Why has Britain fallen out of love with the Astra? Sales of Vauxhall's family hatch have collapsed, yet it now drives better than ever, says ROB HULL ⊖
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10 hours ago
Astras are the fifth most common cars on Britons' driveways. But its unpopularity in recent years means you barely see the latest eighth-generation car on our roads.
12 hours ago
Audrey Werro holds off Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson to win European 800m gold ⊕⊕
Swiss runner sets 1:54.81sec championship best
Femke Broeders-Bol secures bronze in 1:55.54
The 800m European women’s final we all hoped for delivered as Switzerland’s Audrey Werro led from the front t…
How 'Gladiator' Amy Hunt became Britain's newest sprint superstar - as self-styled 'track goddess' eyes fantastic four golds in Birmingham and nipping at the heels of the international elite ⊕⊕
By now, folk are aware enough of Hunt's remarkable talents, both for the winning of races over short distances and her willingness to accompany the golds with spoken nuggets.
15 hours ago
Madonna will not be playing Glastonbury 2027, Emily Eavis says ⊕
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Festival organiser would not reveal whether Taylor Swift would be among next year’s headliners
Madonna will not be performing at next year’s Glastonbury, the festival’s organiser Emily Eavis has said.
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16 hours ago
The Guardian view on booming poetry sales: Homer, meet the Instapoets | Editorial ⊕
In an unexpected twist, a Hollywood epic has contributed to Britain’s best-ever half-year in poetry sales
In a short story called Career Move, published in the New Yorker in 1992, Martin Amis imagined…
Donald Trump can’t beat Iran and Nigel Farage can only beat a bin. When it counts, these populists are just losers | Jonathan Freedland ⊕
The pattern in the US and Britain is clear. They serve up stunt after stunt to mask incompetence and the betrayal of all those who trusted them
It’s a shame Nigel Farage ducked the announcement of his…
Britain's Finlay Tarling dies in Volta a Portugal accident ⊖⊖
British cyclist Finlay Tarling dies at the age of 19 in a serious accident during the eighth stage of the Volta a Portugal.
19 hours ago
Johnson-Thompson boosts heptathlon medal hopes ⊕⊕
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Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson boosts her medal chances at the European Athletics Championships with a strong high jump performance.
20 hours ago
Ukrainian mother who fled Russia for the UK with her three young children when war broke out faces terrifying return after Home Office refused asylum claim ⊖
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Oksana Guseva and her three children (all pictured) fled Moscow and her pro-Putin husband in June 2022 and travelled to Britain on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
Could the Lewes train derailment happen again? Experts warn Britain's railways are 'woefully behind' adapting to extreme weather as latest major accident hits network ⊖⊖
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A Southern train carrying 150 passengers derailed after rails buckled in East Sussex on the UK's fifth hottest day ever yesterday, leaving two people seriously injured.