• The Telegraph

    Ben Duckett hits unbeaten 197 as England trio flex batting muscles

    It was a good day for the England Test batting line up with Ben Duckett on the cusp of a double century for Nottinghamshire and runs for Harry Brook and Joe Root as the bat continued to dominate in county cricket.

  • Reuters

    US, South Korea outline visions for cost-sharing on troops, US negotiator says

    U.S. and South Korean officials outlined respective visions for a new agreement on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea in talks this week and will continue to consult as necessary, the chief U.S. negotiator said on Friday. Ahead of a first round of talks in Hawaii from Tuesday to Thursday on a so-called 12th Special Measures Agreement (SMA), chief U.S. negotiator Linda Specht said Washington was seeking "a fair and equitable outcome." In a brief statement on Friday, Specht said: "The United States and Republic of Korea outlined their respective visions for the 12th SMA ... We will continue to consult whenever necessary to further strengthen and sustain the Alliance under the 12th SMA."

  • The Independent

    King Charles - live: Monarch to return to public duties as Palace gives update on cancer treatment

    Doctors ‘sufficiently pleased with progress so far’ to allow 75-year-old to step up work again