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Andy Burnham refuses to rule out challenging Starmer for leadership
Andy Burnham has twice failed to rule out a Labour leadership bid, after an MP said he would vacate his seat so the Greater Manchester mayor can return to...
Premier League: The decline of the open-play goal
The 301 goals scored in 110 games so far averages out at 2.74 goals per game, which if it continued for the whole season would be the lowest for...
The Ashes: Australia captain Steve Smith aims bizarre Mastermind jibe at Monty Panesar
Stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith aimed a bizarre swipe at former England spinner Monty Panesar on the eve of the first Ashes Test.Panesar, who played 50 Tests between 2006...
The Ashes: Brendon McCullum says England are ready for defining series
Coach Brendon McCullum believes his England team are ready for an Ashes series that could "define" them.McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have revitalised the England Test team since taking...
Ripley’s revealed as buyer of $12m golden toilet
Sotheby'sAmerica, created by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, is a fully functional toiletA gold toilet that fetched $12.1m (£9.3m) at auction was bought by Ripley's Believe It or Not!,...
Ex-Harvard president Larry Summers stops teaching while university investigates Epstein emails
Harvard University professor Larry Summers is taking leave while the school investigates his and others' ties with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesperson confirmed.The former US treasury secretary...
Paris court blocks auction of earliest-known calculator
One of the world's first calculating machines will not go to auction as scheduled, France, after a Paris court provisionally blocked the historic item from being export.Auction house Christie's...
Trump signs bill ordering release of Jeffrey Epstein files
US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has signed a bill ordering the release of all files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The...
Why Wales fell out of love with Labour
Gareth LewisWales political editorBBCThe vote count at the Caerphilly by-election looked like many others. Tables were arranged in the middle of a sports hall, black ballot boxes started to...
The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK’s Covid response
BBCIt was the most momentous event in UK history since World War Two. As a new virus took hold, millions of us were told to stay at home and...
