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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Ben Stokes (left) and Brendon McCullum took charge of the England Test team in 2022 By Stephan Shemilt Cricket Correspondent at The Oval Published 17 minutes ago Head coach Brendon McCullum refused to be drawn on Ben Stokes' future as England captain but rep…

Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump’s UFC fights held on the White House lawn were marred by a misogynistic smear aimed at former first lady Michelle Obama last night. Beneath a giant steel canopy known as the Claw, the president celebrated the forthcoming 250th anniversary …

Daphy Michel, an asylum seeker from Haiti who died on 2 March 2026 in Pittsburgh, in the wake of her release from federal custody. Photograph: Michel Family/AP View image in fullscreen Daphy Michel, an asylum seeker from Haiti who died on 2 March 2026 in Pittsburgh, in the wake of her release from f…

Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump’s UFC fights held on the White House lawn were marred by a misogynistic smear aimed at former first lady Michelle Obama last night. Beneath a giant steel canopy known as the Claw, the president celebrated the forthcoming 250th anniversary …

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Ben Stokes (left) and Brendon McCullum took charge of the England Test team in 2022 By Stephan Shemilt Cricket Correspondent at The Oval Published 10 minutes ago Head coach Brendon McCullum refused to be drawn on Ben Stokes' future as England captain but rep…

Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump’s UFC fights held on the White House lawn were marred by a misogynistic smear aimed at former first lady Michelle Obama last night. Beneath a giant steel canopy known as the Claw, the president celebrated the forthcoming 250th anniversary …

Tugboats guide an oil tanker after it passed through the strait of Hormuz last month. Photograph: Kim Soo-hyeon/Reuters View image in fullscreen Tugboats guide an oil tanker after it passed through the strait of Hormuz last month. Photograph: Kim Soo-hyeon/Reuters Analysis Return to pre-crisis oil a…

Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump’s UFC fights held on the White House lawn were marred by a misogynistic smear aimed at former first lady Michelle Obama last night. Beneath a giant steel canopy known as the Claw, the president celebrated the forthcoming 250th anniversary …