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England thump Sri Lanka to sweep T20 series 3-0
England steamroll Sri Lanka to complete a 3-0 series clean sweep and return to number one in the T20 world rankings.
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England's 39-match winning streak halted by thrilling draw with Canada
England's winning record - stretching back to a loss in the 2022 World Cup final to New Zealand - was halted by Canada, who held the hosts to a thrilling 26-26 draw in the WXV Global Series.
Sports
England crush Sri Lanka to top T20 world rankings
England steamroller Sri Lanka in the third T20 to complete a 3-0 series clean sweep and return to number one in the world rankings.
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Frenetic draw with Canada ends England's 39-game winning run
England's remarkable winning run comes to an end as they are held to a nail-biting 26-26 draw by Canada at Sandy Park.
World
England fast bowler Carse to face no charges over alleged nightclub assault
Derbyshire Police said they were investigating an alleged assault but have now decided no further action will be taken.
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Carse assault investigation dropped by police
England fast bowler Brydon Carse will face no further police action after an investigation into an alleged assault in Derby last month is dropped.
Sports
Will England boss Tuchel 'embrace the chaos'?
After the World Cup, England boss Thomas Tuchel wanted greater control. Two months on, he is keen to "embrace the chaos" after naming his squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures.
Weather
Weatherwatch: How English summer clouds can warn of trouble ahead
Mackerel skies and mare’s tails signal arrival of warm fronts that push moisture to high altitudes and creates distinctive clouds “Mare’s tails and mackerel scales make lofty ships to carry low sails,” runs an old English saying about summer skies. Mackerel skies are cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds in regular but patchy rows, resembling the light and dark-scale pattern on a mackerel. The cirrocumulus version is white and wispy, altocumulus is grey and thicker. One easy rule is that cirrocumulus is narrower than a finger at arm’s length, altocumulus more like three fingers. Continue reading.
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Tuchel recalls Alexander-Arnold and Palmer with warning
England boss Thomas Tuchel recalls Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer but says players have to "perform".
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Tuchel recalls Palmer and Alexander-Arnold for England
Thomas Tuchel recalls Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer to his first England squad since the 2026 World Cup.
Health
Cancer patient told she will get drug which could make her life longer
Patients in England with an incurable breast cancer can now access a life-extending drug on the NHS, two years after it was deemed too expensive by a health body.
Politics
We helped create UK emergency alert system - but question how government is using it
Millions across England and Wales received a wildfire alert on their phones earlier this month, but it partly backfired.
Business
What's happening to UK interest rates and what does it mean for mortgages?
The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.
Sports
Fin Smith sets England autumn ultimatum to hit form
England fly-half Fin Smith says an under-par autumn would trigger fundamental questions about the team's direction.
Sports
England crush Sri Lanka to seal T20 series win
England comfortably chase a below-par target of 146 to thrash Sri Lanka by six wickets and seal the three-match T20 series with a game to spare.
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Brook & Baker shine as England crush Sri Lanka
Harry Brook hit 114 not out in the first innings set up England with a total of 254 proving to difficult for Sri Lanka to chase leading to a England win by 119 runs after bowling out Sri Lanka.
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Canada captain loses sleep 'four to five nights a week' over England's World Cup win
Canada captain Sophie de Goede says she still loses sleep over their World Cup final loss to England last year.
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England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to take T20 series win
England's impressive T20 form continues as they thrash Sri Lanka by six wickets in Cardiff to seal the series with a match to spare.
Weather
Weatherwatch: soil moisture deficit – how dry are the UK’s thirsty soils?
SMD is the moisture the soil must make up until it is at capacity, with very dry conditions over most of England and Wales When the ground is thoroughly wet, after excess rainwater has run off it is said to be at field capacity. Meteorologists describe drought in terms of soil moisture deficit (SMD) from field capacity. The SMD is a measure of how thirsty the soil is, expressed as how many millimetres of rain it would take to top it up to field capacity. In southern England, the SMD tends to hover around zero in winter when fields are wet. In summer it may be about 100mm, going up to 150mm or
World
UK: Village votes to 'secede' in asylum center plan protest
Residents of Piddington, a tiny, remote village in Oxfordshire in England, have staged a "referendum" on leaving the UK. They are objecting to plans to open an asylum reception center at a disused military base nearby.