Updates from the County Championship’s season-openersYou can email Tanya here or tweet her hereAli Martin: county season ushers in mother of all summersCounty Championship team-by-team guide 2.57pm BST This isn’t a jinx. It’s a sign.UPDATE @HaseebHameed97 hits his 15th boundary to go to 75*. @lancscricket are 159-2 with @Gmaxi_32 36* Read more
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including reaction to May’s letter to Tusk asking for an article 50 extension until 30 JuneMay’s letter to Tusk – Summary and analysis 2.52pm BST France has doubled down on its opposition to Britain being granted any further Brexit extension Read more
Jason Kakaire appears in court in connection with five attacks in the Edmonton areaOne of five stabbing victims has been left paralysed after her spinal cord was severed in an attack in north London, a court was told.Jason Kakaire, 29, of Edmonton, London, appeared at Highbury Corner magistrates’ court on Read more
All the news and buildup before the weekend’s football actionPremier League, FA Cup and Europe: 10 things to look out forEmail Simon here, or tweet @Simon_Burnton. 2.49pm BST Afternoon/whatever-it-is-where-you-are everybody! I start with some fantastic news for Aaron Ramsey fans, the good news being that he will be fit to Read more
Video shows boy known as Simone saying Roma people should not ‘be abandoned’A 15-year-old boy who stood up to far-right activists during violent protests in Rome has won plaudits across Italy.The boy, Simone, was filmed speaking out in defence of minorities on Tuesday, when hundreds of far-right activists and residents Read more
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