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On the evening before UEFA was scheduled to announce its grand plan to reform the Champions League, this is an almighty grenade thrown directly in the path of European football's governing body.Any plans they had to head off the threat of a breakaway by some of the world's biggest and richest clubs with a bells and whistles news conference have been thrown on the bonfire. The idea of a so-called […]

Former players at some of England's top football clubs have hit out at plans to create a European super league, calling the proposals a "joke", "greed" and a "disgrace".Among the six English clubs involved in the breakaway project are Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea, according to Sky News City editor Mark Kleinman. The new competition is thought to include 12 European teams such as Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid […]

Six English teams are expected to be part of plans for a breakaway European super league, with an announcement due tonight, Sky News understands.Among the English clubs involved are Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. The project has been launched to rival UEFA's Champions League format which currently dominates European football.Sky News' City editor Mark Kleinman said: "My understanding is that 12 clubs from across Europe including the six biggest English […]

More than 9.9 million people in the UK have now received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, while nearly 33 million have had their first dose.According to government figures released on Sunday, 9,930,846 people have received a first dose and 32,849,223, their second. The stats also showed 1,882 further coronavirus cases recorded in the latest 24-hour period. Between 12 April and 18 April, 17,887 people had a confirmed positive test […]

There is currently "no evidence" the Indian COVID variant can evade vaccines, the environment secretary has said.The UK has recorded 77 cases of the "double mutant" variant, which is currently being reviewed by British scientists. George Eustice told Sky's Sophy Ridge On Sunday that although it is "a fairly small number at the moment - it is something that we are watching".The environment secretary added: "I'm told there is no […]

David Cameron did not do anything wrong when lobbying for Greensill Capital and "meticulously observed the rules", the environment secretary has told Sky News.George Eustice also said current rules on lobbying are "pretty good". Asked about the former prime minister's conduct, Mr Eustice said: "Has he done anything wrong? Well, on the face of it, no. There's a review that is going on, we mustn't prejudge that."Mr Eustice added: "I […]

It will take five years for some hospitals to catch up with the backlog of patient care caused by the coronavirus pandemic, NHS Providers has warned.The trusts in England worst impacted by the crisis are between three and five years away from returning to pre-COVID levels, according to the association. It also claims that COVID-19 has resulted in the biggest backlog of care in England for 20 years - and […]

In the midst of gunfire and airstrikes that rained across the Syrian city of Aleppo, a young final-year medical student trained how to treat war injuries.In 2012, as the Battle of Aleppo raged, Mohamed Kajouj had to learn quickly. He didn't know then that this high-pressured training would someday help the UK in its fight against COVID-19. Image: The Dar al Shifa hospital in Aleppo was regularly bombed before he […]