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Premier League buildup, FA Cup first round, WSL and more – as it happened
Manchester United, Dalian Yingbo and Heerenveen mascot Heero all starred in the Sunday morning prematch chat
Australia 44-12 Samoa: men’s Rugby League World Cup semi-final – as it happened
Reece Walsh scores hat-trick in comfortable win at Allianz Stadium Kangaroos will play New Zealand next weekend for world title
Cop31: what is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve?
Delegates from more than 190 countries are gathering in Turkey for climate talks, but the US will be absent
‘I’ve seen people in my neighbourhood pulled out of their cars’: Ava DuVernay on the cruelty and brutality of Trump’s America
Ten years after her landmark political documentary 13th, the film-maker delivers a follow-up on the 14th amendment – and the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle birthright citizenship
Pope’s visit to Argentina sets up showdown with ‘hyper-capitalist’ Milei
President has opposing views on many issues, and once called Leo’s predecessor the ‘representative of the Evil One’
Abbi Church powers Australia to win over spirited Fiji as hosts reach Women’s Rugby League World Cup final
Church scores four tries as Australia beat Fiji Bulikula 30-14 Jillaroos will face New Zealand in the final next weekend
Reintroduction of white-tailed eagles puts seabird colonies at risk of wipeout, say experts
Naturalists divided over potential impact of proposals to increase number of wild raptors in England and Wales
The best men’s coats for autumn and winter: 48 favourites for £200 or less
From a puffer made of old fishing nets to a trench worthy of Bogart, these are the coats worth braving the cold for • The best men’s shirts for every occasion
Walking with spirits in Cambodia’s sacred forests
Former loggers and poachers have embraced ancient traditions to promote and protect the Cardamom Mountains’ ever-threatened natural wonders
Environmentalists criticise choice of Earthshot prize venue owned by fossil fuel firm
Mumbai facility is part of Reliance Industries, owner of world’s biggest oil refinery and funder of controversial mega-zoo
Cold blast brings springtime snow to alpine regions as temperatures plummet across Australia’s south-east
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Wisconsin state patrol trooper detained by ICE released from custody
Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe immigrated to US at 14 and has been waiting seven years for asylum case to be heard
Max’s journey to the grave 113 years after death, via a doctor fleeing murder charges and an Australian museum
German immigrant’s skeleton, on display at South Australian Museum for 80 years, finally laid to rest in Adelaide on Saturday
Truro City game at Folkestone called off after Yassine En-Neyah has medical emergency in warm-up
National League South match postponed Player now ‘stable and chatting’ in hospital
‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke
Santiago Peña charged over alleged role in crisis as prosecutors request he be placed in preventive custody
Arsenal 1-0 Hull City, Fulham 1-1 Newcastle United, FA Cup and more: football – as it happened
There were top flight wins for Arsenal and Leeds, while Fulham and Newcastle drew. In the Championship, Cardiff pulled off a sensational comeback, while Southampton and West Ham both lost
‘People are active, they are fed up’: young voters fueled the Democratic wave
After helping Trump to victory in 2024, young voters swung decisively toward Democrats, helping deliver a wave of midterm victories
Scotland 21-43 New Zealand: Nations Championship rugby union – as it happened
An Ashman hat-trick wasn’t enough to end Scotland’s winless record against the All Blacks as New Zealand scored 19 unanswered second-half points in Edinburgh
Did the Bay Area just save its transit system from the brink of certain death?
Voters approved two measures to save the region’s financially distressed public transit agencies
Thunderstruck: what does the future hold for lightning?
Humans have always been awed by the power and beauty of lightning. How does the experience and understanding of it change in a warming world?
They have gone 10 weeks without answers. Will these families ever know what happened to loved ones missing after Nepal’s floods?
From Sydney to South Africa, they text loved ones with no reply and respond to questions they can’t answer. But some still hold hope
New Zealand election coalition talks will likely take weeks – as it happened
This blog is closed, you can read our report on the New Zealand election here
Will Pete Hegseth be the blue tsunami’s next victim? | Arwa Mahdawi
The ‘secretary of war’ and his shameful history are facing bipartisan scrutiny
‘Mind-blowing’: dark-sky fans gather on Exmoor to see what light pollution hides
The UK is 14th most light-polluted country, but in south-west England the veil is lifted at the dark skies festival