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The new Big Three? Rising trio serve up captivating future for men’s tennis | Tennis

Last week, shortly after Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner played the point of the year so far – exchanges of 80mph cross-court forehands; Sinner...

Leeds must: 10 hidden gems to see during the city’s Year of Culture 2023 | Leeds holidays

Leeds has long been known for its energy and innovation, but now this former industrial powerhouse is showcasing its playful side.Built on the back...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Pentagon assesses impact of apparent intelligence leak; Zelenskiy condemns Palm Sunday shelling | Ukraine

Pentagon assessing impact of leaked documents on national securityThe US Department of Defense says it has launched an interagency effort to assess the impact...

Jon Rahm overhauls Brooks Koepka to win Masters on dramatic final day | The Masters

Jokes about LIV golfers and their inability to keep pace in 72-hole competition would be appropriate had Phil Mickelson not emerged as such a...

‘Stand by every word’: Keir Starmer defends attack ad on Rishi Sunak | Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer has said he will “make absolutely zero apologies for being blunt” in an article published after a row over a widely criticised...

Charles III’s coronation: why a spoon and not a crown carries more weight | King Charles III

Jewel-encrusted crowns, swords and sceptres may glitter the brightest at Charles III’s coronation, but of all regalia the most significant from a historical perspective...

Procession route for King Charles III coronation to be far shorter than in 1953 | King Charles III

King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, will arrive at Westminster Abbey for the coronation on 6 May in the sovereign’s newest state carriage,...

Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? review – a classic whodunnit with delight in every scene | Television

The first of many good jokes in Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (the first of a three-parter airing on consecutive nights) is a scuffed...

FA and PGMOL to review assistant referee’s ‘elbow’ on Andy Robertson | Premier League

The Football Association and PGMOL have launched investigations after an assistant referee threw an elbow at the Liverpool defender Andy Robertson during Arsenal’s thrilling...

India’s Rahul Gandhi fights ‘excessive’ defamation case | Rahul Gandhi

For a court system with a backlog of 40m cases, there was one lawsuit that recently appeared to move through India’s courtrooms unusually fast.The...

Roberto Firmino forces Arsenal slip as Liverpool roar back in pulsating draw | Premier League

The post-match scene of Arsenal devastation said it all. Gabriel Magalhães sank to his knees, Oleksandr Zinchenko held his head in his hands and...

From Nuremberg to the ICC, Ben Ferencz never gave up fighting for international justice | International criminal justice

Seventy-six years ago, at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg – once the site of annual torchlit Nazi rallies – Ben Ferencz, a punchy...

Multiple people in contact with police over further David Carrick allegations | Metropolitan police

More than 10 people have contacted police investigating further allegations of offences by David Carrick since the disgraced Metropolitan police officer was jailed in...

Jordan Ayew’s double inspires Crystal Palace to emphatic victory at Leeds | Premier League

Shortly before kick-off a tepid sun finally pierced through the banks of grey cloud which had enveloped West Yorkshire. It never became quite warm...

Leeds United v Crystal Palace: Premier League – live | Premier League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature84 min This is a stinker of a result for Leeds, whose next...

The Masters 2023: third round resumes on marathon final day – live | The Masters

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureSerious trouble for Brooks Koepka at 10. Having watched Jon Rahm split the...

Petrol bombs and punishment beatings: paramilitaries still rooted in Northern Ireland | Good Friday agreement

The scenes are like a time warp. Masked men in camouflage gear march through city centres while youths gather petrol bombs to hurl at...

‘They are the crucial buyers’: theatres tap into the power of female readers | Theatre

Female readers are the acknowledged force behind the market in published fiction. Their collective response to a book has decided the fate of many...

The week in theatre: A Little Life; Sea Creatures – review | Theatre

At its best it is transfixing. At its worst it is like a blind date between several episodes of Friends and the Oberammergau passion...

Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano: ‘My stammer as a kid made me scared to talk’ | Bayern Munich

“Today I’m proud because I’ve progressed a lot,” Dayot Upamecano says as he reflects on finding his voice and overcoming the fear that rippled...

Ian Nepomniachtchi v Ding Liren: World Chess Championship Game 1 – live | World Chess Championship 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featurePreambleHello and welcome to day one of the World Chess Championship. Over the...

It was 60 years ago today… schoolboy’s tape of the Beatles transports us to an era of optimism | Samira Ahmed

What’s on the set list? Why did he only tell you about the tape now after 60 years? Two of the questions I’ve been...

TV tonight: Hugh Laurie’s juicy adaptation of an Agatha Christie classic | Television & radio

Agatha Christie’s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?Sunday, 9pm, ITV1Written and directed by Hugh Laurie, this impeccably stylish Agatha Christie murder mystery is packed with...

Taiwan monitors for missiles as China begins second day of military drills | China

China began a second day of drills around Taiwan on Sunday as the island’s defence ministry reported multiple air force sorties and said it...

Rain leaves Brooks Koepka to lead marathon Masters finale | The Masters

Mother Nature has been unable to stall Brooks Koepka. Next, a test of endurance. If the 32-year-old is to don a Green Jacket for...

The moment I knew: the second I heard her voice again, the planets realigned | Relationships

I met Marianne in 1992 when I started working as a chef at a cafe in Melbourne. She was a waitress, and I thought:...

‘It’s not all palm trees’: what life on a private island is really like | Australian lifestyle

“It’s not all palm trees and white sand,” Craig Beckey says, shortly after arriving at his own private island.As the pandemic hit, the 56-year-old...

Iranian police plan to use smart cameras to identify ‘violators of hijab law’ | Iran

Police in Iran plan to use smart technology in public places to identify and then penalise women who violate the country’s strict Islamic dress...

Sackings spate shows who matters now: welcome to football’s age of the executive | Premier League

Patrick Vieira gone! Antonio Conte gone! Brendan Rodgers gone! Graham Potter gone! More managers have left Premier League clubs in the past four weeks...

Leicester close in on Jesse Marsch after damaging defeat by Bournemouth | Premier League

Leicester are in advanced talks with Jesse Marsch over their vacant manager’s job and are expected to confirm the former Leeds head coach’s appointment...

Exeter dominate Stormers to reach Champions Cup semi-finals | Champions Cup

The cream has been rising to the top in the Champions Cup across Europe this weekend and here was a spectacular West Country rugby...

Haaland ‘at level of Ronaldo and Messi’ says Guardiola after City thump Saints | Premier League

There is little chance of Manchester City going away. A win that ended in total comfort ticked most of the relevant boxes for Pep...

Tensions run high in Tel Aviv after car ramming attack leaves tourist dead | Israel

On 8 April 2022, a Palestinian gunman entered a crowded bar in Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial capital, and opened fire, killing three people and...

Labour is still in thrall to the low tax regime championed by my friend Nigel Lawson | William Keegan

To listen to the plaudits from the Conservative press after the death of Nigel Lawson at 91 last week one could be forgiven for...

Yvette Cooper was ‘not told’ about Labour’s Sunak attack ad in advance | Labour

The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, was not informed or consulted about the release of a widely criticised Labour advertisement that claims Rishi Sunak...

Southampton v Manchester City: Premier League – live | Premier League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureSouthampton v Manchester City is go ...1 min: Manchester City get the ball...

Student faces deportation from UK after arriving early for course at university’s request | Immigration and asylum

An international student who travelled to the UK two months early after being given the wrong enrolment date by his university is facing deportation...

Bartees Strange review – guitar hero tuning up for the indie rock big time | Indie

It doesn’t take long for the exuberant US band leader Bartees Cox Jr, AKA Bartees Strange, to remove his bass and jump into the...

Celtic v Rangers: Scottish Premiership – live | Scottish Premiership

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature44 min: Matt O’Riley is booked for a lung on Tillman, that’s three...

Manchester United v Everton: Premier League – live | Premier League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureEarly team newsOne of Manchester United’s players of the season, Casemiro sits out...

Bring me sunshine: four great spring breaks in Europe | Europe holidays

Amiens, FranceAs my family and I cross the ornate, wisteria-clad iron bridge to our private island, the scent of jasmine floats on the breeze...

‘I Googled “white guy” and there I was’: stock photo models on seeing their faces in everything from ads to ridiculous memes | Life...

Stock images are everywhere, and you probably rarely notice them: on billboards and websites, plastered across adverts, groceries and print media. Shooting original photography...

Kostiantyn Kryvopust: OKX and Manchester CITY launch the best metauniverse “TRAIN WITH DIAZ”

Train in the Metaverse with OKX and Man City as they launch virtual training and more In an exciting development for football fans,  OKX  has launched the...

Murdoch’s change of heart: Was marriage called off over a religious or succession issue? | Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch’s summer wedding to Ann Lesley Smith was called off last week, barely two weeks after it had been was announced, upon the...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow’s forces bombard annexed regions | Ukraine

Casualties and power outages as Russian forces bombard annexed provincesRussian forces used ground- and air-fired missiles, rocket launchers and weaponised drones to bombard the...

The latest lure in the White Lotus’s tales of corruption and greed? The luxury hotels of Thailand | Thailand holidays

It may be a biting satire, a daring piece of social commentary and an irony-drenched exploration of the corrupting power of wealth. But as...

Harris visits ousted Tennessee lawmakers as Republicans accused of ‘overt racism’ | Tennessee

Kamala Harris made an urgent trip to Nashville on Friday to meet with two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled from the state legislature for their...