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Dow and Kildunne hat-tricks fire 14-try England to Six Nations rout of Ireland

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There will come a day when England’s dominance in the Women’s Six Nations ends. Their run of consecutive wins, currently standing at 28, in the tournament will be broken. But Ireland could not make it a cloudy and windy match at Twickenham…

Gaza death toll passes 34,000 as Israel and Iran missile strikes grab global attention

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Grim milestone comes as G7 leaders urge Netanyahu not to press ahead with Rafah invasion

Israel is fighting on four fronts – but the defeat may come at home

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The IDF is embroiled in simultaneous conflicts with Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran and in the West Bank – but hadn’t reckoned on the social and political divisions this would cause

Manchester City v Chelsea: FA Cup semi-final – live

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The big news for Manchester City: Erling Haaland is out injured. Julián Álvarez takes his place up front. There are three other changes to the starting XI in the wake of Wednesday’s Champions League exit to Real Madrid: Stefan Ortega, John…

Former Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza retires from tennis

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Spain’s former world number 1 and Wimbledon and French Open champion Garbiñe Muguruza announced her retirement at a news conference on Saturday, making the extended break she had announced a year ago a permanent step.

Joe Hart’s spot-kick redemption seals Celtic’s Cup semi win over Aberdeen

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Celtic’s goalkeeper, Joe Hart, set himself up for a Scottish Cup final farewell despite missing a penalty in a shootout in a Hampden classic against Aberdeen. Hart hit the post with Celtic’s fifth penalty after a thrilling 3-3 draw but the…

England 88-10 Ireland: Women’s Six Nations – as it happened

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Abby Dow and Ellie Kildunne scored hat-tricks in a crushing 14-try win for England in front of nearly 50,000 fans at Twickenham

Revealed: the next Sherlock Holmes author, with a twist in the tale

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The thriller writer Gareth Rubin focuses on Professor Moriarty, the great detective’s nemesis, in a new adventure approved by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s family

Saudi Arabia’s 105-mile long Line city has been cut a little short – by 103.5 miles | Rowan Moore

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It was billed as a futuristic, glass-walled city, but was only ever realised in the digital sphere – where it should remain

Writing a new Sherlock Holmes story was daunting – but mine does something that hasn’t been done before

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The thriller writer on the responsibility, challenges and joy of writing an authorised new adventure

The big tech firms want an AI monopoly – but the UK watchdog can bring them to heel | John Naughton

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Microsoft, Meta and Google are snapping up small players in the burgeoning industry – but the Competition and Markets Authority is demanding fair play

Blue Lab Beats: Blue Eclipse review – jazzy production duo eye the spotlight

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(Blue Note) The Kojey Radical and Angélique Kidjo collaborators refine their soul-and-hip-hop-tinged sound on this propulsive, polished fourth album

Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry: ‘I was fixated with death… I needed to live in reality’

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The frontwoman of the Scottish synth-pop trio had a dream music career, but it came with years of online misogyny and artistic frustration. As she prepares to release her debut solo album, she discusses going her own way

Esme Young: ‘I got Mini Cheddars in the green room when I started on Sewing Bee. Still do’

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The Great British Sewing Bee judge on her mother’s first edition Elizabeth David books, Greek food, and cramming people into her tiny flat for dinner

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Women’s London marathon will be ‘tougher race to win than Olympics’

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There are so many history makers and record breakers in Sunday’s London marathon that the race director, Hugh Brasher, reckons the women’s race will be even harder to win than the Olympics.

‘You can’t rule out a complete panicked meltdown’: Tories fear wipeout after another disastrous week

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Infighting, suspensions and bizarre allegations have dogged efforts to restore order as the party prepares for May’s byelections

‘Nowhere is safe’: Fear and mourning inside the West Bank villages where Israeli settlers went on the rampage

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When a teenage Israeli shepherd was killed, a terrible price was paid by Palestinians living near by as settler violence reaches alarming new levels

Tens of thousands protest against Canary Islands’ ‘unsustainable’ tourism model

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Organisers say 50,000 turn out to call for limit on tourist numbers, saying model makes life unaffordable and puts strain on resources

Luton v Brentford, Sheffield United v Burnley and more: football – live

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Play has been stopped at Rotherham v Birmingham due to a medical emergency. Hope all is OK.

Wales to change guidance on 20mph speed limits, transport minister says

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Ken Skates says local communities will decide which limits are rescinded after 500,000 people sign petition against them

‘Like a film in my mind’: hyperphantasia and the quest to understand vivid imaginations

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Research that aims to explain why some people experience intense visual imagery could lead to a better understanding of creativity and some mental disorders

‘We’re trying to make it more inclusive’: the rise of Britain’s new wine bars

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In the new wine bars springing up in cities, towns and even at the seaside, natural wines and small plates are in, sommeliers and snobbery are out

The Book of Clarence review – a rival Messiah or a very naughty boy?

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The Harder They Fall director Jaymes Samuel’s Pythonesque spin on the story of Jesus and the apostles is a wildly indulgent, irreverent blast

On my radar: CMAT’s cultural highlights

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The Irish musician on her favourite traditional pub, converting to the cult of baseball, and gigs in a western movie set

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‘Ban them until we know they’re safe’: Dutch flower growers urged to stop using pesticides

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Organic float at annual flower parade a sign of changing times amid concerns over chemicals’ link to neurological disorders

Jamie Vardy rises to occasion against West Brom to send Leicester top

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Leicester earned a valuable home win over fellow promotion hopefuls West Brom to go back to the top of the Championship. The relief inside the King’s Power stadium was palpable. You pick your hero. Hamza Choudhury, whose timely defensive…

US House to vote on long-delayed foreign aid bills – including Ukraine support

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Ukraine aid component threatens to throw the Republican party into disarray – and endangers the speakership of Mike Johnson

Erin Cuthbert gives Chelsea stunning win in first leg of Barcelona semi-final

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Resilient, street-smart and clinical when it mattered, Chelsea launched the most audacious smash and grab on European champions Barcelona to take a one goal advantage back to Stamford Bridge as they bid to reach the Champions League final…

Being Jewish ‘should never be seen as provocative’, says Home Office

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Statement comes after Met police apologised for calling antisemitism campaigner ‘openly Jewish’

Barcelona 0-1 Chelsea: Women’s Champions League semi-final, first leg – live reaction

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4 min: Decent couple of minutes for Chelsea in being able to break up the flow of Barcelona’s passing tempo.