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Live - Air NZ cancels flights as global A320 fleet grounded
Air New Zealand cancelled multiple flights on Saturday, with all A320 aircraft grounded due to a global software problem.

Exeter go top after late comeback win at Sale
Exeter Chiefs score 21 unanswered points to come from 26-6 down to win by a point at Sale Sharks to move top of The Prem.

What's going on with fan disorder at European games?
Was the disorder of Young Boys fans at Aston Villa an isolated incident, or does it indicate something more prevalent?

Norris third as title rival Piastri takes Qatar sprint pole
Lando Norris qualifies only third for the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix - on the weekend the McLaren driver could clinch his first world title.

'Callous' beheading of stag prompts police investigation
The headless body of the stag, that was part of the herd at Newbridge Demesne in Dublin, was found by staff on Thursday.

How were Afghan evacuees vetted under Biden?
BBC Verify looks into claims that the Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington DC entered the US unvetted.

Home Office delays plan to house asylum seekers at military bases
About 540 men were due to be sent to Crowborough army training camp and 300 men to Cameron Barracks in Inverness.

No 10 denies Reeves misled public in run-up to Budget
The Conservatives say she was overly gloomy about the public finances as a "smokescreen" to raise tax.

Season 10 delivered thrills but the AFL should not be patting themselves on the back
We’ve come a long way since the history-making lockout at Ikon Park in 2017, but now isn’t the time for the AFL to sit back and pat itself on the back.

'I could have killed someone': Man walks away alive after falling asleep at the wheel
“I didn’t do anything, I simply surrendered and held on,” he said.

The new girl on Stranger Things is 'part Kiwi'
Fourteen-year-old Nell Fisher hadn't been allowed to see the hit Netflix show when she first auditioned - her mum thought it was too scary.

How a Welsh school helped make a Springbok superstar
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has taken world rugby by storm but was playing for Llandovery College not so long ago.

Have Liverpool missed out on chance to sign Guehi?
With top clubs in Europe registering an interest, have Liverpool missed out on the chance to sign Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi?

'Predatory' head teacher struck off after exposing himself in school
James 'Jamie' Richards left several staff traumatised and was described as "predatory" by a panel.

Prostate cancer screening: what you need to know
Everything you need to know about the decision on who should be screened for prostate cancer

Afghans in US issue plea to Trump after Washington DC shooting
People who left Afghanistan urge the US president not to toughen his stance after an attack allegedly carried out by an Afghan national.

UN panel says Israel operating 'de facto policy of torture'
Rights groups gave harrowing details about conditions in Israeli detention centres. Israel has not responded but has previously denied allegations of torture.

Memo England: Perth was sublime entertainment ... as a one-off. We’d prefer a third day in Brissie
I am all for whupping the English like a convict caught with the governor’s wife. But it would be nice if they could put up a little fight next time.

‘Teething problems’, or something untenable? Behind the brewing tensions at AFL House
Tensions between the AFL’s two key football lieutenants have threatened to destabilise Andrew Dillon’s senior team just months into his controversial head-office restructure.

Leaving Treaty out of geothermal strategy a breach - Waitangi Tribunal
The Crown's decision to exclude the Treaty from a draft geothermal development strategy would be a Treaty breach, the Waitangi Tribunal says.