‘Melancholy were the sounds on a winter’s night.’ Now, now Virginia, let’s not start on that path. Good morning and the warmest of welcomes to our live blog of day one of the first Test between India and England from Hyderabad. Ben Stokes, the inspirational captain, starts his toughest assignment yet, hoping to emulate Douglas...
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Is Britain ready for World War III? Former top general warns Brits aged up to SIXTY might have to serve in Finnish-style conscript army – as Whitehall examines using Ukraine training plan to get volunteers ready to fight Russia
Britain has to ‘think carefully’ about conscripting hundreds of thousands of Brits to fight Russia, a former top British Army officer has warned. General Richard Shirreff, a former Nato commander, warned that the UK might need to introduce a system akin to that used in Finland in the event of a European land war. It came...
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Australian Open order of play and day 12 schedule
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Coco Gauff is eyeing a spot in the Australian Open final for the first time as she takes on defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the...
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Former Great Britain boxing coach shares how ‘brain gym’ in Brierley Hill is helping him move forward
Dillon, who retired last year, has helped coach some of the sport’s biggest stars including Anthony Joshua, Amir Khan, James DeGale, Luke Campbell and Nicola Adams and was part of the GB Boxing coaching staff that prepared boxers for the Olympic Games in London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 where the team won 14...
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New law to ban zombie-style knives and machetes
Dangerous zombie-style knives and machetes will be banned under new legislation to take these weapons off our streets and keep young people safe. Under the measures, first announced by the Prime Minister last year and laid before Parliament today, it will be illegal to possess, sell, manufacture or transport these zombie-style knives and machetes. The...
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Nick Kyrgios takes pop at Boris Becker as star faces national investigation
Justine Henin has insisted that Carlos Alcaraz has plenty still to learn after crashing out of the Australian Open at the quarter-final stage. She believes that he “fell into the same trap” as he did during his end to the 2023 season and will need to improve in order to repeat his US Open and...
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Ways to Watch and Listen in the UK: Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers (NFC Championship)
NFL Schedule Lexicon Conference: There are 32 teams in the National Football League (NFL) that are split evenly between two conferences: the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The 49ers play in the NFC. Division: Each conference is broken down into 4 divisions: East, North, South and West. Each division has...
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Live animal transport regulations not ‘fit for purpose’, major international study finds
A ‘fitness check’ of regulations in five countries meant to protect animals during transportation, has deemed that they all fall short of fully protecting animals during transport. Findings from this interdisciplinary work involving the Universities of Bristol, Essex and British Columbia (Canada) which compared animal transport rules designed to protect the billions of livestock that...
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Storm Jocelyn batters the UK, disrupts travel and energy infrastructure across northwest Europe
Storm Jocelyn that battered the UK on Tuesday and overnight is sweeping east, disrupting travel and energy infrastructure across northwest Europe. A man walks past a public information sign on the beach ahead of the arrival of Storm Jocelyn, in Brighton, Britain. Storm Jocelyn batters the UK, disrupts travel and energy infrastructure across northwest Europe...
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The 2024 Harper’s Bazaar Short Story Competition is now open for entries
Harper’s Bazaar has a long history of publishing original fiction, by writers from Henry James and Virginia Woolf to Ali Smith and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In keeping with this legacy, we are pleased to announce the launch of our annual short-story competition in association with Montblanc, previous winners of which have included Kaliane Bradley, Daisy...
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‘England Should Refuse To Play India In 1st Test’: Shoaib Bashir Visa Row Leads To UK Media Outrage Before IND vs ENG Test Series
Shoaib Bashir, the uncapped England spinner, has been ruled out of the opening Test against India following a visa delay on Wednesday. Bashir, who is of Pakistani heritage, travelled with the squad to Abu Dhabi, where England trained before the team arrived in India for the five-test series beginning in Hyderabad on Thursday. However, according...
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Shoaib Bashir granted visa to join England teammates in India
England spinner Shoaib Bashir has been granted a visa and will join the team in India this weekend following complications that initially forced him to fly home. Bashir, a 20-year-old British Muslim of Pakistani heritage, was the only member of the touring party to have a significant delay over his application and was forced to...