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James Anderson and Rocky Flintoff have been signed as ‘wildcards’ for the Hundred, with the latter following his father Andrew Flintoff to Northern Superchargers. Anderson turns 43 before the ...

A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary came to a close on Tuesday with a Pacific splashdown. The SpaceX capsule undocked from the ...

The Archbishop of Jerusalem has likened the “horrifying” food distribution system for Palestinians to “hunger games” and criticised discussions of “ethnic cleansing” between the Israeli and US ...

The Hampshire man has been picked ahead of fellow left-armer Jack Leach, despite the latter being centrally contracted.

The clashes began with a series of tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks between members of local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions.

The FTSE 100 Index briefly rose above the record high, hitting 9,016.98 at one stage in morning trading on Tuesday.

England midfielder Jordan Henderson has completed his free-transfer switch to Brentford. The former Liverpool title-winning captain, 35, has agreed a two-year contract in west London. New Bees boss ...

The latest poll found 63% of French people surveyed would support an independent Scotland joining the EU, with only 13% opposed. In Italy, 64% favour Scotland being allowed to join, with 11% against, ...

Rachel Reeves has set out sweeping reforms to the UK’s finance industry in the hope of delivering much-needed economic growth. The Chancellor hopes the drive to cut red tape and increase innovation, ...

Originally, the coins were sold for £1.09, but they now go for much more than that on occasions, with one even fetching £286 on eBay. Recently, one sold for £180.12, after attracting 21 bids on the ...