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Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer were the only plusses as England were hammered in Brendon McCullum’s first game as white-ball coachThe left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh, an outstanding bowler in this format, will take the first over.Phil Salt and Ben Duckett are ready to go. It’s time for episode one of the ECB’s new spin-off, Bazball […]

Angry scenes over speaking time arrangements in the Dáil with rows delaying the expected confirmation of Martin’s role by the presidentTusk, a historian by training, also urged Europe to increase its defence spending:Some people think it’s extravagant or wrong to warn that we should spend up to 5% of GDP on our security. … But […]

Former soldier, 26, also pleads guilty to false imprisonment and possession of a crossbow and a butcher’s knifeA man has pleaded guilty to murdering a mother and two of her daughters at their home in Hertfordshire last year.Kyle Clifford, 26, admitted killing Carol Hunt and her daughters Hannah and Louise in Bushey, near Watford, on […]

Austria’s souvenir Mozartkugeln will no longer be made in composer’s home city after factory bankruptcyVisitors to Salzburg can hardly escape merchandise linked to its favourite son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with T-shirts, golf balls and Playmobil figures in the composer’s image cluttering the gift stores and airport duty-free shops.But the Austrian city has just lost its […]

President demands Russia end war in Ukraine or will impose ‘high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions’The Wall Street Journal has spoken to some federal workers affected by the slew of executive orders signed by president Donald Trump at the outset of his second term as president, and reports “a sense of anxiety and confusion” […]

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after victim was stabbed walking home from schoolA 12-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed while walking home from school in Birmingham has been named as Leo Ross.A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, with police confirming he is also being held in […]

The Tory leader managed to devote all six questions to one subject, even if it was one she didn’t know much aboutWho would have guessed? Kemi Badenoch may be a slow learner – a painfully slow learner – but she is at least a learner. This may be not much, but it is a lifeline. […]

Financier turned activist Bill Browder says Russia will make gains that spark refugee crisis if US military support dries upBusiness live – latest updatesKeir Starmer should show leadership over the Ukraine war by pushing for $300bn (£243bn) of frozen Russian assets to be used to fund Kyiv’s military, the financier turned activist Bill Browder has […]

It’s weird more high-street shops don’t behave like this. Friendliness is one one of the few things they have going for them in the war against the machines In today’s hyper-connected world, where I can have anything from a power drill to a little chocolate pudding delivered to my door the same day, shops have […]

Justice department directive comes amid slate of executive orders targeting US immigrants and asylum seekersUS politics live – latest updatesTrump’s immigration orders designed to sow chaos – ‘he wants you to feel afraid’The US justice department is ordering federal prosecutors to target state and local officials who resist the administration’s planned mass deportation campaign, marking […]