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What happenedIsrael is heading for political uncertainty after exit polls suggested that neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition nor that of opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot had secured enough seats to govern.Projections from major broadcasters put Netanyahu’s bloc on about 50 seats against 52 to 53 f...

What happenedJohn Healey is expected to announce measures in tomorrow’s Budget that could reduce annual household gas bills by between £22 and £50. The plans would abolish fixed daily charges for connecting to the gas network, instead recovering those costs through the price of each unit consumed.Th...

What happenedThe Netherlands has again pulled out of the Eurovision Song Contest, with its national broadcaster NPO citing “sensitivities” over Israel’s continued participation in next year’s event.The Netherlands boycotted this year’s contest alongside Iceland, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia. NPO had ...
Fleetwood Town have restored some romance to English football by knocking Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup on penalties. The League Two underdogs held the Premier League giants to a 1-1 draw before goalkeeper Jay Lynch saved Gunner Bruno Guimarães’s spot kick and teenager Conor Haughey scored the winn...

Trailblazer Tomoka Nishiyama has become the first female kishi – a professional player of shogi, a Japanese board game often compared to chess.Shogi has two professional classifications: kishi, which is, in theory, open to women as well as men, and joryū kishi, which is for women only. But since the...
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The Explainer Pulling funding from world’s third largest telescope is ‘act of national self-harm’, with planned cuts ‘just the tip of the iceberg’, say scientists

The Explainer £150m transformation of the ‘nation’s high street’ has come after decades of controversy

The Explainer Leftist Lula accuses Meta of suppressing his campaign and promoting far-right rival Bolsonaro, which tech company denies, but concerns persist over online bias

The Explainer Fewer than one in 100 claimants have received a pay-out from scheme designed to compensate those harmed by vaccine side-effects

Talking Point More schools are offering a longer break, forcing parents to take unpaid leave or pay for more childcare

Talking Points Wall Street reassesses its tech exuberance

Talking Point Speculation is growing that Frenchman might try to unseat controversial Fifa president



Under the Radar Tomoka Nishiyama breaks through male-dominated shogi ceiling

Under the Radar The southeast African nation has been hit by a currency shortage – and the nation’s drivers are paying the price

Under the radar Artificial reefs can both monitor and restore coastlines

Speed Read It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran’s tour

Speed Read Democratic lawmakers have demanded more details about the ad

Speed Read The two leaders have “never gotten along better,” Trump claimed

Speed Read The parts were “inexplicably diverted” to the city, Bloomberg reported
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