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‘Excluded from justice’: court prevents family of victim from addressing assailant | Youth justice

The brother of a man who died after being assaulted in his own home has said he has been “excluded from justice” after magistrates...

Demi Vollering sails through time trial to win Tour de France Femmes | Tour de France Femmes

Demi Vollering sealed overall victory at the Tour de France Femmes as her teammate Marlen Reusser won the closing time trial in Pau.Vollering, who...

Cost of Grenfell Tower disaster soars to nearly £1.2bn | Grenfell Tower fire

The financial cost of the Grenfell Tower disaster has reached nearly £1.2bn – 4,000 times the amount that was saved by replacing fire-retardant cladding...

Innovation and exploitation: India’s e-commerce boom threatens to upend local businesses and workers’ rights | India

The apps are there for whatever you need: an extra mango, a carton of milk, a pint of ice-cream or a replacement phone cable...

Should I worry about dry eyes? | Life and style

Are our eyes getting drier? It’s hard to say. Certainly, no end of things in our coddled lives might lead to sore, itchy eyes...

Tour de France Femmes 2023: riders face individual time trial on final stage – live | Tour de France Femmes

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureArianna Fidanza: The Ceratizit-WNT has just been shown on the coverage with a...

Belgian Grand Prix: F1 – live | Formula One

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe Belgian national anthem has been sung by an Elton John look-alike and...

2023 Evian Championship: final round – live | Golf

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureJust (!) a par four for Celine Boutier on 6. She looks disappointed...

England set Australia target of 384 to win Ashes fifth Test on day four – live | Ashes 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature6th over: Australia 16-0 (Warner 7, Khawaja 7) Anderson sends down England’s third...

Germany v Colombia: Women’s World Cup 2023 – live | Women’s World Cup 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature18 min Now it’s Usme at it, flying into Magull and – accidentally...

Frank Skinner: ‘I’ve always operated near the line. If it moves, I move with it’ | Frank Skinner

West Bromwich-born Frank Skinner, 66, studied for a master’s in English literature and worked as a lecturer before trying standup for the first time...

Norway v Philippines: Women’s World Cup 2023 – live | Sport

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature45 + 2 min: Philippines have a great break! Barker passes to Flanigan...

Switzerland v New Zealand: Women’s World Cup 2023 – live | Women’s World Cup 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThis is a lovely piece from my (Kiwi) colleague Julia Hollingsworth, on what...

Russia-Ukraine war live: drones damage Moscow buildings in early morning attack; Putin says he does not reject peace talks | World news

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMoscow buildings damaged by drone attacks, one injured – Russian officialsMore on the...

South Korea v Morocco: Women’s World Cup 2023 Group H – live | Women’s World Cup 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature15 mins: Almost two! The long ball to Jraidi is cushioned down, fed...

Errol Spence v Terence Crawford: undisputed welterweight championship – live | Boxing

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureSome more historical bric-a-brac as we count down toward the main event. We’ve...

Is this Australia’s last generation of opal miners? | Australia news

Think of mining and you may imagine gaping great holes such as the iron ore mines of the Pilbara or cavernous underground workings of...

Get knotted: best of the crochet trend this season | Fashion

Why not weave some crochet into your summer wardrobe? Perfect for warmer weather, crochet has become more refined and less like something your granny...

Jack van Poortvliet: ‘There are things I can learn from Youngs and Care’ | England rugby union team

Jack van Poortvliet calls himself a “student of the game” and England’s 22-year-old scrum-half has no trouble recalling a couple of standout moments involving...

Ben Stokes’ rapid-fire England reveal carnival of batting in fifth Test | Ashes 2023

The season’s turned full circle. Eight weeks ago, Australia were here for their press day before the World Test Championship final against India. We...

From gods to monsters: how did we come to fear the shark? | Australian books

The most haunting of our imagined monsters remain hidden as they stalk us, striking when we least suspect it, while we are relaxing, or...

The moment I knew: agreeing to marry him was the best 4am decision I’ve ever made | Relationships

It was on our second phone call that Ovi asked what I thought about us getting married. It was in the early hours of...

‘Wonderful ride’: England’s Stuart Broad to retire from cricket after Ashes series | England cricket team

Stuart Broad will lace up his boots, knot his headband and reach for his wide-brimmed hat for perhaps the final time on Sunday, after...

Ex-paratrooper completes 19,000-mile UK coastline walk, raising £500,000 | Military

A former British paratrooper, who set out alone on a 19,000-mile UK coastline walk has completed the challenge, raising £500,000 for charity and returning...

Premier League and Fifa helpless against Saudi juggernaut’s relentless progress | Saudi Pro League

Football is far from perfect but it is a thing we love. It has existed in its present form for more than a century...

Home Office secretly backs facial recognition technology to curb shoplifting | Facial recognition

Home Office officials have drawn up secret plans to lobby the independent privacy regulator in an attempt to push the rollout of controversial facial...

Thousands march in Liverpool as city hosts Kyiv Pride | LGBTQ+ rights

Thousands took to the streets of Liverpool as the city hosted Pride on behalf of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Saturday, as a...

Tour de France Femmes: stage seven heads for Tourmalet summit finish – live | Tour de France Femmes

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature86km to go: The riders have started off at very fast pace. As...

Dry cleaners, restaurants, hotels: the ripple effects of Hollywood’s strike | US actors’ strike 2023

At first glance, not much seems amiss at Milt & Edie’s dry cleaners, a stone’s throw from the Warner Bros studio where a long...

Panama v Jamaica: Women’s World Cup 2023 – live | Women’s World Cup 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMichelle has got in on our juice v squash debate ahead of kick-off!...

England v Australia: Ashes fifth Test, day three – live | Ashes 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature16th over: England 79-0 (Crawley 33, Duckett 42) Three runs off Marsh’s latest....

France v Brazil: Women’s World Cup 2023 – live | Women’s World Cup 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature24 min: Now Debinha grooves infield from the left but can’t quite get...

Bledisloe Cup 2023: Wallabies v All Blacks – Rugby Championship live updates | Bledisloe Cup

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe All Blacks have cultivated one of the most rock solid brands in...

Sweden v Italy: Women’s World Cup 2023 – live | Women’s World Cup 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureArsenal fans will be happy with that half too! Stina Blackstenius was the...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian missiles hit Dnipro as UK warns fighting intensifying in the south | Ukraine

Fighting intensifying in south of Ukraine, says UKFighting in southern Ukraine has intensified in the past two days, according to the UK Ministry of...

Let’s stick together: how holidays with grown-up children strengthen ties | Family holidays

For many of us, there comes an age (typically around 16) when holidays with our parents become anathema: “Not a static caravan in Aberystwyth...

Blind date: ‘When we were speaking, I felt like the whole world melted away’ | Life and style

Emily on NedWhat were you hoping for?A fun evening with great food and great company.First impressions?Very stylish and polite with a great smile. I...

China’s graduates unconvinced by calls to toil in countryside | China

Wanted: recent graduates keen to gain experience in a teaching environment and an adventure far from home. Perks of the role include hands-on experience,...

‘Something weird is going on’: search for answers as Antarctic sea ice stays at historic lows | Antarctica

Most mornings since the end of March and before Will Hobbs has done much at all other than make a coffee, he scrolls his...

Jack Welsby at the double to help injury-struck St Helens overcome Leeds | St Helens

Battered, bruised and depleted – but the reigning Super League champions are still very much in the fight for history and an unprecedented fifth...

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis | Ukraine

Every week we wrap up the must-reads from our coverage of the war in Ukraine, from news and features to analysis, visual guides and...

Wes Streeting apologises to Rosie Duffield for treatment by Labour over gender views | Transgender

A senior member of the Labour frontbench has offered an apology to a fellow MP, Rosie Duffield, who has said she felt ostracised by...

Oscar’s Chinese purgatory offers players cautionary tale in Saudi boom era | Chinese Super League

There was a huge boost this week for Saudi hopes of bringing Kylian Mbappé to the Pro League as news emerged that Mbappé had...

Charles Leclerc on pole at Belgian GP after Max Verstappen penalty | Formula One

There can be no argument over who will be the fastest man on track for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. After Max Verstappen delivered a...

‘She found peace here’: local people tell of Sinéad O’Connor’s last years in Ireland | Sinéad O’Connor

In the end it didn’t save her but Sinéad O’Connor lived most of her of final years in Ireland behind a “protective ring” that...

Twins hit charity cyclist with truck then hid body in carcass pit, Glasgow court told | Scotland

Twin brothers who left a cyclist to die on a remote Highland roadside after hitting him with their pickup truck and hiding his body...

The Guide #97: Is AI an existential threat to culture? And other reader questions | Culture

This week we’re opening up the Guide mailbag to answer your pressing (or not-so-pressing) questions about popular culture, from the perils of AI to...

Digested week: Forget the climate crisis – re-election is Sunak’s only burning issue | John Crace

MondayYou would have thought the sight of wildfires in many parts of southern Europe would have given Rishi Sunak pause for thought. Instead it...