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The tour comprises of fixtures against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina Maro Itoje has been left out of England’s latest training squad to continue the uncertainty over his involvement in the Nations Championship next month. Steve Borthwick revealed in May that he was considering resting his captain for all, or part, of the 25,000-mile July tour that comprises of fixtures against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina. […]

Footballer Christian Eriksen’s collapse “is a reminder of the potentially devastating impact that cardiac conditions can have on so many young people”, the chief executive of a charity has said. The Danish midfielder appeared to collapse in Sunday’s friendly with Ukraine, but “regained consciousness very quickly”, Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen said. He had previously collapsed at Euro 2020 during a 1-0 loss to Finland and it later […]

The Government should hold a public inquiry into the “catastrophic multi-agency failures” surrounding the death of Henry Nowak, a Sikh lobby group has said. The 18-year-old finance student was killed in Southampton by Vickrum Digwa in December 2025, using a knife prosecutors said he carried as part of his Sikh religion. Dabinderjit Singh, the Sikh Federation’s chief executive of political engagement, has written to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, […]

Technology companies have been given an ultimatum to stop children sending and receiving explicit images on their devices or face a change to the law, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Government has given firms such as Apple and Google three months to implement changes or face new legislation. In a speech at London Tech Week, the Prime Minister said: “One issue is the ability for […]

The mother of a student who was stabbed to death by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane said there has been a miscarriage of justice as bereaved families called for accountability and change. First-year University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and 65-year-old school caretaker Ian Coates were killed by Calocane in the early hours of June 13 2023. The triple killer then […]

A 19-year-old woman has died after gunshots were heard at a house in north London, police said. Paramedics called police to the home in Dale Grove, Finchley, at 12.15am on Monday and the victim, whose family has been told, was pronounced dead at the scene. A murder investigation has been launched and a post-mortem examination will be carried out, the Metropolitan Police said. Detective Chief […]

Christian Eriksen is “conscious and doing well” after the Denmark midfielder appeared to collapse in Sunday’s friendly with Ukraine. TV images showed Eriksen holding his chest in the 65th minute of the fixture before the camera shot moved elsewhere, but the match was quickly halted amid concern for the former Tottenham and Manchester United playmaker. Eriksen collapsed at Euro 2020 during a 1-0 loss to Finland and it […]

George Russell insists he “100 per cent” remains in the world championship fight despite dropping more points to title rival Kimi Antonelli at Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. A fortnight after a Mercedes mechanical failure thwarted a probable victory in Canada, Russell was forced to rue more bad luck in the principality. Russell said a software glitch contributed to him speeding in the pit lane when he stopped for […]

Alexander Zverev put his grand slam heartache behind him to finally lift a major trophy at the French Open. The German was presented with a golden opportunity in the absence of injured two-time winner Carlos Alcaraz and with Jannik Sinner losing early, and he battled to a 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-1 victory over Italy’s Flavio Cobolli. It is nearly six years since the […]

After 16 years away from touring, the 67 year old is going back on the road. Comedian Sir Lenny Henry has said his first stand-up tour in more than 15 years comes as racism is “still at large”. The 67-year-old, who began his career as the winner of TV talent show New Faces in 1975, said he had continued to do one-off gigs, but gave up touring 16 […]