In the UK, the attention will be on England and Wales, drawn together in Group D. A potentially decisive duel between the two sides awaits on 13 July (20:00 BST) in their final group game. But two top teams stand in their way of reaching the knockout stage – the Netherlands, who won the tournament...
Becky Morton Political reporter Reuters Human rights law should not prevent foreign criminals from being deported, the justice secretary has said. In a speech Shabana Mahmood said that too often the law “protects those who break the rules”, and the government was “clarifying” how such laws operate. She told a meeting of foreign ministers at...
After a dramatic deadline day loan exit from Manchester City to Arsenal in January, England international Chloe Kelly is likely to make that move a permanent one. European champions Arsenal have held positive discussions with Kelly’s representatives for some time now and the forward has made it clear how happy she is at the club....
The Spending Review will reveal the choices the government has made about where to allocate cash over the next three years. And some Whitehall departments are expected to do better than others. Ben Chu from BBC Verify explains. He looks at what we know about where the government might choose to allocate cash. Produced by...
Brentford finished 2024-25 with more points than Tottenham (56 compared with 38), more goals (66-64) and fewer goals conceded (57-65). In addition, Mbeumo (20), Wissa (19) and Kevin Schade (11) scored 50 goals between them after Frank was forced to adapt following the departure of Toney – 36 goals in 83 top-flight appearances for the...
Thomas Tuchel says supporters need to be patient with England and not “over expect” when they play Andorra, the 173rd-ranked team in world football, on Saturday. The World Cup qualifier at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona is just Tuchel’s third game as England manager, and he will be looking to strengthen the Three Lions’ position...
A reluctance to adapt is an accusation Postecoglou and Martin both share. But the latter’s former Norwich City team-mate, Angus Gunn, would dispute that. Gunn came up against Martin’s Southampton team in the English Championship en route to, what turned into, their unsuccessful return to the Premier League. “They were a tough team,” the Scotland...
Getty Images Child Q, a 15-year-old black girl, was strip-searched by police at her east London school in 2020 A school staff member who called the police over a black pupil she wrongly suspected of possessing cannabis did not expect an intimate search to be performed, a gross misconduct panel has been told. The deputy...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will head to Washington for his first in-person meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. The visit comes at a critical moment, with high-stakes issues on the agenda. As Carney prepares for the encounter, the BBC’s Anthony Zurcher looks back at how other world leaders have fared in past...
Getty Images Universal’s new Epic Universe theme park in Orlando offers a glimpse of what the UK’s version could look like A new Universal theme park near Bedford – the first in Europe – was announced to much fanfare earlier this week. Set to open in 2031, construction is to begin at the 476-acre site,...
Final Score’s Ashley Williams and Chris Sutton preview the Champions League quarter-final fixtures. Read full article at source...
“He’s quite unique compared to other sporting directors,” Spanish football expert Guillem Balague told BBC Sport. “He had no playing career, started in banking, and only got into football later, first at Carpenedolo, an amateur club, then at Parma and Genoa, where he built key connections with Peter Kenyon and Jorge Mendes. “Under his watch,...