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‘It moved … it was hopping!’ One man’s search for a wild wallaby in the UK

Reports of escaped wallabies are on the rise, especially in southern England. But how easy is it to spot these strange and charismatic marsupials – and why would a quintessentially Australian creature settle here?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025

Australia keep mind games alive before XI unveiled

The Pat Cummins mystery was finally put to bed before the surprise swap of Nathan Lyon and Michael Neser kept Australia's team under wraps until the Gabba toss.

AAP · Dec 4, 2025

Australia v England: Ashes second Test, day one – as it happened

Advantage England as Joe Root hits his first hundred on Australian soil in the second Test at Brisbane.

The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2025

The Guardian view on a four-day week for teachers: a clever way to end the staffing crisis

Editorial: England’s teacher shortage is fuelled by burnout and unpaid overtime. New working patterns would help without compromising results

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Limiting jury trials will harm minority ethnic victims and defendants, research shows

The right to trial by jury dates back to at least the 12th century. The government’s proposals to limit it in England and Wales, many argue, run counter to the UK’s core democratic principles. And as others have pointed out, scrapping jury trials for some crimes is unlikely to solve…

The Conversation · Dec 3, 2025

Maro Itoje eyes World Cup glory after England dodge big guns in 2027 draw

Maro Itoje has set his sights on Rugby World Cup glory in Australia in 2027 after England were handed a potentially favourable path through the tournament

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Women’s prisons report finds 97 deaths in decade as self-harm hits record high

Charity director warns ‘more deaths will follow’ unless government changes tack and closes women’s prisons

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

'I didn’t know who she was!' Lucy Bronze on England star's incredible rise

Lucia Kendall has impressed in the Lionesses' recent fixtures, but Lucy Bronze didn't know who she was a few months ago

FourFourTwo · Dec 3, 2025

In face of Bazball, Smith opens up on the Aussie way

Steve Smith has offered an insight into Australia's plan to counter the English "Bazball' tactics in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba.

AAP · Dec 3, 2025

Uefa confirms Women’s Euro 2029 hosts as England aim for hat-trick of titles

Germany are set to host the next edition of the tournament, in 2029

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025