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Ding and Gukesh miss wins as World Chess Championship nears climax
China’s world champion, Ding Liren, and his Indian opponent, Gukesh Dommaraju, at 18 the youngest ever title challenger, are deadlocked at 4.5-4.5 after nine of their scheduled best of 14 games in Singapore. Game 10 starts at 9am GMT on Saturday.
If they are still level after their 14th and …
‘Great danger’ to South Korea unless President Yoon suspended, says ruling party leader
The South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, could put citizens in “great danger” if he is not suspended, the head of the ruling party said on Friday, increasing the likelihood that parliament will vote to impeach Yoon over Tuesday’s failed martial law declaration.
“[If] President Yoon continues to hold the …
The Spin | ‘A spiritual journey’: the story behind cricket’s new Crowe-Thorpe Trophy
In the moments before the first Test started in Christchurch last week the television cameras alighted on the new Crowe-Thorpe Trophy, the prize that awaits the winners of the ongoing series between New Zealand and England. On TNT Sports Alastair Cook grew effusive. “It’s not often that boards get things …
‘An act of rebellion’: Haitian theatre persists amid political crisis and violence
In a dimly lit rehearsal room in a city under attack, Jenny Cadet raised an imaginary pistol and fired a single make-believe bullet at her director.
“Life is a theatre. I am a theatre. We are a theatre. The world is a theatre,” proclaimed the 31-year-old Haitian actor, turning to …
UK commuters: tell us how you have been affected by the National Rail systems fault
Trains across the network are having to start their journeys later and some may also be subject to cancellations or alterations because of the …
Struggling Thames Water receives £5bn buyout offer from Covalis
Embattled Thames Water has received a £5bn bid from Covalis Capital that would result in France’s Suez Group being brought in to manage a restructure of the UK’s largest water company.
The infrastructure investor Covalis Capital has submitted a bid for Thames Water, which has been on the verge of …
WNBA expansion draft: how do the Golden State Valkyries build a team from scratch?
Next season the WNBA will add a team from the Bay Area, the Golden State Valkyries, before Portland and Toronto start play in 2026, with
another franchise likely to arrive in 2028
.These teams, of course, will need new players. And Golden State will pick their new …
Average UK house price hits record £298,083, says Halifax
The average price of a house in the UK has hit a record high as homeowners enjoy a fifth success month of increases in the value of their properties, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender has said.
Halifax’s monthly house price index found that the cost of an average home stood at …
National Rail warns of widespread disruption after communications system fault
A “nationwide” fault could lead to disruption across the rail network, National Rail has said.
A fault with the communication system used between train drivers and signallers is causing the disruption on Friday morning.
Trains across the network are having to start their journeys later because of the fault and …
Woman charged after man fatally injured by dog in east London
A woman has been charged over the death of a 42-year-old man fatally injured by a dog in east London.
Officers were called to Shirley Road in Stratford at 4.53am on Wednesday, after reports that the man had been seriously wounded, Scotland Yard said.
The man was taken to hospital …