By-Electioncast: Could Restore Britain Help Andy Burnham Win?

A new poll suggests the party could steal a significant number of voters from Reform UK.

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The battle in rural America against AI data centres

Utah approves the world’s largest data centre (62sq miles) but opposition is growing

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Ruthless Raducanu powers into Queen's final

An inspired Emma Raducanu wins twice in a day to reach the Queen's final but fellow Briton Katie Boulter loses her semi-final.

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Fight is on for Hamilton as he and Russell reset successfully

Lewis Hamilton says "the fight is on" as he and fellow Briton George Russell prepare to start at the front in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

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Boys' sentences for rape to be reviewed in July

The case has been referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient scheme.

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‘Watch your back’: Hanson’s family succession plan leaves Barnaby as a spare heir

The One Nation leader’s suggestion that her daughter could succeed her has prompted Coalition MPs to warn her about Barnaby Joyce’s leadership plans.

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Only one Labor MP will go to the World Cup. It’s not Anika Wells

The Canberra contingent bound for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will include just one federal Labor MP and at least three members of the Liberal Party.

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Counter-terrorism police leading school stabbing inquiry

Two pupils, both 14, and a teacher were hurt in the attack at a school in Manchester.

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FIFA World Cup 2026 LIVE updates: Tournament kicks off as Mexico host South Africa

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Mexico City as host nation Mexico hosts South Africa for the first match of the tournament. Follow all the action.

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Whale graveyard dating back five million years discovered

The Indian Ocean site is "far beyond anything we had imagined", one researcher says.

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How a knife attack sparked a night of violence

BBC Verify mapped some of the violent disorder that took place in Belfast and elsewhere in Northern Ireland.

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Trump says he 'loves the inflation' as US prices rise at fastest rate in three years

Consumers are increasingly feeling the strain of the US Israel war in Iran.

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‘Unrest is not welcome’: Belfast victim’s family urge calm after riots

The statement from the family of Stephen Ogilvy, who lost an eye in the stabbing, came as new details emerged in court about the accused attacker Hadi Alodid.

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Williams rolls back the years on return at Queen's

Serena Williams rolls back the years at Queen's with a winning performance on her comeback to tennis after 1,375 days away from the sport.

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Trump says Iran shot down a US Apache helicopter, vows to retaliate

Trump’s remarks threw into deeper uncertainty the prospects for a truce announced on April 8 in the war in the Gulf.

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Epstein victim says she had dinner at Andrew's palace apartment

Testimony to US Congress members is the first time a woman abused and trafficked by the late financier has publicly spoken of attending royal residences.

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Trump denies promising 'no new wars' – but he campaigned on that

President Trump denies having promised 'no new wars'. BBC Verify has found multiple examples of him saying this during the 2024 US election campaign.

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Watch: The Monday Night Club

Mark Chapman and guests debate this week's football.

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Watch: Today at the Test, day four highlights

Day 4 highlights from the Test match between England and New Zealand.

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Zverev lifts French Open trophy

Alexander Zverev officially becomes the French Open champion.

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Zverev wins the French Open in four-hour marathon

Alexander Zverev finally ends his long wait to be a grand slam winner.

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Budget or luxury? Two ways to do a safari, put to the test

Safaris don’t all follow one playbook, which is why you can combine an affordable self-drive package with a splurge at a luxury camp.

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Watch: Today at the Test, day three highlights

Day 3 highlights from the Test match between England and New Zealand.

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Watch Today at the Test: First Test, day two

Day 2 highlights from the Test match between England and New Zealand.

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Zverev earns second shot at Roland-Garros title as Italian scores free pass to final

The Roland-Garros men’s final is set after Alexander Zverev won his semi-final over Jakub Mensik before Flavio Cobolli received a walkover from his all-Italian clash.

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Watch Today at the Test: First Test, day one

Day 1 highlights from the Test match between England and New Zealand.

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Anti-slavery tsar says Trump tariff a distraction from human rights issues

Anti-slavery commissioner Chris Evans said the Trump administration had conducted a “show trial” before proposing its new tariff.

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Most experience? Youngest? Best leagues? World Cup squads in numbers

BBC Sport look at all of the World Cup 2026 squads and answer some of the key questions.

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One Nation support surges with women, wealthy, city voters

Hanson says women are voting for her in greater numbers because “women voters are seeing what I’ve warned about when it comes to these woke ideologies”.

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Doll Hospital needs new homes for ‘patients’ as it prepares to shut after 140 years

The Doll Hospital has been a refuge for Melbourne’s chewed-up dolls, torn teddies and worn-out toys, but they are preparing their final farewell.

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Starmer uses disappearing messages on his phone, No 10 confirms

A batch of messages between ministers and Lord Mandelson were published on Monday - but there were only a few from the prime minister.

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Watch: Monday Night Club

Mark Chapman and guests debate this week's football.

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'Soldier' Joshua standing strong for friends' parents

British heavyweight Anthony Joshua is preparing for his next fight but says his priorty remains on standing strong for the parents of the close friends who died in a car accident.

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The AI jobs apocalypse hasn’t landed in Australia – yet

New research into AI shows that it has yet to hit Australia’s jobs market. But data centre construction means it may be about to.

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Stick or twist for Arteta - how do Arsenal take next step?

Arsenal are fresh from their Champions League final heartbreak but thoughts are already moving to what they need to do to improve next season.

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History repeating? Rafa 2.0 storms into Roland-Garros quarter-finals in debut run

Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar won another five-setter to reach the last eight in Paris and remain on track to match one of Rafael Nadal’s extraordinary feats.

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‘Did she look like me?’ How Lyndsay found the right words after her daughter died

Families grieving for lost babies too often move on rather than seek help.

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Oscar-winning Star Wars editor Marcia Lucas dies aged 80

The film editor and ex-wife of director George Lucas was widely recognised as a pivotal creative force behind the original space trilogy.

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Foul sets up PSG penalty shot

Cristhian Mosquera brings down Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the box to put PSG level.

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‘Part of the propaganda’: Canberra urged to block Russian athletes over ties to sanctioned oligarchs

A water polo World Cup could pose legal and diplomatic dilemmas for the federal government under its sanctions laws.

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Arsenal's Timber fit to start Champions League final

Mikel Arteta says that Dutch defender Jurrien Timber is fit to start the Champions League final after more than two months out with a groin injury.

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California Attorney General sues 23andMe successor for 2023 data breach

Attorney General Rob Bonta alleges the company lied about the breach's severity.

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'Not a robot' - Sinner had 'no energy' in shock defeat

Jannik Sinner says he "couldn't find any energy" as he lost in the second round to Juan Manuel Cerundolo in one of the biggest French Open shocks in recent years - but the world number one says the Paris heat was not to blame.

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US, Iran agree on 60-day ceasefire extension, but Trump is yet to sign off

Among the first issues to be negotiated during the 60-day window is what will happen to Iran’s highly enriched uranium, a US official said.

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There’s a reason people are voting One Nation. Those who sneer at them are missing the larger picture

The upswell in support for the polarising party is a remarkable phenomenon that threatens to destroy the two-sided political model that has endured since the early years after federation.

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Mensik collapses on court as heatwave continues

Jakub Mensik collapses on court and Novak Djokovic swelters for almost four hours as players are made to work hard on another hot Paris day at the French Open.

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Osaka sparkles in golden French Open outfit

Naomi Osaka continues her tradition of serving jaw-dropping looks at Grand Slams with an outfit that reminds her of "the Eiffel tower at night".

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‘Everything checked out perfectly,’ says Trump after medical exam

The 79-year-old president spent more than three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre for what the White House described as preventive medical and dental checkups.

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Coalition anxiety over Taylor’s plan to ban welfare for permanent residents

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is facing internal pushback on his signature migration policy, while former Treasury boss Martin Parkinson said the system was “clearly a legitimate issue for people to be concerned about”.

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Monday Night Club: What next for relegated West Ham as Spurs survive?

Mark Chapman and guests debate this week's football.

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‘Exploitation isn’t sustainable’: $400 trillion investor coalition demands overhaul of modern slavery laws

A powerful coalition has stepped up pressure on the government to introduce tougher laws, three years after a review found Australia’s legal framework had failed to create meaningful change.

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Change or die: Inside Angus Taylor’s high-wire act to save the Liberals

A bruising byelection and brutal polling show the Liberals heading off a cliff. Labor’s budget may have given them a ladder, but can Angus Taylor win back Hanson voters without tearing his own party apart?

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Was Celtic's cup final a fond farewell for 'Larssonesque' Maeda?

All the indications are that Daizen Maeda will leave Celtic this summer, and if that is to be the case, signing off with a goal in a winning cause in the Scottish Cup final was no bad was to say goodbye.

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Russell & Antonelli 'both lucky not to crash' in Canada sprint battle

Kimi Antonelli says both he and Mercedes team-mate George Russell were "lucky not to crash" in the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race.

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Trump wants new Fed chair to be 'totally independent'

The US president piled major pressure on Kevin Warsh's predecessor to cut interest rates.

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Antonelli quickest in Canada practice as Albon collides with groundhog

Kimi Antonelli led George Russell to a Mercedes one-two in practice at the Canadian Grand Prix, while Alex Albon collides with a groundhog.

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Statement skirts at Australian Fashion Week

The below the belt approach to black tie dressing.

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How should we spend a 24-hour layover in Manila?

My wife and I land in Manila in mid-June at 4pm and depart Manila for Sydney the next evening at 9.35pm.

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Southampton's Eckert authorised spying, panel says

Southampton's spying was authorised by head coach Tonda Eckert and was a "contrived and determined plan from the top down to gain a competitive advantage", an independent disciplinary panel says.

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Labor open to changes on ‘death tax’, not on CGT

Bill Shorten told this masthead’s Inside Politics podcast that there was lots of “noise” from critics but said Labor could win the long-term argument.

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Liberal membership is collapsing in the west. Bitterness about the treatment of an Indian community candidate runs deep

Moira Deeming kept her western suburbs seat after a preselection debacle earlier this year. Since then, local branch members have quietly abandoned the Liberal Party.

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Players to cut short French Open interviews in pay row

The world's leading tennis players plan to limit their pre-French Open media commitments to 15 minutes in protest at the prize money on offer.

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Man charged with stealing from Bondi Beach terror attack victim

A 35-year-old man allegedly stole camera equipment belonging to Peter Meagher, 61, who was among 15 people killed in the shooting on December 14.

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Southampton expelled from play-offs for spying

Southampton have been thrown out of the play-offs after admitting they spied on three clubs during the Championship season.

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Forty under 40: Millennial entrepreneurs unite against Albanese’s tax overhaul

Treasurer Jim Chalmers got on the front foot on Tuesday following scrutiny over Labor’s decision to remove the CGT discount on shares and companies.

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From wogball to beloved national sport: How antisemitism can be tackled using the football experience

Sir Frank Lowy says football was once a hotbed of racism and ethnic division. But with a concerted effort, the sport was turned around. The same can be done to defeat antisemitism, he says.

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Jury tosses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman

Jurors spent nearly a month hearing and viewing evidence in the high-profile trial, where Musk had accused Altman of "stealing a charity".

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Jewish man injured after attack by group of men

The Metropolitan Police have said they are treating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime.

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England see off spirited France to clinch Six Nations

England combine nerve and accuracy to overcome France and a raucous record crowd and clinch their eight successive Women's Six Nations title in Bordeaux.

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Defiant England beat France to win eighth consecutive Grand Slam

The Red Roses produce a superb battling display to beat France in Bordeaux in their Six Nations Grand Slam-decider.

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Albanese has costed in his broken promises. Now Labor is paying the price

What can the government ever really rule out or in now that it has broken its election pledges? The test is if people really care.

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Chelsea closing in on appointing Alonso as next manager

Chelsea are closing in on appointing Spaniard Xabi Alonso as the club's next permanent head coach.

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Sportscene: Premiership Highlights

Highlights from the final day of the Scottish Premiership top six.

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Eight injured, four critically, as car rams into pedestrians in Italian city

The 31-year-old driver allegedly brandished a knife before being arrested by police at the scene.

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Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire, US state department says

President Trump announced the truce last month, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.

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US to seek death penalty for suspect in killing of Israeli embassy staff members

The US government alleges that Elias Rodriguez shot and killed a young Jewish couple at an event in Washington last May.

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Roll in to this Thai spot, order this comforting noodle dish, and you’re in for a happy time

Ari.BKK joins Melbourne’s maturing Thai food scene, but its imaginative menu isn’t trying to slot in neatly.

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Listen: 5 Live Sport - The Making of Jannik Sinner

BBC Sport has travelled across Italy to tell the Jannik Sinner story.

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Drug addiction counsellor sentenced in Matthew Perry's overdose death

The drug counsellor was one of five people accused of supplying ketamine to Perry and exploiting his drug addiction.

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King stays calm as Labour lurches into crisis – and challenger emerges

Top minister, Wes Streeting, is poised to seek the top job after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer dared his challengers to call a formal contest.

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It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says this is the budget that will finally do something to correct “intergenerational unfairness”. In which case, it gets a big tick from me.

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Ten more cruise passengers to be flown to UK for hantavirus monitoring

The passengers from Saint Helena and Ascension Island who were on the MV Hondius will complete their self-isolation in the UK.

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Refs chief Webb confirms grappling consultation

Disallowing West Ham's last-ditch equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday was the right decision, referees' chief Howard Webb says.

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Labor expects more migrants as Coalition, One Nation seek big reduction in numbers

The government expects 35,000 more migrants to stay in Australia this financial year than previously forecast, Tuesday’s budget revealed.

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Labour MPs Move Against Starmer

The number of Labour MPs calling for the prime minister to go increases.

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Rampant fraud to be targeted in budget amid fears of ‘next NDIS’

Fraud poses a persistent problem for the government as Australians look to exploit generous programs after more than a decade of slow growth in living standards and declining trust.

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Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh addresses Rebels crowd

The sport chief delivered a message of hope and unity even as his board had approved a 'seismic' secret plan to reshape rugby.

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Man charged as three Jewish people assaulted

Two men, aged 58 and 26, and a 53-year-old woman were left with minor injuries from the attack.

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Why NSW is moving the doctor’s office into the preschool playground

Florence Mah is 1744 days into the most important window of her life. As NSW pours millions of dollars into early screening, experts say catching developmental “red flags” at preschool will save a generation from waiting list delays.

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Greece conducts controlled blast of mystery naval drone explosives

The unmanned vessel, suspected to be of Ukrainian origin, was found by fishermen in a cave on Thursday.

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The five ‘Bs’ and three ‘Ts’ at the heart of the Trump-Xi meeting

Donald Trump’s return to Beijing this week takes place in a much different world. But he remains hungry for a trade deal, and China’s military build-up and the future of Taiwan still loom large.

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Vinted harasser jailed for breaking sexual order

A court hears how Darrel Carter sent dozens of messages to female sellers on Vinted.

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Lefties Losing It goes on tour to MAGA-land

Freed from the constraints of its soon-to-be-former name, one of Sky’s biggest segments is planning on taking to the road and delivering what everyone needs: merch.

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Former prince Andrew allegedly threatened by balaclava-clad man

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was out walking his dogs near Sandringham Estate when a man got out of his car and made his way towards him while shouting at him.

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Neymar apologises for slapping teenager Robinho Jr

Neymar apologises to his Santos team-mate Robinho Jr for slapping the teenager during a training session on Sunday, saying he "crossed the line".

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Chalmers to lower deficits amid cabinet frustration over Bullock’s warning

Sources in the government said there was irritation among ministers with Bullock’s decision to weigh into the public debate at such a sensitive moment.

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These top picks were supposed to be Essendon’s future. They could be out the door

Essendon continue to move away from the Adrian Dodoro era with their list management decisions, but only time will tell whether it is the right approach.

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Is the US-Iran War Restarting?

Is the US-Iran ceasefire under threat after repeat attacks in Strait of Hormuz?

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Oscar the cavoodle’s owner Gina Edwards returns to court in fight with Rebekah Giles

The long-running bitter dispute over legal costs worth $1.2 million is set to return to the NSW Supreme Court for a directions hearing this month.

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What Champions League failure means for 'broken club' Chelsea

After a sixth-straight league loss, Chelsea are almost certain to miss out on Champions League qualification - a bitter blow which is likely to have far‑reaching consequences.

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