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Companies have rushed to supply the drug as a wellness treatment, but patients with serious illnesses aren’t able to get NHS prescriptions In 2022, a prodigiously talented young artist named Louis Petit was preparing to return to the UK, having been …

The scale and spectacle of Tonga's Rugby League World Cup win over Samoa was not just an instant classic, it proved a demand for this clash that rugby league must find a way to supply. …

⚽️ WSL updates with games at 12pm, 2pm and 2.30pm (GMT)⚽️ Putellas provides mindset change | Mail Luke 12 min: Russo provides an excellent layoff for Foord, on the left of the penalty area as Arsenal are attacking. Foord has clear sight of goal, but …

A truce has cooled the trade conflict, but neither country has done anything to limit the outbreak of new hostilities Donald Trump’s trade wars have largely fallen off the headlines. Fears of new tariffs flare up from time to time when the US preside…

Manifesto promise to equalise rates before next election is now ‘a question of when’, John Healey tells BBC Labour looks less likely to meet its manifesto pledge to equalise the minimum wage for younger workers before the next election, after the cha…

A facility which Ukraine named "one of Russia's largest" oil refineries reportedly sustained "significant damage" in the "massive drone attack". …

Tory leader says apology would be ‘navel-gazing distraction’ and would be used by campaigners as lever for financial compensation Kemi Badenoch has said an apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade would be a “navel-gazing distracti…

The Preventative Departmental Expenditure Limit will be money ringfenced in the budget for preventive policies John Healey’s debut budget was far from a blockbuster, but it may come to be remembered for the birth of a plucky new character in the tax …

Lebanon and France were not expected to produce one of the blockbusters of this Rugby League World Cup. But the two minnows showed great things can come from the most unexpected places. …

• Tonga defeat Samoa 20-18 in raucous atmosphere • England exit tournament on points difference Sometimes sport does live up to the hype. Any suggestion that there was little riding on this result was evidently nonsense, when weeks of anticipation …

With heir apparent Danny Tommo also in custody, Robinson’s conviction for harassing journalists is blow to anti-migrant movement The verdict was met with a groan from Tommy Robinson’s supporters, who had sat behind the dock throughout his harassment …

Species’ name comes from stubby shape and ability to secrete an oily substance from its knee joints when alarmed A rare beetle has been rediscovered in Wales after nearly 60 years, conservationists have said. The short-necked oil beetle, driven to th…

Mayor questions impact on air quality, congestion and jobs as government poised to allow driverless vehicles in capital London’s mayor has called for a cap on the numbers of robotaxis on its streets, with the UK government poised to allow fully drive…

Emergency response teams from some of WA's biggest mines have been put through their paces hundreds of metres underground for the annual mine rescue competition. …

Ahead of a meeting with Commonwealth leaders, Andy Burnham wrote that Britain needed to ‘acknowledge its complicated history’ Good morning and welcome to our Sunday UK politics blog. Budget week conversation has moved on a bit; Tory leader Kemi Baden…

Guardian understands Home Office continues to detain dozens of people, with one group forcibly removed this week The Home Office is still putting asylum seekers on to planes to France weeks after the controversial scheme to remove them ended, the Gua…

Former chancellor says leaving European Union has made Britain ‘poorer, weaker and less secure’ The former chancellor Rachel Reeves has argued the UK’s future should be inside the EU, saying Brexit has made the UK “poorer, weaker and less secure”. Wr…

⚽ All the latest as we build up to Sunday’s games⚽ Live scores | Premier League table | Fixtures Aston Villa have been in the news. Their draw with Fulham will not, though, do much for their ascension in English and European football Notwithstanding …

SA Police said the pedestrian died at the scene of the crash at Salisbury North at about 10am on Sunday.  …

UK children’s minister Josh MacAlister has travelled to Copenhagen to see what can be learned from Danish system In a quiet suburb on the outskirts of Copenhagen sits a large white house, set back from the road behind a purple-leaved plum tree. It lo…

Australia ran up the biggest win in women's international rugby league history with its World Cup victory over Wales but it was the kind of result that served little purpose other than stuffing the stats sheet. …

One critic has called the NSW Police's newly launched Armed Response Command an "intimidation unit".…

Using a fake DOB or leaving the field blank when making an online account can offer protection from identity theft You get a call from your bank saying there has been suspicious activity on your account. They read out your name, address and date of b…

Former New Zealand prime minister has moved to Australia and is lecturing at University of Sydney – and from stage of city’s famous landmark Jacinda Ardern, who now calls Sydney home, has delivered a message to Australian politicians from the stage o…

• Pool A: Jillaroos 124-6 Wales • Win sets new highest score for international rugby league The record-breaking Jillaroos have warmed up for the challenge of the World Cup semi-finals with a destruction of Wales that highlights the gulf between rug…

Opposition says hundreds of thousands of people expected to participate in march demanding election chief resign over voter list changes Indian security personnel carrying batons and shields and accompanied by riot control vehicles surrounded the sit…

Podcast host Lisa Phillips says it is time the world focuses on how to stamp out widespread sexual abuse in society.  …

Getting older and losing your autonomy is even harder without family around. You need to consider both the practical and emotional issues involved My wife and I are in our late 70s, and have been married for more than 40 years. We didn’t have kids an…

There has been a steep rise in the number of people labelled autistic over the last 20 years. Is that down to greater understanding – or overdiagnosis? The home of 85-year-old Uta Frith does not exactly look like the latest front in the culture wars.…

It was so refreshing to hear Aaron Sorkin admit he was bad at parts of directing after his movie flop. If only others could be as frank By most accounts, Aaron Sorkin’s new film The Social Reckoning, a follow-up to his 2010 smash-hit The Social Netwo…

Hundreds of adult gaming centres in England have bingo licences that still qualify them for discounted business rates Hundreds of high street “slot farms” could continue claiming a discount on their business rates, unless the government closes a loop…

Kinaan Dadou, 10, has been left disabled since 7 October 2023 as his parents struggle to find funding for specialist treatment It was 7.30am on 7 October 2023 when a Hamas rocket exploded next to 7-year-old Kinaan Dadou. The rocket was aimed at the I…

The Gold Coast Suns miss out on the AFLW top four by 0.2 per cent despite beating GWS in their final home and away match of the season. …

Justice Thomas Bradley has been sworn in as Queensland's 28th governor, replacing outgoing governor Dr Jeanette Young. …

With the far right resurgent in Germany, experts are divided as to whether the dictator’s former mountaintop retreat is better restored or left a ruin One of the last structural relics of Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship was conceived to project indomitab…

I have been asking friends and family this question all week. The answers reveal precisely how they deal with fear Perhaps, almost seven years later, there are aspects of the Covid lockdown some are nostalgic about, but it’s doubtful the great loo-ro…

Donald Trump uttered five words this summer that could seal the Republican party’s fate: ‘Pretend I’m on the ticket’ He spoke admiringly of a senator’s posterior. He baselessly accused a Muslim candidate of being a terrorist. He boasted about his ren…

Relying on technology can make us forgetful, but there are some simple ways to sharpen your recall. Memory experts describe the tricks and habits that can help Memory can worsen as we age, but it is often possible to do something about it. Here, memo…

The problems run deep in South Africa’s largest city. Will voters punish the ANC in next week’s local elections? One week before the local elections in South Africa, the pavements and roads of the Johannesburg township Alexandra were filled with pile…

Australia's Izzy Borlase falls just short of a title as her Atlanta Dream are beaten by Golden State Valkyries in game seven of the WNBA Finals. …

Millions of dollars in contracts were awarded under Powerhouse CEO Lisa Havilah. Documents released under a freedom of information request reveal her perceived conflicts of interest. …

Ukrainian president says Moscow must be shown that support for Kyiv will not diminish; US says interest also growing for limited Black Sea ceasefire. What we know on day 1,712 Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the Oleshky ceasefire shows that de-escalatio…

• Updates as the Jillaroos and Wales meet at CommBank Stadium • Kick-off time in Sydney is 3.40pm local/4.40am GMT • Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Jillaroos: Plenty of changes for the hosts, including an almost entirely new pack, as Jes…

Fans and former employees have paid tribute to the studio behind some of the biggest selling games of the 2000s and 2010s. …

The roar of V8 Superboats has echoed across a Victorian venue best known for tractor engines, with the debut sold out. …

Police say emergency crews were called to the Rosemont Hotel on Hindley Street early this morning after a report a woman in her 20s had fallen from a balcony. …

Australia has already qualified for the semifinals of the women's Rugby League World Cup, and will be keen to continue their momentum with a win over Wales. Follow live. …

Police say the teenagers were the driver and passenger of a car that left the road and struck several trees. …

Thousands of people are expected to walk across the new Fremantle traffic bridge today, as it opens to the public months ahead of schedule, at double the estimated cost.  …

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says growing pressures on the federal budget mean the government cannot promise it will find overall savings in its December update, even as Australians brace for another interest rate rise amid ongoing high i…