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Supermarket inflation reaches record 17.1%; Ocado loss widens to £500m – business live | Business

One quarter of British shoppers struggling as grocery price inflation hits 17%Supermarket inflation has hit a new record high this month, with prices climbing...

Vinícius Júnior is essentially being hunted and hounded for sport | Real Madrid

In 1997, Roberto Carlos was racially abused while playing his first clásico for Real Madrid. Barcelona fans made monkey chants every time he touched...

Benin passed one of Africa’s most liberal abortion laws. Why are women still dying? | Global development

There is a patient Dr Véronique Tognifode, a gynaecologist, will always remember. About eight years ago, Abosede*, a student, visited her clinic in tears....

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy warns fighting ‘increasingly difficult’ in Bakhmut; China has clearly taken a side, US says – live | Russia

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMeanwhile, Ukraine’s head of military intelligence has brushed aside claims that China is...

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un sounds alarm on agriculture amid reports of food shortages | North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has urged government officials to engineer a “fundamental transformation” in agricultural production, state media reported, amid fears that the...

New Zealand v England: second Test, day five – live | England in New Zealand 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature26th over: England 106-5 (Root 31, Stokes 1) Root takes out his frustration...

Harry Maguire’s first trophy may also be his Manchester United endgame | Manchester United

It is during the unguarded moments, often away from the public gaze, when the joy and basic jauntiness of winning a cup is laid...

The Last of Us recap episode seven – the most painful farewell of all | Television

This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us TV series. Do not read unless you have seen episodes one to seven …I can’t...

England’s Sarina Wiegman crowned best women’s coach at Fifa awards | England women’s football team

England’s march to the Euro 2022 title has led to Sarina Wiegman being named best women’s coach at the Best Fifa awards in Paris.The...

The Best Fifa Football Awards – England’s Wiegman and Earps win prizes | The Best Fifa Football Awards

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMaxi Rodríguez is pictured in the crowd. What a hit that was in...

The parched metropolis: can eco architecture save LA from megadrought? | Architecture

After weeks of record-breaking rainfall have seen freeways flood, hillsides collapse and the dry concrete gutter of the Los Angeles River transform into a...

‘Bruce Springsteen was very nervous about his cameo’: Nick Hornby and Stephen Frears on High Fidelity | High Fidelity

Nick Hornby, novelistI loved Fever Pitch and I read High Fidelity very quickly after, but I didn’t think you could make a film from...

Ursula von der Leyen meeting with King Charles decided by Palace, suggests No 10 amid DUP criticism – live | Politics

No 10 implies it was Buckingham Palace's decision for king to meet Ursula von der LeyenAt the Downing Street lobby briefing the PM’s spokesperson...

Union Berlin lost in Bayern blizzard but Bundesliga title race wide open | Bundesliga

Urs Fischer knew. In a season where everything, anything has been possible for Union Berlin and after in a week in which the bar...

Stormzy’s #Merky Books launches literature festival to ‘inspire young creatives’ | Books

A free festival from Stormzy’s #Merky Books imprint, headlined by musician Wretch 32, poet John Agard and former children’s laureate Malorie Blackman, will aim...

Dark choice for off-grid families: pay £60,000 or use a torch | Money

When Annette Walton wants to do some cooking on a winter evening, she straps on a head torch to guide herself around. In a...

MPs must have vote on Northern Ireland Brexit deal – Theresa Villiers | Brexit

The former Northern Ireland secretary, Theresa Villiers, has said it is “crucial parliament has a vote” on the much-anticipated deal to end the dispute...

Ofgem expected to cut energy price cap, but bills still set to rise in April – business live | Business

Introduction: Ofgem to announce price cap changes todayGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.Britain’s...

Russia-Ukraine war live: war crimes dominate agenda at UN in Geneva; US warns China against arming Russia | Ukraine

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featurePartisans destroy Russian plane in Belarus, officials claimBelarus’s exiled opposition has claimed partisans...

Dom Phillips’ widow to follow him in raising awareness of crisis in Amazon | Brazil

The widow of British journalist Dom Phillips has spoken of her desire to raise awareness of the urgent and complex crisis facing the Amazon...

Screen Actors Guild awards 2023: Everything Everywhere All at Once breaks record for wins | Film

Everything Everywhere All at Once reigned supreme at this year’s Screen Actors Guild awards, winning four major awards and breaking the record for most...

Charity unveils plan to save barn where Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne | Robert Burns

A charity has revealed its plans to save a barn built by the Scottish poet Robert Burns where he wrote some of his most...

England’s Kyle Sinckler thankful for ‘pivotal’ Six Nations win over Wales | Six Nations 2023

Two contrasting post-Cardiff verdicts are still vying with each other. One is that Wales, who have lost 12 of their past 15 internationals, displayed...

In Erik ten Hag, Manchester United finally have a grownup in the room | Manchester United

There was a funny moment at the end of this controlled, slow-burn, oddly inevitable Manchester United Wembley victory. As the final whistle blew and...

Newcastle not yet an evil-empire side but cup final feels like a springboard | Newcastle United

Trafalgar Square, Saturday evening. White smoke against a red sunset, the hot breath of a thousand singing voices wafting into the cold London air...

Armani finery lauds ‘timelessness’ at Milan fashion week | Fashion

The trend headline from Milan fashion week may be that timeless chic is in after Giorgio Armani closed proceedings on Sunday afternoon, reminding us...

Manchester United win Carabao Cup final to prolong Newcastle’s trophy wait | Carabao Cup

There are differing definitions of a trophy drought at these two clubs. It felt like a long time ago that Manchester United were winning...

BP boss could be in line for special bonus of up to £11.4m | BP

BP is set for a clash with investors after it emerged that its chief executive could be in line for a special bonus of...

Beth Mooney steers Australia’s to T20 World Cup glory against South Africa | Women’s T20 World Cup 2023

Sunday 26 February 2023 was an historic day for women’s sport in South Africa before a ball was even bowled. A sellout crowd at...

New York’s new drug problem: what to do with a billion dollar weed mountain? | Cannabis

Let’s Be Blunt: No smoking in the plazas” is the message that has been placed around Times Square following newly liberalised cannabis laws that...

Latham and Conway lead fightback as New Zealand frustrate England attack | England in New Zealand 2023

A couple of days out from the second Test, at a drinks reception, the chief executive of New Zealand Cricket, David White, referred to...

‘It’s a bit too castle-y’: plans to turn Cumbrian fortress into eco-attraction | Heritage

In 1990, the year Ewan Frost-Pennington was born, the final bears left Muncaster Castle in the westernmost corner of the Lake District. Winnie, an...

The week in theatre: Grenfell: System Failure; Medea; Trouble in Butetown – review | Theatre

The inquisitorial plays of Richard Norton-Taylor and Nicolas Kent have altered the theatrical landscape – and changed minds. Most overtly political drama deals in...

Make mine a Babycham! Return of the drink that added sparkle to the 70s | Food & drink industry

Babycham is as famous for its place in the history of advertising as for its sweet taste. It was cleverly targeted at women who...

Surge in number of Britons fighting to hold on to their citizenship | Shamima Begum

At least 75 people successfully overturned Home Office orders to strip them of their British citizenship last year, according to records obtained by the...

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