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New Zealand were put into put and had slipped to 58-3 before the match-changing partnership between Mitchell and Phillips, who added 219 from 188 balls. Mitchell, who made 84 in the first match of the series and 131 in the second, hit 15 fours and three sixes for a career-high …

The Boston Globe/Getty Images Warning: This article contains themes you may find upsetting Gina Russo was watching a gig with her husband-to-be, Fred Crisostomi, one night in 2003 when she realised something wasn’t right. Great White, an 80s hair-rock band, had opened their set with a thrash of guitar chords, …

The Aina handball incident happened with about 10 minutes of the match remaining. The Forest right-back attempted to control a bouncing ball in his own penalty area while being challenged by Gabriel Jesus and bumped by his own team-mate Elliot Anderson. The ball hit Aina’s shoulder before striking his arm …

Kevin Reide,In Birminghamand Ben Godfrey,In Birmingham PA Craig Guildford’s position was clearly untenable once he had mislead parliament, a councillor said Residents have said they hope the new leader of West Midlands Police would do what was necessary to “restablish confidence” in the force’s leadership. Craig Guildford, the former Chief …

Barry O’ConnorBBC News NI Charley Gallay/Getty Images Amybeth McNulty joined the cast of Stranger Things in the fourth series Irish actress Amybeth McNulty has said it has been a “weird couple of years” since joining the cast of sci-fi horror series Stranger Things. McNulty, who is from County Donegal, said: …

Charlie BucklandBBC Wales Avril Madge Davidge flew 3,400 miles after becoming “obsessed” with an annual folk parade in Philadelphia Avril Davidge is 93 and had never been to America in her life, but after going down a YouTube rabbit hole and falling in love with a folk parade in Philadelphia, …

Alex McIntyreWest Midlands West Midlands Police Craig Guildford blamed the “political and media frenzy” for his decision to resign The chief constable of West Midlands Police has retired after damning criticism of a decision to ban Israeli fans from a match against Aston Villa. Craig Guildford’s retirement was confirmed on …

Kelly: You had a really successful playing career as a defender but then, of course, it was cut short., external It wasn’t your choice to retire. Talk us through what happened that caused you to end your playing career. Oliver: Yes, I played many years. I was not a freshman …

A library card application filled out by former James Bond star Sir Sean Connery has been discovered in Hull. The actor applied for it when he was in the city during the 1950s performing in a touring show at Hull New Theatre. A copy of the form, complete with his …

Zoe Stratford took two weeks to bask in England’s Women’s Rugby World Cup glory. Then it was back to the grind. Shortly after lifting the world title in front of nearly 82,000 people at Twickenham, the England captain and her club and country team-mate Natasha Hunt were picking up something …

Jayne McCormackPolitical correspondent, BBC News NI PA Media Jon Burrows has been confirmed as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party Jon Burrows has at least one thing in common with the last Ulster Unionist leader, Mike Nesbitt. Both men had been politicians for less than a year before going on …

It was an overcast January morning in 2025 the day I decided to delete my operating system. The Ubuntu installer warned me that it would remove everything on my hard drive, permanently wiping the entire Windows 10 installation I’d been running for years at that point. I hesitated for a …

Alexander Lawrie Former nuns Eileen McElhinney and Carol Buirds were found guilty of abuse at children’s homes across Scotland A former nun who abused vulnerable young people at children’s homes in Scotland has been jailed for fifteen months. Carol Buirds, 75, was found guilty of causing children unnecessary suffering and …

Boeing had known since at least 2011 that a part which failed on a UPS plane moments before it crashed, killing 15 people, had failed four times on three different aircraft, according to a new report.  The three-engine plane only got 30ft off the ground after taking off from Louisville …

Ministers have confirmed those already awaiting trial may lose their right to have their case heard by a jury – in a major escalation in the battle over the future of the justice system.  Weeks after Justice Secretary David Lammy declared the measures would not be retrospective, the courts minister …

Steve Jones,at Bradford Interchangeand Lucy Ashton,at Sheffield Station Victoria Scheer/BBC Some commuters, like Simon Coombs, are unconvinced by the announcement Commuters in Yorkshire cities due to be part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) network have welcomed news of the planned improvements – but not all of them are convinced …

Katie RazzallCulture and Media Editor BBC/Adam Walker Barnes said he didn’t want to continue writing novels “if I didn’t do it with full conviction” Julian Barnes is sitting at an ancient electric typewriter in his study in north London. He turns on the machine, and a sound fills the room. …

PA Media Craig Guildford became the chief constable of West Midlands Police in December 2022 The chief constable of West Midlands Police is in the spotlight after being forced to admit that fake information sourced through Artificial Intelligence played a part in advice that led to Maccabi Tel Aviv fans …

More than 200 suspected members of an armed criminal gang in central Nigeria have been killed in an ongoing operation, an official has told the BBC. The large-scale, multi-agency offensive started on Saturday and had also led to arrests, the media officer for the Kogi state government said – without …

Former Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod says he will not take performance-enhancing drugs despite signing up for the controversial Enhanced Games. The competition, scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in May, will allow athletes to take substances, under medical supervision, that are banned in mainstream sport. The 29-year-old, who …