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Challenge Cup crowds are dwindling but rugby league must save Wembley relationship | Aaron Bower
Fewer than 60,000 saw Wigan beat Hull KR in the Challenge Cup final and the sport needs to address its attendance proble...
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Christian Pulisic wanted to talk about something else. Now he can
The US forward’s imperious 45 minutes against Senegal put some questions to rest, while his manager still wants to see m...
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Iran war day 94: US strikes Iranian sites; Kuwait intercepts missiles
While a peace deal between the US and Iran remains elusive, Israel has deepened its offensive into southern Lebanon.
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Macron says French navy has boarded Russia-linked oil tanker in Atlantic
French president says it is ‘unacceptable for ships to circumvent international sanctions’, adding operation took place...
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A place where everyone has somewhere of their own, to thrive and feel safe – this will be my politics of home | Keir Starmer
Underfunding, systemic failure and awful Tory policies bequeathed us a public and private sector housing crisis. As a pr...
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Is it true that … you should sync your workout routine to your menstrual cycle?
There is no evidence that ovulation affects muscle-building, but you may feel stronger at certain timesIt’s an idea that...
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The enigmatic summer phenomenon shining from the edge of space
With no recorded sightings before 1885, noctilucent clouds have been linked to volcanoes, pollution or climate changeAs...
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Tense election night in Colombia as country heads to presidential runoff
Colombia’s election heads to a June 21 runoff after a tight first round between de la Espriella and Cepeda.
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Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art
Scientific dating proves streaks on walls of Bacon Hole, near the Mumbles in south Wales, is Palaeolithic rock artIn 191...
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The Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zone
Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz’s documentary lays bare the problems faced by refugees and the compassion...
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Land by Maggie O’Farrell review – an ambitious story of mapmaking in Ireland
Set in the aftermath of the famine, the Hamnet author’s family saga folds in myth and folklore‘His father was ever a man...
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Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study
‘Megafires’ in California, Canada, South Korea and Europe in 2025, but changes to farming slowed spread in parts of Afri...
