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The Guardian
World Athletics scraps takeoff zone to avoid 'war' with long jumpers
World Athletics has scrapped plans to introduce a takeoff zone for the long jump rather than the traditional board because of widespread hostility from athletes. Jon Ridgeon, the governing body's chief executive, said that while the proposals had gone well in trials, \"you ultimately do not want to go to war with your most important group of people\".
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Guardian
Epstein New images from tycoon's private island are released
House Democrats have released a handful of photos and videos from Jeffrey Epstein's private Caribbean island, offering a rare glimpse into a secretive place where Epstein is alleged to have trafficked young girls.
1 min |
December 04, 2025
The Guardian
Glenny to host BBC Radio 4 'institution' In Our Time
Misha Glenny, the award-winning journalist, broadcaster and author, will become the new presenter of In Our Time when the series resumes next month, BBC Radio 4 announced yesterday.
1 min |
December 04, 2025
The Guardian
Post Office avoids fine after breach that exposed operators' data online
The Post Office has avoided a fine over a data breach that resulted in the names and addresses of more than 500 post office operators it was pursuing during the Horizon IT scandal being mistakenly published online by its media team.
1 min |
December 04, 2025
The Guardian
Muñoz moves Palace in right direction as Burnley flop
Oliver Glasner may want investment in January to rectify mistakes made in the summer, but this Crystal Palace side is showing promise.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Guardian
Future of historic London markets assured with new Docklands home
After almost eight centuries at the heart of life in the capital, and a period where their future lay in doubt, Smithfield and Billingsgate markets are to get a new home on a former industrial site in east London.
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The Guardian
Reform UK Staffs county council leader accused of making racist comments
A Reform UK council leader has been accused of racism after allegedly describing the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, as a \"narcissistic Pakistani\" and saying a black British lawyer should have \"F'd off back to Nigeria\".
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Guardian
Igor Jesus piles more misery on feeble Wolves
Until the 72nd minute, when Nottingham Forest’s Igor Jesus jumped high in the box to head in the only goal, this low-rent contest lurched between the laborious and the ludicrous.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Guardian
Zeitgeist TV German comedy inspired by The Office is brought back for the Merz era
He's the middle manager who talks as if he's the CEO, a beacon of inclusivity in his own head but a bigoted chauvinist as soon as he opens his mouth. And listening to him creates a mix of familiarity and embarrassment by proxy that turns out to be surprisingly pleasurable.
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The Guardian
Climate crisis costs farmers over £800m in lost crops this year
Record heat and drought cost the UK's arable farmers more than £800m in lost production in 2025 in one of the worst harvests on record, an analysis has estimated.
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The Guardian
Thames Water talks may go into 2026 as collapse looms
Thames Water has said crisis talks with lenders to secure its future will drag into 2026 as it faces the prospect of a collapse into state control.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Guardian
British pair cut off by cyclone in Sri Lanka 'are running out of food'
Two British women stranded by landslides in the tea mountains of Sri Lanka are running out of food and water, a relative said yesterday.
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Rape victims to be protected from ‘serial liar’ claim in court
Rape victims will no longer be depicted as serial liars in courtrooms in England and Wales as part of the biggest shakeup \"in a generation\", the Guardian can reveal.
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
David's pain is Rachel's gain as his geopolitical dream fades into a legal nightmare
Spare a thought for David Lammy. Not so long ago he was foreign secretary. His dream job. Turning left when boarding planes to go to meet his counterparts. An important player in global geopolitics. Then he found himself out on his ear. Replaced by Yvette Cooper, who had been booted out of the Home Office for being perceived to be soft on asylum seekers.
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Smith offered hope in grim era, with flair and courage
Batter defied West Indies' lethal bowlers of the 80s and 90s, and scored fine centuries against Australia in the most testing times
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
'A bitter injustice': no officers will face discipline over Hillsborough
Families' anger as police watchdog ends 14-year inquiry into disaster
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Excitable government briefing made for a fraught relationship
Had Richard Hughes not resigned as chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on Monday amid the indignation over the accidental publication of Rachel Reeves's budget, the Treasury might now be under pressure over the tsunami of leaks that preceded it.
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Russia is 'ready for war' with Europe
Vladimir Putin has accused European powers of sabotaging peace in Ukraine and threatened that Russia was ready for war with the continent as Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, arrived for talks at the Kremlin last night.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
TV review A more combative Dimbleby debates royal power
Settling down in front of David Dimbleby's new three-parter and looking at that title, you wonder why the question it asks is not debated more often.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Indonesia flood deaths rise to 708, with 504 still missing
The number of people killed by floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia rose to 708 yesterday, the country's disaster agency said, with 504 people still missing.
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Grealish cashes in on stroke of fortune to seal win
Another game to show off the concertinaed qualities of this season's Premier League. If anyone can beat anyone, they can also play out landlocked contests like this. It took a deflection to win it, Jack Grealish's shot smashing off Bafodé Diakité's shins and into the corner. Two clubs from the mid-table blob that stretches from seventh to 15th fought and ran
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Trump frees Honduran ex-president as country awaits tense election result
A former president of Honduras who was convicted of drug trafficking has walked free from a US jail as the country's presidential election remained on a knife edge, with the US-backed candidate leading by 515 votes.
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
England recall Jacks and abandon all-out pace
Will Jacks will make his third Test appearance, and his first in nearly three years, as England attempt to level the Ashes at the Gabba after replacing the injured Mark Wood in the only change to the team that lost the series opener in Perth.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
House prices rise in Britain last month despite fears over the budget
UK house prices rose last month despite uncertainty before the budget, according to Nationwide, which predicted that the newly announced \"mansion tax\" would have a limited impact on the housing market.
1 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Farage aide was frontman for football club owner's gambling syndicate, lawsuit says
George Cottrell, a close associate of Nigel Farage and a central figure in Reform UK’s inner circle, has been acting as a front for a major gambling syndicate that had been “given control” of his betting accounts, a high court document alleges.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
OECD warns Reeves of ‘headwind’ from higher taxes and spending restraint
A leading thinktank has warned Rachel Reeves that tight government spending and higher taxes will restrict consumer expenditure, despite it predicting the UK economy will grow at a faster pace than the economies of France, Germany and Italy next year.
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Japan’s PM wins catchphrase of year with ‘work, work, work’ vow
It is perhaps not a word many people in Japan will want to hear as they prepare for the bonenkai office party season and some well-earned time off over the new year.
1 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Lammy's plan to cut trials by jury a massive mistake, say Labour MPs and campaigners
David Lammy has been accused by Labour MPs and peers of making a “massive mistake” after announcing radical plans to cut thousands of jury trials across England and Wales.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Haaland fastest to 100 Premier League goals as City hold on in epic
Fancy a bit of history? Under the floodlights of this storied old ground you were welcome to take your pick.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Guardian
Admiral gave order for lethal strike on boat in Caribbean, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said yesterday a navy admiral had directed the double-tap strike that killed survivors of a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean and vowed to continue operations even as lawmakers prepared to investigate whether the attack constituted a war crime.
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