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England put themselves on the verge of World Cup qualification with a 5-0 win in Serbia. This was supposed to be the biggest test of Group K and there was jeopardy coming into the game after underwhelming performances against Andorra twice and Senegal. But this was by far the best performance of the Thomas Tuchel era as they silenced what was supposed to be a hostile crowd in Belgrade. Goals […]

The Polish military said it has downed drones that violated its airspace as Russia launched a wave of aerial attacks on Ukraine. The Polish prime minister Donald Tusk wrote on X that he had received a report from the Operational Command of the Army about “the shutting down of drones that entered our airspace and could constitute a threat”. He said he informed the Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte about […]

Just four clubs in the top four divisions are ready for the arrival of English football’s new independent regulator, according to a new study. Brighton, Cambridge, Carlisle and AFC Wimbledon are the only clubs already up to speed, as set out in the Fair Game Index published on Wednesday. The Index found almost half of the 92 Premier League and EFL clubs (43) have less than one month’s cash reserves […]

The Duke of Sussex has personally donated £1.1 million to BBC Children in Need to support young people affected by violence. Harry announced his gift, which has come from his own money rather than his Archewell foundation, during a visit to the Community Recording Studio (CRS) in Nottingham on Tuesday. The duke is on a rare four-day trip to the UK, carrying out a string of solo charity visits, but […]

Up to 30 million car finance deals made between 2007 and 2020 could be eligible for compensation, the boss of the UK’s financial watchdog has said. Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said he hopes that most payouts to drivers will be made during 2026. The FCA is currently consulting on an industry-wide redress scheme for consumers who experienced harm. It said some motor finance firms […]

Candidates for Labour’s deputy leadership have begun vying for nominations from their colleagues, with four MPs now in the race to succeed Angela Rayner. Lucy Powell, who was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the Commons last week, on Tuesday became the fourth MP to announce their candidacy. The Manchester Central MP had been urged by several of her colleagues to stand for the deputy leadership, and said she […]

Pret A Manger is set to take on UK supermarkets with plans to trial meal deals in a bid to help boost the chain’s lunchtime trade. The sandwich and coffee chain has said it will test the meal deal format in the final three months of this year amid efforts to “double down” on delivering strong value for customers. Boss Pano Christou said Pret’s priority will be “offering great value […]

Donald Trump’s second visit to the UK will see a major policing operation led by drones from the airspace over Windsor, police have said. The King is to host the US president and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, at Windsor Castle from September 17 to 19, where they will be feted with a ceremonial welcome and state banquet. A 24/7 policing operation will be in place in the Berkshire […]

A raft of changes to the way Ofsted inspects schools, including new report cards with a five-point grading scale, will come into place from November. Parents will be given more detail about their children’s education with the introduction of new-look report cards, Ofsted has confirmed. Schools in England will be graded across a variety of different areas – including attendance, behaviour and inclusion – using a colour-coded five-point scale, which […]