Maths prodigy, now 15, heads for Cambridge

At 15 and three months, Arran Fernandez is set to become the youngest Cambridge undergraduate since William Pitt the Younger was offered a place. Photograph: PA At 15, most teenagers are struggling to get their heads around the algebra and equations of maths GCSE. Not Arran Fernandez. Next month, he will become the youngest student [...]

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Ed Miliband’s team confident he will win

Ed Miliband said he was not the candidate of the Labour ­establishment and would win back the people’s trust. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA Ed Miliband’s campaign for the Labour leadership claimed that vital second preference votes were heading to their man by a proportion of three to one, greatly increasing his chances of victory. On the [...]

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British extradition agreements to be reviewed

Gary McKinnon could face up to 60 years in prison if he is extradited to the US. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian The Home Office is to announce a review of extradition arrangements, including those with the US and EU countries following high-profile rows over the way they are operating. The main impetus has [...]

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Pakistan betting scandal – live!

Pakistani bowler Mohammad Amir is mobbed as he attends the Pakistan High Comission yesterday. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images 10.32am: Hello from sunny Aigburth, writes Andy Wilson (who has switched games in readiness for his rugby league commitments later and has left the Chester-le-Street coverage baton with Simon Williams), where the Championship game between Lancashire and [...]

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