HMS Prince of Wales expected to sail ‘in the coming days’ according to British government spokesperson

A technical issue has been detected on the UK navy’s flagship as it was docked in Norway, after the warship worked with Nato and the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), the government has said.

Earlier this month, the HMS Prince of Wales – one of Britain’s two flagship aircraft carriers built for £6.4bn – set sail for Nordic waters from Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, to provide security in the Atlantic and High North regions.

• World Cup friendly football news from 8am UK time

• Your essential guide to every player at the World Cup

• You can email us here | Sign up for Football Daily

Thomas Tuchel admitted he was “a little bit worried” about the state of the pitch that his England stars will be playing on when they face New Zealand tonight. A photo of the patchy playing surface went viral on social media this week, sparking concern from fans.

Meanwhile, Tuchel said: “It will not affect my team selection because what I have heard until now is that it should be OK and we want it, of course, to be OK.

The carefree scene in the ancient Chinese city of Kashgar prompted the photographer to reflect of his own sources of happiness

Kuanglong Zhang lives in Shenzhen, in the south of China, and was visiting the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar when he took this photo. Close to the borders of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, it is ancient and landlocked; distinctly different from the modern port city he calls home. Zhang remembers being captivated by the unfamiliar streets and alleys. As he explored, he came across two brothers playing football after school.

“I used the telephoto lens on my phone to make the contrast between the children and the painted yellow buildings stronger, and the composition cleaner,” says Zhang, who is the 2025 Mobile Photography awards’ photographer of the year. “I set up the shot so they’d be on the left and right side of the frame to create a sense of visual balance, and, as both of them are facing left, it gave more space on that side so the image doesn’t feel cramped.”

The justice department decision to launch a criminal investigation into Carroll is a troubling, dark turn

Donald Trump is accused of raping E Jean Carroll, the magazine writer, in the dressing room of a Manhattan department store sometime in the mid-1990s. Trump denies this, as he denies all the sexual abuse allegations that have been made against him by more than two dozen women, but he was found to have sexually abused Carroll by a federal jury; later, another jury found that he defamed her when he said that she had lied about it. She didn’t lie.

Trump has vowed to appeal the rulings, but he’s so far been frustrated: a federal court panel declined to hear his appeal of one verdict, and the US supreme court has so far delayed a decision on whether to hear another of his appeals in the matter no fewer than 12 times. She won two judgments from Trump: $5m for sexual abuse and defamation, and more than $83m for defamation. The president has used his office to enrich himself so blatantly that he almost certainly has the money to pay her. But Carroll hasn’t seen a dime; it’s not clear that she ever will.

British vehicles will emit extra 17m tonnes of CO2 by 2030 due to loophole allowing sale of more PHEVs, data suggests

Campaigners have urged the government to resist calls to further water down electric car sale rules, as an analysis reveals that vehicles on UK roads will emit an extra 17m tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2030 mostly because of changes last year.

Parts of the car industry have urged ministers to review for a second time the rules that force manufacturers to sell increasing numbers of electric cars each year.

peaceful-jp-scenery posted a photo:

cosmos of this week
今週のコスモス

Fortunately, it wasn't affected by the typhoon, but while last year the flowers bloomed at a height of about 2.5 meters, this year for some reason they're starting to bloom at around 20 cm. About 40 more flowers bloomed this week, delighting people out for a walk and anglers alike.

幸い、台風の影響は受けませんでしたが、昨年、2m50cmほどの高さで花が咲いたところ、今年はなぜか20cmくらいから花をつけています。今週も40個ほど咲き、お散歩をする人、釣り人を楽しませているようです。

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka pref, Japan

peaceful-jp-scenery posted a video:

cosmos of this week
今週のコスモス

Fortunately, it wasn't affected by the typhoon, but while last year the flowers bloomed at a height of about 2.5 meters, this year for some reason they're starting to bloom at around 20 cm. About 40 more flowers bloomed this week, delighting people out for a walk and anglers alike.

幸い、台風の影響は受けませんでしたが、昨年、2m50cmほどの高さで花が咲いたところ、今年はなぜか20cmくらいから花をつけています。今週も40個ほど咲き、お散歩をする人、釣り人を楽しませているようです。

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka pref, Japan

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

date stamped on slide February 1964

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

ajpscs posted a photo:

the SQUARE
TOKYO DAY WALK
A PIECE OF ME
© ajpscs

peaceful-jp-scenery has added a photo to the pool:

cosmos of this week
今週のコスモス

Fortunately, it wasn't affected by the typhoon, but while last year the flowers bloomed at a height of about 2.5 meters, this year for some reason they're starting to bloom at around 20 cm. About 40 more flowers bloomed this week, delighting people out for a walk and anglers alike.

幸い、台風の影響は受けませんでしたが、昨年、2m50cmほどの高さで花が咲いたところ、今年はなぜか20cmくらいから花をつけています。今週も40個ほど咲き、お散歩をする人、釣り人を楽しませているようです。

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka pref, Japan

Kritiek op de Grand Prix van Monaco is er genoeg: omdat je er amper kunt inhalen, zou de Formule 1 er niets te zoeken hebben. Maar bij de spectaculairste bocht in het prinsdom zie je wat het stratencircuit desondanks zo’n unieke uitdaging maakt.

Paulides has added a photo to the pool: