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Joe Root Reaches 6,000 Runs, Gets No Free Coffee
Joe Root becomes the first batter to 6,000 World Test Championship runs and receives a receipt rather than a loyalty reward.
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Science & Technology
Largest Iceberg Begins Restructuring After Forty Years
Largest Iceberg A 23A is shedding big pieces in warmer South Atlantic waters after a career that began in 1986.
Health & Lifestyle
Gonorrhoea Vaccine Asks Britain To Say The Word Normally
Gonorrhoea Vaccine clinics offer a world first protection programme while Britain practises a basic health conversation.
Culture & Entertainment
BFI Summer Holiday Requires An Emotional Passport
BFI Summer Holiday replaces the beach with Sophia Loren, French cinema and a deckchair that questions its own framing.
Business & Economy
British Steel Clears Europe By Being Very Obviously Metal
British Steel can again enter Europe tariff free under a restored quota, after confirming that a girder remains a girder.
World
Diplomatic Phone Call Compresses World Into Four Paragraphs
Diplomatic Phone Call officials fit war, security, drones and reform into a briefing shorter than a restaurant menu.
UK Politics & Public Life
Government Communications Hires Person To Explain Government Communications
Government Communications has appointed David Dinsmore to bring clarity to departments that have bravely mistaken length for meaning.
Travel & Transport
Ford Export Guarantee Comes With £1bn, No Spare Key
Ford Export Guarantee support reaches £1 billion for electric power units and cleaner engines, while the Treasury checks the mileage.
Sport
England Bowling Attack Granted Exit After 250 Overs
England Bowling Attack members have been refreshed after more than 250 overs outside at Manchester became a tenancy.
Science & Technology
NISAR Satellite Finds Earth, Still Missing Your Keys
NISAR Satellite scans almost all land and ice twice every 12 days, making household disorganisation an international challenge.