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Thomas Tuchel has confirmed Reece James will miss England’s final group match and faces a race against time to be fit for their first World Cup knockout match. The 26-year-old played the entirety of the 4-2 win against Croatia last week and Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Ghana, but is dealing with a hamstring issue ahead of the Group L finale against already eliminated Panama. England midfielders Declan Rice and Elliot […]

Queen of Pop refuses to confirm if Kylie is on her new album The singer, born Madonna Ciccone, will release her upcoming record 'Confessions 2' on July 3 which will serve as a follow-up to her Grammy-winning 2005 album Confessions On A Dancefloor. In a one-off programme to celebrate the release, the popstar was joined by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and the pair addressed the swirling speculation that they are […]

The Conservatives have pledged to make serving in the reserves tax free as part of plans to boost the size of Britain’s armed forces. The party plans to use some of the money saved by reintroducing the two-child benefit cap to remove taxes on up to 30 days of reserve service per year. The move is expected to help recruit an extra 18,000 reservists, bringing the size of the reserves […]

Further police body-worn video footage has been released showing Vickrum Digwa lying to officers that he had been “racially attacked” by student Henry Nowak. Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years on June 1 for the murder of Mr Nowak, 18, in Southampton, after falsely claiming Mr Nowak had racially abused him. Anger erupted after a three-minute police body-worn video was released showing Mr […]

Current UK weather conditions are perfect for a surge in mosquitoes, leading to bites, an expert has warned. Those capable of carrying nasty illnesses, such as dengue fever and Zika, could also take hold in the UK in the coming years due to climate change, according to Dr Mojca Kristan, assistant professor in medical entomology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). She said: “Weather conditions in […]

Volunteer divers have revitalised a dive trail to the site of a Georgian warship. HMS Colossus was a 74-gun warship built in Kent in 1787 which sank off the Isles of Scilly in 1798. Historic England commissioned volunteer divers to refurbish the trail, helping make the site more accessible to both visitors and virtual audiences. The team cleared marine growth from archaeological features, including cannons, rudder fittings and hull timbers […]

The Home Office is planning to use more former military barracks to house thousands of asylum seekers in its quest to shut more hotels. The news comes ahead of fresh immigration reforms to be introduced to Parliament next week. Planning permission is being sought at Ministry of Defence sites in Bicester in Oxfordshire, Barnham in Suffolk, and Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, to accommodate 3,750 asylum seekers, the department said. It […]

The King and Queen will not live at Buckingham Palace once almost £370 million of refurbishment work to make the landmark fit for purpose has been completed. The famous building will remain the operational centre of “monarchy HQ” but Charles has decided for his reign it will not be his official residence, and nearby Clarence House will remain his London home. “His Majesty retains huge affection for Buckingham Palace and […]

John Swinney has hit back at claims he was involved in an SNP cover-up of Peter Murrell’s crimes, with the First Minister insisting such suggestions are “utterly and totally baseless”. Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay had accused Mr Swinney of being the “king of the SNP cover-up”. He raised the issue at Holyrood after former SNP chief executive Murrell – the ex-husband of Nicola Sturgeon – was jailed for five […]