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Ivan Toney earns England’s first call-up for the matches against Italy and Germany

Ivan Toney has been rewarded for his excellent form at Brentford with a first call-up to Gareth Southgate’s England squad. The centre-forward is the newest face in a squad that also includes Eric Dier, who is picked for the first time since March 2021. England will play their Nations League games against Italy in Milan …

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Ukraine: Kryvyi Rih residents urged to shelter as Russian missiles strike again

Russia hit the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih again on Thursday with cruise missiles, after a devastating attack the day before destroyed a reservoir dam and caused massive flooding. The latest attack on the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy caused serious damage. Two missiles hit the same depot on Wednesday, which was being repaired, …

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Anger among MPs as Chinese Vice President to attend Queen’s funeral

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan will attend the queen’s funeral in a move that has drawn complaints from a group of British Conservative MPs who have been banned from traveling to China because of their campaigns against Chinese repression. Wang will be the most senior Asian political leader to attend the ceremony at Westminster Abbey …

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Plan to scrap bankers’ bonus cap condemned as ‘obscene’ amid pay cuts and ‘enormous risk’ to economy

An “obscene” plan to cut the cap on bankers’ bonuses as households face a cost-of-living crisis has embroiled the new government in controversy, ahead of a mini-budget next week. The new chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, was condemned for trying to allow higher wages in the City of London, while public sector workers are being asked to …

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Live John Lewis says ‘losing profits’ as it sinks to £99m loss – live updates

John Lewis says ‘losing profits’ as it sinks to £99m loss – live updates The Telegraph John Lewis hits £99m first-half loss, warns of risk to staff bonuses The Guardian John Lewis Partnership ‘forgoes profits’ to help customers and partners through cost of living crisis Sky News John Lewis plunges to £100m loss due to …

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An ‘incredible’ fireball streaks across the sky over Scotland and Northern Ireland

A fireball was seen streaking across the night sky over Scotland and Northern Ireland on Wednesday in what one astronomer described as an “amazing” sight. The UK Meteor Network said it received the first reports of a fireball at around 22:00 BST and they have now received 800 reports and believe it was heading north …

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Queen’s last funeral live: Long queues overnight for Queen Elizabeth in state as King takes day off

Labor MP Chris Bryant said the king’s accession felt like “a huge change of seasons”. He said the reception of the Queen’s coffin at Westminster Hall on Wednesday was “really moving”. In the king’s appearance in Parliament on Monday, he said: “It’s very strange, isn’t it? I instinctively always call him, still, Prince Charles. Your …

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