Greece call up the brother of Australia batter Sam Konstas to their national cricket team as they aim to become surprise contenders to qualify for the 2028 men's T20 World Cup.

August 6, 2026

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TV tonight: Tinie Tempah’s popular house extension series returns

Great Gatsby glamour and a sailing theme guide two house-proud couples. Plus: Katie Price’s kids talk about their turbulent lives. Here’s what to watch this evening 8pm, Channel 4 Tinie Tempah is back with his surprisingly popular series about house extensions. The first wealthy couple are “unleashing Great Gatsby glamour on to their Edwardian terrace”; the second are transforming their chocolate-box cottage in Norfolk with an eco-build inspired by their love of sailing. Just one concern is that they will finish the job, then wish they had never bothered. Hollie Richardson Continue reading...

August 6, 2026

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The athlete who has never held her Olympic medal

The story of Cameroon Olympic medallist Madias Ngake's remarkable journey from sleeping rough and seeking asylum to competing for England at Glasgow 2026.

August 6, 2026

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Death toll from US-Saudi attacks on Iraqi paramilitary force rises to 10

Death toll from US-Saudi attacks on Iraqi paramilitary force rises to 10 At least 10 members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) were killed in the US-Saudi strikes across the country, two members told AFP. The attacks were carried out "across several provinces, with the deadliest attack in Nineveh province, where at least 10 members were killed," an official was quoted as saying, adding that the death toll is expected to rise. The same official added that there were reports of several others wounded in other provinces, with a second official confirming the initial casualty toll.

August 6, 2026

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The gold medal-winning Para-swimmer competing in non-disabled race

Faye Rogers turned to Para-swimming after an accident. Now she is back where she started and is quicker than ever.

August 6, 2026

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LegalZoom Promo Code: Exclusive 10% Off LLC Formations

Save on top services at LegalZoom, like LLC registration, incorporation, estate plans, and more with coupons and deals from WIRED.

August 6, 2026

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Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers

The actor and musician faces allegations from 10 women in total who say he mistreated them as teenagers.

August 6, 2026

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Houthi army spokesperson says Saudi drone downed in Yemen's Sanaa

Houthi army spokesperson says Saudi drone downed in Yemen's Sanaa Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that they shot down a Saudi reconnaissance drone "carrying out hostile operations" in the airspace the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. He vowed that the group "will continue to protect the country's sovereignty, and it is our legitimate right to respond to any violation".

August 6, 2026

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Three 'offending' tankers targeted and stopped in Hormuz Strait, IRGC says

Three 'offending' tankers targeted and stopped in Hormuz Strait, IRGC says Three "offending" oil tankers were targeted and stopped, the navy command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced. "A few hours ago, three offending tankers, which continued to move along an unsafe and illegal route despite our warnings, were targeted and stopped," it said in a statement carried by state media. The IRGC warned that "illegal interventions and orders of the US, a child-killing army, will not go unanswered by vessels in the region".

August 6, 2026

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‘No plan, no budget, no promotion’: how a genre-mashing masterpiece by a forgotten New York beatnik blew Gen Z away

How did an album that began life in 1984 – fusing disco, folk, synth-pop and Chinese opera – end up as ‘one of 2026’s most thrilling releases’? And why does its creator call himself Nirosta Steel? ‘It’s kind of mind-bending,” says 69-year old Steven Hall. For the last three years, the Scottish musician has been living with his lawyer husband a few hours south of Chicago, driving an Uber for some additional income. Now, suddenly, he is being lauded by critics for his double LP My Skyscraper, released last month under the name Nirosta Steel. Compiling material recorded between 1984 and 2025, it charts a sonic landscape through disco, folk and synth-pop with detours into Chinese opera and ecclesiastical a cappella. Pitchfork called it “an archival triumph and one of the year’s most thrilling new releases”. It all came about when a label head, impressed with Nirosta Steel’s 2014 album Cool Fire, asked Hall if he had any more music. “He didn’t know what he was in for,” says Hall. The couple of dozen unreleased songs he shared spanned four decades of eclectic musicianship, and revealed a globe-trotting life and career that intersects with experimental icons such as Arthur Russell and Allen Ginsberg. Now My Skyscraper seems poised to admit Hall into that rarified pantheon of historically salvaged artists whose time has belatedly arrived. Continue reading...

August 6, 2026

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Woodside Natural Gas Output Slumps on Cyclone, Maintenance

Woodside Energy Group Ltd., Australia’s biggest natural gas exporter, said output slumped by more than a quarter in the three months through June after a cyclone that impacted operations and planned maintenance at its Pluto export plant.

August 6, 2026

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