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Lampard out to prove critics wrong with Coventry return

Former Chelsea manager was 'outstanding candidate' says club's chairman

'Very high risk of extreme heat stress' at 2026 World Cup

Footballers face a \"very high risk of experiencing extreme heat stress\" at 10 of the 16 stadiums that will host the next World Cup, researchers have warned, as they urge sports authorities to rethink the timing of events.

Appeals process Doping case against Swiatek explained

Tumaini Carayol details the investigation that led to a one-month ban for women's world No 2 and what it could mean for the future

Four Lions part of group suing authorities over brain injuries

Four more former British & Irish Lions have been revealed to be part of the group of players participating in legal action against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union over allegations they sustained brain injuries playing the sport.

'A bit of luck' Williamson stays humble on return

It would be wrong to say Kane Williamson looked like a guy making up for lost time on day one in Christchurch, so unhurried was the way he compiled 93 runs.

Sluggish England given unexpected boost by Bashir

The night before this series opener there was a reunion for the New Zealand side that first beat England in 1978, with David Gower, though not in that touring team, providing an English voice on the panel.

Know your people Shared insight into the modern player that unites rivals Wiegman and Hayes

The buildup to England women's friendly against the USA tomorrow has lived up to its title.

The market is not sentimental. Aviva's takeover of Direct Line could be done by Christmas

Prepare for the dance. Aviva is a big grown-up FTSE 100 insurer with a respected chief executive who doesn't launch takeover offers on a whim; Amanda Blanc will have a strategy to go the distance.

Motorists paying over the odds for fuel, competition watchdog warns

UK motorists are paying more than they should for petrol and diesel even though global energy market prices have fallen in recent months, the competition watchdog has warned.

Shares in Direct Line soar after it rejects Aviva's £3.3bn offer

Direct Line shares soared yesterday by more than 40% on speculation that its rival Aviva could return with a higher takeover offer after its £3.3bn approach was rebuffed, as a flurry of deals lit up the London market.

FCA bows to pressure over 'name and shame' policy

The City regulator has bowed to pressure over plans to \"name and shame\" some companies it investigates, offering watered-down proposals that would give firms 10 days' notice and consider the \"potential negative impact\" of revealing their identities.

'We miss Merkel' Fans flock as the Ronaldo of politics returns to stage

For Finn Kulbatzki it was worth the wait. The business studies undergraduate queued outside Berlin's Dussmann bookshop for five hours before he was able to present his copies of Angela Merkel's autobiography Freedom, to her to sign.

Late Black Friday and Storm Bert hit November shop sales

The number of shoppers out and about in the UK fell for the second month in a row in November as the late timing of the Black Friday discount spree, Storm Bert and weak consumer confidence hit sales.

Romanian court orders recount of first-round presidential votes

Romania's top court has ordered a recount of votes in the first round of the presidential election to rule out fraud.

Armoured vehicle runs over woman in Maputo protests

A woman has been mown down by a military vehicle in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, as protests grip the southern Africa country weeks after an election that the opposition said was rigged.

Trump pick for defence chief used anti-Muslim rhetoric and promoted conspiracy theories

Donald Trump's defence secretary pick Pete Hegseth has put anti-Muslim rhetoric at the centre of several of his published books, according to a Guardian review of the materials.

Zuckerberg dines with president-elect at Mar-a-Lago

Mark Zuckerberg has become the latest former Donald Trump critic to go to Mar-a-Lago to break bread with the incoming US president.

Everyone tunes in' How Macy's festive parade became a national symbol

It was a sight to behold: elephants marching through New York City streets, thousands of spectators crushed four and five deep on the pavements hoping to get a glimpse of the creatures.

Sweden seeks 'clarity' from China after cables severed in Baltic Sea

Sweden has announced that it has sent a formal request to China for cooperation over the suspected sabotage of two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea.

French PM Barnier abandons electricity price rise in attempt to calm the far right

The French government has promised to scrap proposed tax increases on electricity as it scrambles to calm its far-right rivals and prevent a political crisis that could mean the prime minister, Michel Barnier, toppled in a no-confidence vote as early as next week.

Main parties neck and neck as Ireland prepares to go to the polls

Ireland goes to the polls today with voters expected to choose either a second term for the incumbent centre-right coalition, or a left-leaning government led by a resurgent Sinn Fein, the IRA's former political wing.

'This is victory' After a year of fighting and thousands killed, militia claims win

The Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah chose an iconic spot for his victory speech: the sports stadium in Bint Jbeil, not far from the Israel-Lebanon border, where in 2000 crowds roared as the group's then leader Hassan Nasrallah declared that it had ended Israel's 18-year-long occupation of south Lebanon.

Gaza aid Officials recall gangs looting flour trucks

Aid officials and witnesses have described the chaotic and violent moments when a convoy carrying enough flour to bake bread for two-thirds of the population of Gaza for a week was looted earlier this month.

Hezbollah keeping its hands 'on the trigger' amid frail ceasefire with Israel

Hezbollah has vowed to continue resisting Israel and is monitoring the Israeli army's withdrawal from south Lebanon \"with [our] hands on the trigger\", the militia said in its first comments since a ceasefire came into effect on Wednesday.

Family and royals pay tribute after photographer dies aged 17

A teenager whose pursuit of photography while being treated for terminal cancer led her to meet the Princess of Wales and work with the photographer Rankin has died.

Labour plans to divert money from rich areas to most deprived towns

Ministers have pledged to redirect cash from wealthy areas to England's most deprived towns and cities, reversing a trend established during a decade of austerity in a major shake-up of local government funding.

End of line? How quotas after Brexit devastated Irish fishing

Gale force winds gusting across the North Atlantic Ocean kicked up thick spumes of spray from the heaving swell soon after the Ocean Crest and Carmona trawlers left the main Irish fishing port of Killybegs in County Donegal.

Police say baby's body found in Salford was newborn girl

A baby whose body was found last week on the edge of a snow-covered field in Salford was a newborn girl, said police.

Fossils show two human ancestors were in same place at a similar time

About 1.5m years ago, a big-toothed cousin of prehistoric humans walked quickly along a lakeside in Kenya, footprints marking the muddy ground.

Notting Hill star Roberts rejected idea of divorce 'mini sequel'

The writer and director Richard Curtis has revealed that he had planned a follow-up to the romcom hit Notting Hill - in which the leading characters split up.