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Lawrence, 29, was recalled after an international absence of almost two years, having averaged 26.84 across 14 previous Tests including a stint as a makeshift opener.By picking him, England prioritised having four pace bowling options over a frontline spinner, with Lawrence backed to provided the overs of slow bowling if needed. He has only bowled one over in the series so far with pace bowlers dominant. On Saturday Lawrence made his mark by coming to the crease at 83-4 and steering England to 177-7 in their second innings when rain brought an early close.The right-hander, whose best Test score remains…

The Elgin Marbles could be loaned to Greece as the British Museum director welcomed a “wonderful” potential agreement between Westminster and Athens.Dr Nicholas Cullinan pointed to the recent Bayeux Tapestry loan, agreed between Britain and France, as “a very compelling example of international partnership” that demonstrated the value of “reciprocal exchange.”Speaking to the Financial Times, Dr Cullinan expressed optimism about the prospect of a similar deal for the marbles, which has long proved a diplomatic sticking point between the British and Greek governments. “I would hope that some tangible progress can happen. It would be a wonderful thing,” he said.The…

Royal Navy warships and a helicopter spent three days tracking Russian Navy vessels and sanctioned cargo ships in an “intense” operation in the North Sea and English Channel.HMS Duncan, HMS St Albans and HMS Severn used radars to monitor four vessels last week, while a Merlin helicopter provided surveillance from the sky.”Since that successful operation, we have seen Russian shadow fleet vessels increasingly forced to change their routes, imposing significant cost and delays to their journeys,” Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, said.It comes as data shows Royal Navy activity to monitor Russian…

Second Rothesay Test, Lord’s (day three of five)England 290 (Smith 61, Cox 55; Abbas 4-73) & 177-7 (Lawrence 50*; Abbas 3-48)Pakistan 110 (Awais 46; Robinson 4-11, Archer 3-26)England lead by 357 runsScorecardDan Lawrence impressed in devilishly difficult batting conditions to advance England’s push for a series win over Pakistan on a weather-hit third day of the second Test.Lawrence is one of the players looking to cement a place in the new-look England team and he enhanced his credentials with an unbeaten 50, his second half-century in as many Tests.Only 24.5 overs were possible at Lord’s on Saturday because of persistent…

Betfred Women’s Super LeagueWigan (20) 26Tries: Coleman (2), Jones, Sams, Hunter Goals: Rowe (3)Leeds (10) 20Tries: Naidole (2), Whitehead, Brown, Goals: Howard (2)Wigan Warriors retained the Women’s Super League Leaders’ Shield by holding off second-placed Leeds Rhinos’ comeback to win 26-20 at Edge Hall Road Community Stadium.Mary Coleman went over twice either side of tries by Molly Jones and Lucie Sams as the hosts raced into a 20-0 lead inside the first 24 minutes, but Lois Naidole scored twice to halve the deficit by half-time.Tries by Liv Whitehead and Shannon Brown and Mel Howard’s second conversion gave Leeds more momentum…

Knife gangs in Middlesborough are being offered the option to dodge jail if they accept mental health support.Cleveland Police’s “Divert” Programme allows offenders who admit possessing blades or drugs to avoid prosecution by directing them to support programmes instead.Under the scheme, offenders are given help for the “root causes of their offending behaviour”, with an aim to “steer first-time and low-level offenders away from the criminal justice system”.It comes as more than 300 officers from other forces have been called into the area to contain the unrest in the town which has been gripped by a wave of suspected gang-related…

Laila Cunningham has warned Sir James Cleverly could become “another Sadiq Khan” after the former Home Secretary announced his bid to become the capital’s next mayor.Speaking to GB News, Reform UK’s London mayoral candidate gave her snap reaction to the news that Sir James was quitting Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet to put his case to the capital.Announcing his candidacy, Sir James said that London had “huge opportunities, extraordinary reserves of talent and almost limitless potential”.“Of course London has problems that need fixing. But it also has huge opportunities, extraordinary reserves of talent and almost limitless potential.”The former Shadow Housing Secretary…

Phillipson said: “We have been clear that the most serious offenders will be exempt from that early release programme. “But the reality of what we are confronting is that, if allowed to go unchecked, we could end up in a position where someone who is arrested for very serious offences, for example offences related to violence against a woman, and we wouldn’t have anywhere to send that individual.”A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “We share the public’s anger that these options are even being considered, after we inherited a prison system on the brink of collapse.”We are fixing this by…

Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal worth a minimum of £22m to sign Daniel Munoz from Crystal Palace.The Colombia international has now been given permission to have a medical before joining Forest.The deal will reunite Munoz with Forest boss Oliver Glasner, who worked with the full-back during his time in charge at Selhurst Park.Talks over the move have been ongoing for several days and accelerated after Palace’s 4-1 defeat by Manchester City on Friday.Munoz joined Palace from Belgian side Genk in 2024 and has been a key player for the Eagles in recent seasons, playing a crucial part in the…

Since then, the mother-of-four has been detained in the 10th Ramadan Rehabilitation Centre, which Egyptian authorities have confirmed to the FCDO.Her lawyer, Arfan Rashid of Rashid Law, told the : “These are trumped up charges and an attempt by Egyptian authorities to silence a political activist in the UK – her sister.”In my opinion, there is ample and compelling evidence this is just punishment by proxy.”He added that her detention formed part of a “longstanding and documented pattern of pressure” upon her sister.Her sister told the that she was sorry that her family had been detained. She said this was…