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McCullum's 'training too hard' blunder may prove to be his epitaph as England coach

Brendon McCullum hated the term Bazball from the moment it entered the lexicon, deeming it to be reductive and perhaps knowing how it might be weaponised down the line.

2 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

Bradman shows the way Only one side has won the Ashes from 2-0 down

England’s players are unlikely to be thumbing the history books while they take their breather in Noosa but if they did they would see only once has a side won the Ashes after losing the first two Tests - Don Bradman’s Australians in 1936-37.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

Two asylum seekers from Afghanistan detained for rape of girl, 15

Two teenage Afghan asylum seekers who abducted and raped a 15-year-old girl have been detained for 10 and nine years respectively.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

Le Pen's party 'not a danger' to France, Sarkozy says

The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has said Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party is “not a danger” to France and that he would not support a united front of parties against Le Pen at the next election.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

It's Salah v Liverpool but no one wins in this bitter falling out

There is perhaps nothing in a career as hard as the leaving of it.

4 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

Tree-felling protester injured in incident with police

A charity worker suffered a head injury when police tried to remove her from a protest against trees being felled in a Cornish seaside town.

2 min  |

December 09, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Israel ‘surveilling US and allies’ at joint base used to plan future of Gaza

Israeli operatives are conducting widespread surveillance of US forces and allies stationed at anew US base in the country’s south, according to sources briefed on disputes about open and covert recordings of meetings and discussions.

3 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

Trump claims 'rave reviews' for hosting Kennedy Center Honors

Donald Trump added another job title - awards host - to his presidential portfolio on Sunday when he took charge of the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, claiming his show was getting “rave reviews” even before it ended.

4 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

Man on a mission

Sawe wants to be drug tested as much as possible to win the race for integrity

4 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

Norris reflects on final-lap flashbacks and title after-party

After becoming Formula

3 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

New strain of mpox identified in England

Health officials have identified a new strain of mpox in England after a person who recently travelled to Asia was tested for the virus.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

A year since Assad's fall

Can Syria capitalise on tide of global goodwill?

4 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

Bailey to cut jobs as Bank struggles with cost pressures after review

The Bank of England has said it is cutting jobs amid sweeping changes at Threadneedle Street after a highly critical review into its failure to forecast surging inflation.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

US-EU relations Threats to interfere in European elections 'unacceptable'

The president of the European Council of national leaders, António Costa, has warned Donald Trump's administration against interfering in Europe's affairs, as analysts said the US national security strategy represented a seismic shift in transatlantic relations.

3 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

Every World Cup game to have drinks breaks

Fifa says it will include three-minute hydration breaks in each half of every game at the World Cup next year, not just those played in hot weather.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Guardian

Suspended sentence for Joey Barton after abusive social posts

The former footballer Joey Barton has been sentenced to six months in custody, suspended for 18 months, over a series of offensive social media posts between January and March 2024.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

After Assad Stalled justice threatens restless Syria

Lying in bed, recovering after his latest surgery, Ayman Ali retells the story of Syria's revolution through his wounds.

6 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

'We can't give up' Fight on, say Ukraine's weary frontline troops

For almost all of their 62-day deployment on the frontline east of Pokrovske, Bohdan and Ivan hid - first in a village shop, then, after a deadly firefight with Russian soldiers, in a tiny basement where the infantrymen from Ukraine's 31st Brigade had to survive seven more weeks.

5 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Steve Rotheram: The Treasury whisperer transforming Liverpool

From the towering south stand of Everton's gleaming new riverside football stadium, the Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, was showing off his next big goal to the visiting government minister.

2 min  |

December 08, 2025

The Guardian

Stokes: England have felt 'pressure' of Ashes

Ben Stokes has admitted that the way England have folded in key moments during the first two Ashes Tests has led him to question the character of his players, and said: \"A dressing room that I am captain of isn't a place for weak men.

3 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Stage review Full-tilt fun steers novel's darkness into new realms

“Fast is FUN!” bellows Pinocchio as he tears about the stage, testing the limits of his newly animated legs.

1 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Patients at risk as one in seven GP referrals 'vanish into black hole'

NHS watchdog survey suggests many cases are lost, rejected or delayed

3 min  |

December 08, 2025

The Guardian

Social media How Australia took lead on ban for children

In late 2023, the South Australian premier’s wife put down a book she had been reading.

2 min  |

December 08, 2025

The Guardian

Salah could be left out of squad for Inter trip

Mohamed Salah could be omitted from Liverpool’s Champions League trip to Milan to play Inter tomorrow after his outspoken attack on the club and Arne Slot.

5 min  |

December 08, 2025

The Guardian

Embattled US defence secretary insists strikes on boats are legal

The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has doubled down on his dismissal of concerns over the legality of US strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, arguing that Donald Trump has the power to take military action “as he sees fit”.

1 min  |

December 08, 2025

The Guardian

Several hundred works in Louvre damaged by leak

A water leak late last month damaged several hundred works in the Egyptian department of the Louvre, the Paris museum said yesterday, weeks after a brazen jewel theft had raised concerns over its infrastructure.

1 min  |

December 08, 2025

The Guardian

Rutter grabs late point for Brighton after Bowen opener

Unusually devoid of creativity, Brighton were imprisoned within Nuno Espirito Santo’s tactical cage.

3 min  |

December 08, 2025

The Guardian

Brighton FC owner bans Guardian from home games

The Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion has banned Guardian reporters and photographers from attending matches at its home ground after it reported on allegations relating to the club’s owner, Tony Bloom.

2 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Celtic show Nancy scale of task as Hearts prevail

There will be ample time to assess adequately whether or not Wilfried Nancy can succeed as the manager of Celtic.

3 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Workers and tourists among at least 25 dead after fire engulfs nightclub in Goa

At least 25 people were reported to have been killed yesterday in a fire at a nightclub in Goa, an Indian state popular for its nightlife and tourism.

2 min  |

December 08, 2025