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Pakistan have responded to their series defeat by England by taking the extraordinary step of dropping seven players, calling up five uncapped players and releasing their head coach.After two one-sided defeats in the first two Tests, the tourists have revamped their squad and backroom staff for the third and final match of the series at Edgbaston.Five of the players dropped – Muhammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Ali Usman and Khurram Shahzad – have featured in the series so far, while Aamir Jamal and Muhammad Awais Jafar have been sent home without playing.A total of seven players have been called…

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire is confident Marcus Rashford will have a significant impact at the club this season.The 28-year-old started his first Premier League game for United in 21 months in the 5-2 victory over Ipswich at Old Trafford, and was one of his side’s main attacking threats.Having a future at United seemed unlikely when he fell out with former boss Ruben Amorim and was loaned out to Aston Villa and then Barcelona, where he would have stayed had the Catalans activated a £26m transfer fee.With the transfer window closing on Tuesday night, it now looks certain Rashford will…

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London’s Notting Hill Carnival celebrated its 60th anniversary with hundreds of dancers, drummers and other performers celebrating Caribbean arts and culture.”Notting Hill Carnival is about community, it’s about having fun, celebrating history and culture”, said a festival-goer.”It’s so fun, it’s a good energy”, said another participant on the last day of the event.The three-day event in west London normally attracts about two million people each year.Follow the ‘s coverage of this year’s Notting Hill Carnival for all the best moments.

Argentina great Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football, saying it was a decision that “hurt” but he understands “the time has come”.The 39-year-old, who captained Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar in 2022, has scored 125 goals in 207 appearances, making him the country’s all-time leading scorer and most-capped player.In a statement on Instagram, Messi said he has given everything to the national side, but now he has “nothing left to give”.More to follow.

Officers investigating the murder of a woman in her 70s in a busy Liverpool park said her body was found in a black bin bag.A murder investigation was launched by Merseyside Police after the body of a woman was found in the walled garden at Stanley Park.Detectives have not been able to identify the woman as they launched an appeal for more information.While a post-mortem examination has now taken place, the results have been withheld “for investigative reasons”.The woman was described as white, aged in her 70s, about 5ft 2in tall, and of small build with strawberry-blonde hair, and was…

Protesters in Dublin have launched a scathing attack on the “dangerous” Government as they took to the streets to demonstrate against the cost of living crisis.Speaking to GB News, protesters declared it “out of touch” and “corrupt” as they expressed their outrage at Prime Minister Micheál Martin and his Government.As demonstrators gathered in the city centre, they told GB News reporter Dougie Beattie of their concerns over immigration, the cost of living and surging fuel costs.One protester said: “We came here because of the crisis in our country, starting with the fuel crisis.”So obviously, they put the fuel up on…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is being told to make cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) as part of the upcoming Autumn Budget on October 28.Chancellor John Healey is preparing the statement, which represents the first major fiscal intervention from the Burnham administration since the former Greater Manchester Mayor got the keys to Number 10 Downing Street.Economist Paul Johnson, who formerly led the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS0, has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reject the “extraordinary” surge in PIP claims and wider disability benefit expenditure.Mr Johnson argued that the Labour Government must work to bring down the “huge” sums…

Northern Irish actor Gerard McCarthy has pulled out of the suicide awareness play Right Before I Go at London’s Soho Theatre, after Dame Maureen Lipman was announced as joining the cast for its World Suicide Prevention Day performance on September 10.Mr McCarthy, best known for his role in BBC dramas The Fall and Call the Midwife, had been part of the production during its Edinburgh Festival Fringe run and was set to return for the London dates.However, he said Ms Lipman’s repeatedly stated positions on the Israel-Palestine conflict made it impossible for him to remain.In a public statement issued over…

Experts have warned that motorists could be caught out when renewing their medical driving licence after the DVLA announced new changes to the service.The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) confirmed earlier this month that it had made changes to its notification system for reporting medical conditions.Motorists are now able to use the GOV.UK website to check how 1,600 medical conditions could impact their ability behind the wheel, and how to report these to the DVLA.So far, more than 60,000 people have already used the enhanced online medical service, which the DVLA estimates is around 10 days quicker when waiting…