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Is Ollie Robinson the chaos English cricket needs in a team stuffed with Nice Young Lads? | Jonathan Liew

With the Test team under pressure and desperately craving engagement, a returning firebrand could salvage the summerThe winged elephant swoops down Deansgate towards the ship canal, its wings glowing neon orange, a feral roar rising and falling unevenly in volume. A black taxi drives the wrong way down a rain-moistened street. A menacing urchin child

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Henry Nowak was failed in the last moments of his life – and then again by Britain’s disgraceful political class | Jason Okundaye

There are vital lessons to be learned from Nowak’s death. Instead, it has been used to refuel a pervasive lie about ethnic minorities and ‘two-tier’ policingNine times. As Henry Nowak lay dying in handcuffs, he told police officers that he could not breathe nine times.To recount his final moments: last December, Nowak, who was walking

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Sabalenka says she wants ‘to quit tennis’ after shock French Open defeat by Shnaider

No 1 seed loses 6-3, 5-7, 0-6 in quarter-final meltdownPlayer says roof should be closed in windy conditionsAryna Sabalenka said she wanted “to quit tennis” in an immediate outburst after one of the worst meltdowns in her career, losing 10 consecutive games en route to a shocking 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 defeat to the 25th seed

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Cape Fear review – Amy Adams and Javier Bardem’s immaculate update is a wild, wild ride

Bardem has the absolute time of his life terrifying everyone in this remake of the classic thriller. It’s a masterclass in tension, sublime directing – and never forgets the power of a jump scare“Ever look around and wonder if we deserve all this?” a woman asks, standing by their sprawling mansion’s swimming pool with her

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Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?

The far shorter Middle East war has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected worldIn a 1965 speech justifying the war in Vietnam, Lyndon B Johnson argued that the goal was to ensure “every country can shape its own destiny” since only in such a world could the US secure its

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‘It’s a great healer’: why being outdoors in nature means so much to us

Many of those who love spending time in Britain’s green places say it is awe-inspiring, calming and therapeuticAs a recent study revealed almost half of UK adults now spend less than three hours a week in natural settings such as gardens, parks, fields or woods, we asked readers to tell us about what being outside

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‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies

The Canadian entrepreneur has always pushed the boundaries of gene editing, once attempting to turn horses into unicorns. Now she is set on modifying human embryos – something her controversial ex-husband was jailed for doingOn a Friday evening in late April, Cathy Tie, the Canadian serial entrepreneur and self-styled “Biotech Barbie”, is centre stage at

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Arsenal fans use ‘trains, planes and automobiles’ in race to Budapest for Champions League final

As flights and hotels sell out and prices soar, supporters go to great lengths to see Gunners face Paris Saint-GermainSince Arsenal’s euphoric Premier League win last week, it has been a never-ending party in much of north London (apart from in Tottenham, although they had their own cause for celebration). And with Arsenal poised to

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Tony Blair says he is all about the future – but his vision is woefully stuck in the past | Jonathan Freedland

He insists he is so right but gets so much badly wrong, not least the absurdity that the UK should have joined Donald Trump in the quagmire that is IranGive the man credit. Tony Blair has achieved a goal that even a week ago seemed impossible, and which he scarcely managed in office: he has

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What can the Dutch teach the UK about how to tackle the youth jobs crisis?

The Netherlands has the lowest rate of young people not in education, employment or training in the EUA shock government-backed report this week warned of the danger of a “lost generation” of young people in Britain, as the number of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (Neets) rose to more than 1

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Tuner review – Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman in sweet harmony in safe-cracking thriller

Playing a piano tuner with super sensitive hearing, Woodall’s relationship with Hoffman is a tender highlight in this unforced crime dramaLeo Woodall’s breakout TV roles in The White Lotus and One Day offered a megawatt charisma, but for his biggest film role to date he dims it to a soft glow with gentle performance opposite

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‘I begged for help’: the police failings that led to UK mother’s death at hands of her daughter’s stalker

Yolanda Saldana Feliz was stabbed 40 times by Miguel Angel Florentino, after Lauris Saldana’s emails to Met police went unansweredLauris Saldana has visible scars on her face, neck, arms, hand – and many, many more hidden beneath her clothing. They are a reminder of the horrific attack in 2022 at the hands of her ex-partner

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Championship playoff drama awaits, Scottish Cup and WCL finals buildup – matchday live

⚽ Buildup to a busy day of finals action around Europe ⚽ Sign up for Football Daily | Follow on Bluesky | Mail usI enjoyed this piece from Barry yesterday.It’s all noise and bluster and guff, innit? I mean, not for the guys who missed our or were selected, but the outrage and hot takes

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‘Turn off the juice of the rulers!’ Who are the Volcano Group, mystery saboteurs behind a five-day Berlin blackout?

Earlier this year, the city was hit by its longest power cut since the second world war. But were those responsible eco-terrorists, agents of the far-right, or even Russian proxies?Sebastian Brandt, chief technician of the Immanuel hospital in the leafy, affluent Wannsee district of Berlin, guessed something was wrong as soon as he opened the

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Two Weeks in August review – Jessica Raine is extraordinary in this exquisite look at a holiday from hell

Drugs, sex, scorpions, breakdowns … a summer trip in Greece goes diabolically wrong in the BBC’s immaculate new show that will give you a well-earned break from bad TVHell is other people. But a fortnight’s summer holiday in a Greek island villa with three pals you have known since university, the young second wife of