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McCullum has renewed England in 2024 but also shown ruthless side
As Brendon McCullum appraised 12 months of fluctuating fortunes for England’s Test side, and looked ahead to a defining year against India and Australia, it was hard not to wonder if a coach known for his gambler’s outlook had let slip a tell.
The 2-1 series victory here in New …
Shoe Zone blames tax rises in budget for decision to close some stores
The low-cost footwear retailer Shoe Zone has blamed extra costs resulting from
changes to wages and national insurance contributions (NICs)
in October’s budget and weakening consumer confidence for its decision to close stores.Shoe Zone said it had experienced “very challenging trading conditions” between the start of …
The Spin | Women’s cricket team of the year: from Smriti Mandhana to Sophie Ecclestone
The Spin’s women’s all-format team of the year has historically been dominated by England and Australia – yawn. Fortunately, with Australia’s perpetual-world-champions tag finally removed by New Zealand at October’s T20 World Cup, things look a little different this time.
This year, history was made by Scotland, who qualified for …
Brothers cleared of Cornwall double murder after spending 20 years in prison
Two brothers who have spent almost 20 years in prison for a double murder at a remote Cornish garage have been cleared after their convictions were overturned and a planned retrial dropped.
Robert and Lee Firkins were jailed in 2006 for the murders of Carol and Graham Fisher, who were …
Chinese AI chip firms blacklisted over weapons concerns gained access to UK technology
Chinese engineers developing chips for artificial intelligence that can be used in “advanced weapons systems” have gained access to cutting-edge UK technology, the Guardian can reveal.
by analysts as “China’s premier AI chip designers”, Moore Threads and Biren Technology are subject to US export restrictions over …Netanyahu says Israel will occupy Syria buffer zone for foreseeable future
Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli troops will occupy a recently seized buffer zone in Syria for the foreseeable future, as efforts continue to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
The Israeli prime minister made the remarks, which come in defiance of international calls to withdraw from the newly captured territory, …
Giannis in bloom and the elephants in the room: seven NBA Cup takeaways | Claire de Lune
Antetokounmpo is having an MVP season
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s NBA Cup final opponent Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Nikola Jokić have deservedly been garnering a lot of MVP buzz a quarter of the way through the regular season. But over three days in Las Vegas, Antetokounmpo added to what is already a …
Flintoff calls up Flintoff as 16-year-old makes cut for England Lions tour
Rocky Flintoff has been called up to his father’s Lions squad for next month’s tour of Australia, with England using the trip to give young bowlers who are already in contention for a place in the senior Test squad experience of local conditions ahead of next winter’s Ashes.
The junior …
‘Everything is so bad’: Argentina’s poor hit hard by Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ measures
Late at night, a young father stands in a dumpster in Buenos Aires, passing scraps and discarded food to his wife and two young children. In a subway station, a homeless couple sleep in an unoccupied corner, their heads sheltered by cardboard boxes. On the streets of the city’s slums …
‘It’s a dietary niche’: researchers amazed to find squirrels hunt and eat voles
They may have twitchy noses and a quizzical expression but ground squirrels are not as cuddly as they appear: researchers have found they repeatedly hunt and eat voles, decapitating their prey and pulling flesh from the torso.
The team say the discovery was a shock: while California ground squirrels have …