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Easterby minds Ireland’s house with a spruce-up and hat-trick on agenda
For Simon Easterby this is like house-minding. In theory he has the run of the gaff but the owner, Andy Farrell, is not far away and liable to check how things are going. By no means would that same owner be a control freak – an unusual state of affairs …
Senior Tory MP accused of ‘brass neck’ after saying Britain needs better work ethic
One of Kemi Badenoch’s senior team has been accused of “real brass neck” after saying Britain needed a better work ethic.
Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said there were nine million working-age people not in work and Britain needed to “lift our game and to up our game”.
He …
Stats chief to face MPs amid concerns UK economic data is ‘virtually unusable’
Digested week: Caroline Kennedy swoops on RFK Jr with talons out | Emma Brockes
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“Trying not to upset the French” could be a chapter in a Debrett’s guide to etiquette and manners, one that may have been taken to heart by the government this week with its decision to change the name of a new submarine. The Astute-class attack vessel is still being …
Hamas to release Israeli father amid ‘grave concerns’ for wife and children
Hamas has announced it will release Yarden Bibas on Saturday, the Israeli father of a young family kidnapped to Gaza who have been one of the most enduring symbols of Israel’s hostages in the coastal strip.
The Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida said on its Telegram channel that Bibas would be …
Judge who returned Sara Sharif to care of murderer father can be named
The judge who decided that Sara Sharif should live with her father who went on to kill her can be named after a court of appeal ruling.
by Urfan Sharif and his wife, Beinash Batool, in August 2023, less than four years after the …England’s eight dropped Ashes catches enough to make anyone feel sick | Geoff Lemon
We may as well start with a positive. Annabel Sutherland has for some time appeared to be a next-generation Ellyse Perry, similar not just in stature but in output and style. The resemblance comes most notably when batting in Tests, with the concentration and appetite to put away short-form games …
What a racket: neighbours object to noisy padel playing at Hampshire sports club
Padel is widely considered the
fastest growing sport in the world
– but residents of an affluent Hampshire suburb are not playing ball.The upmarket Winchester Racquets and Fitness club has informed its members it expects to be served with a noise abatement notice after complaints from …
‘Deep down, all Englishmen are policemen’: Spanish anthology recounts life in Edwardian London
The first of the myriad
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peculiarities that would bedevil, confound and exasperate Julio Camba in his 15 months as London correspondent for El Mundo revealed itself when a porter tried to help the young Spanish journalist with his luggage as he arrived at Victoria station in December 1910. …