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My friend John Rose, who has died aged 79 from renal failure, was a lifelong socialist. He was also a committed anti–Zionist from a Jewish background and passionately supported the Palestinian cause.
As an undergraduate at the London School of Economics in the 1960s, John was one of the leading …
Woman who killed Sheffield man had record of fleeing psychiatric ward, inquest hears
A woman who killed a man after fleeing while on escorted leave from a psychiatric hospital had absconded 10 times in the previous eight months and was twice found with a knife, an inquest has heard.
Roger Leadbeater, 74, was stabbed and killed while walking his dog in Westfield, Sheffield, …
Five key takeaways for England after their series success in New Zealand
Pressure tells
Unless you’re Australia, New Zealand is not an easy place to win a Test series. India haven’t done so since 2008-09; England hadn’t managed it since 2007-08. The relatively modest praise for England’s achievement suggests New Zealand are condescended to in defeat as well as victory. If the …
I want a top international coaching job – but not Wales, admits Ronan O’Gara
Ronan O’Gara has declared his interest in taking a top international coaching role in the foreseeable future but will not be a contender for the Wales job should it fall vacant. The ambitious coach is contracted to La Rochelle until 2027 but says he would be open to talking about …
Making sense of racing’s ‘£3bn black hole’ and affordability checks row
The increasingly frenzied cycle of claim and counter-claim over the impact of “affordability checks” on punters on the sport’s revenue stream from betting moved through several gears at once last week, with “out of control”, “unaccountable” and “thorough misunderstanding” among the accusations being thrown in one direction or the other.
…Brian Lockwood, a member of the last Great Britain team to win the Rugby League World Cup and a four-time Challenge Cup winner, has died aged 78. Once described as “tough as teak and polished as mahogany”, he combined the resilience of a stereotypical rugby league forward with the mercurial …
French film director faces charges of sexual harassment of child actor Adèle Haenel
In one of the first French #MeToo cases to come to court
, a film director has denied charges of sexual aggression against and harassment of the award-winning French actor Adèle Haenel.A group of feminists gathered outside the Paris court on Monday to support Haenel who claims …
Olympic champion Roje Stona leaves discus to attempt NFL career
Olympic discus champion Roje Stona is the latest high-profile athlete to switch sports and attempt to establish a career in the NFL.
The 25-year-old, who won gold for Jamaica at Paris 2024, will attempt to make the NFL as part of the league’s International Player Pathway program, which aims to …
Israel seizes Syrian buffer zone amid airstrikes on regime ‘weapons depots’
Israeli forces have seized control of a previously demilitarised buffer zone in Syrian-controlled territory in the Golan Heights and attacked what it said were regime weapons depots with airstrikes, as the
shock victory of Syrian rebels over Bashar al-Assad
reshapes the region’s frontlines.Speaking at a news …
Did you solve it? That Sally Rooney hat puzzle
A liar who always lies says “All my hats are green.”
Can we conclude that he has some hats?
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