Called up to replace Elliot Daly last week, Farrell took part in his first full training session with the Lions on Tuesday. Itjoe – who took over from Jamie George as England captain before this year’s Six Nations – said he is excited about what the now four-time Lions tourist can bring to the table...
Jonny Humphries BBC News, Liverpool Family handouts Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Aguiar and were murdered in the attack on 29 July 2024 The Southport murders have been described as “one of the most egregious crimes in our country’s history” as a public inquiry begins. The inquiry will examine how the “deteriorating and...
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Monzo did not check the “implausible” addresses of applications Digital bank Monzo accepted customers claiming to live at 10 Downing Street, Buckingham Palace and even its own premises, an investigation has found. A lack of address verification meant it failed to spot the “implausible” use of London...
The Transport Secretary has told air passengers to assume the 100ml limit on liquids in hand luggage remains in place despite two airports changing their policies. Edinburgh and Birmingham airports have installed new scanners which allow bottles of up to two litres to be taken on board planes. But other airports around the UK are...
Three men have been found guilty of an arson attack on a London warehouse linked to Ukraine on behalf of Russian mercenary group Wagner. Jakeem Rose, 23, Ugnius Asmena, 20, Nii Mensah, 23, were found guilty at the Old Bailey of being recruited to set fire to the industrial unit which sent aid and internet...
Nathan Bevan BBC News, South East Phil Harrison BBC News, Hollingbourne UKNIP An explosive ordnance disposal team has also been at the scene A man was left seriously injured when he was shot by police in Kent. The incident happened on Monday after officers were called to an address in Hollingbourne, near The Park Gate...
Paul Hudson BBC Yorkshire climate and environment correspondent Steve Jones BBC News, Yorkshire BBC Reservoir levels across Yorkshire are at a record low, according to Yorkshire Water A hosepipe ban affecting more than five million people will come into effect from Friday – the first to be declared in the UK this year. Yorkshire Water...
Liverpool players have started to return to the club for pre-season training following the death of team-mate Diogo Jota. The first set of players were scheduled to come back from their summer break last Friday but that was postponed after Jota, 28, and his 25-year-old brother Andre Silva died in a car accident. Jota was...
Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Reporting fromThe Oval, London Getty Images People affected by the Horizon scandal gathered outside the Oval in London on Tuesday where the report was announced The first report on the findings from an inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal has been published. It reveals for the first time...
In the minutes before the Lions ran out to play the Queensland Reds in Brisbane, Maro Itoje gathered his players together in the dressing room and appealed to their inner grunt. The captain made a point about wanting to play hard and direct rugby. “Get us through the front door,” he demanded of his team....
Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Lorde debuted her new album Virgin with a surprise set at Glastonbury the day it was released With her new album going straight to number one in the UK, it’s difficult to imagine that just two years ago Lorde was thinking about never making music again. “At the beginning...
Of course, England can still qualify for the quarter-finals. Absolutely. But they can’t afford to not have learned from the France game. They face the Netherlands next and that will be an equally challenging game, but can we take advantage of our qualities more often? We need to frustrate Vivianne Miedema so she’s further away...
Getty Images Norman Tebbit, who has died at the age of 94, was at the heart of Margaret Thatcher’s political revolution. He was a man whose philosophy of self-reliance formed the core of his political beliefs. An able and conscientious politician, his plain speaking on immigration and Europe endeared him to the Tory faithful, and...
Donald Trump has said the US will send more weapons to Ukraine after an announcement last week that Washington would halt some shipments of critical arms to Kyiv. During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said he was “not happy” with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and that Ukraine was “getting hit very hard”....
When Wiegman named Agyemang in the squad, she said the Arsenal forward could “bring something different” and she hoped she could show it in Switzerland. She impressed on loan at Brighton this season and Agyemang has been on Wiegman’s radar for a few years, having progressed through England’s youth teams. Agyemang appears calm in front...