Director of England cricket Rob Key says he is “gutted, disappointed and sorry” for England’s dismal performance in the Ashes series, having lost the series with two matches still to play. READ MORE: England will investigate reports of Ashes drinking BBC News
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Donald Trump has said the US will keep or sell the crude oil contained on tankers it has seized off the coast of Venezuela, as well as the vessels themselves. The US president’s comments came as Washington continues to pressure the South American country’s leader Nicolás Maduro to stand down. …
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Celtic have joined the race to sign Union Berlin forward Andrej Ilic, with the Serbia international, 25, also wanted by Burnley. (Football Insider), external Reports in Romania and France claim Celtic are in pole position to sign CFR Cluj forward Louis Munteanu, although there is interest from Lyon and Nantes …
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Read More »The Ashes: Rob Key says sorry for ‘20%’ England performance in Australia
England’s preparation for this series was questioned by several former players before the first Test. The visitors played one warm-up game against England Lions at Lilac Hill, a club ground with vastly different conditions to Perth Stadium, the venue for the series opener. England’s situation was complicated by a white-ball …
Read More »England will investigate reports of Ashes drinking
England will “look into” reports of players drinking excessively during a break from the Ashes series in Noosa, says director of cricket Rob Key. BBC News
Read More »Trump: US has to have Greenland | World News
Donald Trump has said the US “has to have” Greenland, claiming it needs the territory for national security. It comes after the US president appointed Louisiana’s governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland, saying he would “lead the charge” in advocating the semi-autonomous part of Denmark to become part …
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Donald Trump has said he “hated” to see photos of Bill Clinton in the newly released Epstein files. The former US president was in numerous images that were released among thousands of documents related to the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein by the US Department of Justice on 19 December. …
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A top Amazon executive has said the US technology giant has blocked more than 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents. North Koreans tried to apply for remote working IT jobs using stolen or fake identities, Amazon’s chief security officer Stephen Schmidt said in a LinkedIn post. “Their objective …
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Local Government Secretary Steve Reed has written to all council leaders in England warning them not to introduce four-day working weeks. As reported by the Telegraph, the letter is understood to say that “council staff undertaking part-time work for full-time pay without compelling justification would be considered an indicator, among …
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The UK could be set to have had its warmest year on record, according to forecasters. The Met Office says 2025 is on track to become one of the UK’s warmest years, possibly surpassing 2022. The average annual temperature is tracking at 10.05C – ahead of the previous record of …
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Vince Zampella, who had a major hand in developing franchises like Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, and Battlefield, died in a car crash on Sunday, NBC Los Angeles reports. He was 55. NBC Los Angeles and CBS Los Angeles report California Highway Patrol responded to a single-car crash at …
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