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World
Poland says Women’s World Cup plan on course despite UEFA boycott of FIFA
Poland says their preparations to host the Women's Under-20 World Cup remain on schedule, despite UEFA-FIFA fallout.
World
Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health
Trump said Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022, was released on a humanitarian basis, after he had reportedly been in a catatonic-like s
Culture
Levon Helm Studios Sues Levon’s Daughter, Amy Helm
The lawsuit claims the singer-songwriter engaged in self-dealing and cost the company at least $2 million in damages
World
PSG vs Aston Villa: UEFA Super Cup – prediction, lineups, teams
The traditional curtain raiser for Europe's football league season pits Paris Saint-Germain against Aston Villa.
World
Record-breaking El Capitan climber dies in Sierra Nevada fall
Jacob ‘Jake’ Whisenant died in Sequoia and Kings Canyon wilderness in ‘climbing-related incident’, authorities sayA 30-year-old California c
World
Trump faces lawsuit over push to limit birthright citizenship
Despite previous Supreme Court ruling, Trump has sought new approach to limit the longstanding practice.
Finance
Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.
Finance
Consumer inflation eased to 3.4% in July, despite recent energy shocks
Finance
Watch: U's fans told house prices put players off
At a fans' forum, the director of football reveals high property costs are a "big challenge".
Sport
Women's football shouldn't be penalised by Uefa boycott - Nandy
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says women's footballers should not be "penalised" by a potential boycott of next month's Under-20 Women's Worl
Politics
Man guilty of harassing MP Stella Creasy on Tube train
The man was "abusive and aggressive" towards the Walthamstow Labour MP on a Victoria line train.
Health
How viable are plans to free up prison space in England and Wales?
The PM is proposing three ways of increasing jail capacity – but none offer a quick or straightforward solutionAndy Burnham said on Monday h
Finance
Councils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announces
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says town centres have been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.
Finance
Is options trading risky? 8 risks every investor should know.
Politics
Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?
The prime minister’s money-saving policies are popular but they are yet to convince voters he can take on the big thingsIt was last year tha
Tech
The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment
Pharma’s newest obsession involves mimicking the system that keeps people awake
Health
To all the betting shops littering our high streets: people power is coming and the odds are against you | Dawn Butler
Too many shops are blighting too many communities. With the rule change I fought for now on the horizon, ordinary people can fight back How
Culture
Taron Egerton says he is estranged from his dad after 'pushing ejector seat'
The actor from Aberystwyth talked about his dad on the Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepard.
World
Andy Burnham says he would preferably not want a ‘single prisoner’ released early - UK politics live
The prime minister says the prison early release scheme crisis shows he’s someone who had ‘never taken no for an answer’In his pooled TV int
Finance
France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls
Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution".
World
Progressives and establishment-backed Democrats set to clash in Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries – live
Tuesday’s elections follow similar battles for the direction of the Democratic Party, including Michigan, where progressive Abdul El-Sayed t
World
Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
The US president was reportedly part of a ruse where reporters were falsely told he was with them on Air Force One leaving a Nato summit in
World
Former judge Baka elected new Hungarian president in another break from Orbán era – Europe live
The new president is a former judge on the European Court of Human RightsSpanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares visited Ceuta earlier
Science
We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid
Books have never been trendier, but studies show that as more and more things compete for our frazzled attention spans, we’re reading less a
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