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George Ford will be included in an England squad for the first time in almost a year, hoping to became the latest star to reclaim his Test career following a prolonged absence

Newcastle United striker Chris Wood scored in New Zealand's friendly defeat to Jordan on Friday

‘When the Taliban offers you – a pregnant, unmarried woman – safe haven, you know your situation is messed up,’ Charlotte Bellis writes

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‘We are so excited to return home and be surrounded by family and friends at such a special time’

The New Zealand reporter said she was stranded in Afghanistan and forced to turn to the Taliban for help after requests to return home were rejected

A pregnant New Zealand journalist who was stranded in Afghanistan by her home country’s COVID-19 border policy says she will return home after her government finally offered her a pathway back

Figures represent first time abuse allegations against the church in New Zealand have been collated in one place

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There is no doubt life is becoming much more expensive in New Zealand as inflation hits a three-decade high, influenced by both domestic and international factors such as increased food, energy and housing costs, pent-up demand for consumer goods, and ongoing supply-chain disruptions.

New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis, who is pregnant and trying to get home from Afghanistan, is offered a place in hotel quarantine.