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Novak Djokovic has appointed Andy Murray to coach him into and through the Australian Open.Announcing the collaboration, Djokovic said: "I am excited to have one of my greatest rivals on the same side of the net, as my coach." He said he was looking forward to the start of the season and competing in Australia alongside Murray, with whom he said he has "shared many exceptional moments on the Australian […]

Facing the threat of an attack from Russia, Sir Keir Starmer has finally revealed he will "set out the path" to raise defence spending to 2.5% of national income in the spring.But merely offering a timeframe to reveal an even-further-off-in-the-future date for when expenditure will increase to a level most analysts agree is still woefully short of what is required is hardly the most convincing display of deterrence and overwhelming […]

Israel has targeted central Beirut with at least four airstrikes, according to security sources cited by Reuters news agency.Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said the attack "completely destroyed" an eight-storey residential building in the Basta neighbourhood early on Saturday.It is not immediately clear how many have been killed or injured and the Israeli military did not warn residents to evacuate before the attack, the fourth targeting the centre this week.The […]

Cillian Murphy and his wife Yvonne McGuinness have bought a cinema the Oscar-winning actor used to visit as a child.The couple will refurbish The Phoenix Cinema in Dingle, County Kerry, south-west Ireland, next year. The venue, which had previously been used as a dance hall, had been in operation for more than 100 years, and on the market for three before Murphy and McGuinness bought the building.Oppenheimer and Peaky Blinders […]

A woman who accused Conor McGregor of raping her has said "justice has been served" after she won her civil case against the Irish mixed martial arts fighter.Nikita Hand has been awarded €248,603 (£206,000) in damages after a jury at Dublin's High Court found McGregor assaulted her in a Dublin hotel in 2018.McGregor, 36, made no comment as he swiftly left court following the decision on Friday evening.Speaking outside court […]

An eleventh hour proposal from a UN climate summit to channel $250bn to developing nations has fallen far short of the $1.3trn they need to cope with climate change.The draft deal from the COP29 climate summit will enrage vulnerable nations like Kenya, Uganda and Malawi, which are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change they did little to cause. Developing countries have hinted they are unwilling to accept anything […]

A tall man emerged from an array of gym equipment, walking towards me, slightly swaying as his prosthetic leg flexed and stepped in time with his natural one.His right arm was missing, and his left was a smooth black prosthesis arm with his hands and fingers clenched in a fist. He was introduced to me as Anton. I wasn't sure how to greet him other than to say hello.He saw […]

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is among more than 30 people facing charges of allegedly attempting a coup after his electoral defeat in 2022.Federal police have delivered the results of their investigation to the country's supreme court, which must decide whether to refer them to prosecutor-general Paulo Gonet to bring formal charges. The former right-wing president has denied claims he tried to stay in office after his narrow defeat to […]

An investigation is under way into the France-based defence company Thales for suspected bribery and corruption, the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced. A statement said a joint investigation involving the SFO's French counterparts was under way though it did not detail any allegations beyond the suspected offences. Although based in Paris, the multi-national aviation and defence electronics group employs more than 7,000 people in the UK.It has been […]