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Ben Stokes produced another astonishing Ashes performance at Lord’s, but his dazzling century was not enough to save England from defeat as Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal sparked fury in the second Test. The England captain embarked on a six-hitting rampage after Alex Carey pulled off a deeply-divisive stumping of Bairstow, making 155 as he sought to fashion an unthinkable sequel to his 2019 miracle at Headingley. But this time a

A hike in rail fares from Monday is “bleak news” for travellers amid the current cost of living crisis, opposition politicians told ministers. With ScotRail to rise ticket prices for most journeys by 4.8%, Conservatives condemned the “steep rise”. Meanwhile, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton insisted the cost of travelling by train should remain frozen “until at least the end of the year”. The rise in fares, which comes

Unverified accounts can only read 600 posts a day Twitter has begun limiting the number of tweets people can read, Elon Musk has announced. Mr Musk, who took over Twitter in October after buying it for 44 billion dollars (£35.5 billion), declared on Saturday that verified accounts are being limited to reading 6,000 posts a day. Unverified accounts can only read 600 posts a day, with new unverified accounts limited to just 300

The final few hours on Saturday night saw Australia all out for 279 and England reduced to 114 for four in pursuit of 371 England will look to captain Ben Stokes on the last day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s in their attempt to pull off another miraculous chase. Day four had initially been slow going for most of the morning and afternoon session before a dramatic final few hours

Seven more specialist gambling clinics are being launched to support people who are struggling Health officials have raised concerns over children and adults being “bombarded” with gambling adverts after a record number of people have sought help for gambling addiction in England. NHS England boss Amanda Pritchard also sounded the alarm over “touch of a button” bets as she announced that the NHS is ramping up support for people with gambling problems. New specialist clinics are

French President Emmanuel Macron has scrapped an official trip to Germany after a fourth straight night of rioting and looting across France sparked by the fatal shooting of a teenager by police. News of the cancellation came as hundreds of people turned out for the burial of the 17-year-old, whose killing by officers in a Parisian suburb on Tuesday triggered the unrest. France’s interior ministry announced that in the latest

Liz Truss is set to launch a new taskforce of economists aimed at finding solutions to sluggish growth in the West. The new Growth Commission, which will be launched later this month, has been convened by Ms Truss as an independent body to help tackle the causes of low growth. First reported by The Telegraph, the commission will be chaired by economist and deputy chair of the Centre for Economics

Three teenagers have been charged with murder after a 17-year-old boy was found dead in a canal in west London. Victor Lee, from Ealing, was found in the water under Scrubs Lane, near Willesden Junction, at around 5.45pm last Sunday. He was pulled from the canal but, despite efforts to save him, he was declared dead at the scene at 6.09pm. A post-mortem examination on Wednesday concluded he died from

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a young man and a teenage boy were stabbed to death in north London. The 46-year-old man was arrested on Saturday afternoon and was in custody at a north London police station. Police were called at 11.33pm on Thursday to reports of a stabbing in Elthorne Road, Islington. A 15-year-old from Islington had been stabbed and died

A feisty end to the day sees England just about still in the second Ashes test. Earlier, England took a leaf out of the tourists' book as they peppered them with short-pitched bowling. It worked as Australia were skittled for 279. The bizarre spectacle of Nathan Lyon limping out at number eleven and scoring a loudly-cheered boundary was a highlight. England were soon in trouble as they chased 371. Zak