Taliban says four arrested over attack at Bamiyan heritage site that killed three Spanish visitors and an Afghan Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack by gunmen in Afghanistans central Bamiyan province that killed three Spanish tourists on Friday. The Talibans interior ministry spokesperson, Abdul Mateen Qani, said on Sunday that four people had been arrested over the attack. One Afghan citizen was also killed and four foreigners and three Afghans were injured in the attack, he

Huddersfield 10-46 Warrington Wolves to face Warriors at Wembley in June Sam Burgess paid tribute to George Williams after the fly-half led from the front to seal Warringtons place in the Betfred Challenge Cup final with a 46-10 win against Huddersfield. Williams scored a lung-bursting solo try and inspired much of their eight-try surge as the Wolves wrapped up a Wembley date with his former club Wigan next month. Continue reading...

McLaren driver pushed Max Verstappen in tense Imola climax Norris revealed he watched golf and boxing the night before Lando Norris said he was praying for just one more lap to have a shot at victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after a thrilling final fight with Max Verstappen at Imola. The British driver also revealed he had been up the night before the race until 2am, watching the title-fight boxing and PGA Championship golf. Verstappen held on to win at Imola but only after the final lap

Exclusive : Vice-chancellors suggest fee rise of 2,000 to 3,500 a year, but others say that is politically impossible Vice-chancellors and former ministers are warning that the cash crisis facing universities is so serious that the next government will have to urgently raise tuition fees or increase funding to avoid bankruptcies within two years. They said the state of university finances was more dire than revealed in last weeks report by the Office for Students , which forecast 40% of Englands

Harry Wilson registered a goal and two assists as Fulham confirmed Lutons relegation from the Premier League with a 4-2 win at Kenilworth Road. Adama Traor opened the scoring after 43 minutes, but there was still time for Carlton Morris to equalise from the penalty spot before the interval, and then for Ral Jimnez to restore the visitors lead. Continue reading...

Anfield said goodbye to a coach that has reinvigorated the club since 2015, even if his trophy haul is underwhelming There was a game of football at Anfield on Sunday, and Liverpool, despite missing countless chances, as they have done consistently over the past couple of months, won it 2-0. But nobody seemed to care too much; even Gary ONeil was restrained in his reaction to the VAR upgrading Nelson Semedos yellow card to a red. It was only last week that Wolves called for the review system to

Labour leader hoped to win over chatshow audiences who might never tune in for a political interview When Keir Starmer appeared on Channel 4s Sunday Brunch to cook his favourite tandoori salmon recipe, host Tim Lovejoy had a question: What on earth are you doing here? You should be on the BBC with Laura Kuenssberg. This is so much nicer! replied Starmer. Continue reading...

Le Pen, Orbn and Meloni rail against socialism and massive illegal migration at great patriotic convention in Madrid International far-right leaders, including Frances Marine Le Pen, Hungarys Viktor Orbn, Italys Giorgia Meloni and Argentinas Javier Milei, came together in Madrid to rail against socialism and massive illegal migration three weeks before hard-right parties are expected to see a surge in support in Junes European elections . Sundays great patriotic convention, which was organised b

Zverev will be among French Open favourites amid stellar form Raducanu switches focus to upcoming grass-court season Alexander Zverev defeated Nicolas Jarry in Rome to win his second Italian Open title. The German first lifted the trophy in the Italian capital back in 2017 and repeated that thanks to a 6-4, 7-5 victory over unexpected finalist Jarry. The Chilean dug deep to try to force a decider, saving three match points, but Zverev who lost only five points on serve all afternoon finally fo

Ex-air force captain Ed Dwight, passed over by Nasa in 1961, now oldest person to reach edge of space with Jeff Bezos space firm Sixty-one years since he was selected but ultimately passed over to become the first Black astronaut, Ed Dwight finally reached space in a Blue Origin rocket and set a different record. At 10.37am on Sunday, Jeff Bezoss space company launched its NS-25 mission from west Texas, marking Blue Origins first crewed spaceflight since 2022 when its New Shepard rocket was gro

Raisi and the foreign minister are missing after their aircraft came down in mountain terrain near border with Azerbaijan in heavy fog A rescue operation is under way in the mountains close to the Iranian-Azerbaijani border after one of the helicopters in a convoy carrying Irans president, Ebrahim Raisi , was involved in a hard landing on Sunday, according to Iranian state media. This is what we know so far. The incident, which involved one helicopter in a convoy of three, was described by Irani

Day four updates from Valhalla Live scoreboard | And feel free to drop Scott an email Tommy Fleetwood only just made the cut on Friday evening. A birdie on 16 and eagle on 18 meant he was through to the weekend by the skin of his teeth. Anyway, hes taken advantage of the opportunity afforded to him by the last two rounds, following up yesterdays 69 with a fantastic 65 today. He ends the week on -9. A fine effort, and hes the new clubhouse leader. But that maiden victory in the USA, never mind at

Report from official inquiry due to present findings in what has been described as biggest treatment disaster in history of NHS A long-awaited final report from the public inquiry into the infected blood scandal is expected to call for those responsible to face prosecution, the Guardian has learned. The official inquiry, set up under Theresa May in 2017, will present its findings on Monday in a huge moment for victims and bereaved relatives of what has been described as the biggest treatment dis

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For just a few seconds, the miracle that Mikel Arteta and all Arsenal fans so craved seemed as if it might actually happen. As Takehiro Tomiyasu was slamming home an emphatic equaliser against Everton, rumours that West Ham had scored a second goal to peg back Manchester City began to sweep through the Emirates Stadium. Having surprisingly found themselves trailing to Idrissa Gueyes free kick that deflected off the head of the unfortunate Declan Rice, suddenly Arsenal had hope of ending their 20

Pep Guardiola had predicted that he and Manchester City would suffer; it would be emotional, the nerves stretched taut because this is how it is supposed to go on the final day of the Premier League season when so much is at stake. It had been that way, of course, in 2022 when City needed to beat Aston Villa here in the last game. They were 2-0 down with 15 minutes to play, flirting aggressively with disaster before the Ilkay Gndogan-inspired comeback for 3-2. City have previous for doing things

Slovenian extends race lead to six minutes and 41 seconds It was a strong breakaway but I gave it my all for the last 10k Tadej Pogacar secured his fourth victory of this years race as he breezed to a commanding win on stage 15 of the Giro dItalia. The queen stage of the Giro posed 222km of tarmac alongside more than 5,000 metres of climb but that did not seem the faze the Slovenian, who blew the field away in convincing fashion from Manerba del Garda to Livigno. Continue reading...

Readers respond to an article weighing up the relative costs of heat pumps and gas boilers for home heating I had heat pumps installed in my 100-year-old seafront house in 2009, with air-to-air systems outside units connected with highly controllable indoor heaters in three of the four flats. Why are systems like this relatively cheap to install and run, and easy to manage, requiring no plumbing because they dont use radiators so often ignored? Your article on air-source heat pumps doesnt ev

Readers respond to Jason Stockwoods article about footballs evolution and the unforgettable 1970 FA Cup final between Leeds and Chelsea Jason Stockwood is right that the 1970 FA Cup final replay between Leeds and Chelsea was a brutal game one among many during that period ( Fluid poetry has beaten brutality in the battle for footballs evolution, 14 May ). Chelsea had Ron Chopper Harris while Leeds had Norman bite your legs Hunter. Never mind the ball, lets get on with the game was a fitting ana

Speech warmly received at historically Black college despite backlash from students in weeks leading to address over war Joe Biden told graduating students of Morehouse College that American democracy has failed the Black community, but vowed to continue fighting the poison of white supremacy, in a widely watched speech to a historically Black college during an election year. Despite a backlash from some students and alumni in the weeks leading up to Bidens commencement address, including over t

A state industrial strategy is needed to reduce carbon output, produce cleaner growth and redistribute jobs around the UK Theresa May and Boris Johnson both argued for levelling up and for a state-supported green transition undergirded by an industrial strategy. Neither delivered and their successor, Rishi Sunak, has repudiated their legacy as prime minister. He looks to the City to deliver growth, with banks determining the rate of investment to meet the challenge of the climate emergency. This

Music mogul says in video statement that he is truly sorry after CNN released clip of him attacking Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016 The rap mogul Sean Diddy Combs admitted in a video apology that he punched and kicked his ex-girlfriend in 2016 in the hallway of a hotel after CNN released footage of the attack , saying he was truly sorry and his actions were inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I was disgusted then when I did it. Im disgusted now, he said in the v

While some feel that allowing live performances to be photographed or filmed adds to the buzz, others hate it Since an outbreak last year of rowdyism in musical theatre, the question of how audiences should behave during live performances has been burrowing its way into the heart of the cultural establishment. It has now popped its head up in the classical music world, where it is not about sprayed beer and dancing in the aisles, but phone etiquette at concerts. The debate was sparked when the t

Emergency relief coordinator says famine looming as Israels Rafah offensive blocks vital aid routes Israel-Gaza war live updates The United Nations humanitarian chief has warned of apocalyptic consequences due to aid shortages in Gaza, where Israels military offensive in the southern city of Rafah has blocked desperately needed food. If fuel runs out, aid doesnt get to the people where they need it. That famine, which we have talked about for so long, and which is looming, will not be looming a

Human Rights Watch says Clementine De Montjoyes case raises fresh questions about UKs asylum seeker scheme The Rwandan government has barred a senior human rights researcher from entering the country, prompting accusations that officials are seeking to dodge independent scrutiny just weeks before the UK government is due to send asylum seekers there for the first time. Rwandan immigration authorities denied entry to Clementine de Montjoye, a senior researcher in Human Rights Watchs Africa divisi

Third T20i: England, 176, beat Pakistan, 142-4, by 34 runs Wyatt dropped three times on way to a blistering 48-ball 87 Almost exactly a month after Yorkshire lost out to Durham in their bid to host a Tier One professional womens team, 7,500 spectators defied the England and Wales Cricket Board verdict by filing into Headingley to watch England defeat Pakistan by 34 runs in the third and final Womens T20 International. England rarely play in this part of the world the last womens international h

The former New York Times journalist exposes the excesses of hyper-woke culture and the suffocating impact of groupthink in this enjoyable study of a topsy-turvy world M orning After the Revolution by the American journalist Nellie Bowles is a wickedly enjoyable book about the madness that seemingly began to inflame the brains of a certain cohort of the liberal intelligentsia about four years ago (its author dates the fever to the pandemic, but I think personal information! it began some time

A school district in Houston has voted to redact chapters on vaccines and climate change, and parents and educators are worried The wave of book bans sweeping the US, typically reserved for works of fiction deemed controversial, has hit textbooks used in public schools, marking the next step in Republicans war on education. The board of trustees for the Cypress Fairbanks independent school district in Houston voted 6-1 earlier this month to redact certain chapters in science textbooks, including

At 10 ports about 4,000 ships produced an estimated 1.75 times as much nitrogen oxide as almost one million cars Ships calling at the UKs most polluted ports produce more nitrogen oxide pollution (NOx) than all the cars registered in the same cities or regions, analysis has shown. A report from Transport & Environment (T&E) said that ships were continuing to discharge huge quantities of air pollutants at ports, with Milford Haven, Southampton and Immingham topping the list for emissions of harmf

Norris unable to make move after Red Bulls tyres wear down Ferraris Carlos Sainz third, Oscar Piastri fourth for McLaren Max Verstappen took victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix but only after a spectacular finale when the Red Bull driver was hunted to the flag by McLarens Lando Norris, who could not quite make the move and finished in second, with the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc third. Oscar Piastri was fourth for McLaren and Carlos Sainz fifth for Ferrari, while the Mercedes pair of George

Tribunal in London will hear claims Richard Bransons airline used Covid redundancies to target older staff Hundreds of long-serving Virgin Atlantic cabin crew are suing the airline for unfair dismissal, claiming that the airline used Covid redundancies to target older staff. An employment tribunal in London will start examining more than 200 cases next month, at which former crew will argue that Sir Richard Bransons airline unfairly made them redundant while retaining cheaper new hires. Continue

Company says it can offer much-needed choice in bid to create direct competition for Avanti West Coast Richard Bransons Virgin Group hopes to make a comeback on Britains railways with plans for up to four new services on the West Coast main line it used to run . Virgin has submitted proposals to operate separate train services between London Euston and Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow Central respectively, on an open access basis. Continue reading...

Modern life is stuck on a treadmill and its pace exceeds human limits. What would it look like to step off? I cant run right now or what, for me, passes for running. I must walk, and I hate it. A tear in my right calf muscle has exposed me as a walking cliche of middle-class, middle-aged life: I overcompensate for a deskbound existence through bursts of physical exercise, but now with painful results. This 43-year-old body isnt what she used to be. Continue reading...

The two literary greats wrote 400,000 words to each other in letters that now reveal rare insights into their friendship - sometimes affectionate, intimate, cool and resentful Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Elizabeth Harrowers trip to Italy in 1984 should have been pure joy. She was invited by her friends Shirley Hazzard and Francis Steegmuller to join them, at their expense, in Rome, Naples, Capri and then N

Cannes film festival Eduard Limonovs bizarre career, from rebel migr writer in New York to leader of a fascistic, militaristic political group, is told with gusto by Kirill Serebrennikov Fascism, punk, euphoria and despair its all here, or mostly, in this hilarious biopic of Eduard Limonov , the rocknroll migr Russian writer and patriot-dissident who wound up poverty-stricken in New York at about the same time as Sid Vicious. Limonov (a pen name taken from the Russian word limonka, meaning lime

People in Kyiv and Kharkiv celebrate win in world heavyweight unification fight as symbolic achievement for the country From the capital, Kyiv, to the heavily attacked region of Kharkiv, news of Oleksandr Usyk s win over Tyson Fury brought war-weary Ukrainians a rare and very welcome moment of victory and celebration. Usyk, who became the first undisputed world heavyweight champion this century after his victory in Riyadh in the early hours of Sunday, said his triumph did not belong to him alone

Updates from the 4pm BST kick-off at the Emirates Stadium Live scoreboard | And feel free to mail Daniel Follow Manchester City v West Ham live with Rob Smyth Keep up to date with the rest of the action with our clockwatch But hes not the only former England centre-back and lifestyle guru making a statement A tremendous rig from TA, perhaps missing three Adidas stripes down the arms and a JVC in the middle. Continue reading...

Only once since 2015 has an away side progressed to the Premiership final, with Bath and Saints hosting this season This years Gallagher Premiership campaign has not been short on drama and the best could still await. After a breathless Saturday afternoon when one of the seasons more remarkable away wins occurred, the upshot is a brace of semi-finals full of intriguing plot lines, not least whether Sale Sharks or Saracens can now buck the well-established historical trend of home victories in th

Mick Whelan says unacceptable offer was briefed to the media 10 minutes after it was sent to him Mick Whelan, the head of the Aslef train drivers union , has never even opened an email setting out a proposed deal to end strike action 17 months ago because he realised the offer was so bad it would be rejected, he has said. In an interview with parliamentary magazine The House, Whelan said he had not met Mark Harper, the transport secretary, since December 2022, or Huw Merriman, the transport mini

Updates from the 4pm BST kick-off at the Etihad Stadium Live scoreboard | Guardiolas plan to inspire players Follow Arsenal v Everton live with Daniel Harris Keep up to date with the rest of the action with our clockwatch As does David Moyes My emotions are fine. Ive enjoyed my time at West Ham, I had a great send-off with a good result last week and were hoping we can that again today. Declan Rice and Mikel Arteta were both great captains for me, but its got nothing to do with today. Weve got t

During a bombastic speech in Dallas, GOP frontrunner asks: Are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term? Donald Trump flirted with the idea of being president for three terms a clear violation of the US constitution during a bombastic speech for the National Rifle Association in which he vowed to reverse gun safety measures green-lighted during the Biden administration. You know, FDR 16 years almost 16 years he was four terms. I dont know, are we going to be considered three-term? O

The Ukrainian boxer, as he often does, showed his human side after beating Tyson Fury in their epic Riyadh showdown At four oclock on Sunday morning, Oleksandr Usyk walked away from the ambulance, having had his jaw scanned and cleared of a possible fracture, after he had beaten Tyson Fury in a masterful display of audacity and courage to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. The cut and swollen skin above his right eye had been stitched shut and, as he strolled into a crammed

After drinking and making a fool of herself for 35 years, the writer realised thats not how she wanted to be remembered How do you know someone has stopped drinking? Dont worry, theyll tell you. The old vegan joke comes into my mind a lot as yet again I start talking about how my life has transformed since I gave up booze. But people mostly humour me, sometimes even seek me out. Its amazing the number of conversations Ive had at parties where friends with whom I used to get hammered now sidle up

Science Museums Secret Life of the Home collection, including tea-making machines, early microwave cookers, gramophones and the first flushing toilets will close on 2 June They changed our parents and grandparents lives by using technology to tackle the curse of household drudgery. Thanks to the vacuum cleaner, fridge, washing machine and microwave, the lives of householders were transformed in a few generations. But now the UKs principal museum collection of domestic devices from horse-drawn v

Alexis Blooms documentary captures the sheer charisma of the actor, model and 60s rock survivor, though little of her background The terrifying magnetism of Anita Pallenberg the German actor, model, style icon, muse and, according to some, murderer who dated two Rolling Stones and epitomised rock chick cool is captured in Alexis Blooms suitably enigmatic documentary portrait. Composed of interviews with those in Pallenbergs orbit, and home movies that crackle with chaotic energy, Catching Fire

The novelists love triangle has its sights set on the elite insularity of the New York art world but its plot is programmatic Ive always admired Hari Kunzrus novels for their dense, satirical plunge into subcultures. His characters are nervy, laconic, forever looking for a chance to escape their domestic lives, brimming not so much with feelings as ideas. Mike Frame, the protagonist of My Revolutions (2007), may be living the rich persons fantasy of a country life with his spouse and stepdaughte

Historians estimate a quarter of settlers of the US west were Black, moving cattle on horseback, settling towns and keeping the peace When Larry Callies went to the movies as a boy in Rosenberg, Texas, the heroes riding horses and wearing 10-gallon hats were all white men. But the real cowboys Callies knew were Black. His great-grandfather Lavel Callies was an enslaved cowboy who worked with horses professionally after emancipation. Were cowboys for three generations back, says Callies, 71, who

Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow Letting rip with that still thrilling and propulsive voice, the Iron Maiden frontman performs an all solo material set keytars, bongos and demonic laughter included Bruce Dickinson, as is well known, is a qualified pilot and there is something of the captain preparing for take-off in his interactions with the crowd. In a moment, he instructs Glasgow, we will commence furious jumping. Then, as the riff to Dark Side of Aquarius kicks in: Furious jumping commence! His

Updates from the 4pm BST kick-off times around the country Live scoreboard | And feel free to mail John Nine out of the 10 games today have something (in theory at least) riding on them, leaving Crystal Palace v Aston Villa as the official deadest rubber, where all that is at stake is Palaces finishing position it could be as high as 10th or as low as 14th. Selhurst might be one of the happiest grounds on the final day those are two sets of fans feeling pretty good with the world at the moment

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