Selby out but Lisowski advances in NI Open defence
Reigning champion Jack Lisowski begins his defence of the Northern Ireland Open with a 4-1 victory over Huang Jiahao in Belfast, but Mark Selby makes a surprise first-round exit.
Source-attributed news briefs
NewsJaws News Feed
Automatically collected headlines and source summaries with publisher attribution. Follow the source link for the original reporting.
15721 stories
Sports
Long-range goals from further and further out
After Diego Gomez's halfway-line stunner for Brighton on Sunday, BBC Sport looks at the previous longest-range Premier League goals as recorded by Opta in the last 20 seasons.
World
Dance Is Not for Us review – desire and defiance as one revolutionary mover sweats it all out
Omar Rajeh performs out of frustration, resistance and a need to connect in this stream-of-consciousness solo at Dance Umbrella festival
St Brigid's secure historic first Antrim football title
St Brigid's make history in an all-Belfast Antrim SFC final, securing their first senior football title with a 0-21 to 1-16 win over O'Donovan Rossa.
Sports
Mbeumo offers Carrick solace as Man Utd winless run goes on
Michael Carrick said he had his headphones on this week so didn't hear the noise around Manchester United, but a 1-1 draw at Leeds means it is six games without a win.
Entertainment
RLPO/Hickox review – a made-to-measure clarinet collaboration two decades in the pipeline
Mark Simpson delivers gauzy luminosity and punchy tone in Gavin Higgins’s exquisite new work, conducted with spellbinding pacing by rising star Adam Hickox alongside spirited...
Sports
James scores brilliant double as Chelsea put six past Spurs
Chelsea secure their fifth-consecutive Women's Super League win with victory over Tottenham in manager Sonia Bompastor's 50th game in the competition.
On GPS: Has President Trump turned his back on Ukraine?
Fareed speaks with former Canadian deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland about the Trump administration’s recent policy decisions that seem to further alienate Kyiv.
Politics
French mayor attacked by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank – video
Israeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of Cambrai, in the latest violent attempt to prevent Palestinians from harvesting...
Sports
‘Like a fresh start’: Michael Carrick relieved by Manchester United’s draw at Leeds
Head coach insists ‘we can still have a really good season’ ‘We were the dominant side,’ says Farke After a week in which Michael Carrick had “the headphones on” to quieten the...
Sports
Australia’s Boland damages South Africa in brief respite from rain
Australia’s Scott Boland claimed two South Africa wickets in the one of the brief passages of play possible due to rain on the first day of the second Test in Gqeberha
Technology
The Guardian view on plague in Russia: what is most worrying is the lack of information | Editorial
Editorial: In the three weeks since a health worker’s death in Siberia, officials have stonewalled the WHO – setting a worrying precedent for future pandemics
Sports
Slade misses last-gasp kick as Toulouse deny Exeter famous win
Toulouse deny Exeter Chiefs a famous Champions Cup victory in France, fighting back to win a frenetic contest with 14 men following Rodrigue Neti's first-half red card.
World
The Guardian view on schools: the hardest questions for Lucy Powell are about priorities | Editorial
Editorial: The education secretary is right that her job is not to ‘polish the status quo’. Next, she must decide what to change first
Sports
Man City remain unbeaten as Shaw scores twice against Brighton
Khadija Shaw scores twice as Manchester City made it six wins from six in the Women's Super League after a 3-2 victory over Brighton.
Politics
A Navy sailor came home from war. Her deported father could only greet her at the border
She came home from war safe and promoted. But when Navy sailor Jessica Martinez finally hugged her deported father at the Mexico border, all she could say was “I’m sorry.”
Politics
Turning Point Action hits the ground in New Hampshire for a key Senate race
One year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the organization he founded for young conservatives is building out its political operation in a purple state that has often evaded...
Sports
Crossmaglen beat Killeavy in thrilling Armagh final
Crossmaglen Rangers claim their 48th Armagh Senior Football Championship title after overcoming Killeavy in an enthralling final at the Athletic Grounds.