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Golden State Warriors’ Kristaps Porziņģis steps away from basketball over undisclosed health issue

Warriors center Kristaps Porziņģis says his body has not responded as expected and is stepping away from basketball to prioritize his health

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How Stephen Miller appointment shows Trump hasn’t learned his lesson on immigration

US voters repudiated mass deportation campaign, but choice of new chief of staff shows Trump doesn’t care

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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay starting 12-day Latin America tour

The pontiff praises Uruguay's clean energy transition and calls for universal healthcare.

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Injury crises and Borthwick under scrutiny: it’s that time of year again for England rugby

Sunday’s hosts need to stop looking for excuses and focus on what they can control to kick off the Nations Championship against battle-hardened Australia Several things are increasingly guaranteed from an English rugby perspective around this time of year. Bang on cue the injury news and the weather both start to worsen. Cracks in the relationship between the players and their head coach, in this case Steve Borthwick, begin to surface. And as the crowds stream up from Twickenham railway station past the biltong and burger stalls, no one has much idea what to expect. This year it has been the s

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Injury crises and Borthwick under scrutiny: it’s that time of year again for England rugby

Sunday’s hosts need to stop looking for excuses and focus on what they can control to kick off the Nations Championship against battle-hardened Australia Several things are increasingly guaranteed from an English rugby perspective around this time of year. Bang on cue the injury news and the weather both start to worsen. Cracks in the relationship between the players and their head coach, in this case Steve Borthwick, begin to surface. And as the crowds stream up from Twickenham railway station past the biltong and burger stalls, no one has much idea what to expect. This year it has been the s

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Senior England players ‘fight to protect’ Steve Borthwick and deny rift

Team meet to discuss Times article on squad disharmony Jamie George says criticism will get best from England England’s senior players have circled the wagons around Steve Borthwick and denied he oversaw a toxic environment over the summer, insisting they will “fight to protect” the under-fire head coach in Sunday’s autumn opener against Australia. Jamie George, who captained the side for England’s three summer Tests, and the returning skipper, Maro Itoje, called a squad meeting on Friday morning to discuss an article in the Times that portrays a group of players fed up with Borthwick’s man ma

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Senior England players ‘fight to protect’ Steve Borthwick and deny rift

Team meet to discuss Times article on squad disharmony Jamie George says criticism will get best from England England’s senior players have circled the wagons around Steve Borthwick and denied he oversaw a toxic environment over the summer, insisting they will “fight to protect” the under-fire head coach in Sunday’s autumn opener against Australia. Jamie George, who captained the side for England’s three summer Tests, and the returning skipper, Maro Itoje, called a squad meeting on Friday morning to discuss an article in the Times that portrays a group of players fed up with Borthwick’s man ma

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What Trump’s midterms debacle could mean for US support for Ukraine

The Republican Party's crushing defeat in midterm elections has left Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky optimistic about future support for Kyiv and stronger transatlantic relations. But with US…

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‘He left the world in ruins’: the author who defied the Taliban and burning tyres to tell Alexander the Great’s epic story

He is the most powerful ruler ever – and his first biographer was crucified. What drew Edmund Richardson, winner of the £50,000 Baillie Gifford prize, to his short tumultuous life? He was the most powerful man in the world but he was brought down by one battle too many after a decade at the top. The story of Alexander the Great might be more than 2,000 years old, but it seems timely that a new biography of the ancient ruler won the Baillie Gifford prize for nonfiction just as President Trump took a battering in the US midterms. “This is a moment,” says its author Edmund Richardson, “where peop

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‘He left the world in ruins’: the author who defied the Taliban and burning tyres to tell Alexander the Great’s epic story

He is the most powerful ruler ever – and his first biographer was crucified. What drew Edmund Richardson, winner of the £50,000 Baillie Gifford prize, to his short tumultuous life? He was the most powerful man in the world but he was brought down by one battle too many after a decade at the top. The story of Alexander the Great might be more than 2,000 years old, but it seems timely that a new biography of the ancient ruler won the Baillie Gifford prize for nonfiction just as President Trump took a battering in the US midterms. “This is a moment,” says its author Edmund Richardson, “where peop

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A really simple guide to climate change

Human activities are causing the world to heat up, posing serious threats to people and nature.

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Tempted by snacks before bed? Here's why - and what you can do about it

There are biological reasons why you may reach for sweet treats before bed, but you can change the habit.

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Minister tells energy suppliers to do more to help households tackle unpaid bills this winter

Bosses from Great Britain’s biggest energy companies called to meeting as part of government’s debt relief plan An energy minister has told the bosses of Great Britain’s biggest energy suppliers to do more to help households get on top of their unpaid energy bills this winter, before the government spends up to £2.5bn to help write off the country’s record high debts. Energy bosses were summoned to a roundtable meeting on Thursday to discuss the government’s plan to pay down the energy debts of about 2.4m of the hardest-hit households. Continue reading...

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Minister tells energy suppliers to do more to help households tackle unpaid bills this winter

Bosses from Great Britain’s biggest energy companies called to meeting as part of government’s debt relief plan An energy minister has told the bosses of Great Britain’s biggest energy suppliers to do more to help households get on top of their unpaid energy bills this winter, before the government spends up to £2.5bn to help write off the country’s record high debts. Energy bosses were summoned to a roundtable meeting on Thursday to discuss the government’s plan to pay down the energy debts of about 2.4m of the hardest-hit households. Continue reading...

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