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Raducanu’s admission of needing to ‘re-evaluate’ her game and wanting to play like she did when she won the US Open at the age of 18 follows a revolving door of coaches over the past four-and-a-half years

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Victoria Beckham has broken her silence on Instagram after son Brooklyn claimed that his “controlling” parents have been trying to ruin his relationship.

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Norrie is doing his thing again, upping it when he needs to for another mini-break and 6-2. I wonder if it’s a cognitive thing, because it’s not like he wasn’t trying his best when struggling earlier in the set, so it’s not an effort thing, but I guess focusing for hours at a time is hard if not impossible and there’s a kind of locked-in version that intensifies as the match does … and, as I type, he serves out to lead Nava 6-1 7-6(3) having saved two set points not that long ago.
Obviously Zverev finds an ace to restore deuce – he may be resigned to his fate of never winning a slam, but his serve remains one of the best shots in the game, and from there, he ends a long hold. And back with the breaker, Norrie has a mini-break and a 3-2 lead.
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The Reform UK leader was found to have breached the rules by Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary commissioner for standards

BYD’s £29,995 Sealion 5 DM-i offers up to 631 miles of range, strong standard kit and easy-going family transport

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Q: Is the US worried that institutional investors in Europe might pull out of the US Treasury market, such as pension funds in Denmark?
Bessent brushes this aside, saying
The size of Denmark’s investment in US Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant.
It is less than $100 million.
They’ve been selling Treasuries for years. I’m not concerned at all.
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Kelly Gordon, 36, was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3 aged 2

Wat Pha Lat in Chiang Mai warns it will permanently close for foreign tourists if disrespectful behaviour continues

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Family splits are more common than people realise and are typically caused by abuse, new partners and differing beliefs
Family therapists say they typically come across three reasons why parents and children become estranged: abuse, new partners, and irreconcilable differences over morals, values and beliefs.
At least two of these were evident in the Beckhams’ highly publicised family feud, which culminated in Brooklyn Beckham’s scathing Instagram post this week announcing his estrangement.
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The fab five convene in Washington DC for the show’s 10th and final season – and one last, escapist feelgood hurrah
In 2018, hopes were not high for Queer Eye. Having dredged the sea floor of early 00s nostalgia, Netflix announced that it had reimagined Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, a makeover series that churned out 100 episodes between 2003 and 2007. In it, switched-on gay men had told clueless straight men how to dress, act and behave. Fifteen years after it debuted, however, that concept felt like a relic. At best, it was a testament to an era in which queer representation on screen was still rare and mostly dealt in unthreatening stereotypes. Bringing it back sounded unpromising, like yet another dead-end television reboot.
When Queer Eye launched, however, it had undergone a makeover of its own, and confounded most expectations. It chopped the name in half, ditched the focus on straight men as its subjects – though, ever inclusive, they were very much part of it – and dragged itself into a more emotionally literate and sensitive era. The five men at its core did fashion and style, of course, but they were delicate about it. The idea was not to shame people for their bodies or personal taste – a common feature of early 00s makeover shows – but to give them a helping hand, lift them out of the doldrums and make them feel as if they and their lives had value and worth.
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It’s time to stand up for ourselves. With targeted action and tariffs, we can help push back the bully in chief
Ed Davey is leader of the Liberal Democrats
Donald Trump is behaving like an international gangster. His threats to Greenland this week have crossed a line, blackmailing America’s closest allies and threatening the future of Nato itself. From leaking messages with other world leaders to whining about the Nobel peace prize, the US president has gone from unstable to seemingly unhinged. And our government needs to wake up.
For months, Keir Starmer has pursued a strategy of quiet appeasement. He told us that by avoiding confrontation the UK could carve out a special status that would shield our industries from the coming storm. Only a few months ago, Trump hailed the “special relationship” at Windsor Castle after being lavished with a state banquet. Now, thanks to his actions, it is nearly in tatters. Starmer’s Mr Nice Guy diplomacy has failed.
Ed Davey is leader of the Liberal Democrats

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Case will test the limit of Trump’s powers as he continues extraordinary campaign for control over central bank
The US supreme court will hear oral arguments over Donald Trump’s bid to fire a Federal Reserve governor on Wednesday morning, as his administration continues its extraordinary campaign for control over the central bank.
The US president tried to fire Lisa Cook in August over apparent discrepancies on mortgage applications Trump’s officials claim are evidence of fraud.
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Increase in ‘volatile categories’ unlikely to stop downward trend, economist says

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Mr Carney said Canada ‘strongly opposes tariffs over Greenland’ and supports Denmark’s sovereignty

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Arthur Fery came through qualifying and the opening round of the main draw but saw his Australian Open run ended in the second round

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Police say a man was missing after he and his vehicle were washed away during a river crossing near the town of Warkworth

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