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Salt’s path home from Barbados to Welsh Fire captain

  • Phil Salt named Welsh Fire men's captain for The Hundred
  • He's the competition's all-time top run-scorer, with 1,138 runs
  • Welsh Fire's campaign opens 22 July against Southern Brave

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…

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Russian warship carries out live-firing war games off PLYMOUTH as British and French military track frigate through English Channel

  • Russian frigate held live-fire drills off Plymouth in the Channel
  • UK and French forces tracked the warship's movements closely
  • Part of ongoing pattern of Russian naval activity near Britain

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…

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UK military ‘eyes innovative electric flying taxi’ as 2029 launch planned

  • Vertical Aerospace gets extra £10m UK government funding, totalling £48m.
  • MoD shows interest in a military version of its eVTOL aircraft.
  • Firm demonstrated its Valo prototype's vertical flight transition at Farnborough.

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…

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British Gas mixed up our energy meter – but now I’m being penalised

  • British Gas mixed up new-build meters, billing neighbours for each other's energy
  • Reader's tariff rose 19% after cancelling direct debit in protest
  • Still awaiting accurate bill and compensation three months on

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…

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Was Julie Andrews actually part of the British invasion?

  • Julie Andrews was not strictly part of the British Invasion.
  • The term mainly described British pop and rock acts.
  • Her Hollywood success still strengthened Britain’s US cultural influence.

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,…

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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

  • Pauline Hanson accuses Channel Seven of a "stitch-up"
  • She leaked an email about her real reasons for the UK trip
  • Dispute centres on the network's portrayal of her visit

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…

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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

  • Serial killer Robert Maudsley speaks from prison for first time in 40 years
  • Audio exclusive reveals daily life in high-security prison unit
  • Full feature available only via The Crime Desk newsletter sign-up

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…

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Spain beat Argentina to win World Cup as halftime show sparks online buzz

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  • Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup final.
  • The final featured the first-ever World Cup halftime show, directed by Hamish Hamilton.
  • A broadcast moment involving a white substance sparked viral online speculation.

Spain won the FIFA World Cup, beating Argentina 1-0 in a final that also became known for the tournament's first-ever halftime show, which ended up generating as much online conversation as the result itself. The show, a first for a World Cup final, was directed by Hamish Hamilton,…

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TV tonight: Simon Pegg’s cyber-thriller The Undeclared War returns

  • The Undeclared War returns to Channel 4 for a second series tonight.
  • Simon Pegg's Danny Patrick investigates a suspected GCHQ mole.
  • Siân Brooke joins the cast as Danny's ex-MI6 wife.

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…

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Burnham becomes prime minister as Starmer resigns, Trump pledges support

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No article URL or text was provided, so the claims in the title cannot be verified or summarised reliably. The headline describes a major political development involving Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer and Donald Trump, but without the article’s contents it would be inappropriate to infer what happened or…

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