Nigel Farage resigns as MP, will run in UK by-election
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he will resign as an MP to trigger a by-election and stand again.
Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally
A homegrown catnip lotion has proven “just as effective as Deet” as a mosquito repellant in trials carried out in Uganda.
Catnip, or Nepeta cataria, is a common herb from the mint family. The chemical in the plant that causes feline euphoria – nepetalactone – also has insect-repelling properties but this has not previously been commercialised.
Continue reading...How much does playing in the World Cup pay?
How much does playing in the World Cup pay?
French prosecutors investigate racist abuse of Kylian Mbappé by Paraguayan senator
Celeste Amarilla could face charges after French Football Federation complains about social media posts over World Cup match
Prosecutors in France have opened an investigation into the racist attack on Kylian Mbappé by a Paraguayan senator, with officials weighing whether to demand that the senator be charged with aggravated public insult or incitement to hatred or violence.
The Paris prosecutor’s office told the Guardian on Tuesday it had launched the inquiry after the French Football Federation (FFF) filed a complaint with the national unit for combating online hate.
Continue reading...‘Accident waiting to happen’: player’s death raises alarm over risk of concrete cricket pitches in Australian rules football
Concrete-based cricket pitches, like that on which Nathan Fitzgerald received fatal blows to the head, are ‘totally unsafe’, concussion advocate says
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Australia must finally deal with a deadly risk that has plagued its native football code for more than 120 years, sports safety advocates say, after the death of a suburban Aussie rules footballer.
Nathan Fitzgerald, a 27-year-old school teacher, died in a Melbourne hospital on Monday after a horror accident on Saturday in which it is believed the Epping reserves grade footballer clashed heads with another player while tackling an opponent and received a second blow to the head as he fell, before striking his head a third time on a concrete-based cricket pitch in the middle of the ground.
Continue reading...Netanyahu’s Christian comments ‘aimed at sowing strife’: Lebanese analysts
After Netanyahu's statements on Lebanese Christians were denounced in Lebanon, analysts call Israel's PM a liar.
Reform UK’s Farage resigns as MP amid funding scandal, forcing by-election
Nigel Farage says he's 'done nothing wrong' as parliament investigates undeclared benefits he accepted from a fraudster.
The World Cup is exposing the contradictions of national identity
Teams shaped by migration and diaspora are challenging exclusionary ideas of who belongs.
Mbappe slams racism by Paraguay’s Amarilla at World Cup: What we know
Footballers of African descent are often subjected to racist abuse on and off the pitch.
Two mothers, each certain a viral Gaza prisoner photo shows her son
Two Palestinian mothers believe a viral image of a bound Gaza detainee shows their missing son.
At least nine police officers killed in southwestern Pakistan attack
Shahid Rind, a spokesman for the Balochistan government, says 15 assailants killed in 'clearance operations'.
Displaced Gaza farmers turn to dirt near tents to grow crops
Israel has devastated 95 percent of Gaza's farms, engineering starvation and aid dependency, experts warn.
Argentina vs Egypt LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16
Live coverage and text updates as Argentina play Egypt in the round of 16 knockout stage.
Labour, Tories and Lib Dems refuse to stand in byelection with Farage’s resignation labelled ‘desperate stunt’ – as it happened
Reform UK leader to quit as MP but stand again, saying the people of Clacton ‘should be the judges of my actions’
Q: Do you think the parliamentary commissioner for standards should investigate Nigel Farage’s gifts from George Cottrell?
Badenoch said that was a matter for the commissioner.
[Farage is] hinting at press regulation. For all of the criticism and the attacks, and I would even say abuse that I’ve got from the press, I’ve never once recommended curbing our free press. I think this is one of the amazing things about this country.
I would be very worried about a Reform government using government power to control the press. I don’t think that that would be right.
Continue reading...Prince Harry begins visit to the UK as ruling expected in court battle with Daily Mail publisher – latest updates
Result of court case against Associated Newspapers Limited expected this afternoon
Prince Harry has arrived at Chatham House for the first in a series of week-long events celebrating his Invictus Games and ahead of an imminent court ruling.
Harry looked business-like as he stepped from his vehicle at around 1.15pm ahead of the highly-anticipated judgement in his High Court case against the Daily Mail’s publisher expected shortly on Tuesday afternoon.
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Continue reading...Skeletal remains with 2,000-year-old gold rings found by archaeologists in Thailand – CBS News
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France appeals court opens door for Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag
Paris appeals court rules Le Pen guilty of misusing public funds but reduces the ban on her holding public office.
Ships attacked in the Strait of Hormuz: What that means for ongoing talks
While marine traffic in Hormuz has steadily risen, vague provisions on the strait remain contentious in peace talks.
Bomb attack rocks Damascus during Macron visit – Reuters
- Bomb attack rocks Damascus during Macron visit Reuters
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- French President Emmanuel Macron safe after bomb blasts near his hotel in Damascus CBS News
- Macron arrives in Syria as first major Western leader to visit war-torn country under new leadership AP News
- The Debate - France's Macron to hold post-Assad visit to Damascus: Why the Syria stopover? France 24
Monaco bombing suspect shot dead in Kyiv – Financial Times
- Monaco bombing suspect shot dead in Kyiv Financial Times
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- Woman suspected of Monaco bombing found shot dead near Kyiv The Guardian
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