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News live: Netanyahu says antisemitic attack on Melbourne synagogue ‘reprehensible’ and calls on Australian government to ‘take all action’
Australia news .

News live: Netanyahu says antisemitic attack on Melbourne synagogue ‘reprehensible’ and calls on Australian government to ‘take all action’

Tony Burke: attack on a Melbourne synagogue an ‘attack on Australia’ Home affairs minister Tony Burke says the attack on a Melbourne synagogue is an “...

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Trump news at a glance: Elon Musk announces new political party targeting sway in Congress
US news .

Trump news at a glance: Elon Musk announces new political party targeting sway in Congress

The fallout between the US president, Donald Trump, and tech billionaire Elon Musk has reached a new low, with Musk declaring this weekend that he wil...

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Texas flooding latest: 43 dead, including 15 children, as search for some two dozen girls continues – as it happened
US news .

Texas flooding latest: 43 dead, including 15 children, as search for some two dozen girls continues – as it happened

This concludes our live coverage of the deadly flash flooding in the Hill Country region of Texas, with the death toll in Kerr county now at 43, inclu...

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Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig – as it happened
Music .

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig – as it happened

Thank you so much for following along with this liveblog: 11 hours of the most joyously overblown rock, all emanating straight from the original sourc...

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Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne: Back to the Beginning review – all-star farewell to the gods of metal is epic and emotional
Music .

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne: Back to the Beginning review – all-star farewell to the gods of metal is epic and emotional

Fireworks burst over Villa Park’s pitch, Black Sabbath wave goodbye, and the inventors of metal leave the stage for the final time. It has not been an...

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Smith and Head build Australia’s lead over West Indies after Green steadies ship
Sport .

Smith and Head build Australia’s lead over West Indies after Green steadies ship

Finally, in a helter-skelter series, something approaching a normal day’s Test cricket took place. In the second Test against West Indies in Grenada, ...

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‘Cheap’ defending cost England in Euro 2025 opener, admits Leah Williamson
Football .

‘Cheap’ defending cost England in Euro 2025 opener, admits Leah Williamson

Leah Williamson admitted England were not good enough on the ball and said “cheap, one-versus-one defending” cost the Lionesses badly in their 2-1 def...

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One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas
Society .

One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas

One-stop shop family hubs will be rolled out across England to give parents advice and support, the government has announced. The centres will offer h...

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Faith Kipyegon breaks her 1500m world record as Beatrice Chebet smashes 5,000m mark
Sport .

Faith Kipyegon breaks her 1500m world record as Beatrice Chebet smashes 5,000m mark

Faith Kipyegon bounced back in spectacular style from the disappointment of failing to run a four-minute mile in Paris by shattering her 1500m world r...

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Ruthless France take advantage of Wiegman’s gamble on Lauren James
Football .

Ruthless France take advantage of Wiegman’s gamble on Lauren James

The hour mark was approaching when Sarina Wiegman rolled the dice or, perhaps more accurately, reached for the comfort blanket. A salvage operation of...

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Real Madrid 3-2 Borussia Dortmund: Club World Cup quarter-final – live updates
Football .

Real Madrid 3-2 Borussia Dortmund: Club World Cup quarter-final – live updates

Real Madrid set up a date with PSG in the Club World Cup semi-final after a 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund. Xabi Alonso’s side looked entirely in cont...

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‘Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’
US news .

‘Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’

An email sent by the US Social Security Administration (SSA) that claims Donald Trump’s major new spending bill has eliminated taxes on benefits for m...

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France 2-1 England: Women’s Euro 2025 player ratings
Football .

France 2-1 England: Women’s Euro 2025 player ratings

France (4-3-3) Pauline Peyraud-Magnin Scarcely tested by England until late on. Saved superbly from Agyemang in the 90th minute. 6 Élisa De Almeida Ro...

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France 2-1 England: Women’s Euro 2025 – as it happened
Football .

France 2-1 England: Women’s Euro 2025 – as it happened

Suzanne Wrack was at the Stadion Letzigrund tonight. Her report is in. Thanks for reading this MBM. Sarina Wiegman talks to ITV. “Of course I am disap...

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‘That’s reckless’: Neuer points finger at Donnarumma after Musiala injury
Football .

‘That’s reckless’: Neuer points finger at Donnarumma after Musiala injury

Bayern Munich’s coach, Vincent Kompany, said that he felt his blood boil after seeing Jamal Musiala taken off on a stretcher during Bayern Munich’s 2-...

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Baltimore fires France to opening win against England to end Wiegman’s Euro record
Football .

Baltimore fires France to opening win against England to end Wiegman’s Euro record

England are not out, but they are down, the folded bodies of the players in white shirts at the close told the extent of the challenge ahead. The Lion...

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Ben Shelton overpowers Fucsovics to equal best Wimbledon run
Sport .

Ben Shelton overpowers Fucsovics to equal best Wimbledon run

As a statement of intent, Ben Shelton’s opening service game on Saturday was quite something. His first serve thundered through at 145mph; on the thir...

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Transfer news: Jamie Gittens completes £48.5m Chelsea move, Forest land Jesus
Football .

Transfer news: Jamie Gittens completes £48.5m Chelsea move, Forest land Jesus

Chelsea have completed the signing of Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund, raising the possibility of Arsenal ramping up their pursuit of Noni Maduek...

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Novak Djokovic plays God-mode tennis to dismantle friend Miomir Kecmanovic
Sport .

Novak Djokovic plays God-mode tennis to dismantle friend Miomir Kecmanovic

Novak Djokovic last lost a match at Wimbledon to anyone other than Carlos Alcaraz in 2017. And even that defeat, to the Czech player Tomas Berdych, wa...

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Hegseth falsely cited weapon shortages in halting shipments to Ukraine, Democrats say
US news .

Hegseth falsely cited weapon shortages in halting shipments to Ukraine, Democrats say

Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, unilaterally halted an agreed shipment of military aid to Ukraine due to baseless concerns that US stockpiles ...

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‘You don’t just have to win or lose’: Trescothick admits draw in England’s thoughts for final day
Sport .

‘You don’t just have to win or lose’: Trescothick admits draw in England’s thoughts for final day

Finally, the D word has entered England’s vocabulary. While Marcus Trescothick, the assistant coach, said the team “are always trying to be as positiv...

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The moment I knew: he pulled me close for my last-ever first kiss
Life and style .

The moment I knew: he pulled me close for my last-ever first kiss

Moe and I met at an obstacle course race in south-western Sydney in 2015 when I was 21. He’s a naturally charismatic guy and, while I wasn’t immune to...

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Seven days, seven docos: Indigenous documentaries to watch this Naidoc Week – and most are free
Film .

Seven days, seven docos: Indigenous documentaries to watch this Naidoc Week – and most are free

There are many things to do during Naidoc Week, which runs across the country from 6 July. If you’re not up for venturing outside, you can still celeb...

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Station to station: first look at the Metro Tunnel set to revolutionise Melbourne travel
Australia news .

Station to station: first look at the Metro Tunnel set to revolutionise Melbourne travel

For nearly a decade, deep beneath Melbourne, tunnel boring machines and construction crews have been quietly reshaping the city, through the creation ...

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Walking my dog, I feel free to wear the most unhinged outfits – and nobody minds
Life and style .

Walking my dog, I feel free to wear the most unhinged outfits – and nobody minds

A school friend of mine once told me she wouldn’t go as far as the letterbox outside her home without wearing mascara, lipstick and foundation. My mum...

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Will the Tasmanian election put an end to the island’s parliamentary chaos?
Australia news .

Will the Tasmanian election put an end to the island’s parliamentary chaos?

The last Tasmanian state election, in March 2024, produced a very unstable situation – not just a hung parliament, but a parliament where no party was...

3 min read
Qantas attack reveals one phone call is all it takes to crack cybersecurity’s weakest link: humans
Business .

Qantas attack reveals one phone call is all it takes to crack cybersecurity’s weakest link: humans

All it can take is a phone call. That’s what Qantas learned this week when the personal information of up to 6 million customers was stolen by cybercr...

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Unburied treasure: Viking hoard found by Scottish detectorist comes to South Australia
Australia news .

Unburied treasure: Viking hoard found by Scottish detectorist comes to South Australia

In AD900, marauding Vikings buried a hoard of treasure – jewellery, gold, silver and more – in Scotland. It wasn’t until 2014 that it was unearthed. M...

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James May: ‘When I’m mistaken for Jeremy Clarkson, I have to go home and examine myself very deeply’
Television & radio .

James May: ‘When I’m mistaken for Jeremy Clarkson, I have to go home and examine myself very deeply’

James May. But what would James Definitely Not? All sorts of things. Skydiving. Morris dancing. Living as a monk. Agricultural work. Being a high cour...

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Wimbledon 2025: Djokovic races to victory; Sinner and Swiatek sail through – as it happened
Sport .

Wimbledon 2025: Djokovic races to victory; Sinner and Swiatek sail through – as it happened

Let’s leave you with a roundup of today’s coverage: no major upsets to add to the list but some sumptuous tennis from the big names on court, as exper...

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Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Bayern Munich: Club World Cup quarter-final – as it happened
Football .

Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Bayern Munich: Club World Cup quarter-final – as it happened

Club World Cup quarter-final: Jamal Musiala’s dreadful injury lent a sour, sad note to a breathless and brilliant game, a match of joy and enthusiasm ...

19 min read
Nine-man PSG hold off Bayern Munich to reach Club World Cup semi-finals
Football .

Nine-man PSG hold off Bayern Munich to reach Club World Cup semi-finals

Paris Saint-Germain were a goal up and two men down, deep into stoppage time, when they went on one last run of hundreds here. Suddenly, as had happen...

4 min read
Wales 0-3 Netherlands: Women’s Euro 2025 – as it happened
Football .

Wales 0-3 Netherlands: Women’s Euro 2025 – as it happened

I’ll leave you with Louise Taylor’s report from Switzerland… That’s all from me! Head over to join Scott Murray as he guides you through France v Engl...

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Shubman Gill displays old-fashioned technique to break England’s resolve
Sport .

Shubman Gill displays old-fashioned technique to break England’s resolve

The sound of Shubman Gill’s bat could stop traffic. The man’s forward defence lands with the crack of John Bonham’s drum. It is a shot no one really n...

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Navarro ends Krejcikova’s Wimbledon defence while Andreeva marches on
Sport .

Navarro ends Krejcikova’s Wimbledon defence while Andreeva marches on

The defending champion, Barbora Krejcikova, exited No 1 Court to rousing applause after struggling through injuries in her 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss against ...

4 min read
Miedema hits 100th Netherlands goal to upset Wales’ grand debut at Euro 2025
Football .

Miedema hits 100th Netherlands goal to upset Wales’ grand debut at Euro 2025

Sometimes it really is better to travel than to arrive. After a thoroughly enjoyable journey to their first major tournament, Wales collided with the ...

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England v India: second men’s cricket Test, day four – as it happened
Sport .

England v India: second men’s cricket Test, day four – as it happened

16th over: England 72-3 (target 608; Pope 24, Brook 15) Deep has changed ends for the final over of the day. Frankly, after that ball to dismiss Root,...

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Iga Swiatek glides past Collins to become live Wimbeldon contender
Sport .

Iga Swiatek glides past Collins to become live Wimbeldon contender

One positive consequence from Iga Swiatek’s relatively poor clay court run has been the benefit of added time. Instead of arriving for the grass court...

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Crawley, Duckett and Root fall cheaply after India set England colossal 608
Sport .

Crawley, Duckett and Root fall cheaply after India set England colossal 608

At 5.35pm on the fourth day of what can already be dubbed Shubman Gill’s Test match, the raucous Hollies Stand at Edgbaston broke out into a chant of ...

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Ryan Moore guides Delacroix to Eclipse win and puts Oisin Murphy in the shade
Sport .

Ryan Moore guides Delacroix to Eclipse win and puts Oisin Murphy in the shade

It was a frustrating and winless return to action for Oisin Murphy after a drink-driving conviction two days ago. The reigning champion jockey on the ...

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Texas flood: stories of survival and pleas for help finding missing loved ones
US news .

Texas flood: stories of survival and pleas for help finding missing loved ones

Reports are beginning to emerge of extraordinary stories of survival from the Texas Hill Country floods, even as the official death toll continued mou...

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Tour de France 2025: Philipsen wins stage one and takes yellow on chaotic day – as it happened
Sport .

Tour de France 2025: Philipsen wins stage one and takes yellow on chaotic day – as it happened

That’s all for today … Thanks for joining me and for all the emails. It’s been great seeing your message, hearing where you’re watching the Tour from ...

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Tour de France 2025: Philipsen wins chaotic first stage as Evenepoel and Roglic suffer
Sport .

Tour de France 2025: Philipsen wins chaotic first stage as Evenepoel and Roglic suffer

Crosswinds, crashes and chaos characterised a frenzied opening stage of the Tour de France, won by Jasper Philipsen in Lille Métropole, where the 27-y...

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‘A mess of our own making’: Labour mayors reflect on Starmer’s first year
Politics .

‘A mess of our own making’: Labour mayors reflect on Starmer’s first year

Keir Starmer’s government appears “disjointed” from the rest of the Labour party just a year after taking power, regional mayors have said, with one b...

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If the US president threatens to take away freedoms, are we no longer free?
US news .

If the US president threatens to take away freedoms, are we no longer free?

Threats of retribution from Donald Trump are hardly a novelty, but even by his standards, the US president’s warnings of wrathful vengeance in recent ...

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Jannik Sinner barely breaks sweat to cruise through Martínez mismatch
Sport .

Jannik Sinner barely breaks sweat to cruise through Martínez mismatch

The most vivid sequence, perhaps the only real piece of content in this 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 third round victory for Jannik Sinner against a semi-fit Pedro M...

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Israel continues airstrikes on Gaza after Hamas says it is ready for ceasefire talks
World news .

Israel continues airstrikes on Gaza after Hamas says it is ready for ceasefire talks

Israel has continued to launch waves of airstrikes in Gaza, hours after Hamas said it was ready to start talks “immediately” on a US-sponsored proposa...

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F1 British Grand Prix: Max Verstappen denies McLarens to take pole at Silverstone – as it happened
Sport .

F1 British Grand Prix: Max Verstappen denies McLarens to take pole at Silverstone – as it happened

That’s all from me. I’ll leave you with Giles Richards’ report from an exciting afternoon at Silverstone Red Bull’s team principal, Christian Horner, ...

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