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I am REALLY looking forward to this match. I’ve been “with” Italy ever since they made it a 6 Nations but obviously reasons to be cheerful have been thin on the ground. Until now. Sergio Parisse was world class and was surely only a question of time before other high class Italians emerged.

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Norwich: Grimshaw, Stacey, McConville, Darling, Fisher, Field, Wright, Ahmed, Maghoma, Schwartau, Kvistgaarden

Subs: Moulden, Gibbs, Chrisene, Ben Slimane, McLean, Córdoba, Touré, Springett, Mundle-Smith

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Militant group’s infrastructure and weapons storage facilities were hit, as Washington praised Damascus for fresh coalition role

The US military has conducted 10 strikes on more than 30 Islamic State targets in Syria between 3 and 12 February as part of a campaign against the extremist group in Iraq and Syria.

US Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement on Saturday that the US had struck IS infrastructure and weapons storage targets.

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• Group C: England, 155-5, bt Scotland 152 all out, by 5 wkts

• Banton hits seven boundaries in unbeaten 63

In the city where a few handfuls of rupees were melted down to make the original Calcutta Cup, it was Scotland who lost their shape when the heat started to rise and the pressure to build. England won by five wickets and, though it was ultimately emphatic, it was not exactly a rediscovery of peak form, even if Tom Banton located his with the 41-ball 63 that powered his team to victory.

“We haven’t made it as easy as we would have liked so far but hopefully we can have a slightly easier run starting with Italy on Monday,” the captain Harry Brook said. “We haven’t played our best cricket yet but we’re in a strong position. World Cups aren’t always smooth sailing. We’d rather not start amazing and finish amazing than start amazing and finish bad.”

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© Photograph: Bikas Das/AP

Social media account for Palmerston, who retired in 2020, announces death of ‘Diplocat extraordinaire’

Palmerston, a rescue cat who became the chief mouser of the Foreign Office, has died in Bermuda.

The cat, adopted from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, retired in 2020 after four years of service in Whitehall.

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Savannah Guthrie's husband was spotted in public for the first time since his mother-in-law was allegedly abducted two weeks earlier.

Ukrainian president says US security guarantee has to precede any peace agreement

Here’s the scoop on Jamaica’s iconic Olympic underdogs.

Escape to warm beaches and cool drinks at Atlantis Paradise Island

Nick Castellanos already has a new home.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the United States as the "child of Europe" in a message of unity on Saturday, offering some reassurance as well as levelling more criticism at allies after a year of turmoil in transatlantic relations.

Cases among younger people are rising – such as with actor James Van Der Beek, who died on 11 February at age 48

Actor James Van Der Beek died on 11 February, aged 48; he had been diagnosed in 2023 with colorectal cancer.

According to the World Health Organization, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. While rates are declining overall, cases among younger people are rising.

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© Photograph: Sebastian Kaulitzki/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF

© Photograph: Sebastian Kaulitzki/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF

Museum’s revitalised galleries bring together 250 objects to show how design shapes modern life

What do the first ever baby monitor, Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup kit, an 80s boombox, the smashed parts of Edward Snowden’s computer, a “Please offer me a seat” badge and a Labubu have in common? They are all included in the V&A’s Design 1990-Now galleries, which reopen to the public this week.

The galleries, which run across two rooms on the upper floors of the museum, also house a collection of antique books. The displays cover six different themes including housing and living, crisis and conflict, and consumption and identity, rather than in a strict chronological order.

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© Composite: Victoria and Albert Museum

© Composite: Victoria and Albert Museum

Bouquets imported to Europe found to be heavily contaminated, often with chemicals banned in EU and UK

Stay away from roses this Valentine’s Day, environmental campaigners have warned after testing revealed them to be heavily contaminated with pesticides.

Laboratory testing on bouquets in the Netherlands, Europe’s flower import hub, found roses had the highest residues of neurological and reproductive toxins compared with other flowers.

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© Photograph: MaximFesenko/Getty Images

Centerline Athletics is taking center stage and we want everything

Embrace chaos, drama, and yearning during the Valentine season with these must-see movies and shows.

theScore Bet's latest offer: Get a bet reset up to $1,000 for Kansas vs. Iowa State.

Oprah called the brand's sheets the "softest ever."

UNC hosts Pittsburgh as a double-digit favorite in its first game without Caleb Wilson.

13% of federal civilian workforce is affected, although DHS – which spurred budget standoff – remains funded

A limited US government shutdown came into effect on Saturday – the third of Donald Trump’s second term – after negotiations between the White House and Democrats in Congress failed to agree on new restrictions for federal immigration agents.

The shutdown affects about 13% of the federal civilian workforce and is confined to agencies under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which screens airline passengers.

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© Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

© Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

It's time to revisit Weight Watchers

The Slovakians came to Milan to play. 

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