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Skills lost forever
Forget "right to repair", the bigger loss is perhaps "ability to repair" as modern cars become dangerous, difficult and in many cases, impossible for DIYers to repair.

Scotland v Silver Ferns - first netball international
Follow live coverage of the first netball test between the Silver Ferns and Scotland in Glasgow.

Guehi set to miss England games with foot injury
Defender Marc Guehi is expected to miss England's final World Cup qualifying games after suffering a foot injury in Crystal Palace's midweek Conference League win.

Israel receives body from Gaza after PM says soldier killed in 2014 to be returned
Formal identification has not yet taken place, but Benjamin Netanyahu said Hadar Goldin's body was due to be handed over.

Care workers charged following BBC Panorama probe
Two care workers are charged with the ill-treatment of four people at a mental health unit in 2022.

A moment of stillness for Royal Family and veterans at poignant Remembrance
King Charles was joined by about 20 World War Two veterans at the annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations.

‘Got to be better’: Why yellow cards could destroy All Blacks’ Grand Slam dream
The yellow cards to Leroy Carter, Ardie Savea and Wallace Sititi during the All Blacks’ 25-17 win over Scotland won’t have escaped England’s attention.

I flew business class with Singapore Airlines and Air NZ. Here’s how they compare
I’d never flown long-haul business class before, so when I got the chance to with Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand on the way home from London, I jumped at it.

He was dismissed on day two of a new job. The reason: Choices he made 33 years earlier
A criminal record can shadow someone for life, limiting jobs, housing, and access to insurance, even decades after they last broke the law.

Thinking about next year’s election feels like I’m playing a game of shag, marry kill
“We want mince to be affordable again. For butter not to be $15. To be able to pay your power bill. To feel like you can stay here as a retiree - and a young person,” says Verity Johnson.

Formula 1 live updates: Liam Lawson starts seventh on Sao Paulo Grand Prix grid
Liam Lawson starts alongside Oliver Bearman, whom he collided with in the sprint.

They let her leave hospital five days after she attempted suicide. She took her own life the next day
Gabriella, 28, was found dead after she returned to Auckland to spend Christmas with her family.

Why Fin Smith is England's number one fly-half
In his latest BBC Sport column, World Cup winner Matt Dawson outlines why Fin Smith should be England's starting fly-half against New Zealand on Saturday.

US cleaning woman shot dead after arriving at wrong home
Police say they found Maria Florinda Rios Perez, 32, dead after she was shot on the front porch of a home in an Indianapolis suburb.

Lisa Nandy apologises for breaking rules on football regulator appointment
Report finds that new football regulator chair David Kogan had made two separate donations of £1,450 to the culture secretary.

HMRC to review suspending 23,500 child benefit payments
The tax body had used travel data to conclude that thousands of parents had left the country permanently but many say they just went on holiday.

First-time buyer: Tiny-but-mighty two bed for under $500k
It’s just 50m², and sits on a bijoux 188m² section, but 75b Queen St West, in Levin ticks a few of first home boxes, nicely.

A shifting tide in water safety education at risk
OPINION: It would be a tragedy to see all this progress undone by short-sighted cost-cutting and debates about who should foot the bill.

‘Terrible idea:’ Cycling groups clash with minister over plan to scrap proposed bike lane
Cycling advocates are urging Auckland Transport not to bow to pressure from Simeon Brown and scrap a planned bike lane in East Auckland.

Police ordered to pay $25k over unfair treatment of dying officer
Senior constable died of cancer last year while in the midst of an employment dispute with Police