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Premier League updates from the 8.15pm GMT kick-offLive scores: goals from the matches in the UK and EuropeGet in touch! Email Nick or tweet @NickAmes82 8.55pm GMT40 min: Shaw wins the ball back well and puts in his first cross for a while, but Kouyate is positioned to head away. 8.53pm GMT39 min: […]

Ingle gets early red cardBurger saves two penalties 8.54pm GMTSo Chelsea take a handy lead into next week’s second leg, an outcome that didn’t look likely when they conceded a penalty and were reduced to 10 players in the 12th minute. But Burger saved the spotkick - and saved another one later […]

A man in his 20s is in custody after being shot in the leg by police following the attack in VetlandaA man armed with an axe has attacked and injured eight people in a southern Sweden town in what authorities called a suspected terrorist crime.Police said the man in his 20s attacked people in the […]

Sao Paulo to shut bars and shops as pandemic snowballs; more infectious variants spark new rise in cases in Serbia Denmark under pressure to drop Israel vaccine cooperation Dutch Covid test centre hit by suspected bomb attackGerman doctors broach ‘taboo’ subject of Covid toll on minority […]

President criticizes Republican governors who rescinded mask mandatesCuomo says he will not quit over sexual harassment allegationsPolice aware of ‘possible plot to breach Capitol’ tomorrowBiden backs narrower eligibility for stimulus checksSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing […]

New York governor apologizes for ‘acting in a way that made people feel uncomfortable’ but insists he will not step downNew York governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he would not resign from office following the emergence of sexual harassment allegations. Related: Andrew Cuomo apologizes […]

President said US ‘on the cusp’ of being able to change nature of Covid but ‘the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking’Joe Biden criticized Republican governors of Texas and Mississippi on Wednesday, calling their decisions to end state-wide mask mandates “a big mistake”.The US […]

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This was something of an oddity of a match: open but lacking copious goalscoring chances, much of the play occurring between the two boxes. By the final whistle Burnley had 29 points, six clear of Fulham in the final relegation position, while Leicester had reached 50, six better than fifth-placed […]

Move to exempt goods entering N Ireland from checks amounts to ‘violation’ of withdrawal treatyThe British government has been accused of breaking international law for a second time by the European commission after ministers said the UK would unilaterally act to give Northern Ireland […]

Antiques expert alerted police after being called in to advise on an inheritance in BordeauxThe Louvre museum in Paris has announced the recovery of a set of gold and silver-encrusted Renaissance-era armour – nearly 40 years after it was stolen.A military antiques expert alerted police after […]

SNP insiders accept that Sturgeon’s public grilling will raise the row higher in the public’s mindsWith the Scottish parliament elections only eight weeks away, the immediate political cost of the Salmond saga to the party he led for over two decades may be evident soon enough.There has been […]

Analysis: after Buckingham Palace’s remarkable intervention, the war of words is unlikely to die down In another age, it is likely claims of bullying within the royal household would never have emerged into public view.On Wednesday, they were not just publicised, but were the subject of an […]

Ten-man Sheffield United kept their faint hopes of a miraculous escape from relegation alive after bravely hanging on to defeat Aston Villa. David McGoldrick’s first-half strike proved to be enough to ensure only a fourth league win of the season for the Blades, while also putting a dent in […]

Available onlineAs two women compete for the attentions of a middle-aged man, Athena Stevens’ production explores abuse and complicityEverything about Late Night Staring at High Res Pixels is sleek and stylish apart from its ungainly title. Conceived for the stage but repurposed for online […]

The chancellor would like Britain’s relief response to be seen like Joe Biden’s in the US. But President Biden believes in the power of government, Mr Sunak does notRishi Sunak, the chancellor, has emerged in recent months with the plausible aura of a future Tory leader. This budget was a […]

The first papal visit to Iraq can promote inter-faith dialogue in an age of religious polarisationThe lead-up to the first-ever papal visit to Iraq has been somewhat overshadowed by concerns over its timing. Last month, a surge of coronavirus cases led the Iraqi government to impose a partial […]

Chancellor’s eye-catching policy could end up rewarding investment that would have happened anywayRishi Sunak flags tax rises in budget as total Covid spending tops £400bnBudget 2021: key points at a glanceOne can usually take a mental break when the budget speech turns to capital allowances. […]

Uncertainty over lender’s future poses threat to investors, business borrowers and nearly 50,000 jobsFounder facing sudden fall to earthThe crisis at the troubled lender Greensill Capital has spread after the Bank of England took action against one of the firm’s major business partners, and […]

Somehow giving his speech in the Commons just wasn’t the same as leaking it on social mediaNot so much a chancellor, more a lifestyle coach. When Rishi Sunak gave his first budget just a year ago, he was the ingenue stand-in for Sajid Javid who had had a major strop. Now he is a brand, – […]