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Thirteen Tests for six victories and seven losses. It doesn’t sound like much, but given where the Wallabies were this time last year – two wins from 11 Tests, a rudderless team eliminated early from the World Cup, a coach about to defect to a rival nation and two of …

Keir Starmer has appointed Chris Wormald, a career civil servant who currently heads the health department, to become the new cabinet secretary.

Wormald, who has spent eight years as permanent secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care, will take over from Simon Case on 16 December as the …

Security guarantees will be key to Ukraine healing its shattered economy if Donald Trump moves to negotiate an end to the war with Russia when he returns to the White House, according to the chief executive of one of the country’s largest companies.

Yuriy Ryzhenkov, the chief executive of the …

The French government has said it will scrap another belt-tightening measure in the social security budget in a move widely seen as a further concession to the far right, which has threatened to lodge a no-confidence motion if its policy demands are not met.

In a statement on Monday the …

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias crossed into eastern Syria overnight in an attempt to shore up struggling forces loyal to Damascus, battling an insurgency that has swept much of the country’s north-west as Islamist militants seized control of Aleppo.

An officer with the Syrian army told Reuters that the Iraqi militia forces …

Terry Griffiths, who has died aged 77 after suffering from dementia, became world snooker champion at his first attempt in 1979, just as the sport was transforming itself from a low-profile activity into a television attraction enjoyed by millions. A rookie pro from Llanelli who was new to TV audiences, …

The two main centre-right parties in Ireland are expected to start talks on returning to government as the general election put the incumbents within touching distance of forming the 34th Dáil.

All but 12 Teachta Dála (TD) seats were filled when counting resumed at 9am on Monday but the results …

The historic tea brand Typhoo has been bought out of administration by the vapes and batteries maker Supreme in a £10m rescue deal.

The company filed to appoint administrators last Wednesday, risking the future of the 121-year-old brand.

However, the London-listed

Supreme, which last week confirmed it …

Garfield Sobers began his legendary West Indies career in Jamaica in 1954 as a 17-year-old carded at No9, while Steve Smith famously started out for Australia 14 years ago as a jack-in-the-box leg-spinner down at No8.

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The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has arrived in Kyiv for an unannounced visit that marks his first trip to Ukraine since the early months of full-scale war in the summer of 2022.

Scholz arrived at Kyiv’s central station early on Monday morning, smiling and clutching a large metal briefcase as …