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The move towards an attack more suited for Australian conditions began following the appointments of Key, Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes in the spring of 2022. Their first move was to bring back James Anderson and Stuart Broad, aged 39 and 35 at the time, after they had been dropped …

Will JeffordEast Midlands Getty Images Mark Sitton-Kent is a former director of operations at the Environment Agency A former director at the Environment Agency has been sentenced for dealing drugs to people involved in a chemsex group he had met on the dating app Grindr. Mark Sitton-Kent, 57, pleaded guilty …

His critics say this was a mistake. Those involved in the negotiations still argue otherwise. “People spoke about his philosophy, but training was led by Kieran [McKenna],” an insider told the BBC. “Ole was on the grass but he watched the coaching. In that sense, his methods were similar to …

Martin LindsayNorth East Investigations BBC Barry Elliott was elected in May to represent the Newsham ward in Blyth Property developer and Reform UK councillor Barry Elliott is, in his words, “very rarely wrong”. But building companies owned or run by him have been ordered to pay tens of thousands of …

Geeta Pandey,Delhi, and Auqib Javeed,Pulwama, Indian-administered Kashmir Reuters Last Monday’s attack killed 10 people and injured 32 others Indian investigators have named the man who they claim was driving the car that blew up last Monday near the landmark Red Fort monument in capital Delhi. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), …

Georgie Docker and Vicky Carter,North West Andrea Morrison William Staples was thought to be the oldest man in England A “cheeky and mischievous” grandfather thought to have been England’s oldest man has died at the age of 109, just weeks before his 110th birthday. William Staples, born on 11 December …

The Scottish corporate giant that has played a leading role throughout Aberdeen’s oil and gas era is being taken over. Aberdeen-based Wood plc has seen its value plummet and was at risk of collapse. It is to become part of Sidara, an international engineering and design firm based in Dubai. …

The first Ashes Test is only days away and I am hearing a lot of talk about the Australia team supposedly being in disarray over selection decisions. Clearly, losing two quality fast bowlers in Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood to injuries is a huge spanner in the works, doubly so …

George Thorpe and John Danks,Devon BBC Exmouth sea swimmer Jo Bateman is taking action against SWW A film about a woman campaigning against sewage pollution in the sea has premiered. Jo in the Water follows the journey of Exmouth sea swimmer Jo Bateman, who is taking legal action against South …

Angela O’Connor Holman’s has been a bookshop since 1920 Holman’s, an independent bookshop in Whitby, celebrated its 105th birthday this month. The building itself dates back to 1768, the year local explorer Captain James Cook left the port aboard HMS Endeavour for his famous expedition to Australia and New Zealand. …

Ben SchofieldBBC East, political correspondent Ben Schofield/BBC Terrence Bridges says he “can’t fault the heating system”, which captures heat from more than 500 mini-computers processing data An Essex couple have become the first people in the country to trial a scheme that sees them heat their home using a data …

Chris Eubank Jr’s rematch defeat to Conor Benn may be the time to retire, according to former boxers Carl Frampton and Barry Jones. Eubank, 36, was beaten unanimously by Benn at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, seven months on from Eubank’s victory in the first meeting between the two. All three judges …

John Darvall,Bristol and Chloe Harcombe,West of England BBC Beverly Douglas worked for Avon and Somerset Police for 35 years The longest-serving black female Avon and Somerset Police officer has written a book to reflect on her experience doing “the best job in the world”. Beverly Douglas, a Windrush child who …

Charlotte BentonWest Midlands BBC Ewyas Harold Fire Station said flood water reached a “record high” on Friday Public transport was disrupted and drivers struggled to pass through deep surface water as Storm Claudia hit the West Midlands. Roads flooded with vehicles passing through deep water in places following Friday’s heavy …

English rider Davey Todd produced a dominant performance to romp to victory in the Macau motorcycle grand prix on Saturday. The Yorkshire rider finished 10 seconds ahead of Zeeco 8TEN Racing BMW team-mate Peter Hickman, with Finnish rider Erno Kostamo, also BMW-mounted, a further 14 seconds in arrears in third. …

Ian Haslam,in Tottington and Angela Ferguson,North West BBC Pupils from a nearby high school said they were enjoying joining club members for bowling sessions A bowling club has been playing host to a group of schoolchildren in a bid to dispel the perception that it is a game for older, …

Kristy Gammon Ms Gammon and her husband used to enjoy travelling to the US to go to Baltimore Orioles games Kristy Gammon used to travel to the US from Canada at least once every other year, taking ski trips at Lake Placid in New York and travelling to Baltimore, Maryland, …

BBC A guitar teacher who taught pop star Sam Ryder to play said it was a “dream come true” to perform at Wembley Arena with his former student. Ryder, originally from Maldon in Essex, invited Kelvin Pratt to join him on stage before thousands of fans at the west London …

Getty Images Two police officers lied about the state of a woman who was found dead, to speed up the process of sending an ambulance, a misconduct hearing has found. PS Stuart Hunter, who retired before the hearing, and PC Lisa Thomas of South Wales Police were found to have …

After more than 230 years, the US has ended the production of the penny. Earlier this year, US President Donald Trump announced his intentions to end penny production calling it ‘wasteful’. The last time a coin was discontinued was in 1857 when the half-cent coin was retired. Pennies will remain …