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Ben Duckett takes the catch at gully to dismiss Nathan Lyon for four, as Australia are bowled out for 132 to give England a lead of 40 runs heading into the second innings on day two of the first Ashes Test in Perth.FOLLOW LIVE: The Ashes first Test – day twoAvailable to UK users only.
Shabana Mahmood’s immigration crackdown might be sabotaged by Home Office officials, a former No 10 adviser to Rishi Sunak has warned.Jack Sellers, who worked for Mr Sunak in Downing Street when he was Conservative Prime Minister, also suggested that for the Home Secretary’s plan to be a success boat crossings would have to halve next year. So far 38,000 people have crossed the Channel illegally.Ms Mahmood has won praised from the Conservatives and other Government critics for a tough crackdown on illegal migration unveiled this week in the Commons, although she has declined to tell by how much crossings might…
Julia Quenzler/Peter Sullivan sobbed when the court said it was quashing his convictionFor someone who’s lost nearly 40 years of his life because of a crime he didn’t commit, Peter Sullivan strikes a remarkably optimistic tone.When I met him last month, for what was his first interview since being released from prison in May, he was upbeat and looking forward to getting to Anfield to watch Liverpool play for the first time since he was taken into custody in 1986.That was the year of the sexual attack murder of Diane Sindall in his home town of Birkenhead – an incident…
Amateur archaeologists have found evidence of what they believe was a “significant” Bronze Age monument from about 4,500 years ago on a farm in Greater Manchester.Wigan Archaeological Society said they had discovered what is thought to have been an ancient burial site on the land in Aspull – with the history of the site potentially stretching back even further.Member Bill Aldridge said: “We think it’s been repurposed from an earlier monument – a neolithic henge – because the size of the ring ditch around it is so big and it’s oval in shape, with an entrance at one side.”Bronze Age…
England’s second innings gets off to a familiar start as Mitchell Starc takes a “brilliant” diving catch of his own bowling to dismiss Zak Crawley for a duck in the first over again on day two of the first Ashes Test in Perth.FOLLOW LIVE: The Ashes first Test – day twoAvailable to UK users only.
Nigel Farage was twice branded by Sir Keir Starmer as “spineless” for failing to take a stronger line over remarks about the proportion of black and Asian people in TV adverts by a Reform UK MP.The Prime Minister also said that Mr Farage needed to explain allegedly racist remarks which The Guardian claimed he made as a schoolboy about a Jewish contemporary.Mr Farage has denied allegations he had made antisemitic jibes at a fellow pupil at Dulwich College and taught younger pupils racist songs in the 1970s.However, Sarah Pochin, Reform UK’s MP for Runcorn & Helsby, sparked a separate race…
Getty ImagesEvery winter, the search for the secret to staying well seems to intensify. Supermarket shelves fill with “immune-boosting” shots, cold water swimming groups grow and social media becomes crowded with tips on how to fend off seasonal bugs. But with so many remedies promising to keep colds and flu at bay, how much of it actually works and is it even possible to boost your immune system in the first place?Cold water swimming: A buzz, not a boostGetty ImagesCold water swimming has surged in popularity, with some enthusiasts convinced it keeps winter illnesses at bay.Immunologist professor Eleanor Riley tells…
World champion Zhao Xintong claimed a 5-2 victory over Neil Robertson to clinch the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship. Zhao becomes the 11th different winner from 11 events on the professional circuit this season and collects £250,000 for his success in Saudi Arabia.While the opening two frames were shared, Zhao then compiled superb breaks of 131 and 134 as he reeled off the next three to open a 4-1 lead. And even though Robertson crafted a 91 to reduce his arrears, the 28-year-old from China sealed his win with a half-century in the seventh frame.”I didn’t want Neil to know I…
A top Tory minister has rushed to Boris Johnson’s defence after a report on the Covid inquiry accused the ex-Prime Minister of running a “toxic, sexist and chaotic culture” during the pandemic.Speaking to GB News, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Alex Burghart declared he “doesn’t recognise” the criticisms of Mr Johnson, despite the inquiry’s findings.Covid Inquiry Chair Baroness Heather Hallett said the former Prime Minister at times “actively encouraged” a toxic culture during peak periods of the pandemic, leaving Downing Street on the back foot in its attempts to deal with Covid efficiently.She stated: “Mr Johnson reinforced a…
Pamela BilalovaNorth East and CumbriaNational Trust/James DobsonThe National Trust hopes the saplings will act as an inspirationThe first saplings grown from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree will be planted this weekend.Five saplings will be installed in Coventry, Staffordshire, Berkshire, Cambridge and Strabane on Saturday, the National Trust said.Next week more plantings will take place in Hexham, Leeds and Sunderland.It is part of the charity’s Trees of Hope initiative which received nearly 500 applications for the 49 saplings grown from the seeds rescued from the tree, which stood in a dip next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland until two men…