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Tafseer Ali felt no need to raise his voice as the pair of diggers lumbered past him, their treads weighing heavy on the rock and asphalt.

Quiet electric machines like these make it easy to work in the city centre, the construction manager said – and keep the neighbours happy. …

Emma Raducanu says the chance of ingesting a contaminated substance is a notable concern on the minds of tennis players at a time when Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek continue to navigate the fallout of two of the most high profile anti-doping cases in the history of the sport.

Speaking …

South African police have rescued 26 Ethiopians from a suspected human trafficking ring in Johannesburg after the group broke a window and burglar bar to escape from a house where they were being held naked.

Three people were arrested on suspicion of people trafficking and possessing an illegal firearm on …

The United States will “feel pain” if

Donald Trump

After a tumultuous week that left Canadian leaders flailing for a coherent national response to …

The Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, has joined calls for a “limited” national inquiry into grooming gangs, saying the scope of the local inquiry he had commissioned in Oldham did not have the same legal powers.

On Wednesday,

MPs rejected

The most-watched films in French cinemas last year were a feelgood comedy featuring a cast of non-professional, disabled actors and a swashbuckling three-hour costume drama based on a 1,500-page novel first published in 1844.

Both were made in France, where, according to 2024’s box office figures from the national film …

England should be allowed to play next month’s cricket match against Afghanistan, the culture and sport secretary has said, despite

calls for a boycott

Lisa Nandy backed a decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to allow the …

Two more lynx have been seen in the Scottish Highlands, close to the site were two more of the illegally released big cats

were captured on Thursday

It is understood the two animals were spotted on camera traps set by staff from the Royal Zoological Society of …

Police are searching for two sisters reported missing in Aberdeen, who were last seen three days ago.

Police Scotland has asked for the public’s help to trace Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, who were last seen early on Tuesday morning on CCTV cameras in the city centre.

Police dogs …

Almost 700,000 homeowners are facing an increase in mortgage costs when their fixed-rate deals end this year, as a

sell-off in the UK government debt market

Mortgage rates had been predicted to ease this year, as analysts projected multiple cuts …