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Scores of residents flocked to a cramped shop in Hong Kong's old district to bid farewell to the city's "king of umbrellas", who is retiring after spending decades repairing umbrellas at his family business.

The pull to Australia has never been stronger, but is the move what it appears to be on Instagram?

The pull to Australia has never been stronger, but is the move what it appears to be on Instagram?

Four leg-byes give England their first win in a Test match in Australia since 2011, to give the visitors a consolation four wicket victory in the 2025 Ashes series in Melbourne.

Four leg-byes give England their first win in a Test match in Australia since 2011, to give the visitors a consolation four wicket victory in the 2025 Ashes series in Melbourne.

Four leg-byes give England their first win in a Test match in Australia since 2011, to give the visitors a consolation four wicket victory in the 2025 Ashes series in Melbourne.

Four leg-byes give England their first win in a Test match in Australia since 2011, to give the visitors a consolation four wicket victory in the 2025 Ashes series in Melbourne.

A fighting England won their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years Saturday, restoring their battered pride with a gutsy four-wicket victory to clinch a chaotic fourth Ashes clash that was all over inside two days.

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Chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt marks the performances of the Australia and England teams after the fourth Test in Melbourne.