.uk
  Preston Davey was in the hands of his adoptive parents for just four months before he died.
  
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• Man returns fly-tipper's rubbish to his doorstep after sifting through CCTV

  22-06-2026 23:45 via bbc.com
  
  Dean Gauci tracked down the waste offender using amateur detective skills and returned the sacks.
  
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• Met Office issues rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday

  22-06-2026 23:43 via theguardian.com
  
  UK Health Security Agency also issues red heat alert for six English regions, indicating risk to life even for the healthyMet Office forecasters have issued a rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday in the face of extreme heat and humidity, while a red heat health alert has been issued in England indicating “a risk to life for even the healthy population”.The weather warning covers southern Wales as far west as Swansea, and an area of England that includes London and runs
  
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• California drivers sue gas stations for allegedly using AI to inflate prices

  22-06-2026 23:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Firms including BP and 7-Eleven accused of coordinating prices to ‘wring more money from pockets of consumers’Gas ⁠station ​operators including BP, Circle K, Marathon, 7-Eleven, Walmart and Albertsons were sued on Monday by California drivers ⁠who accused them of using artificial intelligence to boost prices at the pump.According to a proposed class action, the defendants ⁠violated California’s main antitrust law, the Cartwright Act, by using an AI-based
  
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• UK plans to give established media more visibility on YouTube and TikTok

  22-06-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Move for greater prominence on social media comes as ministers warn online misinformation risk becoming ‘existential for our democracy’Plans to hand established broadcasters and media companies greater prominence on digital platforms such as YouTube and TikTok have been unveiled, as ministers warned online misinformation risked becoming “existential for our democracy”.In proposals that set up a new clash with global tech companies, content from the likes of the BBC, ITV a
  
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• Arsenal make Villa’s Morgan Rogers their No 1 target in transfer window

  22-06-2026 23:20 via theguardian.com
  Champions expected to make an approach for forwardFee could be around £100m for Villa’s England playerArsenal are expected to make an approach to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa after identifying the England forward as their primary transfer target this summer.The Premier League champions want to strengthen Mikel Arteta’s squad and are hopeful of bringing Rogers to north London, although he could cost up to £100m. Talks with Villa have yet to commence but they are exp
  
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• National Portrait Gallery display withdrawn after Churchill row

  22-06-2026 23:18 via bbc.com
  
  The video installation prompted a row over its claims about Churchill's role in the Bengal famine.
  
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• House of the Dragon review – the orgy of carnage it should always have been

  22-06-2026 23:15 via theguardian.com
  After two forgettable seasons, the Game of Thrones prequel finally comes into its own – blazing back on to our screens with the most epic dragon-based smackdown imaginable. Fans can breathe a fiery sigh of relief!Ah yes, House of the Dragon! Unlikely as it is that a megabucks Game of Thrones prequel with a blue-chip cast could be forgettable, in its first two seasons HotD did not help itself, with the first either killing off its best characters too soon or recasting them to accommodate be
  
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• Andy Burnham prepares for power as emotional Keir Starmer bows out

  22-06-2026 23:14 via theguardian.com
  
  New Makerfield MP could get keys to No 10 unopposed after British prime minister’s resignation paves way for successorWho is Andy Burnham, the ‘man of the people’ likely to be next UK prime minister?Keir Starmer has finally bowed to intense pressure to stand down as British prime minister as he conceded that he was no longer the right man to lead the country, leaving Andy Burnham all but certain to succeed him.In an extraordinary day at Westminster, Starmer announced a timetabl
  
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• Temperatures could hit 40C in UK as rare red heat warning issued

  22-06-2026 23:09 via bbc.com
  
  The Met Office has issued a red weather warning over the coming days with the peak due on Wednesday and Thursday.
  
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• HR consultant wins English court case using AI lawyer in apparent legal first

  22-06-2026 23:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Barrister who was given material produced by Garfield AI says advocacy at trial ‘remained fundamentally human’An artificial intelligence law firm has won a case in an English court, in what is believed to be the first time a trial has been won using an AI lawyer.A freelance HR consultant, Tamires Camal Taquidir, paid the firm, Garfield AI, about £400 to send a legal letter and then issue court proceedings over an unpaid debt of £7,000. Continue reading...
  
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