At $6,500, Would You Let Nothing Stand In The Way Of Buying This 2003 Mercedes ML350 Overlander? - Jalopnik

If you want to get away from it all (and these days, who doesn't?), today's Nice Price or No Dice ML350 should let you go as far as possible. Let's see if its price tag keeps its purchase within the realm of possibility.

Government lays out housing plans but Burnham backtracks on social renting pledge – UK politics live

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Government lays out housing plans but Burnham backtracks on social renting pledge

Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog.

The government has set out its plans to spend an initial £10bn on a mix of subsidised housing in England, with a target of 60% being social renting.

‘Not going to sacrifice my life’: Russia mobilisation fears grow

Owing to his illness, 26-year-old Sasha from Orenburg, a city in Russia close to the Kazakhstan border, has a Category V military ID, which under normal circumstances makes him ineligible for service.

China denounces US threat of sanctions over trade with Iran

China has denounced the threat of US sanctions for its trade with Iran, saying any such measures would be illegal, and warned it would take “all necessary measures” to protect its national interests.

Who are Iran’s top trading partners US would need to target to isolate it?

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The US wants to isolate Iran from the global economy. Here is who Tehran trades with, and how much is at stake.

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has unveiled a new wave of sanctions on Iran, branded “Operation Economic Outcast”, designating close to 60 entities, individuals and vessels and widening secondary sanctions to cover shipping, gold, aviation, technology and digital assets.

The whitewashing of the Green India Mission forest expansion project

India set out to expand its forested areas a decade ago. Last week, however, we learned that the forest cover programme had barely taken root when the government’s auditors released their findings of the flagship Green India Mission. The shortfall of 97.57% from India’s initial pledge in 2014 was stark enough to alarm the government’s own auditor, who described the progress as “negligible”.

Ferguson? Guardiola? Mourinho? Ranking the best managers in Premier League history

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ByAlex Bysouth

BBC Sport senior journalist

When it comes to ranking managers, titles are a good place to start.

Only four bosses have won more than one since the Premier League era began in 1992. So if you do some quick maths, you'll probably not be surprised by the names that top this list.

Sandra Bullock says she grieved her partner during his ALS battle, even before he died

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Sandra Bullock said she started grieving her partner before he died.

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F1 Q&A: Mercedes; Hamilton, Leclerc and Ferrari team orders; Aston Martin and Isack Hadjar's injury

Lando Norris beat championship leader Kimi Antonelli to claim his second win in a row with victoy at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Reigning world champion Norris moved up to fourth in the drivers' standings, 83 points adrift of Mercedes' Antonelli.

Mayer vs Cameron: WBO champion Chantelle Cameron targets 'best performance of career' against Mikaela Mayer

Chantelle Cameron is aiming for a career-best performance when she takes on Mikaela Mayer in their blockbuster main event unification bout in Birmingham on Saturday.

British world champion Cameron (22-1, 8 KOs) faces American Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs) at the bp pulse LIVE arena in Birmingham on August 29 - live on Sky Sports - with every bout on the MVPW-06 main card pitting a UK fighter against a US opponent.