Police leadership needs 'ethical reset', Lord Blunkett tells BBC
Watch: Former home secretary says the police service "is not good enough"
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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton finished first and second in Saturday's sprint race at Silverstone
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‘We are not banjo-playing dimwits’: The deep rural resentment that will shape the election
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GB's Fery fights off Bergs and nosebleeds to reach fourth round
Fery is ranked 114th in the world
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Brilliant Bethell guides England to impressive win against India
Jacob Bethell hits an unbeaten 76 as England recover from 1-2 to chase down 191 to beat India by four wickets in the second T20 at Old Trafford and take a 1-0 lead in the five match series.
MLB takes labor fight to fans with social media push for salary cap as union pushes back on ‘political ad-style campaign’
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England outclassed by seven-try South Africa in Nations Championship
Centre Jesse Kriel crossed for one of South Africa's seven tries
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Tiangco dares gov't to prove anti-corruption campaign is 'impartial'
Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco has challenged the Marcos administration to prove that its anti-corruption campaign applies to everyone and should also be impartial.
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'Stand and deliver!' - Brook turns tables with 15-ball blitz
Captain Harry Brook produces yet another memorable one-day innings as he hits 39 off just 15 balls, before he's caught - an big-hitting innings which helps England recover from 1-2 as the home side go on to chase down 191 and beat India by four wickets in the second T20 at Old Trafford.
Supporting Pride London 'more important than ever'
About one million people were expected to attend, organisers said
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Sooryavanshi, 15, debuts in India loss to England
15-year-old Sooryavanshi hits sixes off Archer and Tongue
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Belief back as England brace for their biggest game since 2017
Nat Sciver-Brunt took over as captain following England's Ashes defeat in Australia
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Antonelli beats Leclerc & Hamilton to Silverstone pole
Kimi Antonelli won the British Grand Prix sprint race earlier on Saturday
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Former chess champion Kramnik banned over cheating remarks
Kramnik has said he will appeal the decision
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Six-try Wales beat Fiji in Nations Championship opener
Back row Aaron Wainwright has started all Wales' matches in 2026
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Success, failure or something else? How the Socceroos’ World Cup campaign rated | Jack Snape
Australia’s overall performance cannot be distilled into a few spot kicks and will be deeply analysed in coming days, weeks and years
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Injury ends Williams' Wimbledon comeback
Serena Williams was playing at her first Wimbledon since 2022
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Why Eastern Europe celebrates the 4th of July more than America does
By Ksenia Smertina, senior lecturer at the HSE Institute for Media, expert at the Russian International Affairs Council on Eastern and Central Europe
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Lessons from Yitzhak Shamir: What Israel should look for in its next prime minister - opinion
As parties gear up for the election in autumn – or possibly sooner, in the unlikely event our government chooses not to give way to its extremist elements – the definition of what makes a good leader becomes of paramount significance.
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A political jungle: What international media will get wrong about Israel's 2026 election - opinion
A traditional African safari has its “Big Five” of iconic animals to see and photograph, ideally with your kids smiling in the background: Elephant, rhinoceros, lion, leopard, and buffalo.
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Iraqi PM faces backlash from political parties over his bold anti-corruption drive | The National
Iraq's Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi is facing mounting objections from major Shiite political parties over his anti-corruption campaign, sources have told The National.
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Prince Harry will not be joined by Meghan and children on London trip
Prince Harry will not be joined by his wife the Duchess of Sussex and their two children when he visits London next week, it is understood.
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Ukraine hits major oil terminal in Russia's St Petersburg
Ukraine's military described St Petersburg's oil terminal as "one of the largest" in Russia
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King praises UK-US relationship on 250th anniversary of independence
King Charles and Donald Trump met during a state visit to Washington DC earlier this year
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Ireland fight back to deny Wallabies in thriller
Ireland fought from 12 points down to claim a sixth successive win over Australia
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Dior dress and a man of honour: What we know about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding
Watch: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wed in NYC - here's how the day unfolded
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Tom Kean got months of paid sick leave – after voting against it for others | Arwa Mahdawi
The congressman spent four months mysteriously away from work, but he doesn’t seem to think his constituents should get mandated sick days
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Boy, 3, had five surgeries after crocodile attack
The crocodiles have not been seized or put down by the authorities (picture from 2025)
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Antonelli passes Hamilton to win Silverstone sprint
Kimi Antonelli overtook Lewis Hamilton on the Hangar Straight to win the sprint race at Silverstone
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Russia and US bear ‘special responsibility’ for global security – Putin
Russia and the United States bear a “special responsibility” for maintaining global security, President Vladimir Putin has said while congratulating his counterpart Donald Trump on the 250th anniversary of American independence.
· RT
Cape Verde fans 'proud' despite 3-2 defeat to Argentina
Supporters in Cape Verde say they are proud of their national team despite a 3-2 defeat to Argentina which ended their World Cup hopes on Friday evening.
Thousands of protesters in Germany rally against far-right AfD
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s annual congress started Saturday in the city of Erfurt with thousands of protesters gathered against the rising German far-right movement.
· Victor Goury-Laffont
Pope urges Europe to do more for migrants while visiting gateway island
Pope Leo visited the Gate of Europe monument in Lampedusa
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Second murder arrest over 1998 teen disappearance
Police suspect Donna Keogh was murdered shortly after she disappeared
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From one to 16 - ranking every team left in the World Cup
Thirty two teams out. Sixteen remaining.
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Pubs, schools and police brace for England-Mexico 1am kick-off
England's early morning World Cup match against Mexico will kick off as originally planned at 01:00BST (18:00 local time) on Monday, after Fifa U-turned on a plan to bring it forward by six hours due to thunderstorms.
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Large crowds gather in Tehran on first day of Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral
Thousands gathered in the courtyard of Tehran's main mosque to mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Why Algeria still holds elections when the outcomes are predetermined
I have been returning to the same question since the 2009 presidential election in Algeria: what remains politically interesting about this process when the results are known in advance?
· Middleeasteye
Hong Kong start Nations Cup campaign against Samoa with plenty to prove
Match in Chile is the start of six games for the city side to try to establish credibility ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup in Australia
· SCMP Sport
Hong Kong start Nations Cup campaign against Samoa with plenty to prove
Match in Chile is the start of six games for the city side to try to establish credibility ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup in Australia
· SCMP Sport
Antique silver collection found in attic sells for £60,000
An Edwardian silver jewellery box, crafted in Chester in 1908 was part of the collection
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Ukrainian woman wanted after Monaco attack
A 39-year-old Ukrainian woman is wanted for having allegedly planted a parcel bomb in central Monaco earlier this week, gravely wounding three people.
· Victor Goury-Laffont
The massive scramble behind the scenes before the new PM arrives
Welcome to limbo land. Unless a meteorite crashes to earth, Scotland wins the World Cup after all, or the ravens leave the Tower, in just over a fortnight, Andy Burnham will walk up Downing Street as the 59th British prime minister.
· Bbcnews
Iran survived the first round, the next may be worse imo
By Ivan Timofeev, programme director of the Valdai Club
· RT
Ein Spaziergang mit Ulf Poschardt
Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
· Gordon Repinski
Eight of the 10 most populous countries are not in the World Cup
Without a team in the World Cup, Bangladeshi fans have "adopted" other nations such as Argentina
· Bbcnews
All Blacks beat France in thrilling Nations Championship opener
Jordan is just two off Doug Howlett's All Blacks try record
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Watch : Palace calls out Defensor over campaign donation claim
Malacañang on July 3, 2026 (July 4 in Manila) calls out former Anakalusugan Party-list representative Mike Defensor after he pushed for an investigation into the three major campaign donors of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who were later appointed to key government posts. Defensor, in a Facebook post, named some ca…
· The Manila Times
Australia’s World Cup campaign comes to an end
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England team booed on arrival at Mexico City hotel
England squad booed as they arrive in Mexico
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