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live:'Change begins right here,' likely UK PM Keir Starmer says after winning seat

Exit polls predict Keir Starmer leading Labour to a landslide win in the UK general election. The campaign was sparked by a surprise announcement from PM Rishi Sunak just six weeks ago. Follow live.
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Keir Starmer stands on a stage with other candidates, one of whom is wearing an elmo costume.

Voting is open in the UK election. This is why we can't really tell you about it

Voting in the UK's general election began on Thursday as a media blackout descended across the country and silenced its political hopefuls. 
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A woman holds a document as walks on pavement past signs saying "polling station".

Labuschagne's Glamorgan side involved in extraordinary tied county cricket game

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne makes a key contribution as his Glamorgan side is involved in an incredible finish to a chase of a world-record target in county cricket.
Australian cricketer Marnus Labuschagne looks behind him as he sets off for a run in a county cricket game.

How a self-confessed 'mediocre runner' became a half-marathon record breaker

If you thought Wrexham FC was the Welsh city's greatest sporting export, you haven't met world record-holding mum of three Helen Ryvar.
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Helen Ryvar underpass

Wilson claims first world championship after tense final session

Englishman Kyren Wilson becomes snooker world champion, defeating Welshman Jak Jones in the final.
Snooker player Kyren Wilson pumps his first at the table, celebrating a victory

Ryan Reynolds celebrates 'ride of our lives' as Wrexham gains back-to-back promotions

The most famous Welsh football club in the world is celebrating again, as Wrexham — co-owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney — clinches promotion for the second season in a row, to be two divisions away from the Premier League.
A group of Wrexham footballers in red shirts stand together cheering with arms raised in triumph.

Princess Kate and Prince William say they are 'enormously touched' by messages of support

Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her husband Prince William have been "enormously touched" by the messages of support received since she announced her cancer diagnosis, a Kensington Palace spokesperson says.
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Prince William and Princess Catherine attend a ceremony. Catherine is wearing a large red hat.

King Charles and Princess of Wales both discharged from hospital

King Charles leaves hospital following a three-night-stay, just hours after his daughter-in-law the Princess of Wales returned home to Windsor. 
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King Charles waves as he walks alongside Queen Camilla

Six-legged spaniel adjusting to life on four paws after surgery to remove extra limbs

A spaniel born with six legs that was found abandoned in a supermarket parking lot has her extra limbs surgically removed.
A black dog sitting on a rug

Wales rugby union great JPR Williams dies aged 74

One of rugby's greatest ever fullbacks, Wales and Lions legend JPR Williams, has died aged 74. 
JPR Williams is tackled

Extreme cold leaves thousands without power in northern Europe as floods persist in Germany and France

Extremely cold temperatures, snow and gale-force winds wreak havoc across the Nordic region, while heavy rain continues to cause more flooding in Germany, France and the Netherlands. 
A person in winter clothing walks up a road covered in snow during a snowstorm in Kristiansand, Norway

Eddie Jones' Barbarians beaten amidst sexual assault allegation against a player

Eddie Jones' Barbarians are well beaten by Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, but the match was overshadowed by sexual assault allegation against Baa Baa's player Api Ratuniyarawa on the morning of the match.
Eddie Jones holds up his thumb

Welsh police face questions over road deaths that sparked Cardiff riot

Several dozen youths pelted police with objects and set cars and bins alight on Monday night following the death of two boys aged 15 and 16 in an e-bike crash.
A car is ablaze in the middle of a road at night.

‘Something I will never forget’: Wrexham reserve goalie on historic win

Wrexham reserve goalie Kai Calderbank-Park was on the sidelines cheering when his team secured the team's return to the English Football League after a 15-year exile.
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Duration: 4 minutes 9 seconds

Meet the Aussie goalkeeper swept up in Wrexham AFC's fairytale

Wollongong-born Kai Calderbank-Park is living Wrexham AFC's Hollywood dream. But to him, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are just "one of the lads".
Reynolds wears a black cap with a Wrexham team logo and Calderbank-Park wears a green team jumper, their arms around each other

Australians watching at home invited to cry 'long live the King' during coronation

In a new addition to the ancient ceremony, members of the public have been asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury to pledge their allegiance to the monarch out loud during King Charles III's coronation.
Charles stands on steps next to camilla holding a bouquet of flowers.

Hollywood owners lift National League trophy as Wrexham promoted for first time in 15 years

The Welsh football club bought by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney earns promotion to the fourth-tier football league in the UK.
Wrexham owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds hold up a trophy on the field after winning the National League.

Is the Australian criminal justice system’s focus on efficiency causing more harm than good?

Since the 1980s, a neoliberal focus on output and efficiency has entered Australia's public systems, including the courts and policing. Does this impact how justice is served? 
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Welsh join independence push in post-Brexit disillusion

With large independence movements already mainstream in Scotland and Northern Ireland, a growing number of people in Wales think they'd be better off leaving the United Kingdom.
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Duration: 1 minute 51 seconds

Could the Welsh break up with Britain?

When the UK voted to leave the European Union, Brexit supporters predicted it would boom. Three years later and the union is at a breaking point, no more so than in Wales where a new push for independence has some wondering whether their country would be better off alone.
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Duration: 27 minutes 21 seconds

'It's not Great Britain anymore, it's sad Britain': The UK country suffering Brexit regret

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney reminded Wrexham that being Welsh was "cool". Now some are wondering whether they’d be better off outside the United Kingdom. 
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Red dragon flags in the window.

analysis:Ireland's Grand Slam triumph now sees them turn their eyes towards ending World Cup hoodoo

Ireland cemented their status as kings of Europe with a Grand Slam winning performance in the Six Nations, but what does this mean ahead of the Rugby World Cup later in the year?
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Johnny Sexton holds the Six Nations Trophy and clenches his fist

Britain's NHS workers walk off job in largest strike in organisation's 75-year history

Health workers are demanding a pay rise to compensate for the worst inflation in Britain in four decades, but the government says it cannot afford it.
A group of protesters holding placards which read "staff shortages cost lives" with big ben clock tower in the background

Unions say the UK will lose 1 million working days to strikes this month, so what has workers so up in arms?

Nurses, railway workers, teachers and postal workers have either already stopped work or plan to in coming months, and they all have one demand in common: better pay. 
A group of workers dressed in pink high vis

Wallabies bag incredible comeback win over Wales

The Wallabies conjure an incredible comeback,from 21 points down, in the second half to end their spring tour on a high, with an improbable win over Wales.
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The Wallabies jump and hug each other in celebration