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Wales name captain Dewi Lake in the side for the Nations Championship match against South Africa in Durban on Saturday.
Devolution, tax, the EU and immigration: these are all opportunities for growth if Burnham abandons the excessive caution of the past few years The economic inheritance Andy Burnham will receive from Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves is not, in any meaningful way, a crisis. That is worth saying,…
Two men, Kyle Bylin and Jeremy Morrison, are suing a North Dakota hospital, alleging staff switched them at birth more than 36 years ago. The lawsuit, filed against Christian Unity Hospital Corporation (trading as Unity Medical Center in Grafton), highlights the potentially life-altering consequences of hospital identification errors…
In a Guardian World Cup Daily video, host Max Rushden discusses England's 2-1 semi-final defeat to Argentina at the 2026 World Cup, joined by football writers Barry Glendenning, John Brewin, Jonathan Wilson and Nicky Bandini. The panel reflects on yet another painful tournament exit for England, a familiar…
Sahrawi activist Mohamed Sleiman Labat has criticised Christopher Nolan for filming scenes of his blockbuster The Odyssey in Western Sahara, a territory occupied by Morocco, arguing this legitimises the occupation while Indigenous Sahrawis are denied the right to document their own lives. He notes the bitter irony that…
Jesy Nelson has celebrated a significant milestone in her campaign around spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), announcing that a screening test she has been advocating for will now be extended across the whole of the UK. The former Little Mix singer said she felt "so proud" of the outcome,…
Former England defender and BBC pundit Micah Richards has revealed that he learned of his father's death only moments before going on air to cover England's World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina. Richards continued with his broadcasting duties despite the personal tragedy, later paying an emotional tribute to…
The funeral was held in North Carolina for seven-year-old Cashmere Parker, who died after a firework flew into her family's apartment during Fourth of July celebrations. Mourners gathered at a local church, where a small white coffin was carried inside amid an outpouring of grief from family and…
Tony Pasin, a senior Liberal MP, and a member of his staff were seriously injured in a boat incident at Bakers Beach, according to reports. The staff member was thrown overboard during the incident, prompting emergency assistance, and both individuals sustained significant injuries requiring medical attention. Details of…
The UK government has formally brought British Steel into public ownership, saying the move will "protect the future of steel production" at the Scunthorpe site. The company employs around 2,700 people and had been under government operational control since April last year, after fears that Chinese owner Jingye…