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When Paul Terry went out to bat for England with a broken arm Chris Woakes put his body on the line against India, following an example set in 1984 against West IndiesBy That 1980s Sports Blog

When Paul Terry went out to bat for England with a broken arm

Italian government gives final approval for bridge linking Sicily to mainland €13.5bn allocated for 10-year project to build longest single-span bridge in the world across the Strait of Messina

Italian government gives final approval for bridge linking Sicily to mainland

My petty gripe: why do fitness instructors lie about rep counts? Who hurt them? If a fitness instructor says eight reps to go, there should be one rep per count, not four, says Nadine Cohen. If they count down from three, it should be illegal to have a chat between two and one

My petty gripe: why do fitness instructors lie about rep counts? Who hurt them?

Trump threatens to ‘federalize’ DC after attack on Musk staffer The US president cites youth crime in call to strip the capital of local rule, despite declining violence and local opposition

Trump threatens to ‘federalize’ DC after attack on Musk staffer

Palestine Action ban is an attack on fundamental freedoms | Letter A letter from 47 scholars including Tariq Ali, Judith Butler, Angela Davis, Naomi Klein and Avi Shlaim

Palestine Action ban is an attack on fundamental freedoms | Letter

Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty review – struggle to conceive is fertile ground for stellar standup TV success hasn’t gone to Smith’s head as he still sweats the small stuff – as well as detailing his attempts to procreate

Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty review – struggle to conceive is fertile ground for stellar standup

Leading global scholars sign letter urging UK to end Palestine Action ban Naomi Klein and Angela Davis among those demanding stop to ‘attack on fundamental freedoms’ of assembly and protest

Leading global scholars sign letter urging UK to end Palestine Action ban

From chatbot apocalypse to a bespoke romance about the family cat: Edinburgh gets creative with AI A tech twist on Hamlet, a glimpse into a catastrophic future and a uniquely personalised tale of societal breakdown immerse fringe audiences in the haunting uncertainty of artificial intelligence

From chatbot apocalypse to a bespoke romance about the family cat: Edinburgh gets creative with AI

Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes review – unmissable return of the egomaniacal millennial Through song and standup, Cohen transforms her 2023 medical emergency into glorious oversharing with this comic triumph

Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes review – unmissable return of the egomaniacal millennial

HMRC files winding up petition against Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel’s pipes business Company says it has now settled all its payments but court filing is a sign of the pressure on the tycoon’s empire

HMRC files winding up petition against Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel’s pipes business

Beam me up, jellyfish: experts unveil spaceships to take us to the stars Winner of Project Hyperion design contest envisions polyamorous people thriving onboard cigar-shaped craft

Beam me up, jellyfish: experts unveil spaceships to take us to the stars

Birmingham airport holds all flights as runway closed after ‘aircraft incident’ One person injured after small aircraft made emergency landing, West Midlands police say

Birmingham airport holds all flights as runway closed after ‘aircraft incident’

A super-friendly 1950s-style diner, empty because of Covid: Leah Frances’s best photograph ‘The Very Best was a beautiful place to stop and chat. One waitress had been there for 44 years. I photographed it empty as a metaphor for people having been kept apart by the pandemic’

A super-friendly 1950s-style diner, empty because of Covid: Leah Frances’s best photograph

Speeding driver clocked doing 199mph on German autobahn Little headway made towards national speed limits in a car-mad country gripped by the need for speed

Speeding driver clocked doing 199mph on German autobahn

​Forever young? I’m another year older but I’ll never stop playing games - or writing about them My love for video games has never wavered, I have no intention of growing up and moving on

​Forever young? I’m another year older but I’ll never stop playing games - or writing about them

US hunter reportedly killed by buffalo during expedition in South Africa Asher Watkins, 52, of Texas died while tracking 1.3-ton Cape buffalo on a hunting trip in the country’s Limpopo province

US hunter reportedly killed by buffalo during expedition in South Africa

Ditch your dish sponge, take a packed lunch: 33 easy plastic-free kitchen swaps Plastic is a growing concern, so it’s time to cut back. Here’s how, from tips on reducing our use to ideas for more sustainable products

Ditch your dish sponge, take a packed lunch: 33 easy plastic-free kitchen swaps

A personal platypus: the strange tale of Winston Churchill’s ‘magnificently idiotic’ wartime request The wartime British PM was due to receive a monotreme named after him but it mysteriously died en route. German submarines were blamed – but was that the truth?

A personal platypus: the strange tale of Winston Churchill’s ‘magnificently idiotic’ wartime request

A double hat and a Tbilisi monument: photos of the day – Wednesday The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

A double hat and a Tbilisi monument: photos of the day – Wednesday

World awaits Trump’s next move as Russia ceasefire deadline approaches US president has been unusually reticent about plans to punish Russia if it does not agree to end Ukraine war

World awaits Trump’s next move as Russia ceasefire deadline approaches

Alexander Isak ordered to miss Newcastle barbecue and train alone Alexander Isak’s standoff with Newcastle escalated when he was ordered to train separately and stay away from a lunchtime training-ground barbecue

Alexander Isak ordered to miss Newcastle barbecue and train alone

Key takeaways from explosive claims made in biography of Prince Andrew Andrew Lownie’s book explores Duke of York’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, his relationships and mysterious finances

Key takeaways from explosive claims made in biography of Prince Andrew

Inclusion of butter in UK recipe for cacio e pepe draws outrage from Italian media Roman restaurant association ‘astonished’ to see four ingredients, not three, listed on Good Food website

Inclusion of butter in UK recipe for cacio e pepe draws outrage from Italian media

BBCNOW/Venditti review – ​20th-century British classics shine at a potent patriotic Prom Including a sugary Rutter premiere, the rarities were a slightly mixed bag, but the classics – The Lark Ascending, Enigma Variations and more – simply soared

BBCNOW/Venditti review – ​20th-century British classics shine at a potent patriotic Prom

Chelsea step up efforts to sign Garnacho and Simons in attacking reshuffle Chelsea are to step up attempts to sign Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United and Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig and could sell Nicolas Jackson

Chelsea step up efforts to sign Garnacho and Simons in attacking reshuffle

Liverpool grant Darwin Núñez go-ahead for move to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal Liverpool have given Darwin Núñez permission to negotiate a move to the Saudi Pro League, with Al-Hilal close to finalising a fee

Liverpool grant Darwin Núñez go-ahead for move to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal

Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: Forget date night – I’d much rather dress up to party with my friends There’s no pressure, no expectations … and if you want to try something a little out-there, well, go nuts

Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: Forget date night – I’d much rather dress up to party with my friends

‘We have a trout-off!’ Wallace and Torode return to MasterChef – despite being sacked What accusations of sexual misconduct? What allegations of racist language? Despite firing its hosts, the BBC food show seems to be pretending there is no problem here …

‘We have a trout-off!’ Wallace and Torode return to MasterChef – despite being sacked

Is this the summer the British left comes back? – podcast Guardian columnist Owen Jones and political correspondent Aletha Adu explore the prospects of the new leftwing party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana

Is this the summer the British left comes back? – podcast

Trump threatens to take ‘federal control’ of DC after Doge staffer attack – US politics live updates President claims on social media that DC is ‘totally out of control’ and if the city doesn’t ‘get it’s act together’ he will have ‘no choice but to take Federal control’

Trump threatens to take ‘federal control’ of DC after Doge staffer attack – US politics live updates