Good morning and welcome to FirstFT. In today’s newsletter: Trump says ceasefire with Iran is ‘over’ Burnham weighs deputy UK PM in charge of ‘Number 10 North’ Trump’s surprise Ukraine shift steadies nervous Nato allies The erosion of Britain’s power abroad We begin with the Middle East where hostilities between the US and Iran have…
Champions Lancashire committed the cardinal sin of losing to Yorkshire in the Roses match; Essex somehow got themselves into a winning position and still lost; Somerset handed Surrey a severe beating down in the sunny West Country; and Durham forgot to turn up against Hampshire.Just another day in the One Day Cup!It all means that…
As an immigrant and later a citizen, more than 50 Fourths of July have taught me to love the day’s exuberance — backyard barbecues, tailgate parties, and outings like sailing out on a small boat to join thousands on a sunlit lake. Parades and fireworks added flourish, but what I remember most was the communal…
With England involved in the T20 World Cup and England A in the middle of a low-key series with India A, many of the county sides have been struggling to field full-strength teams. The positive spin is that it gives some the Academy members the chance to make their first team debut. The negative is…
