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England v New Zealand: T20 Cricket World Cup Super 8s – live

27 février 2026 à 14:43

Updates from the match in Colombo; 1.30pm GMT start
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2nd over: New Zealand 8-0 (Seifert 7, Allen 1) Liam Dawson with the second over, spin and pace from England. Seifert attempts a reverse swipe but misses completely. He then goes for a straight sweep off the next ball and connects, the ball loops behind square for the first New Zealand boundary of the match. Archer coming back for more, can Seifert lay bat on him this over?

1st over: New Zealand 0-0 (Seifert 0, Allen 0) Seifert is in all sorts of problems to Archer, the bowler cuts him in two twice in the over with balls zipping off the pitch. Seifert is then given out on the field caught behind but reviews it immediately. Sure enough it was back pad rather than bat. NOT OUT. Archer is on the money though and stitches together a maiden to begin the match.

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Lynx could return to Scotland’s forests – but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders?

27 février 2026 à 14:32

With most Scots supportive of reintroducing the wild cat, charities are focusing on those whose jobs would be affected

Could lynx, the elusive wild cat driven to extinction in Britain more than 1000 years ago, become the new Loch Ness monster? “Whether Nessie’s there or not, she draws tourists,” said Margaret Luckwell, a resident of Moray, Scotland. “It would be the same with lynx. I’d love to see a lynx in the wild.”

Luckwell’s view is a majority one among local people gathering at village halls across the Highlands, as a painstaking consultation slowly gathers momentum for the apex predator’s return to Scottish forests.

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Man charged after allegedly entering Manchester mosque with axe

27 février 2026 à 14:28

Darren Connor also charged with possession of class B drugs; while a second man has not been charged

A man has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon after an individual allegedly entered a mosque in Manchester with an axe.

Darren Connor, 55, was arrested at Manchester Central mosque in Rusholme on Tuesday after police were alerted to him and another man entering the building and apparently acting suspiciously. Police have announced that the second man has not been charged in connection with the incident, but has been charged with an unrelated breach of a criminal behaviour order.

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© Photograph: Richard McCarthy/PA

© Photograph: Richard McCarthy/PA

US urges its citizens to leave Israel immediately amid strike threat on Iran

27 février 2026 à 14:25

Department of State also authorises non-essential officials and their families to book flights anywhere

The US has authorised the departure of non-essential government workers and their families from Israel as the threat of an American strike on Iran looms.

US citizens should “consider leaving Israel while commercial flights are available”, the Department of State advisory added. It also urged against travel to Israel.

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© Photograph: Costas Metaxakis/AFP/Getty Images

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