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Salt’s path home from Barbados to Welsh Fire captain
Phil Salt, the England T20 batter born in North Wales and raised largely in Barbados, is preparing to captain Welsh Fire’s men’s team in the upcoming Hundred season. The 29-year-old, who leads a side featuring former England captain Joe Root and ex-Test bowler Chris Woakes, says joining the Welsh team felt like “a no-brainer” given…
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Russian warship carries out live-firing war games off PLYMOUTH as British and French military track frigate through English Channel
A Russian warship conducted live-firing exercises in the English Channel off the coast of Plymouth, prompting British and French naval forces to track the vessel as it moved through UK waters. The exercise underscores continuing tensions between Russia and NATO countries, with such manoeuvres by Russian naval vessels near British shores now a recurring feature…
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UK military ‘eyes innovative electric flying taxi’ as 2029 launch planned
British flying taxi startup Vertical Aerospace has revealed the UK government has expressed interest in buying a military version of its aircraft, alongside a fresh £10m government grant that brings total state funding for the project to £48m. The announcement, made at the Farnborough international airshow, matters because it signals a potential new revenue stream…
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British Gas mixed up our energy meter – but now I’m being penalised
A reader in Shropshire has described how British Gas muddled up energy meter registrations across a new-build housing estate, leading to residents being billed for each other’s energy. The mix-up left the reader paying charges intended for the estate’s developer, receiving contradictory bills, and having their bank details wrongly shared, before finally being penalised with…
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Was Julie Andrews actually part of the British invasion?
Julie Andrews is best known as a British actor and singer whose success in Hollywood coincided with the mid-1960s “British Invasion”, when UK performers and cultural figures became especially influential in the United States. However, she was not usually considered part of the movement in its strictest sense, which primarily referred to British pop and…
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Pauline Hanson turns on Channel Seven and leaks email about what really motivated her to travel to the UK – after being ‘stitched-up’ by network
Australian senator Pauline Hanson has publicly criticised Channel Seven, accusing the network of “stitching her up” over a recent trip to the UK. She has leaked an email that she says reveals her genuine reasons for travelling, disputing the network’s portrayal of the visit. The article’s full details were not available in the source text,…
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A day in the life of ‘Hannibal the Cannibal’: Serial killer speaks from behind bars at maximum security prison for first time in 40 YEARS. Read it exclusively in The Crime Desk newsletter
The Daily Mail’s Crime Desk newsletter has published an exclusive audio recording of serial killer Robert Maudsley, nicknamed “Hannibal the Cannibal,” speaking from his prison cell for the first time in around 40 years. Maudsley, held in a special high-security unit for Britain’s most dangerous offenders, has committed further murders while already incarcerated, and his…
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TV tonight: Simon Pegg’s cyber-thriller The Undeclared War returns
Channel 4’s espionage drama The Undeclared War returns for a second season tonight, continuing Peter Kosminsky’s cyber-thriller starring Simon Pegg as GCHQ director of operations Danny Patrick. The series explores the fraught world of intelligence and cybersecurity, and its return is notable for expanding both its plot and its cast, deepening the personal and political…
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Burnham becomes prime minister as Starmer resigns, Trump pledges support
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