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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

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Veteran broadcaster Andrew Neil has confirmed his Sunday night politics programme will not return to Channel 4 this year with a decision yet to be made about its recommission in 2024 amid content cuts. The Andrew Neil Show launched as a live 10-part series in May 2022 and saw the journalist interview “decision-takers and news-makers from across the political spectrum” and examine the “biggest events of the moment”. The third

Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted London’s Pride march in protest over the parade accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries”. A number of protestors have been arrested after blocking the road in front of a Coca-Cola truck. The Metropolitan Police said that protesters sat in the middle of the road on Piccadilly at 1.30pm, causing the parade to stop. After 16 minutes, police arrested seven protesters for public nuisance offences

English councils are being hit by a “completely unsustainable” annual bill of more than £450 million to prop up the free bus pass scheme, according to new analysis. The Local Government Association (LGA), which calculated the figure, warned that the cost is putting services at risk. Councils in England are legally required to reimburse bus operators for journeys made by older and disabled people who use a pass entitling them

England were left “angry” and “bewildered” after Ollie Pope was pressed to take the field with a shoulder injury, but expect him to play his part in salvaging the second Ashes Test despite aggravating the problem. England are 221 runs behind with eight Australian wickets to take and will need every one of their batters for what is shaping up to be a huge fourth-innings chase at Lord’s. But Pope

The team behind the deep sea robot which eventually helped locate wreckage from the Titan submersible – following a fatal implosion which killed five people – had been hoping they were on a rescue mission, a company executive has said. British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood were killed on board the deep-sea vessel, alongside OceanGate Expeditions’ chief executive Stockton Rush and French national Paul-Henri

That's according to the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak The Prime Minister has insisted people being brought into new roles in the NHS will be trained and regulated properly as he said the Tories can be trusted with the health service. The Government has published its plan for a massive shake-up in how the NHS recruits and retains staff, promising thousands more workers, some of whom will train on the job.

Public confidence in the justice system is at risk of being undermined by the courts and tribunals service amid delays to key reforms, MPs have warned in a scathing report. The agency has almost “burnt through” its entire budget to deliver a programme that is just over halfway complete, chairwoman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Dame Meg Hillier said. Many of the issues relate to the introduction of His