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What followed was perhaps England’s single greatest day of Ashes cricket in Australia.At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 100,000-seater cathedral of Australian sport, and on Boxing Day, the highlight of the calendar in this country, the home side were blown away for 98. England – Cook and Strauss – were 157-0 at the close.”If Carlsberg did Boxing Days, it was that. There was disbelief at the end of the day,” says Cook. “Me and Strauss cleared the MCG with our batting – most people wanted to go home when we were batting together.”The Aussies are very proud of how many…
A top London theatre has been panned after slapping one of its musicals with a trigger warning – for Christ’s crucifixion.The London Palladium has issued content warnings for its upcoming production of Jesus Christ Superstar.Its website cautions audiences about fake blood and violent content in the musical, which goes on sale this week for performances next year.Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera chronicles Christ’s final days from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, who betrays him.The production marks a return for the controversial musical, which originally opened in the West End in 1972 and ran for eight years with…
The Jaguar Type 00 electric vehicle has picked up a top award despite its controversial rollout, as the iconic British brand prepares to unveil the car properly next year.Almost 12 months on from its official unveiling, the Jaguar Type 00 has been crowned 2026’s Most Talked About Car at Carwow’s 2026 Car of the Year Awards. The Type 00 is Jaguar’s first electric vehicle in the manufacturer’s “Copy Nothing” era following a complete brand overhaul, complete with new iconography, design and powertrain.In the days leading up to the official launch, Jaguar was met with criticism following the release of adverts,…
Sharon BarbourandMary O’Reilly, Local InvestigationsKate Driver says her cancer diagnosis was delayed and she was not offered the option of breast reconstructionBreast cancer patients suffered unnecessary mastectomies, delayed diagnoses and a lack of compassionate care at an NHS Trust in north-east England, the has learned.More than 200 cases are now being investigated at County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust (CDDFT) – 43 of these are reported to involve significant harm. One death is also being examined.Women have told us they were left feeling “butchered” by surgery, while a leading expert says that what went on at the trust was “a…
Without Cummins and Hazlewood, Australia could field an unchanged attack for the pink-ball Test.In Perth, left-armer Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets and was named player of the match. He was joined by fellow seamers Scott Boland and debutant Brendan Doggett, along with all-rounder Cameron Green and off-spinner Nathan Lyon.Lyon struggled in Perth after being struck while batting by England fast bowler Mark Wood. If Australia decide to omit their frontline spinner in Brisbane, his replacement would be either seamer Michael Neser or all-rounder Beau Webster.Khawaja’s place is under scrutiny after he was not fit to open the batting in either…
Family HandoutMidwife Alison Phillips is in a critical condition after falling ill on the first day of her dream holiday to BarbadosAn NHS midwife is on life-support in Barbados after falling ill just one day into her dream holiday.Alison Phillips, 60 from Manchester, had to be taken to hospital on the third day of her trip and was diagnosed with advanced pneumonia and sepsis and has since spent more than two weeks in an induced coma.Ms Phillips was due to have a tracheotomy to help her breathe without ventilation- but her family said she still would not be able to…
Britain should replace “God Save The King” as the National Anthem because it excludes people who are republicans and those who do not believe in God, a former Government minister has said.Norman Baker, a former minister in the Coalition Government, was speaking to Chopper’s Political Podcast about his new book, which scrutinises how the Royal Family is funded and suggests reforms.Mr Baker, a Liberal Democrat MP from 1997 to 2015, said that it was time the UK reconsidered its commitment to singing “God Save the King” on national occasions. The anthem was first publicly performed in London in 1745, though…
Sir Keir Starmer has said that the Budget “asked everybody to make a contribution” in order to protect public services and help people struggling with the cost of living.Rachel Reeves’s Budget put Britain on course for a record tax burden as she hiked levies by £26 billion after weaker economic forecasts left holes in her previous spending plans.But the PM argued that his Government had “done the least possible we can” to impact people and had “done it in a fair way”.The increases are also needed to pay for increased benefits spending, with the abolition of the two-child benefit cap…
This week, talks over ending the war in Ukraine continued, board members were grilled by MPs, and President Trump carried out the traditional Turkey pardon.But how much attention did you pay to what else happened in the world over the past seven days?Quiz collated by Ben Fell.
Erasmus highlighted occasions where Wales had got the better of him during his international career as a player and coach.”I played in the opening game in the Millennium Stadium in 1999 and they thrashed us,” said Erasmus.”It was the first time ever we lost against the Welsh and Mark Taylor ran over the top of me. “My first game as head coach was against the Welsh in Washington in 2018 and we lost. Then the next game here in Cardiff, we lost again. “In the 2019 World Cup in the semi-final, only three points was the difference.”Former flanker Erasmus might…